Tokyo, but I'm a deceitful scumbag.

Without time to think, the girl leaped forward and stood in front of the fox.

She didn't know if she could handle it...

But this fox just saved her life, so she can't just ignore it, can she?

But the next second...

The anticipated impact did not materialize.

Instead, the girl saw out of the corner of her eye that the fox slowly pulled a small cotton blanket embroidered with an apple pattern from its tail, and with a flick of its paws, wrapped itself and her inside.

The book spirit's terrifying attack, upon landing on the surface of the quilt, vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye, like throwing a meat bun at a dog, a year-end bonus into the A-share market, or a hundred draws into a gacha pool!

That's right.

This is the item the fox drew from the system: an absolutely safe cotton quilt that can withstand three attacks from spirits with 100% certainty!

And the Book Spirit, well, I'm sorry, it's a type of spirit.

Hoshino Hideyuki's plan was to trick the Book Spirit into concentrating as much power as possible into a few moves, then use the small cotton blanket to block it, avoiding any high-risk war of attrition and achieving victory in one fell swoop!

At this moment.

Whether it was the Book Spirit or Asuka Tendo, only four words remained in their minds:

How can it be……

Poke~

Inside the old cotton quilt, wrapped in a fox fur, Hoshino Hideyuki poked the girl's smooth cheek with his paw.

"Hey, wake up! Is that guy about to collapse from exhaustion?"

Asuka Tendo snapped out of her daze and nodded.

"Then, Miss Onmyoji, who is incredibly kind and powerful, could you please deliver the fatal blow? Or at least get out of here first, it's quite crowded in bed, and you're pressing down on my tail."

As it spoke, the fox wiggled its tail.

The girl felt a tickle in the back of her bottom.

Finally, she realized that she was wrapped in the same small blanket as the fox.

what……

Ah!

Very quickly, very quickly, Asuka Tendo blushed and crawled out of the covers.

In front of her, the Book Spirit was panting heavily, much like a human.

"Why... what exactly did you do..."

The girl's eyes were very innocent.

Don't ask me about the fox's little secrets; I don't know either.

Heaven knows what else a fox might pull out of its tail besides a small blanket.

but……

That won't stop me from killing you!

You were so arrogant just now, weren't you? Now prepare to die!

Asuka Tendo formed hand seals and summoned back the shikigami that had previously vanished. The demon and the giant wolf pounced on the book spirit from the left and right.

"Get out of here! You beasts!"

The Book Spirit roared and summoned several chains again, lashing them at the shikigami.

However, this time, the number and speed of the chains were far less than before. They only managed to keep the shikigami in front of them for a short while, but they were not enough to kill them quickly.

And it was during this gap that...

Asuka Tendo clenched her delicate little hand into a fist, and with a flash of golden light, she slammed it toward the Book Spirit's pitch-black nose!

Duang!

A perfect score!

"Why...no...I just woke up..."

As the spiritual energy surged, the human face shattered little by little, eventually turning into a wisp of black mist that disappeared back into the tattered pages of the "Chronicle of Obscure Events".

With a soft thud, the torn page fell back to the ground.

Asuka Tendo stepped forward and stomped on it.

"Wait, we can talk. I can help you..."

"This genius doesn't need it!"

She bent down, joined two fingers together like a sword, and poked the book cover. Golden light flowed across the pages, completing the seal.

At this point, the battle is over.

The girl took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and laughed out loud in relief.

She turned to Hideyuki Hoshino and said:

"Thank... Ah? Fox, what's wrong?"

But what emerged from under the quilt was no longer the little fox with its soft fur, but an old fox that had lost all its fur, was as thin as a rake, and was trembling!

"This is……"

Hoshino Hideyuki said in a hoarse voice, "The price for using a treasure... is me..."

"He probably won't live much longer..."

Asuka Tendo:! ? !

Chapter 54 You're being incredibly disrespectful to foxes!

"how come……"

"There must be some way to treat this, there must be!"

Asuka Tendo hurriedly squatted down in front of Hideyuki Hoshino, wanting to do something but not knowing what to do. She was flustered and afraid of knocking the old fox in front of her apart.

"This is... a reduction in lifespan... incurable..."

Even in such a pitiful state, Hoshino Hideyuki still smiled at the girl: "But it's alright..."

Asuka Tendo's eyes instantly welled up with tears:

"Since that treasure is so dangerous, why did you use it? We...we are clearly enemies!"

“I tricked you into coming here… how could I… watch you die…”

Hideyuki Hoshino spoke quite frankly.

"Stupid fox..."

Asuka Tendo's voice was tinged with tears.

At this moment, Hoshino Hideyuki slowly said again:

"I don't regret it...it's just...a little regrettable..."

"What regret?"

The girl looked up and listened attentively.

"I...want...Wa...cough cough!"

Halfway through his speech, the fox suddenly started coughing violently and was unable to continue.

Asuka Tendo immediately reached out and gently stroked the fox's back.

At the same time, she subconsciously pondered the second half of the fox's sentence that it hadn't said.

Want Wa...

What does Wa mean...? Wait, could it be socks (Wa)?

Yes, the girl recalled that the fox had mentioned the socks to her twice before.

Although it's hard to understand, there seem to be some perverts in this world who like socks that girls have worn.

I never imagined that this fox would be such a pervert... no, that's not right, I can't call him a pervert.

Regardless, he sacrificed his lifespan to save himself...

So, should we agree to his request?

Speaking of which, I was wearing white bubble socks and school leather shoes today, and after running all the way here and fighting... the smell might be a little embarrassing.

Maybe we should just forget about it...

The girl bit her lip, her gaze shifted, and she suddenly noticed that the hand that had just stroked the fox was covered in shed fur.

Uh……

No, he's already like this, I have no choice but to do it!

This is repaying a debt of gratitude!

The girl stood up, gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, and said to the fox:

"If you really want it, then... then I can give it to you."

As she spoke, she took off her little leather shoes, bent her slender waist, and then stuck her legs back, hooking her fingers around the edge of her socks.

With a gentle tug, the white bubble sock on her right foot was pulled down along the toe, revealing her fair and pinkish sole.

The five small, rounded toes felt the cool night breeze and involuntarily twitched slightly, which was quite adorable.

Asuka Tendo blushed as if she had just been pulled from boiling water, and handed over the socks with slightly stained tips, saying in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz:

"Take it, take it..."

Facing the ice cream coating that was already within reach.

The little fox shakily raised its head, and then...