Kotoko has a request from the Yokai. A giant guardian serpent is troubled and cannot sleep, so she must venture into the mountains to visit it and put its troubles at ease. She asked Kurou to come with her, but he’s making miso soup… What happened? Kotoko bumps into Kurou at the hospital and asks how his hand is after the last Yokai bit it off. He shows her that it is completely fine and reveals that one of the Yokai he ate was a mermaid which has given his body the ability to regenerate. She tells him that she… The post In/Spectre (Episode 2) – What the Guardian Serpent Heard appeared first on The Otaku Author.
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