I'm raising a fox fairy wife in Tokyo

"Alright! I'll transfer this to your phone. Hayasaka-san, make sure to keep it safe, don't share it, and don't show it to anyone else, or you'll be cursed."

"what……"

There's even this kind of insurance mechanism!

but.

Looking at the file the boy sent him via LINE, titled "National Hanzo Academy Ninja Department First Year Tutorial".

Hayasaka Ai still lives in Bengbu.

What is all this nonsense?! Isn't this supposed to be a ninja training system?!

"This is the training tradition of ninjas. Let's learn the basics for now. As for whether or not to go to this school, we'll talk about it later."

"???"

Hayasaka Ai clearly noticed the six large characters "National Hanzo Academy" as well.

So there really are schools for training ninjas in modern society?!

And it even looks like an official organization!!

"Of course, ninjas have always served the daimyo, just like samurai."

"Hattori Hanzo of the Tokugawa Shogunate was quite famous."

It seems true.

OK!

Hayasaka Ai felt that since Takagawa Ryu had already said that, he definitely wasn't just teasing her.

"I will work hard!"

"come on."

"Well……"

Kaguya Shinomiya, standing to the side, still looked worried.

"Takagawa, once you become a spirit medium, you'll naturally... encounter those guys, right?"

"Of course, [Spirits] will hunt down spirit mediums. The probability of fellow practitioners being cursed by [Spirits] is much higher than that of ordinary people, plus there are some other miscellaneous things."

after all.

They've been "loving and hating" each other for so many years; they're enemies etched deep in each other's souls.

"But Shinomiya-kun doesn't need to worry, because all you have to do is become stronger."

"Eh?!"

"It's like how, even if an ordinary person sees a [spirit], the most effective method is actually to pretend they can't see it."

[Spirit] When encountering a powerful spirit medium, they will pretend not to see the other party.

"It's a survival instinct."

The boy's words.

This reminded Kaguya Shinomiya of the "demons and monsters" she had seen on the streets when she was out with the boy.

Those terrifying guys, they were all pretending not to see Takagawa, weren't they?!

That boy was such a terrifying guy!!

Yes.

Because this guy always seems so unreliable, he's forgotten that his father, Shinomiya Kan'an, the head of the Shinomiya Group, has clearly stated that...

Takagawa Takayuki is considered "Number One in Kyoto" in the industry.

"So as long as you get stronger, there won't be any problems! Good luck to the early shift students!!"

"Yes!!"

You look very energetic!

Patting the girl on the shoulder, Takagawa Takayuki got up and prepared to go back to the house to take a bath with the big fox who was waiting for him.

As for Hayasaka Ai's training and such.

You don't need to worry about it at all—over the years, the tutorials have become standardized, streamlined, and user-friendly. With just a little effort, you can definitely get started and learn.

It's fine to let the girl figure it out on her own.

and.

This is, after all, part of testing talent...

……

Several days passed in a row.

As evening approached, Takagawa Takayuki prepared dinner and sat in the courtyard outside the shrine, waiting for the girls to return from school and eat.

The sun was setting low.

Scattered among the weeds in the yard.

The bored fox just lay on its own back.

This guy seems to be asleep.

A pair of claws slid down from its shoulders, and a large head rested on its skull, occasionally emitting a drowsy "woo-woo" sound.

Takagawa Ryu was used to it; Minamoto Chizuru often did this.

Even when I was a child, she often did this to me, so I sometimes had the illusion that she was going to "crush" me to death.

My grandparents called yesterday, saying they had looked through some old books left by our ancestors in the old house, mostly diaries and records of family affairs.

However, they did obtain a clue about the great fox's ninth tail.

But it's not clear.

It is said that the reason Chizuru's ninth tail was sealed was not only out of concern, but also to create an extremely exaggerated "grand formation".

That was a massive seal encompassing the entire Edo region, probably meant to seal away something dangerous.

all in all.

【Take Chizuru with you and visit some of the most dangerous paranormal locations in Tokyo right now.】

That's what Grandma said in the end.

Now, several hundred years have passed, and the formation, whether for sealing or other purposes, should be nearing its end. The current authorities probably have no intention of continuing to maintain this great formation.

The thing that was sealed away is probably about to dissipate, or it may have already "died".

That's one way of putting it...

This big fox doesn't like going out!

Chizuru Minamoto is really a homebody, or rather, too lazy to move.

If I hadn't called her myself.

This guy would definitely refuse to go out, and every time he came back from going out, I would definitely "reward" him, otherwise he would throw a tantrum.

At one point, Takakawa Tatsumi really wanted to spank her fox bottom!

But that's what Grandma said.

also.

I'll plan my itinerary a bit, but there's no rush, because I need to go to Shunoin High School tonight first...

……

Late at night, after the girls had all come home from school and eaten dinner.

Gao Chuanlong greeted them, rolling up the black skirts of Xiuzhi School uniforms so he could see his legs.

"Woo!"

The girls all made embarrassed sounds.

But there is no way.

It's just that the [Death Mark] happens to be in such a position.

Kaguya Shinomiya and Maki Shijo both lifted one side of their skirts, exposing their fair and smooth thighs.

then.

They discovered that Fujiwara Chika had simply rolled up her sleeves.

Why is this guy's "Death Mark" etched on his arm?! That's not fair!!

"Hmm, it seems that Shijou's condition is more serious."

"Eh?!"

"Come to school with me tonight."

Go to the high school section of Shuchiin Academy.

Searching for the source of the "Death Mark" would naturally have to be done at night, and besides, Shijou Maki's "bite marks" had become bright red and deep.

This means she is about to be cursed by a new [spirit].

That's perfect.

“The closer you get to the source of the [Death Mark], the more [spirits] will gather. If the other party is really at Shuchiin High School, then there must be many other [spirits] there as well.”

You can find any guy, curse Shijou Maki, and then kill him.

This would give the girl about a week of safe period.

The curse of the "Death Mark" works like this: every week, it attracts new "spirits," but the timing is uncertain.

It won't be exactly 168 hours.

It's more of a rough estimate.

Although Kaguya Shinomiya removed the curse on her first, and Maki Shijou did it later, it seems that she was the one who did it first.

"All right……"

The girl looked visibly frightened.

But before setting off.

Another thing is that the girls brought themselves a rather eerie and special samurai sword, with both the blade and hilt covered in beautiful eye patterns.

Chapter 44: The Doll House of Shuchiin High School

At first glance, this knife looks more like a work of art than a real sword capable of cutting people.

Because it's just too gorgeous.

Even under the light, it presents a kind of gorgeous color, just like the stained glass windows on the dome of a Western church.

"This is……"

"It came from a botanist. It's said that he was born with something in his hand, which originally consisted of just a small blade."

With the words of Shijou Maki.

Takagawa Tatsuya did indeed discover that the knife was unsharpened, and that only a small part in the center had a definite "some kind of presence".

It was probably a fragment of a sword that was once used to reconstruct this knife.

"Wow~ that botanist is so pretty, she's just like a girl! Look!"

Shijo Maki even has photos of the other party.

She was a person with short, black hair that reached her ears, beautiful sky-blue eyes, and skin as white as porcelain, presenting a kind of sickly, hazy beauty.

"Is this really not a girl?"

"It's a girl, right?"

"It's a man."