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

"But won't it be too high?" Erina asked, puzzled.

"No. For example, if your initial goal is an annual salary of six million yen, then you might need to ask for seven million. Otherwise, the other party might try to negotiate down to around five and a half million."

Yi Xing answered in this way, then thought for a moment and decided to quote a famous saying to increase the persuasiveness of his argument.

"A great writer once said that when you think a room is too dark and want to open a window, people will definitely object. So you have to advocate tearing down the roof. That way, someone will come up with a compromise and be willing to open a window."

"Wow, that makes so much sense!" Erina suddenly realized, "Isn't this great man Lu Xun?"

"Yes. Miss is very clever."

"Smart my foot!" Erina retorted fiercely, "Every time you make up some profound philosophical sayings, you attribute them to Lu Xun!"

"Sometimes they say it's Tolstoy, okay?" Yixing shifted his gaze, answering guiltily, "Besides, it really was Lu Xun who said it."

This is what they mean by "the boy who cried wolf".

When you keep attributing things that weren't said by Lu Xun to him, even if he did say something, the first reaction from the other person will be that you're talking nonsense.

Originally, Yixing didn't know this, but after time-traveling, he discovered that Lu Xun was also famous in Japan.

The main reason is that the Japanese language textbook for the third year of junior high school includes the Japanese version of "Hometown" translated by Yoshimi Takeuchi.

Five publishers in Japan contracted to publish textbooks, and all of them selected this article.

It is a compulsory subject for Japanese students receiving compulsory education.

Moreover, Lu Xun's classroom and desk are still preserved in Sendai.

A moment later, Erina licked the ice cream cone that Yoshiyuki had bought for her from a nearby shop, while watching the idols with great interest.

Actually, she originally wanted to eat one by herself.

However, Yixing felt that he needed to control his calorie intake, so he only bought one, and then reluctantly ate a bite under her strong insistence.

It's actually very delicious, but Yoshiyuki has strong self-control, so he doesn't indulge his appetite like Erina does.

"Seriously, Yixing, do you think I'm suited to be an idol?"

"I don't think it's suitable," Yixing blurted out without thinking.

"That was a quick answer! Did you even think about it seriously?" Erina scoffed. "Then tell me, why am I not suited to be an idol?"

"Because being an idol means following the agency's arrangements and rehearsing hard. That leaves little time for playing games or watching anime," Yoshiyuki complained. "You'll definitely get bored soon, Miss."

"Oh! That makes sense." Erina thought for a moment, then suddenly changed her mind, saying, "No! Not necessarily. There are so many types of idol personas, so it's possible for someone like me, who just performs, plays games, and watches anime every day, to have one too."

"That wouldn't be an idol, Miss," Yoshiyuki reminded her. "You could become a streamer, or even a VTuber."

"This seems so easy! But it would be too annoying if I had to consider the audience's feelings while playing a game. It's much more fun to play with Yoshiyuki."

As Erina said this, she took a big bite of ice cream, and then immediately covered her head, letting out a hissing sound.

"Did you get chilled? That's why you shouldn't take such big bites." Yoshiyuki ruffled her hair, feeling both sorry for her and finding her voice incredibly cute. "Young lady, do you see those idol fans over there?"

"I saw it, what's wrong?"

"Being an idol means being treated like a wife by a lot of otaku who can't find girlfriends, right? Some might even be so fanatical that they want to stalk you every day. Can you accept that, Miss?"

"Ugh... How disgusting." Erina imagined it for a moment, then looked disgusted and shuddered. "I guess I'll pass! It's enough for Yoshiyuki to have this kind of thought all by himself."

"I didn't mean that at all!" Yixing immediately clarified, "I'm your personal bodyguard, why would I need to follow you?"

"I mean the part about treating her like a wife," Erina said with a mischievous grin.

"Stop joking, Miss. How could that be?" Yixing decided to tease her a bit, and said very seriously, "You are just my master. I'll definitely find someone else as my wife."

"Oh, really?" Erina chuckled and took another small bite of ice cream. "Then you must tell me if you have your eye on any women, okay? I'll help you vet them. You're so naive, you're easily fooled by bad women, aren't you? As your host, I'm quite worried."

"Miss, you have no right to talk to me like that. Without me by your side, you'd be lucky if you hadn't been sold off in the past three years in Tokyo." Yoshiyuki skillfully took out a tissue, cupped the young lady's face, and carefully wiped her lips clean.

The sweet aroma of milk ice cream, combined with the young lady's crystal-clear pink lips, gave him a bold idea.

But he only thought about it and wouldn't actually kiss her.

It certainly wouldn't lick it.

"Oh, right, Yoshiyuki!" Erina suddenly remembered something: "How about you dress up as a woman..."

"NO, no way!" Yi Xing immediately and firmly refused.

"I haven't even said what it is yet!" Erina said with a mischievous grin, taking a bite of her ice cream cone with a crisp crunch. "If you also debut as a crossdresser and become an idol, and we become a couple, you won't have to worry about being mistaken for a wife by a fat otaku."

"How could that be, Miss? Idols are not allowed to date. Once a relationship is made public, it's basically graduation time."

Yi Xing complained.

"This profession is all about selling illusions. Once those illusions are shattered, your popularity will inevitably plummet. Being criticized is the least of your worries; you might even have extreme fans who want to kill you."

"We sold a pair from the start. How could there be a problem?"

"This is a huge problem, Miss." Yixing felt it was completely unreliable: "That kind of sales method will never be successful in the first place."

"Whatever!" Erina waved her hand, a smug look on her face. "Anyway, I knew you wouldn't mind cross-dressing!"

So this was the trap?!

Yi Xing was immediately startled.

He discovered that this was Erina applying Lu Xun's famous saying on the theory of opening windows.

Damn it, the young lady always seems to get the brain working incredibly fast in these weird and wonderful places!

"Young lady, there's no way I'll cross-dress. Give up." Yoshiyuki stated his position solemnly: "Even if you offered to let me debut as an idol in women's clothing, I wouldn't agree to any compromise."

"Hmph, you worthless servant. How will you know you don't like it if you don't try it on once! Everyone says it's addictive! Listen to your master, and come with me obediently!"

Erina took his hands and tried to drag him to a nearby fashion store.

"Young Miss! No, Young Miss!"

Yi Xing resisted desperately, vowing never to submit.