Vol. 3 - Chapter 25

As Ash stepped out of the Grey Chamber, she found her group waiting for her outside. Kaori, who had been sitting on the ground, stood up as soon as she saw the half-demon walk out of the palace. Keiko and Satsuhiro were both standing when Ash emerged. Keiko put her hands together while Kaori walked over to Ash. 

"Uh, everything went well?" Kaori asked. 

"Yeah, yeah," Ash nodded. "Everything's fine." 

"Did she get what she wanted?" Satsuhiro asked next. Ash shook her head. 

"No, the... there was a bit of an issue." 

"Hm?" Satsuhiro raised a brow and leaned on his crutch a little. "What do you mean?" 

"... The demon wouldn't attack me," Ash shrugged.

"Really?" 

"Yeah," Ash nodded. "Anyway, Eliza said she'd test it out on her own and that she might have something for me later. So that I can get that armor upgrade, I mean. But, uh, for now, yeah. I'm done."