Chapter 46: Yuyuko
"Are all the warriors in the Human World this powerful now...?"
Youmu sounded somewhat wistful at Mei's words...
"Not really. I'm just an exception... By the way, have you always stayed in the Netherworld?" Mei shook her head. Those warriors were on a completely different level from her, alright?!
However, Mei was even more curious as to why Youmu and Yuyuko had appeared here.
"Not exactly. The original White Jade Palace wasn't located in this Netherworld, and Lady Yuyuko and I don't belong here either... There was an accident..."
Youmu suddenly stopped walking, hesitation appearing on her face.
"What? Is it inconvenient to talk about?"
Seeing Youmu hesitate, Mei continued asking.
"Um... How about this? I'll take you to meet Lady Yuyuko!" After thinking it over, Youmu looked uncertainly at Mei and Crimson Crow's Wing.
From the looks of it, these two were not enemies. And for some reason... although Youmu clearly did not know the human girl before her, that human seemed to know her, as she could tell from her eyes.
Besides... her girlish intuition told her that Mei bore no ill will toward Yuyuko or herself.
"Meet Yuyuko... Sure! Since we've already come to Lady Yuyuko's territory, of course we should meet the master of White Jade Palace." Upon hearing this, Mei compared Yuyuko's danger level to the lollipops in her portable storage and decided she could go meet the Princess of the Undead.
"Please follow me..."
Youmu led Mei and Crimson Crow's Wing toward the central area...
White Jade Palace was not merely the territory of a faction. It truly had such a towering building.
Before long, Youmu brought Mei and Crimson Crow's Wing to their destination.
It was an exceptionally spacious courtyard.
At the center of the courtyard stood a Japanese-style pavilion