In the living room of the Mizuki Estate, Yukito paid little attention to the new neighbor, Mrs. Yukino Mifuyu, who had just moved in next door.
After all, for Yukito, even though this new neighbor's appearance and figure matched his aesthetic preferences, and she always gave him a vague sense of familiarity—like a heroine from some work he had seen before transmigrating—he certainly had no intention of having too much interaction with Mrs. Yukino Mifuyu for the time being.
Having transmigrated to this world for nearly ten years, Yukito was very clear that the world—or rather, the city—he lived in was not as simple as it appeared on the surface. In this city, there existed more than one heroine, or suspected heroine, from the adult manga and anime works he had seen before transmigrating.
Naturally, Yukito couldn't just go and actively approach every person suspected of being an adult work heroine, trying to find ways to make them intimate with him.
Yukito stopped focusing on the newly moved-in Mrs. Yukino Mifuyu and spent the tenth New Year since his transmigration at home with Aunt Shiranui, Yukikaze, and Akiyama Rinko.
After spending two relatively peaceful days at home, and with Asagi from the Anti-Demon Ninja Organization not having arranged any tasks for them, Yukito, Aunt Shiranui, Akiyama Rinko, and Yukikaze finally set off on their journey to Hakone on the third day of the New Year, January 3rd.
However, the family trip that had been planned hit some unexpected changes when it was actually time to depart.
At this moment, on the train from Tokyo Chiyoda Ward to Hakone in the neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture, Shiranui Mizuki led Yukikaze and Rinko behind Yukito as they just arrived at the train car where their seats were located. Before they even had a chance to sit down, they spotted several familiar figures in the car.
"Why are you all appearing in this train car? It couldn't be that you are heading to Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture to carry out some mission, could it?"
"Senior Yatsu Murasaki, Senior Igawa, and Teacher Uehara!"
Akiyama Rinko, following behind Yukito, noticed Yatsu Murasaki, Uehara Rin, and Igawa Sakura sitting in the row in front of her the moment she entered the car. Her expression changed slightly, and she said through gritted teeth.
She really hadn't expected to encounter Yatsu Murasaki and the others on the train to Hakone, Kanagawa. She had finally made up her mind to take advantage of this trip to the hot spring inn, behind everyone else's backs, to devour Yukito and complete the process of making things official!
For this, Akiyama Rinko had even specifically brought the winning lingerie she had secretly bought at a nearby store yesterday, just thinking about capturing Yukito-kun once they arrived at the hot spring inn.
But now, the appearance of these three—Yatsu Murasaki, Igawa Sakura, and Uehara Rin—caused a trace of vigilance to arise deep within Rinko's heart, fearing that her original plan would be hindered, making it impossible to put into action.
"Rinko-san doesn't seem very welcoming to us. We can consider coming here as executing a mission."
"My sister just received news that the news of Ingrid being captured and the Demon World Hotel in the Underground Black Market in Chiba being destroyed should have already been known by Edwin Black."
"He is a very dangerous guy. Because we are worried about Yukito-kun encountering danger, my sister asked us to stay by Yukito-kun's side for protection for the time being."
Hearing Igawa Sakura say this, Akiyama Rinko, who had walked to her seat and sat down, couldn't help but curl her lip. She wanted to retort that they were fully capable of handling any sudden situation on their own and that they should be able to deal with that so-called Edwin Black as well.
However, after observing Aunt Shiranui's expression beside her, she ultimately did not say those words out loud.
"Senior Shiranui should also know the danger of Edwin Black; Lady Asagi's arrangement is definitely not superfluous."
After waiting for Igawa Sakura to explain clearly to Yukito and the others what Igawa Asagi had instructed before coming here, Yatsu Murasaki then turned her gaze to Shiranui Mizuki and added another sentence.
As for Uehara Rin, who had come with Yatsu Murasaki and Igawa Sakura, her eyes were currently fixed straight on Yukito, with no intention of saying anything at all.
Although Shiranui Mizuki had initially only regarded this trip to Hakone as a normal family trip, and incidentally harbored a sliver of hope to create opportunities for her own foolish daughter to make her relationship with Yukito-chan more intimate—ideally even leading to some substantive changes—
But now, with the arrival of Yatsu Murasaki, Igawa Sakura, and Uehara Rin, it was probably impossible for her to create opportunities for her daughter, Yukikaze, even if she wanted to.
It could even be said that in this situation, it would be very difficult for Yukikaze to have any ambiguous encounters with Yukito at the hot spring inn.
"Since Asagi specifically arranged for you to stay by Yukito-chan's side to protect him, then I will trouble you to take care of Yukito-chan!"
"I really didn't expect that just after Yukito-chan joined the Anti-Demon Ninja Organization, he would be so popular and highly valued; to think he could have so many people coming to protect him!"
Shiranui Mizuki looked at Yatsu Murasaki and Igawa Sakura sitting in the front row, her mouth slightly curling up to reveal a somewhat forced smile. She turned her head, rolled her eyes at Yukito beside her, and lowered her voice to speak softly.
Although Aunt Shiranui had not witnessed the foursome excursion of Yukito, Igawa Sakura, Yatsu Murasaki, and Koukawa Oboro in the dormitory room like Akiyama Rinko had, through a series of observations of subtle changes in their eyes and expressions, it was not difficult for her to see the feelings that Yatsu Murasaki, Igawa Sakura, and the others in the train car had for Yukito...
Originally, having inadvertently discovered Akiyama Rinko's little crush on Yukito-chan, Shiranui Mizuki had not taken it too much to heart.
After all, it was completely expected for Yukito to attract the attention of girls and be popular with the opposite sex, given his handsome appearance.
Akiyama Rinko was, after all, someone she had watched grow up since she was a child. Shiranui had originally not intended to interfere in the affairs between Rinko, Yukikaze, and Yukito, planning to let the three of them handle it themselves.
But now there were a few more people coveting Yukito, and Shiranui even suspected that Yatsu Murasaki and Igawa Sakura had already succeeded and had those intimate, deep-seated encounters with Yukito.
Shiranui Mizuki always felt that her daughter, Yukikaze, seemed to be getting closer and closer to the fate of a loser!
As time passed, more and more passengers boarded the train, and quite a few passengers also walked into the car where Yukito and the others were located.
This made Yukito, Shiranui, and Yatsu Murasaki and the others in the car become quiet, while at the same time, they secretly began to use their against-demon factor to communicate quietly.
"Rinko-san seems to have quite an opinion about our sudden appearance and the fact that we are going to the hot spring inn in Hakone with you. Do you think that the appearance of myself, Murasaki, and Ms. Uehara will disturb you and Yukito-kun?"
As the train started, Akiyama Rinko, sitting by the window, let her gaze fall on the scenery outside that was constantly changing and flashing past her eyes, trying to let her mood calm down from being irritable.
And just at this moment, Akiyama Rinko suddenly heard a familiar voice ringing in her ear!
That familiar voice made Akiyama Rinko instantly sit up straight, looking at the seat in front of her with slightly furrowed brows.
She seemed to have just heard Igawa Sakura speaking in her ear, seemingly using some means to channel magic to send her a voice message directly.
"Don't worry, Rinko-san. This time when we go to the hot spring inn in Hakone, neither Murasaki nor I will fight with you for Yukito-kun. At the very least, we will let you have the chance to be alone with Yukito-kun. After all, we can't let the winning lingerie you picked out with such difficulty go to waste!"
Igawa Sakura, sitting in the row in front of Akiyama Rinko, although she appeared on the surface as if she hadn't said anything, still kept a bright smile on her face.
But only Akiyama Rinko, sitting behind Igawa Sakura, knew that Igawa Sakura actually knew about her secretly buying lingerie yesterday, and had even secretly told her just now!
"Hmm?"
Although he couldn't hear the conversation between Akiyama Rinko and Igawa Sakura, Yukito vaguely sensed something was wrong from Rinko, who had suddenly turned bright red.
Even if Rinko were shy, she shouldn't have blushed for no reason!
"Yukito-kun, it seems we are going to stay at the hot spring inn in Hakone this time, right? I departed in a bit of a rush this time and haven't had time to bring any change of clothes. Could you accompany me to go shopping at a store after we arrive in Hakone later?"
Just when Yukito was wondering why Akiyama Rinko had suddenly become so flushed, Uehara Rin, who was sitting on the other side of the aisle, suddenly turned her head to look at Yukito, speaking very naturally with a faint smile on her lips.
Because there were still quite a few ordinary passengers around, in this situation, if one didn't have the kind of voice-transmission methods, one certainly couldn't talk about mysterious, extraordinary existences like Anti-Demon Ninjas or demons that ordinary people couldn't possibly encounter.
"Uehara..."
Yukito, suddenly addressed by Uehara Rin, first looked at the changes in the expressions of Aunt Shiranui, Yukikaze, and Rinko sitting beside him. He opened his mouth, deliberating and just about to answer, but just as he had called out the two words 'Uehara', he was interrupted by Uehara Rin.
"Yukito-kun, you don't need to be so formal; just call me by my name."
"If Rin-nee needs to go to a supermarket or store to shop for clothes later, why don't we all go together?"
Yukito could not just casually agree to Uehara Rin's invitation at a time like this; he did not want to be dragged into a tragic Shura field by accident!
He suddenly felt that this trip to the hot spring inn did not seem so wonderful after all!
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