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

"Never met before? This..."

Yi Xing was startled, realizing that he could not approach this case in the usual way.

Therefore, he raised this point again.

"Okay, in that case, it's basically certain that the killer can use magic. He used magic to transform into other people's appearances, which is why the police mistakenly arrested the person he was imitating... Perhaps he can't perform shapeshifting without a reference."

"That's very true... We can be absolutely certain the culprit is a yokai." Erina was somewhat saddened by Satomi's story: "So, do those men who were captured have anything in common? Like they all went to a certain place? The yokai must have seen them with their own eyes, right?"

"It's a pity. These people have nothing in common except that they live in Tokyo and are all very handsome. The victims also had no connection with each other," Ms. Fujimori replied. "Oh, by the way, none of them live in Akihabara."

"Therefore, it can be assumed that the murderer carefully considered the choice of his disguise targets. The victims all lived in Akihabara, while the disguise targets were not. This reduced the possibility of them encountering each other and being exposed."

After analyzing the situation, Yi Xing tried again to ask if there were any other clues he could provide.

Ms. Fujimori regretfully stated that this was all the clues they had.

Even the places the victims visited before their deaths had little in common.

The only noteworthy point is that five of the six victims encountered the killer at night. This is why the police advised the women to go home as early as possible. However, perhaps due to the bizarre nature of the case and the need for secrecy, they didn't warn the women about those who approached them.

The surveillance camera did not have an audio recording function, so it was impossible to hear what the murderer and the victim said to each other.

But Ms. Fujimori said that these girls had all been hurt emotionally, and the murderer must have been very good at using this to break into their hearts. With his handsome appearance, he could easily win their favor by saying sweet words.

Moreover, the killer sometimes doesn't take the girl away immediately, but spends several days getting to know her.

It's spring break now, and the victims are all students with plenty of free time, so they spend all day with the perpetrator and are naturally more likely to be blinded by love.

"That's all we know for now. There's no surveillance footage of the location where the body was found; we can only confirm that the deceased and the murderer entered the area through nearby cameras. So we can't see what the murder scene looked like, nor do we know if the monster revealed its true form to commit the crime."

"Furthermore, the perpetrator hasn't been filmed leaving the area again, so they may have escaped using magic. It's also unknown how long the victim's body was gnawed into that state, because many spirits can create barriers and commit crimes within them..."

Ms. Fujimori glanced at Erina, who was deep in thought, and then asked a question.

"Lady Erina, it seems you've made some progress?"

"Um... I'm not sure if that counts," the young lady asked vaguely. "I have two questions..."

"Excuse me."

"You mentioned earlier that the victims had no romantic experience, right? So, can you confirm whether they were virgins before encountering the perpetrator?"

"I'm afraid we can't confirm that." Miss Fujimori said, somewhat puzzled. "Is this such a serious question?"

"Yes. I'll explain later." Erina continued seriously, "The second question is, did this killer like to drink?"

"It doesn't seem like that's a habit. If there were such a commonality, we would definitely have noticed it." Ms. Fujimori shook her head. "Besides, the six people he impersonated were all teenagers, and drinking probably doesn't suit his image. It would also easily make girls think he's a bad guy. They only want to rely on this man because they think he's reliable."

"Then, was alcohol detected at the scene of the deaths? Six people have already died, there should be at least one scene where something was found!" Erina was still unwilling to give up and continued to ask.

"Probably not. Alcohol evaporates quickly. By the time the remains were discovered, the victim had been dead for at least six hours." Ms. Fujimori glanced at Erina and asked, "Lord Yoda, why are you so troubled by this? Do you already have someone you suspect?"

"Yes! Because I think this yokai's behavior is too similar to Shuten-dōji's." Erina took a sip of cappuccino and answered seriously, "This yokai loves to drink and often transforms into a handsome young man to seduce young girls with sweet words. But the prerequisite is that they must be virgins, otherwise Shuten-dōji will not make a move."

"In short, once they've been tricked and won over, they're completely devoured... Occasionally, if they find one they particularly like, they'll even take her back to their residence as a slave. That's why she earned the infamous title of 'Virgin Killer' back then."

"So you see... many details of the case match Shuten-dōji, right? It must be this monster."

Yixing was quite surprised by the young lady's reasoning.

Because it seems that the young lady, who is usually not very bright, is quite reliable when it comes to dealing with demons.

Previously, she didn't have many opportunities to fully demonstrate her abilities at the Yoda family.

Now that she's in Tokyo, this advantage is becoming apparent.

"I think the young lady is right." Yoshiyuki recalled the records about Shuten-dōji and said, "It should be him."

"Shuten-dōji..." Miss Fujimori hesitated for a moment, then nodded, seemingly agreeing with Erina's assessment. "That makes sense. So, he's been resurrected?"

"Yes, that should be true." Erina's expression was solemn. "Some powerful demons are impossible to kill no matter what you do. The best solution is to seal them away so they can never harm the world again. Unfortunately, such an opportunity is usually unavailable. Many times, if you don't kill the demon quickly enough, it will escape."

"Young lady, now that we've basically confirmed that the murderer is Shuten-dōji, do you have any plans to lure him out?"

"There really is," Erina said seriously. "Yoshiyuki, do you remember how Shuten-dōji died the first time?"

"Yes. At the time, he was the leader of the Ōeyama demon clan in Tanba Province... He committed crimes everywhere, and finally captured the daughter of a high-ranking official of the imperial court. He was killed by Minamoto no Yorimitsu and a few warriors."

"Don't skip the important parts!" Erina tapped the table with her little fist, urging, "Tell me in detail how you took them down!"

"Uh, it seems there's a wine that a god gave them, which is fine for humans to drink, but poisonous to demons? There's also a Star Helmet Armor that can seal demonic power."

After recalling for a moment, Yoshiyuki Maekawa said this.

"Shuten-dōji was addicted to sake, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu and the others easily tricked him into drinking the fragrant divine sake. Then, they beheaded him and used the Star Helmet to cover his flying head, successfully killing him... Ah, young lady, I understand what you mean!"