What kind of man is breastfeeding?

Seeing that someone was about to throw the second stone, Xinjiu hurried out and grabbed the boy's arm, while apologizing to the surrounding villagers with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry—this is my classmate, he did his homework stupidly." , and did not mean to offend Empress Fox Immortal!"

"who are you?"

"Ah! I have an impression of this little girl...is she the girl who stayed at Kana's house yesterday? What's her name?"

……

"New wine."

Xinjiu took the initiative to report his family name, and at the same time pointed to the Ghost Killing Squad uniform on his body, which was exactly the same as that of the boy, and said, "We are really classmates, this is our school uniform."

"What?" The middle-aged man standing at the front with a hoe scratched the back of his head and muttered, "So it's a student from outside?"

"Yes. We came here this time mainly to investigate the local customs and customs, to understand the religious beliefs of people in different places...my classmate,"

Pointing to the silent young man standing behind him, Xinjiu showed a slightly apologetic smile: "He's been studying the legend of evil spirits recently, and he may be a bit obsessed. Anyway, I'm sorry to cause you trouble."

The boy pursed his lips and said, "I didn't..."

Xinjiu jumped up and covered the boy's mouth: "Stop talking, you have it!"

After perfunctory the villagers with the excuse that students are researching the subject—in fact, most of the villagers don’t really understand what the research subject is. I don't know how serious it is, and it seems to be a very tall thing.

Pulling the boy's arm back to the old woman's house; in order not to scare the old woman, Xinjiu took a "needle" on the way and brushed it on the boy.

There was a burst of coolness over the wound on his forehead, and when he raised his hand to touch it again, the place where there was a wound had become as smooth as ever.

The young man looked sideways at Xin Jiu's side face, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Grandma Kanna doesn't seem to be back yet... Would you like some hot water first?"

Xinjiu let go of the young man's arm, and asked casually—the young man stood still at the door, staring at her blankly, and after a while, slowly said, "Why did you lie just now?"

Xinjiu said unhappily: "Is it because you spoke too directly? Not everyone in this world would believe in the existence of evil spirits... Even if the Fox Immortal Empress is really an evil spirit, look at the situation of these villagers. I have been deeply bewitched by it."

"At a time like this, you don't have evidence. If you insist on saying that the gods worshiped by others are evil spirits, it would be strange not to be beaten, okay?"

Speaking of which, the last person Xinjiu met who was so incapable of reading the atmosphere and speaking seemed to be his landlord, Miss Mingmei.

Sighing, Xin Jiu picked up the glass and asked the other party again: "Drink hot water?"

The boy was silent for a moment, then knelt down on the tatami and said, "Excuse me."

"It's not a disturbance, because this is not my house."

Pour hot water and put it in front of the young man, and sat down next to the young man with new wine: "I am also a member of the Ghost Killing Squad... This should be obvious, and the team uniform is easy to recognize."

"This is Grandma Kanna's house, I'm currently staying here temporarily."

"When I was on my way yesterday, I heard about a fox demon in the village, so I came here to check the situation. Ah, by the way, my name is Xinjiu, how about you?"

The young man held the cup, and the steam rose gracefully, dyeing his slender eyelashes.After listening to Xinjiu's words, the boy lowered his eyes and said, "My name is Tomioka Yoshiyuki. I have received a mission and come here to exterminate the evil spirits."

New wine: "..."

So concise.

No, it's not so much brevity, it's better to talk about the topic directly, right?And what's the matter with the inexplicable sense of a boss coming out of this tone, hey! !

Holding the teacup in his hand, Xinjiu took a sip of the hot water in a disguised way, "Then have you found any news?"

Giyuu, who was also holding the teacup, fell silent.

The two were relatively silent, and after a few seconds, Xinjiu understood: "So I didn't find out anything, right?"

Yiyong looked down at the hot water and nodded.

I don’t know why, Xinjiu inexplicably sees a bit of guilty conscience from the other party’s action; it’s almost like when everyone joined a study group when they were in school, and then you worked hard to collect data and the result was that the network delay was too high So I haven't completed the task of collecting information, and when I turned around, I found that everyone was eagerly waiting for you to collect the information.

So Xinjiu also felt a little guilty, feeling like he was bullying a child.

With a dry cough, Xinjiu said, "Why don't we go out later and ask the villagers about the situation. If there are really evil spirits, then we will act together at night?"

Yiyong didn't refute Xinjiu's suggestion, but added: "The task has clearly indicated that there are ghosts in this village."

Regardless of whether the information network of the Ghost Killing Squad is reliable or not—just because of your questioning method, I am worried that you will be dealt with by the villagers before you find the ghost.

Xinjiu sighed, in a trance, he felt like he had returned to the time when the dragon first joined the company; speaking of it, although the personalities of Yiyong and the dragon are very different, there are some subtle similarities in certain talents.

Just treat it as bringing a newcomer to the workplace who has just started, she is good at this!

Thinking of the brave young man being stoned just now, Xinjiu couldn't help but said: "Next time you see someone throwing a stone, even if you don't fight back, you should at least hide for a while!"

Yiyong continued to stare at the hot water in his hand, and said, "If I dodge, I will hit the people behind."

New wine: "..."

Well, this kind of honest person's breath is really similar to a dragon suit.

After drinking the hot water, Xin Jiu put away the cup, ready to go out to inquire about some news.Yiyong also stood up and followed Xinjiu step by step—Xinjiu had no choice but to stop at the door, and Yiyong who was following her also stopped, looking up at her suspiciously.

"I said, Tomioka boy," Xinjiu said helplessly, "Why did you follow me?"

Tomioka Yoshiyuki lowered his eyes, looked at the girl who was a little shorter than him, and said seriously: "We should be of the same generation, and my level is higher than yours."

Xinjiu: "...Young man, isn't your focus a bit strange?"

Yiyong didn't speak, but just looked at Xinjiu quietly with those eyes - Xinjiu found that the other party's eyes were slightly blue, not pure gray black.

She coughed dryly and looked away: "Okay, then I will call you Tomioka-san?"

Yiyong's face remained unchanged, he just looked away and nodded: "Yes."

In fact, in this day and age, people are still more accustomed to being called Mr.—for example, Mako often calls his master Mr. Rinaki.

Calling Tomioka-kun seemed overly affectionate; at least to Giyuu.He was called "Fugang", "Mr. Yiyong" and "Brother Yiyong" the most.

but……

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the girl next to him. The other person's eyes were no longer on him, but the side face facing him was soft and gentle, and his affinity was too high; Yiyong thought of the last time he saw Sato, Sato Rabbit asked himself to make more friends in the team, so he shouldn't always be alone.

Let's start with this junior who looks easy to touch!

"Okay, let's get down to business." Seeing that the topic was about to go off the rails in a strange place, Xin Jiu quickly continued the previous topic: "Then, Mr. Tomioka, what are you doing with me?"

Yiyong said solemnly: "Protect you."

Xinjiu: "...just asking for news, it's still daytime."

No ghost will come out in broad daylight, and not everyone chats with ghosts like you, and you can become a public enemy of the whole village just by asking for news!

Yiyong seriously reminded Xinjiu: "You don't have a sword yet, are you a new examiner who just came out of Tengshishan?"

"There is no sword cocoon in the palm of your hand. When I was drinking water just now, I observed your movements, and your sword skills failed."

Xinjiu: "... Forget it, just follow along."

She had completely given up, and she was even afraid that if she chatted with Yiyong again, she might fall into some kind of strange topic cycle-so in the end, how did their conversation turn so wrong that she failed swordsmanship?

Xinjiu gave up, but Yiyong did not.He looked down at Xinjiu, and said seriously: "After killing the ghosts, I have no new tasks for now."

So I have a lot of time, practice swords with me!Although I can't defeat Satu for the time being, I'm not too weak in the same period, and I can just get you started!

Giyuu, who was full of desire to build a good relationship with his "new friend", immediately entered into his mind the usual mode of getting along with Satu and himself—the same is true for Satu, who would practice swordsmanship with him in his spare time, and the two would feed each other.

It's a pity that he is opposite Xinjiu.

When Xinjiu heard the words, he had a sudden realization expression on his face: "This is it! That's great, I can take a good rest for a while."

Yi Yong pursed his lips, his face looked serious, but in fact he was very dazed.

Why... This answer is different from what he imagined?Wait, so no task means you can take a break for a while?

Tomioka, task maniac and Giyuu are confused.

While the two were talking, Xinjiu had already entered a dessert shop.

There is a hint of heavy floral fragrance in the sweet and greasy smell in the shop, which makes people feel a little drowsy.As soon as the new wine entered, I saw Grandma Kanna sitting behind the counter—she ran over happily and said hello to her: "Grandma Kanna, good morning!"

Grandma Shenna raised her head and saw that it was new wine, she also had a kind smile on her face: "It's new wine, why are you here?"

Xinjiu still didn't forget to maintain his image of "students coming out to do research", and replied to Grandma Shenna with a smile, "Come out and wander around, and record the customs and customs of the village."

While talking, Xinjiu quickly surveyed the inside of the shop—there are drawers on all sides, and the sweet smell emanates from it, presumably there are various desserts inside.

On the wall behind the counter, there is also a wooden sacrificial place, inside which is a wooden statue of a fox-headed human body, whose body parts are wrapped with red cloth.

The fabric was probably old, and under the dim sunlight in the shop, it showed an almost black red color, with an indescribably depressing atmosphere.

Xinjiu asked curiously, "Is this Empress Fox Immortal?"

Grandma Shenna nodded when she heard the words, looked at the wooden statue tenderly, and said softly: "Yes, thanks to the blessing of Empress Fox Fairy, we were able to pass these years safely."

As she said that, she stood up, picked out a few pieces of flower candy from the drawer under the counter, wrapped them, and pushed them in front of the new wine: "Since everyone is here, bring some candy to eat."

Xinjiu hurriedly refused: "How dare you do this? I have been bothering you for a whole day yesterday."

"What does it matter?"

Grandma Shenna forced the oiled paper bag into Xinjiu's hand, with a trace of sadness on her face: "If my crane is still alive, it should be about the same age as you by now."

"She is also like you. She has been thinner than children of the same age since she was a child, but she is very good. She likes to tie her hair with flower vines."

Seeing the sadness on the mother-in-law's face, Xinjiu can probably guess without asking, that the girl named "Hezi" probably died young.But it is hard to guess whether it is a granddaughter or a daughter-after all, although Japan in this era is generally peaceful, the general environment is still poor, chaotic, and luxurious.

Except for the middle and upper bourgeoisie, the life of the poor is not easy.

At this moment, Yiyong, who had been standing behind Xinjiu, suddenly said, "You can give me that statue..."

Before he finished speaking, Xinjiu already understood what he meant; he quickly squeezed a piece of peanut candy from the paper bag and stuffed it into Yiyong's mouth. Xinjiu didn't care whether he would choke him or not, with a smile on his face: " Tomioka-kun, is it sweet?"

The new wine was overused, and Yi Yong felt that his lips were scratched a little.The girl's soft fingers brushed against his lips, and the moment he touched it, Yiyu was a little puzzled, and smacked his lips, and the sweet smell of flowers and peanuts spread in his mouth.

This was the first time he tasted sugar after his sister Yiyong passed away.

There are only three men on Sawu Mountain, and they are all workaholics who are not good at speaking. Except for Zhenji who occasionally makes some simple snacks for everyone to enjoy when he gets excited, Yiyong basically has no chance to eat such things as "snacks".

Later, after joining the Ghost Killing Team, Giyuu felt guilty about the Fujishiyama assessment. If he had been stronger back then, would he have been able to help Sato, so that he would not have to bear a life alone?

With such guilt and belief, Yiyong regards himself as a tool man who does not need to rest. Apart from his tasks every day, he is honing his sword skills, completely forgetting that he is also a teenager in his teens, and occasionally needs a little snack to appease him.

Presumably because of too much loss, even the instinct to take the initiative to acquire was suppressed and forgotten.

Originally, he just wanted to stop Yiyong from talking nonsense, but seeing that Yiyong really stopped talking after being stuffed with a piece of candy, Xinjiu was a little flustered instead.She asked Yi Yong nervously, "Did I hit your tooth with too much force?"

Yi Yong lowered his eyes and replied, "Sweet."

New Wine: "...?"

Brother, is your network delay too serious?

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