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

"Huh? What?" Takagi was momentarily at a loss for words. "Um, what do you mean by 'can't use'... and dating and stuff... me and Jinbo-kun? But we're not dating!"

"I see." Erina nodded, smiling, and said, "But it seems to be progressing quite smoothly, right?"

"No, not really..." Takagi seemed a little embarrassed when she brought it up, so she changed the subject: "Oh, right! Yoda-chan, if you're interested, you could try photography! You'll soon find that it's actually a very interesting thing!"

"Ah, you've recommended it to me so many times. But I've never really been interested," Erina complained. "Besides, I keep seeing weird things on it! It really affects my mood."

The so-called strange things are ghosts, demons, and all sorts of bizarre phenomena.

These things are easier to see in images, especially photographs.

Even those without clairvoyance may be able to discover terrifying things through this method.

"But I think one of the greatest charms of photography is developing the film by hand and discovering things that are invisible to the naked eye. That process is incredibly exciting!"

As Takagi Yayako spoke, her voice became somewhat agitated.

"Not only are there scary things, but also some adorable little guys! For example, last night I came specifically to photograph the cherry blossom grove at the foot of Sakurajima at night, and in the pile of photos I developed, there were two pictures with little children in them!"

"No, no, generally these are all pretty scary, right?" Yoshiyuki couldn't help but retort, "Child-like ghosts are the scariest, okay?!"

"Ah, my bad for not being clear! I was talking about adorable children." Takagi Yayako said, pulling out several photos and showing them to everyone with great interest. "Look! I was absolutely terrified when I developed them in the darkroom!"

Yixing took the photo, still fully alert, ready to face any possible shock.

The scene in this photo is extremely tense.

The cherry blossom grove at night, while not as eerie as ordinary groves, still exudes an air of unknown dread.

With a calm and composed mind, like a still lake, Yixing took the first photo.

However, it's yet another one.

Finally, when I turned to the fourth picture, the photo was no longer just a simple forest.

From the shadows... appeared the figure of a child!

The moment Yixing saw her, he gasped.

Then I immediately wanted to curse.

Because the photo clearly shows Arisa, a black and white cat!

Her hair was divided in the middle, black on the left and white on the right, and the same was true for her tail.

The crop top and skirt were black and white, while the stockings were black and white in the opposite direction to the hair and tail. The left stocking was white, and the right stocking was black.

On her right foot, she was still wearing the dark brown outdoor uniform shoes that belonged to the girls of Sakurajima Academy.

As for the left shoe, I have no idea where it is.

It probably got lost on the street. The black and white cat didn't even realize it. I wonder if it was so drunk that it was chuckling to itself as it walked, or even singing "Katyusha" at the top of its lungs.

I wonder if these two shoes were stolen from some female student. But since Xiao Ji said she never lays a hand on students, it's probably not.

Arisa is lying on the ground, fast asleep in the photo.

Her sleeping face, tinged with a silly grin, was stained with wine red, and drool dripped slightly from her mouth. In her outstretched left hand, she held a half-empty bottle of vodka, while to her right lay an empty bag of dried fish.

This is one of the top choices for Japanese people to enjoy with alcohol, and it's definitely a favorite of catgirls. Some people have even tried putting dried fish in obviously obvious tripwire traps to lure catgirls, and they've all succeeded.

Given that Arisa is usually dirt poor and spends her money on alcohol and catnip, these dried fish and vodka were either bought by begging or "borrowed" from some unlucky old man.

And it was quite obvious that she, who could be knocked out by a few bottles of beer, dared to challenge herself with high-proof liquor, and quickly became drunk.

As for why she was so drunk that she couldn't go home and could only lie in the woods, Yixing can venture a guess: perhaps she forced herself to drink even after she ran out of snacks.

If he had eaten a couple of bites of food with those last few sips of wine, he wouldn't have gotten this drunk.

Yoshiyuki felt deeply saddened by this situation and thought that Arisa was not very bright.

Although the young lady is definitely not someone to emulate in terms of intelligence, she certainly has a lot of crooked ideas.

Moreover, Erina has been craving the taste of Yoda sake since she was a child, and has always fantasized about how she would have a big drinking session when she turned twenty.

So, Erina has a lot of good ideas on what to do when there's a lack of snacks to go with drinks.

One trick that's perfect for girls like Black and White Cat who are both poor and addicted to cute things is to use cuteness as an accompaniment to drinks.

Find a mirror or a puddle of clear water, and admire your own lovely appearance while drinking; you won't get drunk so quickly.

"Uh, isn't that Arisa the Black and White Cat?!" Yoshiyuki was speechless for a moment, then after a moment of thought, he retorted, "Why did this scare you so much! I thought it was something really scary!"

"Huh? I already said it's something cute! By the way, do you guys know her?"

"I wouldn't say I know her, but I know she often appears near the campus," Yixing replied vaguely.

"Oh, oh!" Takagi nodded, seemingly understanding, and continued enthusiastically, "Anyway, keep flipping through! The last picture is of her again! So cute!"

Upon hearing her say that, Yixing immediately pulled out the last photo.

This photo was taken from a different angle; Takagi has now gone deep into the forest.

The photo still features a black and white cat.

She seemed to have been awakened by Takagi's arrival, and was now hiding behind a tree in her beast-eared girl form, peeking out half of her head and watching the camera warily.

According to Takagi, she couldn't see the black and white cat with the naked eye at the time, so Arisa must have used magic to hide her body so that people with insufficient spiritual vision couldn't see or touch her.

The principle is the same as how Wu Nini and Wu Lili hide their animal ears. Both they and those who can see the animal ears can touch them.

Those who cannot see them will simply pass through their ears when they reach towards them, or they will think they are touching hair. There is no way to detect it, either visually or tactilely.

Of course, the black and white cat may also have used invisibility.

However, this way, she can be touched.

When Takagi walks by, she might suddenly step on something soft and trip over it without any warning.

Just as Yoshiyuki couldn't help but laugh at Arisa's adorable "secret observation" look, his smile suddenly froze.

In the corner of the photo, there is a girl in a kimono with black eyes, covered in blood, and a transparent body.

A spider lily was tucked into her black hair, and she wore a slight smile as she gazed in the direction of Takagi Yoyako.