Enchantment's Echo

king about the man we

me!" Mizuki's cheeks turned

o has practiced magic with great intensity for a very long time. If you carefully c

at, Kaede,

e blooms once every three hundred years, bears fruit another three hundred years later, and its fruits take another three hundred years to ripen. Each cycle yields only thirty fruits. These fruits resemble newborn babies, but their taste is not repulsive. They are so delicious that novelists and poets who eat them can create literary works that bec

at seriou

s naive innocence. Suddenly, their pet, The Resu

husband' is in a forest forty miles southeast

ection Bird, thank you fo

different to what was ha

d you not heed all

sister! I'll just go for a while and

eart filled with excitement, heedless of the dangers her sister had

shake her head

x youkai and a handsome man, (whether he is a sorcerer or a god)? That c

rt pounded not with fear but with a barely concealed excitement. Mizuki always felt that the life of a fox youkai like her was long enough and monotonou

was unusually serene, with only the sound of the wind and the chirping of birds. The mysterious man

voice deep and warm as if soothing all h

this wilderness?" Mizuki asked, t

waiting

u know I wo

notice your pet youkai w

ew even

s, feeling a small surge of

'The Middle Realm of Three Worlds'?" s

a smile full of

, mayb

her heart

nt to understand you better and

ll just a coinc

to take me to the land wit

place is forbidden for youkai like you! Moreover, even if we j

ul. But perhaps you've stirred my heart a

Mizuki, when teased, l

cheeks heat up from his words. She

n't go there, why di

oser, his eyes gro

at life doesn't always go as planned. There are things we

Mizuki asked, her voice filled w

e King of Youkai. I feel sorry for you! So I want to be a clo

e harsh reality of the

ying that y

ed a very ch

t perhaps with your physical be

nk you're so handsome tha

his eyes full of chall

's important is the soul and determination. You have th

ange sensation rise within her. She se

n ordinary fox youkai

t for now, go back to your fox youkai home and have lunch with your sister! I must go now. Next time you want to see me, light a fire! But remember, I will never take you to that wonderful land!

emitted an intense flame. When the

nyone as strange and mysterious as him. Every word and every gesture from him evoked an irresistible curiosity in h

her life would never be the same from this point on. This encounter had opened a new path, a new journey she

aw Kaede waiting at the door, he

e asked, her voice gentle bu

er. "This meeting gave me a lot to think about. He is truly s

, her eyes filled with a b

fe is full of dangers we can't foresee. Alw

e knew that no matter what happened, she would always have her si

i, the fire of determination had ignited. She knew that the journey ahead wouldn't be easy, but with

hat fate awaited her? Could she change her destiny and discover her hidden powers? These que