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chapter 26




At long last Nine-tails revival has become 3 days away—Sunday.
From today the next two days the ghosts will increase in activity
 We will hunt them consecutively.
Honestly talking, last time I was in first place with no issues.
Usually I would’ve skipped however the sacrificing ritual already has no connections with me.
And then, the one who’s in most danger of being selected for the sacrifice ritual is Yui-san who had a quarrel with me a few days ago.
But at the start of the hunt she had a fearless expression.
“From today the ghosts will increase in numbers. Even if you’re currently first place
 I wonder what will you do if you have zero subjugations from now on.”
“It’s impossible for me to have zero subjugations. This pure me now
 Among all of us here, I’m the most brilliant.”
Yui-san laughed scornfully at me and then said.
“Are you aware of the saying “the nail that sticks out gets hammered in”? The world is made so that just having ability won’t get you everything.”
I tilted my head however it didn’t take me several hours to understand the meaning of her words.
Just as she said, this day my subjugation number is zero.
“Using formation of all 4 sides
”
In the evening city, my sister and the rest of the maidens have surrounded me in all 4 sides and keep their distance
And while they have been placing a weakening art on me they were hunting the ghost once it’s discovered.
Like that the Enemy sense skill is useless, too.
If it was Morishita’s area then there was a chance for him to break it, but at least for me it’s impossible.
Even if I sensed the ghost I had arrived too late and somebody was already destroying the ghost.
Hence, subjugations number is zero.
The situation has become 4 versus 1 and I’m at a disadvantage.
However, the most severe attack on my mentality is—
To think that my sister is cooperating with them

And then, while looking at the moonlit night I raised my hands up in defeat.
“I’ve been had. It’s a complete defeat. To think all 4 would set me
”
Two days later.
I called Morishita-kun immediately after coming home from school.
“What’s wrong at this time, senpai?”
“There’s something I want you to hear.”
“Something to hear?”
“Hey, Morishita-kun?”
“Hm? What is it?”
“What are we
?”
“Messaging friends, right?”
There was a slight pause and I asked Morishita-kun.
“Messaging friends
 Is what?”
“Doesn’t it mean people who just message, right?”
“Just sending messages
”
“What’s wrong?”
Timidly
 and I broke the ice and tried to cut to the chase.
“Tomorrow is Saturday, but
”
It’s the Nine-tails revival day.
Currently, I’m almost certain that I’ll be last place and tomorrow will be my death anniversary.
So
 I’m thinking.
Even so, if there was a chance for the Morishita-kun who’s a holder of an eccentric power from the other world to be an opponent for the Nine-tails that is equal to an god

“Eh? Sunday?”
“Would it trouble you if you made some time for me
?”
He was thinking something and then sighed.
“It’s not possible to free time for that day.”
“Why?”
“I’m going to the movie theater with a female classmate.”
A date with a girl
?
The moment I thought of that I felt a prickling pain in my chest.
It’s strange, I don’t even have any illness nor have I neglected my health
 Is it an irregular pulse?
Well, leaving that aside.
“I understand. Is she your friend?”
“Probably, that’s how it turned out, however.”
“It’s not messaging friends
 but friends?”
“Eeh, that’s how it is. Well, she’s a classmate, after all.”
“You’re favoring the promise of the classmate over my request?”
“That’s right.”
“She’s not a messaging friend
 Rather, a friend?”
“Yes.”
“




I understand.”
“So, senpai? Is there something on Sunday?”
“No, there’s nothing. I thought that if you were free I could flower arrange you anally while naked.”
“Please stop!?”
I laughed strongly and—
“Well then.”
And cut the phone call.
And then I looked at the ceiling.
This is the person who I cherish.
No, the person who I cherish
 to save me from the danger, I’m not such a shameless person to tell him.
Noo, that’s wrong, too. I and him are equals to the end. That’s why, I can’t tell him to risk his life one-sidedly for me.
Now
 I turned to the sword decorated in the corner of the room.
I drew the katana from the sheath and as usual it had ripples glittering in the light.
“Bisen Osafune Kanemitsu” (TN: A name of a katana from this guy: https://www.nihonto.com/bizen-kanemitsu-%E5%82%99%E5%89%8D%E5%85%BC%E5%85%89/)
While looking at the splendorous sharp katana I shook my head.
Certainly it’s unusually sharp however it’s not enough to cut the Nine-tails.
And then, I sigh
 Fuu.
“I’m cornered, huh?”