There 's a Curtain, here.

' One that has been repurposed from the standard template for means other than discretion, going by what she 's currently seeing. The black dome in front of them obscures everything hidden behind its veil, and when Shiki presses her bare hand against it, the surface feels completely solid beneath her palm. That 's not what Curtains are usually like. Then again, typically the Curtains that Shiki sees are primarily drawn for the purpose of preventing non-sorcerers from witnessing any ongoing exorcisms.

This one, however. From the looks of the barrier, its main purpose is

preventing entry.

Outsiders who have not received permission may not cross the threshold.

'Huh? What the heck? ' Hakari-san slams a fist against the wall of darkness beside her. 'Shit. I swear their hideout is supposed to be right here, this doesn 't make any sense. I don 't know why everything is suddenly blocked off with this ' what

is