A newbie's anime life diary

Slowly, she mustered her courage and took a step forward, ignoring the shouts of others, and came to the little snake. She then took off the scarf wrapped around her body and squatted down.

It's a really beautiful snake.

After overcoming her initial fear, Yukinoshita calmed down and observed the snake, discovering that it was truly beautiful, with a pure white body and ruby-like eyes.

"Hey, Yukinoshita, what are you doing?" Seeing Yukinoshita suddenly reach out her hand, Hiratsuka Shizuka shouted as she rushed over.

Just as she reached out to grab the snake that might harm her student, Hiratsuka Shizuka stopped.

The little snake slowly swam over and coiled itself around Xue's wrist. It stuck out its tongue and licked her palm before remaining motionless.

Seeing that the little snake seemed harmless, although they were still a little scared, their curiosity was also aroused, and they all gathered around.

Although it felt a little strange to be entangled by a snake, Yukinoshita wasn't too scared anymore. This snake seemed to really understand human nature, so she boldly touched its body.

Seeing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka felt she should ask Yukiteru or Ryougi Mina to come and take a look.

"Huh? What are you doing?" At this moment, Ryougi Mina, who had already helped Tsurumi Rumi change into her swimsuit, walked over with her hand and saw a group of people gathered together.

Everyone turned their heads, and then Ryougi Mina saw through the gap that the small snake was wrapped around Yukinoshita's hand.

"Huh? Liuli?"

Upon seeing Ryougi Mina, Ruri reacted as if she had met a family member, immediately breaking free from Yukinoshita's wrist and rushing out.

When Tsurumi Rumi, who was standing next to Ryougi Mina, saw a snake rushing towards her, she screamed and hid behind Ryougi Mina.

"Don't be afraid, it's alright." While comforting Rumi, Ryougi Mina squatted down, lowered her arm, and let the little white snake coil around her. Then, she scratched Rumi's head and asked, "Why did you come here? Did Saeko-neechan come too?"

Upon seeing Ruri, Mina immediately assumed that Saeko Busujima had also arrived, thinking that the other party wouldn't let the little one run out on her own.

"Mina, what is this..." A small head popped out from behind, looking at the snake in Ryougi Mina's hand, with fear and curiosity in its eyes.

"Oh, this is my sister Saeko's pet, isn't it cute~ Hmm... should I call it a pet or a daughter?" Mina pondered, because Saeko Busujima had always hoped that this little guy would transform into human form, saying that it would definitely be very cute.

"You mean this is raised by Saeko Busujima?" Hiratsuka Shizuka frowned as she listened to Mina's words, a sense of foreboding creeping into her heart. She recalled that Yukiteru had asked her for a map of the area that morning and inquired about the route to the test of courage. Everything that she had thought was normal suddenly became a connection.

Ryougi Mina nodded, and everyone gathered around. Apart from a few members of the Service Club, the others didn't know about the relationship between Busujima Saeko and Ryougi Mina, so they were very curious about the senior who had already graduated.

Just as Ryougi Mina was thinking of saying something to distract them, a series of footsteps approached.

Xuehui was seen running along the stream from upstream. When she arrived in front of everyone, she looked at the glass in Ryougi Mina's hand and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xuehui, who had just finished processing and arranging the talismans and was about to go back to rest, suddenly discovered that Liuli, which had been in his pocket, was gone.

My heart skipped a beat.

Fortunately, Xuehui was prepared and had made her leave some saliva to prevent the little one from running away. She then used a tracking spell and finally found her by following the spell. It turned out that she had run to Ryougi Mina's side.

"Brother Xuehui, Brother Xuehui, look, it's Ruri! Is Sister Saeko here too?" Mina asked, holding the little snake.

"No, it's Saeko-nee who entrusted her to my care these past two days." As he spoke, Yuki took Ruri from her, and seeing the ingratiating look in her eyes, he couldn't help but smile wryly and tap her little head before telling her to stay put.

Yukiteru patted Ryougi Mina's head, who was pouting, and without explaining Ruri's matter any further, he looked up at everyone's swimsuits, and then saw Tsurumi Rumi standing next to Ryougi Mina: "Huh? You're here too. Is this swimsuit Mina's? Not bad."

Ryougi Mina brought two swimsuits, one black one for herself and the other a blue one-piece swimsuit, which fit Tsurumi Rumi, who was of similar build, quite well.

"Hmph!" With a slight blush on her cheeks, Tsurumi Rumi pulled Ryougi Mina towards the water, and also dragged Yukino Yukinoshita along with her.

Looking at Xue, who was wearing a scarf wrapped around her body, Xuehui was very curious about what kind of swimsuit she was wearing underneath, but unfortunately, she would never have the chance to find out.

"Stop looking, everyone's gone." After everyone went back to relax in the water, Hiratsuka Shizuka came over and said.

"I think I smell vinegar." Sniffing the air, Yuki admired Hiratsuka Shizuna's perfect figure accentuated by her swimsuit, and gave her a thumbs up. "One hundred points."

"Hmph, do you even need to tell me?" Hiratsuka Shizuka raised her head in satisfaction and asked in a low voice, "What did you do up ahead? You were carrying a map this morning, did something happen?"

Looking at the girls playing in the river, Xuehui said, "This isn't a good place. I'll talk to you about it later."

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This is the tenth day since it was released, and today is the last day for three chapters. I've decided to add a fourth chapter tonight!

Could you please give me some recommendation votes or something?

Chapter 39: The Arrival of Ryougi Shiki (2/4)

After sitting down under the tree next to Hachiman, Yukiteru asked, "Why don't you go down and play?"

"First, I didn't bring my swim trunks; second, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to go down since it's all girls."

"..." Xuehui raised his finger and pointed, "What's the deal with Totsuka Saika?"

Yukiteru has been here for almost 10 minutes, and only now has he finally discovered the blind spot. Is Totsuka Saika really another bug character after Kato Megumi? One makes people ignore their own existence, and the other makes people ignore their own gender.

Impressive! I'm truly impressed.

"How would I know if you ask me? I guess it's the world's fault." Hachiman rolled his dead fish eyes, but he didn't care much about Totsuka Saika, Yui Hama and his sister playing together, because the two of them probably forgot that Totsuka Saika was a boy.

"And what about you? What were you doing just now? It was just me and those two guys working over there at the bonfire party. You have no idea how tough it was for me."

"Me?" Yukiteru smiled and said, listening to Hachiman's grumbling from the side, "I just went to protect the world."

"I almost believed it."

"I'll take that as a yes." With a meaningless reply, Yukiteru watched Hiratsuka Shizuka leave, then slowly stood up, waved, and departed.

Yukinoshita smoothed her long hair that was clinging to her face, glanced at Yukiteru who was walking away, and looked at him with a hint of doubt in her eyes. She felt that he was hiding something during this event.

"Yukino-neechan, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing Ryougi Mina call her name, Yukinoshita snapped out of her reverie and shook her head slightly.

Back in the cabin complex, Yukiteru followed Hiratsuka Shizuka to her room.

"Speak, what are you hiding from me?" Sitting in the chair, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Yukiteru.

"Um, before we talk, Shizuka-nee, shouldn't you change your clothes first? Although it's quite pleasing to the eye like this." Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was only wearing a swimsuit on her upper body, covering her ample figure, Yukiteru felt his gaze being involuntarily drawn to her.

Feeling Yukiteru's gaze, Hiratsuka Shizuka blushed, but still straightened up and said, "What, want to touch it?"

Looking at the wobbly shape that had naturally formed during its growth, Xuehui smiled wryly and covered his face with his hand: "Please stop messing around, okay? Go change it quickly, I really can't take it anymore if this continues."

"Hmph! Just sit and wait." With a smug smile, seemingly pleased that she had won over a certain girl in terms of figure, Hiratsuka Shizuka picked up her change of clothes and went to the bathroom to shower and change.

A few minutes later, Hiratsuka Shizuka, after a quick shower and changing into casual clothes, returned to her room, sat on the bed, and looked at Yukiteru: "Speak, what is it?"

Thinking that it wouldn't hurt to tell Shizuka Hiratsuka, and that she might be able to get some help from her, Yukiteru recounted in detail what had happened since last night.

Ten minutes later, Hiratsuka Shizuka took a deep breath and sorted through the information she had just obtained: "You mean, last night there was a fight between two yokai factions in Tokyo, and some of the smaller yokai from the outside group were captured, but the leader injured a half-yokai who was on your side, and then set your sights on you next?"

"She's just a Chinese language teacher; there's absolutely nothing wrong with her summary." Xuehui nodded in agreement.

Then Hiratsuka Shizuka tapped him on the forehead, saying with a mix of anger and amusement, "What kind of time is this to be joking? They've got their eyes on you!"

Hearing the worry in Hiratsuka Shizuka's voice, Yukiteru stopped joking, walked over and sat down next to her, gently embracing her.

"Hey! What...what are you doing?!" Suddenly being hugged, Hiratsuka Shizuka instantly transformed into her adorable, quiet self, and immediately became incoherent.

Xuehui tightened his embrace around the young lady and said slowly, "Don't worry, there's nothing to be concerned about. Although we've confirmed that the other side will appear, we've made thorough preparations, and Teacher is already on his way. We must face this battle; there's no escaping it. Moreover, the other side possesses a demonic sword that has stolen countless human souls; it must be destroyed."

"...Are you sure there are no problems?" Feeling the firmness in Yukiteru's words, Hiratsuka Shizuka gently rubbed her cheek and asked with her eyes closed.

"Don't worry, the area is already under security, and we have plenty of manpower. We'll spot them as soon as they show their faces. With so many people around, it might not even be my turn to go. I can just stand on the sidelines and cheer them on. Winning without lifting a finger is the best thing ever."

As she finished speaking, her tone became rambling again, but it did alleviate some of the worry in Hiratsuka Shizuka's heart.

"Good to know. You haven't even mastered your skills yet. But really, shouldn't you stop your activities?"

Shaking his head, Xuehui said, "It's alright, everything is already prepared. We will move the battlefield away so you won't find out."

Nodding, Hiratsuka Shizuka reached out and pushed Yukiteru: "How long are you going to keep hugging me? Let go of me!"

"No, you smell so good, I don't want to let go." With a wicked smile, Xuehui pushed Hiratsuka Shizuka down onto the bed and leaned down to kiss her.

Opportunities are something you have to fight for.

We just wanted a kiss after so long, it was all innocent, okay?

It wasn't until noon that the two leisurely emerged from the room. Fortunately, Hiratsuka Shizuka still had some principles; otherwise, Yukiteru, who only possessed theoretical knowledge, would have truly begun to put it into practice.

After lunch, having calmed down, Hiratsuka Shizuka became anxious about her students and brought out a box of costumes and props.

"These are the things you'll need for your courage test tonight. Try them out first, then go and do a site inspection."

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at the number of people in the room and asked with some confusion, "Where are Hiratsuka-kun and Mina?"

"I sent Yukiteru to do some other manual labor. That little girl is very curious and followed him. You all go about your own business first, you'll run into each other soon." Hiratsuka Shizuka said this, actually covering for Yukiteru, who was already out meeting up with the others to discuss the current plan. As for Ryougi Mina, she went to see her mother, Ryougi Shiki, who had just arrived.

At this moment, in the temporary position, Ryougi Mina sat obediently next to Ryougi Shiki, listening to the reports from her subordinates.

However, Ryougi Shiki wasn't in the mood to scold her daughter who had sneaked out of the house yesterday. After listening to the report, she nodded: "Very good. The basic arrangements are very thorough. There's no need to worry about ordinary people wandering out of the designated area. We'll reinforce it again later and then send some people to protect it. The rest of us just wait for that tanuki to show up with its subordinates. If it behaves itself and only targets us, that's fine. But if it doesn't follow the rules..."

At this point, Ryougi Shiki's eyes narrowed slightly, a rare occurrence, and a sharp aura erupted from them.

"Let him dream of being the lord of demons and monsters in hell."

Chapter 40 Night Falls

Around 4 PM, Yukiteru and Ryougi Mina leisurely returned to Chiba Village. Meanwhile, Yukinoshita and the others were already preparing for the test of courage.

"Seriously, where have you two been?!" Yui Hama, dressed in... well... somewhat inexplicable leather jacket and leather miniskirt, stood with her hands on her hips, looking at the two of them.

Tilting his head, Yukiteru pointed to the prop horn on Yuihama's head and asked, "Um... a demon?"

"Hehe~ How about that, scary, right? Aww~" she said, opening her mouth wide as if trying to look terrifying.

"Oh~~ How scary~" the two people, one big and one small, said expressionlessly.

Looking around the room, everyone seemed to have changed into different clothes, but none of them were particularly scary. Yukino Yukinoshita, for example, had simply changed into a white kimono.

"Snow Woman?" Yuki asked.

"Any objections?" Yukinoshita asked defiantly. This was the outfit she could accept the most; the exposed armpit shrine maiden outfit over there, or Yuihama's outfit, were both somewhat unacceptable to her.

Even her favorite cat demon costume had to be given up because it required showing off her waist and thighs.

Shaking his head, Xuehui smiled and said, "It's nothing, it suits you very well."

With Ryougi Mina in tow, they arrived at the box containing the costumes, looking at the few remaining outfits—vampire costumes, kappa costumes…

"Well, I think I'll just not change my clothes. There aren't any styles that suit me anyway." The little girl looked down at Ryougi Mina and shook her head vigorously.