join the Church of MissRaven and become a Sequence 9: Reader p atreon.com/KeyofStars for more chapters
The transaction was completed.
Both parties were overjoyed.
The Ghost-senpai took out her private money as payment, while Togawa Sakiko 'sold' her body, allowing the Ghost-senpai to possess her so she could see her parents immediately.
However, the side effects of possession still needed to be resolved...
"Kitahara-kun." Miss Fallen Ojou-sama looked up, clasped her hands together, and said, "Could I trouble you to wait a little longer with me?"
"Once the transaction is complete, we'll split the Ghost-senpai's reward fifty-fifty."
At the ramen shop earlier, she had seen very clearly that Kitahara Makoto's wallet only contained two Fukuzawa Yukichis, clearly indicating he was as down and out as she was.
Kitahara Makoto readily agreed:
"As long as there's a reward, waiting until dawn is no problem!"
"..."
In a parallel timeline, his parents were deceased, he had no sister but owned a house, and his life was quite difficult.
Kitahara Makoto had set two short-term goals for himself: one was to quickly draw the [Illness-Immunity Physique], and the other was to quickly make money.
High school students might not care so much about material possessions, but Kitahara Makoto had the soul of an adult and deeply understood the importance of money.
It's no exaggeration to say that 99% of the world's troubles can be solved with money.
Their eyes met.
Kitahara Makoto and Miss Fallen Ojou-sama suddenly felt a sense of mutual appreciation.
Make money!
Working is impossible; if you can rely on a rich woman, then rely on a rich woman!
The two hit it off, left the Train Station, returned to the vicinity of the villa, and continued to wait.
Night gradually deepened.
In a flash, it was already ten o'clock at night.
"No one has returned yet..." Kitahara Makoto frowned slightly, "Will no one come back today?"
Togawa Sakiko gently rubbed her brow with a slender finger, clearly already a little tired:
"Let's wait another half an hour. If no one comes back, then we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Whether someone would return was unknown; they couldn't just stand there foolishly until dawn.
After a pause, Togawa Sakiko suddenly pursed her pink lips and softly called out:
"Kitahara-kun..."
"Hmm?"
Kitahara Makoto turned to look.
"My body..." Togawa Sakiko said softly, "My body feels a bit off, like a cold or a fever, my head feels a bit heavy."
Kitahara Makoto understood what Miss Fallen Ojou-sama meant:
"Do you want me to help replenish your Yang energy?"
"Hmm... Then I'll trouble Kitahara-kun."
Miss Fallen Ojou-sama turned her pretty face away and extended her right hand.
The moment their skin touched, the girl's long, slightly curled beautiful eyelashes trembled slightly, and a faint blush quietly appeared on her fair, jade-like ears, as if ink was quietly spreading.
(Stay calm!)
(It's just holding hands with a boy, don't mind it!)
(The weak me of the past is dead; the current me will no longer be lost or confused!)
Although she comforted herself in this way internally, the blush on Togawa Sakiko's face quietly deepened.
Ultimately, she was just a sixteen-year-old high school girl who had never dated a boy, let alone held hands.
(But... so this is what holding hands feels like?)
(So warm...)
Kitahara Makoto looked straight ahead, his expression calm, and apart from honestly holding her hand and infusing Yang energy, he made no frivolous movements.
They had met under the cherry blossom tree that morning, and it hadn't even been a day yet. It was better to be proper; he didn't want to become a frivolous Kitahara.
A moment later.
A car suddenly drove up, breaking the quiet of the night, and then drove into the garage at the villa entrance.
Kitahara Makoto's eyes lit up:
"They're finally back!"
The Ghost-senpai excitedly emerged, ready to see her parents, but after clearly seeing the figures getting out of the car, the Ghost-senpai was stunned in place.
"No... they're not Mom and Dad..."
"Don't worry." Kitahara Makoto lowered his voice and said in a deep tone, "Let's go ask about the situation first."
"Leave it to me."
Togawa Sakiko straightened the folds of her skirt and walked towards the couple in the garage.
Although Miss Fallen Ojou-sama was aloof now, she used to be a social butterfly, a standard socialite. At this moment, she switched to an elegant and proper smile and quickly started chatting with the unfamiliar couple.
The villa had actually been sold several years ago and had long since changed owners.
"How could this be..." The Ghost-senpai looked dejected, "Mom and Dad actually sold the house..."
Kitahara Makoto softly said from the side:
"Ten years is actually a very long time; many, many things can happen. Stay strong. If it's someone you truly want to see, you'll definitely be able to see them."
As he spoke, Togawa Sakiko had already walked back, tucking a strand of dark hair behind her ear while explaining in a low voice:
"The house was bought and sold through a real estate agency at the time. They don't have the contact information for Senior's parents, but the agency definitely has it saved."
Kitahara Makoto said from the side:
"It's very late now; the agency must be closed."
"That's right." Togawa Sakiko nodded gently, "It seems we can only inquire again tomorrow... Fukada-senpai, what do you say?"
The Ghost-senpai also knew she couldn't force it and could only say with a lost expression:
"Then I'll trouble you two tomorrow. I'll go back to Tsukinomori Academy first..."
As a bound spirit, it was actually very easy for the Ghost-senpai to return to Tsukinomori Academy; she could go back with a thought, but once she returned, it would be very difficult to leave again.
The discussion concluded.
The Ghost-senpai's figure distorted and vanished into thin air.
Kitahara Makoto and Miss Fallen Ojou-sama then walked towards the Train Station.
They hadn't walked far when a light drizzle suddenly began to fall from the sky. The cold raindrops landed on their bodies, chilling them to the bone.
Splash.
Kitahara Makoto took out an umbrella from his school bag and looked at the flustered Miss Fallen Ojou-sama:
"Good thing I checked the weather forecast before leaving this morning... Toyokawa Tongxue, want to share?"
"...Thank you."
Togawa Sakiko bit her lip lightly, stepped half a pace to the side, entered the umbrella, and then thanked him in a low voice.
Recently, she had been harassed by the Evil Spirit Senior and lived in fear every day, so she had no mood to pay attention to the weather. Naturally, she hadn't prepared an umbrella.
It was late at night.
And another night rain began to fall.
The two walked through the rainy night under an umbrella, and Togawa Sakiko inexplicably had a subtle feeling that the whole world was quietly drifting away.
However, after a short while, this subtle tranquility was broken by Kitahara Makoto.
"It's very late now, and it's a rainy night. Going back now somehow feels a bit unsafe..."
Kitahara Makoto suddenly stopped.
"Eh?"
Togawa Sakiko looked up in confusion, then a hint of vigilance flashed in her eyes.
The reason was simple.
Behind Kitahara Makoto was, remarkably, a hotel.
It's late, a rainy night is unsafe... what did he mean by saying these things?
Did he want to invite her to the hotel together?
He had just said he had a good impression of Hitori-chan not long ago, and now he was inviting her to a hotel... Had she misjudged him? Was Kitahara-kun actually that kind of super frivolous boy?
"So, for safety's sake, you should stay at the hotel tonight." Kitahara Makoto said the latter half of the sentence, "I'm going home now. See you tomorrow."
He remembered that Teacher Sakiko's current living situation was quite difficult, and going home alone so late, she might indeed encounter unexpected danger.
Togawa Sakiko looked up in surprise:
"Kitahara-kun is going home alone, leaving me to stay at the hotel by myself?"
"What else?" Kitahara Makoto asked, puzzled, "You can't possibly encounter an evil spirit just by staying at a hotel, can you?"
Togawa Sakiko: "..."
Standing under the eaves of the hotel, watching Kitahara Makoto leave alone with his umbrella, Togawa Sakiko felt very strange.
In that instant, she had actually doubted Kitahara-kun's character... How excessive, truly too excessive!
She must repay this kindness well in the future!
The night passed without a word.
The next day.
After Kitahara Makoto woke up, as usual, he immediately checked today's daily quests.
The first quest caught his eye—
[Daily Quest: Villainous Moment]
[Quest Content: Respond to the evil thoughts of the high-dimensional existence in the dark, and stuff Togawa with cream puffs...]
join the Church of MissRaven and become a Sequence 9: Reader p atreon.com/KeyofStars for more chapters