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

The couple chatted and laughed as they took out their lunchboxes.

However, the moment his wife turned it on, their smiles froze.

"Huh? Where did the croquettes go? Why is there only white rice?"

"Uh, honey, did you forget to put it in?"

"How could that be? I remember putting it in properly! Look, there are still oil stains left by it on the rice!"

As Yoshiyuki listened to their comments, he remembered that Erina had just said they were eating croquettes.

"Isn't this a bit too much of a coincidence?" Yoshiyuki asked the young lady in a low voice, "Could the croquettes they're eating be stolen?"

"That's possible." Erina thought for a moment, then chuckled, "But it's also possible that the croquettes were so delicious that she couldn't resist eating them herself!"

"Who would do something so pointless!"

Yixing felt that the young lady had rested enough, so he suggested again whether they should finish the lap.

However, she refused to run away no matter what, and even insisted on carrying her to the lakeside to see the scenery.

Left with no other choice, he had to carry Erina on his back and run all the way to the lake.

The fact that he could run so fast while carrying a girl on his back certainly attracted a lot of attention.

Even girls of similar age passing by urged their boyfriends to do the same.

"Look, that guy over there can carry his girlfriend on his back! That's amazing! I want to do that too!"

"Huh? I can carry you a few steps, but running this fast is really..."

"Give it a try!"

Thus, Yi Xing witnessed the tragic scene of him tripping and falling after running less than ten meters with his girlfriend on his back.

The girl was sent flying, rolling several times on the grass before stopping, clutching her head and wailing.

Despite feeling terrible and needing to remain serious, Erina couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Thankfully, she managed to suppress her laughter, otherwise it would have been truly heartbreaking.

"My Yixing is amazing! He never falls over when he carries me on his back! Right, Yixing?"

"Young lady, don't make such a big mistake. There's a river right next to us. If I fall, you might fly into it."

Although the village school also teaches swimming, Erina has always been only so-so at it.

She can do almost nothing except doggy paddle, which is actually not counted in school swimming lessons.

So the young lady failed her courses for nine consecutive years—but her other academic subjects weren't much better. Compared to her brilliant record of often getting zero in math, her poor performance in swimming was nothing surprising.

The ability to get all multiple-choice questions wrong by guessing is a talent that most people can't match.

If Yixing hadn't been with the young lady every day and known that this was all she was capable of, he would have suspected that she had deliberately avoided the correct options, when in fact she knew all the answers.

"It feels really good to occasionally exercise with Yixing!"

Finally reaching the lakeside, Erina carefully jumped off Yoshiyuki, who was half-crouching, took out the dumplings from her bag again, kneaded them, and said happily.

"Young Miss, can you call this exercise?" Yi Xing said, both amused and exasperated. "You only ran a few steps. You didn't even break a sweat."

"That was quite a workout for me too! The important thing is the experience of hanging out with Yoshiyuki!" Erina chuckled and pulled out a thermos. "Want some water, Yoshiyuki? It's so hot, staying hydrated is really important, you know?"

"Hmm, have some."

Unlike the Chinese, the Japanese don't drink boiled water. However, they love to use thermos flasks to store hot tea, coffee, and other beverages.

However, the young lady's bottle contained ice water.

A thermos can keep it at a low temperature.

At that moment, Erina poured some ice water into the lid of the thermos, drank half of it, and handed it to him.

Yixing took it, tilted his head back, and finished it all.

The cool, sweet liquid flowed into my throat, bringing an incredibly soothing and refreshing sensation.

"Thank you, young lady." Yixing wiped his mouth and drew his wooden sword. "I'll practice my swordsmanship here. If you're bored, young lady, you can take a nap on the grass with your head on the dumpling."

"I finally got to exercise in the park, how can I waste my precious time sleeping?"

Erina sat on the grass like a duck, looked at the clear lake surface rippling in the breeze, then looked at Yoshiyuki and smiled slightly.

The young lady's gaze made him feel exceptionally calm and warm inside.

It was as if the swords he swung had even more power.

An hour of sword practice passed by under the young lady's silent watchful gaze.

She simply watched quietly, without saying a word to disturb Yixing—although she said she was going to the lakeside to enjoy the scenery, her gaze was mostly focused on him.

After practicing the last move, Yoshiyuki sheathed his wooden sword and put it back into his waistband.

At this moment, the young lady finally patted her bottom and stood up from the grass. She ran over to Yixing's side like a Corgi, and opened her mouth with a grin.

"Thanks for your hard work, Yoshiyuki! How was it? I was pretty quiet, right?" Erina took out a wet wipe and wiped his face, asking smugly, "Any thoughts?"

"Hmm. The young lady is so cute when she's quiet, she's not annoying at all."

"Are you implying that I'm annoying and not cute at all?!"

Erina immediately slapped the wet wipe on his face and angrily gave Yoshiyuki a light kick.

"I'm giving you one chance to correct your statement, you worthless servant!"

"Yes, yes, Miss is always so adorable. Is that alright now?"

Yixing took off the wet wipe and threw it into the trash can, then reached out to straighten her wind-blown bangs, and said with a smile.

"Hmph... I feel like you're just giving me the runaround." Erina chuckled, squeezing the dumpling in her arms and bouncing it around. "You worthless servant..."

Yoshiyuki then realized that Erina hadn't had lunch yet.

Eating just a few energy bars won't be enough; we need to find some snacks in the park.

So, Yixing suggested that before starting the afternoon's activities, they should wander around the park to see if there was any food she liked.

"Oh, right, that's what I was going to tell you! I've seen several people walking by lately carrying really delicious-smelling grilled sausages!" Erina said, her mouth practically watering. "Let's go look for them!"

"Grilled sausages? I was so busy practicing my swordsmanship that I didn't even notice," Yoshiyuki said with some curiosity. "Where did they come from?"

"Over there! Come quick!"

Erina excitedly took Yoshiyuki's arm and ran towards the other side of the bridge.

I used to be so tired when I was jogging, but now I'm full of energy and can run that far in one go.

Yixing believes this demonstrates just how appealing gourmet food is to a discerning young lady.