(Thanks to Miku for the tip.) ）

Far from the city centre, a bleak street that is rarely visited even during the day, it is dotted with nondescript residential houses, many of which are abandoned, and the gloomy atmosphere makes it a well-known haunted street in the neighborhood.

It was on one of these streets that a young girl walked by, carrying a shopping bag in her hand, like a good child who would help the family buy groceries after school.

But the good boy doesn't walk in this place where only the occasional delinquent teenager comes, and she hasn't been to school for a while.

The girl's face was full of tension, and the street was putting a lot of pressure on her.

Not only because of the danger that appears from time to time, but also because she knows that this place is truly haunted.

With almost running steps, she walked briskly forward.

It was getting late, and it would be very dangerous at night, though it wouldn't really threaten her.

Around the corner, the house she was staying in was not far away. Suddenly, something that looked like a spider and a jellyfish sprang out of the sewer next to it.

Inferior evil spirits still pose a danger to ordinary people who have no strength.

The girl screamed, covering her head with her hands, and as an ordinary girl, she could only do this.

But a flash of sword flashed, and the evil spirit was cut in half.

The girl turned around, and it was a tall man dressed as a samurai, and the other party did not speak, but just withdrew his sword and stood silently behind her.

A high-level evil spirit who already has initial wisdom, the other party has been protecting her like this these days, so she has become a little used to it.

"Thank you."

Carefully thanked him, but of course the other party did not respond.

The girl quickened her pace and finally returned to her lodgings, which made her breathe a sigh of relief, although there was no difference between inside and outside.

"I'm back."

The girl's voice disappeared into the house, and no one responded, and the original owner of the house had long since moved out.

"Haven't you come back yet?"

But the girl isn't the only one living here now, it's just that her live-in partner hasn't been back for almost a day.

"What the hell is going on?"

When she came to the kitchen to clean up the ingredients, she couldn't help but think, but she couldn't do anything without strength.

It was getting darker and darker, the sun was beginning to set in the west, and there was a sudden sound in the house as the golden afterglow of dusk shone into the room.

The girl immediately ran in the direction of the sound.

"Kagura! You ......"

Sure enough, she saw the other person in the room, and then her voice was frozen.

Hatred, resentment, anger, all kinds of negative emotions aroused fear in her heart, and her heart seemed to be torn apart, and she couldn't control her body and sat down.

"Huh?"

There was a faint sound in the cold, and then the feeling of oppression became a little less.

"Kagura?"

The girl looked at Kagura in some surprise. Kagura, who appeared in front of her now, was kneeling on the ground, seemingly in great pain. And the other party's body has an ethereal and transparent sense of unreality, and her spirit beast Bai Rong has been suspended behind her and has not been withdrawn.

Holding back the fear in her heart, she approached step by step.

"Yellow Springs?"

“……”

She knew the name, and Kagura had mentioned it to her more than once. Isayama Yellow Spring, who has the same appearance as her, Isoyama Spring, is the most important person in Kagura.

"It's so good to see you again, I miss you so much......"

"Kagura!"

Izumi stretched out his hand, but when he touched Kagura's hand, there was a strange feeling, as if the other party would disappear at any moment.

"It's Koizumi."

At this time, Kagura's somewhat confused eyes finally regained their clarity, and Shirai, who was dancing behind her back, became honest.

"How are you?"

"I'm fine."

Kagura's words stopped Izumi from asking more.

"Yes. So, would you like something to eat? I prepared oden ......"

"No, I don't."

"Uh......"

Izumi fell silent, not knowing what to say, she understood that she and the other party were not people of the same world at all, and now being together like this was simply the wrong string.

"I don't need to eat anymore."

"What do you mean?"

"That means I've become the same thing as the ones who attacked you."

"Same thing......"

Izumi knew what she was referring to, and when she ran out of the house at night because of a quarrel with her family, she was attacked by an evil spirit, and Kagura saved her, and she followed Kagura after that.

"Well, Kagura is still Kagura, right?"

The minimum Izumi wants to refute.

"Hmph, who knows."

Kagura stood up, and at this point she seemed to be completely free from the influence she had just had.

"Hmm...... How's things going? It seems that there is a serious commotion, and it is felt here. ”

Izumi asked in order to change the subject.

"The main purpose has been accomplished. No wonder that guy has that attitude, this time he is cocooning himself. ”

"Huh?"

"I met some acquaintances......"

Kagura talked about what he had encountered, and Izumi listened quietly on the side, although Kagura was usually cold, but occasionally said a lot like this, and Izumi felt that maybe this was Kagura's original character, but she had been suppressing herself normally, and it was her who she was to say anger, pain, and happiness like now.

There are a lot of things that Izumi doesn't understand about Kagura, but of course she still knows that what the other party is doing is not a good thing, and it can even be said that it is a dangerous thing to bring disaster to the world. But maybe it's the rebellious period.,Compared to things like storytelling like destroying the world.,Izumi was attracted to Kagura the person.。 Wanting to be by her side, wanting to see everything she does, it's like looking at an idol and can't do anything by yourself, so you project your feelings on each other's bodies. I want to see the possibility of myself in the other person, although I know that this is just an escape.

Izumi Isoyama is a coward who has been running away from home to Kagura, so if the other party can need her a little, it will be enough for her.

But now that has been shaken.

"Has Kagura seen Yellow Spring?"

Izumi hides the wavering of his heart.

"Hmm."

Kagura smiled, a smile that made Isayama a little annoying.

"I knew Huang Quan would definitely come to see me, but it doesn't look like Huang Quan is fully resurrected. It doesn't matter, anyway, I also plan to resurrect Huangquan after resurrecting the nine-tailed fox. It won't be long before I can change the world. Huangquan, you just wait. ”

“……”

Kagura didn't notice what Izumi was thinking, and maybe the other party didn't care at all, Izumi thought.

Quietly listening to Kagura's words, when the other party's wish comes true, she won't need to be herself, Izumi feels like this, so she only hopes that the time will be a little longer.