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Vincent wipes the sweat of his forehead and surveys his work. The ritual took longer than he thought, but he managed to finish it without any problems. Besides the tiny floating wisp that occasionally peeks through the eyes and mouth, it still looks like an ordinary skull. He had to use all of the sealing amulets in his pack, but the result is more than satisfactory. He smiles as he turns back to Youmu. She frowns at him in disgust.

"What did you do?" she asks.

"Didn't you watch me? I sealed the core of your ghost friend within this thing," he says calmly.

"W-w-what?" she says. Her voice is shaking.

"Don't worry, as long as he doesn't stay too far from this skull, he can move around as much as he likes. But don't even think of attacking me again if you care at all for your friend."

"..."

"All I have to do is utter the command word, then this skull and the soul in it will be destroyed. And just so you know, if someone tries to unseal the core forcefully, the soul will be destroyed as part of the secondary binding seal. As an extra precaution, I set the seal such that every two days, I need to utter a command word to maintain it. If you kill me, then in two days the soul inside will be destroyed as well," Vincent explains.

"..."

"Lost for words? I don't pity those who associate with evil undead."

"You..."

"Hmm?"

"You are horrible man!" she says finally.

Vincent shrugs. He puts down the skull and begins untying Youmu. She remains seated on the ground, her head hanging down as he replaces his things back into his pack. He takes the two swords in the corner and hands them to Youmu. She takes them slowly, and gives him a puzzled expression.

"I am not a thief, nor am I a murderer, despite what this looks like. I just do what I can to survive."

"Hmmph," Youmu says as she resheathes her swords and stands up. "I need to make lunch for Lady Yuyuko."

She walks out of the workshed with the wisp behind her. She heads toward the shrine, but she suddenly stops as if she hit a wall. She turns back to Vincent with a frustrated expression on her face.

"Aren't you coming? Seems I can't go any further than this."

"Huh? You can leave your friend behind if you want."

"You didn't seal my ghost friend, you sealed my half-soul. I thought making me your hostage was part of your plan?"

Vincent pauses. The wisp is part of Youmu?

"Hurry it up, I hate it when Lady Yuyuko makes tantrums."

Vincent hurries after Youmu towards the kitchen. At least now, he has some guarantee of survival. But it seems he may have made a small misunderstanding somewhere.

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