I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

At this moment, Arisa, who was sitting to the side, also felt relieved, but she was still quite reserved and did not act like Honoka.

She simply said, "Next time you take a bath, it would be best if someone accompanied you, Mio."

"..."

Good grief, apart from Fanxia, ​​the other two are openly or subtly insulting him, aren't they!

He, Xi Ling, will remember this!

Thinking of this, Ximiao silently lay back down on the bed, feeling the coolness of Fanxia's small hand on his forehead.

"Mio, are you feeling better?"

"...Fanxia-nee, you're the best!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Has your fever not gone down yet?"

Chapter Sixteen Questions

evening.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the dark green tatami mat. It could be seen that Nozomi was shirtless so that Honoka could stick heat packs on him to keep him warm.

Then put on a wool sweater that exposes her shoulders and wrap it under the yukata, then you won't have to worry about Nozomi catching a cold... probably.

Regarding Honoka and Arisa's statement, Nozomi, as one of the parties involved, actually felt that their behavior was no different from burying her head in the sand.

However, he did want to go to the fireworks display with everyone, so he didn't say anything more.

"Alright~ You can put on your yukata now, Mio."

Having successfully completed her task, Fanxia clapped her hands and looked at her masterpiece with great satisfaction.

He saw Ximiao pick up his beautiful yukata that was placed aside and put it on. Although it felt a little strange, it was still within his acceptable range.

After settling things with Nozomi, Honoka took her yukata and went to the bathroom to change.

However, she doesn't need to go through the same trouble as Xi Ling, wearing three layers of clothing. As a Yuki-onna, she wouldn't be moved at all if she walked barefoot on the ice.

No longer keeping Nozomi waiting outside, Honoka, having changed her clothes, emerged from the bathroom.

Her fair and smooth thighs were exposed to the boy without any cover, prompting him to ask a question.

"Fanxia-jie, aren't you cold dressed like that?"

"I feel alright~"

After hearing the boy ask her that question, Fanxia lowered her head and glanced at the hem of her clothes, which was indeed a bit short.

However, if the hem of their yukatas isn't short enough, they'll easily get them dirty, which is why their yukatas are much shorter than regular ones.

Just as Ximiao filled her thermos with warm honey lemon water to warm herself up, there was a knock on the door.

"Are you all set? If you've changed your clothes, we need to leave now, or we won't be able to get a good spot."

Outside the door, Aunt Asi and Arisa seemed to have already made arrangements, and were urging each other from the corridor.

Fanxia opened the door and let the two of them come in and wait for a while. Ximiao was still getting ready to go out.

"what is that?"

Seeing that Hio was standing to the side, holding a thermos and doing something, Arisa asked curiously.

"Lemon honey water is refreshing and nourishing, and it seems to whiten the skin. I don't know if it's true or not; Mio saw it on her phone herself."

Fanxia shrugged, expressing skepticism about the product's effectiveness, but still let Ximiao busy herself with it, after all, sick Ximiao was the boss now.

After Ximio finished preparing everything, the group boarded a train on the hot spring town leading to the fireworks display.

What made Himiko happy was that even though they were dressed so lightly, the warm hot spring water nearby kept them warm.

"This is……"

"Hot springs are everywhere, you can soak in them whenever you want, isn't that great? We can put our feet in the hot springs while watching the fireworks."

Seemingly showing off how well her schedule was arranged, she was also carrying a bag of something that was unclear.

Beside a clear hot spring pool, beautiful young girls or women dressed in colorful yukatas were soaking their feet and warming their bodies.

"Indeed, I should have known better than to let Fanxia put so many heat packs on me. Now I actually feel a bit hot."

As he spoke, he reached into his clothes, making a gesture as if to remove the heat pack from his body, but was stopped by Fanxia, ​​who was sitting on the other side.

"Don't take it off! Don't forget, Mio, you have a fever because you caught a cold."

"..."

Seeing the resolute look on Fanxia's fair face, Ximiao had no choice but to give up and stop touching the heat packs on her body.

Although his smooth back was already starting to be covered in a little sweat.

I don't know how long they wandered around this hot spring street, but whenever they saw a hot spring pool that looked fun, they would go and stay there for a while.

There sat Xi Ling, drying her feet in a chair, with a bowl of hot oden in her hand, filling her stomach.

As for Fanxia, ​​to be frank, when he saw Fanxia buying an ice cream and eating it, Ximiao just felt a chill run down her spine.

Who would be so kind as to eat ice cream here in the dead of winter?!

However, Arisa, who was standing next to her, wasn't much better off. The shaved ice she was holding was even more delicious than Honoka's.

Even when Ximiao was sitting next to them, they would secretly touch her soft, delicate face with their cool, white fingers, making her shiver involuntarily.

Just as Ximiao was annoyed that they were being boring, the two of them were thoroughly enjoying themselves.

So much so that Nozomi fled and sat down next to Aunt Ami.

"Xiaoling... Auntie, may I ask you something?"

Suddenly, she asked Ximiao a question, her expression inexplicably serious, causing Ximiao to straighten her back and sit up straight.

"Please say."

"You should know that Arisa and I are both demons, right?"

"Um... I know, but why did you bring this up?"

He picked up a string of quail eggs and ate them in small bites, seemingly pondering the reason why Aunt Ashi had suddenly brought it up.

Before he could figure out the answer, Ashe continued to talk to him about a question he had never thought about before.

"Then you should know, Mio, that the lifespan of demons and ordinary people is quite different, right?"

"Eh?"

"Perhaps Arisa isn't ready to bring this up with you yet, but... Mio, you should also consider asking me, or Arisa, for a solution to this problem."

"desire?"

Xi Ling was stunned. He really hadn't expected that the method of making a wish to the devil could be used in this way.

But for some reason, when he heard Aunt Ami mention this, his beautiful light blue eyes subconsciously looked towards Honoka, whose little feet were soaking in the hot spring not far away.

He himself didn't understand why he had focused his attention on the older sister who was taking care of him.

"I will think about it carefully, thank you, Aunt Ashi."

"It's nothing~ I just don't want my daughter to end up like me, always alone... or even become a bit withdrawn."

She said with a somewhat disappointed expression.

Chapter Seventeen: Arisa's Plan

The group walked towards the venue to watch the fireworks display.

Nozomi kept glancing subconsciously at Honoka, who was still eating ice cream beside her, her mind still replaying what Ami had said to her earlier.

The question of how many years one can live is no longer a problem; one only needs to make a wish to the two demons beside them.

What will happen to Fanxia...? He didn't know. Ximiao, who still didn't know Fanxia's true identity, was very conflicted.

But he didn't really know why he cared about Fan Xia's thoughts, or what happened afterward... Maybe it was the feeling he had when she kissed him a few days ago when his head was foggy, that was haunting him.

Nozomi could only shift the blame onto this matter.

"Mio?"

Seemingly noticing that the boy had been secretly watching her, she tilted her head in confusion.

"Is there something strange on my face?"

"Huh? No, no... I'm just curious, Fanxia-nee, you've already eaten a second ice cream, don't your teeth hurt?"

He quickly changed the subject, saying somewhat guiltily.

"It's alright. Eating ice cream in winter and hot pot in summer, that's more in line with science, right?"

Seeing that Xi Ling was talking about this matter, she didn't pay too much attention. Her beautiful eyes kept glancing intentionally or unintentionally at the boy's fair and tender thighs without any excess fat.

Although she had tried touching him while rubbing his back, Fanxia still always thought about pinching him and getting a taste of it.

Not long after, on a small hillside, a few people sat under a pavilion, warming their slightly cold feet in the hot spring, and quietly waited for the fireworks display to begin.

"By the way, Aunt Ashi, what's that bag you've been carrying?"

He had been very curious about what was in that bag the whole way, but he never had a chance to ask it.

Before the fireworks display started, Ximiao quietly asked Ami, who was sitting next to her.

"You said this..."

Hearing that Mio was so curious about what was in the bag in her hand, Asumi didn't hide anything and opened the bag directly.

Inside was a very exquisite lunchbox. Even just by opening the bag, Xi Ling could smell the aroma of meat, making him swallow hard.

Seeing this, Ashi simply chuckled and then lifted the lid of the lunchbox.

"This is a bento box that I asked someone to prepare for us at the hotel. It has chicken skewers, grilled eel, and other things. Would you like some?"

After saying that, she handed the lunchbox in her hand to Ximiao, and Fanxia and Arisa, who were sitting next to her, smelled the aroma of meat and quickly came over.