I'm having fun in Tokyo

"About one or two hundred years? I can't remember exactly, don't make things difficult for someone with a bad memory like me."

"Okay, I won't make things difficult for you. I just want you to understand his special status."

Of course I know he's special.

The pointed ears of the great goddess Feiyue twitched.

"After seeing my true form, you still dare to stare at my tail with an expression that looks like you want to devour me alive. This is the first time I've ever seen a human like this."

"Hmm, are you serious?"

Kondo Ryoko frowned, as if she had discovered something interesting.

"So this child doesn't actually like humans? No wonder he's not interested in my granddaughter."

"Interesting, really interesting."

"What do you want to do?"

The great god Feiyue's eyes became more wary.

"I'm not doing anything."

Kondo Ryoko smiled gently.

"As the night watchman of Tokyo, the arbitrator between humans and yokai, would I force a few innocent yokai girls to seduce a young swordsman?"

"Ha, I think you clearly really want to do it."

"Alright, I admit I did have a similar thought just now, but only a tiny bit."

Kondo Ryoko pinched her thumb and forefinger together, leaving only a tiny gap.

"Tsk, I almost believed it."

"Isn't this tiny place bigger than Tokyo?"

"No way! If you doubt me again, I'll turn on you!"

"Not human? How are you not human?"

"Don't be so arrogant, you mere humans!"

The two argued, their voices growing louder and louder, but eventually they looked at each other and smiled, then fell silent again.

The great goddess Feiyue looked up at the bright moon and whistled softly.

She looked at Kondo Ryoko again.

"You absolutely must take him on as a student?"

"Well, I'm not so helpless as to be defeated by a minor setback this afternoon."

"Can you tell me the real reason? I want to hear the truth."

"You absolutely have to hear this?"

"Um"

Okay, I'll tell you.

Kondo Ryoko's expression turned serious.

"You know... although the age of gods has passed, the power of non-human beings remains formidable."

"Great demons like you are few and far between, but they still exist."

"There can never be a peaceful coexistence between monsters and humans; even within Tokyo, there are gray areas."

"Morikawa's older sister is a vengeful spirit, her best friend is a great demon, and he himself is a remarkably powerful human, as well as a long-absent swordsman."

"He should have been the arbiter balancing day and night."

"Perhaps he's not so mature now, but I believe he's someone I can entrust with my life."

"Remember your words, Ryoko."

The expression on the face of the great goddess Feiyue finally softened.

"Qingyi and her younger brother have a very good relationship. I don't want you to take advantage of him and end up hurting her."

"I can't, please believe me."

The two looked at each other for a long time, and finally fell silent...

......

At home, Morikawa Yu was eating by herself, with a beautifully packaged goshuincho beside her.

Instead of staying inside, Kiyoshi Morikawa floated out and wandered around the living room.

"So this is what it feels like to float around freely without worrying about being discovered."

Finally, after floating for a while, she returned to Morikawa Yu's side, her semi-materialized body solidifying as she hugged his head.

"Yu-chan, I'm so happy!"

"Yes, sister, I'm so happy to see you're alright."

Morikawa Yu also smiled.

Although it was strange to be attacked with face wash by his sister, she was a ghost, not a human, so he didn't feel anything.

After his sister let go of him, he pinched her cheek and continued eating the meal he hadn't finished earlier.

Jingle bell bell~

Suddenly, the telephone in the living room rang.

Morikawa Yu reluctantly put down her chopsticks, feeling that she couldn't even have a peaceful meal.

He went to the landline and answered the call.

"Hello, who is this?"

"it's me"

A pleasant voice came from the phone, but the speaker sounded somewhat disappointed.

He thought for a moment before realizing it was Maki Hojo.

The two left the shrine together yesterday. She took Morikawa Yu home, and they haven't been in contact since.

"Maki-sensei, is there something you need?"

He asked casually, only to find that Maki Hojo fell into a brief silence.

A moment later, her soft voice came through the phone.

"Can't I contact you unless I need something?"

"As expected, after becoming a swordsman, you've completely lost interest in me, haven't you?"

"You were so confident when you comforted me yesterday."

"Huh? Teacher, what are you talking about? My sister is right next to me!"

Morikawa Yu was startled by her words.

He covered the phone and looked at Morikawa Kiyoshi, and sure enough, he found that she had been attracted to his attention and was drifting towards him.

"Huh, Yu-chan?"

"With that tone, are you implying that you've seduced and then abandoned a girl? And she's your teacher, no less?"

"Isn't this a bad thing? Won't you get expelled from school?"

Morikawa Yu suddenly felt a headache coming on.

He quickly waved to his sister, telling her not to cause trouble.

"What I said yesterday was definitely true, Maki-sensei."

"Whether you need anything or not, you can call me anytime."

Chapter 22 Come prepared

Hojo Maki remained silent for a long time.

"Teacher? Are you still listening?"

"Yes, I'm still here."

"Alright... Teacher, tomorrow..."

Morikawa Yu glanced at her older sister and noticed that her sister was gesturing with her hands as if picking something up and opening her mouth to eat.

He continued speaking, following his sister's prompting.

"I'd like to invite you to lunch tomorrow afternoon. Do you have time?"

"Have"

"Okay, then let's go... to Akasaka-ya in Sakuragawa-cho, departing at four o'clock in the afternoon?"

"Um"

Maki Hojo agreed quickly.

Her voice was no longer the same as before; instead, it was very crisp and clear.

"I know where you live. I'll come pick you up tomorrow."

"..."

Morikawa Yu remained silent. He hung up the phone and looked at his sister.

"Sis, stop joking. She's just my teacher."

Kiyoshi Morikawa stopped what she was doing, but a smile appeared on her face.

"It's that kendo instructor from your kendo club, right?"

"Um"

"That makes sense, you two have a very good relationship."

"Huh? Sis, how did you know...?"

Before Morikawa Yu could finish asking, he roughly understood the reason.

It's highly likely that when I mentioned her to my sister before, she secretly watched my daily life in the kendo club.

At the time, I didn't have the system and didn't know her situation, so I didn't notice.

"Hmph, figure it out yourself, I'm not telling you."

"But I think she's pretty good, Yu-chan, aren't you going to give her a try?"

"So, sister, you're planning to let me treat her to dinner?"

Morikawa Yu felt that she had been tricked by her older sister.

Hojo Maki was indeed his kendo teacher, but she was only a year or two older than his current body.

Although she is a teacher, it's because one of her elders is a member of the school board, and she got in through connections.

Because of her good swordsmanship skills, no one said anything.

How could he afford to treat a rich girl like her, who can still enjoy special privileges at a prestigious school, to a meal? He'd be more likely to be kept by her.

"Oh, the food isn't the point; the point is she needs you!"

"Go and solve her problem in a cool and decisive way tomorrow; it will definitely earn you points."

Morikawa Yu watched her sister trying her best to come up with ideas, but remained silent.

He always had a feeling that if his sister were a boy, she would definitely be the kind of guy who would never find a girlfriend in the eyes of the opposite sex.

When a girl thinks of you when she's busy, it doesn't necessarily mean she misses you; it could mean she needs someone to help her, and you happen to be the perfect person for that.

She only truly likes you if she thinks of you when she has nothing else to do.

"You don't need to worry about this, sister. You should focus on taking care of your spirit first; that's the most important thing."

He picked up the imperial seal curtain beside him, preparing to send his sister back.