The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

After all, as a fellow illusionist, she knew better than anyone how powerful the nine-tailed fox's illusions were.

Let alone Hachiman Hikigaya, even low-level demons would be caught off guard and suffer the same fate. And their recovery time might even be longer than Hachiman Hikigaya's...

My thoughts drifted back from the trivial matters.

The Inari deity looked at Hachiman Hikigaya before him, and his face suddenly became serious.

“One child was kidnapped.”

"what?!"

"I'm sorry, but given my injuries, getting back two was the best I could do."

The face of the Inari deity was filled with guilt and helplessness.

Who was taken away?

When Hachiman Hikigaya asked this question, he could clearly feel his voice trembling.

"Hmm, it's that girl with orange hair."

"It's her."

Upon hearing that it was Yurikawa Hana who had been captured, Hikigaya Hachiman shamelessly breathed a sigh of relief.

Hachiman Hikigaya felt ashamed, but when he heard that the people who were taken away were not Miko Yotsuya or Yukino Yukinoshita, a huge weight was lifted from his heart.

"The remaining two children are in the tent next door. They should be waking up soon. Go find them yourself."

Seeing Hachiman Hikigaya's reaction, Inari rolled her eyes at him, but said nothing.

After all, compared to the other two girls, Yurikawa Hana is indeed not that important to Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Compared to this, the child who was caught is even more pitiful..."

Thinking of this, the Inari God couldn't help but sigh.

Feeling a bit sleepy, she waved her hand and chased Hachiman Hikigaya out of the tent.

.

Based on the information provided by the Inari deity, after emerging from the tent, Hachiman Hikigaya easily located the whereabouts of Miko Yotsuya and Yukino Yukinoshita.

Lift the curtain and enter the tent.

The two girls, who were still in a coma, lay side by side.

Looking at the two people on the ground, the scene that happened in the illusion flashed through Hachiman Hikigaya's mind.

Hachiman Hikigaya silently sat down beside the two and began to wait...

The first to regain consciousness was Yukino Yukinoshita.

Because she was closest to the nine-tailed fox, she was knocked unconscious by it before she could react.

That's why the nine-tailed fox used the lightest force.

After his tightly closed eyelids trembled a few times, they were suddenly opened.

Yukino Yukinoshita stared blankly at the top of the tent, then turned her attention to the figure beside her.

"you're awake?"

A familiar voice came from the figure.

Upon recognizing that the person beside her was Hachiman Hikigaya, Yukino Yukinoshita breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where am I?"

Supporting her forehead as she propped herself up from the ground, Yukino Yukinoshita, who usually preferred quiet, frowned as she listened to the noise outside.

"In a square in Chiba."

Hachiman Hikigaya answered in a very formal and methodical manner.

"So you saved me?"

Suddenly, the rescued man's shrill screams came from outside the tent. Startled by the sound, Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze towards Hachiman Hikigaya gradually softened.

He saved me again...

Chapter 356 Confession and Success

"Ah."

Hachiman Hikigaya nodded slightly, acknowledging that he had saved Yukino Yukinoshita.

"So, before I was knocked unconscious, Yotsuya was giving you his address."

At this point, Yukino Yukinoshita blushed slightly. She glanced at Miko Yotsuya, who was still unconscious in the lower right corner, and then looked back at Hachiman Hikigaya after giving her a reproachful look.

"Feel sorry."

Hachiman Hikigaya kept his head down and avoided meeting Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze.

"fine........"

Although she said she was fine, Yukino Yukinoshita wanted to leave and escape the place because she thought that Hachiman Hikigaya might have overheard her conversation with Miko Yotsuya.

However, just to be on the safe side, Yukino Yukinoshita still planned to ask Hachiman Hikigaya how much he had heard.

“When did you start listening?”

"Probably all of them."

While speaking, Hachiman Hikigaya completely turned his face away, not daring to look at Yukino Yukinoshita.

Although he didn't intentionally want to listen to their conversation, this reason didn't seem to convince Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Is that so? All of them..."

Hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's answer, even though she had prepared herself mentally, Yukinoshita still felt that her life was bleak.

"Hey, under the snow."

"Ok?"

Just when Yukino Yukinoshita was in despair and her life seemed hopeless, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly called out her name.

If I say...

Perhaps because he saw Yukinoshita agree to the ending in the illusion, Hachiman Hikigaya scratched his cheek, wanting to speak out what was on his mind.

"You should know the consequences of telling the truth, right?"

Yukino Yukinoshita instantly reverted to her usual aloof demeanor, attempting to suppress Hachiman Hikigaya's thoughts with her indifferent reaction.

"I know. But I still want to say..."

Hachiman Hikigaya looked up at the dark top of the tent, as if speaking to Yukino Yukinoshita, or perhaps to himself.

It has been almost two months since I met Key.

So many people cheered him on along the way, even the person involved, Miko Yotsuya, encouraged him to take that step.

However, because of his hesitation, because of his cowardice.

There has been no progress at all...

In fact, he should thank the nine-tailed fox.

If it hadn't trapped him in an illusion, allowing him to see what he truly desired deep down, he might still be hesitating about speaking to Yukinoshita.

Key is right.

There is no possibility of success unless you try!

Thinking of the possible ending in the illusion, Hachiman Hikigaya closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened them and turned away.

"Snapped!"

The sound of a slap, not loud but definitely painful, echoed in the tent.

"I haven't said anything yet."

Hachiman Hikigaya looked helplessly at the girl who had just slapped him.

"I hit you because I knew what you were trying to say."

Clutching her equally numb hand, Yukino Yukinoshita explained while avoiding Hachiman Hikigaya's gaze.

"If you're going to keep talking, you might get slapped again. Even so, are you still going to keep talking?"

"Of course!"

Looking at the girl's evasive profile, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded firmly, word by word.

"I like you, Yukino. Will you date me with marriage in mind?"

When he finally spoke, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly realized that things weren't as difficult to say as he had imagined.

Moreover, after confessing his feelings to Yukinoshita, he found that the oppressive feeling that had been building up in his heart suddenly disappeared, and the flow of spiritual energy in his body accelerated even more.

"What a terrible environment for confessing your feelings. There are people right around you, and you still choose to confess in a place like this?"

Yukino Yukinoshita, who is usually quiet and reserved, was now complaining incessantly like a chatterbox.

"What's the answer?"

Grabbing Yukinoshita's arm as she tried to get up and run away, Hachiman Hikigaya held her soft, boneless hand and asked for her answer.

"You've made the same confession to at least two other people, haven't you?"

Yukino Yukinoshita did not give an answer immediately, but instead asked the same question.

"Yes."

Hachiman Hikigaya nodded slightly, acknowledging his ambition to have his cake and eat it too.

"Then why do you think I would agree to share my husband with someone else?"

Yukino Yukinoshita continued to question him.

Perhaps because she understood that Hachiman Hikigaya's answer was that it was absolutely impossible, her tone became increasingly forceful.

"Because it wasn't me who made the decision, it was you, Yukino."