"So Kanou is Seele's divine messenger now?"
Kujou Oto looked at Kanou before her. After knowing her for so long, this was the first time she had seen Kanou sitting there so obediently, without her usual arrogance.
Could it be... that becoming a divine messenger had changed Kanou's personality so much? But no matter what... this was a good thing.
"Just as you can see!"
After pouring tea for all three of them, Seele finally poured herself a cup and sat down on the stone bench.
"Kanou, what happened that day? That demonic aura was so terrifying. When I went back, I found that the barrier had disappeared, and you were gone too. I... I thought..."
Kazuko tightly clasped her hands together. She had thought something had happened to Kanou and had felt guilty these past few days. She had never expected to see Kanou here now, much less that she had become Seele's divine messenger.
While that put her at ease, it also made her a little angry.
Why hadn't Kanou told her anything and made her worry for so long?
"What happened? The commotion was just a little bigger when the barrier was opened. What, don't tell me you've been worrying about me all this time? Didn't you say you'd never see me again?"
Seeing Kazuko's expression, a trace of warmth flashed through Kanou's eyes, but she quickly hid it before anyone noticed.
Still, although Kanou did care a little about this Zashiki-warashi, she would not show it, even if her personality had changed quite a bit now.
"Who was worried about you?! I just thought it would be too pitiful if you died and your corpse got eaten by wild dogs, so I was only going to collect your body out of humanitarian concern."
"Besides, I wasn't