My daily life of exorcising demons and falling in love with a witch.

"Hmm, I watch both the premiere and recorded episodes of my favorite anime, and of course, I buy the Blu-ray discs too!"

Erina rubbed her hands together excitedly as she spoke.

"Finally, I can go to a video store and choose my favorite discs! It really feels so much better to be surrounded by a sea of ​​discs in a physical store! Shopping online from Amazon is just no fun!"

"Yes, yes." Yoshiyuki smiled and served the young lady a mother-and-child donburi and miso soup, and specially added a lot of her favorite clam meat to her bowl, picking out all the shells.

As for his own bowl, he wasn't so particular; the shell was still lying inside.

This miso soup was made by Yoshiyuki himself, without using supermarket soup cubes—because only he could make the flavor that the picky eater would like.

The cooking method for this soup is quite complicated.

There are nine kinds of ingredients alone: ​​sea bream, kelp, tofu, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, bean sprouts, oyster mushrooms, shrimp, and green beans.

You also need to make a broth with fish bones beforehand.

"Phew...it tastes so good!" Erina took a sip and breathed a sigh of relief. "Ah...just one sip and all the fatigue from the trip disappears!"

"Miss, you've been sleeping almost the whole time in the car, so there's no way you're tired."

"Sleeping in such an uncomfortable seat must be exhausting, okay?" Erina snorted, then took a bite of the mother-child rice bowl, her face flushing slightly again from the deliciousness of the food. "Um, umm... this... um...!"

"Young lady, please don't make strange noises while eating."

As Yixing made this comment, he subtly shifted his attention to the anime that the young lady was watching.

It tells the story of a group of magical girls who, because the monsters suddenly disappeared, no longer need to fight and can start living happy daily lives.

"Hey, righteous conduct."

"Um?"

"You tell me, if the Gates of the Underworld disappear, wouldn't we no longer need the Witch of the Underworld? Wouldn't I, my successor, and even the entire Yoda family be liberated?"

"...Hmm." Yixing fell silent when she mentioned this.

He believed that the Gates of the Underworld were essentially a seal that stabilized the balance between the human world and the underworld and severed their connection.

Once the gates to the underworld disappear, it may only bring disaster.

The reason why ghosts in the underworld can only be seen occasionally is mainly because Erina and the Yoda family's seals are suppressing the invasion of the underworld god Izanami.

Both are indispensable.

But the Witch of the Underworld is the most important one.

The Yoda family's great seal was kept stable only because of the existence of the Yomi Shrine Maiden, but its power was constantly weakening over time.

One day, it will be breached, and at that time, only Erina will be able to close the gates of the underworld again.

This is also why the Yoda family has kept Erina under house arrest.

Most of the Yoda family members felt that this was the only way to protect her safely, and Erina's own feelings were not important.

Therefore, Yoshiyuki could easily imagine how furious the Yoda clan must have been when they heard that the young lady had run away from home with him.

He couldn't help but complain to Erina about it.

"Young Miss, I suspect there are still people over there petitioning the family head to have us brought back."

"Hmph, Grandpa won't agree! Since he's already promised, he'll never go back on his word." Erina said nonchalantly, "Besides, even if he changes his mind, I won't accept it. Even if I can't go to school in Tokyo, I won't obediently go back to live in the village! If they dare to force me, I'll go far away! Let's see who's worried then!"

Just as Yixing was about to take over the conversation, the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Huh? Who could it be?" Erina looked puzzled, her spoon pausing as she was about to feed herself. "Could it be that we didn't greet our neighbors after moving here, so they came looking for us?"

The young lady's question concerns a traditional Japanese custom: when moving to a new place and settling there for an extended period, it's customary to greet your neighbors and offer them a small gift. They usually reciprocate with a gift in return.

However, in recent years, more and more people have found the rules too cumbersome and therefore have stopped following them, especially in bustling metropolises like Tokyo.

"That's unlikely. These apartments are mostly occupied by tenants, and it's assumed they don't need to greet their neighbors. So, they shouldn't be visiting us in the first place." Yoshiyuki wiped his mouth. "I'll go check. Miss, you can continue eating."

Despite what he said, Erina was still curious, so she still chose to follow him to the door.

He looked through the peephole and saw a ruthless man standing outside in the dead of night, wearing sunglasses.

Male, with a straight posture, looks to be in his early thirties.

He was wearing a suit, and his left pinky finger was missing a section. He was holding a gift box in his hand.

"Who is it?" the young lady asked Xiang Yixing in a low voice.

"He's probably from the underworld. His little finger was chopped off, and he's wearing a suit; you only see that kind of characteristic on yakuza members." He frowned and answered in a low voice, "I don't know what he wants from us, but he's carrying a gift box, so maybe he's new here and wants to say hello... Anyway, leave it to me, Miss, you keep quiet."

"Oh...oh!" Erina didn't seem flustered at all; on the contrary, she seemed a little excited. "This is the first time I've ever seen a live yakuza member! I've only ever seen them on screen before! It sounds so exciting!"

"Is there really such a big difference between your Yoda family and the Yakuza...?" Yoshiyuki couldn't help but complain, "Many of your family rules are quite terrifying, even the Yakuza wouldn't dare to compare!"

Feeling that his brother across the street would get impatient if he didn't open the door, Yixing opened the door and greeted him warily.

"Hello, sir. What can I do for you?"

"Ah, hello! I'm a member of the Kuroba Group. You must be Ms. Maekawa Yoshiyuki and Ms. Yoda Erina? Our boss is too busy to come and meet you in person, so she sent me to see if you're satisfied with your stay."

He bowed and spoke with a serious expression, his attitude extremely respectful.

"Is there anything else you two would like? If you're missing anything, we'll send someone over immediately."

Upon hearing this, Yoshiyuki Maekawa suddenly realized that this person had been sent by the landlord.

So, she suppressed the urge to complain about the title "Miss Righteousness" and said that she didn't need anything. The other party nodded and presented the gift box, saying that it was a small token of the boss's appreciation and asked her to accept it.

He then took his leave. Yoshiyuki opened the gift box and found it contained high-quality wagashi (Japanese sweets). The colors were vibrant and tempting.

"Hey, young lady... is the house your parents found for us a Yakuza property? Does the Yoda family have that many connections here? Judging from what that guy was saying, his boss has a very close relationship with your family."

As Yi Xing listened to the man walk away, he couldn't help but ask this question.