Tokyo: I was tricked into marrying a yandere ghost

After hearing Omi Chika's explanation, Kiyokawa Kiri's expression gradually became more serious.

He didn't doubt the truthfulness of what the other party said. After all, he had spent a few days with Omi Kin and avoided many problems with the help of the other party's tips. Omi Kin shared his senses and was even more sensitive, so it was normal for him to be able to hear the other party's heartbeat problem.

In a normal resting state, a person's heart beats approximately 60 to 100 times per minute.

According to Omi's assessment, the other party's heart rate was already 150 beats per minute while at rest, which is clearly not a reasonable figure.

Have you ever heard of a raccoon dog?

As Omi's voice rang out, Kiyokawa Kiri quickly recalled the records about tanuki (raccoon dogs).

Whether in Chinese or Japanese folklore, the term "tanuki" actually refers to a canine animal that resembles a fox with a black mask resembling the character "八" (eight). Its scientific name is raccoon dog, which is the same raccoon dog mentioned in the idiom "birds of a feather flock together."

But to Kiyokawa Kirito's surprise, he had never heard of any urban legends about raccoons turning into humans.

[It's not a raccoon dog, it's a tanuki... There was a very famous yokai illustrator in the Edo period named Toriyama Sekien. He had a work called "Hyakki Yagyō Emaki" (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons Scroll), which depicts a tanuki transforming into a human. There is also a story from the Northern Song Dynasty in China called "The Prince Replaced by a Tanuki."]

Upon hearing this, Kiyokawa Kiri suddenly realized what was going on.

He knew nothing about the Edo period, but was very familiar with the Northern Song Dynasty, after all, he had studied literature in his previous life.

What surprised him was that "The Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat" could actually be considered a ghost story.

In this light, Japanese urban legends seem to be equivalent to the folk tales of my past life...

"Do you have a way to solve it?" he quickly asked in his mind.

Why bother dealing with it? Tanuki, like Zashiki-warashi, have the ability to bring good fortune and wealth. Haven't you heard of a lucky cat?

Omi Kinkaku retorted without any politeness, and the latter's lips twitched slightly.

If I remember correctly, isn't the calico cat the prototype of the lucky cat?

Well, it seems that there is indeed a superstitious belief in Japan that tanuki (raccoon dogs) can bring good fortune... He also knows that many Japanese people display Shigaraki ware tanuki porcelain in their homes, and there is even auspicious sayings like "Hachisō Enki".

[Leave it alone for now. The witch at the crossroads might not necessarily want you to chase the tanuki away. Let's observe and see what happens.]

After hearing Omi Kin's explanation, Kiyokawa Kiri pondered for a moment, then put the matter aside and chatted with Asagiri Yuko for a while.

The other party was even more enthusiastic than expected, pushing tea and snacks in front of him and Kawamata Kayako.

Sitting next to her, Asagiri An stared at Kiyokawa Kiri.

The little girl's direct gaze was somewhat embarrassing, and Kayako Kawamata felt inexplicably nervous after noticing it—she was younger and cuter than her, and she also had a family fortune to inherit, which meant she was richer than her!

Big threat!

Kayako Kawamata silently labeled Asagiri An as "dangerous" in her mind.

Little did she know that none of the people present had any interest in her.

"Which of Kiyokawa-kun's elders knows my mother?" Asagiri Yuko asked curiously.

"Uh, it's my grandfather's generation, but not my grandfather, more like my great-uncle. The old man is too old and has passed away."

Kiyokawa Kirito couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply gave a few perfunctory words.

Fortunately, his family was in the fishing business, and several generations of Asagiri Yuko's ancestors had actually cooperated with fishing merchants and had been quite wealthy in the past, so she didn't have too many suspicions—mainly because she thought Kiyokawa Kiri looked very kind and didn't seem like a bad person.

Moreover, even Xiaoxing seemed to like the other party, and just now she took the initiative to ask to come in with her to entertain the guests.

Thinking of this, Asagiri Yuko couldn't help but pat her beloved daughter's head beside her.

However, before the group could exchange more than a few words, a man outside the izakaya asked cautiously:

"Excuse me, is the general inside?"

It seems there are customers outside the izakaya, but it's not even five o'clock yet, which seems a lot too early for the izakaya's opening hours.

Fortunately, Asagiri Yuko seemed to have anticipated this, and she bowed slightly to Kiyokawa Kiri with apologetic expression, saying embarrassedly:

"In Marseille, I posted a lot of job postings for part-time guys yesterday; they're probably here for interviews..."

"Oh, it's alright, Miss Asagiri, please make yourself at home."

Kiyokawa Kiri waved his hand understandingly, indicating that the other party did not need to worry about them.

It seems the izakaya is doing better than I expected. If business were bad, there would be no need to hire part-time staff.

In izakayas like this, the most important person is undoubtedly the shogun, the one in charge of cooking.

Part-time employees can only do dirty and tiring work; to get into the kitchen, you need to be a full-time employee with experience.

Is this lucky raccoon really that powerful?

Thinking of this, Kiyokawa Kiri glanced at Asagiri An subconsciously, only to find that the other was also staring at her. The other's black eyes were pure without a trace of impurity, and she looked very cute.

It's unbelievable that this is actually a raccoon dog...

"My brother smells strongly of fish," Asagiri An suddenly said in a clear voice.

"Huh, is there?"

Kiyokawa was slightly taken aback, then smelled the scent of her clothes.

Even Kawamata Kayako, not to be outdone, leaned closer and carefully sniffed Kiyokawa Kiri's scent. Her face flushed an unusual red, and she stammered, "I... I didn't smell anything... It smells very nice."

It's normal not to have it.

But why are you blushing so much?

Kiyokawa Kiri coughed lightly, feeling that Kayako Kawamata's obsessive nature seemed to have been exposed a bit.

While it might not escalate to "eating the vomit of a loved one," this behavior of smelling clothes and taking their odor is still quite perverted.

"Can you stay, brother?" Just as Kayako Kawamata was still sniffing the air, An Asagiri spoke again. She propped her chubby little face up with her small hands and pleaded, "Brother smells like fish. That bad uncle will be afraid of you."

"Bad uncle?"

Kiyokawa Kiri keenly noticed the keyword and sat up a little straighter.

He said with a slightly serious tone, "Xiao Xing, what do you mean by 'bad uncle'? Is someone bullying you and your mother?"

Asagiri An nodded vigorously.

As a canine, her sense of smell is several times more developed than that of a normal human.

Kiyokawa Kiri could hear that her heartbeat was abnormal, and she could naturally smell Kiyokawa Kiri's strong inhuman aura.

That's why she went downstairs with Asagiri Yuko. After confirming that the scent was coming from Kiyokawa Kiri, she wanted to leave her at the shop—that way, when that bad old man came again, she wouldn't have to worry about her mother being beaten up.