Shota is surrounded by monsters!

“…Reya, do you know?” Shota said somewhat seriously, “The truth is a bit cruel, but you are like a baby right now, and you have to learn to grow up and learn to say goodbye to breast milk… ptooey, ptooey, not breast milk.”

"It's okay, as long as I stay with Shota-kun, there won't be any problems."

As Rea spoke, she grabbed Shota's foot with her hand, then stood on tiptoe, revealing her small sharp teeth, and bit at his neck.

"Really..."

After feeding Rei, Shota pushed the door open again, only to see Yomi in the living room holding a glass of juice high, teasing a liquid-like Mashiro.

"Do you want it?"

"Um...I want to..."

Mashiro stretched out her liquid hand, but unfortunately, because her body viscosity was not yet sufficient, she could only extend her hand about a meter before it could not rise any further.

"Won't it deform? Let's try changing its shape..."

Huang Quan shook the juice box in her hand, making the liquid rattle inside, and looked at Zhenbai with curious eyes.

So this is a slime. It looks pretty cute, doesn't it?

This was the first time Huang Quan, a native exorcist, had ever seen a slime. Most Japanese monsters were characterized by one eye, ferocious appearance, or strange body. It was impossible to find a creature like this slime, which was soft, cute, and smelled of fruit.

Don't underestimate how much girls like these sticky creatures.

Just as Huang Quan was immersed in this soothing activity, the sound of the door opening behind her sent a shiver down her spine.

Seeing this, Mashiro leaped up and snatched the juice.

"Hey! Mashiro, why did you come out like this? Ah, the tatami mats are wet again."

Shota quickly took out a hairdryer, turned it to the highest setting, and chased Mashiro back into the room. Rea also quickly came out and took out another hairdryer to dry the tatami mats again.

Seeing this, Huang Quan somewhat embarrassedly lowered his hand that had been raised in mid-air.

Oh no, not only were my previous embarrassing moments exposed, but now I've been caught red-handed for harassing someone's sister.

Huang Quan became even more restless, wondering if she should find an excuse to take her leave first...

"I'm sorry to have startled you, Isayama-san."

Having activated his strategy mode, Shota closed the bathroom door, completely ignoring what he had just witnessed, and asked in a gentle voice, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"

There's a nagging feeling that something's not going to go right.

Huang Quan noticed the change in Shota's voice, but she didn't want to point it out, so she simply said, "No need..."

"No trouble at all."

Shota pulled out a stack of takeout flyers from under the table and said, "We can order whatever we want ourselves."

Actually, Huang Quan just wanted to say no and take his leave, but when he saw this guy actually coming out with a takeout order, he asked in return, "Did you invite me to your house just to treat me to takeout?"

"Oh dear, I don't have anyone in my family who can cook properly right now, so I've had to rely on takeout. I recommend this place. They give you a discount if you buy ten or more beef rice bowls. Last time I ate twenty bowls in one go, it was so delicious..."

Halfway through his sentence, Shota realized that his current manner was not going to win anyone's favor, so he changed his tune, saying, "I think the sushi at this restaurant is pretty good..."

"..."

Huang Quan looked at Shota carefully, and after confirming that there really were people in the world who would invite others to their homes for takeout, he said, "Okay, you can order."

Isn't this kind of person interesting?

I have a feeling that my favorability rating has increased a little bit.

Shota steadily progressed along the route of the strategy guide, or rather, the route of increasing his affection level.

Chapter 71. A Night of Chaos

"Thank you for your hospitality."

Isayama Yomi, holding the treasured sword Lion King, stood at Shota's door, ready to say goodbye. Although today's events were a little unpleasant, at least the lunch hadn't left her feeling dissatisfied.

"Be careful on the road."

Shota didn't say much. You can't go too far with raising favorability, or it will cause fierce resistance.

"Isayama-kun, you can come visit us again sometime. I'd love to hear more stories about those monsters."

Rea smiled and bid farewell to Yomi, but Mashiro still looked at her with a slightly hostile gaze...

"Then I'll take my leave."

After glancing at Mashiro, Huang Quan decided to "bribe" her next time they met and then left.

"Phew, let's go. I'll take a nap this afternoon."

As soon as Huang Quan left, Shota pulled his tail out of his pants, then ate his food while saying, "Pretending to be refined is really not my style."

"Shota-kun, really, there's no need to pretend. It's fine to just get along like that."

"Impossible, impossible. I'm a demon, and she's an exorcist. We can't get along at all without pretending."

Shota knew, of course, that nothing that had happened between him and Yomi had been happy. If it weren't for Rea getting in the middle, making her regret her actions and simultaneously preventing him from pursuing the matter further, their meeting now would definitely be a fight to the death…

No, the first thing that happened when the two met was that Shota knocked her unconscious and took her home.

"Don't think about it too much, let's go to sleep first."

"I'm so envious..."

"Are you envious of sleeping, Rea?" Shota thought for a moment and said, "If you want, you can lie in bed and enter meditation mode, that can also be considered a form of sleeping."

"...I think I'll catch up on the anime first~"

So they started their own entertainment again. Mashiro was daydreaming, wandering around and drinking juice, Rea was watching dramas and surfing the internet, and Shota stuffed a few compressed biscuits into his mouth and then went to sleep.

"It's nice to see you again, Nura Rikuo."

At night, seven yokai stood brazenly at the entrance of the Nura Clan, glaring defiantly at Rikuo and his group of executives who had come chasing after them. Just moments before, Inugami had used his high speed to tour the Nura Clan's main compound, even rescuing the small, thin yokai—Sleeve God—who had been captured by the Nura Clan earlier; of course, it was still unconscious.

This time, the other yokai also did not cover themselves with cloaks, completely exposing their true forms to the Nura Clan.

The Riverside Monk – with the height of a child and a ferocious appearance like a demon, he is a water monster who lives by the river. His mouth is filled with round, serrated teeth, and he becomes powerful wherever there is water.

Dog Phoenix – A tall monster with a chicken head on its head, skilled in manipulating fire.

Needle Woman – A yokai whose hair is made of hooked needles, skilled at extending her hair to concentrate it into a single point to attack her enemies.

Inugami—a yokai formed from resentment and desire, possessing the power to curse and kill humans.

The Hand-Washing Turtle is a giant monster that washes its hands in the Seto Inland Sea; it possesses immense strength.

Night Sparrow – a monster that plunges people into darkness.

Aside from these six and the already unconscious Sleeve God, the only one left is the guy that Shota calls the Fox-type Man.

"I'm here today to give a formal greeting... but our Inugami seems to have already given a formal greeting."

"I am the one who commands the eighty-eight demons of the four kingdoms, the Hidden God of Justice, Tanuki Jade Chapter..."

"What? It's a tanuki from Shikoku."

Hearing the sudden voice, Yu Zhang glanced at the path on the right and said, "Thank you for your help last time."

"If you don't mind, I can do it again."

The person who appeared there was none other than Shota the Glutton, who went to the Nura Clan every night to report—no, to get a free meal. Who knew he would have such bad luck today, running into that group of monsters again.

"Shouta-san!"

The Nura Clan only managed to send out three Karasu Tengu, Yuki-onna, Aotabo, Kurotabo, Kubinashi, and Rikuo. It's fair to say that most of the older generation's fighting force was gone; it was a bunch of young guys who came out.

Hearing Rikuo Nura's call, Shota waved his hand and walked over. Only after reaching Rikuo's side did he ask, "Was someone broken in?"

"……Yes."

Although it was very reluctant, the fact that the Nura Clan's main residence had just been raided was undeniable.

"whispering sound."

Shota pursed his lips, took out his phone, scrolled to a newly added number in his contacts, and dialed it.

"Beep, beep—"

"Hello? Is this 110... No, is this Isayama-kun?"

Ignoring the group of monsters in front of him, Shota said into the phone, "This isn't a nuisance call! This is Shota Kosaka! Even if you ask me where I got this number... that's not important. I'm here to report a crime!"

"No, no, it's a crime related to yokai. Wasn't it the yokai from Shikoku we were talking about last time? Hmm, they've appeared. No detection? Hey, hey, the yokai aura here is overwhelming... It's not that our Nura Clan is having a party on our own doorstep, it's that someone has come knocking on our door!"

"That Shota-san..."

Riku couldn't understand what Shota was doing. Was he reporting a crime?

"Ah, um, I'll hang up now. Should I hold them off for you? That might be a bit difficult, they'll try to escape. Oh, and don't come alone, there are at least seven B-rank fighters on the other side, I don't even know if there are any A-ranks. Okay, bye-bye, Isayama Yomi-san."

Shota, who had put the phone back in his pocket and was thinking that playing the good citizen would increase his popularity, finally answered Rikuo's question, saying, "I called the exorcists over."

"I didn't expect it to be such a cowardly monster."

After hearing Shota's words, Yuzhang sneered and said, "But do you really think the exorcists can get here in time?"

Tonight, within this city, mindless evil spirits and some weak monsters roam under the cover of darkness, attacking, toying with, and even killing humans.

Wearing a loose-fitting kimono, Tsuchimiya Garaku looked at the group of yokai who had surrounded him because they sensed his presence, and placed his hands in front of his chest to form a hand seal!

"Spirit Eater Release! Byakuei!"

With a wolf-like head and a long, unfathomable body like a dragon or snake, the enormous white spirit beast Bai Rui pulled half of its body out of the seal and coiled up beside Tu Gong Ya Le.

"Eat up, Bai Rui."

"Roar!"

On the other side, in the city center.

"Lost them? Or followed the wrong one?" Isayama Mei, who had been following an evil force, suddenly stopped, realizing that she had completely lost sight of the other party. But just as she was about to turn around, the strange sight before her made her raise her naginata warily.

A butterfly, a blue butterfly, a lifeless butterfly.

Mei Isayama walked forward step by step, and the blue butterflies flew past her as if they didn't see her at all...

"Shh!"

Suddenly sensing something, Mei Isayama slashed backward with his sword, cleaving a humanoid figure made of blue butterflies in two...

"Hurry up and reveal your true form!"