Mao vol 04

Written by Rumiko Takahashi
Art & Cover by Rumiko Takahashi

Mao is confronted by former fellow apprentices who should have died of old age long ago. What is the connection between them and cat demon Byoki? After a major battle, Nanoka returns to the present upset that Mao doesn’t seem to care about her. But there’s no time for matters of the heart, because a dangerous nemesis has entered her reality with her! Then, when someone steals the source of Mao’s life, can Nanoka save him from a natural death…?