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Kasumi sighed. [color=88FF4D]"Kukiko-san... Please don't judge them before you know them."[/color] Kaito's teddy bear beanie did give him a childlike look, but she found that endearing, and that didn't make him an actual kid. 

Bunbuku gave Kaito a much warmer welcome, floating around his head. [color=9E894F]"Cute hat! Almost as cute as me!"[/color] With a giggle, he drifted into the middle of the group and chased his tail, trying to lighten the mood. [color=9E894F]"By the way, I'm Bunbuku. If you want to celebrate with tea after this, let me know!"[/color]

The corners of Kasumi's mouth twitched upwards. [color=88FF4D]"That'd certainly be nice."[/color] She glanced from hunter to hunter. [color=88FF4D]"But yeah, let's make a move."[/color]

Turning round, she stared. A figure stood on the hotel roof, slowly approaching the edge, freezing in hesitation. Kasumi's mouth went dry. [color=88FF4D]"Oh no..."[/color] As she ran closer, Bunbuku returning to her hand, she recognised this person - one of the girls from the cafe. Behind her, a shadowed form lurked. Kasumi's mind raced. [color=88FF4D]"W-What do we do? We've gotta get that onryo away from her somehow!"[/color]

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Another hunter arrived on the scene, accompanied by a dishcloth dragon, announcing his presence with an accusing yell followed by an apology. Ukiko's transformed appearance had clearly given him the wrong idea. She gave him a reassuring grin. [color=5CE6A1]"It's ok, just proves I'm scarier than any ghost out there."[/color] A few seconds later, Hakurei joined them, Aguri's warm glow illuminating the forest along with Burabura's cold blue one. [color=5CE6A1]"Hey, fellow lantern-bearer Hakurei! We haven't found the spook yet, but..."[/color] Right on cue, a hunched-over figure emerged from the trees, into the clearing. [color=5CE6A1]"I stand corrected."[/color]

An elderly woman in a kimono, frost glittering on pallid wrinkled skin, reaching out a hand towards a group of spellbound people. They slumped, growing weaker, while the onryo's skin smoothed out, hair turning from white to black. [i]Yuki-Onna,[/i] was all Ukiko had time to think as she darted forward. A snow spirit featuring in numerous folktales, known to drain the vitality of the living. 

Raising her hand, she flung a spectral energy ball at the attacker. [color=5CE6A1]"Hey! Snack time's over!"[/color] Her stomach plummeted as the wisp simply glanced off of the yuki-onna's shoulder. Cold versus cold - not a good match-up.

The onryo sneered, eyes glinting with pure malice. [b]"Hunters. You do-gooders are the worst."[/b] With a sweep of her arm, she sent forth a barrage of icicles at the team. [b]"Pretending to care, when you don't give a damn!"[/b]

Ukiko acted right away. Several of the ice shards smashed against the lantern-like shield she put up, but she watched in horror as some flew past. She brightened her light, trying to redirect as many of the projectiles as she could...