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

"Oh? Really?" Yusuke asked, tilting his head.

"Yes! I live in the room next door!"

Yusuke seemed a little surprised when he heard him say that.

"No way, you two finally moved in together, and you're sleeping in separate rooms? Why are you being so formal? Hurry up and get things moving! Don't waste these three years. Oh, of course, I don't mean you should have a baby every year, that's absolutely not going to work."

"What are you saying, you scumbag bro!" Erina complained. "Your thoughts are so filthy, you must have something wrong with your brain! Hurry up and cut it off!"

"This isn't cohabitation at all! Don't use those misleading terms, Yusuke-nii!" Yoshiyuki stammered, "It's just... uh, living together makes it easier to serve the young lady!"

"Hey, Yoshiyuki, what are you still shy about?" Yusuke shook the cola in his hand, revealing a mysterious and smug smile: "Didn't you two already sleep together?"

"What?!" Yixing was stunned for a moment, then panicked and shouted, "No, there's no such thing! How could you have such a thought!"

"Exactly!" Erina chimed in, huffing and puffing, "Hey, you jerk, stop talking nonsense! We haven't even done it yet!"

"Wait, what do you mean 'not yet'?!" Yixing's heart pounded. Despite feeling a little guilty, he tried to remain calm: "There's absolutely no way it will happen!!"

"Come on, my silly little brother~" Yusuke shook his head and chuckled as he stated a shocking truth: "You think no one really didn't notice you two lying in the same bed in the middle of the night? It's just that the head of the family and your aunt and uncle wouldn't allow it to be told."

Yi Xing: "???"

Erina: "???"

Upon hearing such a shameful secret, both of them were momentarily at a loss for words and froze on the spot.

Erina, who rarely blushes, turned her head away shyly, looking like she was about to transform into a steam princess.

Yi Xing had long suspected that his clansmen were pretending not to notice.

But what he didn't expect was that they not only discovered it, but also seemed to have a huge misunderstanding!

"How many people actually know about this?" Yoshiyuki asked Yusuke awkwardly, covering his face.

"The whole clan knows, except for the two of you." Yusuke chuckled. "Ah, it feels so much better to say it out loud! I've been keeping this secret for so many years, it's been killing me! Speaking of which, Yoshiyuki, didn't you notice that Makoto started being so cold to you from a certain day onwards?"

"You're not trying to say it's because she heard about this, are you...?" Yixing broke out in a cold sweat.

"This matter is rather complicated."

Yusuke poured the last few drops of cola from the can into his mouth, then casually tossed it into the trash can.

"Mayu has always been very attached to Erina. When you first came to our house, she was a little unhappy because you took away her sister's affection, but she didn't hate you. It wasn't until she heard that you slept with your sister that she became so resistant to you. After all, Mayu used to sleep with Erina all the time. After you came, that privilege was taken away."

"What? Is that so... Mayu, really, there's a limit to being a sister complex!" Erina sighed helplessly, lamenting, "Yoshiki is Yoshiki, and Mayu is Mayu. They're both irreplaceable. There's no competition between them."

"Wait, I have to clarify this misunderstanding!" Yixing couldn't help but interrupt, shouting, "The premise of this discussion is wrong, okay?! I was just playing games and watching anime with Miss, that's why I sneaked into her room in the middle of the night! I hid under the covers just to avoid being seen by the dorm checkers!"

"No need to explain, I understand, bro." Yusuke patted his shoulder with a knowing look on his face and said in agreement.

"It must have been so hard to carry people around all these years. I was always on edge, too scared to even walk up the stairs, I could only sneak down to Erina's room... But not anymore. In this house, you don't have to carry anyone around! Here, Yoshiyuki, take this."

"What's this?" Yoshiyuki asked, puzzled, as Yusuke pulled out a package.

"You'll see when you open it."

Yi Xing frowned and tore a small opening in the package.

Then, I saw the word "safety" written on the inner packaging box.

Yi Xing felt a sudden roar in his head, and his first reaction was to cover it with his hand.

However, Erina had already seen it, and her expression was a mixture of sudden realization and a mischievous grin. Fortunately, she didn't say anything that would make the situation even more awkward.

So Yixing did nothing but put down the box, both amused and exasperated, to express his gratitude.

"Thanks, Yusuke, but we really don't need this."

"How could we not need it? This isn't your average product! Otherwise, I wouldn't have specially bought it for my lovely sister and brother-in-law... Oh no, I misspoke! Sorry, hahaha!"

Yusuke's mischievous smile successfully blew Yoshiyuki's mind. Then, he wagged his finger to explain.

"This one is a newly released souvenir from the 'Dumpling World' series! It's said to have a refreshing mint and vanilla scent! The packaging is also decorated with various kinds of dumplings!"

"Huh? There's such a thing?!" Yoshiyuki was taken aback and turned to ask Erina.

"I don't know either. It has so many collaborations, and not all of them are announced in advance."

Erina rubbed her hands together expectantly, immediately tore open the package, held the plastic box up to her eyes, and her eyes lit up.

"Wow...! It's real! It's definitely officially licensed! That's amazing! I'm going to add it to my collection!"

"Wait a minute, why would a cute mobile game full of dumplings release this kind of merchandise?! Isn't that a bit confusing?!" Yixing suddenly felt his worldview shattered.

However, what Yusuke and Erina said next really made him blush.

"No way, Erina? You guys need to use it, otherwise it'll be a waste!"

"Hmph, we'll just use the normal ones! This one's so rare, of course we should keep it safe!"

"Ha ha?"

"Oh...right! Then we'll just need one!"

After saying that, Erina's eyes started to look strange.

Although they looked very serious, as if they were conducting academic research, their gazes eventually settled on Yi Xing.

Then, she let out a soft hum and nodded thoughtfully.