章 215: The Progress So Far

The quiet hum of contained energy surrounded me in the special chamber Kuzunoha had graciously provided—a bubble of stability within the chaotic mansion. 

I allowed myself a soft sigh as I adjusted the thin threads of celestial charm coursing through me. My reflection shimmered faintly in the crystalline wall before me, a radiant figure veiled in an aura of soft, unrelenting light.

But my work was far from complete. I wasn't satisfied with simply radiating charm like an indiscriminate sunbeam. No, I intended to wield it—deliberately, surgically, as sharp as any blade and as malleable as any tool.

"How is it?" I asked, definitely not looking at the woman lounging elegantly nearby.