The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

"Come on, calm down. It was just a joke, why take it so seriously?"

Key smiled and waved his hand, easily dispelling the oppressive force that was enough to crush the building beneath their feet.

"Are you serious?"

After exchanging warm greetings with his long-lost friend, Key's previously casual gaze turned serious.

"What do you mean, 'seriously'?"

A cold smile appeared on the man's lips as he looked at Key.

He knew this guy couldn't possibly just come over to say hello.

"That's the sixth one after us. Can you really bear to watch him be bullied by the Demon King?"

"His strength has far surpassed that of a general, reaching the level of a half-step Ghost King."

"If you can't even handle a trashy ghost king, you might as well die sooner rather than later, so as not to embarrass exorcists."

That's an outrageous statement.

Key saw that the man didn't seem to be joking and sighed inwardly.

"It's only been four months since you showed your talent. To go from an ordinary person to a half-step Ghost King is already quite impressive."

"so what?"

The man crossed his arms in front of him, with an expression that said, "So what if I do this? What are you going to do about it?"

Anyway, Chiba, where the sixth exorcist is located, is his territory, so he can do whatever he wants.

If this annoying guy in front of him can't stand what he's doing, then he can take him to Hokkaido!

"No, I believe the sixth person won't die so easily. I'm just reminding you to be careful of ordinary people's safety when you're playing. After all, it's our duty."

"Haven't I protected it very well?"

Upon hearing Key's words, a hint of displeasure appeared on the man's face.

Yesterday, Inoue Yasutaka had just ordered his evil spirits to unleash a rampage of demons, and he killed them all.

"But that's because you'll be here forever, isn't it?"

Key said with a smile.

“I know you’re keen to train that new junior, but don’t be so quick to slack off. With his current abilities, it’s not feasible to completely entrust the affairs of Tokyo to him.”

"Tsk, that's so noisy!"

When Key revealed his intentions, the man instantly became furious and embarrassed.

Chapter 154 I prepared very little

Yotsuya meets Zijia.

While the three were having breakfast, the power suddenly came back on.

"call...."

Upon noticing the living room lights suddenly turn on, Miko Yotsuya and Komachi breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, the two took out their chargers and found sockets to charge their phones.

Hachiman Hikigaya, sitting in his seat, watched the two women's synchronized actions, and his lips twitched a few times.

"What are your plans next?"

Back at the dining table, Miko Yotsuya asked Hachiman Hikigaya about his plans for the day.

"Go home and rest."

Hachiman Hikigaya answered without hesitation.

At the same time, Komachi nodded in agreement.

Yotsuya Miko:......

"Midterm exams are next week, isn't Hachiman studying?"

There was no other way, so Yotsuya Miko took the initiative to change the subject.

"I've already reviewed everything."

Putting down his chopsticks, Hachiman Hikigaya answered confidently.

"Hey, isn't Hachiman's science subject pretty bad?"

Unexpectedly, Hachiman Hikigaya was so confident when facing the midterm exams.

For a moment, Yotsuya Miko didn't know how to continue.

"My grades were pretty bad before, but they've improved recently with tutoring."

At this point, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly remembered Yui Yuigahama.

With Yukinoshita tutoring her, she should be fine for the midterm exams this time, right?

"Is that so? That sounds really impressive..."

Yotsuya Miko was quite aware of Hachiman Hikigaya's uneven academic performance.

However, at this moment, a confident expression appeared on his face...

"I'm going to go find Xiaohua to study next. Do you want to come along?"

After pondering for a while, Yotsuya Miko extended an invitation to the two of them.

"Hmm, Komachi doesn't need to."

After pondering for a moment while biting her chopsticks, Komachi shook her head and declined Yotsuya Miko's invitation.

Her grades are very good.

And, unusually, the electricity came back on the weekend.

"In that case, I will also..."

Upon hearing that Komachi didn't want to go, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately prepared to decline Miko Yotsuya's invitation.

Suddenly, Komachi kicked his foot under the table.

After turning his head and exchanging a few seconds of eye contact with Komachi, Hachiman Hikigaya reluctantly changed his words:

"In that case, I'll excuse you."

..............

"Why did you kick me?"

While Yotsuya Miko went upstairs to prepare her school supplies, Hikigaya Hachiman sat on the sofa and asked a question.

Didn't Komachi complain before that she didn't spend enough time with him?

Why is he suddenly accompanying Miko Yotsuya to the Yurikawa Hana residence again?

"Please, Onii-chan, it's dangerous for a girl to go out alone!"

Hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's hopeless question, Komachi rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

"It's quite dangerous to let you go home alone, especially since you're only a middle school student!"

With his arms crossed, Hachiman Hikigaya retorted without backing down.

"Hmph, but Komachi has this that you gave her, Onii-chan..."

With a smug look on her face, Komachi showed the red ponytail bracelet to Hachiman Hikigaya and told him to relax, that nothing could happen to her going home alone.

And to be honest, she was even somewhat looking forward to encountering evil spirits on her way home and causing her trouble.

After all, that would give her a legitimate reason to use the bracelet to transform and play around.

"The bracelet is just for fun. This thing is actually quite powerful."

With a swift chop to Komachi's head, Hachiman Hikigaya warned.

"Hehe, I know."

Komachi gently moved Hachiman Hikigaya's hand away and patted her chest to indicate that there was no problem.

"Sorry to keep you waiting..."

Just then, Yotsuya Miko, carrying a schoolbag containing her school supplies, wearing a new outfit and light makeup, came down the stairs.

"Well then, I wish Onii-chan and Miko-nee a pleasant learning experience."

Looking at Yotsuya Miko, who had dressed up meticulously, Komachi grinned mischievously before preparing to go home alone.

However, she had only just reached the entrance to change her shoes when Hachiman Hikigaya grabbed her by the collar and dragged her back.

"Yotsuya-kun, would you mind taking a slightly longer route?"

Carrying Komachi, Hachiman Hikigaya turned to look at Miko Yotsuya.

"Of course no problem."

Yotsuya Miko looked at Komachi, who was being held in Hikigaya Hachiman's hand, and nodded while suppressing a laugh.

"That's so mean! Onii-chan, you don't believe Komachi! Komachi's angry!"

A few minutes later, in the taxi, Komachi sat in the back seat, sulking.

"Ah."

In response to Komachi's threat, Hachiman Hikigaya simply nodded and then remained silent.

"Well....."

Seeing that verbal threats were ineffective, Komachi bared her teeth and showed off her little tiger fangs.

But when she saw that Hachiman Hikigaya remained unmoved, she sat back down in her seat, feeling dejected.

"Um, Komachi, Hachiman is just thinking about your safety..."

Beside Komachi, Miko Yotsuya, seeing her sullen expression, began to defend Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Of course I know, Onii-chan is worried about me, but I just feel a little disappointed..."