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

"Hmph, whatever! Yoshiyuki, give me an ice-cold Coke!" Erina sprawled on the sofa, lazily calling out, "The best thing is to down a whole bottle of soda in one go after a shower!"

"I haven't put the cola in the refrigerator yet. Is room temperature okay?"

"What?!" Erina immediately refused upon hearing this: "Hmph, room temperature is worse than not drinking it at all! Now hurry up and dry my hair."

"Master, I think you should learn how to dry your hair yourself..."

"No way! It's too much trouble! Yixing's cooking is better, it's much more comfortable!"

"Alright, alright... I really can't do anything with the young lady."

Yi Xing sighed, then took a towel, squatted down in front of the young lady, and gently and carefully dried her hair.

Then, while carefully combing the smooth hair, I used a hairdryer to dry every corner of my scalp, making it dry again.

"Yoshiki's hair-combing technique is so good! It feels so good." Erina chuckled, opening her arms wide. "Here, as a reward, you can have a hug!"

"Stop fooling around, Miss." Yi Xing brought her a change of clothes, both amused and exasperated. "Hurry up and change, I'll go make your bed."

"Hmm. By the way, I'll connect my PS5 to the TV. I'm going to play Monster Hunter World and farm Alatreon for a bit."

She grabbed a chocolate bear cookie, stared at it for a while, then bit off the bear's head, saying this casually as she pressed the remote control.

"...Uh, Miss. Did you forget to bring it?"

"What?!" Erina was stunned for a moment, then said helplessly, "Ah, let's connect the Switch then. Let's play Mario Kart for a while."

Actually, you didn't bring that either.

"..."

Erina froze on the spot, as if petrified.

The bear-shaped biscuits in my hand, now severed from their heads, fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"Damn it! This was such a miscalculation! Why didn't you warn me, Yoshiyuki!"

"Young Miss, please don't blame me! It's your own fault for thinking of wearing such a useless thing as a maid outfit."

"How is it useless! It'll be useful once you put it on!"

Yixing thought it best not to continue talking to the young lady about such awkward topics.

He immediately opened Line and messaged Maekawa Kazuhiro, saying that they had settled into their new home and wanted him to help send some of the young lady's belongings over. He also sent her the address.

The message was quickly marked as read, followed by He Hong's instant reply.

Okay, besides clothes, cosmetics, game consoles, computers, CDs and related items, what else is there?

"Kazuhiro really understands me!" Erina exclaimed. "There's nothing wrong with telling him."

Yi Xing nodded and started typing.

Yixing: [It's nothing, thank you Master]

Kazuhiro: [It's alright. If you need any help, just go to the Black Feather Group. They own all the shops downstairs from your apartment building; you can ask any of them for help.]

Kazuhiro: [Also, I saw the news; there are crimes targeting girls her age near Akihabara. Be extra careful and don't let her wander off alone.]

Yi Xing: [Understood. With me here, everything will be fine.]

"Isn't Kazuhiro the one who hates watching the news the most?" Erina leaned closer to look at the phone and complained, "Why did you suddenly feel like watching it today?"

"It's probably because he cares about you. After all, he was the guardian of the previous Yomi Shrine Maiden." Yoshiyuki put away his phone and reminded her, "Since there's no console to play on, Miss, you should go to bed early tonight. Don't forget to strengthen the seal on the Gate of Yomi before you sleep."

"Oh..." Erina glanced at the clock; it was only 10 p.m., and she was a little unwilling. "Going to bed so early is such a waste of life. How can I spend my limited time sleeping endlessly? I might as well play some mobile games... no, why don't you come with me to see the night view of Akihabara?"

"Miss, it's not safe outside at night. Besides, most shops in Akihabara close at 8:30, so there aren't many places to shop. You should go to bed early and get up early."

"No way! There are shops that are only open at night too!"

"Those are mostly bars and some weird clubs," Yixing cautioned. "Minors can't go there at all."

In reality, it's only worth going to places where you can drink alcohol if you're over twenty; otherwise, there are very few drinks available.

Japan changed the legal age of adulthood from 20 to 18 a long time ago, but the legal drinking age has remained unchanged at 20. This leads to the strange phenomenon of people who are old enough to marry being ineligible to drink alcohol.

"We can just stroll around the streets! Akihabara has lots of neon lights at night, the street scene is amazing!" Erina said, sounding quite enthusiastic. "Besides, the chances of running into a murderer are higher at night, right? It's best if you keep your distance and secretly follow me, that way a beautiful girl alone is even more attractive!"

"Young Miss, are you going to be bait?" Yi Xing was taken aback for a moment, then immediately refused: "No way! Even if we're going to investigate this case, we can't do it this way. It's too risky."

"Then tell me, is there a better way?" Erina complained, hands on her hips. "You refuse to dress as a woman!"

Yixing immediately imagined the scene of him attracting the murderer by dressing as a woman, and then felt a chill run down his spine.

"I think we should talk to the Black Feather Group. As a local yakuza group in Akihabara, they definitely have an advantage in intelligence gathering," Yoshiyuki suggested. "We can go downstairs to a shop and ask tomorrow morning. Miss, you should brush your teeth and go to bed."

"Alright then." She seemed a little sullen, but still agreed with Yixing's statement.

Before going to sleep, Erina routinely performed a ritual on her bed in her bedroom that only the Yomi Shrine Maiden could do, in order to reinforce the seal of the Gate of Yomi.

Today's ceremony was unusually long, so Yixing had to sneak in a peek through the door to check if the owner was asleep.

He moved very gently, so as not to disturb the young lady's spellcasting.

The young lady, kneeling in the center of the red magic circle, closed her eyes and was in a prayer posture.

Her arms were bent, her forearms held upright in front of her chest. Her right hand was clenched into a small fist, while her left hand was wrapped around her side.

The young lady, in a state of prayer, had an extremely calm expression, just like an introverted and quiet girl, a stark contrast to her usual lively personality.

In Yoshiyuki's eyes, Erina now appears to be utterly holy.

It gives people a strong sense of inviolability.

It was as if some kind of protective barrier had been erected—even though she was wearing a black sheer nightgown that would have a devastating effect on Yoshiyuki, Yoshiyuki didn't have any particular feelings for her.

After the ceremony finally ended, Erina reopened her eyes and took a deep breath.

Then, he noticed that Yixing was standing guard nearby, and he chuckled, patted the bed, and said this.

"Yixing, what are you standing there for? Come on, come on!"