The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

"Yukino, where are you going?"

"Going downstairs for a walk..."

Yukinoshita held the phone in her hand, lying without even blinking.

"Is that so? Then I'll come with you."

Upon hearing Yukino's reason, Haruno gave her a meaningful look before walking over and suggesting that the two of them go together.

"No, no need. I want to walk alone..."

Yukinoshita quickly rejected Haruno's suggestion.

Before Yang Nai could say anything more, she changed her shoes and went out.

has a problem!

Watching Yukino's departing figure, Haruno knew without even guessing that something was wrong.

After all, Yukino had never gone out for a walk at night before.

And if I'm going for a walk, do I need to touch up my light makeup?

Without any hesitation, Yang Nai quickly changed into casual clothes, put on a coat, and chased after them.

However, just as she was taking the elevator down to the first floor, she bumped into Yukinoshita, who was returning.

"elder sister?"

When Yukino bumped into Haruno in the elevator, she was taken aback for a moment.

He immediately guessed that the other party was trying to follow him, and his face darkened instantly.

"Don't get me wrong, I just wanted to catch up with you and tell you I was leaving..."

Haruno hadn't expected Yukino to return so quickly.

Even if they were really going for a walk, it wouldn't take this long, would it?

"Are you leaving?"

A hint of reluctance flickered across Yukinoshita's face, but she quickly concealed it.

"That's right, Mother just called and asked me to go home..."

With a wry smile, Yukino explained why she had left in such a hurry while glancing at Yukino.

Soon, she noticed the differences between Yukino before and after she left the house.

A delicate necklace quietly appeared on her sister's snow-white neck.

"Is that so? Then be careful on your way home tonight..."

Noticing Haruno's gaze, Yukino quickly covered the necklace around her neck with her hand.

But her attempt to conceal it only confirmed Yang Nai's suspicions.

"When the time is right, remember to introduce me to them."

With a smile on her face, Yang Nai stepped out of the elevator and switched places with her younger sister.

"Know what?"

Yukinoshita wanted to argue, but the closing elevator doors stopped her in her tracks.

Reflected in the elevator door, Yukino looked at the necklace around her neck, feeling a surge of secret joy while also feeling a bit annoyed by Hachiman Hikigaya.

He came all the way to see her late at night, just to give her a necklace?

.......

"Should we make another trip to Kawasaki?"

Looking at the time on his phone, Hachiman Hikigaya hesitated.

A sense of urgency was urging him to get to his destination immediately; any later and something unpredictable might happen.

However, Saki Kawasaki had no protective measures at all.

If she gets caught up in it too...

Good evening, exorcist!

A blue butterfly quietly appeared beside Hachiman Hikigaya.

Along with the butterfly, there appeared a boy who looked to be in junior high school.

"who are you?!"

The boy's sudden appearance immediately put Hachiman Hikigaya on guard.

However, the system did not reveal that the person in front of him was an evil spirit, which made him breathe a slight sigh of relief.

"My name is Kazuhiro Sanzukawa, and I am the current head of the Sanzukawa family, a psychic clan. I saw you looking distressed as I passed by, so I came to ask if you needed any help..."

Despite his young age, Sanzukawa Kazuhiro, just as he said, possessed the manners befitting a head of a family.

Looking at the little boy in front of him, Hachiman Hikigaya had a strange feeling that he was talking to an adult.

"How did you know my identity?"

However, the boy's identity did not dispel Hachiman Hikigaya's doubts; on the contrary, it made him even more wary.

After all, only a very few people knew his identity as an exorcist.

"Haha, you're joking. Your exorcisms in Chiba are quite frequent. And most of the evil spirits you've killed are S-rank..."

"If we can't even discover something like this, wouldn't we be incredibly incompetent?"

Sanzu River and Hiro's explanation successfully dispelled one of Hachiman Hikigaya's doubts.

Indeed, it is the largest publicly known organization in Japan.

Even with Hiratsuka Shizuka's help to cover for them, it was highly unrealistic to simply disappear from the eyes of the higher-ups.

"So, are you in some kind of trouble? If possible, I'd like to help you out a bit..."

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya's expression had softened, Kazuhiro Sanzukawa seized the opportunity to continue making suggestions.

"Why are you helping me?"

Hachiman Hikigaya remained wary.

"Isn't it obvious?"

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Sanzu River and Hiroshi's face.

"By seizing the opportunity to lend a helping hand when a powerful person encounters hardship, one can rise rapidly through the ranks and reach the top in one step..."

"The Sanzu River family is just an insignificant little family among psychic families. Naturally, I will seize every opportunity to curry favor with you."

Chapter 171 Tomorrow and an accident will always come.

"Is that so? Thank you very much, but there's nothing I can help you with."

Hearing Sanzukawa and Hiro's rather reasonable explanation, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded but did not lower his guard.

Admittedly, entrusting Kawasaki Saki's safety to Kazuhiro Sanzukawa might be a viable option.

But in that case, Kawasaki Saki, who was not originally being paid attention to by Sanzuga and Hiro, might also be put on the surveillance list.

Therefore, no matter what he said, there was no way he could ask Sanzukawa and Hiroshi to go find Kawasaki Saki.

"Really? If there's nothing else, I'll be going now..."

When Sanzukawa Kazuhiro heard Hikigaya Hachiman's words, a look of disappointment appeared on his face, as if he regretted not being able to get in touch with Hikigaya Hachiman.

Watching Sanzu River and Hong Yuan's departing figures, Hachiman Hikigaya hesitated for a long time before finally giving up his plan to find Saki Kawasaki and heading towards the place that had summoned him from the depths of his being.

Shortly after Hachiman Hikigaya left, accompanied by a blue butterfly flying by, Kazuhiro Sanzukawa reappeared in the spot where he had been standing.

"You're quite wary, aren't you? But you're not my target either..."

Even Sanzukawa and Hiroshi, who possessed a large piece of the Killing Stone, were very clear about who they could mess with and who they couldn't.

He happened to pass by today and greeted Hachiman Hikigaya, which was just a passing fancy for him.

After all, he was a legendary exorcist.

"Speaking of which, the fish have already taken the bait."

Realizing that the four evil spirits they had set up had been eliminated, Sanzugawa and Hiroshi turned to look in the direction of Komachi Middle School.

I hope he won't ruin my plans...

The image of Hachiman Hikigaya that he had just seen flashed through his mind. Sanzukawa and Hiroshi frowned, and then their bodies transformed into countless blue butterflies and disappeared again.

Unaware that he had just encountered a behind-the-scenes big boss, Hachiman Hikigaya was standing in front of an apartment building.

Looking at the building in front of him, Hachiman Hikigaya was certain that he had never been here before.

But deep down, he felt he had to come here tonight.

The building's doors were not closed, and Hachiman Hikigaya easily entered the building.

Stepping into the elevator, Hachiman Hikigaya pressed the button for the 18th floor based on his intuition, took a deep breath, and began preparing for battle.

Although it's unclear what we'll face next, it's always good to be prepared.

.......

"Two Special-class demons will form a group, and four groups will be sent to capture the four women around Hachiman Hikigaya. Then, among the remaining demons, one General-class demon will join the remaining Special-class demons to capture his sister while I'm fighting that guy. Understand?"

In room 1806, Inoue Yasutaka looked at all the evil spirits of Special Class and above that he had summoned that night and assigned them tasks.

Beside the sofa, Yumiko Miura stood quietly, her face expressionless like a doll.

"Honestly, I was planning to use you to trick that guy..."

After assigning tasks to his subordinates, Inoue Yasutaka walked up to Miura Yumiko, lifted her chin, and sighed.

According to Inoue Yasutaka's original plan.

He will gradually gain Miura Yumiko's trust, then implant commands into her subconscious, and subsequently create friction with Hikigaya Hachiman through his relationship with Yui Yuigahama, thus generating frequent interactions.

Then, by chance, she used Yui Yuigahama's hand to get Hachiman Hikigaya to eat something poisoned, and then immediately put Yumiko Miura in danger so that Hachiman Hikigaya could rush to her rescue.