Content Warning: This chapter contains intense gore descriptions, so it might not be suitable for all readers.
"After the former Head died, I became the only person who knew about this scripture. Even when I passed the Head position to my son, I kept the text to myself.
More than half of my life was spent searching for clues about the goddess. I decreed that every child born in the fox clan must be brought to receive the Ancestor's blessing within a day. Yet, not a single clue about her ever appeared, and I even began to doubt the words of the first Head.
Just as I was about to lose all hope, I heard that Aruma had been blessed with a daughter of unique features — faded red hair and eyes."
The old man circled even faster as he spoke in a louder voice,
