"Ok, I know."

The eldest lady lowered her head and was silent for a long time before speaking softly again with a low expression.

"I just thought that she was a girl who was about to enter high school, the same age as me... but she died before the start of school."

"……Um."

Yoshiyuki wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't.

He didn't feel well either.

Fortunately, the heavy atmosphere soon dissipated.

Erina quickly regained her mood and continued to eat while chatting excitedly with Yoshiyuki about the next plan.

"Yoshiyuki! There's only a little more than a week left before school starts! We have to find out the murderer quickly and travel around Tokyo!"

"Well, Miss, I think you said that it is enough to visit all the places in the past three years of high school. If we only have a few days, it is probably only enough to see the famous tourist attractions in a hurry, and the experience will not be good."

"Okay, let's do the next best thing! Explore Akihabara!" Erina excitedly took out her mobile phone, opened the electronic map of Akihabara, and pointed to the dozens of marked ones on it for Yoshiyuki.

Location: "Today, we are going to visit these places! I marked them last night!"

"I really made a detailed travel plan." Yi Xing looked at the places she marked and complained: "If you want to visit them all, a whole day will pass. Only half of them are enough... Huh? Why?

Are there signs of different colors outside Akihabara?"

"Ah, that's the headquarters of Kuroba Ryu, Kuroba Shrine. I found it on Google, so I marked it on it because I was afraid I'd forget. It's too far away, so I don't plan to go there yet. I think I'll pay it a visit when I have the chance in the future.

, say hello and express my gratitude for their care.”

"It's rare for a young lady to be so thoughtful." Yi Xing nodded in approval.

The Kuroba ninjas have assisted the Yida family many times in history and protected the underworld shrine maiden. They have made many sacrifices for this.

The reason why the first-generation Underworld Miko was able to successfully sacrifice herself to seal the Gate of Underworld and re-seal Izanami, the King of Hades, back to the underworld was not only the protection of the first-generation Maekawa, but also thanks to the help of Kuroba Ninja and others.

Otherwise, she would not have survived the long journey across the entire Japanese archipelago.

Later, the Kuroba ninjas also worked together with the Yida family to resolve many crises.

It wasn't until a hundred years ago that the Yida family found a way to maintain the seal of the Underworld Gate in the village, and no longer needed the Black Feather Ninja to escort the Underworld Miko to various places in Japan to hold ceremonies, and the cooperative relationship between the two parties no longer became so close.

But they still maintain a good relationship with each other.

Because of this history, Erina actually has a good impression of Kuroha Ryu.

However, this did not prevent her from complaining in a low voice with such dissatisfaction: "Huh, I can guess why grandpa asked them to do so! You must say that I am not restless at all. I want them to keep a close watch! They are obviously doing something righteous, and they

Why are you still worried?"

When the eldest lady said this, Yi Xing couldn't help but have wild thoughts.

Maybe they are just monitoring me to prevent anything happening between me and the eldest lady?

It doesn't seem right. Judging from the decoration of the eldest lady's bedroom, it almost seems like something happened to us... Even the bathtub is big enough for two people to soak together.

Uh, could it be that uncle or aunt specially ordered it?

No, no, not that... Yoshiyuki immediately drove this ridiculous thought out of his mind: Erina's parents were just satisfied with his status as a servant and playmate, how could they have other ideas?

It must be just a coincidence!

Only by repeatedly emphasizing this to himself can Yi Xing feel calmer.

"Speaking of which, Kuroha Ryu seems to have been relying on opening a dojo to teach martial arts and collecting some rent to continue the organization, right?" Yoshiyuki poured another glass of iced banana milk for the eldest lady and said: "Now we are not satisfied with this.

Have you just started expanding your business in the form of a violent gang?"

"Oh, probably. There haven't been many people learning in their dojo. Not everyone can practice ninjutsu. Moreover, they only teach melee combat, and they don't want to pass on any knowledge related to magic."

Erina drank the last sip of banana milk, wiped her mouth excitedly, and suggested this.

"Anyway, let's set off quickly! First, let's go to the shop downstairs and ask the people in the Black Feather Group! See if they can give us any clues about the case!"

Yi Xing is deeply pleased that the eldest lady is so motivated.

So, he hurriedly stuffed breakfast into his stomach and accompanied the eldest lady downstairs.

There are several stores on the first floor of this apartment building.

Erina originally wanted to go into a drug store, but Yoshiyuki suggested that if she wanted to ask for information, it would be better to go to a place like a coffee shop.

"Yeah! It makes sense." Erina dragged her chin and said in a pretentious tone: "Generally, the front desk of a store like this knows a lot. Just give him a sizable tip quietly, and he will tell you everything you want to know.

.”

"I think since it's organized by Black Feather, we can completely skip this step."

As Yoshiyuki said this, he looked up at the signboard that read "Black Forest Cafe" and then glanced at the small wooden sign hanging on the door.

It says "Open for Business".

So, he walked in front of the eldest lady and pushed the door open.

The decoration inside the cafe is very warm, the overall color is dark brown, the lighting is warm, and brisk Western music is played.

The first feeling is very comfortable.

There are already several guests here.

Some of them were sitting in single seats at the front desk, while others were sitting at the wooden square tables, chatting in low voices and enjoying their coffee and desserts.

Two of the guests looked very conspicuous.

They were two white-haired girls wearing maid outfits.

One of them was smiling and saying something while eating the few remaining cakes, while the other was playing with his mobile phone and listening nonchalantly, making a perfunctory hum from time to time.

Yoshiyuki's attention quickly shifted to the weapons of the two men.

One was carrying a black sword and gun with an extremely gorgeous appearance.

Another one has two revolvers on his waist. They are also full of beautiful patterns.

Is this a COSPLAY? Or is it a real weapon?

Yi Xing murmured in his heart.

If he met it elsewhere in Akihabara, he would probably think it was fake. After all, this weapon is too gorgeous and looks very similar to what the COSER who often appears here would carry.

But this is the territory of the ninja organization, so even if it is true, it is not surprising at all.

At this moment, Yoshiyuki suddenly felt a soft and smooth touch - that was the young lady's petite body.

She stayed close to Yi Xing and held his arm.

He didn't react at first and didn't know why the eldest lady did this suddenly.

Later, I realized that he probably looked at other women too much.
Chapter completed!