The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Feeling a headache coming on, Hachiman Hikigaya rubbed his temples and leaned back in his chair.

"understand!"

Seeing that she had escaped a disaster, Komachi made a very cheap verbal promise.

"Ding dong~"

Just as the Hikigaya siblings finished discussing whether Hachiman Hikigaya had done anything to Kagura Tsuchimiya, the doorbell suddenly rang from the entrance.

"Did she arrive so quickly?"

Knowing that someone had come to visit, Hachiman Hikigaya subconsciously assumed that the visitor was Kagura Tsuchimiya.

But it's only a little before eight o'clock. Isn't it a bit too early to visit at this time?

"Hmm, Komachi, I'm not really sure either..."

Komachi was just as puzzled as Hachiman Hikigaya.

After all, although Kagura Tsuchimiya said yesterday that she would come back to visit this morning, shouldn't a morning visit usually be after nine o'clock?

"That might be Ilya or Aunt Alice."

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya and Komachi were looking at each other in bewilderment, Sakura offered her own guess.

For Illya, the Hikigaya family home was obviously not much different from her own home.

Moreover, there have been cases before where people came to visit without prior notice...

"Ilya?"

Upon hearing Sakura's conjecture, Hachiman Hikigaya fell silent.

His headache worsened, especially after he remembered that he had just been discussing that little girl.

After all, if it were Illya outside the door, Irisviel would most likely be coming over to play today too...

Of course, he didn't dislike Irisviel and Ilya coming to his house.

On the contrary, their arrival made the Hikigaya family much more lively, and Sakura was very happy.

However, every time those two came over, Hachiman Hikigaya felt like he was raising four children at the same time.

To be honest, the feeling of being a parent and a laborer was very unfriendly to Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Ding-dong!" "Ding-dong!"...

Because there was no response, the person outside started ringing the doorbell more frequently.

Sensing the irritation emanating from the doorbell's frequency, Hachiman Hikigaya reluctantly stood up and walked towards the entrance.

"Ouch!"

Open the door.

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya was about to greet him, he suddenly felt a pendant on his right arm, and at the same time, a slight pain traveled along the nerves in his arm to his cerebral cortex.

"........."

After an awkward glance at Irisviel outside the door, Hachiman Hikigaya looked down at Illya, who was still clinging to him and refusing to let go.

"Why did you bite me?"

"Who told you not to open the door!"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's question, Illya temporarily loosened her grip.

"Didn't I open the door in the end?!"

"Too slow! You definitely didn't want to open the door before!"

Although she didn't know what had happened during the waiting period, Illya was certain that Hachiman Hikigaya didn't want to open the door.

"........."

Having his thoughts accurately guessed, Hachiman Hikigaya reluctantly abandoned any attempt at sophistry.

Fortunately, Ilya's attention was quickly drawn to Sakura, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

With a joyful cheer, Illya abandoned Hachiman Hikigaya without a second thought, jumped off him, and threw herself into Sakura's arms.

Immediately afterwards, Hachiman Hikigaya made way and invited Irisviel into the house.

"I'm so sorry to bother you again today..."

Perhaps realizing that she had visited the Hikigaya family too many times this summer, the more mature Irisviel apologized to Hachiman Hikigaya with a sense of guilt.

Hachiman Hikigaya was somewhat moved by Irisviel's accurate self-perception.

However, just as he was about to utter some empty pleasantries to demonstrate his magnanimity, Irisviel suddenly noticed the new game console that Komachi had recently bought, which was placed in the corner of the living room...

Seeing that Irisviel was completely absorbed in the game console, Hachiman Hikigaya looked up at the ceiling helplessly.

Sure enough, this mother and daughter were completely beyond saving!

Ten o'clock in the morning sharp.

A black luxury sedan slowly came to a stop in front of the Hachiman family's house.

Wearing casual clothes and carrying a box containing all the killing stones of the Tsuchimiya family, Kagura Tsuchimiya stood in front of the Hikigaya family's gate.

The doorbell rang in response.

Just as Kagura Tsuchimiya was filled with anticipation, eager to see what the exorcist's house was like, a sudden commotion erupted from inside...

Chapter 332

Please don't mind it.

Hearing the sound from behind, Hachiman Hikigaya expressionlessly opened the door wide and invited Kagura Tsuchimiya into the house.

"oh oh..."

Nodding slightly, Kagura Tsuchimiya, who needed a favor, suppressed her curiosity, changed into slippers in the entryway, and quietly followed Hachiman Hikigaya into the living room.

As soon as she stepped into the living room, a cacophony of noise rushed toward Tsuchimiya Kagura.

While instinctively covering her ears, Kagura Tsuchimiya began to observe the situation in the living room.

Two children I'd never seen before were playing video games in front of the TV, while Komachi and a mature-looking woman were excitedly shouting and yelling at a game console nearby...

"Ugh......"

Like Kagura Tsuchimiya, Hachiman Hikigaya sighed upon seeing the mess in the living room, then walked straight behind Komachi and tapped her on the shoulder, saying, "Your friend is here."

"Ah, Kagura!"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's reminder, Komachi turned her head and immediately saw Kagura Tsuchimiya standing at the entrance of the living room.

Good morning, Komachi.

In front of so many strangers, Kagura Tsuchimiya did not greet Komachi as intimately as she would at school, but instead used the manner she had recently learned in etiquette class.

However, it is clear that Tsuchimiya Kagura did not learn etiquette properly.

With a few casual words from Komachi, she quickly gave up on Shuyun and started playing around with Komachi.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot about the important matter!"

After chatting for a while, Kagura Tsuchimiya suddenly remembered the purpose of her visit to the Hikigaya family today.

She quickly pulled up the box that was placed at her feet, and after confirming that it was still intact, she stood up and looked at Hachiman Hikigaya in the kitchen, who was preparing juice for everyone.

"Big brother, can we talk for a little while?"

Holding a wooden box containing the Killing Stone, Kagura Tsuchimiya blocked Hachiman Hikigaya in the kitchen as he was about to take out some juice.

Is there something you'd like to ask of me?

Looking at what Kagura Tsuchimiya was holding and then at the awkward look on her face, Hachiman Hikigaya had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

After sighing and rubbing his forehead in exasperation, he placed the plate of juice on the stove and then leaned against it, adopting a posture of attentive listening.

"Um, Huang Quan..."

Even though Kagura Tsuchimiya had rehearsed her conversation with Hachiman Hikigaya countless times since deciding to come to the Hikigaya residence last night.

But when she actually faced Hachiman Hikigaya in person, Kagura Tsuchimiya couldn't help but feel nervous.

"Huang Quan? What happened to her?"

As the only psychic who had ever attacked him, Hachiman Hikigaya had a fairly deep impression of Yomi Isayama.

"Huang Quan hasn't woken up since that day..."

With her head down, Kagura Tsuchimiya briefly recounted what had happened after Hachiman Hikigaya left that day.

When Hachiman Hikigaya heard that Yomi Isayama's condition had left everyone helpless, he rubbed his forehead.

"Why do you think I can handle things that even doctors can't figure out?"

"Because you're incredibly amazing, big brother!"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's question, Kagura Tsuchimiya looked up and answered matter-of-factly.

"Being good doesn't necessarily mean being omnipotent, right?"

Kagura Tsuchimiya's reasoning gave Hachiman Hikigaya an even bigger headache.

Why do people assume that someone more capable than themselves must be omnipotent?

"Um, could you please go and check on Huang Quan's condition, big brother? Even if you can't cure him, it's okay. Just please go and take a look!"

Kagura Tsuchimiya, of course, knew that exorcists were not omnipotent.

However, from that perspective, exorcists undoubtedly possess more and broader information than ordinary people.

Perhaps what seems like a hopeless situation to them is a very simple and easy problem to Hachiman Hikigaya?

"As for the reward, I wonder if these Killing Stones will be enough..."

Perhaps fearing that Hachiman Hikigaya would refuse to help, Kagura Tsuchimiya immediately opened the wooden box she was carrying after explaining her request.

"The Killing Stone?"

Hachiman Hikigaya wasn't initially very concerned about the reward given to Tsuchimiya Kagura.