If Gui Nu Red Leaf or Virgin were by Kanai's side, they would be able to sense that Kanai was in low spirits.

It was a pity that Virgin had gone on a trip with her friends, while Red Leaf had met her dream man, Seimei, right after the Ice Emperor's curse had been resolved. She had seen a male celebrity who looked exactly like Seimei on a TV show, and had gone to chase after him with the thought that he might be the reincarnation of Seimei. Thus, the only ones left at home were Kendo, who was busy cooking for Kanai and doing housework, and Ibaraki, who was busy playing ranked Silver.

Even someone as meticulous as Yao Ran noticed that something was wrong with his master. However, Kanna wouldn't vent all of her frustrations and emotions on a mere child. (Yao Ran: …) That was why Kanna acted as if she was calm and collected when Yao Ran asked her worriedly about her master's condition.

Kendo: Today, I'm also being treated as a child by the general, hehe =

=

Ibaraki was unreliable, and Akiba and the little girl had both run off to play. At this moment, Medicine Researcher, who still didn't know about the book owner's existence, really hoped that the next time Kanna summoned a Spirit-branded Retainer, there would be a considerate and mature Spirit-branded Retainer who could properly soothe his master's depressed mood.

In the end, before Kanai could summon a new Spirit-branded Retainer, Huang Se, who had just finished playing with the Teiguang basketball team, couldn't wait to invite Kanai to the weekend's Teiguang School Festival.

"Yuki-chan, let me tell you something. For this year's school festival, our basketball club is responsible for a total of three booths and a school festival program. Each of the three booths happens to be managed by three different teams. The program for the school festival is Oguru's piano solo!" Huang Ase, who was slacking off in her spare time while decorating her booth, secretly told Kanna about it.

"This weekend …" Kanai thought for a while and said to Huang Se, "But you have to come to the Sunset Shrine this week to learn how to control Reiki."

"Ha, ha, ha, is, is that so …" Huang Se's guilty voice came from the phone.

"I already told you last week." Kanna pursed her lips and spoke in a cold tone. "If you didn't want to come, you could have asked for a leave of absence, or you could have just told me directly. That bracelet alone is more than enough to protect you."

"No, Hyuga, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to skip class," Huang Se hurriedly explained. "I can't leave the school festival this weekend. I wanted to skip my booth and go to the shrine early this weekend, but the school festival is so lively. It would be a pity if you didn't come, so I invited you to come."

"Okay …" Kanai replied in a low voice.

"Hyuga, are you angry?

QAQ I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to skip class … "

"Hyuga?

Why isn't Hyuga saying anything? "

"Wow, Hyuga (PД`Q.), I'm going to go all out.

Then, then I'll go all out and tell Little Red that I'm not going to the school festival, okay?

Don't be angry. "Huang Se immediately decided to risk his life (?)

To ask Akashiji for leave.

"I'm not angry," Huang Se apologized on the phone. Kanai said helplessly, "I'm just … in a bad mood."

Since returning from Ba Yuan, she has been in a state of confusion. As a result, she was inexplicably angry at Huang Se at this moment.

It's not a big deal. It doesn't matter if Huang Se doesn't come, but Kanna Hyuga was angry for a moment and quickly calmed down.

"In a bad mood?" Huang Se was stunned. "What's the matter?

Who bullied Hyuga?

Or is there another case? "

"No, no, no, don't guess.

It's my fault. I'm angry at you. "

Kanai pressed her forehead and explained to Huang Se, "… I'm not going, not because I'm angry, but because there are too many people at the school festival."

"Is, is that so, ah, I forgot …" Huang Se remembered that Kanai couldn't go to occasions like the school festival. "The school festival will be open for two days. I'll skip work early to come to you."

… The child has completely forgotten the horror of Akashiji, the Great Demon King, and vows to Kanai to wait for him at the shrine.

On the weekend, Huang Ase risked her life and waited for the opening ceremony of the school festival to end. She showed her face at the basketball club's booth and welcomed a group of girls. Then, she decisively used the excuse of going to the toilet and ran away without looking back.

He had just sneaked onto the bus with the gift for Kanai when he received a call from Akashiji.

Cold sweat soaked Huang Se's shirt. He shakily picked up the phone and heard Akashiji's cold threat. "Liang Tai, it's not too late for you to go back to school and be a waiter at the booth."

Huang Se: "…"

Huang Se: "Xiao, Xiao Akashiji, my stomach hurts. I might have acute bronchitis. No, it's acute appendicitis. I have to go to the hospital immediately, or my life might be in danger!"

Akashiji was unmoved. "I said, it's not too late for you to come back and work overtime."

"Otherwise, I guarantee in the name of the head of the basketball department that starting Monday, you'll, die, miserably."

Huang Ase: "… (? _?)

He trembled with tears in his eyes and shouted into the phone. "I'm sorry, Xiao Akashiji!

I'm sorry, Teiguang school festival! "Then he slammed the phone down.

Akashiji Seijuro, who was unilaterally hung up on, was speechless.

He smiled and gripped his phone tightly.

Good, very good. You're dead, Ryota Hwang Se.

*

"Hyuga, Hyuga ~ I'll skip the school festival and come over!"

Huang Se ran down the long stairs and through the shrine's torii. He panted as he ran all the way to Hyuga's house. He knocked on the door and shouted into the house as if he was presenting a treasure.

When the door to Hyuga's house opened, Huang Se, who had long forgotten about Akashiji's threat, wanted to pounce on her. "Xiao Hyuga, look, I brought you … Who are you?"

Halfway through, he suddenly realized that the person who opened the door was a short man in a military uniform. Huang Se almost jumped out of his skin.

Kendo, who opened the door, looked at the somewhat dazzling blonde in front of him. When he heard him call her "Xiao Hyuga" intimately, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Although he was unhappy, he expressionlessly nodded at Huang Se. "Excuse me, are you Ryota Hwang Se?

I'm Kanai -sama's Fu Mourning God, Kendo Shiro. Nice to meet you. "

"Kendo Shiro … Why do I feel like I've heard this name before?" Huang Se scratched his head and casually put the matter aside. "Is Xiao Hyuga busy now?

Is Xiao Virgin here?

What about Red Leaf sister? "

"Virgin and Gui Nu Red Leaf are currently out. As for Kanai -sama, she has a guest this morning and she's entertaining him," Kendo answered matter-of-factly.

"A guest?" Huang Se was stunned. "Then today … Should I leave first?

Isn't it inconvenient? "

"Not at all. Kanai -sama instructed me to invite Mr. Huang Se in if he comes." Kendo turned sideways and invited Huang Se into the house. He led him into the guest room, turned around and closed the door of the guest room. He then bowed to Huang Se in the guest room.

"Lady Kanai -sama is still in the warehouse. Mr. Huang Se, please rest here for a while. I'll prepare the tea for you. Please wait for a moment."

Without giving Huang Se any time to react, Kendo closed the door and turned around to prepare the tea and snacks. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

In the guest room, Huang Se, who was tricked into entering by Kendo, only then did he realize that there were two "people" sitting in front of the television.

One of them had long silver hair, golden eyes, and wore a huge, rough, black-red armor. There was a long red horn on the side of his forehead that extended to the side of his face. The other had short, black hair and a short, silver horn in the center of his forehead.

The two "people" sat facing each other expressionlessly. The silent and stagnant atmosphere spread between the two of them.

The moment Huang Se entered, the two of them maintained their stiff faces and turned their heads indifferently to look at the soft and cute blond youth, Huang Se. Their eyes, one golden and one black, were hollow as they attacked Huang Se with an aura that could topple mountains and overturn seas.

Huang Se, "…" His legs turned to jelly.

He felt like a weak, underage rabbit that had been thrown into a tiger's den.

Just as he was about to turn and run, he heard the black-haired man say indifferently, "Just in time. Why don't we invite this young man who looks very sensible to come over and help us judge?"

The silver-haired man snorted coldly and said bluntly, "As I wish."

After that, the two of them said in unison to Huang Se, whose legs had turned to jelly and was about to crawl out.

"Excuse me, blond young man."

"Hey, blondie, come over here for a moment."

Huang Se, "…"

Shivering, Kawase turned her head. Tears welled up in her eyes as she sat down on the floor.

— Little Hyuga!

Save me!

QAQ

A tall man with a long horn on his forehead, wearing a black kimono and a pale face, nodded his head at Kagase with a ferocious look on his face. "I will have to trouble you, little brother. My name is Ghost Lamp.

"Please, please advise me!

I'm Ryota Hwang Se … QAQ "Huang Se, who was about to wet his pants, also greeted Ghost Lantern.

"Heh," Ibaraki sneered. "Don't even think about using your pitiful affinity to get a vote, Ghost Lantern."

As he spoke, he glanced at Huang Se, who was sitting on pins and needles, and smiled, revealing his snow-white teeth. "Kid, I'm The Demon Of Rashomon, Ibaraki Doji."

Huang Se, "…"

It's, it's that Ibaraki Doji, right?!

Sob sob sob, it's this person's right sleeve that's empty. It's that Ibaraki Doji, right?!

Sob sob sob, Little Hyuga is so hateful QAQ

Huang Se forced a smile and carefully moved to the side of the table. He smiled bitterly and said, "… Please advise me."

Ghost Lantern: "Same to you. In comparison, Ibaraki -kun's dirty method of threatening ordinary people with his reputation is indeed more reliable."

"You!"

Ibaraki glared fiercely at Ghost Lantern, then turned to Huang Se and asked, "Hey, Huang Se, right? You say —"

He leaned his head closer to Huang Se, narrowed his eyes, and slowly dragged out his tone, "You say —"

Huang Se: "… Say, say what?" What, what should I do? If these two have different opinions, I can't afford to offend either of them!

Ibaraki continued with a murderous look, "League of Legends and Studio Ghibli, which one is the Japanese's star of faith?"

Huang Se: "… Huh?"

F * ck, f * ck this question!!

Who wants to believe in something like that? Isn't it just a MOBA game and an anime?!

Don't just casually represent the whole of Japan!!

Huang Se had a thousand curses in his heart, but the decisive and fearful Huang Se said weakly, "I … don't quite understand the comparison between the two?"

"Kun Hwang is right," Ghost Lantern nodded solemnly, "A 2D game that only needs six buttons can't be called a work of faith. Studio Ghibli's works, on the other hand, are the epitome and memories of the entire era. Rather than calling it the Japanese's star of faith, it's better to call it humanity's star of Venus."

Huang Se's face fell: … I'm not!

I'm not!

I never said that!

And what the hell is the star of Venus?!

What the hell is the star of faith?!

Why does one have to say that they represent the entire era?!

Even if you're a die-hard fan, there should be a limit!

"Kid, what did you say?"

Ibaraki began to release a murderous look at Huang Se, "It's just an anime made up of some messy pictures and short stories. What X Cat, Thousand X Thousand Seeker? It's just an adaptation of a folk tale. What's the use of a pretty picture frame?

The value of human beings can only be reflected in competition and battle. "

"Games like League of Legends, where you win by stepping on the corpses of your teammates, and you can compete with the world's top players in front of a single screen, are you right, kid?"

Huang Se: … That's not right!!

Are you really playing League of Legends?!

What did you do to your teammates?!!

Ghost Lantern: "So it's here. Once there's a disagreement, you forcefully change the will of others. The Demon Of Rashomon is still the same as ever."

Ibaraki: "What did you say?

What right does an evil spirit like you, who crawled out of hell, have to shout in front of me? "

Ghost Lantern: "I think it should be two thousand years now, right?

Some old antiques are not only physically disabled, but their thinking seems to be stuck in the Pingan Jing era. Isn't that right, Kun Hwang? "

Ibaraki: "Hmph, hell is really depraved these days. Some sanctimonious evil spirits actually only know how to use clever words to mislead others. Kid, am I wrong?"

Huang Se: … Anything is fine, but please don't include me, thank you.

… I just want to live to see little Hyuga again. Is it that hard?

At this moment, Kendo pushed the door open and entered with the tea and snacks he had prepared. "Sorry to disturb you three. It's afternoon tea time now, please have some snacks."

As he spoke, he knelt beside Huang Se and placed the tea and snacks on the table one by one.

Because of his interruption, Ibaraki and Ghost Lantern finally stopped mocking each other. Ghost Lantern turned to thank Kendo, while Ibaraki turned to look out the window. Clearly, he couldn't be bothered with the people in the room.

Yo, this is a good opportunity!

Save save save save save me —

Huang Se, who seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope, desperately sent light waves to Kendo for help. His eyes twitched as he signaled to Kendo to take him away from this hell.

The unmoved Fu Mourning God adjusted his glasses and put away the tray. "It seems that Mr. Huang Se, Mr. Ghost Lantern, and Ibaraki are getting along very well."

Seiji stood up and ignored Kawase who was staring at him in astonishment and disbelief. He slowly said, "Everyone, please enjoy your tea while we slowly discuss this. I'm going to the warehouse to help Kanai-sama out."

After that, he smiled warmly at Huang Se where Ghost Lantern and Ibaraki couldn't see. He smiled as he looked at Huang Se's teary eyes and walked out.

Huang Ase was speechless.