Ash returned to the Savior House with her coin pouch a little bit lighter, but her pockets approximately one key, and one folded certificate heavier. The certificate, of course, was simply a formal letter signed by the council telling the world that the half-demon now, in fact, did own that manor.
All that was left was to tell the group about it and to tell Kaori about the conclusion she'd arrived at. Just thinking about it made butterflies flutter in Ash's stomach.
She thought back to the days spent in Amber with Keiko. Ash didn't resent the Zayama for her choice, but she hadn't known back then that, if it was only up to her, she probably would have gone through with it.
Now, that chance had been presented to her once again, though, with her other girlfriend.
I... I need to check what she wants to do, though. All she said was that it was worth considering. There's no telling whether she wants to do it too.
