Just as Yae Sakura lit a fire and began grilling fish, Hiyamaru suddenly crawled out of the grass, looking excited.
Yae Sakura turned at her words and saw that Hiyamaru had caught a snake and was running over excitedly.
"Hiyamaru... we don't need a snake!"
Snake meat was quite good, but it was difficult to prepare.
"You don't want it?"
Hiyamaru looked at the snake in her hand, her expression freezing.
"Fine, give it to me. I'll deal with it!"
Seeing Hiyamaru's expression, Yae Sakura's heart softened at once.
"Mm, Big Sister is the best!"
After they had eaten their fill, the three of them set off again.
They finally reached the battlefield at the border before dusk.
The battlefield at the border was not a flat plain, but a stretch of mountains and forest.
Yet although the sun was still high in the sky, a thick mist shrouded the area ahead, making it impossible to see what lay within. It felt as though something terrifying lurked inside, sending a chill down their spines.
"What dense resentment and miasma..."
The mist before them was not true mist, but something formed from resentment and miasma.
"Let's go in and take a look. It might be a little better during the day, since sunlight can still suppress this resentment. If it were nighttime, it might be even worse."
Looking at the mist ahead, Kikyo had no choice but to take it seriously. This was the first time she had encountered such dense resentment and miasma.
Even on a battlefield, there usually would not be such resentment.
"Big Sister, don't be afraid! With Fishball here, Fishball can breathe Foxfire. The resentment won't be able to get close!"
Hiyamaru hovered beside Yae Sakura's shoulder, looking very confident.
*...Which eye of yours saw that