Teacher Xia Lai is also teaching in Kivotos today

After doing this, Lin En finally remembered the thing he had forgotten for a long time——

I still have a coat in Gehenna that I haven't taken back yet.

"...After this exchange activity is over, let's go to Gehenna and get it back."

Thinking this in his mind, Lin En reached out to turn off the desk lamp and left the room quietly.

"It seems I have to prepare breakfast myself."

Lin En stretched himself while mumbling to himself, and left the Onmyoji Department's main building with the distinctive "clicking" sound of the wooden floor.

After arriving on the street, Lin En couldn't help but tap his forehead as he looked at the sushi displayed on the street stalls.

He should have kept a box or two of Inari sushi for himself yesterday instead of giving it all to Chise.

"If I remember correctly... Chiyo seemed to have eaten all those boxes of Inari sushi yesterday..."

After feeling a little embarrassed by Qianshi's possibly hidden appetite, Lin En bought a box of sushi from a stall on the street.

Even though this box of sushi is equally delicious, it is still not as good as the Inari sushi of that girl.

Come to think of it, he seemed to have forgotten to ask the girl's name yesterday.

Although Lin En walked around the place where he met the girl yesterday twice, he didn't see her.

As the sun rose higher, more and more people came onto the streets.

Maybe it was because today was the first day of the Sakura Festival, so in addition to the local residents of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, there were also many tourists from other schools. If I just wandered around like this, I might run into one or two acquaintances.

Just as Lin En was thinking this while putting sushi into his mouth and looking around, a voice suddenly came into his ears.

“It’s…it’s going to hit!”

Lin En, whose attention was attracted by the sudden sound, had just time to turn his head to look when he was hit by a student rushing out from the side of the street.

"Oh!"

With the dull sound of the collision, Lynn and the student were both flung away.

Not only that, the sushi that Lin En was holding was also thrown into the sky.

"not good--"

Without any hesitation, Lynn stepped his foot to the side, and after stabilizing his body for a moment, he pushed the ground again and jumped up.

"Tick, tick, tick, tick—"

After quickly catching the sushi falling from the sky with the paper box in his hand, Lin En, who was still frightened, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was only then that he looked at the student who not only nearly knocked him down, but also nearly prevented him from having a full breakfast.

This was a petite girl with short brown hair that reached her shoulders, but at this moment, there was a look of shock in the girl's light golden eyes as she stared at him. Her cherry lips seemed to be slightly grinning because of surprise, revealing her cute little fangs.

Although she was wearing a slightly loose sailor suit, she was draped over it with a pink kimono with a floral pattern, which, paired with a belt around her slender waist, only highlighted her petite and cute figure.

But compared to these, Lin En couldn't help but show a look of shock at this moment.

The reason is very simple - the girl also has a pair of furry animal ears on her head.

"…Are you a fox too?"

"……Eh?"

Chapter 9: Ninja, greetings are actually important!

Hearing this, the girl was stunned. She had never expected Lin En to ask such a weird question under such circumstances.

But before the two of them could have further communication, an extremely powerful voice reached Lin En's ears.

"Stop right there! I won't let you go!"

This voice was followed by a sound that sounded a bit breathless.

"Wait, wait a minute, Feng-chan! You, you're running too fast..."

Although Lin En didn't hear the words clearly, he was able to guess the general situation from the few words.

It seemed that the animal-eared girl who bumped into him seemed to be in some trouble.

While Lin En was speculating like this, the girl who also heard these voices looked a little at a loss for a moment.

"Wow! How did you catch up so quickly?!"

Seeing that the girl seemed to be in some trouble, Lynn smiled and extended his hand to her.

"Do you need help?"

"Eh?"

Although she uttered the syllables with a hint of doubt, the girl couldn't help but put her hand on Lin En's hand.

However, the next second, Lin En did not hold the girl's hand, but instead picked her up with one hand.

"……Eh?"

Faced with this unexpected situation, the girl seemed to have no reaction at all.

At this time, Lynn, who had rushed into another street, had already jumped onto the high wall amid the exclamations of onlookers. He leaped left and right as if he were walking on flat ground, climbed up the high wall at an astonishing speed, and came to the roof of a building.

Although Lin En did not use the grappling hook, he had already mastered how to use the surrounding environment to perform his movements.

Lin En jumped onto the roof and just as he had time to squat down, he saw the people chasing the girl in his arms.

But to his surprise, the people chasing him were not the thugs he expected, but three students who did not look like bad people. They looked around at the fork in the road and exchanged doubts for a while, then left in another direction.

Thinking of this, Lin En, who was watching them go away, couldn't help but look at the girl in his arms in confusion.

It was only at this moment that the girl seemed to have just reacted.

Sensing the masculine scent coming towards her, the girl's pretty face turned red in an instant.

"You should be safe now."

After putting down the girl who seemed a little restrained, just as Lin En frowned slightly and was thinking about how to start the conversation, the girl suddenly approached Lin En as if she had made up her mind.

"that……"

Although the girl's cheeks still had a blush that had not yet faded, she was still like a curious baby. She approached Lin En and asked him impatiently.

"Could it be that... you are also a ninja?"

In response to the girl's question, a switch was triggered deep in Lynn's mind. He coughed lightly and saluted her with the hand that was not holding the paper box of sushi.

"DOMO, nice to meet you, Lynn Desu."

"Ah...eh?"

Looking at the girl who was puzzled by his actions, Lin En sighed.

"For ninjas, greetings are sacred and inviolable... so says the Kojiki."

“Eh hey hey? So, is that how it is?”

After hearing what Lin En said, the girl was at a loss for a moment, then she imitated Lin En's actions and bowed to him.

"Um... DOMO, nice to meet you, Izuna Desu!"

"exactly."

Facing Izuna's still unskilled appearance, Lin En nodded.

"The ninja greetings are a very profound subject. They are asked in almost every ninja citizenship exam. Even a ninja who is well versed in greetings can get it wrong."

"Ninja...huh? So there are exams for ninjas?"

Receiving these messages one after another that were beyond her imagination, Izumi couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

"That's right... If you make a mistake in greeting, you will be besieged, and even after death you will be isolated by your ancestors in the underworld."

"It turns out that becoming a real ninja is so difficult..."

After expressing his surprise, Izumi suddenly widened his eyes slightly as if he remembered something and looked at Lin En.

"Wait! You just said your name is Lin En... Considering the agility you showed when you caught the sushi and helped Izuna, and the fact that you have such a wide range of knowledge... Could it be that you are Xia Lai's teacher?"

"It's down."

After receiving Lin En's affirmative answer, Quannai exclaimed in surprise and excitement.

"I never thought I'd be able to meet the legendary teacher! Why did you come to the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?"

After hesitating for a moment, Lin En still did not tell the other party about the exchange meeting, but chuckled and said.

"I came to the Sakura Festival to accept the invitation of the Onmyoji Department, and I just happened to run into you."

"I see! This is probably what they call fate!"

Looking at Izuna who was still a little excited, Lin En pondered for a moment, and asked her with a little curiosity.

"Come to think of it...why did those three students chase you just now?"

"Because Izuna was just carrying out a commission!"

In response to Lin En's questioning, Quannai told him the truth without hesitation.

"But when I was carrying out the commission, those three people kept interfering with Izuna, but Izuna didn't want to fight with them, so it turned out like this..."

"A commission..."

Seeing that Lin En looked thoughtful, Quannai spoke first as if he had thought of something.

"But, but! Izuna is a ninja. As a qualified ninja, she cannot tell others about the mission! Even if it's Teacher Lin En, I can't tell you..."

However, as Izumi spoke further, his voice became thinner and thinner, until it was almost inaudible in the end.

Although Lin En was indeed somewhat curious about what Izunai had done to be chased by those three students, he was more pleased to have such a serious and responsible student. So Lin En nodded and reached out to pat Izunai on the head.

"I understand. But Izuna, if you encounter something you can't solve yourself, come to me, okay?"

"…Yes! Teacher Lin En!"

Hearing these words, the last trace of tension hidden in Izumi's eyes instantly dissipated.

Seeing the smile on the girl's face, Lin En smiled and gently stroked her little head.

However, Lin En's failure to question Quan Nai did not mean that he did not care. His intuition told him that things were not that simple.

"... Ask Guosui and the others when you get back."

"correct!"

When Lin En made up his mind, Quan Nai suddenly thought of something and reached out to pull Lin En.

"Teacher Lin En, you just said that you are here to attend the Sakura Festival, right? Then, would you like Izuna to show you around the festival?"

"Of course, no problem. I was just wondering where to start."

"Okay! In that case, let Izumi, who is an expert on festivals, show you around the Sakura Festival!"

However, just as Lin En and Izunai made such an agreement and jumped off the roof, walked through the alley and came to the street, a familiar voice came into their ears.

"Ah! Isn't this Teacher Lin En? I didn't expect to meet you just when I went out!"

Chapter 10: Lin En, the Master of Keeping Balance

Hearing the voice, Lin En and Quan Na looked in the direction of the sound at the same time.

Then, the girl with long purple hair and a purple coat came into their sight.

"……purple?"

As Lin En spoke with a hint of surprise, Zi came up to him and bowed to him.

"Good morning, Ms. Lynn."

Facing Zi who was greeting him with a smile, Lin En could only maintain the posture of being held by Izumi's hand and looked at the girl who appeared in front of him with a wry smile.