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

"Let's be understanding of Investigator Shimamura. He's had a really tough time. Besides, we should cherish the way you see him now."

"Huh? Does that mean he'll become even more insane in the future?" Erina asked curiously.

"Possibly," Wu Nini replied softly. "They've dealt with so many anomalies that their minds have been distorted to some extent."

After hearing her sister say that, Wu Lili chimed in.

"I think I've heard that... Because there are already few spiritual beings, and even fewer who are willing to join the police force, the Special Investigation Division 4 is severely understaffed, so every supernatural investigator has to work overtime at a high intensity."

Wu Lili paused for a moment, then spoke again, using this analogy: "Basically, they're used like livestock."

"Yes." Wu Nini nodded and said seriously, "Take Shinshoujima Village for example. He told you that he would take a vacation after defeating Shuten-dōji, right? That would definitely be more exciting for him than any reward, because the Oddity Investigator works almost year-round."

"Waaah... That's so tragic. They're practically exploited corporate slaves by the Metropolitan Police Department." Erina looked at them with sympathy. "Especially the part about their mental health being corrupted! Luckily, Yoshiyuki and I don't go crazy easily."

"Yes. Ordinary people can't have the same mental resilience as the two of you. So, it's inevitable that they'll become abnormal after dealing with so many strange events."

Wu Nini said this softly, then gave a wry smile.

"However... we can't rule out the possibility that Mr. Shimamura was an oddball from the beginning."

"I see..."

Erina sighed, rubbing her sugar-coated fingers.

Although Yoshiyuki was still moved by the dedication of the strange investigator, the young lady's actions quickly caught his attention.

After glancing at those slender, fair, soft, and delicate fingers, I suddenly missed the feeling of holding them in my mouth.

It was so smooth and tender.

Therefore, he couldn't help but have a bold idea!

Now, Yi Xing has two options.

Option 1: Boldly shout "Leave it to me!" and then put her fingers in your mouth.

Option 2: Ask Erina if he can borrow her finger.

It's just a little bit! I definitely won't do anything strange.

He really struggled with the decision for a long time.

Finally, Yixing made a decision!

That's... the third option!

Do what a good servant should do: stop her from consuming unhealthy sweets!

"Young lady, stop eating." Yoshiyuki grabbed Erina's hand, which was reaching for the pastry box again, and said righteously, "That's enough. Even pigs don't eat as much as you."

"Can a pig compare to me?!" Erina complained. "Get off me, you worthless servant!"

"Don't loosen it!"

"Relax!"

"NO!"

"I command you to loosen your grip and feed me!"

"Miss, you must be dreaming."

"You disrespectful servant! How dare you speak to your master like that?! You've gone too far!"

Seeing this, Wu Nini and Wu Lili started whispering again, but to Yixing's ears, the volume was still considered "loudly plotting".

"Wu Nini~ They're showing off their love again! What should we do? Should we avoid them?"

"Wu Lili, if we avoid them, it will make them feel awkward. Let's not."

"Oh! By the way, sister, I feel like Maekawa-kun did that on purpose just to touch her hand. Do you think so too?"

"Shh..." Wu Nini put her index finger to her lips: "Don't expose the little thoughts of these immature teenagers. We should be kind-hearted animal-eared girls."

"I told you to keep your voices down when you're whispering! Didn't I hear everything?!"

Yixing felt a wave of collapse and slammed his fist on the table, nearly shattering the glass of oolong tea.

"And please don't think of me as something so filthy! I'm such an upright person, I would never resort to such tricks! My thoughts are... uh, incredibly pure!"

"Huh? Why did you hesitate for a moment?" Wu Lili immediately showed a curious expression as if she had discovered a new continent.

"I didn't hesitate at all!" Yixing retorted guiltily.

"Exactly!" Erina immediately hugged Yoshiyuki, chuckling, "My Yoshiyuki is very upright; he would never do anything like that!"

"My master understands me best." Yixing was deeply moved.

"Of course!" Erina declared confidently, "Yoshiyuki always just touches my hand directly! He only asks first at most! Why would he resort to such tricks when he can touch me so easily?"

Wu Nini and Wu Lili both looked at Yixing and immediately showed a complex smile that contained excitement, longing and shyness.

Wu Lili, whether to express surprise or simply to tease Yixing, deliberately exclaimed "Wow~!" which for a moment reminded Yixing of Anduin's voice line in Hearthstone.

The level of sarcasm is off the charts!

"No! I never did anything wrong?!" Yixing felt like he'd been struck on the head, covering his face, feeling utterly speechless: "Master, please don't betray me! Who would willingly throw dirty water on their servant?!"

"But when you took my hand, it really came naturally, didn't it?" Erina asked.

"No—how can that be the same thing?!" Yoshiyuki exclaimed, both amused and exasperated. "Touching hands means something completely different! That interpretation makes me sound like a pervert!"

Just as Yixing was saying this, his phone emitted a special notification sound from LINE.

This means that a message has been sent from someone he has marked as a special contact on LINE.

There are only a few people like that.

They are Erina, Kazuhiro Maekawa, Yusuke Yoda, and the young lady's parents.

As for the sharp-tongued younger sister, Mayu Yoda, she didn't add Yoshiyuki on LINE because her relationship with him was rather distant.

The young lady's parents are also quite special among these contacts who are paying special attention to them.

They had never contacted each other via LINE, but Yi-xing valued her parents very much and naturally hoped to reply to messages instantly.

This message was sent by Yusuke.

[Hey, Yoshiyuki! Long time no see, did you miss me? Haha, we can see each other every day now! Amazing news! My aunt and uncle asked me to tell them that you and I are going to the same high school! Sakurajima Academy! Yay!]

Because Yusuke loves to joke and is a habitual offender with countless prior convictions, Yoshiyuki's first reaction was to ask if it was true or not.

Yusuke quickly replied with two messages.

"This is such a big deal, would I joke about it?"

[Man with open mouth and closed eyes.gif]

"Ugh..." Yixing looked at it and felt a chill run down his spine, as if he could smell the stench of the beast sage.

Meanwhile, Erina, who was secretly watching from the side, immediately provided the voiceover.

"Hmph hmph hmph ahhhhhh!"

"Miss, can't you please be a little more mindful of your image!"