The bright moon hung high in the sky, casting deep shadows among the courtyard's trees.
On the wooden corridor of the Japanese-style garden, the homebody witch ended her random thoughts, originally preparing to pull out a bundle of textbooks and start a night of intensive study.
However, before she could act, a figure opened the door from the adjoining room and stepped out. Hearing the noise, Dorothy glanced over, and the two locked eyes.
It was Yae Miko.
Ah, what's this? Aunt Miko isn't asleep either?
....
The blond witch had barely stepped out the door when she was confronted by a "monster" with three heads and six arms, which startled her unexpectedly and almost made her throw a talisman out. Thankfully, she saw through the "monster's" disguise before acting—it was her genius niece.
"Dorothy, why aren't you sleeping at this late hour, instead playing ghost to scare people?"
Yae Miko asked somewhat speechlessly.
