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"Cough cough!"

Xu Ming turned his head away somewhat guiltily. Clearly, the "Mashiro" he was referring to was not the same as the one Aoyama Nanami was referring to.

Aoyama Nanami's face showed a hint of suspicion.

At that moment, a soft, uneven voice rang out.

Good morning, Nanami~

Aoyama Nanami sighed.

"Mashiro, it's already evening."

Shiina Mashiro tilted her head, looking somewhat confused, and said:

"Well...Nanami, good evening?"

Aoyama Nanami covered her forehead, looking 'defeated'.

"Mashiro, you didn't skip class again today, did you?! And..."

She glanced at Xu Ming with a slightly flushed face.

"Hurry up and put your clothes on!"

Aoyama Nanami quickly invited Xu Ming to sit down in the dormitory's common living room, and then forcibly dragged Shiina Mashiro upstairs.

From Xu Ming's perspective, the two figures from behind gave off the feeling of a mother taking care of her adorable, somewhat naive daughter.

About ten minutes later, Aoyama Nanami brought Shiina Mashiro, who was dressed neatly, into the living room. With Aoyama Nanami's introduction, Xu Ming and Shiina Mashiro became acquainted.

After the three of them talked for a while, Xu Ming's previous feeling became even clearer.

Aoyama Nanami is worried about whether Shiina Mashiro ate on time today, and also about her recent attendance rate...

The way she meddled in everything was even more meticulous than Shiina Mashiro's mother.

Xu Ming found this scene particularly interesting, so he calmly watched while holding a cup of tea.

Xu Ming looked pleased, but Aoyama Nanami looked at Shiina Mashiro with a worried expression.

She's about to move out of Sakura-sou, but she's worried about it.

Shiina Mashiro has almost no ability to take care of herself. When she first arrived, she even had to help choose, put on, and wash her underwear.

If Shiina Mashiro were left to live alone here, she would probably starve to death.

What's more, there's that horrible 'filth' in this house...

The thought of that terrifying woman in red sent a chill down Aoyama Nanami's spine; it was the first time she had faced death so closely.

Aoyama Nanami couldn't bear to leave Shiina Mashiro alone in such a terrifying place. Unfortunately, Shiina Mashiro had no relatives in Japan and couldn't find anyone suitable to entrust her to…

In this situation, a slightly selfish person, as long as they weren't lusting after her body, would let her die.

But Aoyama Nanami couldn't do that.

She was always happy to help others, and after inexplicably receiving a large inheritance, she was even more grateful to the unassuming, masked brother, to Xu Ming for returning the lost money, and to this beautiful and sunny world.

The world has shown her kindness and sunshine, so she wants to pass on that kindness and sunshine to more people.

For more than a month, she took meticulous care of Shiina Mashiro. She had developed feelings for pets, so how much more so for people?

'Oh well, I'll just consider it as having another pet...'

At that moment, Aoyama Nanami silently made a decision.

She suddenly turned to look at Shiina Mashiro with a serious expression.

"truth!"

"?"

Shiina Mashiro raised her head and looked at Aoyama Nanami with a blank expression.

"Why don't you move out with me?"

Aoyama Nanami said with a hint of hope.

Shiina Mashiro didn't say anything, just stared straight at Aoyama Nanami.

Staring intently at by those crimson vertical pupils, Aoyama Nanami suddenly felt immense pressure, as if she had been stripped naked and was being examined by her.

Aoyama Nanami lowered her head slightly, looking a little awkward, and started fiddling with her fingers.

"I'm worried that it won't be convenient for you, Mashiro, to live alone in Sakura Dormitory. Of course, if you don't..."

Before the words were finished, Shiina Mashiro suddenly said calmly:

"Nanami, are you going to keep me as a sugar daddy?"

"puff!"

Chapter 109 The Strange Shiina Mashiro

Xu Ming immediately spat out a mouthful of tea. Luckily, he turned his head, otherwise it would have sprayed Shiina Mashiro's face.

"!?"

Aoyama Nanami was completely dumbfounded by Shiina Mashiro's outrageous words, and it took her a long time to come to her senses.

She first glared at Xu Ming fiercely, then said to Shiina Mashiro in an annoyed tone:

"Yes, I'll take care of you!"

Shiina Mashiro didn't seem to notice anything amiss, nodding her head slightly.

"Yes, Nanami's cooking is delicious. I like being taken care of by you."

Seeing Shiina Mashiro's serious expression, Aoyama Nanami immediately covered her face.

'Are you treating me like your pet owner?!'

In any case, this matter is now settled.

Afterwards, seeing that it was getting late, Xu Ming took his leave, leaving the Amaterasu Guardian with Aoyama Nanami for protection.

This Amaterasu amulet is now practically useless to Xu Ming.

With the current enhancements to the Spirit-Sniffing Phone, it can basically eliminate a Level 2 'weird' spirit with just one photo.

In contrast, Amaterasu Amulet is not only ineffective against the 'strange' spirits at level 3, but it also cannot be upgraded.

So Xu Ming simply took it out to do someone a favor.

After all, Aoyama Nanami is now a fairly wealthy woman, making her a potential high-quality client.

Some might wonder why Xu Ming, who had a clear opportunity to seize the inheritance belonging to Aoyama Nanami, would go to the trouble of leaving the inheritance behind and then trying to make money off Aoyama Nanami.

This is a very simple principle: Xu Ming loves money, but a gentleman loves money but acquires it in a proper way.

Stealing other people's money and earning money through your own efforts are two completely different concepts.

Putting aside other things, he could send out his henchmen to take advantage of the fact that ordinary people can't see them, to do things against the underworld, and double-cross them without any problem.

With great power comes great responsibility.

Xu Ming interprets this statement as follows: The stronger a person is, the more self-control they should have.

When you have power, and the laws of reality can no longer bind you, the only thing that can restrain you is yourself.

Having become accustomed to killing and to living in darkness, one inevitably becomes a member of that darkness.

Don't forget that when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

Xu Ming didn't want to be a villain; he wasn't the only one in this world who could 'see' it.

Being a villain only brings temporary pleasure.

However, it would bring him great trouble, and even implicate his own sister.

Therefore, Xu Ming preferred to take the trouble and earn money through his exorcism skills.

No matter what, the money earned from exorcising demons is far more than what one can earn as a plagiarist or an online novelist.

Aoyama Nanami gratefully accepted the amulet given to her by Xu Ming, and then, pulling Shiina Mashiro along, escorted Xu Ming all the way to the dormitory entrance.

"Good night."

Xu Ming waved his hand.

Goodnight, Xu Mingjun.

Aoyama Nanami raised her hand in response.

Then, noticing that Shiina Mashiro beside her hadn't moved, she quietly tapped Shiina Mashiro's slender waist with her finger and whispered a reminder:

"Mashiro, say hello~ say hello!"

Shiina Mashiro looked at her with a puzzled expression, as if asking, "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"

Aoyama Nanami looked sullen.

Xu Ming almost burst out laughing.

At this moment, Aoyama Nanami is just like a parent teaching a child to greet their elders.

After a while, Shiina Mashiro seemed to come to her senses and turned to look at Xu Ming.

Xu Ming thought she was about to greet him, but Shiina Mashiro looked him up and down for a while and then suddenly blurted out something.

"The woman behind you is very pretty."

Xu Ming's expression changed drastically in an instant.

Those crimson vertical pupils suddenly became unfathomable in his mind.

"What are you saying, Mashiro..."

At first, Aoyama Nanami was a little confused, but after what had just happened, she seemed to instantly realize something. Her face suddenly turned extremely pale, her lips twitched, and she could barely speak.

"Xu Ming is clearly... there's no one behind him!"

Shiina Mashiro glanced at her calmly, then said insincerely:

"Oh, I misread it."

Her words made Aoyama Nanami even more frightened.