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

Yi Xing felt utterly desperate.

He tried to make Yingxue understand the truth, but no matter what he did, he couldn't seem to explain it clearly.

So, Yixing had no choice but to ask helplessly what else could prove he was a woman, besides not bathing with others.

Sakura Yukichi thought for a moment and then said this.

"For example... when urinating in public restrooms, you never use the upright toilet, you always use the cubicle?"

"Did Yusuke tell you this again? The reason is the same as not wanting to bathe with other people! I look too much like a girl, so even when I walk into the men's room, a lot of people look at me with strange, panicked, and shy eyes! If they see me standing up to use the toilet, how much pressure would that be? You don't understand, I absolutely don't want to experience that feeling, it would give me goosebumps!"

"But, Yoda-senpai said that you don't seem to use the commode even when there's no one else in the public restroom. Isn't the reason you insist on using the cubicles just because you're a girl?"

"No way! Even if the public restroom is empty right now, someone might come in at any time! Just thinking about that makes me so worried, so of course I have to use the stalls, right? If it weren't for my conscience, I really would like to use the women's restroom, at least no one would think it's strange!"

"That reason seems quite convincing..."

"Not only are the reasons valid, but I'm actually not a woman! Forget it, let's not bring up anything Yusuke told you! What other factors make you so convinced I'm a woman?!"

Yi Xing cried out in despair.

The answer he received made him faint, and he nearly vomited blood and died.

When Sakura Yuki Chiai invited them to visit, the following conversation took place.

First, when she introduced the First Snow Tea, she said that it has the effects of nourishing the body, whitening and conditioning the hair, and making the skin supple and radiant, making it especially suitable for girls to drink.

Then, Erina became very excited and said, "Yoshiyuki, did you hear that? You need to drink more! Use it with that conditioner, and you'll soon have hair as great as ours!"

Just this one sentence caused Yingxue's 70% doubt about Yixing to suddenly become 100%!

It's absolutely unwavering!

After all, in Sakura Yuki's view, this was tantamount to Erina personally acknowledging Yoshiyuki's identity!

However, Yi Xing did not think that way.

He cried out that he was wronged, claiming that this proved nothing.

But Sakura Chiai smiled kindly and offered this advice.

"I understand, Maekawa-kun. You certainly don't want to be exposed as a girl disguised as a boy... but don't worry, I won't tell anyone else. This is a secret we three will keep together, okay?"

"Three people?!" Yoshiyuki was completely bewildered. "Where did these three come from?!"

"Because everyone else is at most in the suspicion stage, so the only ones who can confirm that you're dressed as a woman are me, Yoda-san, and you yourself, right?" Sakura held up three fingers and pried them off one by one, showing an expression of admiration and sympathy: "Yoda-san, you've really gone through a lot... It must have been very difficult to keep this secret for you all this time, right?"

"How could that be?!" Yixing complained, "I told you you misunderstood! Miss Yi was just saying it casually! She just thinks I look like a woman and has been using that to tease me!"

"Huh?" Sakura Chiai was genuinely taken aback by his words, then said, "Could it be that you didn't know you and Yoda are such good friends? But you two often sleep together..."

"Huh?! How did you know—oh right, Yusuke told you!"

Yixing covered his face, feeling a pang of pain.

How many people did that scoundrel tell?!

Does the whole world already know?!

Of course, rather than complaining in his heart, what Yixing wanted to do was to immediately clarify his relationship with the young lady.

So he immediately and skillfully declared that he and the young lady were merely lying in bed and that people shouldn't make wild guesses.

"Yes, I believe you." After listening, Sakura Chiai said in a gentle tone what Yoshiyuki had never expected: "Lying together doesn't necessarily mean doing anything. Especially since you two are both girls. Even just feeling each other's warmth is a very happy thing."

This touched Yixing deeply, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "I'm so glad you understand."

"Yes, that's right," Sakura Yukichi replied earnestly. "I understand perfectly."

In fact, the moment he uttered those words, he realized something was wrong.

After thinking it over carefully, Yixing suddenly let out a wail in his heart, wishing he could travel back to the time before he said those words and commit suicide.

"No!" Yixing exclaimed in frustration, "That's not right! I never slept with her! I only hid in bed to avoid being discovered playing together in the middle of the night, and I came out after a short while! We only hugged each other at most!"

"Ah, so that means..." Sakura Yuki Chiai paused for a moment to sort out her thoughts before continuing, "Actually, Yoda-san still doesn't know your gender, right? After all, having a flat chest is easy to disguise."

"Huh?!" Yixing was dumbfounded upon hearing this: "Wait, how did you come to this conclusion? Why didn't I understand?"

"It's alright. I understand." Sakura Chiai took Yoshiyuki's hand, her face full of sympathy. "Seeing you like this, having to pretend to be a man must be very painful, right? There must be some reason why you have to hide your gender, right?"

"No, no, it's really not..."

"Ah, I see—Maekawa-san, you disguised yourself as a boy to stay by Yoda-san's side, right?" Sakura asked hastily, "Is that so?"

"Uh, if I were really a girl, why would I need to pretend to be a boy?" Yoshiyuki said, both amused and exasperated. "There are women in the Risshizengawa River too!"

"That's not what I meant," Sakura said seriously. "What I meant was...you don't just want to be her master and servant, do you? But if you want to go further, it can't be without a boy? So, you've been pretending to be a boy all this time?"

"Miss Sakura, you have a great imagination, but it's really not that complicated!"

"Okay, I understand." Sakura Chiai looked into Yoshiyuki's eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then stated, "I finally understand your thoughts."

"That's great!" Yoshiyuki finally breathed a sigh of relief. "As expected, Sakura-san is reasonable after all."

"Um!"

Sakura Chiai took Yoshiyuki's hand and said solemnly.

"It seems that keeping this secret requires a solitary journey. The truth cannot be told to anyone. Even if someone sees through it, the pressure must be met with repeated denials..."

"Maekawa-kun, I admire your determination! Don't worry, I'll keep this a secret! And in the future, if you encounter any situations where you might be exposed, I'll do my best to cover for you! You can rely on me like a little sister!"

No! ! !

Allies have increased in a strange way!