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

When Erina was a child, she was severely scolded by her grandfather for messing with the fortune-telling sticks at the Yomi Shrine.

Because she changed all the fortune sticks in the container to extremely unlucky ones, causing all the customers who came to draw fortune sticks to have a mental breakdown. Erina, hiding in the shadows, watched with great delight.

This is terrible.

After the head of the family noticed something was wrong, he quickly discovered the truth. Erina was scolded until she cried, then obediently reflected on her actions and bowed to all the guests in apology. If it weren't for her noble status as the Yomi Shrine Maiden, the patriarch would definitely have forced her to kneel and apologize.

Thankfully, the guests hadn't left Yoda Village. Otherwise, I don't know how things would have ended.

"How about we try drawing lots too?"

Approaching the container filled with divination sticks, Yoshiyuki asked with great interest.

"Wow! That's great!" Erina exclaimed, eager to try her luck. "It's been so long since I've drawn lots!"

So the three of them tossed in a coin and drew a fortune stick.

He opened it first and saw that it said "Great Fortune".

Congratulations! Your recent fortune is excellent. Perhaps your wishes will come true? However, be careful not to be too impatient. Take it one step at a time to achieve the best results. You may be feeling a bit tired lately, so pay attention to your health and eat warm, nourishing foods. Your lucky color is white. Your lucky item is a cat's paw.

This made him cheer immediately.

"Yay! This is great luck! It looks like my wish is going to come true!"

"So it really is some kind of lewd wish!" Erina said with a mischievous grin after hearing him say that.

"no!"

"Hmph, that's completely unconvincing! If it weren't for a lewd wish, why would you be so happy?"

"Why does it have to be an weird wish?! It's strange of you, Miss, to think like that!"

As he made his comments, Erina and Hime both came over to watch.

After reading it, Xiao Ji looked at her mother with anticipation, and then at him.

Erina was somewhat surprised after reading it.

"Huh? The lucky item is a cat's paw? What does that mean?"

"I understand." Yixing immediately seized the opportunity to suggest, "Miss, don't you have those white silk stockings? The kind with cat paw prints on the bottom? Maybe if you wear them and step on my face, you can..."

"Oh." Erina's expression immediately turned disgusted. "Why don't you just tell me to shove my foot in your mouth?"

"Wh...what? Is it possible?" Yixing's heart pounded wildly. "Please, Master, you must do this!"

"Dream on! I'll kick your teeth out!"

Erina seemed very angry and punched him.

It was soft and ticklish, making him want to get hit a few more times.

He decided to find another opportunity to persuade the young lady to exercise more.

That way I'll have the stamina to fight him.

It was Erina's turn to open the slips.

She took a deep breath before opening the slip of paper with a look of anticipation.

However, the moment she opened it, she let out a scream.

"Ughhhh! This is so unlucky! Why is it a terrible omen?!"

"Uh, Miss, calm down. It's just that sometimes you get these kinds of fortunes. Look at me, I just drew the equally difficult 'Great Fortune' one, didn't I? Ha...haha!"

"You worthless servant, are you looking for death?!"

"I'm sorry! I... I didn't mean it that way! I just couldn't help it!"

"Still trying to deny it! I'm already in such a terrible situation, and you're still gloating! Actually, you've sucked all my luck away! Otherwise, we should both be lucky!"

"No, no, young lady. How can you blame me! Luck can't be evenly distributed! Besides, instead of arguing, let's look at the fortune slip first, shall we?"

Erina reluctantly opened the slip of paper.

It says this.

"Wow... your luck hasn't been too good lately. But don't be discouraged. Just be careful and avoid dangerous places. I believe the First Snow will protect you! Eating more cabbage can help you get through this period faster. Your lucky number is 9."

"Huh? No way!" Erina immediately made a face, "I don't like cabbage."

"Young lady, perhaps it's because you've been refusing to eat cabbage that you've been cursed by the Cabbage God. That's how bad luck comes about." Yoshiyuki patted her head, comforting her, "Eating more cabbage will surely lift the curse. Since the lucky number is nine, just eat nine cabbages a day."

"You'd eat yourself to death!"

"Nine catties is fine too."

"It's the same thing! I don't want to eat it! I'd rather have bad luck!"

"Sigh. There's no other way." Yixing sighed feignedly, then offered a brilliant solution: "Then Miss, just change your socks nine times a day and step on me. Consider it stepping away the calamity."

"That's just you trying to have fun! Go to hell!"

Xiao Ji looked at her mother with sympathy, so she came over and patted her head to comfort her.

However, because she was short, the gesture of reaching up to touch her head had a strangely comical quality.

"Forget it. Bad luck and all that is just superstition!" Erina quickly recovered her spirits and declared, hands on her hips, "Anyone who believes in that stuff is an idiot!"

"That's right, Miss," Yixing immediately agreed, then added, "Little Princess, why don't you open your fortune slip and take a look?"

Xiao Ji nodded and opened the fortune slip.

However, it was completely blank.

Although I understand that this was probably due to an oversight by Sakura Yuki when making the fortune slips, or a malfunction in the printer...

But upon witnessing this scene, Yi Xing's heart sank, and all the blood vessels in his body contracted violently due to the chill.

It was as if Lady Sakura could not foresee her fate, so she chose to remain silent.

Or...

She had no destiny to speak of.

Although the blank signature was unsettling, Yixing hurriedly spoke up to break the suffocating atmosphere.

"Uh, well... it must have been Sakura who accidentally put a blank slip in! Don't worry about it. At least it's better than a really bad omen."

Xiao Ji nodded.

"Exactly—hey, you scumbag servant! What do you mean 'at least better than a big fry'?!" Erina, realizing what he meant, kicked him angrily: "Are you happy I drew a bad lot?!"

"No, Miss!" Yixing felt deeply wronged: "If something happens to you, no one will step on me—no, then I won't have an owner!"

"You despicable servant! All you can think about is being trampled on! How disgusting! Pervert, pervert, utter pervert!"

"It's not what you think! It was a slip of the tongue, just a slip of the tongue!"

"So, as expected, your wish was still thwarted!"

"Uh...no!"

As Yixing frantically shouted these words, he silently apologized to Chuxue in his heart, telling her not to take it seriously.

Please make sure this small wish is granted!

"Why did you hesitate?" Erina clicked her tongue, then pointed at him, half annoyed, and shouted, "Ah, I knew it! I was right!"

"No, Miss! I just really wanted to be stepped on, so I just fantasized about it! I really didn't make such a perverted wish! I'm a respectable person!"