A newbie's anime life diary

Xuehui, who had been listening quietly, wore an expression that said, "I knew it."

That's really true.

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I have absolutely no time to write, it's so frustrating _(:з」∠)_

Chapter 185 Emergency Before the Start

Hayato Hayama's words immediately sparked a flurry of speculation from Tobe Sho and the others. Even Yumiko Miura, whose surname doesn't contain the letter Y but whose given name does, was brought up. However, Hayama remained silent, simply shaking his head in response to their guesses.

Instead of guessing the names of girls they knew at school, Hachiman thought that the person Hayama liked was probably not from school. After all, no matter how much she tried to hide it, if it really was someone from school, she would definitely have drawn his attention to her to some extent.

However, Hayama Hayato did not spend his time at school, except for being with his friends in class and participating in club activities.

All things considered, the only possibility is that it's someone from outside the school whom no one knows. As for Hayato Hayama's life outside of school, they know very little, so they have no way of guessing.

Xuehui listened to the others' guesses and slowly closed his eyes.

As for who that person was, Yukino had already told him. Yukiteru had only suspected it at first, since he didn't have any real evidence, but after listening to Yukino's account, he realized that it really was Yukinoshita Haruno.

Unfortunately, Yukiteru couldn't understand it. Logically speaking, Hayama Hayato, who had been in contact with the Yukinoshita family since childhood, should have been very clear about Yukinoshita Haruno's true nature. Yet, he actually liked Haruno, and it seemed that this affection would continue until now.

To be fair, Haruno is indeed a rare beauty, but the true nature hidden beneath that appearance is something that someone like Hayato Hayama can't possibly subdue.

Meanwhile, while dealing with the speculations of the others, Ye Shan shifted his gaze slightly and, by the moonlight, saw Xue Hui's closed eyes. He breathed a slight sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that Xue Hui would join in the fun and say something that would surprise everyone.

All in all, the first night of this school trip passed peacefully.

The next day, they continued to play around, but when they occasionally saw that group of people, Yukiteru and Yukino could see the unnaturalness on the faces of Hayato Hayama and Yumiko Miura.

Hayama, needless to say, and Miura, seemingly unwilling to see the boys so directly pairing Tobe Sho and Ebina Hina together, occasionally cracked a joke, much like Yukiteru and the others.

The following night, Yukiteru didn't stay at the hotel but met with the Keikain family for the second time. The Keikain family had actually been searching for the lurking dangers—the Kyoto yokai led by Hagoromo Gitsune—but hadn't made much progress. Yukiteru came this time to get a firsthand look at the situation.

However, as it turns out, the yokai in Kyoto do indeed hide. Even after the commotion lasts until the middle of the night, the clues always end abruptly, and spells that rely on aura to find people also become completely ineffective.

“Well, I understand now why you haven’t made any progress. It seems the other side has quite a few clever guys.” Standing on the rooftop of a tall building, Yuki said to Yura Kakaiin beside him.

Nodding, Yura agreed, saying, "Indeed, this is the first time I've participated in such an operation. We clearly detected the presence of some yokai, but we just couldn't trace the source. Compared to here, Tokyo gives yokai far too much legal space to operate. I can find at least three or five if I go out for a walk at night, but we still can't exterminate them."

Hearing the frustration in the other person's tone, Xuehui was quite understanding.

"Well, the rules aren't as strict as they are here, but we've thoroughly investigated the identities of the yokai living in Kanto. We only welcome those who follow the rules. By the way, I'll introduce you to a few yokai-run restaurants later; the food is really good, and there are even catgirl ladies there."

"Catgirls...that's something only you boys like, isn't it?" After giving Yukiteru a disdainful look, Yura didn't refuse. "However, learning about the different lifestyles of yokai in various places can broaden one's horizons. I guess that's what Master thought when he sent me to Tokyo to study."

Seeing that Yura's attitude was different from the other Onmyoji of the Keikain family, Yukiteru smiled, then stretched and turned to walk towards the stairs: "That's enough for today. I'm going back to rest too. Yura-chan, you shouldn't stay up too late either, you won't grow tall~"

"Don't call me Yuro-chan! And stop acting like a big brother, you rascal!"

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On the third day, after breakfast, it was free time. Although it was free time, there were still restrictions, and students were not allowed to wander off too much.

Today, Yukiteru, along with Yukino and Shizuka, completely escaped the Service Club's requests, relaxed, and had a great time, without worrying about anything else.

In the evening, after a sumptuous dinner, it was finally time for the main event.

The confession took place on a forest path behind the hotel. With lanterns hanging all around, the warm lighting created a wonderful atmosphere, which was quite suitable for what Tobe Sho was about to do.

"Although it was destined not to succeed."

"Hmph, if it won't succeed, why did you even accept the commission? This will only make things awkward for Tobe and Hina after the meeting," Miura Yumiko said irritably, looking at Yukiteru beside her. Over the past two days, she had subtly inquired about Ebina Hina's thoughts and decisions, so she didn't have a good attitude towards the Service Club members who accepted Tobe Sho's commission.

"Our Service Club only offered some suggestions and didn't participate at all. Besides, Miura-kun, no one can control this situation. As long as Tobe-kun still has feelings for Ebina-kun, this situation will happen sooner or later. Do you think it's appropriate to drag this out? Some things should be said sooner rather than later, otherwise it's not good for anyone, is it?" At this moment, Yukino retorted without any politeness, with an attitude of "If you dare to talk about my man, I'll argue with you to the end."

"Yukinoshita, you bastard..."

"Alright, alright, stop arguing now. Time's almost up, Ebina will be here soon. Let's just quietly see how things develop." Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Ye Shan immediately stepped in to smooth things over.

Everyone knew it wasn't the right time, so they quieted down and continued to hide behind the bushes beside the path, observing the tense-looking Tobe Sho outside, waiting for the other person to arrive.

With only two minutes left until the agreed time, suddenly, everyone's phones started ringing one after another.

It's fine if one or two people do it, but if everyone does it, then something's not right.

I took out my phone, and everyone's information was the same.

All students, assemble immediately in the hotel lobby.

"Let's have a good school trip, and hope nothing really happens..."

As Xuehui put down her phone, a bad feeling welled up inside her.

Chapter 186 The Provocation of the Yokai of Kyoto

At this moment, no one cared about Tobe Sho's confession anymore. They quickly led him to the hotel lobby, which was already full of students. They also saw Ebina Hina, who had not shown up for their date.

Instead of joining them, Yukiteru led Yukino ahead and found Shizuka-neechan.

"Ah, you two are here. Ye Shan and the others are here too, right?" Seeing Xue Hui and the other two come over, Xiao Jing scratched her head in exasperation. After speaking with the teacher beside her, she led the two to a deserted corridor.

"Aren't you being too careful? Sister Jing, what happened?" Looking at Sister Jing's expression, Xuehui knew that something really had happened.

"Just now, a student suddenly ran back to us and said that someone was missing."

"Missing? Who is it? Have they called the police?" Xuehui's expression changed instantly. The mention of missing persons reminded him of what had happened before. Who was responsible this time?

“The missing person… Sawamura Spencer Eriri, don’t glare at me, it’s the Eriri we all know. Although we called the police immediately, I think we should let Yukiteru know what’s going on.” With a sigh, Shizuka didn’t hesitate and led the two of them directly to a room.

"Letting me know the situation seems to be the worst thing that could happen." With a rapidly deteriorating mood, Xuehui opened the door first.

As soon as I entered, I heard sobbing coming from inside. I looked and saw two girls. I recognized them. They were the two girls who were usually close to Eriri. They were crying their eyes out and kept repeating words like "Eriri".

Besides these two people, there is another person here, Kato Megumi.

Compared to the two girls who were crying and blaming themselves, Kato Megumi quickly noticed the three people who came in and immediately stood up.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, Hiratsuka-san and Yukinoshita-san, how are things?"

"Kato, I want you and Yukiteru to tell each other what you saw at the time. And you two, stop crying and quickly think about the details of what happened." Sister Xiaojing sat down and immediately gave the instructions to the three of them.

After calming the two girls down, Xuehui learned the whole story.

About half an hour ago, after dinner, the two girls and Eriri went for a walk around the area. Because the teacher had given instructions, they didn't go too far. The furthest they went was to the nearby bus station, which was only a ten-minute walk away.

They had browsed through several jewelry stores and were heading back. On their way back, the two were exchanging photos of the small pieces of jewelry they had just bought, while Eriri, who had been walking side by side, seemed to suddenly slow down.

The two noticed at first and turned around to call out to Eriri, who had stopped. The girl immediately responded and blushed slightly as she prepared to follow.

But as the two walked slowly, waiting for Eriri to catch up, they realized there were no footsteps behind them. When they turned around to look, they found that Eriri was gone.

At the time, the two didn't think much of it, only calling Eriri's name. When there was no response, they gradually panicked. Later, they thought of running around to look for her, but luckily, Kato Megumi, who happened to be on the other side of the road, ran over and led them back to find Hiratsuka Shizuka and the other teachers.

After listening to the two people's stories, Xuehui nodded, having already gained some understanding of the matter. However, he still wanted to hear what Kato Megumi had seen.

"Kato, is there anything you'd like to add?"

"Hmm... there are some, but I'm not sure myself, so I just want to tell Hiratsuka-san. If the police come later, I don't think they'll believe what I'm saying." Kato Megumi said this, her tone no longer calm as usual, but rather with a hint of panic and disbelief.

Seeing Kato Megumi's expression, Yukiteru nodded and then led Kato Megumi to the inner room of the suite.

After closing the door, Xuehui leaned against it and looked at Kato Megumi, saying, "Alright, Kato, you can speak now. I think it must be some very important information."

After a moment's hesitation, Kato Megumi said, "I still find it hard to believe, but I'm quite confident in my eyesight. Before, I usually take a walk around the area after eating, and I did the same yesterday. After walking for a while, I spotted Sawamura and his two friends across the street. It seems that Sawamura saw the poster on the poster at the game store we passed and couldn't help but stop and look at it. Then... then I saw a dark figure suddenly appear when the two girls in front of me weren't paying attention, grab Sawamura instantly, and then disappear."

'Did they only capture Eriri? Why didn't they target anyone else? Was there a specific purpose behind it?'

Thinking of this, Xuehui nodded and said to Kato Megumi, "I understand. Your information is very useful. If the police come later, just tell them this information truthfully. It doesn't matter whether they believe it or not."

After Kato Megumi responded, she looked at Yukiteru and asked, "Hiratsuka-san, Sawamura-san should be alright, right?"

Although they don't interact much normally, Kato Megumi likes Eriri quite a bit and doesn't want anything to happen to her.

In response, Xuehui gave the other party a reassuring look, and then let Kato Megumi go out first.

Xuehui was left alone in the room. Instead of rushing out, he took out his phone and dialed the number of the old patriarch of the Huakaiyuan family.

The call was answered instantly, and the old patriarch's voice came through, unexpectedly saying to Xuehui, "Don't tell me you know anyone who has gone missing."

"That's true, how did you know?"

"In the past hour alone, 10 incidents have occurred, all concentrated in Kyoto. This is a provocation, a blatant provocation!"

"Ten cases? You should have sent some people out, right? Send a few people to look for me, I have to find my missing friend."

After receiving a positive reply, Xuehui put down his phone and left the room.

Looking at the group of people waiting there, Yukiteru instructed, "Yukino, you stay here with these girls. Shizuka-nee, take me to Eriri's room."

Yukino immediately agreed after hearing this, and Shizuka didn't ask any more questions. She took Yukiteru to Eriri's room upstairs, took a coat from her luggage, and then left the hotel immediately.

Meanwhile, inside a building still under construction in Kyoto, several yokai watched as 10 women, bound and unconscious, were taken in.

One of the more timid dog demons looked at the masked leader and swallowed hard before asking, "Um, are we really going to do this? The Onmyoji in Kyoto aren't pushovers!"

"Hmph, if you're a coward, don't take this job. Instead of worrying, you should get to work. As long as we hand over this batch of goods, we'll be rich!"

Upon recalling the promised reward from previous rumors, the monsters all showed expressions of longing.

Chapter 187 Unlucky Eriri

Let's rewind 12 hours.

In the morning, at a manor in Kyoto, Hagoromo Gitsune, who had been back at her base camp for several days, was still dressed in black. She was sitting at the table, elegantly cutting the food on her plate, taking small bites, and then revealing a satisfied expression.

"Where did this one come from?"

The little girl, Kyokotsu, standing to the side, immediately replied, "It was delivered from Osaka early this morning. It's the daughter of the owner of a company on the verge of bankruptcy. To be honest, it's really despicable. He'll do anything for even the slightest bit of hope, even abandoning his own daughter."

"So that's how it is? No wonder it tastes so good, this raw liver." Wiping her mouth, Hagoromo Gitsune stood up, went to the window, and asked, "How did things go last night?"

What Hagoromo Gitsune was asking about was the search operation that had been going on at the Hanakain residence for some time, every few days.

Regarding this question, the stern-looking middle-aged man in a suit said, "Sir, last night's events had no impact on us whatsoever. Only a few fools were caught; they were just cannon fodder who knew nothing. However, it's clear that the Onmyoji are becoming more and more active. I suggest we give them a warning. Kyoto has always been our territory."

Turning her head to look at the man standing at the door, Hagoromo Gitsune pondered for a moment and then said, "That's feasible, but that Ryougi clan boy is also here. Don't touch anyone who came with him. Also, Kidomaru, don't reveal your identity, keep it clean."