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

Today is not a rest day.

So, drinking strong sake in the afternoon, and even downing more than half a bottle at once, is definitely not something a yokai who needs to work and live a normal life would do.

After all, they need to integrate into human society, so they will follow the same rule as humans that they can only drink after get off work.

Japanese people have a strong aversion to drinking during the day. Anyone who smells of alcohol during the day is considered very impolite and will almost certainly have a hard time getting by in the workplace.

Furthermore, Erina mentioned that the monster is currently hiding deep underground. Judging from the location, it's roughly beneath Akihabara Park, right near them.

The underground of Akihabara Park only has a sewage system.

Normally living monsters don't need to hide in such places, so after analyzing the situation, Yoshiyuki felt that the probability of this target being Shuten-dōji was very high.

Therefore, after making a phone call to Shenqiang Island Village, Yixing planned to suggest that the police did not need to investigate beforehand, and that they would go there together to check the situation.

After all, there is a sewer entrance near Akihabara Park.

He pressed the call button.

Suddenly, the song "My Little Pony" started playing from the phone.

Oh, this.

It's the theme song from My Little Pony!

Is this person a follower of My Little Pony?!

Damn it, this new religion has actually infiltrated the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Investigations Unit?!

Could this all be a conspiracy by the demon race?!

Just as Yixing was internally grumbling, "Who in their right mind would use a ringtone like that?", the call connected.

A light, cheerful, and familiar male voice came through.

"Hey, is this a righteous act?"

"Yusuke-nii?!" Upon hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Yoshiyuki was stunned. He even double-checked to make sure he had dialed the right number: "Isn't this Shinshoujima Village's number?!"

"Oh my! Surprised?" Yusuke Yoda laughed heartily on the other end of the phone. "Haha, I'm surprised too! I came to the police station for a cup of tea, and you called me!"

"What?!" Yixing broke out in a cold sweat. "How did you end up in jail? Did you get arrested for working in the sex industry?"

Upon hearing what Yoshiyuki said, Erina immediately showed a look of disgust.

But there was also a hint of schadenfreude in his expression.

"Of course not," Yoda Yusuke said lazily. "If I were really arrested, how could I have answered Officer Shimamura's call?"

"That makes sense... After all, Special Investigation Division 4 specializes in handling strange incidents. It seems the situation is more complicated than I thought." Yoshiyuki took a deep breath, then asked, "So you were arrested for making an improper deal with a girl from the demon race?"

"Haha, Yoshiyuki, you're quite humorous! There's no need for the Fourth Division to handle that kind of case!" Yusuke couldn't help but laugh again. "Alright, let's get serious!"

Yusuke explained why he received that phone call.

This is because Shinshoujima Village recently returned from a business trip to Kanagawa and captured an Eyeball Demon from the mountains, hoping to increase its combat power through its auxiliary abilities. However, it has a rather strange and irritable temperament and is difficult to tame.

Yusuke happens to have a natural affinity for yokai and is very good at it, so he was introduced to the school by Shimizu Tamako, the school's chairperson—also known as Tamamo-no-Mae.

Therefore, Yusuke has been frequently visiting the Metropolitan Police Department to meet with him and help train it to be a police dog-like assistant.

Of course, the eyeball monster is much more powerful than a police dog.

It was a kind of demon that looked like an eyeball and could float. It was also called the Eye Demon.

With exceptional perception and extremely fast flight speed, it is well-suited for reconnaissance missions after using spiritual power to conceal its body from ordinary people.

It can also use tentacles, extremely sharp teeth, and eye lasers to assist in combat.

Yusuke used to keep one of these creatures when he was a child. However, the head of the family did not allow keeping wild monsters as pets, so Yusuke eventually released it back into the mountains.

Therefore, Yoshiyuki felt it was the perfect time to ask Yusuke to help tame the Eyeball Demon—it was a type of demon that was extremely difficult to tame, and asking his older brother for help was a wise choice.

Yusuke said he had just arrived and that Officer Shimamura was in a meeting and had not yet returned to his office.

Yusuke had only glanced at the phone on the table when it rang. But seeing it was Yoshiyuki's number, he answered it casually.

"Uh, is that so..." Yixing retorted, "You should have just said so from the beginning. I really thought you'd been arrested."

"Yoshiyuki, why do you sound a little disappointed? Are you really hoping I'll get arrested?" Yusuke gave a wry smile. "So, how did you know Investigator Shimamura's phone number?"

"That's a long story," Yixing sighed. "To put it simply, we've been helping to catch a criminal recently."

"Oh, I think I know who it is. That serial killer, right?" Yusuke's voice was full of interest. "Want me to help too?"

After thinking it over, Yixing decided that the current number of people was enough to deal with Shuten-dōji, so there was no need to trouble his older brother.

So he declined his help and told him to remember to have Shimamura call him back when he returned.

Erina had been leaning close to the phone to listen to him speak.

When her brother said he wanted to help, she kept giving him meaningful glances, signaling him to refuse.

Erina visibly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Yoshiyuki's polite refusal.

After hanging up the phone, she complained unhappily.

"Ugh, that wretched brother! Why didn't he actually get arrested by the police? He's eighteen already; he could easily spend the rest of his life in jail!"

"It's not that bad, Miss," Yoshiyuki awkwardly reminded her. "Yusuke still cares about you. Don't curse him. You see, he always remembers to buy you the latest dumplings he sees outside, right?"

"I know, I was just saying it offhand." Erina seemed to realize she'd gone too far, but she still muttered, "But he always teases me with balls, doesn't he?!"

That's true. Righteousness cannot be refuted.

For example, last time, Yusuke sent her a picture of a limited edition durian dumpling. It was said to be made of a special material, so you could smell the durian aroma when you hugged it, just like hugging a real durian. He asked his sister if she liked it.

Erina definitely wanted it. She was determined to collect all the versions of the dumplings.

Even her bedroom was filled with a cabinet full of dumplings.

There are so many that when you open the cabinet door, a large number of colorful dough figurines will pour out like a mudslide, overwhelming you.

Most of them are just for collection purposes; they're not even taken out to play with once a year. Even if He Hong wanted to send them over, there was no way to do so.

Because Erina really liked it, Yusuke teased her, telling her that he would only buy it for her if she begged him to do so.

Erina suppressed her anger and sent a voice message saying, "Brother, you're the best! Buy me durian dumplings!" thinking that this would be enough.

Then Yusuke sent back another infuriating voice message.

[Ha, ha ha ha... cough, cough—can't hear me! Let's try again!]