Tokyo, love before they become female ghosts

Takuya Hase rushed into the shrine's reception room in a great hurry.

He quickly handed the sanitary napkin to Jia Yezi, who blushed and thanked him softly before hurrying into the bathroom.

dong dong.

"Enter."

Mako's calm voice came from the bedroom. Takuya Hase pushed open the door and walked in. Mako was holding a novel she had found in the study and leaning against the wall, reading it.

Because it was in the bedroom, Mako was dressed very casually.

Dressed in casual loungewear, with a pair of healthy, slender legs, her right leg straight and her left leg bent to serve as a shelf for displaying a novel.

You don't need to hold it with your hands; simply pressing against the fruit will create an effective fulcrum.

He placed her three bags against the wall and stared blankly at the handsome and beautiful tomboy in front of him.

Mako glanced at him sideways, pondered for a moment, and then patted the tatami mat beside her legs.

"Together?"

"No..."

With an awkward smile, Takuya Hase suppressed the desire rising in his heart and left the room.

After sitting down in the living room, Takuya Hase picked up Kuro, who had just returned from a shrine hunt outside the door, and laid it flat on the kotatsu table, giving it a good sniff.

Then, Kuro's cuteness suppressed the slight desire that had surfaced in her heart due to the unintentional glimpse of Mako's sexiness. Putting aside the matter of Mako's Kirikaku incident, under normal circumstances, she could send Hase Takuya flying with a single punch...

Furthermore, she can sense other people's emotional fluctuations; if she's not careful and thinks I'm not a good person, it'll be troublesome...

Xiao Hei doesn't have any odor, probably because it often runs in the sun and has a faint sun smell.

Standing up, Hase Takuya stroked Xiao Hei's head, suppressing his desires as he spoke with a smile.

"From now on, for every rat that appears in the shrine, I'll deduct a saury from your pay."

Meow~

Xiao Hei responded with a bark, then closed its eyes and let Hase Takuya knead its paws without resisting at all.

Looking at Xiao Hei's obedient appearance, Hase Takuya was reminded of a blogger he had seen before.

His orange cat is the same; no matter how he disciplines it, it doesn't resist at all, and will even lick his fingers in the process...

She has acquired a bit of Jia Yezi's gentleness, making people want to bully her.

In the bathroom, Jia Yezi sat on the toilet, staring intently at the flower petals in the trash can, seemingly lost in thought.

As the bathroom door opened, Jia Yezi entered the living room and saw Takuya with a faint smile in his eyes, tossing and catching Xiao Hei by its armpits.

The little black tail hung down naturally, showing no fear whatsoever.

"Takuya, do you really like Kuro?"

When asked in a soft voice, Hase Takuya nodded.

"There's no reason not to like such a well-behaved cat; you've trained it very well."

Jia Yezi pursed her lips, looking at Xiao Hei, who had been placed on the kotatsu and was now sprawled out on it, snoring incessantly.

"I... I didn't really teach Xiao Hei much; it's always been this well-behaved..."

Takuya Hase looked at Kuro in surprise.

"An absolutely wonderful cat!"

As the words of praise faded, Takuya Hase looked at Yoshiyuki on his right.

I recall her unchanging black dress and the old, puffy, white underwear that I remember wearing.

It's clear that Jia Yezi isn't very valued in her family.

Otherwise, a woman's underwear would not show that level of wear and tear.

Mako's lack of money was due to objective circumstances, but it was probably because of her parents' neglect.

After hesitating for a moment, Takuya Hase took out his wallet, pulled out 20,000 yen, and handed it to her.

Looking at the banknotes placed in front of her, Jia Yezi looked up blankly at Hase Takuya.

Takuya Hase pursed his lips, then spoke softly.

"Take this and buy some things you need."

Jia Yezi blinked.

"I... I don't need to buy anything..."

Takuya Hase sighed helplessly at this.

"I can buy underwear, shoes, and whatever else I need, but your... underwear is really old, and... it's too tight, isn't it?"

Hearing Takuya's voice, Jia Yezi's fair face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head shyly.

"You absolutely must buy it. Don't keep the money, understand?"

As Takuya Hase gave his instructions, Kayo nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Um... thank you, Takuya..."

【Name - Yuka Kawabata, the human form of Ju-on】

[Trait: Love that is infinitely twisted, and hatred that arises without cause]

[Humanity: 50 points]

[Ghostly Principle: 40 points]

The significant increase in his Humanity stats caused the insecure girl's panel to pop up again. Takuya Hase looked at the panel and then at her.

This girl is truly starved for love; a little kindness from others can cause such a dramatic change in her.

"Don't eat popsicles for the next few days."

"Um..."

After sitting in the living room for a while, as Xiao Hei started to yawn, Jia Yezi went to the bathroom to wash up.

Later that evening, after washing up, Jia Yezi came to the living room, picked up Xiao Hei, shook its paw at Hase Taku, said goodnight, and then went back to her room.

Lying on the tatami mat, Jia Yezi felt somewhat lost.

Because Taku didn't come over to touch Kuro's head, he also didn't get to touch his chest...

But the disappointment only lasted for a while before being suppressed by joy.

Stroking the banknotes that Takuya Hase had handed her, Kayo hugged them tightly to her chest and slowly closed her eyes.

As its owner fell into a deep sleep, Xiao Hei lay comfortably in its cat bed, kneading for a while. It glanced at its owner, then at the direction of Hase Takuya's room, before flipping over and closing its eyes with its belly sticking out.

The next morning, after cooking breakfast for the two women, Takuya Hase hurriedly left the living room.

Today is the quarterly meeting for the current security personnel. Being late is not an option, because it will result in a deduction of credit points!

A low reputation score will reduce the weight given to tasks that are easy to complete, further impacting Takuya Hasegawa's income.

In the living room, with Takuya Hase gone, only two women and a cat remained.

At the dining table, the two women sat facing each other, with Mako calmly eating the breakfast that Hase Takuya had prepared for her.

During the meal, I noticed that Jia Yezi's gaze kept falling on me.

Since Taku wasn't home, she stopped indulging her and looked up directly at him.

Jia Yezi met his gaze, her eyes devoid of any emotion.

As the two women stared at each other, Xiao Hei stopped eating his saury and looked over.

"Speak your mind."

In her calm voice, Mako was prepared to act at any moment.

Jia Yezi stared at her blankly for a while, and the atmosphere grew increasingly heavy in the silent eye contact.

"Thanks."

The barely audible thank you made Mako pause for a moment. After saying it, she looked down at Kayanoko, who had lowered her head and was no longer looking at her. Mako rubbed her hair and continued eating her breakfast.

After that, the two women did not have any further interaction until they left the shrine.

At the Kyoto headquarters of the World Defense Force, looking at the towering building in front of him, Takuya Hase first underwent facial recognition at the entrance. After a series of complicated paranormal investigations, he finally entered.

Upon arriving at the conference room, which could accommodate a thousand people, Takuya Hase found a corner to sit down and scroll through his phone while waiting for the meeting to begin.

Suddenly, he received a slap on the head. Turning around, he saw Mio Koizumi, who wore frameless glasses, had long, flowing hair, and had an intellectual look in her eyes. Takuya Hase pursed his lips helplessly.

"Didn't you open your mouth? You greet people with your hands?"

In response, Mio Koizumi, dressed in a black hunting robe, gave a cold laugh.

"This is the price I pay for cleaning up your mess."

"..."