Shota is surrounded by monsters!

The Sanka family clearly knew what Shota wanted, so there was basically no fancy food; instead, it was mostly hearty and large portions of dishes, like whole chickens, whole pigs, and whole lambs. It has to be said, Shota's impression of that awful father has changed slightly lately—because his family eats so much!

Meanwhile, Rea was having a tiff with Mashiro—or rather, Rea wanted to have a tiff with Mashiro, but Mashiro's clingy advances made it impossible for Rea to say "I'm going to get angry!" In the end, the matter from before was left unresolved.

However, for Rea, happiness outweighed shame. After all, their relationship was finally officially confirmed.

As long as we prevent Shota from dating other girls, it'll be fine.

"Uh... let's get some more sleep and start the operation tomorrow."

After eating his fill, Shota was too exhausted to work. However, he lay down on the makeshift bed made of desks and said, "I'm going to sleep now."

It would be a lie to say I wasn't tired. With so much blood drawn, it would take days to recover.

Then, just as Shota opened his eyes...

"Oh, you're awake."

Kiss-Shot, who was using Shota's arm as a pillow, was the first to notice that Shota had opened his eyes. She patted Shota's chest and said, "You can really sleep."

"...How long did I sleep?"

Shota sat up and looked around. Although he didn't see Rea and Mashiro, he only spotted Yomi in the corner. However, judging from their presence, Shota realized that they seemed to be upstairs and hadn't gone far.

As usual, Shota took out his phone and checked the time...

Thank goodness, I just slept in for an extra day.

But what's going on with so many missed calls and emails?

Hitagi Senjougahara.

Hitagi Senjougahara.

Hitagi Senjougahara.

Hitagi Senjougahara.

……

Interspersed among a long row of Senjougahara Hitagi's phones was Rikuo's family's phone.

Shota checked the time carefully. The first call must have come shortly after he fell asleep, and then it went on until 3 a.m. The most recent call was an hour ago.

There were a total of 25 missed calls.

Yes, Shota has put his phone on silent. Otherwise, Rea would have answered the phone if she heard it.

It wouldn't be good to make her worry, after all, disappearing without a trace, and taking her respected Master Huang Quan with her—it's only natural she'd be anxious. However, he hadn't expected Senjougahara to be so concerned. Well, they were friends, after all; it would be abnormal not to care. Shota was about to make a phone call to explain, but…

He accidentally checked his email inbox.

The sender is still Hitagi Senjougahara. The latest message was sent fifteen minutes ago.

To Shota Kousaka, whose whereabouts I already know—

I'm on my way to where you are now, and if the traffic is clear, I'll arrive within twenty minutes. An older man passing by told me you seemed engrossed in chatting with many girls and therefore didn't return my calls. But I believe my dear friend, Shota Kousaka, wouldn't refuse a call because of something like that. I think Shota-kun must have been seriously injured and unable to move because of the strange people who appeared in the city the past two days. Therefore, I specially made some bento boxes for you, hoping you recover soon. Don't worry, even if you're crippled, out of friendship, I will take care of you for the rest of my life.

Even though my life is too short compared to yours, I will still do my best to take care of you.

Shota immediately sensed Senjougahara's deep emotions between the lines, realizing she was such a good person. Had he been misunderstanding her all along? At the same time, Shota felt even more guilty; making a girl worry so much was just too... too much.

Hmm? There's a Photoshop edit at the end?

"P.S. If you betray my trust and Kousaka Shota-kun is still alive and kicking, there's nothing I can do to you, right? My dear Kousaka Shota-kun."

Shota shuddered inexplicably. He had a very bad feeling. Was he possibly going to be treated cruelly?

"Queen Senjougahara, I know I was wrong!"

Shota yelled and was about to call Senjougahara to explain when Kiss-Shot's words made him stop.

"Who is Senjougahara? You called out four times in your sleep, 'Senjougahara-sama, please let me lick your fingers.'"

Kiss-Shot's words made Shota shudder again. Had he really said something like that?

"Don't worry, that vampire didn't hear you. They've been staying upstairs most of the time since yesterday, saying the signal is better?"

After adding nonchalantly, Kiss-Shot said, "Besides that, you also shouted 'Yomi, Yomi, let me eat you' six times."

A murderous aura emanated from the corner of the wall.

"He also shouted 'I really want to push Rea down' 10 times."

"..."

"There are still 10 more 'Mashiro-chan, let your brother check your body' times."

"..."

“Oh, right.” Kiss-Shot suddenly remembered something and said to Shota, “You also shouted, ‘I want Kiss-Shot to get pregnant with my child!’”

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Chapter 102. The Beginning of the War

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"Did I... really say that?"

"I did say that. Why would I lie to you?"

Kiss-Shot was completely unconcerned about Shota's fantasies about her, and said, "You really are audacious. But I suppose you're willing but unable."

Shota assumed she was referring to his being a minor, so he curled his lip dismissively and said, "Who said I can't?"

"Humph."

Kiss-Shot jumped off the table and onto the floor nonchalantly. After stretching her body, she said, "Now that you're awake, it's time to help me reassemble my limbs."

How do we find it?

"Just take that vampire girl out with you, those people will definitely pounce on us."

Kiss-Shot suggested, "It's only two against three..."

"No."

Shota shook his head. He had taken Rea away precisely because he didn't want him to get involved in this battle. Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought Rea here to hide.

"I'll figure it out myself."

Ask the Nura Clan's yokai for help; finding those easy-to-find yokai shouldn't be too difficult...

"What a nuisance." Kiss-Shot muttered, then bit her arm, and two beads of blood oozed from the wound—but the moment the blood appeared, the wound on her arm had already healed.

"then."

Shota looked at the two blood beads that had entered his palm. This was probably the weapon that could attract the group of vampire hunters.

"Thanks, I'll go say hello to Rei and the others..."

"Has Shota-kun woken up yet?"

Before she could finish speaking, Rei came over with Mashiro. She must have heard the commotion downstairs and rushed over.

More than a day later, Rei's emotions had completely stabilized, and only a shy smile remained on her face.

"Okay, you guys stay here for a while. I'll go out and take care of things, then I'll take you back."

Shota smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

"Um, Shota-kun, take this with you." Rea handed over the treasured sword Shishio, which was placed in the corner, and said, "This sword should make Shota-kun safer."

"Thank you."

The Lion King is indeed a good sword. Even with Shota's monstrous strength, it can withstand the force. Although he is not very familiar with swordsmanship, even summoning Ranguren can greatly enhance his combat power.

However, Shota glanced at the true owner of the sword, Yomi Isayama.

She didn't say anything, but simply turned her head away, tacitly agreeing to Rei's behavior.

"Thank you."

He whispered his thanks to Huang Quan, though Huang Quan might not appreciate it.

"Thump, thump, thump—"

The sound of leather shoes stepping on the old steel stairs suddenly echoed in the building.

"Ok?"

Rea, somewhat confused, wanted to see who it was, but Shota shuddered as if he'd seen a demon—he'd forgotten to call Senjougahara to explain! At this point, running away was the only option! So he said, "Hold that guy off for me!"

With that, Shota jumped out of the window.

You must be badly injured and win a hard-fought victory before coming back!

For the first time, Shota wished that he would be seriously injured.

"They're all here."

Senjougahara, walking at the doorway with a huge bento box in her hand as she had described, looked at Rea and Mashiro and asked, "Where's that guy?"

"It's Senjougahara-kun."

Rea was also a little unaccustomed to this neighbor who exuded a queen-like aura. Like a kitten caught cheating, she had an awkward smile on her face and said, "Shota has already left."

"go out?"

Senjougahara tilted her head slightly and said in a detached voice, "Where did you go?"

"They went to fight, huh?"

Kiss-Shot slowly walked up to Senjougahara, looked her over, and said, "I thought Senjougahara was a monster, but I didn't expect her to be just a human with rather low combat power."

"……Who are you?"

Senjougahara had a strange feeling about this blonde loli who suddenly reappeared. Why was there always some other girl inexplicably by his side every time she went to see Shota?

However, this guy is a demon. His aura is somewhat similar to that of Sankarea.

As an exorcist, Senjougahara was naturally aware of this.

Kiss-Shot gave Senjougahara's fingers a special look and said somewhat casually, "No wonder that guy said he wanted to lick your fingers."

"..."

A dangerous atmosphere permeated the group of girls.