Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Meanwhile, the extras nearby were in an uproar, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy as they looked at Hoshino Hideyuki.

Of course, Kitagawa and Ishii, who were not far away, looked annoyed.

However, Hoshino Hideyuki no longer cared about any of the above.

You shallow humans simply cannot understand the complex emotions in the male fox's heart!

He put down his chopsticks, adopted a death-defying expression, and followed the maid to Amamiya Yukiho's room.

That was a luxury room located at the very back of the hotel.

It's a huge place, with its own courtyard and a small hot spring pool. There's also a bamboo deer that, after being filled with hot spring water, taps on a stone with a thud.

Yukiho Amamiya was sitting on the steps at the entrance of the courtyard. Hearing footsteps behind her, she turned around with a smile, patted the floor beside her, and called to the fox:

"Mr. Smiling Fox, come, sit here~"

Chapter 160 The young lady successfully fed the fox.

Sitting there?

I do not want.

Why am I so close to you?

Hoshino Hideyuki rolled his eyes at the female fox, took two steps forward, and sat cross-legged three meters away.

Amamiya Yukiho didn't seem to mind, and with a smile, she turned around, moved closer to the fox, and gave Aragaki Kana a wink.

The maid immediately bent down, placed a small table laden with food in front of the fox, then left the room and clicked the door shut, clearly intending to stay outside.

Hideyuki Hoshino glanced at the food.

In addition to miso soup and tamagoyaki, there was also bacon, baked pancakes, and pan-fried salmon, all of which were clearly freshly made and steaming hot.

Ok……

Although he had some reservations about the young lady...

But the food is innocent!

I eat!

This is my way of rebelling! I'll eat you out of house and home sooner or later, you landlady!

Hideyuki Hoshino picked up his chopsticks without hesitation.

Across from her, Yukiho Amamiya smiled even more happily upon seeing that the feeding had been successful.

However, Hoshino Hideyuki isn't a gas canister whose mind is only filled with food (at most, half of his mind is!).

After quickly shoveling down a few bites and swallowing the food in his mouth, he said to Yukiho Amamiya, "To save time, if you don't mind, let's eat and chat at the same time?"

"Alright~"

The young lady blinked, her slender white index finger touching her vermilion lips, and pondered, "However, Mr. Smiling Fox asked so many questions before, where should I begin..."

"Let's proceed in chronological order."

Hoshino Hideyuki picked up a piece of fish and said, "Let's start with why you came here."

Amamiya Yukiho nodded and slowly said:

"Mr. Smiling Fox should know that the most important thing for me right now is to keep searching for the divine remains of Inari God and refine them."

"In Musashi Village, there was originally a shrine to Inari, which happened to contain a shrine to the god. Since it wasn't very big, I wasn't in a hurry to retrieve it at first."

"But about two weeks ago, I suddenly sensed that someone had demolished my shrine and stolen the divine shrine..."

At this point, Lady Amamiya had naturally come to regard the Inari Shrine and the shrine's remains as her own.

Hoshino Hideyuki pursed his lips, showing no intention of correcting him.

Who is Inari-sensei? Have you ever invited him to dinner? No? Then we don't know him.

Here, Miss Amamiya continued:

"I cannot tolerate such rude and disrespectful behavior."

"So I decided to come to Musashi Village to check things out—I unexpectedly learned along the way that the crew of 'The World Is Not Wonderful' would also be coming, and out of curiosity about acting, I spent money to buy a role~"

So you're saying you became an actor just for fun?

My thinking is strangely similar to that of Old Man Fox... Wait, damn it, how could I have such thoughts!

Hideyuki Hoshino shook his head violently.

"What's wrong, Mr. Smiling Fox?"

"It's nothing, please continue..."

"Hmm~"

Amamiya Yukiho said, "Next, I arrived at Musashi Village."

"In order to gather intelligence, I started investigating the village, and then on the first night, just like Mr. Smiling Fox, I also discovered the white net that suddenly appeared..."

"While checking the white net, I happened to catch a fleeting glimpse of a bluish-green flame..."

Okay.

That's how I exposed myself.

Hoshino Hideyuki narrowed his eyes, thinking that before setting the mountain on fire next time, he would have to conjure up a curtain to cover the outside.

Amamiya Yukiho seemed to have read the male fox's thoughts, and covered her mouth with a light laugh: "Actually, I wasn't quite sure back then either, otherwise I would have dug three feet into the ground to find you~"

What's with digging three feet into the ground?

Is that a word good people use?

Ignoring the fox's rambling, Yukiho Amamiya continued:

"When I couldn't find you that night, I went back to the hotel. The next night, I went to check on the demolished shrine."

"It was there that I found a tunnel, and inside I met the mastermind behind everything..."

Hoshino Hideyuki interjected:

"Wait, has the culprit appeared so soon?"

"According to the usual novel plot, shouldn't such a character be written for more than ten chapters, with flashbacks and interludes, and only make a shocking appearance after the protagonists have collected clues and unraveled the mystery?"

"Maybe there could be another plot twist, like the succulent plant in the home of the security guard's seventh aunt's eighth aunt coming to life and turning into hatred because the eighth aunt favors the spider plant on the neighbor's balcony..."

Amamiya Yukiho tilted her head and smiled:

"Mr. Smiling Fox's ideas sound really interesting! Remember to let me know if you ever write a novel. I'll definitely read it!"

"However, the real world is mostly full of coincidences and accidents—ah, or maybe the authors who wrote about our world just weren't good enough to create intricately plotted stories, but it's all the same~"

"In short, the accident happened."

"I only intended to do some reconnaissance at first, I never expected to run into her..."

As she spoke, the young lady suddenly took out a piece of paper and pen from behind her back and began to draw Hoshino Hideyuki on the spot, displaying her superb drawing skills.

"It was a long-legged spider with a body about five meters long, a human face on its abdomen, and its body was covered with black and yellow stripes. Its voice sounded like that of a middle-aged woman..."

"At first I thought she was just an ordinary demon beast, but after fighting her I found that she was quite strong, and her aura was closely connected with the white net outside. That's when I confirmed that she was the source of all the anomalies here."

"Then..."

"I got distracted because I was thinking too much, and she accidentally bit me. I was poisoned, and in the end, you, Mr. Smiling Fox, carried me back."

Amamiya Yukiho stuck out her tongue shyly.

"That concludes my experience since arriving in the village!"

"Next, Mr. Smiling Fox, shouldn't you also talk about your..."

"I reject."

Hoshino Hideyuki said decisively, "Compared to what you've been through, Miss, my little troubles are nothing to talk about."

"Huh? That's not fair..."

"Cough cough!"

Hoshino Hideyuki immediately changed the subject, saying, "In short, I roughly understand the current situation. So, based on our past friendship and the fact that I really can't escape it either, I'm willing to work with you, Miss, to deal with that spider."

"...Of course, this is on the premise that you don't do anything rash!"

Amamiya Yukiho nodded frantically, as if to say, "I am elegant, cute, and well-behaved, the best child in everyone's family, and I would never do anything rash."

Hilarious! Only an idiot would believe a female fox's advances.

Hoshino Hideyuki rolled his eyes and continued:

"Now that the cooperation agreement has been reached, I'd like to ask about the spider in more detail... She was able to injure you, could she be a powerful monster?"

In Hoshino Hideyuki's view, Amamiya Yukiho was the strongest person he knew in the real world.

Although she is less imposing than Ryoko Senjougahara, she is definitely the strongest below the Great Yokai level.

Only a powerful demon could have injured this female fox.

However, Yukiho Amamiya shook her head.

"Very close, but not quite."

"There are two main reasons why she was able to hurt me."

"First, there's the white net outside, or more accurately, the spiderweb barrier she wove."

“Spider-like creatures are naturally skilled in the art of creating barriers, and the spider web she wove is closely connected to the spiritual veins of this place, almost becoming one with them. What looks like a spider web is essentially more like a part of the mountain range.”

"This not only gave her almost limitless magical power, but also allowed her to suppress enemies trapped under the net to an extreme degree."

"That's why you, Mr. Smiling Fox, can't break it. Not only you, but I would also have a hard time. In other words, if we can't solve the source of everything, we will both be trapped here."

"Secondly... although she looks like a monster, she's actually closer to a mutated god~"

Hoshino Hideyuki raised an eyebrow: "Gods?"

“That’s right, I only vaguely sensed it after we exchanged blows. That guy’s body is filled with divine power and a mixture of faith,” Yukiho Amamiya said in a deep voice.