I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Yuhaka, realizing what was happening, grabbed Tokisaki Kurumi and stared at her with his big, bright eyes. Kurumi was slightly startled by the sudden hug, and her expression was completely bewildered when she heard Yuhaka's words.

"San San, teach Youyou this, Youyou wants to learn it ☆w☆~!"

"???"

Hearing Yuhaka's words, Tokisaki Kurumi blinked, unsure of what to say. After all, Tokisaki Kurumi's quick cooking demonstration was just to amuse Yuhaka, but she hadn't expected Yuhaka to want her to teach her this ability, something she was powerless to do.

After all, the power of the First Bullet was her own angel's power, so naturally she couldn't teach it to Yuhka.

Kurumi Tokisaki coughed slightly and explained to Yuhaka:

"Ahem, Yu-Yu-chan, that ability just now was my angel's ability, so I can't teach it to you."

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhaka was stunned. Kurumi Tokisaki couldn't help but find it a little funny to see Yuhaka's wide, watery eyes wide open in shock, but then she couldn't laugh anymore.

After hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's explanation, Yuhaka quickly put his mind to work and soon came up with a good idea: make Kurumi Tokisaki his family!

Thinking about all this, Yuhaka couldn't help but think how clever he was =w=~

Then Yuhaka lay on Tokisaki Kurumi's chest and looked at her, saying:

"Then San San can stay and help You You cook~☆w☆~"

Looking at Yuhaka's irresistible gaze, Kurumi Tokisaki didn't know how to answer him. Refusing him didn't feel right. Then, Kurumi realized that she was no longer in her own world, and how to get back was still a problem.

Staying means at least being with Yuhaka and the others until they find a way back.

"Hmm...that's alright, but..."

With her head tilted to the side, Kurumi Tokisaki tapped her cheek with her finger and said:

"If you want to use my angelic abilities, it will consume my stored time."

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhaka immediately gave a "OO? ???" look, clearly not understanding what Kurumi Tokisaki was saying. Seeing Yuhaka's confused expression, Kurumi Tokisaki carefully explained to him the time her ability required and how to replenish it.

After hearing about Tokisaki Kurumi's abilities, Yuhaka gave her a "I understand!" look and said to Tokisaki Kurumi:

"Yoyo wa ga da! Yoyo, take Yoyo's time, OwO!"

Upon hearing Yhaka's words, Tokisaki Kurumi naturally wore a knowing expression, but she didn't intend to extract time from Yhaka. After all, she had tried to extract time from Yhaka during their first meeting, but unfortunately, she couldn't.

This is also why Tokisaki Kurumi decided to try absorbing other energy from Yhaka as a reward. If she could use the energy from other systems, then she wouldn't need to absorb time from Yhaka.

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1224 [Youyou Calls the Cat]

Upon hearing that Tokisaki Kurumi wanted to use her other energy to activate the First Bullet, Yuhaka revealed the energy he already possessed. Instantly, Yuhaka lit up like a colorful LED light, and the unsuspecting Tokisaki Kurumi felt as if she had been blinded by the light.

However, for this very reason, Tokisaki Kurumi immediately felt as if she were standing in front of a giant furnace. Although the enormous energy was not as vast as the infinite time of Yhaka, it was still the first time that Tokisaki Kurumi had ever seen such a massive and unique energy.

In her subsequent choices, Tokisaki Kurumi also chose the two energies, Gira and Kamui, because these two energies were very close to her spiritual power. Although there was an energy that was closer to spiritual power, namely Honkai energy, Tokisaki Kurumi felt that the dark purple energy of Honkai energy had a strange feeling, which made Tokisaki Kurumi not very willing to try it. Her intuition told her that absorbing it might cause unexpected events.

Therefore, Tokisaki Kurumi is now using Radiance and Kamui to replenish her spiritual power. Although this energy is not as strong as spiritual power, the ratio is about 10:7. However, the vast Radiance and Kamui of Yuhaka make Tokisaki Kurumi feel comfortable. In the past, the time it took for Tokisaki Kurumi to absorb energy from her prey was like eating a small steamed bun, but the energy that Yuhaka gave her was like eating a large char siu bao.

This made Tokisaki Kurumi feel very comfortable, but she soon stopped. Although Yuhaka didn't mind her absorbing his energy, Tokisaki Kurumi wasn't shameless enough to do so. After absorbing a little bit, she stopped absorbing Yuhaka's energy. Besides the spiritual power required for the First Bullet, she also charged a small fee for using the First Bullet, which was of course agreed to by Yuhaka.

Soon, thanks to Kurumi Tokisaki's Bullet and clones, the time it would normally take to prepare the tonkatsu curry rice was reduced by more than half, so Yuhaka and the others were able to eat very quickly.

While Yuhaka and the others were eating, Tokisaki Kurumi tried to contact her clones outside, but unfortunately, due to the connection within Yuhaka's imaginary space, she was unable to reach them. Clearly, this alternate dimension was very different from the shadow space of her City of Eclipse. Tokisaki Kurumi wasn't sure why, but she still planned to test it out.

"Yuyu-chan, could you open a tiny dimensional rift? Just a small rift would be enough."

Yuhaka, who was eating the tonkatsu curry rice made by Tokisaki Kurumi, suddenly stopped what he was doing and stared at Tokisaki Kurumi with his mouth wide open. After Yuhaka realized what was happening, he put the tonkatsu in his hand into his mouth and nodded to indicate that there was no problem.

Then, Yuhaka extended a finger and made a slash in the air, instantly opening a short imaginary rift. After the imaginary rift opened, Tokisaki Kurumi tried to contact her clone, and soon received information from her clone.

After listening to the information sent by all her clones, Kurumi Tokisaki nodded to indicate that she understood and then redeployed them. She then told Yhaka that the Imaginary Rift could be closed.

After Yuhaka closed the Imaginary Rift, Kurumi Tokisaki told Yuhaka and the others the information her clones had gathered. Except for Elodie, who couldn't understand, Yuhaka roughly understood that Kurumi Tokisaki's clones had tracked the two people who had disguised themselves as housewives back to a secluded small apartment. Because she was worried about alerting them, Kurumi Tokisaki's clones only monitored them from a distance. After all, the other party was a character with magical powers. Although she didn't know which work the character came from or what strange abilities the other party might have, it was better to avoid alerting them.

Meanwhile, the clones searching for the demons and Muzan Kibutsuji's whereabouts had not yet found any relevant clues. After all, it was not yet completely night. Tokisaki Kurumi guessed that the demons under Muzan Kibutsuji's command would probably not be able to move out until night or late at night. Tokisaki Kurumi also planned to go out and take action when night fell.

After asking Yuhaka if he wanted to go out with her, Yuhaka agreed to go with Tokisaki Kurumi to find Muzan Kibutsuji. While eating curry, Tokisaki Kurumi suddenly thought of something and said:

"By the way, Yu-Yu-chan, since you have that kind of magical energy, do you know any magic or something?"

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhaka immediately stopped eating and stared at Kurumi with wide eyes. Then, Yuhaka looked up at the ceiling, pondering what kind of magic he knew, and nodded to indicate that he knew a little bit of magic.

However, that was really just a little bit of magic. Yhaka doesn't know much magic, after all, a single breath from Yhaka is more effective than most spells, except for some functional support spells.

Upon hearing that Yuhaka could use magic, Elodie, who was eating nearby, stared at Yuhaka with great curiosity, wanting to hear what kind of magic Yuhaka knew so that she could ask him for guidance in the future.

When Tokisaki Kurumi heard that Yuhka knew magic, she asked him if he had any magic to search for people. Yuhka shook his head and said no, because he relied on his senses to search for people or objects.

Upon hearing that Yhaka didn't know this kind of magic, Tokisaki Kurumi felt it was only natural. After all, Yhaka's powerful sense of smell had made Tokisaki Kurumi think that Yhaka couldn't possibly learn this kind of magic.

"Hmm, that's a real shame. If there were more little ones with sensitive noses like Yu-Yu-chan, the 'us' of the past would have been able to find the cowardly Muzan Kibutsuji and his henchmen much better."

When Kurumi Tokisaki refers to "our past selves," she is referring to her own clones. After all, Kurumi Tokisaki's clones don't have a Yuhaka with a keen sense of smell like her original self. If each of her clones had a Yuhaka, Kurumi Tokisaki felt that finding Muzan Kibutsuji and the other demons in Tokyo wouldn't be too difficult.

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's suggestion, Yuhaka poured all the curry and rice from his plate into his mouth, chewed it, and said to Kurumi Tokisaki:

Yes, I do! O~O

"???"

"You have a sensitive nose, and Youyou still has O^O here."

With that, Yuhaka swallowed the curry rice in his mouth.

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After Yuhaka and his group finished their meal, Yuhaka took Tokisaki Kurumi and Elodie to the backyard of the cabin. As Yuhaka took a deep breath and made a "meow...OoO" sound, Tokisaki Kurumi, who was next to Elodie, immediately covered her nose as if she had been punched.

Elodie looked at Tokisaki Kurumi, who was clutching her nose and tilting her head back in confusion, clearly not understanding what Kurumi was suddenly doing. Finally, ignoring Kurumi's seemingly erratic behavior, Elodie turned to Yuhaka and asked:

"Youyou, what are you doing?"

Hearing Elodie's words, Yuhaka turned to look at her and said:

"Call me cat OwO~"

After hearing Yuhaka's answer, Elodie looked puzzled, clearly not understanding what Yuhaka was talking about. However, Elodie quickly understood.

As the warehouse door in the backyard of the cabin was pushed open, a large group of Palicoes and Merlins dressed in various Monster Hunter equipment rushed towards Yuhaka, meowing as they went. Seeing this, Tokisaki Kurumi froze completely, clearly overwhelmed by the sight of such a large group of cats.

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1225 [The Hunt and the Mysterious Barrier]

At Yuhaka's call, the battle cats that were originally on the side of the ancient tower also ran over from the portal on the side of the warehouse. Now a large group of cats gathered around Yuhaka and the others, looking at Elodie and Kurumi Tokisaki with curiosity, and wandering around them as if observing something.

"Queuing up OwO/~"

Under Yuhaka's command, the battle cats quickly lined up. Although they weren't as orderly as an army, Yuhaka didn't care about these small details. After watching the battle cats line up, Yuhaka told them about what he had discussed with Tokisaki Kurumi.

Previously, Yuhaka and Kurumi Tokisaki had discussed having one or two battle cats follow Kurumi Tokisaki's clones. As beastmen, the cats naturally have a keen sense of smell. Although not as keen as Yuhaka, they can at least smell the scent left by demons within a certain range.

Yuhaka took out the clothes from the three kidnappers that he had discussed with Tokisaki Kurumi. These clothes had a lingering ghostly scent, making them easy to identify. The battle cats remembered the scent immediately after smelling it, since it was really quite stinky.

After setting up the plan, Yuhaka and Tokisaki Kurumi set off to find Muzan Kibutsuji. Elodie, who couldn't help for the time being, waved goodbye to the two. After Yuhaka and Tokisaki Kurumi left, Elodie looked at the knowledge about automatons on her tablet and realized she needed to speed up her progress a bit.

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In the forest, Yuhka and Tokisaki Kurumi had already divided into teams. One Tokisaki Kurumi clone and two battle cats formed a search team. Although Tokisaki Kurumi's clone could not use the power of Zafkiel for the time being, she could still use the Castle of Time and Shadow. Encountering ordinary demons was not a problem. Of course, the main purpose of the search team was to find the target, and the main battles were left to Yuhka and Tokisaki Kurumi.

"Alright, that's the past us. Now it's time for us to find those rats hiding in the darkness. Once we find them, the rest is up to me and Youyou-chan."

Hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Kurumi's clones also had happy expressions as they petted the cats, indicating that there was no problem. After all, having an easy job and cats to pet was like heaven.

After Kurumi Tokisaki's clones left with the cats, Kurumi watched the sun gradually sink below the horizon and said to Yuhaka beside her:

"Yoyo-chan, let's go to a higher place and wait. I believe those rats will appear soon."

Yuhaka, who was standing nearby, nodded in understanding upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words. Then, looking at Kurumi with a slightly puzzled expression, he asked:

"San San, why is San San catching mice?"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's naive question, Kurumi Tokisaki broke out in a cold sweat and explained:

"This...this is just a metaphor, Yu-Yu-chan..."

After receiving Kurumi Tokisaki's explanation, Yuhaka nodded to indicate that she understood. She thought Kurumi Tokisaki was going to catch the mouse herself. By the way, there are no mice in Yuhaka's Meru Cat Restaurant. After all, with Yuu there, mice are practically impossible to find. Of course, I don't mean that Yuhaka would catch the mouse, but that the mouse was scared away.

Afterwards, Kurumi Tokisaki brought Yuhaka to a high-rise building and possessed the brightly lit city below.

Looking at the brightly lit city before her, Kurumi Tokisaki thought of a question and indirectly asked Yhaka:

"By the way, Yoyo-chan, where did you find those adorable cats?"

Looking at the cats wearing protective armor, Kurumi Tokisaki finally remembered something—weren't those Palicoes from the Monster Hunter game?!

Although Tokisaki Kurumi has played games, she rarely does. Most of her time is spent fishing, playing with Maya Takamiya, and petting cats. Occasionally, she plays some handheld or console games, but not many. However, she has played games like Monster Hunter, since there are cats in the game.

At first, Kurumi Tokisaki thought the cat in Yuhaka's house looked familiar, but she assumed it was a beastman race from another world and didn't think of it as a monster hunter.

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's question, Yuhaka explained:

"The kitten came from Youyou's house, OwO~"

Upon hearing Yhaka's words, Tokisaki Kurumi couldn't help but feel a little strange. If Yhaka was from the Monster Hunter world, then why hadn't she found any information about him? This puzzled Tokisaki Kurumi. Most importantly, there was no magic in the Monster Hunter world, right?

After much thought, Kurumi Tokisaki shook her head and decided to stop thinking about these things. After all, Kurumi felt that Yuhaka's background was probably very problematic, but it was not something she could investigate at the moment. She should focus on the present matter.

As night fell, the number of people on the streets gradually decreased, except for some overtime workers and those leaving work. Around midnight, Tokisaki Kurumi heard a message from her clone, who had discovered one of the demons and requested an attack order.

After careful consideration, Tokisaki Kurumi agreed to let her clone use the Eclipse Castle to attack the demons and see how easy it was to deal with them. The first demon was easy to deal with because it was caught off guard and was pulled directly into the Eclipse Castle by Tokisaki Kurumi's clone.

Kurumi Tokisaki was at a loss for words. Regardless, she pulled out a map of Tokyo and marked the location where she had discovered the demon. Yuhaka, who was munching on snacks nearby, swallowed his food upon seeing Kurumi's actions and asked:

"What is San San doing? O^O"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's question, Kurumi Tokisaki explained:

"Hmm, make a quick note of the locations of those demons. If I'm not mistaken, Muzan Kibutsuji should still be active in the Tokyo area."

Yuhaka looked at Kurumi Tokisaki with a puzzled expression after hearing her words and said:

"Won't the big bad guy run off somewhere else?"

Regarding the question about Yuhaka, Kurumi Tokisaki shook her head and said:

"It's highly unlikely, because I tried sending my clone to other areas to test it out, and my clone disappeared without a trace as if it had hit something."

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Yuhka's eyes widened in surprise. Clearly, what Kurumi said was beyond Yuhka's comprehension. Seeing Yuhka's stunned expression, Kurumi assumed he was frightened, so she explained the rest to him:

"Don't worry, although my clone disappeared, it quickly reappeared. However, after my clone recovered, it didn't know what happened. The part of its memory that disappeared and then recovered was completely blank. My clone, on the other hand, is perfectly normal."

Kurumi Tokisaki drew a large circle on a map of Tokyo and said:

"After many attempts, I have roughly simulated the approximate range of this effect. If I'm not mistaken, it's about the size of Tokyo. Although I don't know how it happened, I personally think that the birdcage-like barrier was probably set up to prevent us from going too far. And the mastermind behind setting up this birdcage-like barrier is probably only the military princess Altair."