The alarm clock rang in the early morning, and Nana Hashimoto did not poke her head out of the bed, and reached out and pressed the sound of the alarm clock. Although he was very dissatisfied with the sound of the alarm clock interrupting his sweet dream, Nanami Hashimoto still opened his eyes with a smile on his face. Today is my 20th birthday! As soon as I thought of this, Nanami Hashimoto's mood improved, and the smile on his face became more and more overflowing, and even the usual wake-up gas caused by low blood sugar seemed to be a little weaker, and his whole body seemed to be full of vitality.

After getting up, Nana Hashimoto walked to the bathroom and started to wash, but he heard Mai Shiraishi busy making breakfast in the kitchen. A feeling of happiness appeared in her heart, and after Nana Hashimoto finished washing, she slipped into the kitchen and watched Mai Shiraishi make breakfast.

"Mai-like!" Nana Hashimoto didn't say hello to Mai Shiraishi, but her voice was sweet.

Hearing Nanami Hashimoto's greeting, Mai Shiraishi raised her head to look at Nanami Hashimoto, and said with a bright smile: "Nanamin, are you up?" Happy Birthday! ”

"Thanks, Mai." Nana Hashimoto smiled sweetly at Mai Shiraishi, looked at the breakfast she prepared, and asked curiously, "Mai, what are you doing here?" Is it making ramen? ”

Mai Shiraishi lowered the noodles in her hand into the pot that had already boiled, and explained to Nanami Hashimoto, "No, this is Miss Ruodie who taught me to make Yangchun noodles." It is a Chinese noodle method, which is different from Japanese ramen. ”

"Yangchun noodles? Mai, why do you want to make Yangchun noodles? Nana Hashimoto was a little puzzled, and didn't understand why Mai Shiraishi, who rarely made breakfast, would get up to make breakfast today, or Chinese-style Yangchun noodles.

"I heard what Miss Ruodie said, she said that in the hometown of Qianye, when you celebrate your birthday, you must eat a bowl of noodles, because the noodles are slender and long, so they are a symbol of longevity." Mai Shiraishi explained to Nanami Hashimoto the reason why she cooked Yangchun noodles: "Today is Nanamin's birthday, so I want to cook noodles for you to eat, I hope you live a long life!" ”

Mai Shiraishi's heart moved Nanami Hashimoto very much, and she couldn't help but say to Mai Shiraishi emotionally: "Mai, why are you so good to me?" ”

"Really, Nanamin, what are you talking about! I'm not good to you, who else can I be good to? Mai Shiraishi waved her hand carelessly, scooped the noodles that had already been boiled from the pot, put them in a bowl that had been prepared on the side, and then poured the already boiled chicken broth on top. After doing it, Mai Shiraishi clapped her hands happily and said to Nanami Hashimoto with a smile: "Done!" Nanamin, come and try my craft! As he spoke, he picked up a bowl of noodles and handed it to Nanami Hashimoto.

Nanami Hashimoto hurriedly took the noodles that Mai Shiraishi brought to him and walked towards the table.

Mai Shiraishi walked out after Nanami Hashimoto with her own bowl of noodles, and after sitting down, she handed a pair of chopsticks to Nanami Hashimoto and ate it. While inhaling the noodles, Mai Shiraishi said in admiration, "It's delicious!" The umami of the chicken broth and the aroma of the noodles are all emanated! Sure enough, it's not the same as ramen! ”

Nana Hashimoto ate the noodles in small bites while praising Mai Shiraishi's craftsmanship: "Mai, your craftsmanship is great!" It's the best noodle I've ever tasted! ”

Listening to Nanami Hashimoto's praise, Mai Shiraishi was a little shy on her face, waved her hand and said modestly: "No, no, I'm still far away!" Originally, I wanted to make the kind of longevity noodles that Miss Ruodie said had only one noodle in a bowl, but I really couldn't make such long noodles, so I had to make Yangchun noodles. ”

Nana Hashimoto wrapped noodles in her mouth, covered her lips with her hand and said, "This is already very good, this bowl of noodles has Mai in your heart, it's delicious!" ”

Mai Shiraishi looked at Nanami Hashimoto and laughed too.

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The abandoned warehouse where the Nine-Tails survived, no, maybe it can't be called an abandoned warehouse anymore. When the Demon Sword Ji and the Hair Ghost went to Hokkaido with half of the martial arts cadres of the Nine-Tails Group to capture the Snow Maiden, the owner of the Qingfang took the remaining youkai to spend some time repairing and rebuilding this originally abandoned warehouse.

"Lord Shiraishi, please come inside." The owner of the green square stood at the door, and after saluting Mai Shiraishi, he stretched out his hand to invite her in.

Mai Shiraishi nodded, and under the guidance of the Qingfang master, she walked into the stronghold of the Nine-Tails Group. Walking inside, Mai Shiraishi saw that the originally empty warehouse was divided into small compartments by the monsters of the Nine-Tails Group with the help of the pillars in the warehouse, and the monsters of the Nine-Tails Group except for the cadres lived in these small compartments.

When Yaga-wu and the corpse dance crow saw Mai Shiraishi coming in, they immediately flew down from the beam of the roof and landed on Mai Shiraishi's shoulder. The two crow youkai and the other bird monsters of the Nine-Tails group have their nests on the beams of the roof, so when you look up, you can always see a lot of birds standing on the beams, and from time to time one or two birds fly in and out of the open windows on the side.

"Qingfang owner, is there any inconvenience for everyone to live here? Is there enough space to be crowded, right? Mai Shiraishi looked at the small cubicles separated from the surrounding rooms, frowned, and asked the owner of the green square. Although the members of the Nine-Tails are all youkai, Mai Shiraishi still cares about these subordinates.

The owner of the Qingfang listened to Mai Shiraishi's question, smiled and said, "Lord Shiraishi, please rest assured, these small cubicles are just looking small, and the spell has been cast inside when it was rebuilt, which is enough to ensure that every youkai who lives in them has enough space." We also hollowed out the underground of this warehouse and built another base underground, just like this Taisha shrine. ”

After listening to the Qingfang owner's explanation, Mai Shiraishi nodded with satisfaction, and turned to Yachi, who stopped on his shoulder, and asked, "Yachi, are these birds all your subordinates and Corpse Dance?" ”

"Yes, Lord Shiraishi." Yaga-wu nodded and replied, "These birds are all my subordinates and those subdued by Corpse Dance, although they are just ordinary birds with a little demonic power, but they are enough to monitor the control range of our Nine-Tails Group. ”

"Lord Shiraishi, please be careful of the steps." While Mai Shiraishi was asking Yatsuya, the owner of the green shop had already led her to a downward staircase. Looking at the same structure as the Taisha here, Mai Shiraishi didn't care, followed behind the owner of the green house, and walked down the steps.

Unlike the modern lighting of the underground dojo of the Taisha here, the underground stronghold of the Kuo Group is very dimly lit, except for some dim oil lamps lit on both sides of the corridor as a light source. Mai Shiraishi frowned, and said to the Qingfang owner: "Qingfang master, replace all the oil lamps here with electric lights in the future, I don't like it to be so dark." ”

The owner nodded, indicating that he had written it down. Although there is an extra expense, since it is the order of Mai Shiraishi, the owner of the Nine-Tails Group, the owner of the Qingfang will carry it out to the letter.

"By the way, if the funds are not enough, I will transfer another sum of money to you. Qingfang owner, if you don't have money, tell me, restrain everyone, don't do illegal things, understand? Mai Shiraishi teased Yata-wu, who was standing on his shoulder, and added to the Qingfang owner.

"Rest assured, Lord Shiraishi, I'll take care of these things." The Qingfang owner nodded, stood in front of a door that was already covered with frost, and said to Mai Shiraishi, "Lord Shiraishi, that snow girl is locked up here. ”

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"Sister Ruodie, where are you going to take me?" Nana Hashimoto, who was sitting in the car, was not a little cramped and uneasy. As soon as he finished a day's work, he was invited to the car by Ruodie, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Miss Hashimoto, don't worry, the master has already arranged everything tonight, and the little girl is just ordered to take you over." Ruodie, who was sitting next to Nanami Hashimoto, smiled at Nanami Hashimoto and explained to her.

"A thousand nights' arrangement? Did you tell Mai and Nanasai then? They said they were going to celebrate my birthday together. Hearing that Wakadie said that it was a thousand nights' arrangement, Nana Hashimoto calmed down, but remembered that he hadn't told Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino, so he asked Wakadie again.

Ruodie nodded and said, "The little girl has already informed Miss Shiraishi, and she will go on her own." On Miss Nishino's side, the honey worm has already gone to pick her up. ”

Hearing Ruodie say this, Nana Hashimoto stopped talking, and instead looked forward to the arrangement of a thousand nights in the evening. Thinking that she will completely become the wife of a thousand nights tonight, Nana Hashimoto is not only ashamed of her face, but also a surge of sweetness and happiness wells up in her heart.

"Miss Hashimoto, we've arrived." When the car stopped, Nana Hashimoto was still immersed in her own world, until Wakadie's voice woke her up.

Nana Hashimoto didn't get out of the car and looked around, but found herself in Ginza, one of the busiest areas of Tokyo, and she was standing under the sign of a restaurant that looked quite high-class.

"Miss Ruodie, what is this?" Nana Hashimoto looked at the restaurant sign in front of her, and wondered why Qianya chose to celebrate her birthday here, after all, the last time Mai Shiraishi's birthday, Qianye could directly invite Jiro Ono, the god of sushi, to make sushi himself, why did he come to the store for his birthday?

"The master is waiting for you above, Miss Hashimoto, please." Ruodie didn't explain much, but just signaled that Nana Hashimoto did not go upstairs.

Nana Hashimoto was puzzled, and got on the elevator with Wakadie and came to the floor where the restaurant was located. Coming out of the elevator, Nanami Hashimoto looked at the antique restaurant decorated in front of him, took off his coat and handed it to the waiter, and then walked in behind Wakadie.

It's been a thousand nights in the store, and I'm sitting at the bar and chatting with the chef. There are no other customers in the restaurant, and the chef seems to be relaxed, making sushi exclusively for Chiya alone.

"A Thousand Nights!" Nana Hashimoto sat down next to Chiya, and after smiling at him, he said suspiciously, "Why do you want to come here to eat?" ”

While motioning to the chef to hand a piece of sushi to Nanami Hashimoto, Chiya said to her, "Because Nana Min has to come once, let Chef Tetsuya recognize his face." Besides, as the proprietress of this shop, I don't even know where my own store is, but I can't do it. ”

"What are you talking about?" Nana Hashimoto was not confused by Chiya's words, and asked with some puzzlement.

Qianye looked at the confused Nanami Hashimoto, laughed, took the document on the side and opened it, handed it to Nanami Hashimoto and said: "Chef Tetsuya of this shop is a disciple of Mr. Jiro Ono, although he is not as famous as Mr. Mizutani, but he also has the true inheritance of Mr. Ono. I funded the opening of this shop when he came out to set up his own business. Speaking of which, it's also my property, and now this store, along with a high-end apartment upstairs, is my birthday present to Nana Min today. I already said it on Mai's birthday last time, and I just took you over today to get to know it, and by the way, I also signed these documents. The upstairs apartment Nana Min can live by yourself or take your mother and brother from Hokkaido, whatever you like. ”

Hearing Chiya's explanation and looking at the transfer document of the sushi restaurant in his hand, Nanami Hashimoto left tears of emotion in his eyes.