Chapter 263: Where the Spirit Beast Went (7)
A dark and damp night, thick with heavy fog.
As the four spirit creatures hurried through the underbrush, Bini, brimming with excitement, tried to explain the whole story to Cho.
– Tsururur. Tsurut... 『Sister, here’s what happened earlier...』
Normally, Bini didn’t call Cho “Sister” since their dad usually gave that title to her and she didn’t like it much. But now that Cho had stepped in after hearing her little sister had been hurt, it felt strangely reassuring.
Honestly, when Bini yelled at her earlier, she hadn’t expected much—she thought they’d get scolded by Mom for sure.
‘Dad definitely told you not to go out, and you snuck off anyway? At night, too? You kids are really...’
Mom’s nagging already echoed in her head.
Just as Bini was about to explain everything that happened to Cho in detail—
Before she could even get the words out, Cho replied.
– Tch. 『No need.』
– Tsurut. 『Huh? No need?』
Bini tilted her head at the unexpected response and looked at Hyang. Hyang mirrored the look as they both turned toward Cho, when her indifferent voice followed from behind them.