I Only Came to Watch, Though (1)

How did it end up like this?

As I moved the brush, a red line followed.

When I drew one last short stroke and lifted the brush,

the light hovering over the paper slowly faded.

'Is it done?'

I set the finished talisman aside and took out a fresh sheet of paper.

"So-yu, may I use some of the talisman ink?"

"Sure. Here."

"Thank you."

Yak-ran poured some of the red liquid into her ink dish, then picked up her brush again...