Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"I'm so happy, Xiao Ba invited me on a picnic."

"It's nothing... a picnic is nothing, I can go with you whenever I have time in the future."

Hachiman said apologetically.

He wasn't blind; he saw everything Prajna did for him.

He wanted to repay the kindness, but didn't know how.

Hannya noticed this and always said, "We are friends." Every time Hikigaya heard this, he would simply shut up and express his desire to repay her.

"Prajna doesn't need repayment; what he needs are friends..."

Hikigaya secretly said.

When the two arrived in the suburbs, Hachiman happened to encounter a pheasant, so he didn't hold back.

Plucking feathers, cleaning internal organs... using simple tools to roast the pheasant.

When going on a picnic, you naturally need to eat something, and since we didn't bring anything, we had to catch our own.

Not eating anything is definitely not an option.

Furthermore, Hikigaya did not allow Hannya to take action—Hannya was injured during the battle, having been hastily wounded while protecting him from an attack by a sea monster general wielding a fishbone weapon.

Originally, Hikigaya hoped that Hannya would return to his residence to heal his injuries, since the head of the family allowed Hannya to come and go as his shikigami at will, but Hannya rarely went in... and this injury was no exception.

Not understanding what was going on, Hikigaya kept it in mind and invited Hannya to walk in the suburbs this time as well.

"It smells good."

"I also carry some salt and pepper with me, which makes it even more fragrant when sprinkled on."

"Amazing!"

Hannya's eyes were shining, and Hikigaya seemed to see sparkling diamonds embedded in them, almost mesmerized by them.

When a girl looks at a boy with admiration and respect, her eyes really do have a powerful suction force, like a black hole.

Hikigaya's heart was pounding.

I thought to myself, "If Hannya weren't a boy, I would definitely confess my feelings immediately and get rejected. Hmm, would I really be rejected?"

Hikigaya quickly cleared his head of strange thoughts.

When the roast chicken was ready and they were about to share it, Hachiman noticed that Hannya's hand was moving unnaturally, so he immediately fed him something.

Almost forgot!

At that moment, Prajna used his right hand to firmly grasp the seemingly unsharp but actually incredibly lethal fish bone.

That sea monster general with the fish bone was truly formidable. Even after the great battle ended, he led some sea monsters and fought a back-and-forth battle with a group of Onmyoji... He suffered no damage until the battle was completely over. He was a truly terrifying monster.

"I'm sorry to trouble you so much, Xiao Ba..."

Prajna looked ashamed.

Hachiman hurriedly shook his head: "Don't think like that. You got hurt because of me. If you still blame yourself, then I should blame myself even more—come on, open your mouth."

"Well……"

With her mouth agape, Hannya ate the pieces of chicken that Hikigaya had torn into small pieces, feeling a warm glow in her heart.

Prajna wished that time could stand still at this moment forever.

Unfortunately, as time went by, the two parted ways.

"Aren't you coming back with me? If you don't feel comfortable there, they also have guest rooms open to the public..."

"No, I'm more comfortable here in the wild."

"Then I won't force you... If you need anything, just contact me."

"That's exactly what I wanted to say."

Prajna smiled at Hikigaya, who was still worried and giving him instructions.

Hachiman's lips twitched, unable to find the words, wanting to say, "Don't always act like you're so dedicated, it's easy to be fooled."

Oh no, I've remembered my embarrassing past again.

Hikigaya is often tricked into doing cleaning duty by the phrase "Let's be friends," so he doesn't really feel anything about it.

Oh dear, so he really did have friends back then? —No, how could that be?

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Hearing the sweet and gentle farewell, Hachiman nodded with a twitch of his eyelids, smiled briefly, and then turned away.

He didn't even know if staying any longer would mean he'd end up with Prajna.

Prajna was injured and all alone; she looked pitiful no matter how you looked at her.

Thinking of all this, Hachiman finally turned around involuntarily, wanting to speak again, only to find that Hannya was no longer there...

"..." Hachiman remained silent, then turned around and returned to his residence with complicated thoughts.

Day 345 of crossing

It's drizzling today.

Sakayanagi Arisu, who thought the day would pass quietly, realized that her guess was wrong.

This time, Horikita Suzune came to find her.

"Is he trying to play with me?"

"Yes, let's all go to the North Room together. Kyosuke-sama said anyone who's bored can join us."

"Lord Kyosuke is going too?"

"No, we're not going. Lord Kyosuke and Lady Kagura left early this morning, so it's just us—" Horikita Suzune paused halfway through her sentence.

She was thinking that the people who went to the north room together all seemed to be...

"Let's get to know each other, shall we?" Sakayanagi Arisu said with a smile.

Horikita Suzune tilted her head slightly: "I don't know."

She never cared about these things.

Since I've already established a relationship with Kyosuke Kousaka, I might as well take my time to build it up.

I am very supportive of other friends joining us.

It's just that the world isn't very friendly to women.

"I feel motivated!"

Sakayanagi Arisu clenched her fists, displaying a fighting spirit.

Horikita Suzune couldn't help but stare at Sakayanagi Arisu's front, slightly surprised, "It seems like this period of time..."

Sakayanagi Arisu, with her keen senses, immediately rolled her eyes.

"Rin is very indecent."

"...I just didn't expect you to have started developing."

“...It’s always been there, just not very noticeable.” Sakayanagi Arisu sighed, feeling exhausted.

She didn't understand why everyone was so obsessed with bust size.

Her clothes are pixelated, like Suzune Horikita.

They were all clearly capable of crushing her, yet they were so surprised by her condition. Don't you think there's something wrong with that?

This is really giving me a headache.

"--Yo~ I'm here too... Huh? Arisu, you've grown quite a bit."

"..."

Sakayanagi Arisu silently watched Kiryuin Kaede greet her familiarly, and began to wonder if she should wear more clothes in the future.

But it seems really bad if I accidentally break it... What a hassle.

On the outskirts, Chaiyue God Shrine.

Kyosuke Kosaka is also facing the troubles that Oitsuki has been causing him for many days.

The problem is related to storage.

There's almost not enough space left.

So, Kyosuke Kosaka collected the porcelain vases into the space, while marveling at how beautiful the world was.

The Moon Chaser beside him was looking at his book, pretending not to know anything.

Kagura was taking care of the child of a woman named Hoshino Ai outside, which gave Kousaka Kyosuke a great opportunity.

Speaking of which, the name "Hoshino Ai" really has the characteristics of a yandere. What's with "wanting to love" and "wanting to receive love"?

No wonder she's so familiar with Qing Ji, they're totally the same type of person... Oh well, never mind.

"The weather's not cold these past few days, and everyone else has moved out, so you finally have some free time."