The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

However, he didn't know much about Yotsuya Miko. During their time together, Yotsuya Miko showed both strength and weakness, and he couldn't tell who was Yotsuya Miko and who was the evil spirit.

"This is troublesome..."

Looking at the two people who remained independent, one in front and one behind, Hachiman Hikigaya sighed and then prepared to use the most old-fashioned method of asking questions to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

After all, this method, though old-fashioned, is really quite effective...

"One question per person, no answering before the other person answers!"

First, he made sure both Yotsuya Mikos kept a distance of five meters from him, so that as soon as he could identify which one was the evil spirit, Hachiman Hikigaya could rush to Yotsuya Miko's side to protect her.

He then explained the rules and began asking questions:

Where did we first meet?

As he asked the question, Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Miko Yotani, who was number one.

"classroom!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Yotsuya Miko immediately gave the answer.

Are there any other people in the classroom?

Hikigaya turned to look at number two, Yotsuya Miko.

"Yukinoshita-san is also in the classroom."

Number 2, Yotsuya Miko, also answered correctly.

"After that, when Yotsuya Miko and I hid in the classroom, were the people standing outside the door boys or girls?"

"female!"

Number 1, Miko Yotsuya, answered without hesitation.

Although she didn't see the person's face at the door, the voice was definitely that of a girl.

"How many evil spirits did we encounter when we first entered this space?"

"Four of them."

After answering Hachiman Hikigaya's question, Number 2 became somewhat impatient and urged him on.

"Couldn't you have asked in a little more detail?"

"Um, okay..."

Hearing Yotsuya Miko's urging, Hachiman Hikigaya scratched his head sheepishly.

After pondering for a while, he asked a question with an embarrassed look on his face: "Where did I accidentally touch while I was inside the spider's belly?"

"rogue!"

Almost the instant Hachiman Hikigaya asked his question, Miko Yotsuya, number 2, took off her shoe and threw it at him.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya ignored her and instead turned to look at No. 1, Miko Yotsuya.

"Up...above...."

Upon noticing that Hachiman Hikigaya was looking at her, Miko Yotsuya lowered her head shyly and stammered out her answer.

"Yes, you really are..."

Upon hearing Yotsuya Miko's answer, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded, confirming that the Yotsuya Miko who appeared later was an evil spirit in disguise.

"Why? She's the fake one!"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, No. 2, Miko Yotsuya, became somewhat agitated and took a few steps closer to Hachiman Hikigaya.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya did not hesitate and swung his demon-slaying sword down at the neck of the evil spirit he had identified.

Number 2, Yotsuya Miko, dodged Hachiman Hikigaya's attack by leaning back at an angle impossible for a human. After taking a few steps back, she turned and fled into another corridor.

"Thanks...."

Seeing that the evil spirit had been driven away by Hachiman Hikigaya, Miko Yotsuya walked over to him with her arms crossed and whispered her thanks.

"You're welcome. It's nothing..."

Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head, indicating that it was no big deal.

"But are you certain that I am telling the truth?"

Yotsuya Miko stared at Hikigaya Hachiman with curiosity.

The imposter's reaction was clearly more in line with a woman's, so why did Hachiman Hikigaya assume it was fake?

Hachiman Hikigaya shrugged helplessly and began to explain, "According to the character's personality, when I accidentally bumped into you, you should have slapped me across the face twice, but you didn't..."

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's explanation, Miko Yotsuya lowered her head and remained silent.

Similarly, Hachiman Hikigaya felt incredibly embarrassed recalling his explanation.

"So let's just pretend that thing never happened..."

In the end, it was Yotsuya Miko who broke the silence first.

"no problem!"

Hachiman Hikigaya cast his vote in favor without the slightest hesitation.

The two then began searching the school building for the whereabouts of the last intermediate-level evil spirit.

After all, Hachiman would have to defeat all the evil spirits in order to get out before sunrise.

Perhaps because all the skill points were put into disguise, the last evil spirit was weaker than a typical low-level evil spirit.

After being cornered in the toilet by Hachiman Hikigaya, it reluctantly and resentfully contributed 200 spirit coins before turning into a wisp of black smoke and disappearing in front of Hachiman Hikigaya.

With the last evil spirit eliminated.

Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly heard the sound of shattering glass, and then the world before his eyes began to collapse rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, when he came to his senses, he and Miko Yotsuya had returned to the corridor of the teaching building.

The light of a crescent moon shone through the glass.

"are you back?"

After looking around at the familiar corridor, Hachiman Hikigaya confirmed that he and Miko Yotsuya had come out of that space.

"Who is where?"

Before he could even get excited, a ray of light suddenly shone from a distance, and then a security guard appeared in front of Hachiman Hikigaya.

"follow me..."

Upon seeing the security guard, Miko Yotsuya snapped out of her daze of escaping the evil spirit's clutches. She grabbed the seemingly bewildered Hachiman Hikigaya and ran off towards the back.

"Stop right there! Which class are you from?!"

Seeing that the two were trying to escape, the security guards immediately gave chase.

However, Yotsuya Miko seemed extremely familiar with the school building.

Hachiman Hikigaya felt himself following her, turning left and right, and after a few rounds, they left the security guards behind.

Immediately afterwards, Yotsuya Miko led him out of the school building through a supposedly broken security door, and then they squeezed out of the school through a gap in the iron fence behind the gymnasium.

..........

Watching Miko Yotsuya's smooth and effortless escape, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but believe that she was often chased by evil spirits at school.

Why does the evil spirit insist on chasing her around the school?

"Sorry, it's getting late. Let's meet again tomorrow."

However, just as Hachiman Hikigaya was about to ask this question, Miko Yotsuya took out her phone, glanced at the time, said goodbye to Hachiman Hikigaya, and hurriedly ran away.

Ah, time...

After politely waving goodbye to Miko Yotsuya's retreating figure, Hachiman Hikigaya finally realized what was happening.

He took out his phone, and the number 21:37 on the screen filled him with utter despair.

Chapter 14 Early Morning

The next morning, when Hachiman Hikigaya opened the door and walked out of his room, Komachi happened to be yawning as she walked out of her own room.

"Eh, Onii-chan?!"

Komachi, who was still a little sleepy, suddenly woke up with wide eyes when she saw her older brother.

Did the beating my parents gave me last night make my brother stupid?

How could Hachiman Hikigaya be up at 6:50?

"Is it really necessary to be so surprised that I rarely get up early?"

Seeing Komachi standing in front of him wearing only a nightgown that barely covered his buttocks, constantly looking him up and down, Hachiman Hikigaya felt a little embarrassed.

He reached up and scratched his cheek, then turned his head away.

"necessary!"

Komachi nodded solemnly.

She then clutched her head, looking distressed, and said, "If it weren't like this, wouldn't my carefully constructed persona of a cute little sister taking care of my good-for-nothing older brother collapse?"

"Hey, if you say those things about me before, I'll cry, I'll cry my eyes out!"

"hey-hey...."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's sarcastic remark, Komachi, who had been frowning just a second ago, suddenly started grinning.

She squinted, revealing a small canine tooth at the corner of her mouth....>

"No malicious attempts at being cute!"

Hachiman Hikigaya crossed his arms in front of him, indicating that Komachi's cuteness attack was ineffective.

"Hmph, that last sentence doesn't get much approval from Komachi!"

After saying that, Komachi hummed twice more, then walked past Hachiman Hikigaya downstairs to the bathroom to wash up.