"Miss Tsubaki, I went back and brought you a gift this time, see if you like it or not."

Xia Ruo took out the perfume gift box and lipstick gift box he prepared, the packaging of the gift was very exquisite, and Xia Ruo put the gift in front of Tsubaki.

"Gifts, I don't really care about this kind of thing."

Tsubaki said this, but still took the gift box and looked at the box with curiosity, as if guessing what was inside.

Xia Ruo was a little speechless, is this duplicity?

Obviously, he seems to care a lot, but he doesn't seem to care, but fortunately he brought a gift.

Xia Ruo stepped forward to open the gift box for Tsubaki, then took out the lipstick and perfume, and introduced it to Tsubaki.

After Tsubaki heard the effect of the items Xia Ruo said, her eyes lit up, although she really wanted to try the effect of lipstick, but she was a little embarrassed to use lipstick in front of Xia Ruo, and she would have the opportunity to use it again in the future.

So she just sprayed perfume and tried it, and sure enough, there was a faint fragrance lingering on her body, Tsubaki liked this gift very much, but her mouth was still the kind of look that she didn't care.

"It's okay, I have rouge too, but thank you anyway."

Although she didn't seem to care about these gifts, for Tsubaki, being able to say thank you was a huge change, at least according to her previous personality, she almost never said the word 'thank you' to others.

"It's good if you like it, Miss Tsubaki herself is a very beautiful girl, very temperamental, and it works very well with anything," Xia Ruo also felt the change in Tsubaki and said with a smile.

"Hmm."

Although Tsubaki's performance has always been very bland, she still can't resist Xia Ruo's straightforward praise, so she can only hum softly, and her eyes drift elsewhere.

has been praised by Xia Ruo, even Tsubaki is a little embarrassed.

Tsubaki suddenly thought that Xia Ruo was actually a very good person, bringing gifts to himself, and being able to praise himself gently, but he had never praised Xia Ruo for a word, and he had always been very indifferent to him.

Why don't you praise him too?

Tsubaki suddenly thought of this kind of problem.,Tsubaki would never think about this kind of thing before.,But lately, she doesn't know why.,It's become a little girl.。

But Tsubaki doesn't praise others, and he doesn't praise either.

"By the way, has Tsubaki-san eaten? I brought some snacks from my sister," Xia Ruo took out two packs of snacks from the space and gave them to Tsubaki.

It's just that kind of ordinary bear biscuit, and there is no other idea, it is just Xia Ruo who takes it in his hand and eats it as a snack when he is idle and bored.

"Hmm."

Tsubaki took it, opened it and ate two bites, but after Tsubaki ate it, she felt dry, she looked at Xia Ruo, and suddenly, Tsubaki thought of a good idea.

"The snacks you mentioned are not as delicious as the food you make, and I prefer to eat the food you make."

"Really?"

When Xia Ruo heard this, he turned his head to look at Tsubaki, who was actually praising his food for being delicious, "You mean, the food I make is delicious?" ”

"Hmm," Tsubaki nodded earnestly, though there wasn't much expression on his face, "your food is delicious, it's the best I've ever tasted." ”

Hearing this, Xia Ruo was really happy, and no one usually praised his cooking level, Xia Ruo ate his own cooking, and he couldn't eat anything, he just felt average.

Today is the first time it has been praised like this.

In the past, Tsubaki was just stuffy to eat, and he said 'delicious' to the sky, why has there been such a big change today.

Is it because you feel better when you receive a gift?

However, Xia Ruo was a little too proud, and asked one more question, which was actually a casual question.

"Which of the best dishes I've ever cooked?"

"Huh?"

Tsubaki lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then thought of something.

"The first time you made the noodles was the best."

Face?

The first time I made it, instant noodles......

What I make is not as good as instant noodles.

Click.

The smile on Xia Ruo's face froze, and then gradually disappeared.

"Meow ha!!"

Tom, who was eavesdropping on the side, couldn't help but let out a human-like laugh next to him, and kept rolling on the ground and pounding the ground, as if he was amused.

"Peng!"

Before he could finish laughing, Tom was hit in the head by a can of cat can thrown by Xia Ruo.

Tsubaki looked at Tom strangely, she didn't understand why the cat was laughing, and she also noticed Xia Ruo's depression, a little inexplicable, she praised him, how did he become more depressed, is she really so bad at praising people?

At night.

Xia Ruo made another pot of instant noodles for Tsubaki, adding eggs and sausages, judging from Tsubaki's expression, she really likes to eat this.

Xia Ruo didn't understand whether it was unpalatable to make herself, or if Tsubaki liked the taste of instant noodles.

After eating and drinking.

The next morning, it was time to set off again.

"That's right," Tsubaki suddenly remembered something, and turned his head to look at Xia Ruo, "Someone came to me before, asking me to get rid of the demon, just nearby, and the person who came told me that people in the nearby villages often disappear mysteriously, and there is a high probability that they were captured by the monster,"

"Well, and then what?"

"There could be danger, do you want to go with me?" Tsubaki asked, staring at Xia Ruo's face.

"Of course together, if you go alone, I'll worry about you."

"Hmm."

Xia Ruo's answer was the same as Tsubaki's guess.

……

Not long after Xia Ruo and Tsubaki left, a black-haired witch came to the town with a little girl.

When the little girl walked into the town, she had a hint of worry on her face, as if she was afraid of something.

"Sister Kikyo, I heard that someone has seen Tsubaki Shrine Maiden here."

"Kaede, we're just passing by here for a while to ask for news, don't worry about the rest," said the black-haired shrine maiden next to the little girl.

The black-haired witch looks very beautiful, with dark eyes, melon seed face, a black and bright soft Ji hairstyle, tied with a plain white hairband, delicate and beautiful facial features, a faint touch of cherry lips, and a firm and melancholy expression.

Dressed in a traditional shrine maiden costume with white on the top and red on the bottom, she carries a simple bow and arrow behind her back.

She is Kikyo, the most powerful shrine maiden of this era, and the little girl next to her is her sister, Kaede.

"Sister Kikyo, but I'm still a little worried, Tsubaki Witch feels very dangerous to me, and I feel that something bad will happen when I meet her," Kaede's voice was a little timid.

"Don't be afraid, that woman can't hurt me," Kikyo's expression was as firm and confident as ever, with her strength, she had this confidence.

"And Tsubaki's purpose here should also be to eliminate demons, and she and I should be able to cooperate."

Kikyo also came here because I heard that there are monsters here, and there are often people missing in several villages around here, and the villagers are very panicked, and the number of missing people is quite large, more than hundreds.

To be able to cause such a large-scale disappearance of villagers, in addition to the possibility of a large youkai lair, there is also a possibility that a very dangerous youkai is doing evil.

Whatever it is, she's going to take a shot.

After entering the village, Kikyo asked around.

Tsubaki's clothing and identity are still very conspicuous, and Kikyo soon learned that Tsubaki had removed the demon with a young man, and the relationship between the two seemed to be very close, hearing the news, even Kikyo couldn't calm down, just a person like Tsubaki, would actually take a man.

"With a man? Intimacy? ”

The bellflower, which had always been calm, suddenly became a little messy.