Why is the Demon King like this?

After a clean, efficient, and decisive fight, I felt a long-lost sense of relief.

Furthermore, the chief shrine maiden of Meiji Shrine volunteered to help clean up the mess, which reduced a lot of trouble.

Having traveled to the present day, Aokiji feels that his life is finally back on track.

Therefore, it seems that perversion is not entirely without merit.

After the evil spirit was exorcised, the air in the entire school seemed to become much fresher.

Like a male protagonist straight out of a shoujo manga, he strolled through the school building. The quiet corridor was bathed in the slanting moonlight, casting a cool glow.

Keisuke Ao hummed a song he'd heard from a gourmet restaurant as he approached the door of Class 5, Grade 2 and gently pushed open the sliding door.

The girl lay quietly on her seat and fell into a deep sleep once again.

She was sheltered by Hanako and escaped the initial attack from the demon. Now Hanako has sent her back to the school building.

Keisuke Ao walked up to Asuka Arisugawa and felt the girl's soft breaths. Her hair fell down, partially obscuring her peaceful sleeping face.

This time, he didn't reach out to fix Arisugawa's hair; he simply tapped the table and said softly:

"Arisugawa, it's time to go home."

"Um……"

The sleeping princess frowned and slowly opened her eyes.

At the moment when the moonlight blended with the glass, the sound of leaves rustling in the wind seemed to come from outside the school building.

On a summer night, cicadas and insects chirped, and the hot air soaked through the sweat that soaked the back of my clothes.

Asuka Arisugawa seemed to be in a dream, in a daze between waking and not waking up. The moonlight illuminated the outline of her face, making it soft and sweet.

She opened her eyes and saw Qing Guijie, so she reached out and gently grabbed the hem of his clothes, whispering, "Qing Gui-kun, please don't hate me."

This was one of the few times that night that the Demon King's attack was broken.

……

Thursday, the sun rose as usual... No, today is a cloudy and rainy day.

Asuka Arisugawa, the class's academic representative, unusually took a sick day today.

Yuki's probing gaze in the morning was avoided by Keisuke Ao.

"Maybe the air conditioning was too cold, and he caught a cold."

"What happened?! What on earth happened last night?!" Yuki was nearly frantic in the morning.

"Why don't you ask Arisugawa?" Keisuke Ao immediately shifted the blame: "Nothing happened last night, Arisugawa just fell asleep in the classroom."

"Huh?! Such a thing can happen?"

Asuka Arisugawa was clutching her phone, curled up in bed, the glow of the phone screen reflecting on her face.

I received a message from Yuki this morning... I don't know how to reply.

Even now, her mind is still in a state of confusion.

Was everything back then a dream or reality?

Do not--

It would be too naive to continue deceiving oneself with dreams.

She shyly wrapped her arms around her legs, her cheeks burning, and let out soft sobs.

After he shamelessly uttered those words, a look he had never seen on Keisuke Ao's face before reappeared. What had he said back then?

"To say that I hate you, Arisugawa, would be a gross misinterpretation of my meaning."

He leaned down, almost kissing her cheek, and his soft reply and breath clearly reached her ear.

Those eyes, capable of melting everything, stared straight at him.

"Rather than saying I hate you, isn't it because I respect and admire you too much that I'm at a loss for what to do?"

By completely absolving himself of any responsibility, Arisugawa-kun, you might just become an excellent civil servant in the future...

The teasing tone and the amusement in her eyes were infuriating.

But if I was so angry, why was my heart beating so fast? Even now, thinking back on it, it feels like my heart was about to jump out of my chest.

The fingers that gripped his clothes were hot and burning; I can still feel the sensation even now.

Asuka Arisugawa had completely forgotten about the car ride back together afterward; her mind went blank as soon as she realized it wasn't a dream.

She didn't even hear what her parents, who were anxiously looking for her, said at the time.

How did Keisuke Ao explain things to her, and how did he get back to bed...?

A distorted, dazzling world rushed towards me like a dream, and the melodious sound of a violin seemed to echo in my ears, accelerating with my heartbeat.

The girl was troubled.

I wish I could be an ostrich...

"Asuka~ Aokie is here to see you!" Mrs. Arisugawa's voice came from outside the room.

"Huh? Ah—!"

Arisugawa Asuka exclaimed in surprise, and was about to get up to fix her hair when she bumped her head on the edge of the bed and her toes hit the table leg.

The stack of books on the table, which was about to topple over, suddenly crashed to the floor.

"Oh, Mom was just joking."

Mrs. Arisugawa pushed open the door and saw her daughter, unusually disheveled, sprawled on the floor. She burst into laughter: "I just thought saying that would make you get up and eat!"

"Mom!" Arisugawa Asuka covered her face in embarrassment and annoyance.

"Oh, are you blushing?"

—The above describes a lively morning at the Arisugawa residence.

The mysterious disappearance of the old banyan tree at the back of Kukai Private High School has only sparked discussion in a small circle (mainly because the Paranormal Society swore it was a supernatural event). The official explanation is that the banyan tree was uprooted at night because it was prone to breeding mosquitoes in the summer, and the inside of the banyan tree had already died.

After assessment, in order to prevent branches from falling and injuring students, the school responded quickly and immediately moved the tree.

To this end, the principal held a special morning meeting to bid a sorrowful farewell to the old banyan tree that had sheltered Kūkai for so long, together with his beloved students.

From this incident, Keisuke Ao also vaguely glimpsed the power of the mystical side of this world, which is certainly not only manifested in the spiritual realm, but perhaps... even reality is controlled by them?

But this problem doesn't affect him much. As long as he adds more and more restrictions to the Shinban Yui, the bond between them will become stronger.

At that time, the priestess will be the nail she used to drive herself into this world.

If only things could go this smoothly...

Although thinking about Yui Kamabatake's eccentric personality makes one's head spin, it would be too foolish not to make use of such a useful tool...

"Qinggui, did you watch the new tokusatsu drama that aired on TV last night?" Nakagawa Yuto began performing lines that blended Homo style.

"No……"

Keisuke Ao rested his chin on his hand, making a barely audible sound. His eyes darted around, and he seemed to exude a melancholy air, making one wonder what he was thinking.

Just as she turned her head, intending to continue complaining to Ao Keisuke about Arisugawa Asuka's unresponsive reading of her message, Morning Yuki stopped thinking in front of this famous painting titled "Ao Keisuke Thinking".

—That Yamato guy is actually trying to monopolize Seiki-kun!

Unforgivable!

Handsome men should be enjoyed by everyone, just like idols!

"Is there something you need, Morning Classmate?"

"Even though I don't have a handshake ticket, please shake my hand!"

Qing Keisuke:?

To understand the thought processes of these Tokyo high school students, Lord Demon King has a long way to go.