You say this is a love game?

After dying nine times to defeat the BOSS, he felt a little relieved now. He could continue to enter the crevice, but there was no need to rush.

Mizutani Makoto gave some instructions to Satori Yoshiko, and quickly picked up his schoolbag and prepared to go out.

"Wait!"

Chidori suddenly called out to Mizutani Makoto.

At the entrance, Mizutani Makoto turned around and looked at the silver-haired, purple-eyed sword spirit girl in confusion.

Chidori said, "Aren't you going to take my real body with you?"

"Chidori Maru? Its target is too big and it's inconvenient to carry."

Mizutani Makoto said bluntly.

Chidori Maru can be stored in a backpack.

However, Chidori is a sword spirit, and Chidori Maru is her true body. If she wants to move around in the outside world, she must leave Chidori Maru there. If she puts it in her backpack, she will fall into silence along with Chidori Maru.

Makoto Mizutani wanted Chidori to have more contact with the outside world, so he decided to keep Chidorimaru at home so that the two little shikigami could develop a good friendship.

Hearing Mizutani Makoto's reason, Chidori raised the corners of her mouth and revealed a proud and complacent smile:

"Huh, what do you take me for?"

"I am the Demon Sword Princess, and my true form is not some ordinary weapon forged from ordinary iron. Yet you are still using common sense to judge me... You are such an idiot!"

Chidori stretched out her hand, and the large sword leaning in the corner immediately began to fly, with the tip of the scabbard pointed at Mizutani Makoto.

Then, the sword spirit girl showed an expression of evil humor, and swung her hand suddenly, and the six-foot-long sword stabbed directly towards Mizutani Makoto's chest.

Swish! !

The six-foot-long sword fell like thunder, stabbing straight at him with a fierce force!

Even before the blade reaches you, the wind pressure is already causing pain on your skin.

Mizutani Makoto stood still, neither dodging nor blocking, but allowing Chidorimaru to pierce his chest.

It's hard to describe what this feeling is like.

It was neither like the tearing pain of an ordinary blade piercing the flesh, nor like the burning sensation of a spiritual power impact.

It was more like a "foreign object" slowly merged into his chest...

The cold metal turned into mist and flowed into his heart along with his blood like lightning, leaving him with the realization that "I can draw my knife at any time."

Mizutani Makoto looked down and saw that the knife was gone.

The six-foot-long sword that was originally flying towards him was now completely embedded in his body, as if it had never existed.

……I see.

Seeing that Mizutani Makoto didn't show any panic, Chidori looked bored.

She said bluntly: "I am a knife. A knife always follows its master. Otherwise, if you are in danger, what else can you rely on to fight except me?"

"You want to protect me?"

Mizutani Makoto came back to his senses.

"Humph……"

She turned her head away in a pretentious manner. "Don't try to be so self-indulgent, you idiot. This is the meaning of my being a sword. To kill, to protect... Do you understand? It's my duty. If it weren't my duty, I wouldn't bother with you."

"Anyway, my true form will remain with you."

As she spoke, the girl's expression gradually became more serious, as if she was swearing something. "If you encounter an enemy, just pull out my main body. I will appear right beside you and stand by you."

Mizutani Makoto gave her a thumbs up.

"We fought side by side."

"……snort."

The girl's silver-white hair floated slightly in the air, flashing crackling sparks.

Mizutani Makoto officially went out, and the weather outside was sunny.

It’s July already.

Turning our attention to his daily life, Ye Jian High School is approaching the final exam stage.

Mizutani Makoto walked under the shade of the tree, his steps particularly brisk.

Recently, he has encountered a lot of things in the cracks, but Yejian High School is rarely calm.

Isn’t that right?

All the dangers in Yejian High School come from the cracks, but most of the ghost story bosses in the cracks have been killed by him.

Now there are only a few relatively difficult bosses left.

But the more powerful the monster, the more difficult it is to escape from the crack, especially after the "door" of the crack was blown up by him personally, the safety of Yejian High School was greatly increased.

Yes, the students can go to school safely, and we really have to thank Mr. Mizutani for his kindness in doing good deeds without leaving a name.

Inaba: Senior, please be careful during this period.

Inaba: I encountered another youkai yesterday. It's only Wednesday this week, and I've already encountered youkai twice. This frequency is terrifying, Mizutani-senpai.

A reminder from Miyamizu Inaba came on the cell phone.

This girl was always slaying monsters last week, and she was even more crazy this week. She could track down monsters every night on Monday and Tuesday. The monster she slew the day before yesterday was even a man-eating monster that only had a head of paper.

In comparison, Mizutani Makoto's side is much calmer.

Why is there such a contrast?

"It seems to be because... my range of movement is very small?"

Mizutani Makoto stroked his chin and quickly realized that this was a problem with their living habits.

Miyamizu Inaba has long been accustomed to wandering around every corner of the Night Light City. When she has nothing to do on weekdays, she will start wandering without any restrictions, and even go to some dark corners to peek, just to see if there are any monsters that can harm people.

Plus, her part-time job is also a newspaper delivery girl who needs to run around...

With her mode of action, she can easily run into monsters in every corner of Night Light City, especially since this junior sister has "unknown searching skills". According to herself, she can identify the "demonic energy" in the air, so her efficiency in searching for monsters is unimaginable for ordinary exorcists.

In contrast, Mizutani Makoto has a very fixed lifestyle.

School and apartment, just a straight line.

He used to have a part-time job as a newspaper delivery boy, but now that the part-time job is over, Mizutani Makoto's life has returned to basics. Except for occasionally accompanying the little god of fortune to the supermarket and other places to buy supplies, he spends most of his time staying at home and working hard.

Soul wandering made him happy, but it also took up most of his daily time. He had no energy to go out at all, so of course he would not encounter so many monsters.

However, I believe that Miyamizu Inaba's judgment will not be wrong.

She is an expert in exorcism, and the number of monsters she has killed is at least in the three digits. She said that the number of monsters in Night Light City has increased, so there must be a lot.

"Wow, youkai also told me that youkai are becoming more active..."

"Is this city undergoing some unknown changes?"

Mizutani Makoto ultimately lacked a sense of reality, or rather, he had no clues. Even though he vaguely sensed that things seemed to be turbulent in Night Light City, he didn't know where to start.

His entire intelligence network relies on Wa Yao, who might not be as good as Miyamizu Inaba, who is proficient in using the "Exorcist Forum" to obtain intelligence.

But this matter does need attention.

[Blue-haired Water Monster: Wow, you said before that there are more monsters in Night Light City. Do you have the ability to find out what exactly happened?]

[Wow: Got it! Mizutani-sama!]

A temporary task was assigned to the hard-working employees.

As long as you are willing to work, there will be endless work for Wow Yao.

But Makoto Mizutani prides himself on being a relatively conscientious person.

No matter how you look at it, he can't be considered a capitalist, right?

With the care he takes for Wa Yao... he doesn't exploit his employees, wages are paid on time, and there are even small employee benefits from time to time. Wa Yao is completely devoted to him, and now working under him, she is fully motivated.

Well, I want to be a good person.

As the saying goes, the first violent person will inspire the next violent person, he is quite good to his family.

But on campus, Mizutani Makoto encountered something unexpected.

"Social inquiry?"

"I?"

Lunch break.

As the vice president of the "Love Activities Club", Mizutani Makoto was pointing at himself with a confused look on his face.

Yes, the preliminary review of the club establishment application, which was announced to have passed last Friday, has only been five days, and it is already moving on to the "school questioning" stage. A student union representative will come out and ask the club president who submitted the application to go through a series of "questioning"... In fact, it is just a formality. At this step, it is basically assumed that you have passed. The so-called "questioning" is just a routine process to avoid giving people a chance to talk.

"Are we still afraid of being criticized?"

The corners of Mizutani Makoto's mouth twitched slightly.

"The younger students who came later... no, there's no need to wait. Even if they were classmates from the same grade, they could just casually look up the date of our club's founding and find out we were founded in July of the first semester... It goes without saying that this was definitely a shady operation, and being criticized is inevitable."

In response to Mizutani Makoto's complaints, Yajima Mai just tilted her head slightly and pretended not to understand.

Makoto Mizutani held the girl's head and turned her face over.

"Anyway, what's going on here? Shouldn't you, as the president, be cooperating in the inquiry? Why is it my turn to participate?"

“…I can’t get through this.”

The girl whispered.

"what?"

"I said I can't go to the defense!"

Mai Yajima lowered her head and said in self-abandonment.

This movement attracted the attention of other people in the classroom.

Mizutani Makoto coughed lightly, then left the classroom with Yajima Mai.

"Isn't that just a formality? How come it can't be passed?"

Unexpectedly, Yajima Mai tightly grasped Mizutani Makoto's arm and said tearfully, "I've already tried to answer them once, but their questions are so tricky. I've memorized the purpose, function, and significance of your copying... but I just can't get past them."

"...Wait, what did you say you were carrying?"

"Didn't you write about the meaning of love? Let me think about it: the throbbing of love, the vague feelings of young men and women, growing through selfless hard work, are..."

"Stop, don't read any more. I think I understand what you're going through."

Mizutani Makoto raised his hand to stop Yajima Mai's suicide attack.

To be honest, he is very numb now.

With a touch of trepidation and anticipation, he asked, "So, our club failed its founding defense and is now disqualified, correct?"

The girl wept bitterly, "I didn't pass, but after some discussion, the student union said they'd give our club another chance. They told me to prepare and take part in the defense again... well, they also said that if it really doesn't work out, they could let other club members take part."

Damn it, this is a secret operation!

Is it necessary to establish this "Love Activities Department"?

Mizutani Makoto's mood was full of ups and downs. At first he thought he could escape from this deep pit, but he didn't expect the student union to make such a big fuss.

What is this for?

"...Makoto?"

"Don't look at me with such weak eyes."

“…Makoto!”

behave in a spoiled manner.

I don't know when this girl started to learn this very nagging skill.

Mizutani Makoto looked at her with disgust, but it was undeniable that the girl looked like a little hamster abandoned by its owner, curled up in a ball, looking at him pitifully, as if he would be an unforgivable villain if he refused.

She must have been thinking in her heart, hugging the cat that had not yet come home, crying to the cat that he did not take care of her.

"Useless trash."