Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

Without anyone noticing, the temperature around us seemed to drop.

"Tsk."

Tsuchimikado Mashiro chuckled lightly, showing no fear whatsoever, and said, "I came here because of Haruhiko."

"Yuya does not want Haruhiko to get involved in the family feud."

Jinguji Fuyu had anticipated this.

"I know that Sister Yoru is kind-hearted."

Tsuchimikado Mashiro shook his head and said, "But things don't always go as planned."

Jinguji Fuyumi remained silent.

She and Yuya were actually just casual acquaintances.

I met her when she had just been promoted to Celestial Fox and was registering at the Imperial Palace.

After that, for some reason, she came to her door and begged her to take care of Qingyan temporarily.

But what was temporary became permanent, and to this day, there is no trace of Youye.

"If it's Haruhiko's own choice, I won't stop him."

"It's so calm," Jinguji Fuyumi said.

"That's good."

Tsuchimikado Mashiro breathed a sigh of relief.

Jinguji Fuyumi is not only a fifth-tier psychic, but also the messenger of Inari God, the Heavenly Fox.

She didn't want to test her skills.

Jinguji Fuyu felt that these three words were quite familiar.

Yuki-hime also said that this morning.

For once, Jinguji Fuyugo felt a surge of curiosity.

In her eyes, Haruhiko was just a talented junior.

"I don't like owing favors to others."

Tsuchimikado Mashiro smiled again and said, "I have glimpsed the gods and learned some secrets. If you want to advance from a four-tailed celestial fox to a nine-tailed fox, you may have to unleash your true fox nature."

Jinguji Fuyu's expression changed, and he slowly closed his eyes.

Upon seeing this, Tsuchimikado Mashiro turned and left.

After a long while, Jinguji Fuyumi returned to her room, her mind heavy with worries.

The shrine maiden's clothes fell off on their own, and the fluffy fox tail twitched uneasily.

Tsuchimikado Mashiro's words seemed to have a great impact on her.

Meanwhile, Haruhiko, having finished his meal, began his cultivation.

He repeatedly cast spells in the morning, and his body temporarily reached a critical point.

Now we can only recover slowly.

However, with Yukihime's talent, it wasn't too slow.

Having offended the lady of the house, Izumi could only idly look around at the scenery.

But she dared not go far.

The main reason is fear of the monsters outside the Inari Shrine.

At night.

Haruhiko stopped cultivating.

Sitting for so long—oops, I mean sitting for so long—my back can't take it anymore.

Especially since there's a monster on its leg, that's even more incredible.

Xueji stood up and said, "You rest for a while, I'll go cook."

After she left, Izumi, who had been wandering outside the window, seized the opportunity and pounced on Haruhiko.

"Master, I miss you so much!"

She rubbed against him as she spoke of her longing.

"You've been watching me from outside the whole time, what are you thinking about?"

Haruhiko smiled and asked.

Izumi was stunned, even more heartbroken, and the little pearls started falling out.

But unlike humans, her tears disappeared as soon as they left her eyes.

It is a transformation of psychic energy.

You're faking your tears, aren't you?

Haruhiko was somewhat puzzled.

This tsukumogami seems to be different from the previous ones.

What do you usually do at home?

Haruhiko instinctively believed it was due to Yukihime's influence.

"Go online."

Izumi explained, "Lady Yukihime is cultivating, so I don't dare to disturb her. I just play on the computer in my house or watch TV."

Haruhiko twitched the corner of his mouth.

He roughly understood the changes in Izumi.

She had been kept in a dark room and was naive about the ways of the world.

But after coming into contact with the internet, a new world opened up for me.

What a sin.

A perfectly good tsukumogami has been utterly corrupted by humans.

Haruhiko stretched and chatted with Hoshino Rin for a few more minutes.

The main point was to explain why I didn't go to school today.

Night falls.

Haruhiko buried his face in Yukihime's arms and drifted off to sleep, inhaling her faint fragrance.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly heard screams and faint cries.

Haruhiko was startled.

Did I do something beastly in a daze?

He quickly opened his eyes and saw Yukihime with an angry expression, and a girl whose neck was being gripped by her right hand.

It was Ayami, the leader of the Jorogumo clan who had given him the spider silk.

Haruhiko was stunned.

Is this a case of Ayami attempting a night raid but being caught red-handed by Yukihime?

"Spare...spare my life..."

Ayami's face turned bright red from lack of oxygen, and saliva uncontrollably dripped from the corners of her mouth, forming intermittent lines.

"and many more!"

Haruhiko quickly moved closer to Yukihime and said, "Let's hear her explanation first."

He thought about it carefully; there was no reason for Ayami to be so stupid.

With Yukihime around, how could she possibly launch a night raid?

Unless something really has happened.

Chapter 55 Grasping the Future

Yuki glanced at Haruhiko and loosened her grip.

She wouldn't have reacted so strongly if it were daytime.

But when she was disturbed while sleeping, she lost control of her emotions.

Most importantly, Ayami had previously expressed her ill intentions towards Haruhiko.

She came here in the middle of the night, so naturally she'll be misunderstood.

"cough……"

Ayami rubbed her reddened neck, coughed a few times, and then recovered.

She stood up, her body trembling, and looked at Haruhiko.