Chapter 10: You see—Misaki-san is…

That night, after returning from the Tengu village.
The familiar scene was spread out in Misaki’s room.

Misaki lounged casually, tilting the glass of sake she had poured.
Beside her, Yuka fiddled with her smartphone, staring at the screen with a serious expression.

…Just like I thought. Without a video, no one’s going to believe it…

In truth, the stream had been a huge success.
The story of Misaki standing her ground and showing off her overwhelming “dominance” against an oni.
But the online world could be cold, and it didn’t simply take everything at face value.

She knew that.
She knew it—but still, it stung a little.

She turned her gaze back to the smartphone screen.
As her finger scrolled across it, one particular post caught her eye.

"Is Misaki-san even human?"

Yuka smiled faintly.
Then she lifted her face from her smartphone and, half-jokingly, asked the Misaki beside her,

“Hey, Misaki-san… are you really human?”
Misaki set her glass down and frowned, looking exasperated.

“Of course I’m human. What are you even talking about?”
At that curt reply, Yuka smiled happily.

“Yeah, right. Yeah, yeah.”
She steadied her smartphone again and typed it out in one go.

“You see—Misaki-san is Momotarō.”