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

Yoshiyuki always felt that Erina secretly hoped their relationship was more than just master and servant.

But he didn't know what the young lady was thinking—and conversely, Erina probably felt the same way.

At least in Yixing's view, he dared not break the status quo and take the next step.

He feared that this wonderful master-servant relationship would deteriorate and cause them to drift apart.

Therefore, he would rather continue like this.

In Yixing's eyes, the relationship between the two was already quite perfect.

After leaving the Yoda family and no longer needing to be careful in everything, he felt a great sense of relief and peace of mind.

"Alright, Yoshiyuki! Come help me open the gashapon capsules."

Erina pointed to the gashapon toys scattered on the ground and said with a grin.

Thankfully, there are only fifty.

After years of practice, he could easily unscrew such a small amount.

So, Yoshiyuki put all the gashapon capsules in a bag and took them aside to open them one by one to check them. Unfortunately, she had very bad luck; after opening her 49th capsule, although she got two R-rank capsules, she didn't get the one she wanted.

"I don't think it's going to work," Yoshiyuki said pessimistically, looking at the last gashapon capsule toy he had left.

However, Erina had a different idea.

She remained hopeful, even believing that the last person to win in such a lottery was often the one most likely to receive a prize.

The example given was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—he bought three chocolates in total, and only won with the last one.

"Get out of the way, Yixing! Your luck is terrible! I'm going to open this one myself."

Erina snatched the gashapon capsule, eager to try it out.

"It doesn't matter who opens it," Yoshiyuki couldn't help but complain. "The moment the gashapon falls out of the machine, you already know what's inside."

"That's not necessarily true!" Erina said seriously. "Have you ever heard of Schrödinger's gashapon? Before a gashapon is opened and examined, we can't be sure what figures are inside! It might even be empty!"

"How could that be, Miss? Schrödinger's cat is based on quantum physics theory, it has nothing to do with that." Yoshiyuki looked completely unconvinced. "Besides, how could it be empty? The gashapon capsules are all sealed. If it's empty, I'll give you my life."

With a snap.

Erina twisted the gashapon open with her little hand.

It was completely empty.

Yi Xing was stunned by what he saw.

"Hehehe, Yixing, what did you say again?"

Erina was a little surprised when she saw that there was nothing in the gashapon capsule, but she immediately put on a sly expression.

Yi Xing coughed awkwardly.

"No problem, young lady. My life was originally yours."

"Hmph, that's not what I was talking about! Now you know I was right, right?" Erina said smugly, "There might be some free time!"

Actually, Yoshiyuki suspected that Erina had secretly used magic to make the figure disappear.

However, if that were the case, he should have been able to detect the fluctuations in spiritual energy.

Therefore, one has to admit to miscalculation—which is truly frustrating.

"Why is there an empty one?!" Yoshiyuki couldn't help but complain, "The outer packaging is perfectly intact! If it had been opened, the sticker on the seal should have torn!"

"Maybe a monster took it," the young lady suggested enthusiastically. "It really liked the figurines inside, so it used magic to move them!"

"...That's quite a difficult spell."

As Yixing said this, he turned and beckoned to the sales clerk, calling him over and explaining the problem the two of them had encountered.

Upon hearing about the incident, they checked the surveillance footage to verify it, then repeatedly bowed and apologized, offering to let them choose any R-rated figurine as compensation.

Thus, the young lady got her wish and met Tomoyo, who was holding a camera.

This can be considered a disguised way of shipping out the goods.

"I feel a little uneasy about getting it this way." Erina stared at the figure after receiving it, feeling somewhat disappointed: "It wasn't actually drawn, but rather given to me."

"Young lady, you should think of it this way. The way you obtained this figure is so special, which just means you have a special connection with it, doesn't it?"

"That's true." Erina nodded approvingly, looking at Yoshiyuki with a slight smile. "It's just like when I found you in the village!"

The thought of the day he met the young lady filled Yoshiyuki with nostalgia.

Sometimes he was incredulous at how quickly time passed.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

He watched the young lady grow up day by day, and his feelings for her grew deeper and deeper.

Yoshiyuki was very fortunate to have met Erina.

She was also extremely grateful to the Yoda family for adopting her.

But in the end, he was still different from the other servants.

They were loyal to the Yoda family.

Throughout his life, there was only one person he needed to be loyal to—the Witch of the Underworld.

And this is only the current Yomi Shrine Maiden: Erina Yoda.

Once her mission is over, he will be free and will no longer have to stay in the Yoda family.

Like his master, Kazuhiro Maekawa, who was liberated by the death of the previous Yomi Shrine Maiden and can now leave at will and go wherever he wants.

But He Hong did not leave.

Although he didn't say much to Yoshiyuki, Kazuhiro seemed to harbor resentment towards the Yoda family, so his reason for staying here was definitely not related to the obvious reason of "wanting to continue serving the Yoda family".

Yoshiyuki also inquired about the previous, and even several, Yomi Shrine Maidens.

But it wasn't just the Yoda family; everyone else in the village and even the town seemed to have conspired to avoid mentioning it. They either said they didn't know or vaguely said that the Yoda family had a rule against mentioning it, so that Yoshiyuki wouldn't be put in a difficult position.

As for the children who were more open-minded, they genuinely didn't know. It seems everyone reached a consensus that these things shouldn't be mentioned to Erina and Yoshiyuki's peers.

To this day, all Yoshiyuki knows is that the former Yomi Shrine Maiden died in an accident when she was eighteen.

Moreover, it seems that He Hong was also present, but he was unable to prevent things from happening.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have shown a regretful and gloomy expression when Yixing brought it up.

After leaving the gashapon hall, the two headed towards the arcade.

Along the way, they passed a small alley with a comic book store at the entrance, and the young lady couldn't help but stop and take a second look inside.

On the ground at the entrance of that alley, there were red characters that only those with spiritual power could see: "Monster Market".

It was still empty inside. So, it will probably only open at night.

Moreover, it will be enveloped in a protective barrier to prevent ordinary people from witnessing it.

Japan's monster markets, commonly known as "ghost markets," actually refer to monsters or spirits.

As for the ghost in the Chinese context, it corresponds to the Japanese ghost, vengeful spirit, evil spirit, etc.