The moonlight filters through the canopy, casting shadows that dance across the forest floor. Shinobu Kocho moves swiftly, her form light and graceful as she darts between the trees, her ever-present smile resting gently on her lips. Beside her, Wataru keeps pace, his expression serious and focused. Despite the intensity of their mission, Shinobu's smile never falters, her voice bright and deceptively cheerful as they race toward the mountain where Rui awaits.

Shinobu: (Glancing at Wataru, her smile widening, almost playfully.) "Isn't it such a beautiful night, Wataru? I can already feel the excitement in the air... and the scent of blood. It seems our fellow slayers have found Rui first. Such death really is a shame don’t you think?”