Mom!

To be honest, Izumi Takumi is quite interested in things like yokai (supernatural beings).

Especially since his best friend keeps bringing it up every day.

So, going to see this lady shouldn't cause any trouble, right?

At Yukimura Mashiro's suggestion, Izumi Takumi put away his lunchbox and planned to go to the student council room to have lunch with them.

So, with Kazuma Kato looking like a betrayed loser and the gazes of the other classmates, Takumi Izumi and Mashiro Yukimura left the classroom.

"I didn't expect you to agree so readily, Izumi-kun." On the way, trying to lighten the mood, Yukimura Mashiro asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid I'll eat you up?!"

"If you really wanted to eat me, you shouldn't have said so." Izumi Takumi glanced at her. "Besides, given your status as a yokai, I couldn't resist if you wanted to eat me."

"Hmph, what if it's another kind of 'eating'?"

"Then please be sure to eat me."

"???"

Chatting casually along the way, the human and the demon soon arrived at the student council room.

Looking at the tightly closed wooden door in front of him, Yukimura Mashiro started banging on it in a very casual manner.

"Sister! Sister! I'm here, and I've brought an interesting guy with me!"

The wooden door was pulled open, and Izumi Takumi stared intently behind it, wanting to see the face of this legendary student council president.

But what appeared before her was not the mature woman she had imagined, but a petite young girl.

"Mashiro, who gave you permission to come here like that?"

Yukimura Yuri frowned, her tone icy, seemingly unwelcoming to her younger sister.

"Sister!" Yukimura Mashiro said coquettishly, squatted down and hugged Yukimura Yuri, rubbing her cheek against hers, and her tail wrapped around her.

"That's enough. You're so old and still so clingy, it's embarrassing!" Yukimura Yuri said with disdain, but her tail behind her kept wagging.

Nine-Lives Cat Demon: Yukimura Yuri

[Details: Unlocked after collection]

[Recruitment Requirements: Affection level of 60]

[Inclusion Reward: High-Rank Onmyoji Legacy]

[Suggested addition: Perhaps you could try calling her "Mom"?]

Pushing Yukimura Mashiro aside, Yukimura Yuri straightened her wrinkled school uniform and turned to look at Izumi Takumi, who was still in a daze.

"Who is this person?"

"Sister, I want to tell you..."

The two sisters whispered to each other for a while. Yukimura Yuri's expression remained unchanged, but she glanced at Izumi Takumi several times.

"You're not an Onmyoji, yet you can see through your disguise spell? Interesting."

Meanwhile, Izumi Takumi, who had already come to his senses, was also pondering.

"The inclusion requirements for Yukimura Yuri seem simpler, and I'm actually quite tempted by the inclusion reward."

"Compared to being a dog, it seems okay to call someone 'Mom'?"

Takumi Izumi glanced at the sisters again and thought to himself, "I never expected that the famous student council president would be such a little girl. I thought she would be the strong, independent type, but she turned out to be a sharp-tongued little girl."

I'm a little curious about Yukimura Yuri's height...

As if guessing what Izumi Takumi was thinking, Yukimura Mashiro suddenly appeared beside him and said with a grin, "Your sister is 154 cm tall."

"So white." Yukimura Yuri interrupted, annoyed, "You're such a chatterbox."

Hearing this, Yukimura Mashiro stuck out her little tongue and started playing the background again.

After scolding her mischievous younger sister, Yukimura Yuri turned to Izumi Takumi and said, "Please excuse my rudeness."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Izumi Takumi waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.

Moreover, being able to learn about another side of this chairman is, in a way, a benefit, isn't it?

Yukimura Yuri stepped aside and pointed to the student council room: "I also have something I'd like to talk to you about. Please have lunch here."

Yukimura Mashiro was already humming a little tune as she walked in carrying her lunchbox.

Seeing this, Izumi Takumi nodded and then went inside.

The room was very clean, and you could tell that everyone in the student council took good care of it.

Yukimura Mashiro was already happily eating her lunch when Izumi Takumi opened the bento box and gestured to Yukimura Yuri that it was time to talk.

Yukimura Yuri glanced at Izumi Takumi's lunchbox, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Is this all you eat?"

Inside the bento box, there was a large pile of rice drizzled with sauce, very few side dishes, and even less meat.

Without the slightest embarrassment, Izumi Takumi frankly replied, "Yes, things haven't been going well at home lately."

"..." Yukimura Yuri was silent for a moment, then asked calmly, "Are you short of money?"

Upon hearing this, Izumi Takumi paused. What did this mean? Was he being offered money to buy him off?

He initially intended to haughtily refuse, but upon remembering his empty wallet, he immediately became obedient.

Stuff your big bills into my little wallet!

Seeing that Izumi Takumi nodded, Yukimura Yuri continued, "Then are you interested in joining us?"

"I still don't know what joining you guys means, so why don't you explain it to me first?"

Glancing at her younger sister, Yukimura Yuri said impatiently, "Didn't you explain to him?"

"I thought you would explain first, so I didn't say anything..."

"You're incredibly lazy."

Yukimura Yuri gave Mashiro a flick on the forehead, and immediately explained everything to Izumi Takumi.

The world appears calm on the surface, but in the shadows, all sorts of strange and wonderful things exist.

Things like Onmyoji, Yokai, and the supernatural can only exist in the shadows.

In order to control demons and monsters, the Japanese government established the Onmyodo (Bureau of Yin and Yang) to handle supernatural events, which is staffed by countless powerful Onmyoji.

But as long as you don't cause trouble, the Onmyoji Guild won't specifically target you.

The existence of monsters is also semi-public; those who know about them naturally know, and those who don't know are left unaware. It can only be said that those who understand, understand.

At the same time, the government strictly prohibits Onmyoji from using supernatural powers in front of ordinary people, and will severely punish them if they are found to be doing so.

The two sides had been living in peace for several years.

But just a year ago, the Yin-Yang Bureau suddenly changed its ways and began targeting the yokai (demon) clan.

The yokai clans that do not engage with the world are subject to stricter regulations, while the yokai clans that do engage with the world are targeted by various inexplicable means.

The Yukimura family is a worldly yokai clan. Because of their considerable influence in society, they have been severely targeted by the Onmyōryō (Yin-Yang Bureau).

To put it bluntly, they want these worldly demons to go back to the mountains.

The Yukimura family can easily counter some of their tricks, but some can only be countered by Onmyoji.

These methods, though not fatal, are disgusting.

For example, it can affect luck, making the Yukimura family unlucky.

So the Yukimura family thought of recruiting some Onmyoji to help them.

However, most of the Onmyoji were recruited by the Onmyo-ryo, and a small number of Onmyoji did not want to cause trouble and dared not help the Yukimura family.

Izumi Takumi's ability to see through the magic used by yokai to conceal their beastman identities indicates that he has the talent to become an Onmyoji.

"So you mean you want me to join you, and then you'll help me become a powerful Onmyoji, and all I have to do is help you fight against the Onmyo-ryo?"

When faced with Izumi Takumi's question, Yukimura Yuri shook her head: "We don't want to fight; we just want to live peacefully."

"But if that's the case, wouldn't it be better for me to just join the Onmyoji guild?" Izumi Takumi expressed his confusion: "That way, I can become an Onmyoji without having to fight against the Onmyoji guild."

"Don't think of the Yin-Yang Bureau as something clean. They fight each other more fiercely than anyone else. You want to get the complete inheritance? You'd better wait three to five years first." Yukimura Yuri said with great disdain. "And a newcomer like you with no background will only be treated like a dog if you go in."

"Our Yukimura family isn't that poor; we can provide the lower and middle-ranking Onmyoji lineages."

"I can also find you a successor to the middle position, but that depends on whether you are worthy of that succession."

After hearing this, Izumi Takumi silently opened the Yokai Encyclopedia.

"Yes, I remembered correctly. The reward for including Yukimura Yuri in the encyclopedia is the inheritance of a high-ranking Onmyoji. I just don't know if this inheritance is from low-rank to high-rank, or only the high-rank part."

"I don't know if Yukimura Yuri is lying to me, I should go back and think about it first."

After hearing all this, Izumi Takumi lost his appetite completely, so he simply packed up his lunchbox, stood up, and prepared to leave.

He needs more time to think about it.

Finally, Yukimura Yuri threw out a fatal condition.

"If you join the Yukimura family, you'll receive five million yen per month."

Izumi Takumi sat back down.

Faced with Yukimura Mashiro's speechlessness and Yukimura Yuri's confidence, Izumi Takumi made a decision almost instantly.

He cleared his throat, his eyes filled with utmost seriousness: "President Yukimura, I have always held you in the highest esteem. You have devoted yourself to the academy, and in my heart, you are as great as a mother."

"So, may I be so bold as to address you by name...?"

"Mother!"

The air was deathly still.

Yukimura Mashiro dropped his chopsticks, froze on the spot, and even the food in his mouth lost its flavor.

How come you're suddenly calling me "Mom" after we've only known each other for a short time?

And does this have even the slightest connection to what we were just discussing?

Takumi Izumi, where is your integrity?!

Turning to look at her older sister, Yukimura Mashiro wanted to see her reaction.

Yukimura Yuri's pupils contracted sharply, the tips of her ears turned red at a visible speed, her tail wagged wildly, and her tone was both shy and annoyed.

"I never knew you were such a pervert, you're a hopeless scumbag."

"I hope your abilities are as sharp as your mouth, otherwise I wouldn't mind showing you just how sharp the claws of the cat demon clan can be."

[Yukimura Yuri's Affection +30]

Takumi Izumi used the "call Mom" ​​method, and it worked wonders!

You call me a pervert, but how come you've gained so much goodwill from me? You're secretly pleased, aren't you?

Yukimura Mashiro rubbed her eyes, staring wide-eyed at the tail on her sister's bottom that was spinning like a fan.

So this is what kind of older sister you are!

Izumi Takumi remained expressionless, staring at Yukimura Yuri's rapidly rising favorability bar, feeling quite satisfied.

He joined the Yukimura family not for money, nor for any Onmyoji lineage.

He simply couldn't stand the Onmyoji Bureau's bullying of innocent yokai, that's all.

As for calling her "Mom"? Calling her "Mom" once can increase his favorability so much. If Yukimura Yuri could keep paying him more money, he would be willing to call her "Mom" ten more times!

Amuro, I am doing something insatiable right now.

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