The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

A man's voice reached her ears, and Sakura turned her head to see Hachiman Hikigaya sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at her.

His body instinctively curled up in the blanket, but then Sakura remembered that it was the person in front of him who had saved him, and his body relaxed again.

"Thank you for saving me..."

Sakura grabbed the blanket with both hands and pulled it up to cover the lower half of her face, revealing only her eyes and a little bit of her nose. She looked at the man's face in the dim light behind him and thanked him for saving her.

"It's alright. Now that we're here, I'm naturally going to rescue you from that awful place."

After all, it cost him 10,000 spirit coins, and he came through the spatial storm with all his injuries. If Hachiman Hikigaya still couldn't save the person, he would really go crazy.

"come over?"

Sakura blinked when she heard what Hachiman Hikigaya said.

She remembered.

Hachiman Hikigaya did indeed come to save her through a strange black hole...

"Could it be that the gods heard my cry and sent you to save me?"

No matter how precocious she is, Sakura is still just an elementary school student.

In addition, due to her family's magical lineage, Sakura is more likely than the average person to believe in those so-called legends.

"Sadly, not really."

Hachiman Hikigaya ruthlessly shattered the little girl's beautiful fantasy.

He merely received Sakura's distress message by chance, and then, out of kindness, he ran to another world like a madman to save her.

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's answer, Sakura's face showed a hint of disappointment.

But then she curiously continued to ask:

"Then why did you come to save me?"

"You said 'Someone save me,' right? For some reason, the message from that sentence crossed the barrier from this world and came into my world, where I received it. So here I am..."

Shrugging, Hachiman Hikigaya explained his reason for saving Sakura in a rather casual tone.

Are you kidding me?

When faced with the reason given by Hachiman Hikigaya, Sakura's first reaction was that he was just trying to make her happy.

After all, the plot of traveling to different worlds just to save you is just too far-fetched, isn't it?

"I never joke around."

Seeing that Sakura didn't believe him, Hachiman Hikigaya didn't explain further, but simply continued to flip through the newspaper in his hand.

After a night of collecting and organizing information, he had a general understanding that this world was highly similar to his original world, but its technology was more than ten years behind.

Of course this is only on the surface.

Zouken Matou, who had previously fought him, had completely proven that this world, like his own, contained mystical forces.

However, due to a lack of information, he is currently unaware of the specific situation on the mystical side.

"It's really true?!"

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya looked quite serious, Sakura had to believe that he really was from another world.

"Ah."

Hachiman Hikigaya nodded slightly, then put down the newspaper in his hand and began to consider how to deal with Sakura's problem.

The safest solution would naturally be to send Sakura back to her original home.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya, who was unclear about how Sakura ended up in the old man's hands, was unsure whether she would fall into the old man's hands again after he sent her home.

Do you know where you live?

After thinking for a while, Hachiman Hikigaya finally decided to take Sakura back to her house first.

Perhaps her family is anxiously awaiting news of her right now.

"I have no home anymore..."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Sakura's face showed a disappointed expression.

"No home anymore?"

Hachiman Hikigaya was slightly taken aback.

Does "no home" mean that the old man has already taken away Sakura's family...?

"They've abandoned me. So I have no home anymore..."

Before Hachiman Hikigaya could react, Sakura added.

"give up?"

The more Hachiman Hikigaya listened, the more confused he became.

Could it be that Sakura wasn't captured by that old man with force, but rather that her parents sent her there willingly?

"Ah, I forgot you're from another world..."

Sakura, who was grieving, noticed the blank look on Hachiman Hikigaya's face.

She suddenly realized that Hachiman Hikigaya was unaware of the situation in this world, and he couldn't understand what she was saying at all.

"Well then, let me start by explaining the concept of a magician to you in a simple way..."

As the daughter of the Tohsaka family, Sakura, despite her young age, has a general understanding of the world of magic.

After more than ten minutes of explanation, Hachiman Hikigaya finally managed to understand the mysterious composition of this world.

"There are no enemies..."

Hachiman Hikigaya was somewhat surprised to hear that the world was quite peaceful and that there were no creatures like evil spirits threatening human safety.

After all, according to Sakura's description, there are far more magic families in this world than in his world, and they are probably stronger as well.

In this world brimming with power, how come humanity has no rivals?!

"Well, it's not fair to say there are no enemies, is it? After all, there are all sorts of monsters born from failed magical experiments in this world..."

"No, that's entirely a product of humanity's own folly. The enemy I'm referring to is the kind that is inherently hostile to humanity..."

Just like evil spirits, and the demons in the world where Tanjuro Kamado lives.

The relationship between humans and them can only be a life-or-death struggle, a fight to the death.

"Um, sorry, I don't know..."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's description, Sakura looked ashamed and said that she did not know.

"It's alright, you've given me enough information."

Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head, calmed Sakura down, and then began to think about what to do next.

Chapter 203 Please Let Me Stay

"So, what do you plan to do with me?"

After waiting for a while, Sakura noticed that Hachiman Hikigaya was no longer speaking, but was frowning in front of her, seemingly deep in thought. She swallowed hard and asked timidly.

"I originally intended to take you home."

Hachiman Hikigaya stated the truth.

But before he could finish speaking, he felt his arm being tightly gripped.

Looking up, he saw that Sakura had already peeked out from under the covers, looking at him nervously with pleading eyes.

"Of course not now."

With a gentle smile on his face, Hachiman Hikigaya reached out and touched his long, cherry-purple hair, offering words of comfort.

After all, according to Sakura's description, if he were to send Sakura back to the Tohsaka family, there's a very high chance that the Tohsaka family would send Sakura back to the Matou family right after he left.

However, he was completely unfamiliar with this world, and even the money for the hotel he was staying at was 'borrowed' from thugs on the street. Without sending Sakura home, how to settle her down was a huge problem.

He can't possibly take Sakura back to his own world, can he?

Well, that's not impossible.

After all, with his current financial resources and with Hiratsuka Shizuka's help, it would be very easy for him to fabricate a background for Sakura, who is an unregistered resident.

But the problem is that if that's the case, Sakura would have to abandon everything she has in this world and go to a completely unfamiliar one.

Would she agree to that?

And if she were to enter her own world, where should she live?

If we move into his house directly, will Komachi and the Hikigaya couple agree?

If we find her a place to live alone, will she feel scared?

There are just too many things to consider when bringing Sakura back to his own world, so Hachiman Hikigaya has to think it over carefully.

Sakura was somewhat relieved by Hachiman Hikigaya's promise not to send her back to the Tohsaka family, but then she felt a little scared when she saw Hachiman Hikigaya deep in thought.

Clearly, Hachiman Hikigaya was currently contemplating how to settle her affairs.

Aside from the Tohsaka and Matou families, she actually had no place to stay in this world.

Thinking that it would be more reassuring to stay with Hachiman Hikigaya than to be entrusted to a completely unfamiliar family by him, Sakura mustered up her courage and made her request.

"Um, may I follow you around the whole time?"

"Eh?"

"I can cook and do housework..."

"and many more..."

Hearing Sakura trying to sell herself, Hachiman Hikigaya stopped her, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"Do you know what the consequences will be if you follow me? You will have to leave everything in this world behind and come with me to a completely unfamiliar world, and it's very likely that you will never be able to come back!"

To make Sakura understand the seriousness of the problem, Hachiman Hikigaya exaggerated the consequences of following him as much as possible.