"Oh! As expected of Yoshiyuki, you understood so quickly!" Erina chuckled.

"Are you two planning to use this tactic as well? But those two treasures seem to have only appeared once before," Ms. Fujimori asked, looking at them. "And we don't even know how to lure him out."

"Hmph... The tactics we're going to use are just inspired by the idea of ​​luring him with alcohol. Also, we need to avoid beheading Shuten-dōji as much as possible, because his head can still survive on its own even after being separated from his body, and it has a very strong attack capability."

Erina continued confidently.

"Anyway, you don't need to worry! I have a good way to lure him out."

"Young Miss, you're not going to use yourself as bait again, are you?"

As Yixing spoke, he picked up the cherry and held it to the young lady's lips.

Her habit is that when eating a cake topped with just enough cherries, strawberries, or other fruits for one bite, she must wait until she has finished the cake before tasting it.

Erina opened her small mouth and swallowed it, then chewed it a few times with satisfaction, spitting the cherry pit into Yoshiyuki's palm, where he gently wiped his mouth.

Then, he shook his head and said this.

"No, Yoshiyuki. Shuten-dōji seems to be able to sense a girl's psychological state through some method, and he only targets girls who have suffered emotional trauma. I don't fit the bill! I've been having so much fun in Tokyo, how could I not be happy?"

After recalling the events, Yoshiyuki felt that although the young lady's mental state a few days ago was not to the point of mental illness, it was very likely to pique Shuten's interest.

"So what do you plan to do, young lady?" Yoshiyuki asked, somewhat puzzled. "You said you wanted to learn from the legend. Do you also plan to find his residence and lure him out with sake? But we don't know where he is, and Shuten-dōji shouldn't be so easily fooled again."

"I told you I had a plan!" Erina's expression was both smug and serious. "Anyway, as long as the demon is indeed Shuten-dōji, he'll definitely fall for the trap... However, this requires the police's help. Can the Kuroba Group help me coordinate?"

"Since it's Lord Yoda's idea, as long as it sounds reliable, we'll naturally give it our full support." Miss Fujimori smiled and said, "You've just arrived in Tokyo, so there must be many places you want to visit, right? You can tell me your ideas directly, and I'll relay them to you, which will save a lot of time."

"Yes, no problem." Erina took another sip of coffee, saying with a mix of pride and excitement, "You'll all be amazed by the ingenuity of this plan!"

The young lady's plan is as follows.

She discovered that Yoda's special sake was also available in Tokyo.

Because that wine was brewed using a special process, it had a strong attraction for demons.

Especially a demon like Shuten-dōji, who is particularly fond of alcohol, especially sake, would surely be deeply fascinated by it.

In other words, they will keep making repeat purchases.

Especially after hearing that Tokyo's inventory is low, they are likely to make large purchases.

She hopes the police can help secretly remove this popular sake from shelves, and then release information that the sake is in short supply and some liquor dealers have started to buy and hoard it in bulk.

Next, the media spread rumors that a certain shop in Akihabara still sells this sake, currently in limited quantities.

Since this sake is not currently available for online purchase, and Shuten-dōji's activities are limited to Tokyo, he is very likely to try and buy it. He might even use magic to change his appearance to buy it multiple times.

If she can confirm that Shuten-dōji will buy sake here, she can cast a spell on the sake in advance, imbuing it with a tracking effect. As long as a demon touches the sake bottle or drinks the sake, she can track the demon's location.

Of course, if the demons are too far away from her, Erina will not be able to sense their presence.

However, the young lady believed that Shuten-dōji would definitely commit crimes in Akihabara again, so there was no need to worry about losing him.

"It sounds feasible. But Shuten-dōji's magic is also very powerful. Is Lord Yoda's magic really alright?"

"Of course, no problem!" Erina chuckled confidently, hands on her hips. "Don't worry about magic. I'm the Witch of the Underworld; I can handle anything!"

"Yes, I believe in your abilities, Lord Yoda." Miss Fujimori looked earnestly at Erina and then said, "But there are quite a few yokai hiding in Tokyo... They may not be as fond of alcohol as Shuten-dōji, but they could still be accidentally harmed by your tracking spell, right? How should we deal with this?"

"Oh! That's right, I didn't even think of that." Erina hesitated for a moment, then gave up thinking about it: "We'll talk about that later."

"Don't wait until later, Miss... I do have a way to narrow down the tracking area a bit more," Yoshiyuki said with a wry smile.

"Shuten-dōji has an enormous capacity for alcohol, and once he starts drinking, he doesn't know how to control himself. This means he could easily consume a large amount of Yoda sake in one go, perhaps 1.8 liters. So, designing the spell's tracking effect to activate only after a certain amount is consumed makes it easier to pinpoint the target, right?"

"Wow! As expected of Yixing! He's half as smart as me!"

"Young lady, please don't use foul language."

As expected of Erina, she didn't understand what Yoshiyuki meant and instead complained that Yoshiyuki couldn't hear properly, even though she is very civilized and never uses foul language.

This put Yixing at ease, making him feel that the young lady was indeed still the same young lady.

Despite having some ideas for exorcising demons due to his extensive professional knowledge, his brain is still as bad as ever.

"Yes, Lord Yoda. I will report this to my superiors. I will keep you informed of any updates via mobile phone." Ms. Fujimori seemed to agree that the plan was feasible enough, and said approvingly, taking out her phone: "Let's add each other as friends on LINE, it'll be easier to stay in touch."

Erina and Yoshiyuki both took out their phones and added her as a friend.

Erina's profile picture is a pink Clannad dumpling.

And those who act righteously are represented by the color blue.

This is the left and right sides of an image.

The two dumplings were pressed together, rubbing their faces against each other—though that's what they said, Yixing always had doubts about whether round dumplings actually had faces.

Yoshiyuki stared at the profile picture for a moment, then realized it was a photo of Ms. Fujimori without her eye patch.

The two light blue eyes were intact.

Yi Xing was very concerned, so he tentatively asked in this way.

"Ms. Fujimori, if I may ask, what about your eyes...?"

"Oh, one of them was dug up last year. I'm just using an old photo as my profile picture." Ms. Fujimori put away her phone and looked at them with a smile: "You two should be more careful of humans than monsters... Their behavior is often more cruel than man-eating monsters."

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