Perhaps feeling that asking Zerozaki Hajime to pray for an amulet for him was a bit too abrupt, Shiraishi Kuranosuke followed up with another message:
"The Kansai tournament is coming up soon, and I was thinking... with one of Zerozaki's amulets, it might help us win first place."
Seeing the message that followed, Zerozaki Hajime's expression blanked for a moment. She remembered that Shiraishi Kuranosuke and his peers belonged to the Kansai region, meaning they had regional tournaments just like the prefectures in the Kanto region.
That meant the promise she had made to Yukimura Seiichi—that he would be the only one to receive an amulet—couldn't be fulfilled. Still, an amulet didn't necessarily have to be a traditional *omamori*; Zerozaki Hajime remembered there were also items like agate bead bracelets.
Chapter 108