Chapter 365: Just Curiosity

Shiori was probably curious, so she squinted her eyes and tried to take a peek, but the two people sitting opposite her just sat upright, staring at her and her sister with no expression.

This made Shiori feel as if she had done something wrong, but then she thought again, that’s not right!

I didn’t do anything wrong. It was clearly the two of them who were secretly doing something in front of everyone. I should be in the right!

When Shiori thought of this, she immediately felt mentally supported. She opened her eyes and looked at Higashino Yu and her cousin, her pure and clear eyes full of curiosity.

Kaori, who was pretending to be very similar, felt that the atmosphere was not right, so she took a peek and her eyes fell on her sister. She immediately sighed and muttered, “Stupid sister.”

Shiori looked at Kaori in confusion. Did I do something wrong?
Higashino Yu glanced at Hiiragi Jing and began to understand why she always had a cold face.

Not only does she have to practice and learn how to exorcise demons, she also has to supervise these two girls who like to cheat and play tricks. If it were her, she would have collapsed long ago. Only someone with her responsible personality can persevere.

It’s strange to say, Kaori Shiori is only one year younger than Miko, but she doesn’t behave like they are of the same generation.

Miko’s mind is more mature and rational than many adults. Kaori knows everything but is not stable and still has a child’s playful nature. Shiori is very simple.

Maybe it’s because of puberty. Adolescents change every year. I was almost the same when I was in junior high school.

When I was in the first grade of junior high school, I was like a troublemaker. Maybe out of vanity or something, I teased the girl sitting at the same table who liked me and whom I also liked very much. In the end, that girl became disgusted with me.

By the time I was in the second year of junior high school, I realized it, but it was too late. More and more girls confessed their love to me, but the girl I loved no longer even looked at me.

Most girls mature early, and her deskmate probably thought she was just a pretty fool at the time.

Every time he thinks back to this dark history, Higashino Yu feels a sense of instability in his mind. It is difficult for him to understand his own thoughts at that time. He can only say that his brain was probably not fully developed at that time.

Miko and Sanae soon finished their training as well.

Sanae stretched lazily. She was wearing a black pleated skirt of classical design with mysterious rune accessories on it. The purple sapphires inlaid in it sparkled in the light of the hanging lamps. The well-cut dress made the girl’s graceful figure appear curvy in the light of the hanging lamps. Her jade-like skin was hazy with a halo, more delicate than the finest satin.

Coupled with the girl’s noble temperament that does not seem fake, she looks more like a real royal family than the royal family of the island country.

Honestly speaking, Higashino Yu feels that the royal family of the island nation is a bunch of freaks. It is said that the next emperor will be a bit of a Ruozhi – the kind of Ruozhi who is stupid and bad.

Really not as good as Her Majesty the Moon Witch, right?

Sanae was very satisfied with the way Dong Yeyu was looking at her. It was worth the effort she put into dressing up. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly: “Are you going to send Jing and the others home?”

Dong Yeyu nodded: “It’s getting late, and it is said that there are demons causing trouble in Qianye. It will be safer to send them back early.”

Compared to Miko and Sanae, she looked a little plain, wearing only a simple white floral dress, but the girl’s unique temperament made up for it well.

She holds a pure curiosity and calm scrutiny towards everything in this world, as if she is an elf that does not belong to this world. Her bright and ethereal eyes seem to contain a piece of sky. When looking into her eyes, Higashino Yu always reconstructs the meaning of beauty and feels inner tranquility.

If Sanae is like a noble purple iris, then Miko is like a hidden moonlight lily of the valley.

It’s just that this Lily of the Valley is really a little thin. Higashino Yu’s eyes fell on Yuko’s slender and weak calves. Since completely digesting the jiao li, Yuko’s walking is no different from that of ordinary people as long as she doesn’t run. However, the problem of muscle atrophy caused by many years still exists.

Although she is not as skinny as those malnourished children, she is far from having the muscle mass that a normal young girl should have.

Even though he will be a third-year junior high school student after school starts, his body looks no different from that of an elementary school student.

After all, whether it is Cao Huandan or Jiaoli, they both replenish spiritual essence and vitality, while the purest essence and blood still need to be obtained by eating meat, eggs and milk.

Dongye Yu wrote a letter to Taodong a few days ago, sending her some snacks that Yuzi learned to make, asking about her recent situation, and asking her to keep an eye out for any spiritual creatures in the Monster Market that are more suitable for human consumption and can supplement nutrition – for example, some spiritual creatures such as fish and deer with spiritual essences will occasionally appear as commodities in the Monster Market.

These spiritual creatures are born with special phenomena, and are born with spiritual energy far superior to their peers as well as some magical escape abilities.

But success and failure are both due to Xiao He. These spiritual creatures are suppressed by their innate spiritual essence and find it difficult to generate wisdom, so they cannot turn into monsters. Instead, they continue to accumulate spiritual essence and become walking elixirs coveted by humans, monsters, ghosts, and demons.

Some monsters specialize in capturing these spiritual creatures. Basically, they don’t open a business for a hundred years, and they have to eat for a hundred years after they open a business. However, monsters have long lifespans and are very patient. Therefore, although these spiritual creatures are rare, there are examples of them appearing in the Monster Market.

According to Momofuyu, the most recent time was forty years ago, when a koi was bought by a Noragami who was traveling by.

Yuko met Higashino Yu’s gaze, and felt his gaze on her calves, and her face turned slightly red.

Miko often feels shy and even a little inferior about his quirk – her legs are different from those of other girls.

This feeling of inferiority was also new to Yuko. She had never had such emotions before and didn’t care about other people’s looks.

I only have this feeling when facing Higashino Yu – it may be related to Sanae, Hiiragi Kagami and even Kaori Shiori.

Although I know that Higashino Yu is different from other boys and will definitely not look down on me, this inferiority complex is not something that can be easily gotten rid of.

She lifted her skirt inconspicuously to cover her calves and pursed her dry lips.

Hiiragi Kagami, who was standing by, poured tea for the girls like a hostess who was the backbone of the family and took care of everyone.

Shiori gulped it down: “Haha!”

Kaori looked at her sister with disdain and drank it all in one gulp very politely.

Higashino Yu felt that the table was a bit too crowded, so he was about to take away the dessert stand that Sanae had brought over, but was grabbed by the girl.

Sanae grabbed the gilded pillar of the dessert stand, “Sir Knight, what do you want to do?”

“There are too many things on the table, so move them away.” Dong Ye Yu felt puzzled.

“Is afternoon tea still afternoon tea without snacks?” The girl looked very serious.

“But it’s night time now.”

“You are too narrow-minded. Afternoon tea has already become a concept. It can be held at any time.”

Seeing that Higashino Yu curled his lips and didn’t say anything, Sanae snorted, “Your silence means you agree.”

He pressed Dong Yeyu’s hand and put the dessert stand back, took a small piece of macaron with tea, and narrowed his eyes slightly: “The bitter tea and the sweet dessert are like, you really should try it, Your Excellency the Knight.”

This dessert of yours is so sweet that it makes my teeth fall out. Higashino Yu complained in his heart, but since this was a dessert made by Sanae herself, it was really difficult to complain.

Hiiragi Jing looked at the two of them helplessly. Every time at this time, Higashino Yu became completely unlike the reliable and mature demon hunter when fighting against demons.

Sanae also exposed her true colors.

Hiiragi Jing felt that she would never be like them, and she didn’t know whether to be glad or sad. She silently handed Miko a cup of tea.

“Thank you.”

Miko observed her, took the warm tea handed to her, sat down next to Kagami Hiiragi, took a small sip, and whispered softly: “You don’t have to ask yourself to become like Miss Sanae. Miss Hiiragi has her own unique charm, and Higashino Nissan also knows and likes it.”

Hiiragi Kagami lowered his head and looked into the girl’s eyes that were like winter spring mist, and felt even more guilty. Miko was a gentle child. Even when facing a love rival, she was willing to say such comforting words, but he was shameless enough to sit here openly.
Hiiragi Jing did not feel comforted for a moment. Instead, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He was unable to say anything and could only smile politely.

Miko just felt that Hiiragi Kagami at this moment was a bit like her past self, and she just said it casually. Seeing that these words seemed to make her even more uncomfortable, she felt strange in her heart and didn’t plan to say anything else.

Holding the teacup in her little hands, she lowered her eyebrows and turned to look at Dongye Yu and asked softly: “Dongye Nissan, did anything happen just now?” Dongye Yu was stunned for a second and shook his head: “No.”

“Then why are your ears so red?”

Sister, are you looking at me with a microscope?
Dong Yeyu complained in his heart, touched his ears which were a little hot due to the memories, and smiled: “Maybe it’s because someone is talking about me.”

Several girls were surprised when they heard this: “What kind of statement is this?”

Dong Yeyu explained casually: “It’s a metaphysical saying in my hometown. If your ears feel hot, it means someone is talking about you.”

“But isn’t Ayu a fox?” Sanae felt strange.

Dong Yeyu looked serious: “Can’t foxes learn about the world of Xuanxue?”

Then she sighed sadly, “I didn’t expect you to discriminate against foxes like this. It turns out that the gap between humans and foxes can’t be easily eliminated. If someone else said this, I could accept it, but if it’s you, I just feel a kind of speechless grief.”

The Moon Witch, who had long been familiar with Dong Ye Yu’s foxy face, watched coldly. Sure enough, Dong Ye Yu suddenly changed the subject while speaking.

Higashino Yu said, spreading his hands: “It will take 100,000 yen to appease me.”

My relationship and career are both on the right track. As a native of China, it is natural for me to consider purchasing a property.

You can’t always live in Miko’s house, right?
However, it is not easy to buy a property in Tokyo. If you take the luxury villa that you are aiming for as an example, you probably won’t be able to afford it in your lifetime with your current income.

So during this period of time, while I was practicing at the shrine, I did not neglect my plan to become an internet celebrity. However, my followers increased at a snail’s pace, and the number of views did not increase much, which was simply bizarre. The income was only enough to buy some snacks.

Since I cannot go to the Ministry of Religion, Culture, and Science to accept the bounty for exorcising the demon for the time being, I have no choice but to resort to this last resort.

However, Sanae did not spend money as readily as usual, and Higashino Yu met the girl’s unwavering gaze.

When she didn’t get a response, Sanae was afraid that he would run away and would use money to keep him, but now that she has the money, there is naturally no need to spend money every time.

Her mother said that men would become bad when they had money, so Sanae decided to control Higashino Yu’s disposable funds.

Dong Yeyu’s eyes gradually turned from hopeful to lonely: “You have changed, Your Highness, have I lost your favor?”

Sanae looked calm, and her icy blue eyes looked Dong Yeyu up and down: “Why do you want money?”

“Save money to buy a house.” Dongye Yu said confidently.

Miko said softly, “The Iori family is actually quite large.”

“If we want to get married in the future, we still need to have our own home.”

Dong Ye Yu rubbed his forehead and said this. He didn’t expect that even after reincarnation and becoming a fox, the house was still a mountain weighing down on him.

Sanae didn’t quite understand Higashino Yu’s idea: “It’s just a house. As long as you come home with me and get the approval of grandpa and the others, you can have any house you want.”

“Then wouldn’t I be a gigolo?” Dong Ye Yu shook his head repeatedly.

Shiori Kaori covered her mouth and mumbled to hold back her laughter, Kagami Hiiragi twitched the corner of her mouth, Miko lowered her head, and Sanae raised her head slightly, looking at Higashino Yu calmly.

“What are you laughing at?”

Dong Ye Yu knew at a glance what they were laughing at. He was not really a gigolo, and the gift he gave back was something that even the richest man in the world could not get no matter how much money he spent.

You guys got a big bargain, you know that?

“We remembered happy things.” Kaori said with a stern face.

“Don’t come on, I know what you want to say.”

Dong Yeyu pointed a finger at them, “Don’t think or laugh, or I will–“

“So what?” Shiori asked curiously.

Dong Yeyu chuckled and grinned, “Have you heard the story of Grandma Fox?”

“Isn’t it Grandma Wolf?” Shiori looked at the fox head in front of her and blinked.

Dong Yeyu was stunned for a second, then explained: “The wolf is actually a fox in disguise. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Ah Yu. He has eaten children who laughed at others.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiuji’s clumsy pretending to be a fox’s cry was heard from outside the corridor.

“ah!”

Kaori tugged at her sister’s sleeve and screamed in unison. Shiori realized what was happening later and hugged her sister and crawled out of the study.

Dong Ye Yu felt that his face was saved.

Sanae, Hiiragi Kagami and Miko looked at each other helplessly.

Afterwards, Higashino Yu said hello to Miko and Sanae, led the Jinguji sisters out of Iori’s house, and got into Sugida Natsuko’s car back to Gion.

The night scene along the way was prosperous and peaceful, and the neon lights were dazzling. Chiba Prefecture was not far from Tokyo. Demons were rampant there, while here there was singing and dancing. Higashino Yu had a strange sense of disconnection in his heart.

There were drunk young people arm in arm on the street, and cutely dressed maids soliciting customers. Dong Ye Yu took a curious look, and then the car window automatically rose with a mechanical sound.

Higashino Yu looked back at Natsuko Shida who was driving. Was he overreacting? This was just a subconscious curiosity of an idiot. It was very pure.

Natsuko Sugita was driving and felt puzzled by Higashino Yu’s gaze. She even wondered if there was something dirty on her body.

Subconsciously asked: “What do I have?”

“nothing.”

Dong Yeyu retracted his gaze. If it wasn’t her, then…
His gaze fell on the rearview mirror, and happened to meet the gaze of Hiiragi Kagami, who was sitting in the back seat with half of his body submerged in shadow. His night-like eyes were now frighteningly bright.

“Please be careful on your way back.”

After Hiiragi Kagami said goodbye to Kaori Shiori and Higashino Yu, they walked into the outskirts of Gion and happened to pass by a group of demon exorcists who were walking out. The leader of the group was his uncle.

“A Jing? And Kaori Shiori, go home quickly. My sister-in-law is asking if you have returned home.”

“Yes.”

Hiiragi Kagami led Kaori Shiori to salute sideways. The other party was in a hurry and looked worried, and it was obvious that the situation was quite urgent.

After that, it became quiet. There were only three sisters on the huge front hallway. After observing for a while, Hiiragi Jing made a hand seal and cast a spell to shield his surroundings.

Then he turned around and looked at Kaori Shiori and warned her earnestly, “Don’t tell your family about your advancement to the Qi Refining and Spiritualization Realm, understand?”

(End of this chapter)