The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

"Of course I'm serious!"

Adhering to the principle that "it's not me who's embarrassed, it's someone else who's embarrassed," Yurikawa Hana answered with her hands on her hips in a serious manner.

"Before you speak, please clean the rice grains from the corners of your mouth."

After saying that, without looking at Yurikawa Hana's reaction, Hikigaya Hachiman sat down opposite the two of them.

"for you..."

Yotsuya Miko then handed over an extra bento box that she had prepared.

"Um, is this really okay?"

Unlike usual, he didn't accept the lunchbox, say thank you, or silently eat with his head down.

Today, after receiving the lunchbox from Yotsuya Miko, Hikigaya Hachiman asked in a calm tone.

If you count the time, the three of them have been eating bento boxes together on the rooftop for several weeks now.

What is his relationship with Yotsuya Miko?

Classmate? Friend? Or lover?

If they are friends, then Yotsuya Miko's daily preparation of lunchboxes for him is clearly not normal behavior between friends.

However, if they were lovers, Hachiman Hikigaya had clearly stated his intentions beforehand.

Before meeting Yukinoshita, he had vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

However, after the near-bump into Yukinoshita and Yotsuya Miko that morning, and after two periods of reflection, Hachiman Hikigaya decided to put an end to this somewhat ambiguous situation.

"What's wrong?"

Hachiman Hikigaya's words instantly made Miko Yotsuya tense.

Having spent so much time with Hachiman Hikigaya, she had a pretty good idea of ​​what he meant by his words.

However, unlike Hachiman Hikigaya who tried to end the relationship, Miko Yotsuya felt that maintaining the current situation was perfectly fine.

"But this can't go on forever."

With a soft sigh, Hachiman Hikigaya looked directly into Miko Yotsuya's eyes and said firmly.

Rather than letting the powder keg accumulate and explode in the future.

Why not play the villain now and keep Yotsuya Miko in her tracks?

"Oh, is that so? Then please finish this bento box today. It would be such a waste to waste it."

Contrary to expectations, Miko Yotsuya's reaction was remarkably calm.

After a moment of hesitation, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded in agreement to her suggestion.

After all, wasting food is indeed quite shameful.

Chapter 125: Were we tricked?

"Thank you for your hospitality. I won't be coming starting tomorrow..."

Perhaps because he knew this was the last time he would eat the bento prepared by Yotsuya Miko, Hachiman Hikigaya savored it very carefully.

After finishing the "Clean Plate Campaign," he returned the tableware to Miko Yotsuya and then left.

Why don't you need to come tomorrow?

After taking the cutlery that Hachiman Hikigaya had returned and tidying it up, Miko Yotsuya tilted her head and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Didn't you agree before?"

He blinked, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"I didn't say anything. I just asked you not to waste food..."

A smile appeared on Yotsuya Miko's face.

"So what will happen if I don't come tomorrow?"

Upon hearing Miko Yotsuya's words, Hachiman Hikigaya's expression stiffened.

He never expected that Yotsuya Miko would trick him.

"Of course nothing will happen, except that one bento box might be wasted."

"Wasting food is shameful!"

Upon hearing Yotsuya Miko's words, Yurikawa Hana, who had been standing by like a ghost, nodded in agreement.

Although her original intention was to say that if Hachiman Hikigaya didn't come, the bento box that Miko Yotsuya had prepared would be hers.

I could feel the hidden threat in Yotsuya Miko's eyes, so I decided to just let it go.

"That's completely shameless!"

He heard that Yotsuya Miko would still prepare bento boxes, and that if he didn't come, the food would be wasted.

A hint of helplessness flashed across Hachiman Hikigaya's face.

"The decision on this matter rests entirely with you."

That's right, starting tomorrow, no one is forcing Hachiman Hikigaya to come to the rooftop.

As long as he's happy to see a carefully prepared bento box go to waste.

............

In the end, Hachiman Hikigaya left without saying anything.

However, Yotsuya Miko was certain that he would still come tomorrow.

"Jianzi, how did you suddenly become so amazing?"

No sooner had Hachiman Hikigaya stepped onto the rooftop than Yurikawa Hana approached Yotsuya Miko and asked her why she had managed to completely control Hachiman Hikigaya that day.

"Of course, someone helped with the strategy."

After taking out her phone and sending a victory emoji to someone on Line, Yotsuya Miko looked up at Yurikawa Hana with some displeasure.

"You were really eating the whole time we were talking."

"I was just afraid of bothering you. You know I'm not very good with emotions, and it wouldn't be good if I said the wrong thing..."

Yurikawa scratched her cheek, explaining somewhat embarrassedly.

Just as Yotsuya Miko was about to speak again, her phone suddenly vibrated.

"Is this the person who helped you make a move?"

Upon seeing the unfamiliar avatar on the screen, Yurikawa Hana curiously leaned closer.

"That's right, I met her by chance the day before yesterday when I was searching for ways to deal with evil spirits..."

Although Yurikawa is usually a bit silly, she can be surprisingly clever when it really matters.

Therefore, even though Yotsuya Miko tried her best to hide it, Yurikawa Hana still discovered something was wrong in the third semester of her first year of high school and finally managed to get the information about the evil spirit out of her.

I thought that Yurikawa would burst into tears on the spot after hearing that there were actually unseen evil spirits around her.

Unexpectedly, Yurikawa's actual reaction was that after being startled, she became very interested.

They get scared to death watching horror movies, yet they're so interested in unseen and intangible evil spirits.

This is probably what they mean by "Lord Ye's love of dragons" (or "Lord Ye's love of dragons"

After Yurikawa learned about the existence of the evil spirit, Yotsuya Miko did not hide anything from her afterward, including Hikigaya Hachiman's identity.

Yotsuya Miko guessed that Yurikawa Hana's enthusiasm for Hikigaya Hachiman might be a way for her to become familiar with him so that he could save her life if she encountered danger in the future.

"You've already met Hachiman, and you're still looking for a solution?"

Yotsuya Miko's words truly surprised Yurikawa Hana.

Since they already know Hachiman Hikigaya, an exorcist, they can just ask him for help if they have any problems. Why bother searching for unreliable methods online?

"I feel really bad for constantly troubling him!"

A hint of helplessness flashed across Yotsuya Miko's face.

Yotsuya Miko had already realized that she was probably the unluckiest person in the world with a spirit-absorbing constitution.

Unless Hachiman Hikigaya stays by her side the whole time, she will always encounter evil spirits alone.

Although she can avoid most evil spirits by pretending to ignore them through acting skills, there are always some high-level evil spirits that will make her feel fear and render her acting skills ineffective.

Moreover, she and Hachiman Hikigaya were not in a romantic relationship.

How can you repay someone who is always troubling you with just a simple lunchbox at noon?

"Besides, didn't the use of prayer beads prove to be effective before?"

Recalling the scene where the evil spirits were driven away after she put on the Buddhist prayer beads, Yotsuya Miko felt a surge of fighting spirit.

"But didn't the prayer beads break at the back?"

Baihe Chuanhua ruthlessly poured cold water on the idea.

Even the Buddhist prayer beads that the old woman had specially given her only lasted a few seconds before breaking. Therefore, Yurikawa felt that Yotsuya Miko's idea of ​​dealing with the evil spirit on her own was quite unreliable.

"Speaking of which, we haven't paid for the broken prayer beads yet..."

Upon hearing Yurikawa mention the old woman, Yotsuya Miko stuck out her tongue sheepishly.

"Then when I go out this week, I'll buy some things from her shop when I pass by."

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"So we're still going to the rooftop at noon?"

In the afternoon, in the Service Club classroom, Hachiman Hikigaya sat on a stool, holding a book and lost in thought.

Because Yukinoshita had confirmed last night that Yui was ready to graduate, she was currently pressing Yui down as they reviewed their lessons at the other end of the classroom.

Sighs from beneath the snow and sobs from Yuihama could be heard intermittently.

Hachiman Hikigaya could only shake his head and wish Yui Yuigahama a speedy escape from her misery.