Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

She had already eaten and didn't want to do anything now.

And it will take a long time.

If you can do everything in one day, then there's no point in staying for the remaining days.

"Good night."

Haruhiko closed his eyes, inhaling the faint fragrance from the blankets.

Yuki shifted her body, held him in her arms, and soon drifted off to sleep.

I don’t know how long it took.

Haruhiko vaguely touched a soft little hand.

But he soon realized something was wrong.

Because the temperature of the skin surface is a bit high.

It resembles the symptoms of a fever.

Haruhiko woke up immediately.

He thought Yukihime was sick, but she wasn't.

She was sleeping soundly in his sight.

And most importantly, she was lying on her side, with both hands exposed.

So whose hand is holding yours?

Haruhiko's body trembled.

It felt like someone was right behind me.

A temperature exceeding that of ordinary humans and an arrogant heart.

A name immediately popped into Haruhiko's mind.

Shiranui.

He turned his head and saw Tsuchimikado Mari.

His heart stopped abruptly.

An indescribable excitement and stimulation spread throughout my body.

It made him feel a little numb.

He opened his mouth, but was afraid of waking Yuki, so he dared not speak.

Haruhiko sized up Tsuchimikado Mari.

She wore a red swimsuit, which contrasted sharply with her large expanse of snow-white skin.

Tsuchimikado Mari blinked, then stretched out her finger and pressed it against Haruhiko's lips.

Just as he was wondering, a faint spiritual energy surged out, like starlight, and sprinkled around the two of them, just enough to isolate Xue Ji.

"You can say whatever you want without worrying about Yuki-hime noticing."

Tsuchimikado Mari's red lips moved slightly, exhaling a hot but not scalding breath.

She is at the fifth rank, while Yukihime is at the fourth rank.

The difference in strength between the two is frighteningly large.

"Mari-neechan, what are you trying to do?"

Haruhiko asked softly, somewhat helplessly.

Although she said he could speak freely, he still subconsciously lowered his voice.

"It was the master's order."

"She was worried you were in danger, so she sent me over," said Tsuchimikado Mari calmly.

Tachibana Yui?

Haruhiko hadn't expected this reason.

Her aunt is really quite nice.

But... Haruhiko looked at Tsuchimikado Mari and was speechless.

It appeared in my bed in the middle of the night. Is something wrong?

"Um... I'm safe, you can go back now."

Haruhiko felt the warm touch from her left hand, suppressed the jumbled thoughts that were popping up in his mind, and said.

"You'll be staying here for a week."

Tsuchimikado Mari shook her head expressionlessly and said, "If I leave now, I won't be able to explain if you encounter danger later."

"..."

Haruhiko started to speak but stopped.

With you here, I'm in real danger!

If Yukihime finds out, she will be angry.

Although she said she didn't care what she did outside, she's not doing that outside now.

"You stay nearby and provide protection."

Seeing that he couldn't get Tsuchimikado Mari to leave, Haruhiko settled for second best and said...

With her abilities, she could arrive instantly even from a great distance.

"No."

Mari Tsuchimikado said calmly, "Master meant close protection."

"...?"

Looking at her serious-sounding nonsense, Haruhiko suddenly felt that he had met his match.

Is that a correct understanding?

If Tachibana Yui knew, she would probably be furious.

"You really want me to leave?"

Tsuchimikado Mari looked at him with her beautiful big eyes.

Although he didn't show any emotional change, Haruhiko felt like a scumbag at that moment.

"I can't get a good night's sleep with you here."

He quickly dispelled this illusion and said.

“You wrote a song for your owner before, which perfectly reflects her experiences.”

Tsuchimikado Mari leaned closer, her fiery red lips almost touching Haruhiko's face, "I want a song too."

Is this how you ask for songs?

Haruhiko stared at the exquisitely beautiful face so close to his face and fell silent.

Tsuchimikado Mari didn't say anything, she just looked at him.

Her previous approach to Haruhiko was purely because of Tachibana Yui.

But after listening to those two songs, she did develop a slight liking for them.

Shiranui is a human who transformed into a demon.

She loved to sing even when she was a human being.

I feel an innate affinity for the talented Haruhiko.

Of course, Tachibana Yui and Utsunomiya Yuya deserve a lot of credit for this.

Otherwise, even if someone else had excellent lyrics and music, they wouldn't have felt this way.

"You sang a song and then left?"

Haruhiko snapped out of his daze and asked again to confirm.

Mari Tsuchimikado nodded.

"That's fine."

Haruhiko looked up and met her gaze. After a moment, he began to sing, "...Enchanted by the whispers of the night, intoxicated by troubled dreams. Tonight I am still alone, gazing up at the hazy moon..."

What's the name of this song?

Mari Tsuchimikado's face remained largely unchanged.

"Shiranui."

Haruhiko said softly.

It's actually called "Song of the Outlying Island," but changing it to Shiranui wouldn't be a big problem.

Tsuchimikado Mari's expression froze for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.