Love is not as fun as World of Warcraft

With this height and appearance, you told him that she was Ichinose's senior?

Whose child is this?

Chapter 84: Does this count as face to face...

"Ichinose, what were you doing just now? Didn't you say you came here together?"

In order to break the atmosphere that seemed to be on the verge of becoming tense, Shirasaka first called the waiter to order a drink for Kagami Ichinose, and then spoke to her to confirm.

I really can't trust the information from the Taimanin lineage, except for the one that is correct!

"I just said that I had something to do and would be delayed, but I didn't say that she would be too."

Turning his head slightly to glance at Shirasaka, there was a hint of doubt in Ichinose Kagami's eyes, but his tone was still as robotic as if he had no emotion at all.

"..."

What this guy said made a lot of sense, and Shirasaka was speechless.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Ichinose Kagaki has always been the type of person who tries to keep everything as concise as possible. In the final analysis, it seems that I really misunderstood what she said?

The corner of his mouth twitched, and Shirasaka turned around to look at the cute girl who was still a little angry, as if she had been offended.

But no matter how you look at it, it's not entirely my fault, right? With this girl, who would have thought she was actually a legal lolita, at least 18 years old?

Judging from her appearance alone, Shirasaka felt that she could easily find a small backpack to carry and blend seamlessly into the elementary school next door, right?

Even when staying with Wu Lu and Xiao Cheng, they can be said to be classmates.

"I think we should get down to business. Anyway, it's nice to meet you... Kitami... classmate?"

Logically speaking, since Ichinose Kagamikabe called her "senior," Shirasaka, who was the same age as her, should have followed suit. However, looking at her little face that still had a bit of baby fat, Shirasaka just couldn't bring herself to speak, and in the end she could only choose to call her classmate as if they were all equals.

"Maybe you're not very happy, Shirasaka-san. You don't even want to call me senpai."

With a sigh in a tone that was completely inconsistent with her appearance, Kitami Natsuka looked at Shirasaka with some resentment, and then spoke as if she had finally let it go.

"Don't you look younger, Kitami-san?"

"Stop right there. It would be rude to continue, Shirasaka-san."

Just when Shirasaka was about to explain, Kitami Natsuka raised her hand like a cat whose tail had been stepped on and its fur stood on end, stopping the idea of continuing the discussion on this topic.

In this regard, Shirasaka could only pick up the green tea in front of him and take another sip, which was considered as his tacit agreement with this decision.

"Regarding the acquisition of the Hungry Ghost Soul Core, Kitami-senpai said that it can be done at the same price as before. As for the meeting, you have already met. I have nothing to do here for the time being."

Compared to the Shirasakas who felt awkward just standing together, Ichinose Kagami was obviously in the most relaxed situation. After introducing the two of them, she nodded, stood up and looked like she was about to leave.

"Hey, don't leave yet. I need your help with something later."

When Kagami Kagami Ichinose just stood up, Shirasaka pushed her back down. Just kidding, letting her go at this time would only make the situation more awkward. Besides, he did have something to discuss with her.

Fortunately, Kagami Ichinose has always been easy to talk to. After hearing Shirasaka say that she needed help with something, she sat back down very quietly. She didn't even think of asking him to explain anything. She just sat there obediently, looking directly out the window, acting like a complete outsider.

"Ahem, now that you've said that, I won't waste any more time on the pleasantries, Shirasaka-san, right? Besides wanting to acquire the soul core in your hands, I actually have another reason for coming here."

Kitami Xia Xia coughed twice, as if to adjust her mentality, then she looked at Shirasaka beside her with a serious expression, and there was a bit of sincerity in her eyes.

"As long as the money is in place, feel free to share your other ideas."

Shirasaka has always been good-tempered towards his financial backers. Even though there was a little misunderstanding between him and Kitami Natsuka before, this did not affect his desire to communicate with her now. After all, the money was still in her hands, so she could be considered half the client anyway.

Of course, listening is one thing, but whether you agree with it or not is another matter.

"Then I'll be frank. If it's convenient, Shirasaka-san, next time you go monster hunting with Ichinose, could you please take me with you?"

Narrowing her eyes and giving Shirasaka a friendly smile, Kitami Natsuka expressed an idea that was not too outrageous, but still made Shirasaka feel confused.

Why do all of them want to follow me to fight monsters? Do they have some kind of experience system like mine, where they can level up just by killing monsters?

If not, then why bring them along? This isn't a dungeon, Shirasaka won't share their drops or experience points.

"Give me an explanation and a reason? If it were just an ordinary monster, I wouldn't have any objections, but you have to give an explanation after all, right?"

Shirasaka nodded at the table. With his current strength, if he was simply facing monsters like Yamaubade or Hungry Ghost, it would not be a problem for him to protect two people even in the darkness. After all, they would be killed in seconds when they met, so there would be no accidents.

But for no apparent reason, he had to bring along an extra burden, and Shirasaka still needed an explanation.

If possible, he doesn't even want to bring Kagami Ichinose with him. If he brings another one, he will be bored and have nothing to do?

"So, I, or rather, the Magical Girls' Association that I represent, need to confirm whether you, Shirasaka-san, truly possess the power to defeat youkai in the darkness. This will also allow me to better judge whether we can reach a deeper level of cooperation. Is this explanation sufficient?"

As if she had anticipated Shirasaka's confusion, Kitami Natsuka directly gave Shirasaka the explanation he needed, and even started to paint a rosy picture for him at this time.

"If it's truly confirmed that you, Shirasaka-san, have talent in this area, then I can guarantee that our Magical Girls Association can provide you with more help and support. As long as it's something other than just the usual dark matters, even if it's something the authorities can't handle, you can come to us to handle it."

"There are also various gathering places of the Ever-Dark. We know more about them than they do."

Kitami Natsuka looked at Shirasaka with a suggestive look, and seemed to completely ignore Ichinose Kagaki who was sitting next to her, and continued to explain to Shirasaka the benefits of cooperating with her.

"And all you have to do, Shirasaka-san, is sell us the soul cores that drop after you exterminate the monsters. Of course, the price must be fair."

I explained the terms of cooperation to Shirasaka, and I have to say, just by listening to what she said, it seemed like a good deal.

But no matter how Shirasaka listened, it felt like he was trying to steal her girl in front of Kagami Ichinose.

Is this guy really not afraid of Kagami Ichinose getting angry?

Oh, it seems that he has never seen Kagami Ichinose lose her temper. This Sanwu has always been like this. As long as she is not interested in something, she will pretend it does not exist.

In other words, you can bully this guy because he has a good temper.

Shirasaka glanced at the girl who was looking out the window and seemed not to have heard the close conversation between them. He scratched his head, organized his words, and replied to Kitami Xia Xia in front of him.

"It's fine to prove my strength to you. We can discuss the cooperation or deal you mentioned later, but... if it's a deal, how can there be such favorable conditions for me? I'm sure Kitami-san has some other restrictions he hasn't mentioned. I think it would be better to be frank and honest first, and lay out everything that should and shouldn't be said."

Shirasaka had no reason to refuse the additional source of income from selling soul cores, but he was not a fool. How could he possibly encounter so many good things in the world?

The bigger and more delicious the pie in the sky seems, it may mean that the price you have to pay to eat it will not be low at all. The things that are not mentioned are the ones you should pay most attention to.

"There's nothing we shouldn't say. However, if we were to move more closely, it would involve the association's privacy and confidentiality. Bringing along a young lady with the identity of a demon ninja would inevitably be awkward. So, if possible, we'd prefer to skip the middleman and deal directly with you."

It was almost directly stated that she did not want Ichinose Kagami to be involved in the transaction with Shirasaka. Kitami Natsuka spread her hands helplessly and added a sentence to Shirasaka.

"After all, as you know, an official organization like the Demon Ninja might have some misunderstandings about our Magical Girls Association. We also have many secrets that we are not used to sharing with them. I hope you can understand."

"Ah."

Shirasaka nodded. He could actually completely understand what Kitami Natsuka said. It could be said that if the person he was working with was not Ichinose Kagamikabe, instead of the organization behind her, Shirasaka would definitely not be willing to have any contact with the official.

After all, the Japanese officials can only say that those who understand understand, but when it comes to disappointing people, they will never disappoint people.

In addition, various inexplicable regulations and restrictions will make people feel uncomfortable.

"Well, putting that aside for now, in short, this all depends on me being able to prove that I have the ability to exorcise monsters, right?"

Shirasaka smiled and did not directly answer Kitami Xiaxia's attitude, but turned to look at her.

"So, if it's convenient, the Magical Girls' Association, please show off your strength and provide me with a ninja who doesn't know anything about the demon ninja, so I can show off my skills."

Chapter 85 The gap is a bit big

Kitami Natsuka naturally had no reason to refuse Shirasaka's request.

It was I who came up with the idea of testing whether Shirasaka really had the ability to exorcise monsters, so he would definitely need to provide enough trial stones to prove it all.

So after exchanging a glance with Shirasaka, she nodded, drank the American coffee in her hand with some disgust, stuck out her tongue in disgust, and made a please gesture to Shirasaka.

At this time, Shirasaka was not polite at all. He turned around and grabbed Ichinose Kagamikashi, who was still in the air, and followed closely behind Kitami Natsuka.

"Lao Kuang, you didn't react at all to what this girl just said? She's trying to steal your partner."

Deliberately falling a few steps behind Kitami Natsuka, Shirasaka pulled Ichinose Kagami close to her ear and spoke to her mysteriously in a voice that only she could hear.

He just didn't believe that Kagami Ichinose could really watch him being poached. This was already considered a crime against women, a complete minotaur, okay?

No matter how clumsy and useless this guy is, she should have shown some reaction, otherwise Shirasaka might really think that she has cuckold tendencies.

"You can't possibly promise her."

As it turned out, Ichinose Kagami was not panicking at all in this regard. He just looked at Shirasaka with his cold eyes, and then stated his conclusion as if he was stating an indisputable fact.

"Why? The conditions she offered are so generous, and she can even help me do things that are not allowed by law. No matter how you think about it, it's more reliable to cooperate with her."

Shirasaka looked at her calm expression and was really curious about why she had the confidence to say that.

"But you don't trust her, you trust me."

When Ichinose Kagaki said this, his chest was noticeably raised a few tenths of a centimeter higher than before, and his voice was a little firmer than before, as if he was saying something that was a standard answer, and he firmly believed that he could not be wrong.

"..."

After hearing her answer like that, Shirasaka really didn't know how to refute her.

After all, what Kagaki Ichinose said was indeed true. If you were to say who he trusted the most in the world right now, excluding the one with Moko Kunou, among the rest of the people who had a good relationship with him, Kagaki Ichinose would indeed be ranked first.

The main thing is that this girl has always had the word "reliable" written on her face, and she risked her life the first time she had a formal encounter with him. It can be said that when she was risking being killed by Yamaubade at any time and still wanted to drag him away from Changan, the name Ichinose Kagamikashi had already been on Shirasaka's white list.

It is difficult to gain people's trust, and as of now, even if ten Kitami Kasumi came out, in Shirasaka's heart, they are not worthy of carrying Ichinose Kagami's shoes.

The one he had always worked with was Kagami Kagami Ichinose, not the so-called pair of demon ninjas she claimed to have, or the one with an official background.

"But trust can be cultivated. Who knows, maybe they'll gain my trust in the future?"

Suspecting that he had been infected by Chiya Asano's stubborn nature, Shirasaka finally retorted in a very low voice, but his confidence was obviously insufficient.

"Then I believe you too. Even if you really want to do this, you must have your reasons. I can't influence your thoughts based on my feelings."

After hearing this, Kagami Ichinose actually pondered for a moment, and then replied to Shirasaka very seriously, but this sentence made Shirasaka feel even more uneasy.

What a nice girl! I used to secretly think that she would never be able to find a boyfriend with her personality. Now it seems that I was too dark.

Just as Shirasaka was confessing, Ichinose Kagami looked forward at the back of Kitami Natsuka who was walking in front, then raised his voice a little and decisively told Shirasaka a fact.

"Given the physical fitness of a magical girl, what we just said is no different from speaking into a senior's ear, so you don't need to lower your voice."

After exchanging a glance with Kitami Natsuka, who turned around and waved hello to prove that what she said was correct, Ichinose Kagamikashi turned around and continued to look into Shirasaka's eyes.

"Well, she's pretty good then. She's almost catching up with me."

Shirasaka scratched his head. He really didn't expect this to happen. He originally thought that the people with special abilities in this world would be similar to Ichinose Kagami, but in fact, it seems that they are a little bit higher than he imagined?

Come to think of it, after all, there are monsters and various cultists in this world. If there really weren't any people with advanced abilities, the world wouldn't be as peaceful as it seems.

"I didn't eavesdrop, you said it yourself. But it's normal for you to have such thoughts. Once you see the sincerity of our association, I believe your opinion will change, Yasaka-san."

Kitami Xia Xia waved her hand towards Shirasaka and put on an innocent expression. She really did not mean to do it. If she wanted to blame someone, it was because Shirasaka seemed to really treat her as an elementary school student.

Of course, since Shirasaka didn't say anything bad about her behind her back, Kitami Natsuka wouldn't be angry about it.

It is normal to distrust. If he really trusts me just because they have met once, then Kitami Xia Xia will doubt whether I have found a partner with a normal mind.

Soon, when Shirasaka followed Kitami Natsuka to the rooftop of a building, he realized how much weight this guy's so-called sincerity meant.

"Come on, it's time to take you to meet the Tomoan and Yokai over there who are unaware of Yonin-kun."

After skillfully boarding the helicopter that had already been parked on the rooftop helipad, Kitami Natsu Natsu waved to Shirasaka and the other man, with a smug smile on her face.

Shirasaka had to admit that he was indeed shaken for a moment when he saw the helicopter.

The main reason was that after experiencing Ichinose Kagaki's cool driving skills, he was almost afraid of that unique way of travel. As a result, the welcome gift given by the Magical Girls' Society made him realize the heaviness of an unofficial organization.

"No, is this association so rich?"

After boarding the helicopter with Kagaki Ichinose, Shirasaka scratched his head and cast a puzzled look at Kagaki Ichinose beside him.

Compared to this, Ichinose's little motorcycle was indeed a complete failure.

"Those Onmyojis are richer. We just make a little extra money. We're not particularly wealthy."

Before Ichinose Kagami could answer, Kitami Natsuka answered Shirasaka's question first, but what she said sounded more like self-boasting.

"Onmyojis have a monopoly on the manufacturing technology of talismans. Whether it's a barrier talisman or something else, only Onmyojis know how to make it."

As if noticing the curiosity in Shirasaka's eyes, Ichinose Kagami calmly explained to him why someone like Kitami Natsuki, who already had a private helicopter for her trip, would still have an organization that claimed to be inferior to her in terms of wealth.

Well, it turns out that no matter what industry it is, monopoly is equivalent to excessive profits.

Shirasaka nodded. He had heard from Ichinose before that a barrier talisman alone could be sold for nearly a million yen, which showed how high the profit was from this thing.

It would be great if I could create some monopoly products, then I wouldn’t have to work for others like I do now.

After pinching his chin and thinking for a moment, Shirasaka suddenly seemed to have thought of something and slammed his palm hard.