"All right, we've wandered around enough. Let's end it here!" Mei took Raikiri and looked at the Blood Moon in the sky, thinking of Hiyoumaru, Yingcao, and Yōki, who were still waiting for her. She couldn't keep them waiting too long.
She would try to reach the Higanbana Sea tomorrow and complete the mission.
"Okay," Youmu replied.
"By the way, taking care of Yuyuko must be hard, right?"
"Actually, it's all right... It's just that the White Jade Palace's finances are always having problems, and now... the food supplies at the White Jade Palace won't last much longer. After all, there are too few edible ingredients in the Netherworld."
At this point, Youmu couldn't help but sigh. There was already little food to begin with, and Yuyuko was such an enormous foodie that she simply couldn't keep up.
The only reason Yuyuko still had food to eat now was because Youmu often had to raid the surrounding factions for supplies. Only then could she barely afford to feed Yuyuko.
But... because Youmu often went out to "collect" food, most of the nearby factions had fled far away. With the remaining food unlikely to last more than a few days, Youmu was very anxious, though she didn't show it.
"With Yuyuko's appetite... it really must be difficult. Since there aren't enough ingredients in the Netherworld, how about... tomorrow, you come with me to the Sanzu River, then head to the Human World? The food in the Human World is much more plentiful than in the Netherworld."
Mei looked at Youmu beside her and made the suggestion.
"This... needs to be discussed with Lady Yuyuko."
Youmu was somewhat tempted by Mei's suggestion, but for certain reasons... she was also hesitant.
"She does need to be consulted..."
After returning to the