Hearing Ai-chan's words made Mei think of Kiana Kaslana and Sirin.
K423 had inherited Sirin's Herrscher power, then gradually became Bronya... taking control of k423's body.
How similar the two were...
However... after thinking for a while, Mei still decided to use her as a vessel to create an even more powerful familiar.
After all, Mei had experienced the Higanbana King's power firsthand. That power... especially that curse, even an S-rank Valkyrie...
Although there was a chance that the previous Higanbana King could take control of the familiar's body, since it could not break free from her control anyway, what was there to hesitate about?
So Mei directly chose the second method.
Immediately afterward, Mei saw a red light drill straight out of her body and into the Higanbana bud before her.
Birth countdown: 60, 59... 10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1... After the red light entered the flower bud, a sixty-second countdown appeared before it.
Once the countdown ended, the Higanbana began growing upward continuously, eventually reaching nearly two meters in height. Its red bud finally began to bloom.
As the red petals unfurled one by one, a palm-sized little girl appeared within the flower's heart. Though tiny, she looked almost exactly like the Higanbana from Onmyoji.
No, that was not quite right. She should have been... younger.
Higanbana Stigmata
The little Higanbana opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Mei before her, and she immediately seemed very affectionate, flying straight to Mei's face and hugging her cheek.
"Mas...ter..."
The little Higanbana wore a gorgeous kimono made of petals. Her soft voice was enough to melt anyone's heart.
"All right, little one... let me see what abilities you inherited."
Mei gently lifted the little Higanbana down in both hands, looking at the Higanbana before her, who resembled