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Kitahara Makoto extended five fingers: "Five-five split, same as before?"
Togawa Sakiko nodded: "No problem."
Kitahara Makoto: "Happy cooperation. From now on, Togawa Sakiko will be responsible for finding connections, and I'll be responsible for exorcism. All earnings will be split five-five."
Togawa Sakiko: "…Happy cooperation."
The Exorcism band was officially formed.
Togawa Sakiko gently exhaled, turning her head to look at the bright sunlight outside the window, feeling much better.
People can't always think only of themselves.
Ever since her father was driven out of the family, he had been dejected, now drowning his sorrows in alcohol every day. The father and daughter could barely maintain their basic livelihood, making it impossible to continue enjoying music carefree. That's why Togawa Sakiko chose to withdraw from the band and quietly became a customer service representative, working hard to earn money to subsidize the family.
However, being a customer service representative was very hard work, and she didn't earn much money.
When she was still a young lady, she spent money lavishly and never worried about a lack of funds. Now that her family had fallen on hard times, she realized how difficult it was to earn money.
Fortunately, a few days ago, Togawa Sakiko finally discovered a way to get rich quickly—
Exorcism commissions.
Since evil spirits truly exist in this world, there must be other people possessed by them.
She would be responsible for finding connections, Kitahara Makoto for exorcism. The two would specialize in exorcising for the wealthy in high society, targeting the high-end market. In this way, perhaps they could truly achieve their wish of restoring the family's glory…
Restoring the glory of the Togawa name is an inescapable duty!
Three forty in the afternoon.
The dismissal bell rang on time.
"Togawa Sakiko, see you this evening."
Kitahara Makoto greeted the girl behind him, picked up his schoolbag, and stood up to leave the classroom.
Making money is important, but daily tasks are even more important.
Only by getting drawing chances can he have the opportunity to obtain the physique of [Immunity to All Illnesses].
Kitahara Makoto had never forgotten his ultimate goal—to live to ninety-nine, free from illness and disaster!
Walking to the Train Station at the school gate, Kitahara Makoto quietly waited while playing on his phone.
Not long after, a girl's cold yet pleasant voice sounded behind him:
"Kitahara-kun, sorry to keep you waiting."
Kitahara Makoto turned to look. The speaker was indeed the eccentric girl Takamatsu Tomori, but beside Takamatsu Tomori, there was also a pink-haired girl with a bright smile.
"Kitahara-kun, good afternoon." The pink-haired girl raised her right hand to greet him, her smile bright and her voice clear, "I am Chihaya Anon. Nice to meet you for the first time, please take care of me."
Kitahara Makoto nodded slightly:
"Nice to meet you for the first time, please take care of me."
Actually, it wasn't their first meeting. To complete the [Insect Journal] task, he unexpectedly intersected with Tomori-chan, and happened to be caught red-handed by Chihaya Anon.
However, looking at the current situation, the misunderstanding should have been cleared up.
"Tomori-chan said she wanted to go to Ikebukuro for delicious food this afternoon, and I happen to need to go buy some things, so I thought we could go together since it's on the way." Chihaya Anon clasped her hands together in front of her chest, her bright eyes shining, "Will I be troubling Kitahara-kun?"
"No trouble." Kitahara Makoto didn't mind, "Chihaya Anon, please feel free."
Going to Ikebukuro this time was just a System mission, not a date with Takamatsu Tomori, so having an extra person didn't matter at all.
"Then I'll be joining you." Chihaya Anon's face broke into a bright smile, full of energy, "Let's go!"
"…"
The three boarded the train and headed to Ikebukuro.
The journey was silent.
Kitahara Makoto and the two girls exited from Ikebukuro North Exit, and immediately saw the bustling scene of crowds.
"This is Ikebukuro?"
Kitahara Makoto looked around curiously.
Ikebukuro is an area in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, listed alongside Shinjuku and Shibuya as one of the three major sub-centers of the Yamanote Line. Its prosperity goes without saying.
"Kitahara-kun?"
Melancholy is for artistic youths. Kitahara Makoto was just a common person who wanted to make money, so after a short while, he cast aside his earlier somber mood and enthusiastically began exploring Ikebukuro.
"Eh, the dishes on the roadside signs all seem to be Chinese food." Chihaya Anon looked curiously across the street, "It says 'Boiling something something…' I can't read the words after that."
Kitahara Makoto said from the side:
"That's Boiling Food City. Simply put, it has many small shops inside, mainly selling various street snacks and delicacies… That happens to be our target."
"Kitahara-kun is so amazing, he knows so much." Chihaya Anon exclaimed softly, "I don't even know how to read those characters."
The characters for 'Food City' are all Chinese, so it's perfectly normal for you not to know them.
"Our target is that Food City." Kitahara Makoto stopped to wait for the traffic light, "The dishes Tomori-chan wants to eat are in there."
In the school garden that morning, Kitahara Makoto had a flash of inspiration, pulled out his phone, and finally found various insect delicacies from his memory in the Ikebukuro area.
The green light came on.
Kitahara Makoto led the two girls across the street and into the Boiling Food City on the opposite side.
"Welcome, please come in!"
"It's been a long time since I've had hot pot." Chihaya Anon clasped her hands together, looking forward to it, "How about we go shopping first, and then come back to eat hot pot together when it gets dark?"
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