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

"Hey, righteous conduct."

After a moment of silence, Erina suddenly spoke.

"Hmm, it looks good." Yixing glanced at her and said perfunctorily.

"I didn't ask you that! And what's with that utterly dismissive answer?!"

After saying this, Erina seemed to get angrier the more she thought about it.

So she threw a fluffy dumpling at him.

The pink dumpling spun a few times in the air before hitting Yi Xingtou.

Then, before the dumpling could fall to the ground, he grabbed it and threw it back onto the sofa.

"Miss, I think these shorts look better than the skirt you just wore, and they match your top perfectly." Yoshiyuki carefully examined Erina for a few seconds before offering a more serious assessment.

This is absolutely the truth.

"Huh? But you clearly said in the boutique that the skirt looked better than the shorts."

Damn it! I forgot what I said back then!

Why does the young lady always force me to tell her which of the several outfits looks better after she's picked them out?

You'll end up buying them all anyway, won't you?!

"Uh... really?" Yoshiyuki awkwardly looked away and coughed. "This time I really mean it."

"Fine! Yixing! So you were just giving me the runaround when I was picking out clothes before?!"

"Absolutely not, Miss!"

"Then what's going on with you!" Erina shouted unhappily, "Explain yourself!"

"That's because you're so adorable, and your fashion sense is so great, so you look amazing in everything you wear! So sometimes you think one outfit looks good, and other times you like another one more! That's perfectly normal, isn't it?"

"Oh...oh." Erina was much happier when she heard him say that, and chuckled, "I see. Hmm, that makes a lot of sense."

"Right, right?" Yixing immediately followed up, continuing to flatter her: "So, Master, you must be confident in your own cuteness and taste. You don't have to ask me to judge your clothes every time you try them on."

"How could that be! Since she's so cute, how could we not let our loyal servant feast his eyes on her right away?" Erina smiled smugly, seemingly very proud: "You should thank your master for being so good to you, right? A gesture of goodwill?"

hateful!

I won't fall for it!

Yi Xing was immediately filled with regret.

While that was part of the reason, his main reason for not wanting to watch the young lady try on clothes one by one wasn't because he found it troublesome.

The biggest problem is that it's too difficult to watch the lovely young lady try on many clothes that perfectly match his tastes.

Only he knows how much pain he's in.

"Hey, righteous deeds."

"What is it now, Miss?"

"I was just thinking about it." She stared at the mirror in front of her, her expression filled with fantasy and longing: "If we didn't have to go back, we could live together forever. After we graduate from university, maybe we could even..."

"Huh? What can I do?"

"...Hmph, it's nothing."

Yixing felt very uncomfortable with this situation where he only said half of what he meant.

He could clearly sense that the young lady had something she wanted to say, but after piquing his interest, she abruptly stopped.

What exactly can it be?

Yi Xing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Does she think she can give up being the Witch of the Underworld?

Yixing has never been clear about what the retirement requirements are for the current Witch of the Underworld.

He was certainly curious, but everyone who brought it up would become tight-lipped.

He didn't even know which generation of Yomi Shrine Maiden Erina was, or from which generation she stopped needing to offer sacrifices—in his view, this was clearly a ritual improvement worthy of commemoration, and it was extremely suspicious that such a thing had to be kept secret.

"I've already complained about it, but I still have to say it again... Master sent way too much stuff." Yoshiyuki checked each item in the box, and couldn't help but say again, "Why did you even send that soccer ball that's always at the bottom of the box?"

"Oh!" Erina exclaimed happily upon hearing this, "Even though it's been a long time since I played, it brings back so many wonderful memories!"

That was a soccer ball that the young lady named "Banana Ball".

Its name comes from its banana-peel-like color, and it is usually simply called "Ball".

It was last used several years ago, but because of its color, it won't get worn out as easily as a white soccer ball.

A yellow soccer ball like this is quite rare.

This is especially true in rural areas.

It was brought back to the countryside from Tokyo by Yoda Yusuke's father.

Yusuke originally intended to use it to play soccer with his friends.

But Erina has always liked round and chubby things, so she immediately fell in love with this adorable soccer ball when she saw it.

Although Yusuke liked to tease Erina, he still cared about her, so he gave the soccer ball to her.

The only problem is that the way it's delivered can easily make people's blood pressure spike.

He held the soccer ball and asked the young lady if she wanted it.

After she nodded and said she wanted to, Yusuke pretended to hand it over, but then suddenly took it back and said he wouldn't give it to her.

Erina was so angry that she started to cry. She chased after him, saying she wanted the soccer ball.

Yusuke ran and laughed until he was tripped by Yoshiyuki who was passing by.

Later, Erina got the ball as she wished.

Because it was still quite young and naive, I tried to put a leash on it and take it for a walk.

However, the round soccer ball was really hard to tie with a rope, so Erina used a forked branch to push the ball around, taking it out for a walk every day, just like walking a dog.

Even when he and Yixing went up the mountain to get an insect net to catch insects, they would bring it with them.

The mountain path was not as smooth as the village road. Yoshiyuki advised her not to bring it, as it could easily roll into a troublesome place, but Erina just wouldn't listen. She felt that Qiuqiu must also want to catch insects, and it would be pitiful if she didn't bring it.

As a result, an accident happened one day.

Qiuqiu accidentally rolled down the steep hillside to the bottom of the valley.

Erina tried to use magic to bring it up, but it was beyond the casting range, so she cried out in distress.

Yixing wanted to help her pick it up from the start, but the slope was too dangerous even for adults, let alone a child like him who was only a few years old.

So, all he could do was hug Erina and comfort her, saying he would just buy another one when they got back.

However, the young lady felt that even if she bought another yellow soccer ball, it wouldn't be the same ball as before.

She felt sorry for Qiuqiu, who was lying all alone at the bottom of the valley, and was very sad.

Seeing how upset she was, Yixing decided that no matter how difficult it was, he had to get the ball up.

Therefore, he quietly set off before dawn the next day without telling anyone.

Otherwise, putting aside others, the young lady alone would definitely not agree.

In her eyes, although the ball was precious, it was nothing compared to Yixing's safety.