Qingfeng, who was still in shock, did not notice Huang Se's scheming actions at all. He was still in a state of extreme confusion. The monster that just came out of the mirror replayed in his mind again and again, cutting his pure heart into pieces.

In this situation, the shaman of the shrine, whom he despised, shone like the bright light of salvation.

He ignored Huang Se and Akashiji's murderous eyes and followed Kanai step by step. He fawned over the girl who was twenty centimeters shorter than him.

"Miko-sama, are you going to investigate?

Are you going to catch the evil spirit that wanted to eat you?

Do you need a bodyguard?

Do you need someone to help you catch the spirit?

I'm familiar with Teiguang. Let me tell you, blah blah blah blah … "

After Seiji finished promoting himself, he shamelessly approached Kanna and asked her for something. "… That's why, Miko-sama, it would be the best choice for you to bring me along. Why don't you give me a protective talisman — the type that can cure demons? That way, I'll be able to help you quickly capture that demon and bring him to justice?"

Huang Ase, Momoi, and Kuroko: … I give you full marks for this suffocating self-recommendation =

=

It seemed that it was rare to see such a thick-skinned boy. Kanai looked at Qingfeng in surprise. She could not resist the desire on his dark face. She had no choice but to give Qingfeng the amulet that could ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts that she brought before she left. "This is the shrine's chang —"

"Thank you. You can give this to me, right?"

Before Kanai could finish her sentence, Qingfeng took the amulet and hurriedly put it around his neck.

"Oh my, does this mean that there won't be any more demons coming to find me now?

Right? "

Kanai was speechless.

Kanai: "Probably. If the amulet is damaged, just contact me at the Twilight Shrine."

She thought for a moment and simply took out the remaining three talismans in her pocket and distributed them to the basketball team's main player and Momoi. "These aren't valuable talismans. Wear them first."

Qingfeng was a little suspicious. "Hey, Miko-sama, don't lie to me. This thing can ward off ghosts, right?

It's not mine — ow! "

Peach Well hit Qingfeng on the back of the head with a basketball and sneered. "Speaking of which, Ada, didn't you lose the bet?

So, are you going to fulfill your promise now, or are you going to take the basketball home and chop it up? "

Qing Feng choked and almost flew into a rage out of humiliation, "Wu Yue, shut up!

What nonsense are you talking about in front of Miko-sama? "

After yelling at his childhood sweetheart, Seiji hurriedly glanced over at Kanna. He was afraid that Momoi would blurt out all the offensive things he had said to Kanna.

Peach Well stared at the shameless Daigetsu Aofeng. She was so angry that her chest heaved up and down. "Did I say something wrong?

Hmm?

You just said that the cute Miss Hyuga was … "

Qingfeng rushed to Peach Well and covered her mouth. He laughed dryly at the surprised Kanai and dragged the struggling Peach Well aside.

Sunspot appeared behind Qingfeng and kicked Qingfeng's calf. "Lord Qingfeng, it's impolite to treat a girl like this."

"… Ah Zhe, you bastard!"

"…" Akashiji turned his head away and decided to ignore the three guys. After getting Kanai's confirmation, he quickly called the clothing department to send over a set of Teiguang girls' uniforms.

Kanai did not hesitate. She immediately changed into the uniform in the basketball stadium's locker room. She tidied her hair, stored the witch uniform in the closet, and walked out of the locker room.

The little girl with black hair, black eyes, and a ponytail was surprisingly suitable for the Teiguang blue and white uniform. The short black uniform skirt revealed the girl's tall and slender legs, which made her look particularly youthful and cute.

"Hyuga looks so good in the Teiguang uniform," Huang Se said sincerely. "Hey, why don't you transfer to Teiguang next semester?"

"…" Kanai looked at Huang Se helplessly.

Huang Se was silent for a moment. "… I'm sorry, I forgot about the little Midori."

Kanai shook her head. As she walked, she talked to Huang Se about business. "I put a paper crane on Lord Qingfeng."

Huang Se was confused.

Let's not talk about what a paper crane is for. Speaking of which, when did you put a paper crane on Qingfeng?

The little girl's mouth curved into the shape of an ingot. She smiled and said, "Shh, don't tell Lord Qingfeng."

Huang Se was happy to pretend to be mysterious. "Okay, okay. What's the paper crane for?"

"Because I'm not sure if the monster that caused trouble is the same as the one that destroyed the stadium, started the fire, and injured Shintaro. So I put two paper cranes."

"If the remnant Yao Qi of the Thousand Paper Crane on Qing Feng-kun's body is exactly the same as the remnant Yao Qi in the stadium, then we just need to use the Paper Crane on Qing Feng-kun's body to cast the spell. Furthermore, Ibaraki is still chasing after that red-faced Yao Qi."

Because of the connection between her bonded shikigami and the Onmyoji, Kanai could feel that Ibaraki was still looking for the monster that caused trouble. Although the monster seemed to be no match for Ibaraki, it was surprisingly fast. Even the barrier that Kanai set up in an instant could not trap it, and it escaped.

Akashiji, who was walking towards them, happened to hear Kanai's words. He nodded naturally and said, "If that's the case, I'll take you to the auditorium first."

Seiji pretended to unintentionally reach out to hold Kanna's hand. However, Little Witch retracted her hand and took a step back towards Kanna.

Kanna hurriedly explained her body's physical condition to Kanna when she saw Kanna's shocked expression. Every time she met someone, she had to explain it to them. Kanna was quite desperate about her body's condition.

"… I see."

Akashiji, who had instantly guessed the conflict between Kanai and the Midori, smiled and glanced at Huang Se who was standing beside Kanai.

This time, without waiting for Kanai to explain, Huang Se stepped forward and smiled at Akashiji like a landlord's silly son. "I have Spiritual Energy. I'll learn how to control it with little Hyuga in the future, so it doesn't matter."

Akashiji was speechless.

He looked at Huang Se with a smile that did not look like a smile, and led Kanai and Huang Se to the auditorium.

Due to the series of incidents that happened during the school festival, many students and guests were infected with the Shixiong virus. Coupled with the fire in the auditorium, the lively school festival suddenly became quiet. Many of the student stalls and club stalls only had one or two students sitting weakly inside to look after their stalls. On the wide walkway, there were only a few members of the student council who were in charge of security and inspection walking around.

Although it was very miserable, one had to admit that such an environment was more suitable for Kanai to walk around and investigate. She walked along the area where the Shiba Virus overflowed the most, and used the sealed container to suck back the Shiba Virus in the air and in people's bodies. After confirming that there was no more Shiba Virus in the entire Teiguang, she walked toward the burnt auditorium.

Because the fire department had already listed the auditorium as a restricted area and had even drawn a yellow line, Akashiji could only negotiate with the school as the President of the Student Council. It took a lot of persuasion before the person in charge agreed to let Akashiji and the other two middle school students enter the burnt auditorium. Before entering, the three of them were warned to be careful.

As soon as they entered the side room of the auditorium, the damp and pungent smell of burnt things hit them in the face. Huang Se could not help but frown and use his sleeve to cover his nose and mouth.

Akashiji, on the other hand, was calm as he explained to Kanai, "Because all the spotlights and curtains were burned, the smell is a little … strange."

Kanai nodded. Just as she was about to push open the charred wooden door, she saw the person in charge come in as well.

"Because of the fire … there's still a lot of water inside. Put this on first."

The middle-aged man handed the three of them a pair of plastic shoe covers to keep out the dirty water. He then took out a pen and asked the three of them to sign a disclaimer.

"After all, this is Akashiji's idea … If something happens, we'll be in a difficult position." Facing Huang Se's surprised face, he was a little embarrassed to explain.

"We understand."

Akashiji's face did not change. He calmly took the disclaimer, glanced at it, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, he signed it and handed it to Kanai and Huang Se. After the three of them signed, he nodded to the person in charge. "Leave the rest to us. If there's nothing else, can you please go and comfort the students first?"

His words were especially rude. It was clear that he did not want the person in charge to follow them.

The man blushed, vaguely agreed, and turned to leave.

*

Kanna's sense of responsibility as a Shrine Witch caused her to insist that Akashi and Kawase stay in the side room. She put on the shoe covers that the person in charge of the Shrine Witch Society had brought over and walked into the dark and puddle-filled auditorium by herself.

The auditorium was a huge trapezoid. The auditorium was divided into two floors. Because it was far from the fire, it was only wet.

On the other hand, the lowest stage was pitch-black and decadent. It was blackened by smoke, carbonized by fire, and drenched by water. Broken glass and the remains of the stage lamps were scattered all over the floor. A piano that was half burnt sat in the middle of the stage, looking particularly bleak.

Seeing the terrible scene in front of her, Kanna recalled that Midori Midori had used that exact same piano to perform, and had almost been hit by a falling spotlight. She was even in the middle of such a dangerous fire. Kanna's mood became quite sad.

If she stayed away from Kanna Hyuga, she could protect him — at least she used to think so.

Confused, Kanna Hyuga jumped to the hanging beam on the second floor of the stage with the help of the enchantment. As expected, she found the traces of the monster. She cast a spell on the traces left by the monster, and the dark red monster aura that appeared was the same as the monster aura left by the evil spirit that harassed Qingfeng in the gymnasium.

In other words, the two of them were the same monster. After destroying the stage of the school festival and causing a huge fire, it ran around the Emperor's Light School Festival without any scruples. And from the looks of the Guardian Boa beside him, it was probably the monster that caused trouble in hell and let the Guardian Boa escape.

The question now was, why did this monster go through so much trouble to escape from hell and then run back and forth in the Teiguang School Festival and did not intend to leave?

Kanna Hyuga's eyes turned cold. Standing on the blue enchantment, she quickly made a paper crane. She planned to use the traces left by the monster to cast a tracking spell and find the monster that was extremely fast.

On the other side, Kanna's friends, Kanna and Akari, also noticed that Kanna had stayed in the auditorium for far too long. They were worried about her, so they put on their shoe covers and decided to wade into the water to take a look.

Just as Akashiji bent down to put on the last shoe, Akashiji, Huang Se, and Kanai felt their hearts tighten at the same time. They felt as if there was something invisible in their bodies.

Kanai, who was still making paper cranes, changed her expression. She quickly made a few small enchantments and jumped down from the auditorium as if she was stepping on a small staircase. She landed in front of Akashiji and Huang Se and said, "… Trouble, I seem to have been contracted by something."

When she looked up and saw Akashiji and Huang Se, her eyes suddenly became more treacherous. "So … why are you also contracted?"

Huang Se and Akashiji were confused.

"… What?"

"We were all forced to sign the monster's contract.

But the question is, when did we sign it — "

"Miss Hyuga, what contract are you talking about?"

Scarlet didn't have time to ask what kind of contract it was. The clever Miko-sama looked down at her shoe covers and instantly understood why she was trapped.

After a moment of realization, she covered her forehead with regret.