She kept tossing the coin. It kept landing tails, and still she tossed it again and again.
Now, at last, she no longer wanted to.
Nor did she intend to follow what the coin told her to do... She knew she was nowhere near strong enough to help, but staying here was even worse.
For a moment, she stared ahead in confusion, unsure what she should do.
Just then, footsteps approached. A moment later, several figures appeared before them.
"They're swordsmen taking part in the trial."
"What are they doing here?"
"It's Lady Kanao." One of them recognized her and immediately bowed. "Lady Kanao, what are you doing here?"
Kanao hesitated. She instinctively reached for her coin, but stopped as soon as her hand moved. After a brief silence, she asked, "They're fighting up ahead. What are you doing here?"
"Is it the Hammer Pillar?" The member of the Hidden understood at once and hurriedly replied, "A Demon has disrupted the trial, so it's been suspended. We're searching for the swordsmen on the mountain and getting them off Fujikasane Mountain. It seems the only Demon left is wherever the Hammer Pillar is, but we don't know what's happening there. Who is his opponent? Does he need help?"
Realization dawned on Kanao. "Yes, he does. Can you get anyone here?"
For a moment, the member of the Hidden was stunned. Was this an opponent even the Hammer Pillar couldn't defeat?
But how was he supposed to report it?
Zenitsu Agatsuma hurriedly said, "The Hammer Pillar is fighting Upper Moon One, a Demon who survived being beheaded. They're still locked in battle, and we don't know how it's going. If you can find anyone to help, don't waste time."
"Understood."
The man immediately summoned a Kasugai Crow and condensed everything into a