Tokyo, love before they become female ghosts

On the way back, Takuya Hase opened Mako's panel and took a look.

【Name - Mako Yamamura, Meme Reaper】

[Characteristic: Never stop, never give up]

[Humanity: 15 points]

[Ghostly Principle: 50 points]

Great, it's steadily rising. Compared to wave charts, Takuya Hasegawa prefers this kind of chart; it's simple and worry-free.

At the same time, Takuya Hasegawa discovered that the system panel would only pop up automatically when there were large fluctuations.

For example, Jia Yezi's panel values ​​are just like those of the A-shares market, fluctuating wildly, so she will repeatedly appear in front of people, prompting Hase Takuya to take emergency measures to save the market.

Meanwhile, Junli Tomboy's panel remained very stable, and Hasegawa Taku didn't even open it to check, so he had no idea that her popularity had quietly increased by several points.

But there's a problem... At first, Takuya Hase thought that the relationship between human reason and demonic reason was reciprocal, and that the higher the human reason, the lower the demonic reason.

But looking at Mako's panel now, Takuya Hase realized that wasn't the case.

Since the tomboy's psychic reasoning has never been below 50, if it's the same as Jia Yezi's, then her psychic reasoning value should be below 50 at this moment.

So, are human reasoning value and ghost reasoning value calculated separately?

So why does an insecure girl's "human reasoning value" increase while her "ghost reasoning value" decreases accordingly?

Something's strange...

"Um?"

The tomboy looked at Takuya Hase with a slightly puzzled expression and met his gaze.

"It's nothing, I just remembered something."

"What?"

"Did you often go hungry before?"

"Um."

"Because of rent?"

"Yes, and they eat a lot."

As Takuya Hase began to speak, Mako calmly and concisely recounted her original way of life to him.

Mako used to often go hungry because she earned little and had to be frugal.

But rent can't be saved, so in order to avoid ending up on the streets, I can only eat less to maintain the necessary energy.

However, because of the high energy consumption, they eat a lot, and even if they eat sparingly, their appetite is still exaggerated compared to that of ordinary people.

The first thing she does after getting off work every day is to wander around the surrounding area to see where there are discounted bento boxes or affordable meals.

Discounted bento boxes are fine; if there are many left, Mako can buy them all.

But not the budget-friendly kind; you can't eat as much as you want at budget-friendly restaurants.

If she eats too much, the owners of those affordable restaurants won't serve her next time.

So most of the time, Mako buys rice and bonito to cook cat food for herself.

Sprinkle bonito flakes on rice and add a little soy sauce; you can barely eat until you're about 80% full.

As the supernatural occurrences deepened, trade between countries decreased, and the price of staple food rose. Eventually, Mako could only eat about 60% of her usual cat food.

When the season is right, Mako will also pick wild vegetables to eat, which is also an important source of energy for her.

In this situation, coupled with the unscrupulous bosses who deliberately cut corners, Mako's life was always one of barely surviving, but also unable to escape her predicament.

As he listened to Mako's story, Takuya Hase pursed his lips.

"From now on, you can eat as much as you want."

"I know."

"Huh? How did you know? I didn't tell you."

Seeing the way Hase Takuya was looking up at her, Mako spoke calmly.

"I can tell you don't dislike me."

"Um...."

Takuya Hase's face scrunched up; for some reason, he felt like he was running naked in front of Mako.

There was no way around it; according to the tomboy, no one could hide their true feelings for her.

Do you frequently sense other people's emotional fluctuations? Do you try to read their thoughts?

"They dissipated naturally."

"so..."

Hearing her explanation, Takuya Hase breathed a sigh of relief.

I'm somewhat relieved that I knew about her special circumstances from the beginning, which prevented me from developing any negative impressions of her.

Otherwise, given Mako's decisive and straightforward personality, she might very well have left after sleeping with him for one night once she realized she disliked him.

Passing by a convenience store, Mako went inside with her backpack.

Standing in front of the freezer, the tall figure turned to look at Takuya outside the display window.

Without saying a word, Takuya Hase guessed what she was going to ask.

"Mung bean."

As she took the two ice creams to pay, the female cashier looked at Mako in front of her, her gaze involuntarily falling on her ample breasts.

"That's so exaggerated..."

Mako didn't care about the cashier's sentiments.

Holding the two ice creams, he tore one open and handed it to Takuya, just as he had torn one open and handed it to himself.

"I want to eat meat."

While eating ice cream and listening to Mako's words, Hase Takuya pondered for a while.

"Then let's go to the farmers' market."

"Um."

The two arrived at the vegetable market, and the farmers became much more enthusiastic when they saw Hase Takuya dressed in a hunting robe.

Many ingredients that are not available to regular customers are brought out by the owner and sold to Hase Takuya.

There's no other reason; I'm just leaving a good impression.

After all, no one can say for sure whether there will be supernatural pollution incidents in the home in the future, although living in the city means that there will be regular visits from the real world's investigators.

But who can predict the occurrence of paranormal events?

Therefore, if you maintain a good relationship with someone like Takuya Hase, who is a member of the working class and a defender of the world, you never know when it might come in handy.

I won't even mention offering free help; all I need is for Hase Taku to arrive as soon as possible.

"Haseji, is this your girlfriend? She's tall and beautiful."

"Uh...no, he's my friend, he's staying at my house now."

"Oh, I'm so sorry."

During the boss's apology, a palm-sized piece of plum meat was put into a bag.

Mako didn't care that their conversation involved her; she only cared about the meat that was about to be taken home and cooked.

Carrying two large bags full of meat, Takuya Hase looked at Mako with some curiosity as he returned to the shrine.

"Can you finish it all in one meal?"

Mako looked down and pondered for a moment.

Eat half, then eat the other half.

"Can't we just eat meat directly?"

"You need carbohydrates and fiber, otherwise you'll get constipated."

"Um..."

Carrying the groceries back home, Hase Takuya didn't ask her to hand him the heavy bags, and Mako didn't ask Hase Takuya for help either.

Back at the shrine, Kuro was chasing a red dragonfly that had flown in from who-knows-where in the courtyard.

Snapped!

The cat got slapped, and Hase Takuya grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and headed toward the living room.

"Eating just anything, how can you eat that?"

In front of the kotatsu, Kayoko looked at Takuya with delight as he returned, and took the slippers and went to him.

Welcome home.

Takuya Hase looked at Kayoko, who was smiling with her lips pursed, and pursed his lips helplessly.

"Relax, why are you trying to please me? You're not a dog..."

Watching Takuya helplessly head to the kitchen, Kayo blinked and then murmured almost inaudibly.

"I... I'm willing, I'm willing to be Takuya's dog..."