A few days later, the matter was concluded. Ren found someone from a certain conglomerate to help—someone he had saved. With their investigation, they found surveillance footage of Eriri's father's abnormal behavior during that recent period, and there was also crucial video of him entering the house with a knife. Coupled with certain public opinion guidance, this matter was soon categorized as: Eriri's father, driven by love-hate, wanted to kill his beloved and daughter, and was accidentally killed by Sayuri in self-defense. Ren was merely a witness who came to visit Eriri and witnessed the scene.
Sayuri's actions also fell under legitimate self-defense. However, due to negotiations between the British side and the Spencers, who believed such a judgment would damage the national image, it was decided to rule it as his sudden death due to an underlying illness and work fatigue. This preserved both the nation's face and the Spencers' face. This was a good outcome. Of course, if things went badly and Sayuri were to be convicted, Ren would have caused a scene even if it meant exposing his abnormality and accelerating the apocalypse.
"Tsk, if only I had a mind control ability." Such a thought couldn't help but arise in Ren's mind. With mind control ability, handling such matters would be much more convenient.
"Thank you for your trouble, Ren-kun!" Sayuri bowed deeply to Ren.
"It's alright, I also have no one living here." After this incident, Sayuri and Eriri decided not to continue living in that house. They moved next door to Ren. This three-story building was Ren's property. Each floor had two units. However, for the sake of quietness, he hadn't rented them out. He lived alone in one unit on the second floor. Sayuri and Eriri lived next door to him.
As for that unit, Sayuri directly paid to buy it. To relieve the pressure of the past few days, and for the housewarming, Sayuri cooked a sumptuous feast in the evening. She also invited Ren to their home. The three of them celebrated thoroughly. Incidentally, Ren supplemented them with some basic information about evil spirits. He was worried that the two of them might awaken their spiritual vision after encountering abnormalities. If they suddenly encountered an evil spirit, a wrong answer could lead to death. Under normal circumstances, he would keep information about abnormalities confidential. But for those who had personally encountered abnormalities, they had the right to know basic information. Of course, they had to be people who were tight-lipped. Ren wouldn't even bother with people who seemed to be bigmouths.
*****
After dinner, Ren returned home. He had a Little drink. After taking a shower to get rid of the alcohol smell, he sat on the sofa, bored, and turned on the TV to see if there was any news about special phenomena. Who would have thought there really was some.
"An enormous comet that passed by Earth three years ago is about to pass by again!"
"Strange, unpredictable heavy rain appears in Tokyo!"
There was also some other information.
"Could it be an extraordinary factor?" Ren pondered and specifically looked up the information.
*****
On the other side, at Eriri's house, after tidying up the dishes, mother and daughter also successively bathed and went to bed. After these days of exhaustion, Sayuri just wanted to get a good night's sleep.
"Click." Sayuri opened her eyes. "Hmm?" She heard a sound; it was Eriri's room door opening. Then she listened carefully again. Faint footsteps, getting further and further away.
"Click!" This time it was the front door!
"What is Eriri going to do?" Sayuri hesitated whether to follow and see.
*****
"Knock, knock!"
"Hmm?" Ren got up from the sofa, puzzled. Why would someone be knocking at the door at this hour? And not ringing the doorbell. He walked to open the door.
"Eriri?" Unexpectedly, it was Eriri, wearing a thin nightgown, standing timidly at the door.
"Is there something you need me for?" Ren asked, puzzled.
Eriri clasped her hands together, her eyes darting around, her cheeks flushed. She stammered, "I… I'm scared, I… I want to sleep with you." As if afraid Ren would misunderstand, she immediately added tsundere-like, "It's only because you have superpowers and I feel safer that I came to find you! Don't misunderstand!"
"Oh?" Ren revealed a knowing smile. "Alright, let me protect Princess Eriri's beautiful night." With that, he surprisingly picked Eriri up in one go.
"Woah!" Eriri was startled. But she didn't struggle. Instead, she nervously and shyly clutched his clothes. Her tsundere emotions didn't show at all at this moment.
Seeing this, Ren closed the door with his foot and took Eriri back to the room.
*****
"?????" Sayuri was lying in bed, just thinking about Eriri. Then she heard movement from next door.
"!!!!" In just an instant, she understood what was happening.