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

The young lady, who was stepping out of the village for the first time in her life, found everything new and exciting.

After the train started moving, she looked at the scenery outside and became even more excited.

"Yixing, look, there's a huge river over there!"

"Yes, and there are fish too."

"Yixing, what a vast plain over there! We can already see the city! I've never seen such a distant horizon in the mountains!"

"Haha, after all, it's surrounded by mountains on all sides."

"Yixing, over there..."

Yi Xing patiently and softly replied to the young lady, his gentle gaze occasionally shifting from the window to the white-haired girl sitting beside him.

It was the first time he had ever seen Erina's eyes sparkle with such vitality—just like the sunlight reflecting off her long, white hair.

This made Yixing smile as well.

"Young Miss, do you remember? This plain with the great river that we are passing through now is the origin of the surname Maekawa."

Yoshiyuki smiled and looked at Erina, saying this.

"The first Yomi Shrine Maiden of the Yoda family was found here. Because it was not far from the entrance to the Yoda family's territory in ancient times, the child was named Maekawa."

"Yeah, of course I remember! When I first heard it, I thought the surname was a bit too casual." Erina leaned leisurely against Yoshiyuki and said this with great interest.

The next moment, her stomach suddenly started growling.

This reminded Maekawa that Erina had always longed to experience what it was like to eat a bento box on a train.

Fortunately, a train attendant soon entered the carriage with a cart.

It was filled with snacks, drinks, and a limited-edition train bento box.

The bento box was made to resemble a torii gate.

The room was crammed with colorful dishes: egg rolls, mushroom slices, beef coated in black sauce, roast chicken drizzled with wasabi sauce, shredded seaweed, green peppers...

Because it looked so beautiful, Erina couldn't bear to eat it right after buying it.

She stared at it for a long time, admiring it, before reluctantly picking up her chopsticks with a sigh.

"Yixing, you should learn from others! The bento boxes you made for me are such terrible presentations. They're just piled up haphazardly, like a garbage dump."

"Miss, you're such a picky eater, it's already a lot of work for me to get up early every morning and cook different dishes for you. Let's not fuss over such trivial matters, okay?" Yixing watched as the young lady directly put most of the side dishes into his food box, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Hmph, what excuses are you making! This is a matter of attitude. The bento boxes I make for you are always beautifully plated!"

"But..." Yixing couldn't help but complain, "You only do that once a year on my birthday! And you don't even know how to use a gas stove! I had to tutor you the whole time."

"Then I'm above average too. Normally, how could a master cook for his servants? You should be content, Yixing?"

Erina said this with a hint of pride, then mischievously reached out her little hand and poked Yoshiyuki's face.

The soft, smooth touch of those fingers always made Yixing feel a little itchy.

After that, the young lady tasted the beef, and then put half of the beef in her lunchbox onto Yixing's plate, making his side dishes pile up like a mountain, almost overflowing.

"Is there something wrong with this beef too?"

"No, not at all. You really like this kind of beef with a strong black pepper flavor, so I'll give you some more." Erina chuckled, then took a sip of her drink and started complaining again.

"What? This juice is awful, so sour! I gave it all to you... I should have asked you to make me a bento before we left! I prefer your cooking. If I hadn't taken you to Tokyo, I probably would have starved to death."

"Alright, alright." Yixing reluctantly pushed his drink towards the young lady: "Why don't you try mine? It's orange soda, very sweet."

"Hmm, this is pretty good!" She took a bite and was very satisfied, so she stayed.

Because the Yoda family forbade Erina from eating at restaurants outside, and Erina was very picky about food, she practically grew up eating Yoshiyuki's cooking.

In order to ensure that the young lady doesn't get tired of the food and that her nutrition is balanced, he struggles every day to figure out what dishes to cook.

Yoshiyuki sincerely hopes that Erina can find a restaurant she likes in Tokyo.

Ideally, it should be near home and school.

In this way, he was finally able to free up some time to spend on more meaningful things.

For example, practicing swordsmanship and sleeping soundly without doing anything.

The train journey did not last very long.

Soon, they arrived in Yokohama and transferred to the Shinkansen.

Although Yokohama also piqued her interest, Erina decided to hurry to Tokyo so she could explore Akihabara properly before dark.

Erina had never seen such a dense crowd in her life, so she was a little uncomfortable and seemed at a loss.

Seeing this, Yixing made this suggestion.

"Young lady, the Shinkansen won't arrive for a while. How about we go to the restroom and change our clothes? The shrine maiden outfit is attracting too much attention."

"That's true!" The young lady hesitated for a moment, then added, "Uh... wait. Never mind! I just remembered I didn't bring any spare clothes."

"Huh?" Yixing was taken aback. "You didn't throw all your clothes out just to crawl into the box, did you?!"

"What can I do?!" The young lady pulled an extremely bulky plush ball from the box, hugged it to her chest, and said matter-of-factly, "For example, I can't just abandon this beloved merchandise, can I?!"

After listening, Yi Xing was speechless.

He just complained, "If I'd known you were leaving today, I wouldn't have washed all those cosplay outfits for you this morning! They exhausted me. Miss, couldn't you at least have brought some changes of clothes? Aren't they necessities?"

"What? What else do I need besides you? I brought enough with me!" Erina said smugly, hands on her hips. "I can just buy a change of clothes on the spot! I have plenty of money anyway."

There's no way to refute her act of kindness. Although her family always restricted her freedom, they never skimped on her allowance.

However, Erina never considered that to be pocket money.

After all, a significant portion of the family's annual income comes from the Witch of the Underworld, so it can only be considered as business dividends.

For example, every year on the spring and autumn equinoxes, Erina would perform a ritual to imbue a special Noh mask that she had made in advance with a spirit, and then its price could reach hundreds of millions of yen.

The reason they are so expensive is that these Noh masks are used in important ceremonies to ward off evil and bring blessings, and only two can be produced each year. Therefore, many prominent families will rush to buy them, driving up the price to an extremely high level.

These Noh masks not only have special functions, but their appearance is also incredibly unique.

A typical Noh mask looks like a face that is difficult to tell whether it is crying or laughing.

Erina's Noh noodles can resemble horned, malevolent demons.