The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Noon, on the rooftop of the teaching building.

Despite the lavish bento prepared by Yotsuya Miko, Hachiman Hikigaya hesitated to eat, still preoccupied with the matter of Miura Yumiko.

"Hachiman, is it because you didn't do well on the exam this morning that you have no appetite?"

Seeing Hachiman Hikigaya deep in thought, Yurikawa Hana chewed on her chopsticks and stared longingly at the bento box in his hand.

"Don't even think about it!"

However, as soon as Yurikawa Hana finished speaking, Yotsuya Miko reached out and tapped her on the head.

The bento in Hikigaya Hachiman's hand was something she had carefully prepared for a long time that morning. How could it end up in Yurikawa Hana's stomach?

She also prepared a bento box for Yurikawa Hana!

"hey-hey...."

With her little scheme exposed, Yuri Kawana turned her head away with a hint of embarrassment.

"Hey, Yotsuya-kun, do you think it's possible for someone who couldn't see evil spirits before to accidentally gain the ability to see them?"

Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly looked up and asked Yotsuya Miko.

After all, Yotsuya Miko was one of only two ordinary people he knew who could see evil spirits.

Compared to that unreliable little girl, he was more inclined to ask Yotsuya Miko questions.

"To gain the ability to see evil spirits?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Miko Yotsuya and Hana Yurikawa exchanged a glance and then shook their heads.

"I'm sorry, I don't know about that."

"Yeah, yeah, suddenly being able to see evil spirits is terrifying, isn't it?"

Yuri Kawana nodded in agreement.

She was afraid of ghosts.

After learning from Yotsuya Miko that evil spirits exist in this world, it took her a long time to overcome her fear.

She simply couldn't imagine how she would survive if one day she were able to see evil spirits.

Are we supposed to carry a Hachiman with us all the time?

Wouldn't Jianzi be jealous in that case?

"makes sense."

Upon hearing the two women's answers, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly realized that although Miko Yotsuya had been dealing with evil spirits for a long time, she was just an ordinary person and knew even less than he did.

Are we going to ask that old shaman in the city again?

After thinking about it for a while, Hachiman Hikigaya gave up the idea of ​​going to see Mie Takeda.

The other side has limited strength; even if we go, it'll probably be a wasted trip...

"Ah, right!"

Looking at the bracelet that Yotsuya Miko had made herself on her left hand, Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes suddenly lit up.

How could he forget about Komachi's friends?

The families of Isayama Yomi and Tsuchimiya Kagura are said to have been passed down for hundreds of years.

That should be able to answer his question.

But in what capacity should he ask this question?

He had always acted like an ordinary person in front of the two of them.

Chapter 161 The Unlucky One Caught in the Crossfire (First Update with Bounty)

After lunch, we returned to the classroom and rested for a while before the afternoon English exam began.

There was no divine intervention or anything like that. Hachiman Hikigaya, whose English was barely passable, frowned as he read the English characters on the test paper, translating the article by guessing and making assumptions.

I struggled through the two hours, barely managing to finish the exam a few minutes before the proctor called for the papers to be handed in.

In stark contrast to Hachiman Hikigaya was Yumiko Miura, who sat in the same classroom.

As in the morning, after receiving the test paper, Miura Yumiko quickly began answering the questions after only glancing at them briefly.

Translation between the two languages ​​did not hinder her in the slightest.

In just one hour, Miura Yumiko filled the exam paper with her writing, put down her pen, and rested her cheek on her hand, lost in thought.

"What exactly is that thing?"

Thanks to Yasutaka Inoue's tutoring, Yumiko Miura now has great confidence in her abilities.

Therefore, instead of checking the questions she had just finished, she started thinking about what she had seen in the classroom that morning.

A few weeks ago, on the night she met Inoue Yasutaka, she suddenly found a human head in her refrigerator, and was subsequently run over by that head all the way from the 18th floor to the 1st floor.

Miura Yumiko initially thought that this was just a hallucination in her mind.

But what we see today contradicts that.

and.......

She glanced up at Hachiman Hikigaya, and when she realized he wasn't paying attention, she quickly lowered her head again.

Although it was just a glimpse.

But the moment the monster appeared, Hachiman Hikigaya's movements looked like he was preparing to attack.

Perhaps she was just overthinking things, but after experiencing such a bizarre event, Miura Yumiko didn't want to overlook any detail.

"How about we talk to Inoue-senpai about it tonight?"

Subconsciously, Yumiko Miura thought of Yasutaka Inoue.

As neighbors who had only recently met, the other person had been taking care of him like an elder, and would even come back from the University of Tokyo every night to tutor him.

If I tell him that I can see ghosts, he probably won't think it's just a fantasy or a joke, right?

"Ugh, so annoying..."

Thinking about this, Miura Yumiko realized that she was feeling somewhat agitated.

She buried her face in her hands on the table, her brows furrowed.

Hina Ebina has been having some trouble lately and seems to be in low spirits, while Yui Yuigahama is busy preparing for her midterms, so I can't possibly bother her at this crucial time.

For a moment, she, the queen of Soubu High School, couldn't find a suitable person to confide in about her inner turmoil!

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

The end of the English exam also meant that students were dismissed early.

Although it wasn't time for the school bell to ring, it was clear that the students who had just finished their exams were unlikely to obediently return to their seats and quietly review.

After all, the most difficult subjects, science and English, are already over...

In the corridor, Shizumasa Hiratsuka, dressed in a white lab coat, was pulling Yui Yuigahama, who had a long face, toward her office, while scanning the students passing by, looking for the next unlucky one.

The excitement on the faces of the students scanned by the gaze of "Iron Fist" teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka froze, and they immediately ran back to the classroom, took out their textbooks and pretended to study. Only after Hiratsuka left did they start making a ruckus again.

"Woo..."

Pulled by Hiratsuka Shizuka, Yui Yuigahama noticed the surprised, astonished, or even gloating looks from her classmates. Her face turned as red as a ripe apple, and she let out a soft groan.

"Don't make a sound. Since you dared to sleep during a science exam, you must have already prepared yourself for my punishment, right?"

With a lollipop dangling from her mouth, and listening to the pitiful cries of the students behind her, Hiratsuka Shizuka remained completely unmoved.

She originally thought that Hachiman Hikigaya was the most troublesome of all her students, but she never expected that a brave person would dare to sleep during the exam.

Moreover, this warrior is none other than Yui Yuigahama, who usually behaves very well!

This made Hiratsuka Shizuka wonder if Hikigaya Hachiman had corrupted Yuigahama Yui.

Just a second before she was about to enter the office, Hachiman Hikigaya, who had just finished his exam, walked past her with his dead fish eyes and a gloomy expression.

Without the slightest hesitation, Hiratsuka Shizuka reached out her free hand and grabbed Hachiman Hikigaya by the back of the neck.

"You come in too."

Hikigaya Hachiman:? ? ?

The office was quite noisy because the exams had just finished.

Everywhere was filled with the sounds of students and teachers talking, as well as the flipping of various exam papers.

With Yui Yuigahama and the unlucky Hachiman Hikigaya whom she had temporarily grabbed, she sat back down in her seat, habitually crossed her legs, chewed up the lollipop in her mouth and swallowed it all, and then looked at the two people in front of her.

"Tell me, why did you fall asleep during the exam?"

"Because I stayed up all night studying last night..."

Under Shizuka Hiratsuka's oppressive aura, Yui Yuigahama explained tremblingly.

"overnight?"

Upon hearing Yui Yuigahama's reason, Shizuka Hiratsuka raised an eyebrow.

Doesn't Yui Yuigahama know how harmful staying up all night is to a woman's skin?

She actually dared to stay up all night?!

Is this the confidence that young girls possess?

Ugh, this really annoyed her...

You should know the consequences of failing an exam, right?

Suppressing the turmoil in her heart, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Yuihama calmly and asked.

Falling asleep during an exam and failing is an even bigger offense, and it's time to call your parents!

Upon hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's reminder, and thinking about the consequences of failing her science exam, Yui Yuigahama trembled, her face showing a look of utter despair.

"Ahem, Ms. Hiratsuka, I think Yuihama should be able to pass the science course this time..."

Having been inexplicably captured, and still not understanding why Hiratsuka Shizuka wanted to capture him, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't just stand by and do nothing when he saw Yui Yuigahama's uneasy expression.