Let's treat this as dinner.

Since I'll just be eating the takeout that Mafuyu-nee ordered when I get home anyway, I might as well eat something prepared by that shady merchant.

This guy's cooking skills are top-notch, although Sakurai doesn't know for sure whether he actually made it.

After looking at the large cake covered in chocolate and then at the bowl of fried rice, Xiao Yexiao glanced down at her own little belly.

She always felt that Sakurai might have some misunderstanding about her appetite.

She's still a primary school student, not a pig. Putting everything else aside, even an adult with a small appetite might not be able to finish this cake, okay?

What the little snacker doesn't know is that there's a kind of hunger that only your parents think you're hungry.

Especially when the parents themselves have an excessively large appetite.

In Sakurai's opinion, children like Xiaoyexiao should eat more.

Sakurai quickly finished the still overflowing egg fried rice in one go, and after eating only about half full, he bluntly stated his purpose.

"I'll be back in a minute."

"I'm leaving her in your care for a while."

"To put her mind at ease."

"I think you know what I mean."

After tossing the doll that the ghost doll Hanako had dropped to the awkwardly smiling, unscrupulous merchant, Sakurai left the izakaya without even turning his head after saying those words.

"Sakurai-kun really trusts us."

Watching Sakurai leave in such a hurry, the bartender was utterly exasperated.

However, we now have a general idea of ​​Sakurai's purpose.

Thinking this, the bartender looked at the somewhat bewildered little snacker whose face was bulging with a bite of cake and a bite of fried rice.

“Treasure Moon Night Snack, right? I’m the owner of this izakaya. You can call me bartender… well, you can also call me a shrewd businessman like Sakurai-kun does.”

"Nice to meet you. As a gift, would you like to talk to your parents?"

"If you grant me even the smallest request, I'll grant it."

The bartender rubbed his thumb and forefinger together incessantly, smiling like a cunning fox.

If Sakurai were there, he would definitely punch this guy in the face.

Unfortunately, Sakurai has already gone to find Yotsuya Miko.

Sakurai, driving with one hand, made a phone call to Yotsuya Miko, and then sped off towards her location.

It's worth mentioning that after Sakurai left the bartender's izakaya, a certain doll-like woman stared blankly at the wall of the alley, lost in thought.

When she called Sakurai just now, the phone was busy.

That is to say...

Her killing pattern has failed again.

Why did things turn out this way?

Miss Mary the doll was filled with confusion.

She had a feeling that things were going a little too far off after she was resurrected this time.

and...

Why do I always feel like I'm on the phone while she's not resurrected?

There's a familiar feeling in the walls of this alley.

Does she have other people like her?

It shouldn't be.

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32. The unassuming Ms. Yotsuya & the Ghost-Catching Squad are formed.

"Is this right here?"

After taking off his helmet and getting off the motorcycle, Sakurai gestured for the motorcycle to find a place to park itself.

He then entered the restaurant, named "Guaster".

"Looks like I wasn't late... well, should I say I arrived just in time?"

As he spoke, Sakurai sat down next to Yotsuya Miko, while opposite him were an elderly woman dressed as a shaman and a middle-aged man with a somewhat gloomy demeanor.

"Well, assistant, have you explained everything that needed to be explained?"

Sakurai looked at the two strangers who had clearly shed tears.

"Yes, I've already given the bell to Granny Sanzhi."

It's not wrong that she didn't formally become an apprentice, but in Yotsuya Miko's mind, there was that fox priestess who taught her all her skills and knowledge.

He was already her teacher.

Therefore, Xiao Yexiao naturally had a certain fondness for the two people in front of her.

"That's good. That way you haven't let that guy down. Let's go."

"Take you to meet someone."

He made a gesture of raising his hand and put on the top hat that appeared out of thin air in his hand.

Nodding to the two oddly dressed people, Sakurai prepared to leave.

"Wait, thank you for everything you've done."

"Thank you for freeing her, I am very grateful."

The woman known as the "Mother of the Downtown," Takeda Minoe, forcibly pulled up the somewhat despondent child prodigy Rom and together they bowed to Sakurai.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to help you."

"He's just cleaning up the mess for my brainless assistant."

Sakurai paused slightly before continuing towards the shop entrance.

Nodding apologetically to the two of them, Yotsuya Miko jogged to catch up with Sakurai.

"Boss, did you see that just now?"

Close to Sakurai's ear, Miko Yotsuya whispered a question to him.

"Of course, this restaurant is very interesting."

With a snap of his fingers, Sakurai said that how could he not have noticed such an interesting guy?

He had a feeling that he might come back.

Next time...

He didn't just leave so casually.

Well...

Or it wouldn't be bad to just leave it to Xiaoyexiao and Yotsuya Miko to handle.

This is their [first mission].

It should be pretty good.

Then Sakurai drove Yotsuya Miko at breakneck speed toward the bartender's izakaya. During the journey, Sakurai braked suddenly several times due to traffic jams and realized something.

That is, Miko Yotsuya is the type who looks slim in clothes, she...

Hidden.

Sakurai has always underestimated her.

......

......

"Let me introduce you. This is Baoyue Night Snack, you can just call her Little Night Snack. She's my student."

"You've met him once."

Pointing to the late-night snack with tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes, Sakurai introduced it to Yotsuya Miko, who was following behind her.

“Yotsuya Miko, my assistant, is now a novice exorcist.”

"From now on, you two will be partners."

Then Sakurai pointed to Yotsuya Miko, introduced her to Koya, and then made the decision on his own.

"Yotsuya, let's go ghost hunting together!"

Koyako leaned closer to Yotsuya Miko, gave her a thumbs-up, and looked at her expectantly.

Yotsuya Miko's eyes twitched, and she was visibly stunned.

Ignoring the two who were exchanging pleasantries for the moment, Sakurai sat down again in front of the bartender.

"Sakurai-kun's arrangement is quite interesting. The two girls have complementary personalities and are a perfect match."

I really wanted to give a profound critique, but the bartender couldn't help but laugh in the end.

As someone who enjoys having fun, he could already foresee how interesting the developments between this ghost-hunting duo would be.

The bartender, smiling, pushed a glass of milk toward Sakurai.

One has an excessively high survival instinct and is naturally afraid of ghosts; the other is excessively brave and doesn't know what fear is.

This combination is going to be quite entertaining in the future.

"Don't underestimate my assistant; her potential is no less than that of Xiao Yexiao."

"Moreover, she was the one who said she wanted to become stronger."

"It's more worthwhile to go on an adventure with Little Night Snack than with me."

"It can at least somewhat restrain the tendency to accidentally miss out on late-night snacks."

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