Kanai brought Kendo back from the shrine's warehouse. When she saw the three people in the reception room, she couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy for Huang Se.

Fortunately, demons and ghosts with personalities like Ibaraki and Ghost Lantern disdained to make things difficult for a weak human like Huang Se. In the following time, the two of them ignored Huang Se in unison and launched into an inexplicable debate.

Even so, Huang Se was almost scared to death by the overwhelming murderous aura and the mace that Ghost Lantern suddenly pulled out from behind him.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your debate." The little girl, who was still calm despite being surrounded by the murderous aura of the two, signaled Kendo to place the things he found in the warehouse in front of Ghost Lantern, interrupting the debate between the two. She took the time to give Huang Se a look that said, "Run!" The young man, who felt as if he had been pardoned, ran out of the door with all his might. Kendo, who had received the order in advance, took him to the backyard to rest.

Although he didn't like Ghost Lantern, Ibaraki, who unexpectedly defended his master's dignity in front of outsiders, spat on him and didn't pester him anymore.

Ghost Lantern came this time for a sealing jar unique to the Ink Village and the Yukimura family.

Kanai searched the shrine's warehouse for a long time before she found it in a box in the corner.

It was a palm-sized black jar made of special materials. The inside was covered with talismans, and the outside was sealed with a transparent cellophane material. It was a prop that Shiyin had left in Hyuga's house a long time ago to seal a special demon.

This kind of jar-shaped Sealed Artifact was specially used to seal a certain kind of demon from hell known as Shuhou. This kind of demon would turn into a puff of smoke when faced with danger. Some would even turn themselves transparent, making many barrier masters and ghosts find it difficult to capture them.

The Shufu themselves were not dangerous. They were born in the Sea of Hellfire and were the product of lava gas. Since they were gaseous most of the time, it was easy for them to move to other places because of the wind or the movement of passersby. They would also accidentally drift to the modern world due to earthquakes in hell or other reasons.

If these demons drifted to the modern world, they would be easily sucked into the stomachs of ignorant unlucky humans. As long as these Shufu ingested a little bit of it, the host's body would heat up as if they were in a sea of lava. If the Shiyin's special jar wasn't used to suck the Shufu out, the host would be in a constant state of fever...

A long time ago, because of the earthquake in hell, all the Shufu ran to the modern world, causing almost half of the people in Japan in the modern world to have a fever. The hospital had no choice but to determine that it was an unknown influenza that was constantly spreading, causing people to panic.

Fortunately, the Shiyin made such a sealed jar in time, and all the wardens in the Lava District were mobilized together to take back all the Shufu in the modern world.

Kanai sat down and took a sip of the hot tea Kendo handed to her as she asked the Ghost Lantern curiously, "… After that, all the Shufu should have been locked up by a special boundary, right?"

"In theory, yes," the Ghost Lantern took a sip of the hot tea, "The Lava District also cleaned up all these sealed jars at the end of the year, but recently, a demon appeared in hell and was causing trouble everywhere. When I was about to twist off that guy's head, I received news that the boundary used to control the Shufu in the Lava District was destroyed, and all the Shufu ran to the modern world."

"Is that so …" Knowing that the situation was urgent, Kanai prepared to get up, "Then I will also help Ghost Lantern -sama to capture all the Shufu."

"Please don't worry, I have no intention of capturing the Shufu myself," the Ghost Lantern sat upright and nodded to Kanai, "Thank you Hyuga for your kindness, but you don't have to worry about this at all."

"Eh?

Then, then this is —? "

"Slacking off because there is a convenient boundary to guard, forgetting the responsibility and danger of being a warden because of a comfortable life, making such a big mistake should be the responsibility of those derelict wardens to bring the Shufu back," the Ghost Lantern's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his whole body suddenly emitted an intimidating aura and a faint ghost fire, "In hell, you have to always be vigilant and guilty of committing suicide if you make a mistake!"

Kanai, "…"

Suddenly, she did not want to know what would happen to those wardens in the Lava World …

"All in all, I am very grateful for Hyuga's help today. Please send my regards to Mokura-kun and Miss Yukimura."

Ghost Lantern finished the last sip of tea and got up to leave, "It's almost time to take the sealed jars back to hell, please forgive my rudeness."

"Ghost Lantern -sama is too polite," Kanai waved her hand, "About the demon that caused trouble …"

"Please don't worry," the Ghost Lantern stroked the huge mace expressionlessly, "The thought of seeing my beloved weapon bleed when I return to hell is also a unique kind of fun."

Kanai's face was full of black lines, "… I see, as long as you are happy, as long as you are happy =

= "

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"I told you, that guy is not a good person," after sending off the Ghost Lantern, Ibaraki snorted coldly.

"Ghost Lantern -sama … should be a pure control freak and workaholic, just addicted to work and overly strict."

Kanai had to appease her angry natal shikigami, "The current hell is completely different from the previous hell. As an assistant, Ghost Lantern -sama has managed hell very well."

"He looks like a classicist," Ibaraki thought Ghost Lantern's words were ridiculous, "he's just an evil spirit who uses strict laws to cover up his atrocities and sadism."

Kanai, "… I really can't refute that."

"It's just a requirement of hell," Kanai didn't say much when it came to certain things related to power and responsibility, "Ghost Lantern -sama is a very kind and polite young man who likes small animals. Don't be prejudiced against him."

Ibaraki, "… Yeah, the Archon of Hell who likes Ghibli cartoons, haha."

Kanna felt rather embarrassed to talk behind Ibaraki's back right after she sent him off. She casually told Ibaraki to go back to playing games on the internet, while Kanna picked up some snacks and headed to the backyard.

As the weather slowly warmed up, it was easy to feel drowsy in the afternoon.

Today, Huang Se, who went to school early to prepare for the school festival, skipped work and took a long car ride to the Sunset Shrine, and was scared half to death by Ghost Lantern and Ibaraki, fell asleep leaning against the pillar in the corridor.

He was hugging a simple cardboard box in his arms and curled up in a half-sitting position.

Kendo silently guarded the entrance to the backyard. When he saw Kanai, he couldn't help but look at Kanai with his clear purple eyes.

Kanai was both angry and amused. She gently tapped Kendo's forehead with her hand.

Today, Ghost Lantern came to borrow the sealing jar. After Kanai agreed, she went to the warehouse to look for it. She was afraid that Huang Se would accidentally bump into Ghost Lantern, so she told Kendo early on that when Huang Se came, he would be placed in the backyard or in her bedroom. Who knew that Fu Mourning God slyly took Huang Se directly to the reception room and became the fish in the pond.

"… If this happens again, I'll really be angry."

After whispering to Kendo, Kanai knelt next to Huang Se and gently cast a purification spell on the blonde boy.

"… Ibaraki didn't beat this kid.

Kendo had to suppress the urge to throw Huang Se out and obediently guarded behind Kanai.

Ghost Lantern, as the Archon of Hell, had the death aura of hell on him from time to time.

This kind of aura wasn't very friendly to people in the modern world. Although it wouldn't cause any problems, it would still cause diseases or some minor disasters. A witch like Kanai had the ability to resist it, but a witch like Huang Se, who could see but didn't know how to use spiritual power, would be a bit worse.

She quietly cast a Purification Technique on Huang Ase. Only when she saw the traces of black death energy completely disappear from Huang Ase's body did she breathe a sigh of relief.

It was just a slight movement, but Huang Se's eyelids moved slightly. Wrapped in an unusually refreshing and gentle aura, Huang Se slowly opened his eyes.

The golden-haired boy lazily opened his eyes. He didn't know that it was because of Kanna's [Cleansing] technique that he felt so refreshed after waking up. His golden eyes were gentle yet sleepy as he looked at Kanna. After he recognized that she was a reliable girl, he smiled.

"… Little Hyuga, are you done?"

Kanai froze for a moment and couldn't help but smile. "Yes, I'm done."

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It's nothing, it's just … that was too scary." Huang Se woke up and yawned. "That's great, I finally got to take a nap."

Kanna placed a tray filled with desserts next to Kawase and sat down in the hallway as well. "Well … it's best that you don't know what Honigem-sama said." … "For the sake of your own health."

"Well, okay."

Huang Ase, on the other hand, trusted Kanna just as she always did. Since she said so, she didn't pursue the matter any further.

"By the way, Little Hyuga." He rubbed his eyes and handed the box that he had been holding to Kanai with both hands. "This is for you.

It's an apology gift. "

Kanai froze for a moment and then shook her head. "There's nothing to apologize for. I should be the one apologizing."

"It's nothing. Open it and take a look." Huang Se's eyes were sparkling.

"Okay …" Kanai could only do as Huang Se said and carefully opened the box. After seeing what was in the box, her eyes widened slightly. "… It's so beautiful."

There was a beautiful glass wind chime in the box. The transparent glass cover was faintly dotted with small green flowers. The flower stem under the rope was also painted with magnolia and clouds. It shone with a fine silver light under the sun.

Kanna picked up the wind chime, causing it to lightly ring against the glass walls in the gentle breeze. It gave off a crisp and pleasant sound. It seemed like there were birds chirping along with the wind chime at the end of the quiet hallway.

"It's so beautiful."

It seemed that the shrine in May needed a wind chime like this to be complete.

"If you like it, that's great. How about hanging it in the corridor?"

Seeing that Kanai didn't object, Huang Se stood up and took the wind chime from Kanai's hand. Relying on his height, he quickly tied the glass wind chime to the door beam above the corridor.

Soon, the bells began to ring in the wind.

The sound of the bell was very soft. It was as crisp and delicate as the birds' chirping. Kanai looked up and looked at the sparkling glass wind chime above her head in the breeze.

… and Huang Se's smile looked especially bright under the sun.

"Do you like it?"

Huang Se looked at the girl in a fawning manner. "The booth I'm in charge of is a three-point shooting competition. As long as you can score fifteen three-pointers in the allotted time, you can take away the wind chime as the prize. Previously, our department head went to the factory to buy a lot of wind chimes in bulk …

"But this wind chime isn't a prize."

Huang Se proudly pointed at himself. "I pestered the master in Liulichang to teach me how to make this myself."

He lowered his head and tilted his head as if nothing had happened. He asked Kanai.

"… Are you a little happier now?"

Kendo, who was at the side, broke the handle of the teacup with a crack. His purple eyes glanced at Huang Se faintly.

Kanai quietly looked at the silly Huang Se and his fingers that were vaguely covered in band-aids. Her nose twitched, and a smile appeared in her eyes.

After a long while, she said to Huang Se in a hoarse voice, "I …"

"Liang Tai, pick up the phone!

Liang Tai, pick up the phone!

Liang Tai, pick up the phone!

If you don't pick up the phone, the demon king will kill you!!! "

In the blink of an eye, Huang Se's unique ringtone suddenly sounded. The gentle and quiet atmosphere in the room suddenly disappeared. The smile on Huang Se's face suddenly stiffened. He hurriedly searched for his phone in his bag.

This ringtone was specially saved for the demon king, Little Akashiji. Ahhhhh!!!

"Little, Little Akashiji —"

"Liang Tai," Akashiji said coldly on the other end of the phone, "Are you at the Sunset Shrine now?"

"I-I-I can explain!!

I can explain! "

"In that case, you really are there."

Akashiji completely ignored Huang Se's groans and said directly, "Put aside your terrible behavior of skipping work. Now, give the phone to the witch from the Sunset Shrine."