"She can see me?" I gasped. "But how could this be possible? Didn't all of this already happen in the past?"
Aruma stood in front of me, covering his wife and daughter behind him.
"Who are you?" He asked. "What do you want from us?"
I gulped, and then, as I was about to speak, a burst of plum blossoms came inside, passing right through me.
"Don't come any closer," Aruma shouted, trying to blow them away with his robe.
But the petals were too many and too fast to be avoided. They passed by him and circled Hana.
It was only then that I realized the couple wasn't looking at me but at the petals behind me.
"If you dare hurt my wife or daughter, I swear I will incinerate your very soul," Aruma shouted as his body started to transform.
"Wait, dear husband," Hana commanded.
Aruma stopped his transformation and asked, "Why are you stopping me?"
The petals slowly began to gather in front of Hana as she held Ume in her arms.
