Enma Ai's reaction made Kottou-onna sense that something was wrong, and she could not help asking her about it.
"..."
"It's nothing... I'm going out."
After several seconds of silence, Enma Ai spoke expressionlessly. Once she finished, she ignored Kottou-onna, moved her little legs, and turned to leave the house.
Once outside, Enma Ai looked at the eternally unchanging scenery before her. Yet now, it felt especially awkward, because in that manga from before... this was the setting that had appeared most often.
Enma Ai stopped walking, her hands unconsciously clenching into fists. Her blood-red, bewitching eyes narrowed slightly, making her seem somewhat gloomy and frightening.
"Wheel-Eating Monk."
A few seconds later, Enma Ai relaxed her body and glanced to the side... at the old man, Wheel-Eating Monk, who was sitting nearby.
"Miss?"
Noticing that Enma Ai had come out to call him, Wheel-Eating Monk stood up and looked at her with slight confusion.
"To the Human World."
Without any needless words, she gave Wheel-Eating Monk the order expressionlessly.
"...Yes."
Though he was a little puzzled—there should not have been any commissions right now—Wheel-Eating Monk did not ask further. As usual, he transformed into an ox cart with an ancient style. After Ai entered, he flew into the sky and headed for the Human World...
"Miss, what are you going to do?"
Just then, Kottou-onna happened to walk out of the room and saw Wheel-Eating Monk suddenly leaving with Enma Ai. She hurriedly shouted up at the sky.
But... there was no response at all.
"What exactly happened..."
Kottou-onna was helpless. Something had definitely happened, or Miss would not have reacted like this. It was far too unlike Miss.
She had not even touched the cherries she liked!
However, when Kottou-onna looked at the young man sitting on the steps