Chapter : 104 : Crimson Scarf, Burning Wrath!

"Onii-Chan!"

Natsumi flinched and threw her arms in front of her face, bracing for pain, claws, or death.

But none came.

A heavy thud hit the floor in front of her. The stench vanished instantly—replaced by the warm, dry scent of... smoke?

She cracked open her eyes, breath caught in her throat.

There, standing like a scarlet flame before her, was a woman wrapped in a red scarf that fluttered gently in the windless hallway. Her presence was impossible to miss—the fiery aura, the curve of her hips, the graceful line of her back as she turned slightly to glance over her shoulder. She wore her high school uniform, its skirt rippling just slightly from the ambient heat, with her scarf striking red against the chaos. Her hair, tied loosely, framed a face that had always made Natsumi feel safe.

"Reina-Onee-Chan?!"