The first time the reborn Hoshino Reika spilled blood, gods themselves held in their breaths.
Of course, the circumstances were hardly as dramatic as before.
She stared at her cut finger and the bloodied knife in her hand. The loaf of bread she'd been cutting was slowly staining red.
Would this be it? Amami wondered. Would Star Breaker awaken once more and prove that there was no redemption for this one?
Then Reika's lips wobbled, tears gathered in her eyes and she screamed.
"Momma! It hurts!"
And as the mother rushed into the kitchen, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.