"Jing Keai, I'm fine."
Facing Shizuka Hiratsuka's concern, Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head, indicating she was fine.
She had just been having nightmares these past few nights.
That was why she hadn't been in good spirits lately.
Besides, there couldn't possibly be any demons or ghosts, right? As a firm materialist, Yukino Yukinoshita wouldn't believe in such things.
After denying it internally, Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka and then handed her a club application report.
"Shizuka-sensei, this is my club application report."
Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Yukino Yukinoshita in front of her. She didn't even need to look to know what club this girl wanted to apply for.
"It's not the Service Club again, is it?"
Yukino Yukinoshita nodded slightly, "Yes, Shizuka-sensei. I hope..."
"Alright, alright, I know... 'Those who are affluent, with a benevolent heart, bestow their surplus upon those who are in want...'"
Knowing what Yukino Yukinoshita wanted to say, Shizuka Hiratsuka interrupted her.
She crossed her legs and continued, looking at Yukino Yukinoshita.
"So you want to bring the junior high Service Club to the university?"
Yukino Yukinoshita nodded again, "That's right, Shizuka-sensei. I hope to continue the Service Club at the university and help those in need."
Shizuka Hiratsuka leaned back in her chair, looking at her with interest, "You're really persistent, aren't you?"
"But university..." Shizuka Hiratsuka wanted to say something more but decided against it. "You should understand the requirements for establishing a club."
"I know. A club must have no fewer than three members, and they need to be gathered within a week."
Yukino Yukinoshita, of course, knew the next steps.
Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled, looking at Yukino Yukinoshita.
"Good that you know. Now, let's go pick a clubroom for you, since there are still a few available."
Yukino Yukinoshita followed Shizuka Hiratsuka to the clubroom area.
They looked through them one by one; most were old and cluttered.
When they reached a room at the end of the corridor, Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes lit up.
The room wasn't large, but sunlight streamed in through the windows, making it exceptionally bright and warm.
"This one, Shizuka-sensei," Yukino Yukinoshita said.
Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded, "Alright, then this one it is. Now you need to quickly find club members. A week isn't short, but it's not long either."
"Understood, Shizuka-sensei. I'll clean up first."
"Alright, here's the key. I'll be going now."
Saying that, Shizuka Hiratsuka handed the key in her hand to Yukino Yukinoshita and then left the clubroom.
As Shizuka Hiratsuka left, Yukino Yukinoshita looked at the clubroom and began to tidy and clean it.
However, what Yukino Yukinoshita and Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't know was this:
On the large tree outside the window, a black cat tilted its head, its blood-red eyes fixed on Yukino Yukinoshita.
If Ye Xiao had been present, he would have known that the cat in front of him was a demon beast, or rather, a yokai.
And it seemed that quite a few individuals had already fallen into its hands.
...
Time passed bit by bit.
The sky slowly grew dim.
Inside the office, Shizuka Hiratsuka began to prepare to go home.
She packed her things, walked out of the office, and then headed towards the parking garage.
She got into her car.
Jing Keai leaned quietly against the car seat.
Looking out the window, she thought of a certain unreliable scumbag.
"Honestly, he hasn't come to find me in so long. Sure enough, all men are big pigs' trotters, they like younger ones."
Shizuka Hiratsuka muttered to herself in the car.
Then she pulled out a cigarette from her clothes, preparing to light one.
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew, and the voice of the person she was thinking of sounded.
"I just arrived and heard a certain older single woman speaking ill of me here."
Shizuka Hiratsuka turned her head sharply and saw the person she was thinking of sitting in her passenger seat.
Her face flushed, and she quickly hid the cigarette behind her back, feigning composure, "How did you suddenly appear?"
Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow, propping his head with one hand and smiling.
"The wind carries me to those who miss me."
Shizuka Hiratsuka's face grew even redder, and she retorted stubbornly, "Who missed you? Don't be so self-important."
Ye Xiao chuckled lightly, not exposing her, "What, aren't you happy to see me?"
Shizuka Hiratsuka snorted lightly, "Hmph, what are you here for?"
Ye Xiao changed his posture and continued, "Of course, I'm here to take you all to another world for some fun."
"Another world!?"
"That's right, another world~"
Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes widened, "You're not kidding, are you? We can actually go to another world?"
It wasn't surprising that Shizuka Hiratsuka was shocked; after all, another world was something from novels. But she also forgot that devils were also real in stories.
Ye Xiao smiled slightly, "Are you going or not? Everyone's waiting for you at home~"
"Go, why wouldn't I go? I didn't have time for the last vacation, I can't miss this one!"
Saying that, Shizuka Hiratsuka immediately started her beloved car and then drove towards Ye Xiao's house.
Shizuka Hiratsuka in the car was extremely excited at this moment.
Another world!
The other world from hot-blooded manga!
She wondered if there would be a Demon King and a Hero.
Shizuka Hiratsuka drove while fantasizing about her journey to another world.
The car kept driving.
"Stop."
Hearing Ye Xiao's command, Shizuka Hiratsuka instinctively slammed on the brakes, and the car came to a steady stop.
She glared at Ye Xiao in annoyance, "Why the sudden stop?"
Ye Xiao pointed out the car window.
"Look over there."
Shizuka Hiratsuka followed the direction of his finger and saw Yukino Yukinoshita, with lifeless eyes, following a black cat towards an abandoned park.
"Yukino!?"
Shizuka Hiratsuka was a little surprised. At this time of day, shouldn't this girl have already gone home?
No!
The black aura on Yukino Yukinoshita's body was connected to the black cat in front.
"What... what is that?"
"That's a yokai."
Facing Shizuka Hiratsuka's question, Ye Xiao calmly explained to her.
"A yokai?!"
Shizuka Hiratsuka exclaimed, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
But then she thought about it: if devils existed, then yokai weren't so surprising.
"That's right, it's a yokai, but it looks like that person has been chosen by this yokai."
"What happens if she's chosen?"
Facing Shizuka Hiratsuka's foolish question, Ye Xiao casually said,
"Of course, she'll die."
"No!"
Hearing the answer, Shizuka Hiratsuka quickly got out of the car and ran in the direction Yukino Yukinoshita was heading.
This was her student!
She absolutely couldn't let her be taken away like this for nothing.
"She's really in a hurry."
"Never mind, I'll follow and see, after all, Jing Keai can't beat that little cat."
Ye Xiao said, then flew into the air and followed.
Inside the park.
Yukino Yukinoshita followed the black cat to a pond.
The black cat elegantly walked on the water, sat down, then turned to look at the girl behind her, and then meowed.
And Yukino Yukinoshita, with lifeless eyes, walked towards the pond.
Just as she was about to reach the edge,
"Yukino!"