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Kyojin Shrine.

The morning's faint glow reflected on the white walls and red beams, and the grass leaves in the courtyard were covered with autumn dew.

Somewhere in the shrine's courtyard wall.

Onizuka Kirihotaru, with a Japanese bow on her back, nimbly leaped over the top of the wall and jumped down.

No sooner had she steadied herself than she heard a calm and dignified question coming from beside her, "You knew to come back?"

"Ah!"

The little miko was startled and nearly plopped onto the ground.

She resentfully turned her head and saw an old blind woman standing still beside the wall, dressed in priest's garments and leaning on a cane.

"Granny... I'm a scaredy-cat, please don't frighten me like that," Onizuka grumbled.