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While Susanoo spent a month in deep meditation, Kireina and the others explored the realm, savored its wonders, and steadily advanced their Cultivation.
Takemikazuchi remained fiercely protective of his family, but once the month passed, he finally permitted Kaguya and her siblings to meet Kireina.
With him watching closely, the squirrel trio could not openly admit they already knew her from before. Still, the day felt warm and meaningful.
"I see, so you're preparing for something important?" Kaguya asked curiously. "I wonder what that might be?"
"Ah, well, I can't say," Kireina replied with a gentle smile.
Through Heart Language—unique to the Heart Tribe, a form of telepathy impossible for others to intercept or read—she continued the conversation privately.
