"Ah...?"

That voice... Wriggle quickly turned around upon hearing it and her green eyes fell on the speaker. Oh, certainly, it wasn't as if the girl hadn't seen that individual before. The green hair, red eyes, pale skin, mature appearance... Wriggle was relatively familiar with the youkai called Kazami Yuuka. But, well... still, given her reputation and all, the presence of such a person was... well, surprising to say the least. For a few moments, Wriggle shifted a little bit awkwardly. Yeah... pretty surprising. After a few more moments of hesitation, the firefly girl spoke.

"N... nobody in particular, just..." she shifted from one foot to the other. "Sometimes some of the humans freak out when I go to the human village. I'm not some idiot who thinks eating people is a good idea."

She waved her hand dismissively on that note. Naturally, thoughts of Rumia flashed in her mind, but, well... Rumia was about as successful at eating people as a pillow was. Possibly less so. Wriggle wasn't sure how that could be true, but somehow she felt that even a harmless peace of furniture had a better chance of eating someone then Rumia did.

"And I'm just there to buy food," she continued her complaint, "So... so I don't know why some of them panic and act like morons!"

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"Wha?" Youmu turned. She'd felt something bump into her... and then she froze, early dropping the bag she was carrying and going scarlet.

"Hiii!" she yelped, as she felt fingers press into her sides... before suddenly vanishing as... as... the hourai immortal? Not the Princess, the white-haired fire-wielder, Fujiwara, released her phantom half. Swiftly, Youmu attempted to collect herself. She didn't want to let on just how embarrassing an experience that had been for her. Her cheeks were still rather pink, however, when she attempted to speak to the immortal girl.

"Y-yes," Youmu said swiftly, swallowing her embarrassment as best she could. Her phantom half swiftly moved away and drifted behind her. Shared sensation with the floating ghostly apparition was one of the less advantageous things about her nature as a half-phantom... It didn't help that the short, pale girl's sides were rather ticklish. "Y-Yuyuko-sama required more food. I've been considering trying new recipes tonight."

There. Focus on her duties. Youmu, confidence returned, nodded firmly.

"And, ah..." she paused for a moment. That was right, wasn't it? Immortals couldn't enter Hakugyokuro. At least, not the kind that couldn't be killed by any means. "If I'm not mistaken, you're right."