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

"Oh right, I almost forgot to mention. Because Shuten-dōji has a huge alcohol tolerance, I designed the spell to only take effect after drinking most of a bottle." Erina reminded him, "This sake is very strong, are you sure you can handle it, uncle?"

"In that case... I'll just have to hire some employees."

As the shopkeeper spoke, he called over the wine jar demon.

Then, he patted him on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

"This young man loves to drink and can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk! Besides, his true form is a flying wine jar, which can quickly travel a long distance! Let him take over."

"Huh? President, aren't we not allowed to drink alcohol at work?" The wine jar demon hesitated when he saw the boss shove a cup into his hand.

"No problem, this is work!" the Rice Bag Demon said cheerfully. "Drink up, finish this whole bottle! I'll tell you what you need to do later!"

The wine jar demon was overjoyed to be able to drink during the day while at work, so of course he wouldn't refuse.

Especially since this is Yoda sake.

It has a natural attraction to it, being a monster.

The wine jar demon downed the glass of wine in one gulp, then chugled the entire bottle straight from the bottle. The policeman, who was craving a drink, could only manage a little mineral water to maintain his composure.

Yi Xing felt that he was probably trying to deceive himself while drinking, imagining it as a bar.

"Pfft! That's the kind of fun you get from drinking, gulping it down like this!" The wine jar demon wiped his mouth, clearly intrigued, but a mere 1.8L wasn't enough to satisfy him: "Can I have another bottle, boss?"

"How much do you think this wine costs per bottle! Don't push your luck." The rice-bag demon snatched the bottle, its tone fierce but with a smile, showing no anger whatsoever: "Alright, Miss Yoda. Did the spell work properly?"

"No problem!" Erina nodded, holding up one finger with a grin, and said, "Like I said before, it's just hide-and-seek. It's just that the area will be a bit bigger!"

"To be specific, you have half an hour to leave the store and hide somewhere—just don't go more than three kilometers outside of Akihabara!"

The young lady continued explaining, puffing out her chest, confident and assured.

"When the time comes, I'll come straight to you! Ms. Fujimori and the police officers will come too, and then you'll see the spell's effects!"

"Yes, we'll be relieved if we can find it." The police officers looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

The wine jar demon was also somewhat surprised.

Since he was a vessel for holding wine before he became a spirit, he should be very sensitive to whether the wine has been tampered with.

However, after drinking the entire bottle, no one could detect that Erina had cast a spell on the wine.

This is enough to show how skilled the white-haired girl in front of him was at concealing her magical aura; she was truly a rare master in the world.

After hearing Erina's explanation, the wine jar demon quickly indicated that it understood, then revealed its true form and flew outside.

Because it used magic to conceal its monstrous appearance, the person vanished from the sight of the two policemen who had no spiritual power in the blink of an eye.

That feeling was quite magical.

"It seems this monster trusts you a lot. Otherwise, to avoid unnecessary trouble, they would avoid transforming in front of outsiders." Yoshiyuki said to the police as he watched the jar monster fly away with its two cute little wings flapping.

"Yes. Because we've had a previous collaboration with this shop." The policeman, who had just been tempted by the food, turned to look at the young lady and asked again with some curiosity, "Ms. Yoda, if I may ask, I've heard you're the Witch of the Underworld?"

"Mmm, that's right." Erina took out a ball of dough and kneaded it in her arms. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Well, I just felt that you must know a lot about magic related to the dead," he said, his tone somewhat uncertain. "I've heard that some mediums can summon the souls of the dead and communicate with them to obtain important clues. Can Miss Yoda do that?"

"Although I'm not a medium, I do know a little bit about this kind of magic." Erina leaned against Yoshiyuki with complete ease, kneading a dumpling. "But the murderer in this case impersonated someone else to commit the crime, right? So there's not much point in doing this."

In fact, Erina doesn't just know a little bit about it, but is quite good at it.

She wasn't a medium, but a witch, but she knew everything a medium could do.

After all, many of the spells practiced by spiritual mediums are closely related to the dead.

As the Yomi Shrine Maiden who has the ability to suppress Izanami, the god of the underworld, she is naturally knowledgeable in this area.

"I see." The policeman said, then asked again with some anticipation, "What about other murder cases? Actually, our Metropolitan Police Department often encounters very difficult murder cases. Could you possibly lend a hand, Ms. Yoda?"

"Hey, that's enough! Stop talking." The older policeman next to him frowned and interrupted him. He then bowed to Erina in apology.

"I'm very sorry, Ms. Yoda. My junior has just transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division and doesn't quite know the rules yet, so please forgive any offense."

"It's alright, it's alright." Erina shook her head with a grin. "I don't mind. If it's a really important unsolved case, you can definitely come to me for help, okay? But if there are no demons or evil spirits involved, you should try to solve it yourselves."

There are two aspects to what that young policeman just said that are very inappropriate.

These are secrets known only to those in the industry.

First, not all the souls of the dead have the ability to return to the mortal world.

Moreover, most of the deceased desire peace, and being pulled back to the mortal world would cause them great suffering. This suffering is also borne by the soul of the medium.

Furthermore, these souls may even become aggressive due to the resentment of those who died violent deaths.

This forces mediums to forcibly summon the souls of the deceased to communicate with them, which is very harmful to their health and may even shorten their lifespan.

Even extracting the last memory of a deceased person can weaken their body.

So when the young policeman asked Erina for help in the future, he was actually making a very difficult request, which was rather impolite.

Secondly, using psychic methods to find the murderer is ultimately not a procedural method.

Therefore, the police almost always avoid doing this.

Even if the police do use a medium, they will keep it a secret to avoid the outside world questioning their competence and impartiality.

After all, the conclusions reached by spiritual mediums are often legally untenable.

They may know the killer's identity, but they can't find a way to convict him.

After all, the statements of a spiritual medium cannot be used as evidence.

The young policeman appeared somewhat dejected after being reprimanded.

Seemingly to lighten the mood, the Rice Bag Demon glanced at Erina and Yoshiyuki, who was being cuddled by her, and suddenly gave a meaningful smile.