Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Half an hour later.

as predicted.

Inside the main shrine, Hoshino Hideyuki, using his Eye of Insight, discovered a hidden mechanism, thus opening a secret basement—speaking of which, a basement in an underground shrine should really be called an underground basement or an underground lower chamber, hmm, reduplicated words are so fun~

cough.

The two foxes opened the basement door and were quickly blinded by a dazzling array of lights.

Below were hundreds of small gold coins shaped like Want Want Rice Crackers (gold coins from the Edo period in Japan), tons of silver and silver jewelry, a row of bottles filled with venom of all sorts of colors, and all sorts of other odds and ends.

But what attracted Hoshino Hideyuki's attention the most was a flower that was placed in a crystal box.

They look like artificial flowers, without a trace of dryness...

Sparse, blue-purple petals bloomed profusely on slender branches...

Wait a minute, isn't this the Asahi-Yosuga Higanbana that Senjougahara Ryoko wanted?

Since there were no quest prompts, the fox hadn't bothered to look for one recently, but unexpectedly stumbled upon it here!

Chapter 174 The Young Lady Wants to Make a Deal with the Fox

"We can split this gold and silver in half. Of course, if Mr. Smiling Fox finds it inconvenient to carry it, I can ask Kana to help me convert it into cash for you~"

"These poisons... their composition and effects are unknown. My suggestion is to destroy them all."

"As for these treasures, well, Mr. Smiling Fox, you may choose first."

Yukiho Amamiya pointed to the last pile of miscellaneous items.

Hoshino Hideyuki didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed the spider lily in his hand.

Amamiya Yukiho raised an eyebrow, surprised that the male fox would choose this one, but she didn't say anything more.

Over here, Hideyuki Hoshino looked at the remaining items and scratched his fox head.

A few talismans, a few small drums, a few knives, a long spear, a writing brush, and an old-fashioned camera.

Uh……

What's the use of all this? I don't even know how to pick a fox.

"Pfft~"

Yukiho Amamiya smiled and said, "Why don't you stop picking and choose, Mr. Smiling Fox? You can take all of these things."

"There's really nothing good here, just some mortal items that have been imbued with spiritual energy. I don't need them."

"Mr. Smiling Fox, please take it as a collectible~"

The fox nodded.

also.

Whether it's useful or not, I'll just take it first.

When playing games, he wouldn't even spare the pots and pans in the NPCs' houses!

However, these things add up to a rather large volume, and since they are not system items, they cannot be put into the tail's space.

Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be a problem to find a car to take it away.

But he just happens to need to escape from Lady Amamiya's side in a little while, which is really inconvenient...

For a moment, Hideyuki Hoshino hesitated.

Amamiya Yukiho leaned closer and asked with concern, "Mr. Smiling Fox, what's wrong?"

"Ah, nothing..."

"Is it because you find it too much to carry around?"

"Uh-huh……"

"That's true. After all, Mr. Smiling Fox is probably planning to escape from me, and carrying so much stuff would indeed be a bit inconvenient."

"Hmm... Hmm? Something's not right with you!"

Hoshino Hideyuki immediately took three steps back, his eyes widening as he looked at Amamiya Yukiho, who was smiling.

You vixen!

You saw right through me and were just teasing me, weren't you!

Across from her, Yukiho Amamiya bowed slightly.

"Oh dear, Mr. Smiling Fox, why are you suddenly so nervous? Did I say something that scared you?"

"Yes!"

Hoshino Hideyuki rolled his eyes and said, "From now on, every word you say will be meant to scare me!"

"Huh? Was I really that unreasonable?"

The young lady lowered her head, tears welling in the corners of her eyes, looking very aggrieved and pitiful.

However, the male fox showed no mercy and bluntly stated, "That's right, it's really too much!"

"Ugh... So, do I still have a chance to change?"

"Yes! Now close your eyes, lean against the wall, and count to one hundred... no, one thousand. Don't turn around before you finish counting, and I'll forgive you!"

"Okay, okay..."

With a flick of her wrist, Yukiho Amamiya closed the basement door out of thin air, and conjured several semi-transparent chains, clearly sealing the door with some kind of magic.

After doing all that, she walked to the corner and began to count.

"1000, 999, 997, 993, 985..."

Hoshino Hideyuki:?

Why did you close the exit?

And is this normal counting?! Are you giving me a math problem?! No way! I've already time-traveled; I don't want to suffer through math anymore!

Hideyuki Hoshino sighed deeply, rubbing his forehead.

"Hehe~"

Miss Amamiya turned around with a smile and said softly, "Mr. Smiling Fox, you seem a little dissatisfied with my behavior~"

"No, I'm satisfied, extremely satisfied. They're already trapped, how could I dare to be dissatisfied?"

Hoshino Hideyuki clasped his hands together, his face filled with sorrow: "I was just lamenting the passing of my free time... Alas, I thought killing the spider would be victory, but I never imagined that this would be the end of the road..."

"That's not necessary."

Amamiya Yukiho waved her hand, removing the seal on the doorway, then slowly walked up to Hoshino Hideyuki and said earnestly:

"No more kidding."

“Mr. Smiling Fox, this can’t go on, so…”

Let's have an open and honest talk.

What to talk about?

Want to transform into Superman too?

Although he really wanted to refuse, after considering the difference in strength between the two sides, Hoshino Hideyuki found a relatively clean spot, leaned back, and lay down very flat on it.

"Talk about whatever you want, I can't run away anyway."

Upon seeing this posture, Yukiho Amamiya blinked, then took small steps to Hoshino Hideyuki's side, knelt down, grabbed Hoshino Hideyuki's cheeks with both hands, and lifted them up forcefully...

"Hey! What are you doing to my poor neck! It has done a good job; it has carried messages for the spine and supplied blood to the head. You can't do this to it!"

"Okay, okay, that's all!"

Puff Girl~

As soon as she finished speaking, Yukiho Amamiya let go of his hand, and Hideyuki Hoshino found that his head was resting on something soft and smooth, and his nostrils were filled with the fragrance of lilies.

Looking up again, I found that half of the sky was blocked by the gracefully curved mountains, while the other half was filled with the young lady's smiling eyes, like crescent moons.

Ah, yes, it's the young lady's lap pillow.

Ok……

It feels a little bit comfortable.

But only a little bit!

Hoshino Hideyuki said with a straight face, "Forced lap pillows and the like don't earn me any points."

"It's okay, I just feel more comfortable talking to you this way."

Amamiya Yukiho reached out her small, white hand and gently stroked Hoshino Hideyuki's head, whispering, "Well then, let's get down to business~"

“Mr. Smiling Fox, do you know that I had a very happy time those few days before?”

"Because I can talk to Mr. Smiling Fox every day, because I can rely on Mr. Smiling Fox, I don't have to worry even when facing powerful enemies..."

Hoshino Hideyuki frowned and couldn't help but interject:

"As a price, poor Mr. Smiling Fox had to shoulder a heavy burden before he even reached adulthood, running around all day, constantly torturing his remaining brain cells in order to deceive people better and faster, sob sob sob..."

"Yes, admiring the hardworking and smiling Mr. Fox is also one of my sources of happiness~"

"Hey, that's a bit of a twisted sense of humor! Are you some kind of evil capitalist? No, wait, no, you Amamiya family member, you're the epitome of evil capitalists!"

"Haha, don't be angry~"

Amamiya Yukiho's fingertips massaged Hoshino Hideyuki's temples with just the right amount of pressure, making him comfortably stop talking.

"I just want to say that these days are very happy."

"However, the prerequisite for such a life is that Mr. Smiling Fox cannot run away whenever he sees me, and must coexist peacefully with me..."

"Like now, if Mr. Smiling Fox is determined to run away, and I fail to catch him, these good days will be over, and who knows when we'll meet again..."

Hoshino Hideyuki interjected again: "This responsibility isn't mine, it's all yours! As long as you swear you won't have any ill intentions towards me in the future, I won't run away."

Amamiya Yukiho tilted her head and smiled: "Well, hehe, in the long run, I can't help it..."