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

"Huh? If that's the case, does that mean we need to keep some distance from Hime when the weather is cold?" Takagi Yoyako thought for a moment and asked this question with some curiosity.

"No way! We'll just hug even tighter then. Little Princess is warm in winter and cool in summer!" Erina said proudly, "Just like a mermaid!"

"Ah, speaking of merfolk... that really startled me, Yoda-chan!" Takagi Yoyako said, glancing around before whispering, "That Kitajima-kun, daring to reveal his merfolk identity... it feels a bit dangerous."

"I think so too. But perhaps she feels that only openness and honesty can foster mutual understanding between humans and merfolk." Yi Xing frowned, somewhat pessimistic about the idea: "Although I feel that this idea is a bit too unrealistic."

"It's dangerous, you know. But Kitajima probably doesn't care at all," Erina said nonchalantly. "She must be really good at fighting to dare to be so honest. If she were just like me, she'd need a super strong servant by her side at all times!"

"Huh? But Yoda-chan, you're already pretty good at fighting, aren't you?"

"I definitely can't do it alone. Too many spells require a safe casting time." Erina shook her head, speaking the truth with a very clear understanding of her own abilities: "Although I'm not weak, the risk is too high. One mistake could be fatal."

"Yes. The main problem lies in defense," Yixing explained. "Actually, it's like many people. To use numerical comparisons, their attack power is high enough to easily kill most people, but their physical defense can't even withstand a single bullet."

"Oh, that's true... But it's impossible for an ordinary gunman to kill Yoda-chan, right?" Takagi thought for a moment and said, "If someone is aiming at you, wouldn't they know immediately?"

"I know, but that doesn't mean I can avoid it! I'm not like some lowly servant who can catch bullets with my bare hands." Erina said, sounding a little envious. "So, I really envy Kodera-kun!"

"Eh? Kodera?"

"Makiko Kodera," Yoshiyuki reminded him, "that red-haired girl who got hit in the head with a baseball during her introduction. Didn't Jinbo mention her to you? He also knocked her down the stairs while he was cleaning."

"Oh! I remember!" Takagi Yoyako exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear... that's terrible! Luckily she's very resilient, otherwise she probably wouldn't have even graduated from kindergarten! Perhaps this is the price of invincible defense."

"It's not exactly invincible defense," Erina said, somewhat unconvinced. "You scoundrel servant, find an opportunity to use the Eight Desolations Annihilation Slash on her! If she can withstand that attack, I'll admit she has invincible defense!"

"How could I possibly use a life-shortening technique on someone so casually! I have no intention of ever using it in my entire life!"

As is widely known, the Eight Desolations Sword Technique has a total of nine moves.

The so-called Eight Desolations Annihilation Slash is the ninth move of the Eight Desolations Sword Technique, and also the highest-level sword technique.

The eighth and ninth techniques are sword techniques used exclusively by the guardians of the Underworld Shrine Maidens throughout history. No matter how high the martial arts skills of the Yoda clan members are, they cannot learn to this level.

This seems to be because each generation of Maekawa received the blessing of the most powerful Aragami, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, which is why they were able to fully comprehend the Eight Desolations Sword Technique.

In fact, because the cost of releasing it was too high, Yixing never actually used the Eight Desolations Annihilation Slash.

Therefore, he was unsure whether he could use it at the crucial moment.

This means that, unfortunately, he can only use eight moves of the Eight Desolations Sword Technique.

Many people in the Qianchuan area throughout history never used the Eight Desolations Annihilation Slash in their entire lives.

This move will excessively deplete one's life force, resulting in severe damage to one's vitality after the battle and a significant shortening of lifespan.

Such a powerful technique comes at a tremendous cost, and its power is naturally immense as well.

Genichiro Maekawa, the first guardian of the Underworld Shrine Maiden, used it a total of four times.

Each time, he made his move in a desperate situation and turned the tide of the battle.

He first killed the sword saint Fushimi Hikoshiro, who had been unable to resist the corruption of the underworld and turned into a demon.

The second time was to kill the Yamata no Orochi, which had been resurrected by the waters of the underworld.

The third time was when he killed Kagutsuchi, the fire god who was resurrected by Izanami and harbored hatred for the Tokoyomi, the Land of Night, and Takamagahara.

The last time, he injured Izanami, making her unable to resist Erisa's seal.

But it was precisely because he used it so many times that his lifespan was almost completely exhausted. So, after losing Erisa Yoda in the Battle of the Sealed Gate, he died less than a year later.

Yi Xing calculated that each move he used would conservatively shorten his lifespan by ten years, or even fifteen years.

He would never use such a trick unless it was absolutely necessary.

At this moment, Takagi Yayako's interest shifted to Yoto Hime.

She took out her phone, chuckled, and said this.

"Oh, Ji, since we're friends now, let's exchange phone numbers and email addresses! Can your phone be scanned with infrared?"

Xiao Ji shook her head.

"Ah, okay then! Add me. My password is..."

Xiao Ji shook her head again before she could finish speaking.

Before Takagi could even process what she meant, Yoto Hime held up her notebook. It contained the following sentence.

I don't have a cell phone.

"Huh? Is that so?" Takagi was a little surprised. "You don't have a cell phone... Did your parents refuse to buy you one?"

"No, that's not true!" Erina immediately chimed in, then realized she'd given herself away and quickly added, "She doesn't have parents. Hime usually lives in the clock tower library."

Xiao Ji nodded and then held up the notebook again.

I don't speak, and I didn't have anyone I needed to contact before, so I didn't need a cell phone.

"Oh, I see." Takagi nodded, seemingly understanding, and said apologetically, "Oh dear, I'm so sorry, my apologies! But, it would be better to have a phone, wouldn't it? Even when using a computer, you're always required to link your phone or something, right?"

Xiao Ji nodded and held up the sign.

The above content illustrates that simply looking at nodding and shaking one's head is insufficient to truly understand what Xiao Ji is trying to say.

Now that I have friends, I think I can finally buy a phone. Before, I always used the chairman's number to register my phone number. It wasn't inconvenient at all.

"Mmm!" Erina ruffled her hair and said affectionately, "Mom... I'll buy you one later!"

Hime nodded and hugged Erina.

"Huh? You two seem to get along really well!" Takagi was genuinely surprised. "You've actually gotten to that level?"

"Hmph~ Because I'm rich!" Erina said smugly, "So, of course I can buy a cell phone for cute Hime to win her over! That way I can pet Hime with a clearer conscience!"

"Miss, please don't be so realistic!"