I'm a weird expert in Japan

"At least you're still alive."

"I'm not a Saint Seiya! And I don't intend to burn my life for you."

Shiyu smiled and raised her wrist to look at the time on the dial.

"It's almost there... This is it, right?"

She and Lian looked around.

This area is a construction site under development, and the buildings that have been built are not even rough houses.

The workers have finished their work, and as the sun sets behind the tall buildings, the entire construction site becomes eerily quiet.

“That’s right—”

Lian flapped his wings and when he saw the sign next to the entrance of the construction site that read "Constructed by Senjougahara Co., Ltd.", he immediately understood why it was this place.

To deal with weirdness, it is better to choose a trustworthy place.

There's nothing more convenient than being at home.

As he was thinking this, he heard the familiar roar of an engine from afar. He turned around and said, "Here it comes."

"What?" Shiyu looked over but found nothing.

Subconsciously, she thought Lian was playing a trick on her, but the next moment her vision was lit up by the low beam of a car. She squinted her eyes slightly as the car lights were getting closer and closer.

"By the way, I forgot to answer you just now." Lian added.

"what?"

"Inspector-san is indeed a pushover." Lian said with a smile.

"Where did the male protagonist of the light novel come from?"

"In a sense, his life is even more exciting than Kasumi Shiko's story."

"Really?" Shiyu responded indifferently.

The car stopped in front of the two men, with the front of the car facing the gate.

Only then did Shiyu see clearly that it was not a police car.

It was a silver-gray two-seater sports car. She had seen it in a magazine. Her editor, Machida Sonoko, had always wanted to buy one, but unfortunately she didn't have enough money, so it remained in the planning stage.

"You're the one who called, right?" A man in a suit and tie, who looked no older than 25, got out of the car. When he saw Shiyu, he asked directly, "Where's Lian?"

Before Shiyu could speak, Lian flew over and said, "Here—"

"Am I having a nightmare now? There's a bat talking to me."

"It's not a bat, it's me!" Lian performed a flying kick.

Then the man dodged it easily and grabbed it, "I heard it. I didn't expect you to end up in this situation. Who did you offend?"

"I don't know either. Anyway, when I came to my senses, it was like this."

"No wonder you left your beloved sports car in the alley." The man let go of Lian and patted the car. "I was shocked when I heard about it from the Ministry of Transportation."

“Have you ever seen a bat drive a car?”

"Does Batman count?"

"I'll kill you!"

"Forget it. I drove the car over here for you. There's a lot of bird shit on it. If you don't wash it, it'll get patinated."

"Ugh..." Lian covered her mouth and looked at her car distressedly, then she looked at the hood of her car. She turned around and said to Shiyu, "Formally, let me introduce you. This is the deputy inspector of the Metropolitan Police Department, Mr. Araragi Koyomi."

Then he said to Araragi Koyomi, "This is Kasumigaoka Utaha, a student at Toyosaki Private Academy. She helped me contact you."

"Why don't you go find Hanekawa directly? She should be happy to look after you. Besides, she's still a teacher now." Araragi Koyomi said, "There's no need to involve ordinary people."

"Don't you know I don't know the way? I can't find the way without GPS." Lian explained confidently, "Not to mention I turned into a bat."

Lian and Officer Araragi were chatting back and forth, and they seemed to be old acquaintances.

Although there was too much interesting information in the conversation, she could not find a moment to interrupt, nor did she know which point to ask first.

"In short, I'm indebted to someone after all, so it's okay to let Kasumigaoka-san witness it until the end," Lian asked at this time.

"As long as you don't mind." Araragi nodded at Shiha.

Shiyu also responded politely.

He walked over and opened the door of the construction site, then restarted the car and drove slowly inside. After stopping inside the door, he turned off the engine completely.

When the gate to the construction site was completely closed, Lian complained: "It's a pity that you have the key here... Where did you steal it from?"

"How could the police do such a criminal thing?"

"I know that you often ventured into crime when you were young." Lian narrowed his eyes.

"I briefly explained the situation to Kuromi, and she gave me the key." Araragi simply changed the subject, "She's been coming here every now and then to check on the progress of the project."

As he spoke, he led Lian and Shiyu to the first floor of the building.

It's too conspicuous on the construction site, so it would be more convenient to have a little cover.

"You come here empty-handed? You didn't bring anything with you?" Lian asked.

"It's not like I have any idea what to bring." Araragi said easily, "And that guy told me I didn't need to bring anything."

That rascal.

Shiyu, who remained silent throughout, became more and more curious.

She noticed that when Lian heard this word, she showed a frustrated reaction as if she had no choice.

"Ah..." Lian looked hopeless.

"Can you show yourself now, Shinobu?" Araragi Koyomi turned on the temporary power on the first floor.

Then, Shiyu covered her mouth.

As if in response to the inspector's voice, a girl with long golden hair - or it would be more appropriate to say a young girl - appeared from the shadow cast by the light on the rough concrete floor.

Judging from his appearance, he looks only seven or eight years old.

It's too beautiful, and too unreal.

It was as if her beauty was not that of a human being; even Kasumigaoka Utaha could not help but feel inferior to her.

"Kaka, this really makes me worry——"

The girl called "Ninja" said with a childish voice, arrogant and unruly.

Chapter 8: Iron-blooded, Cold-blooded, Hot-blooded Vampires (2)

Oshino Shinobu.

Her real name is Kissshote Yaselaolarion Bladeheart.

Shinobu Oshino is the name given to this vampire by a weird expert named Oshino.

The word "忍" comes from the original word "heart under blade", which is "heart under blade".

She has several nicknames, such as "The Weirdest of Weird", "The King of Weird", and "The Weird Killer".

In short, she, who has been hiding in Araragi Koyomi's shadow, is now Lian's only, most prioritized and most suitable person to ask for help.

After all, if even Shinobu Oshino can't solve the problem of Lian turning into a bat, probably no one can help me solve it.

Lian couldn't help but feel relieved when she saw Shinobu Oshino easily show up.

However, before she could open her mouth, a blonde loli vampire who was several hundred years old and wearing a white halter dress and white wedge-heeled sandals walked towards Shiyu and stopped in front of her.

It's too beautiful, too unreal.

It's a bit... too noble.

The unusual temperament from human made Shiyu unable to move for a moment, and she could only stare blankly.

Although she looked like just a little girl, Shiyu couldn't help but take a step back.

Shinobu Oshino slowly opened her mouth, revealing her neat and white teeth, and her fangs, which she used to suck blood, reflected a cold light under the temporary power supply.

She ran her tongue over the teeth on the roof of her mouth.

"Wait a minute!" Lian landed, hovered in front of her, and hurriedly reminded her: "She didn't prepare dinner for you!"

Shinobu Shinobu calmly stood on his feet and yawned, "Don't be so panic, I just think the girl you brought is very interesting--"

"interesting?"

"You actually want to ask me, could it be that you, little brat..."

"..."

In response to Shinobu Oshino's question, Lian remained silent.

"I see, that's how it is. Once you're cursed to become a bat, you're really just a talking bat." Shinobu Oshino smiled mischievously, looking very happy. "It must have been very hard for you."

"At least my hearing hasn't deteriorated. I can even hear what people are doing in the building across the road."

"After all, it's still a bat..." Araragi Koyomi lowered his head and looked at Lian who was floating at a height almost the same as Shinobu.

Shinobu Oshino is only 130 cm tall now, while Araragi Koyomi and Shiwa, who are over 160 cm tall, are looking at Ren with their heads lowered.

Lian, who felt inexplicably looked down upon, suddenly became unhappy and flew up and landed on Shiyu's shoulder.

"Don't look down at others, I am taller than you all!"

"What is this little bat, less than 10 centimeters tall, talking about?" Shiyu glanced at him. "There should be a limit to self-delusion."

"Is it okay for you to belittle others in your delusions like this?" Lian protested angrily.

"Anyway, first I was brought to this building, and then I saw what looked like a vampire." Shiyu crossed her arms, "What's the next step? Turn me into a vampire too?"

"What's the point of turning you into a vampire? You can't help me return to my original form." Lian said in astonishment, "Anyway, can we start? Or do we need to prepare something?"

Although it was a bit rude, Lian still lowered her eyes to look at Shinobu Oshino.

"Is this how you ask for help, little brat?"

"Uh... May I ask if there is anything else I need to prepare, Shinobu... Sister Shinobu..." Lian landed again and spoke in a very respectful tone.

"Kaka, you're still as clever as ever. As for the fact that you changed your mind quickly, I won't bother with you." Shinobu Shinobu smiled proudly, "Go prepare some honey tarts and golden chocolate donuts."

"Huh?" Shiyu thought it would be some strange prop, but it turned out to be just a dessert.

"You just want to eat it!"

"I never said it was a tool to be used." Shinobu Oshino looked relaxed.

"Haa ...

"Very good, very good. Just be sensible."

"Then, what else do we need to prepare?" Lian asked again.

"Nothing is needed." Shinobu Oshino spread her hands, "Otherwise my Lord would have prepared it long ago. What can you prepare as a bat?"

Lian was speechless for a moment, and said to Araragi Koyomi angrily: "This kind of thing should be made clear at the beginning."

"How many words have I read since Xiao Shinobu showed up? I don't have time to tell you."

"How many words?" Lian was stunned for a moment.

"No more than 500 words, if we only count the dialogues." Shiyu brushed her hair, "If we count the obscene thoughts in Bat-kun's mind, it would probably take up half a book."

"Am I VEDA..."

"There are so many? They deserve to die!" Araragi said in a different tone.

"What are you talking about here, sustainable pervert?" Shinobu Oshino glanced sideways.

"Don't say such things in front of strangers..." Araragi warned.

After Shiyu's words, she took a few steps back, and Lian on her shoulder almost lost her balance.

"What happened before you turned into a bat?" Shinobu Oshino suddenly said.

The originally frivolous atmosphere suddenly tightened. Lian thought for a moment and said, "I can't remember clearly. I went to eat barbecue last night, and after I came out, I went to the parking lot to pick up the car..."