The ancient jade ring rushed out from the roaring swarm of insects and spun in mid-air.
Inside the ring, the carved words "Kamiyagawa Iho'Res" suddenly lit up, erupting with powerful energy waves that shattered the ring itself.
The sound of shattering jade resonated ethereally, accompanied by jade powder scattering everywhere, and simultaneously, in the forest... came the sound of the zither.
The ancient zither melody was distant and profound, its tones flowing like a clear spring, at times deep like a valley's echo, at times high like the cry of a crane above the clouds. Under the calming sound of the jade-like zither, the gods of New Takamagahara gradually calmed down.
On the contrary, the maggots representing the consciousness of Tsukushi no Kawa no Ugly Daughter howled restlessly, their cries extremely piercing.
"What are you doing... stop it!"
Ignoring the maggots' screams, two beams of light, one white and one black, intertwined as they burst from within the swarm.
