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

At Sakura's invitation, the three of them went to her house and sat down in the Japanese-style room.

Because they were both shrine maidens, Chia Sakura was very curious about Erina's affairs and felt a sense of kinship with her.

She said she had heard many rumors about the Yomi Shrine Maiden before, and also learned a lot about Erina from Yoda-senpai. So she wanted to talk to her in person more and more.

This led her to start chatting with Erina as soon as she sat down, wanting to hear more about the life of such a great shrine maiden.

"Oh dear, I'm not actually that great," Erina said a little embarrassed. "You don't need to treat me with such respect, it makes me feel awkward."

"Yes," Yixing agreed. "It's better not to have any expectations of such a despicable young lady. Otherwise, you'll be very disappointed."

"Hey, you don't have to say that!" Erina exclaimed, grabbing the dumpling and throwing it at him in displeasure. "How dare you call me trash! You're the trashy servant!"

"I learned all this from my master!" Yixing raised his arm to block the dumpling and threw it back.

"Oh, so you dare talk back—whoa!"

Erina failed to dodge and was hit directly in the face by the dumpling.

Then, he let out a helpless roar.

"Oh dear..." Sakura Yuki Chiai looked at this scene and immediately became quite happy: "Senpai is right, the two of you have a really good relationship... Ah, sorry. I was so busy talking that I forgot to serve tea... Maekawa-kun, could you help me get a sample? It's on a high shelf, and it's not easy for me to reach it."

"no problem."

As Yoshiyuki said this, he stood up and followed Sakura Yukichi out of the wooden sliding door.

Erina originally wanted to go too. However, she had only gotten halfway up when Hime pressed her back into a kneeling position.

Yixing followed Yingxue through the corridor to the kitchen. He was instructed to close the door behind him as they entered.

Here, there was boiling water and teaware that Sakura Yukichi had already prepared. The wooden tea tray had changed color deeply from being moistened by tea for so long.

He glanced at the fresh cherry blossoms in another wooden box and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Sakura Yuki, are the ingredients for this first snow tea all picked from the tree?"

"Yes, that's right." Sakura Yukichi carefully placed the cherry blossoms into each black ceramic cup using wooden tongs, and said with a smile, "Only cherry blossoms picked directly from the cherry tree have the most divine power."

"I see..." Yixing turned his gaze to the window again, looking at the tall sacred tree, and sighed, "You have to be very careful climbing such a tall tree."

"Yes, yes. Thank you for your concern, Maekawa-kun."

"Speaking of which, weren't you asking me to get something?" Yixing looked up at the high cabinet, pointed at it, and asked, "Is it here? I need to stand on tiptoe to reach this too."

"I'm sorry, I didn't actually ask you to help me carry it. I just wanted to talk to you alone for a bit."

"what?"

Yi Xing was momentarily stunned.

Sakura Yukichi turned her head to look in the direction of the entrance, and only after confirming that Erina and the others' shadows did not appear behind the sliding door did she lean slightly closer to Yoshiyuki and ask him mysteriously.

"Maekawa-kun, you're actually a girl, aren't you?"

The impact of those words was so strong that Yixing was so frightened that his mind went completely blank.

After all, being mistaken for someone else's gender by strangers is one thing.

Being mistaken for someone else by a girl who has known Yusuke for two years is a completely different matter!

Yoshiyuki's first reaction was: Yusuke, you tricked me!

"No, no, I'm not a girl, Sakura! I just look like one!"

"Is it really just a resemblance?" Sakura Chiai examined his body, looking quite excited. "This body is so soft and slender... and the skin is so fair and delicate. It's not just androgynous, it's totally feminine! Besides, there's no Adam's apple or any trace of a beard. How do you explain that?"

"Well, sometimes guys do look like girls... It's not surprising if they don't have an Adam's apple or a beard! Besides, maybe they just developed them later."

"Even so, Maekawa-kun, your shoulder width and pelvic size are the same as a girl's, aren't they?" Sakura reached out and squeezed his shoulder, saying with absolute certainty, "Just admit it! You really are a girl, aren't you?"

"No, I just have a small frame! How can you determine my gender based on such trivial details? It's all a misconception born from preconceived notions!" Yoshiyuki complained, half-laughing and half-crying, "What strange things did Yusuke tell you? Did he lie and say I'm a girl? That's a lie! You can only believe one out of ten things he says!"

"I think Yoda-senpai is a very trustworthy person, you know?" Sakura Yuki Chiai explained earnestly, "However, I think it's not all because of senpai that Maekawa-san is a girl."

"Isn't it all...? So he really did lie to you! Saying I'm a girl or something!"

"No, he only said you look like a girl." Sakura Chiai smiled shyly. "And, well... um... something's a little suspicious."

Upon hearing this, Yi Xing immediately became alert.

He recalled that the entire Iida family had indeed suspected his gender in the past. Yusuke was naturally among them.

But as time went by, nobody talked about it anymore.

I thought that Yusuke, who always called me "little brother," would no longer have any doubts, but I didn't expect that he still couldn't be sure!

"What exactly does he find suspicious about me?" Yixing took a deep breath and asked.

"There are many examples. For instance, you're always reluctant to bathe with others in a public bath. If you're a guy, what's the point of doing that?"

"I already explained that!" Yoshiyuki suddenly felt overwhelmed. "The reason I didn't want to is because the Yoda family's hot spring bath has separate baths for men and women! You know what I look like, if I went to the men's bath, it would make everyone feel awkward! I'm also afraid of being stared at by so many people, it's so embarrassing! So of course, I can only go to the bath alone when no one is around!"

"Huh? If that's the case... why wrap your private parts so tightly with a bath towel? I guess it's because..."

"No, I only cover myself up because it would be embarrassing if someone saw me! Whether they're the same sex or not!" Yixing was both amused and exasperated: "Why are you all thinking so much?!"

"Is that so?" Hatsuyuki still seemed a little unconvinced. "But... Maekawa-kun really looks like a girl no matter what you look at... and her voice is just androgynous! Yoda-senpai also said that your falsetto is very natural, it just sounds like a girl's. Maybe that's your real voice?"

"That's not it! You've completely misunderstood!!!"