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Treated with the respect due to an honored guest.
This is too powerful!
As expected of the Master!
I really wish I could be like the Master, to be valued and respected by everyone...
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The continuous forests on Oguri Island.
Beneath a towering sequoia lies a pitted clearing.
Piles of rotting branches and leaves are heaped on the ground, turning a dark, withered yellow.
Next to the ancient tree, a round-headed Ksitigarbha stone statue stands, its neck wrapped in a red silk scarf, strikingly vivid against the bleak winter surroundings.
This is Hachisaku-sama's resting place.
Her resting spots vary each time.
However, Hachisaku-sama had marked Kanoya's pendulum, ensuring that little JC could find her anytime through the pendulum.
"So, you came looking for me? But I remember telling you yesterday not to keep in touch with that person."
Wearing a white hat and white dress, the exceptionally tall Hachisaku-sama stood beside the sequoia, speaking gently to Kanoya.
