It was a normal morning in the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Sakuya was doing the daily chores, as usual, which included checking the supplies for the meal. Everything was well stocked in terms of food supplies, but there was something missing.

"Hmmm, it looks like we don't have enough ingredients for the meal, especially tea leaves. I better go the Human Village before Lady Remilia gets tense," Sakuya thought to herself.

On her way out of the mansion, she notices that Meiling was sleeping as usual. She proceeds to throw a knife at her, but Meiling senses the attack and attempts to kick Sakuya. In retaliation, Sakuya stops time and lands a knife on the poor gatekeeper's head. Of course, she knew that Meiling was doing her job, but she had to scold her anyway.

"Meiling,will you stop sleeping on the job? What if, I don't know, youkai start attacking the Scarlet Devil Mansion and they reach the mistress? Do you not care about the mistress' life?", Sakuya asked.

Meiling, half-awake and injured, replied, "Huh? Did I…uh…fall asleep again? I…thought…I was…doing..so well."

"Meiling, don't do anything stupid while I'm gone. I'm heading to the Human Village", Sakuya ordered.

Immediately, Meiling got back up and returned to her post with the response "Yes, ma'am. I will protect this mansion and its property with all my life." Sakuya sighed and left Meiling to do her job.


At the Human Village, everything was just the same as any other day: the people going around doing their daily tasks such as socializing with others, running vendors, or doing odd jobs; everything was normal as it should be.

Meanwhile, at a local vendor, a dispute was breaking out with Sakuya and a merchant.

"What is the meaning of this? You're saying you ran out of tea leaves?", Sakuya asked.

Hesitant to answer, the vendor stammered "I'm...I'm sorry, ma'am. Our supply of tea leaves was supposed to arrive not too long ago, but they never got here. Apparently, tea leaves crops were scarce this year. I...I..don't know. Maybe we just have a bad season or something."

"It's fine, I understand. Don't trouble yourself any further," Sakuya replied.

She, knowing that Remilia was going to be cross with her, heads back to the Scarlet Devil Mansion. On the way out, Akyuu saw Sakuya and initiated a conversation with her.

"Oh, Miss Sakuya, you're here. Getting the supplies for Lady Remilia, I assume?," she asked.

"Yes, Akyuu, as always", Sakuya replied.

"Well, I've heard that there was some unfamiliar faces around here, but it's nothing to be concerned about since this village is protected. I would be careful once you get out of these gates, but you're pretty strong. I'm sure they're not that menacing. Anyway, I have to go.", Akyuu said.

"Very well. I'll keep that in mind", Sakuya answered.


Near the outskirts of the Human Village, three witches face in the direction of the village, in a field of crops. One of them spoke.

"We finally made it. That's the Human Village", the tall, orange-long haired witch proclaimed.

"Yeah, I can see that, Big Sis Bridget. Thanks to you, we never get lost. I really wish I was you. Anyway, there's a lot of humans there. Finally, a decent meal", the short, indigo short-haired witch responded. "That farmer and his crops were not good enough for us. I'm surprised that after I ripped his flesh out, I didn't get full,"she added.

"Maira, that farmer was supposed to be eaten with the rest of us. Please share. We all need the food for our survival and we'll wipe out this whole village if we had to," the short, medium-lengthed redhead responded. "No one will be spared, not even the children. We were once children, secluded from society. We came together and now we have to stick together to rip out souls of those we oppose: the humans! I swear it in the name of Emelia Carlisle and all my friends who were wronged by humans and their petty games."

"Why, you little bitch! Taking all the glory for yourself! How dare you!", Maira shouted back, stomping the ground violently with each sentence, leaving a giant mark in the ground. Before she could land another foot, Bridget grabbed Maira's garment.

"Watch your temper. Focus on the village itself; there's plenty of bloodshed to spread around. Everyone here will have all the glory. We're sisters, after all", Bridget responded, letting go of Maira in which she calmed down afterward.

"We'll show them not to mess with us. After all, they brought it upon themselves to do mistakenly wrong to us and this is their just punishment. We'll burn this whole village to the ground if we have to. We've made the necessary preparations for this and no one has managed to notice us. The day has come to make ourselves known. Maira, Emelia, are you with me? Shall we show them the power of the Carlisles?," Bridget asked.

"I'm with you," Emelia answered.

"Alright, let's do this," Maira answered.

"Let's go. Let's reclaim what was once ours," Bridget ordered.

With that, the three witches darted for the Human Village, not knowing the long-term consequences of their actions.