Because it was a game, she had never considered Hiyamaru's feelings at all. She hadn't expected...
Still, Yae Sakura could be certain that this was the Hiyamaru from her account.
Sigh... No, wait!
"Didn't we see each other all the time in the Valkyrie dorms?" Yae Sakura came to her senses. She had left a Hiyamaru in the dorms!
"Well... Hehe..." Hiyamaru scratched her head awkwardly.
"Hehe, my ass! You wasted all my emotions!"
Yae Sakura smacked Hiyamaru on the head.
"Forget it. Come with me!"
"Yes, Big Sister!"
"..."
She wasn't five hundred years old...
Besides, even if she were five hundred, Hiyamaru was a Herrscher from the Previous Era and had no idea how many tens of thousands of years on her. How could she call Yae Sakura Big Sister?
Where was her sense of shame?
Still, considering how cute she was... I...
I still can't accept it!
Big Sister, my ass!
With Hiyamaru in tow, Yae Sakura first took her to meet Kikyo.
If nothing unexpected happened, Hiyamaru would be joining them on missions from now on.
"Good afternoon, Miss Yae!"
When Yae Sakura returned to Kaede Village with Hiyamaru, passing villagers greeted her with smiles.
"Good afternoon!"
Yae Sakura returned their smiles. With Kikyo vouching for her, and with Yae Sakura having enthusiastically helped the villagers with commissions over the past year, the villagers did not reject Yae Sakura for being a Half-Demon.
Then again, the villagers held Kikyo in great reverence and believed everything she said was right. They practically treated her like a god.
"Big Sister is amazing! You're so well-liked even in another village!" Hiyamaru followed behind Yae Sakura, looking up at her with admiration.
"..."
"I wonder whether the villagers here have spirit-dispelling cannons or soul-sucking treasure bottles. I haven't played with those in so long."
Hiyamaru looked around at the villagers expectantly.
"..."
No! You're overthinking it. Not every village is like Yae Village!
Before you continue