Shota is surrounded by monsters!

Shota stretched, packed his things, and headed home. He also needed to buy his mom a donut to treat her, otherwise she would probably get really angry.

"Really? You opened a paranormal detective agency."

"There's no other way, I'm desperately short of money."

Shota, who hadn't had enough to eat that evening, went to the Nura Clan to ask for a little something. Watching Rikuo enter his night form, Shota yawned, lay down on the tatami mat, and said, "Tell me any interesting news from the junior high school."

"I don't concern myself with human affairs. However, I've recently heard that there's some kind of curse circulating among the students, and it seems that Kiyotsugu is planning to investigate it."

Kiyotsugu is Rikuo's classmate, the guy who led the formation of the Kiyotsugu Strange Detective Club. He's supposedly the student council president in the junior high school and seems to be quite popular.

No, Rikuo Yoru clearly didn't want to talk about that kind of thing. Instead, he asked, "Shota-san, how about we have a spar sometime?"

"No, fighting is tiring."

Shota touched the horn on his head and said, "Besides, you're definitely no match for me right now."

"How will you know if you don't try? Haha."

"Speaking of which, what about you?" Shota suddenly thought of a question and said, "Your childhood friend, Yuki-onna, or that Onmyoji, are you planning to build a harem?"

“…No, how could that be?” Yoruichi was not as shy as he was during the day. After thinking for a moment, he said, “But it wouldn’t be bad if it were possible.”

"Hahahahaha."

Shota couldn't help but laugh.

"And you, Shota-san? I've heard about it. You're caught in a love triangle, right? Between your biological mother and girlfriend, your future girlfriend and sister, and your classmates?"

"What are those things?! Why are there so many of them? At most, it's a love triangle between a girlfriend and a girl she promised to be with in the next life, right? Why is Mashiro included? A classmate? Does that mean Senjougahara? And so on and so forth, the most outrageous thing is why my mother is included too?!"

"It has nothing to do with me; it was Geng Xizi who told me."

Looking at Shota's exasperated expression, Yoruichi revealed a smug look.

Shota took a deep breath. Rikuo was really something, saying such things in front of his mother and Yomi. It seemed he was in big trouble if he didn't explain himself properly. So he stood up and said, "I'm going back now. Remember to contact me if you have any business."

"If there are any mischievous monsters, you can keep them for later and eat them, right?"

That's it, I'm leaving.

The printing of flyers has already been entrusted to Rei, so as for what to do next... Shota thought for a moment and decided that he just needed to wait for business to come to him.

On the first day, nobody paid any attention.

The next day, no one paid any attention.

Day three...

"We're out of money!"

Shota, who comes straight to the office after school every day, sits on the boss's chair and says very seriously, "I don't have a single penny left. So why is there still no business coming in?"

"Well, ordinary people are already skeptical about this kind of thing, and they won't try to seek help in this area unless they are forced to do so."

Huang Quan sat on the sofa watching TV and answered Shota somewhat boredly.

"Thump thump thump—"

"We have a guest! Huang Quan, quickly check how I look now!"

Shota immediately jumped up from his seat, walked up to Yomi, and gestured for her to give him some advice.

"Anyway, you're still wearing your school uniform. Also, put on your hat."

Huang Quan expressed great dissatisfaction with Shota blocking her view of the TV.

"Oh right, gentlemanly manners."

After putting on his top hat and straightening his clothes, Shota went to open the door.

"..."

Shota's eye twitched slightly. In his opinion, it would be better for customers to be nouveau riche who wear suits, carry bags, and have a fat head. But his first batch of customers were junior high school girls who obviously didn't have much breasts, no, they didn't have much money.

She was still a junior high school girl wearing her school uniform.

I still vaguely remember two of them.

They seem to be Araragi Koyomi's two younger sisters. The shorter one with long hair is named Araragi Tsukihi, and the taller one with a short ponytail, who exudes an athletic vibe, should be named Araragi Karen.

As for the girl who was wearing a spring uniform and a hat to cover her face even though it was already summer, Shota didn't recognize her.

"Are you Shota Kousaka?"

"Yes, please come in."

Regardless, they were guests, so Shota had no choice but to invite the three little girls to sit on the sofa. Of course, Yomi, who was watching TV, was naturally sent away.

"What kind of drink would you like?"

"No need."

The person in charge of communication was the younger Araragi Tsukihi. She seemed quite wary, and from the moment she entered, she began to look around the somewhat empty office.

Although it wasn't necessary, Shota still poured everyone a cup of warm water in a disposable cup, and then made himself a strong cup of tea—to appear mature.

"Since the three of you have come here, it must be because you are troubled by something that cannot be explained by science."

Shota glanced at the group. Apart from the deeply hidden things about Araragi Koyomi, the only other person with a strange appearance was the girl wearing a hat who hadn't said a word yet.

Although the other big guy was so muscular he was almost superhuman.

"Yes."

Araragi Tsukihi didn't deny it, but instead asked, "Then do you know what's troubling us?"

"This one, please."

Shota pointed to the shy-looking girl in the middle.

"Looks like he's got some skills."

"Well, speaking of which, I know you two. You're the famous Flame Sisters at school, and also my friend Araragi Koyomi's younger sister, right?"

Shota wasn't in a hurry to get down to business.

"is it?"

The two sisters seemed a little confused, unaware that the person in front of them knew their brother.

"Araragi-kun and I are in the same class. You must have come here because you saw the flyer, right? By the way, your older brother is also a member of the Supernatural Detective Club."

"..."

The two girls were silent for a moment, then each picked up the shy girl sitting between them, one on each side.

"Let's go, Nadeshiko."

"Since it's the club that idiot brother belongs to, it must be a lie."

Just how much do these two girls look down on their brother? No wonder Araragi complained to himself about how bad his sister was; now he understands why.

Araragi-kun! I don't want my first business deal to fall through because of you.

"Wait a minute!"

Shota stood up and pointed at the three girls who had already reached the door, saying, "If you want to solve the problem of the snake on that girl..."

Shota's words made the girl caught in the middle tremble slightly. She turned her head first and asked in a very soft voice, slightly nervously:

"Really? Is that okay?"

Simply put, just let me lick it once and that's it.

Although, Shota has absolutely no interest in small breasts.

Chapter 124. The Snake Cuts the Rope

Sengoku Nadeko, the girl who was completely covered in clothes, is a first-year student at the same school as Shota. Incidentally, the youngest sister in the Araragi family is her classmate.

Looking at the three little girls who had sat down opposite him again, Shota slowly took a sip of tea and said, "Let me explain the situation."

"Didn't you already figure it out?"

The younger sister, Tsukihi, spoke with aggression, while the older sister, Karen, acted aggressively. In short, Shota couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat from Araragi's brow. Even if the younger sister wasn't a soft girl, she should at least be a tsundere! This kind of younger sister, aside from being pretty, didn't feel like a sister at all.

"I may know what it is, but that doesn't mean I know how it came about or why it came to be."

Shota replied in a serious and professional manner, "You need to know that there are many ways to resolve this kind of thing, depending on the cause. If it's not handled properly, it can actually make things worse."

In short, first you have to fool the guests, then exaggerate the facts as much as possible, and finally reluctantly do your best to help—the kind of thing that you can solve with a wave of your hand and leave without a care in the world, although it may seem cool, you can't make any money at all.

"For example, this Sengoku student."

Shota pointed to the girl with her head down, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "She'll die. If we don't deal with it quickly, the snake will slowly crawl up her neck and suffocate her..."

Upon hearing this, the Fire Sisters stopped their commotion, while Sengoku Nadeko shuddered, tightened her clothes, and said, "You...can you help me?"

"of course can."

Upon hearing the genuine soft female voice, Shota revealed a triumphant smile and said, "Although it's a bit tricky, it's not without a solution."

"However, before that, I need to know all the information."

Shota opened his palm toward Sengoku, gesturing for her to continue.

"Shota, move aside, you're blocking the TV."

Standing behind the three girls, Huang Quan gestured for Shota to move down.

Shota pointed to himself and told Yomi that if she wanted to watch TV, she should watch it closer.

"Please keep the room well-lit and maintain a proper distance from the television while watching," Huang Quan retorted. "It's too close there; it's bad for your eyesight."

"..."

Shota had no choice but to shift his position amidst the puzzled looks of the three girls.

"Well, here's what happened..."

Sengoku Nadeko finally spoke.

It's actually quite simple. One day, a girl in her class suddenly said to her, "I've already cursed you."

Then Sengoku Nadeko believed it, ran to a bookstore, bought a book and investigated how to lift the curse—that is, to cut the snake into five equal parts at a shrine that worships the snake spirit.

But the more Sengoku did this, the more strange he felt about his body. He noticed marks on his body as if he were bound by snakes, and not only that, the "snakes" on his body seemed to move, with more and more marks appearing...