The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Turning his head, Hachiman Hikigaya saw Komachi staring at him expectantly.

"Don't you already have a bracelet?"

A few dark lines hung down from his forehead.

Putting aside the fact that it's still unknown how long it will take for his first officially modified magical artifact to be completed, the bracelet on Komachi's wrist is already countless times better than the magical artifact he modified, right?

"I want it!"

Pouting, Komachi grabbed Hachiman Hikigaya's arm and shook it vigorously.

That's way too much!

They prepared ritual implements for outsiders, but forgot about their own lovely younger sister.

This will definitely lower her opinion of you!

"Okay, okay, I'll prepare yours after I finish with Yotsuya, okay?"

Unable to resist Komachi's sudden display of affection, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately surrendered.

"Ok!"

Komachi nodded contentedly.

........

I stayed in Miko Yotsuya's living room for a while longer.

Suddenly, Hachiman Hikigaya's phone rang; it was Mr. Hikigaya calling.

"Hey, Dad?"

After glancing at the time on his phone screen, Hachiman Hikigaya answered the call somewhat guiltily.

"Where did you and Komachi go?"

Mr. Hikigaya's voice, clearly suppressing his anger, could be heard coming from the phone.

Even though the power was out, that damn boss still wouldn't let him go home, and in the end, he had to keep working overtime by candlelight.

Because there is no electricity, the trams cannot run, and people have to take a bus for more than an hour to get home late at night.

When he got home, his son and daughter were nowhere to be found!

Mr. Hikigaya was in a rather agitated mood at this moment.

"this...."

Hachiman Hikigaya glanced at the two people in the living room and gestured for Komachi to come over quickly.

"Dad~"

Upon receiving a signal from Hachiman Hikigaya, Komachi jumped up from the sofa, took Hachiman Hikigaya's phone, and her tone suddenly became sticky.

"Komachi, where have you and that brat been out so late at night? Where have you been?"

Upon hearing his beloved daughter's voice, Mr. Hikigaya's tone immediately softened.

"The power went out, so I was bored at home and asked my brother to take me to my classmate's house to play."

Komachi lied without batting an eye.

"Is that so?"

Mr. Hachiman breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that his daughter and son were at a classmate's house, rather than fooling around somewhere as he had feared.

So you're not coming back tonight?

After glancing at the time on his phone, Mr. Hachiman continued to ask.

It's past 10 p.m. now.

It would be very dangerous to rush back late at night without electricity.

If possible, Mr. Hikigaya hopes that Komachi's classmates can stay for one night.

"Staying here tonight?"

Komachi turned to look at Hachiman Hikigaya.

She couldn't make up her mind about this.

"Of course, there's no problem with that!"

Before Hachiman Hikigaya could speak, Miko Yotsuya, who had been eavesdropping, quickly spoke up.

She couldn't be sure whether new evil spirits would visit her house after the Hachiman siblings left tonight.

Therefore, she would naturally be more than happy if Hachiman Hikigaya could stay.

"Then I'll have to bother you tonight..."

Seeing the expectant look in Yotsuya Miko's eyes, Hikigaya Hachiman's eyelids twitched.

However, considering the other party's safety, he nodded and agreed to stay.

Chapter 149 Can I stay here for a while?

"I'm sorry, my room is unavailable tonight."

After deciding to stay at Yotsuya Miko's house for the night, Yotsuya Miko began to arrange where the three of them would sleep.

Hikigaya Hachiman was the first to rule out Yotsuya Miko's mother's room, since the middle-aged man was probably watching from some corner of the house.

Next, Yotsuya Miko's younger brother's room was also eliminated.

The reason is that children have a strong sense of self-esteem, and if someone enters his room without permission, Yotsuya Miko might quarrel with her younger brother in the future.

Then, only Yotsuya Miko's room remained.

"Um, my room is also unavailable today..."

With her head down and her hands churning in front of her, Miko Yotsuya stammered that her room was also unusable.

"Then I'll sleep in the living room."

Anyway, the sofa in Yotsuya Miko's house is quite big.

There's more than enough room for the Hikigaya siblings to sleep.

"Um... can't we sleep on the floor?"

"what?"

Hachiman Hikigaya turned his head in surprise to look at Miko Yotsuya.

Why sleep on the floor?

Is the sofa big enough for us to sleep on?

"I also want to sleep in the living room..."

Yotsuya Miko explained in a low voice.

Even with Hachiman Hikigaya around, it doesn't really matter whether I sleep in my own room or in the living room.

But being closer to Hachiman Hikigaya always feels safer.

Moreover, given the terrible condition of her bed, it's unusable now.

"This is your home, so naturally you have the final say."

Hachiman Hikigaya shrugged, indicating that he didn't care.

After all, sleeping on the floor and sleeping on the sofa feel pretty much the same.

"Okay, I'll go get the blanket!"

Hearing that Hachiman Hikigaya had agreed, Miko Yotsuya's tone clearly revealed her happiness. She turned around and prepared to run upstairs to the storage room to get the extra blankets.

"etc...."

Hachiman Hikigaya called out to Miko Yotsuya, and after taking a candle from the living room table, he went to Miko Yotsuya's side.

"I'll go with you to get it."

"what?"

Yotsuya Miko was taken aback at first, then nodded with a blush.

"Well then, Komachi will wait in the living room~ Don't take too long!"

Komachi, who was sitting next to him playing on her phone, looked up at Yotsuya Miko's reaction, then winked at Hachiman Hikigaya with a mischievous grin.

"The trip won't be too long!"

Hachiman Hikigaya rolled his eyes at Komachi and followed Miko Yotsuya upstairs.

The storage room in Miko Yotsuya's house is at the end of the second-floor corridor.

The moon did not appear tonight.

The corridor was pitch black, with only the dim candlelight from Hachiman Hikigaya's candle barely illuminating the way forward.

"Thump...thump...thump..."

I walked carefully down the corridor.

Even though she knew nothing would happen, Yotsuya Miko slowed down her pace and started walking alongside Hikigaya Hachiman instead of leading the way.

Are you a little scared?

Seeing the nervous look on Yotsuya Miko's face beside him, Hikigaya Hachiman continued walking forward while asking a question.

"A little..."

While they were talking, Yotsuya Miko reached out and grabbed Hikigaya Hachiman's sleeve, pulling him forward with her.

"Don't worry, I'm here tonight. Everything will be fine."

Sensing a slight resistance from his sleeve, Hachiman Hikigaya turned and smiled at Miko Yotsuya.

"Well, I believe you!"

Yotsuya Miko nodded.