Unexpected Problem

"Eh??"

"What does this mean, Smith?!" Hearing Smith's sudden words, Sagiri instantly became both surprised and worried. She had known Yuuna since she first came to Yuragi-sou, and Yuuna couldn't possibly commit a crime, even she couldn't imagine that.

"That is true! What's wrong with Yuuna-chan?" Nonko is the same. She's been living in Yuragi-sou for quite a while. To her, Yuuna and everyone in Yuragi-sou were considered family.

"Everyone calm down first. I'm sure Smith is still not finished, right?" Seeing everyone looking surprised by Smith's statement, Kimihito immediately tried to calm everyone down.

Slurp

On the other hand, Smith who surprised everyone actually looked very calm. Right now, she was currently enjoying Kimihito's coffee. And when Kimihito saw Smith's peaceful expression, he became curious for some reason. He thought that Smith seemed to have planned something about Yuuna's arrest.

"As I said just now, Yuuna Yunohana will be arrested for violating the interspecies rules."

"Just what has Yuuna done?"

"Our agents are skilled at finding the information you know," Smith said in a severe tone.

Smith then started to open her smartphone and opened one of the files she had saved and showed it to all the residents of Yuragi-sou.

The photo shown by Smith is a photo where Kimihito is seen walking in the city. Beside him, there was an apparition of a white shadow that seemed to be carrying a book and a pen. It could be said that it was a photo of him with a white shadow that was probably Yuuna when they were out.

"Well~ Actually, that's the photo that was trending on Twitter yesterday," Smith added.

"I was even more surprised by this photo being trending."

'Wait… Doesn't that mean I'm famous too?' He thought when he just found out that the photo was trending yesterday on Twitter.

It's not that Kimihito doesn't want to be famous, but he doesn't want anyone to find out his identity for now. If people find out he lives in Yuragi-sou, famous for its horrors. There may be people who want to exorcise the ghost in that photo or, in other words, exorcise the ghosts in Yuragi-sou. That's what worries him right now.

"Hmm? Kimihito, you know? People are always interested in what they can't see. They're attracted to mysteries..."

Slurp

"What's more... No, forget it... But I didn't expect you to become famous so quickly."

"..."

Meanwhile, Yuuna became nervous when she saw the photo shown by Smith. She actually didn't like being photographed because she would look scary and would definitely scare other people. Moreover, there was also Kimihito who was also photographed. She was afraid that it would be difficult for him because he was in the same frame as her terrible form.

"Hwaaa~ Sorry Kimihito, I gave you lots of trouble~" Yuuna said while crying. Even so, she looked cute even though she was crying.

Feeling like chuckling after seeing her cute face when she was crying, he held back a chuckle and tried to calm her crying. "Don't think about it. You've already made me famous after all."

"Kimihito..."

Kimihito then began to gently stroke her head. Feeling a warm hand gently caressing her head, Yuuna immediately became calmer. She's a little relieved that it didn't make him angry even though it caused him trouble

Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Chitose looked at Smith and asked, "Smith-san, what's wrong with this photo? Can you explain to all of us?"

"Hmm? Of course, there is."

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"Sigh…" After sighing for a while, Smith began to explain. "Yuuna is a demi-human, and she's also a ghost species which makes it even more complicated. Besides that, she's currently in Tokyo metropolitan area… And don't forget, she also hangs around unaccompanied by her host."

"Wait, didn't I accompany her there?"

"About that, you haven't been officially recognized as a host of demi-humans, right?"

"...But, do demi-humans have to be accompanied by their host?" He asked because he didn't know about this either.

"Not really. Demi-humans can be anywhere without their hosts as long as they have ID cards. That also applies to those outside the inter-species cultural exchange program." Smith answered, explaining the ID card issue for the demi-humans.

That's right, as long as the demi-humans had identification cards, they were allowed to go outside unaccompanied by their hosts. Maybe that sounded like discrimination to the demi-humans race because they didn't have the same freedom as humans. But in fact, ID cards are very easy to get. They just need to take a series of tests and fill out several documents to get it.

"But I don't have that..."

"Yuuna-chan?"

Realizing that Yuuna was about to be arrested, Nonko immediately stood up and took her hand while saying, "That's right! Let's just run, Yuuna-chan! I'll find a place where you can hide."

"Ueeh?!"

Seeing Nonko planning to take Yuuna away, Sagiri quickly responded. "Wait for a second! Nonko, what do you want to do?"

"Sagi-chan, do you have the heart to see Yuuna-chan arrested?"

"That..."

It was difficult for Sagiri to choose whether she would be on the side of law enforcement or as a friend. As a Chuuma Ninja, he definitely had to enforce the existing rules. But in her heart, she must also feel uncomfortable if her friend, who also considers her family being arrested, especially with a trivial arrest reason.

"Yaya-chan, you will also help, right?" Still, with her plan to escape, Nonko tries to get the other residents of Yuragi-sou to help her.

"Um." And Yaya, with a severe expression, nodded firmly, agreeing to Nonko's proposal.

"Yaya?!"

'Urgh... Should I too?' Sagiri thought when she saw Yaya who wanted to help Yuuna, and it indirectly made her question which decision she would choose.

"Pl-please calm down everyone… Nonko-san, too! Please sit back down. I'm sure there must be a better way than this, right?"

On the other hand, Chitose, who realized things had started to get more chaotic, chose to immediately calm everyone down. She believes every problem should be solved with a cool head and not spontaneously without thinking about the future impact. For that, she just wanted everyone to calm down again to talk about the matter this time.

After everything calmed down, Kimihito turned to Smith and asked, "So, Smith… Will Yuuna really be arrested?"

"It should be like that… But since it will add to my work, don't bother with that! Uh, just forget it."

"Huh?!" X6

"So that means… I didn't get arrested?"

"Sure, even if I catch you, my salary won't go up either. Besides, you didn't cause any trouble either, so I guess it's fine." Smith said easily as if she could easily decide who she wanted to arrest.

"Haa... Thank Goodness..."

"..."

Everyone still couldn't believe what Smith had just said. It was completely unexpected. No one expected her to say such a line. But at least, it also made everyone feel relieved.

'Are you competent?' He thought while looking at Smith with his eyes closed as if to say he couldn't believe her behavior. Even so, he was also glad that Yuuna wouldn't be arrested.

"Hm?" Noticing Kimihito staring at her with his eyes closed, Smith chose to ignore him with a small smile.

"However, since you may do it again in the future, I've prepared this." Smith then gave the papers that seemed essential to Yuuna.

"This?" Suddenly being given many sheets of paper by Smith made Yuuna confused. Then Yuuna tried to open and see the contents, and she found there was her photo there.

"This is your data, and from now on... Yuuna Yunohana, you will be under the care of a host."

"Me?! B-but who??"

Confusion and curiosity began to fill Yuuna's head. She couldn't digest everything Smith had just said because it was too sudden. However, at least she understood that she would be under the take care of the host. This made her wonder who would be taking care of her. She was worried that the host taking care of her would be frightened by her appearance like most people she had ever met.

'Somehow, I have a bad feeling about this...' He thought suddenly.

Noticing Smith was looking at him with a smile, he had no idea his guess seemed right. "Smith, don't tell me..."

"That's right. Kimihito Kurusu, you are now officially a host, and you will be assigned as the host for Yuuna Yunohana." Smith said clearly.

"Kimihito!" Instantly a bright smile formed on her face after Yuuna found out that Kimihito would be the one to take care of her.

"Ara~ This is so sudden."

"Huh, she really likes to do what she wants."

"This is too sudden... I didn't think it would be this soon." He didn't expect to become a demi-humans host so soon; moreover, he didn't expect to become Yuuna's host.

Feeling that there was something odd about the current situation, he suddenly remembered something. "W-wait, Smith… How did Yuuna become a participant in the inter-species cultural exchange?"

"Well, it's quite complicated if I had to explain," Smith answered without telling how she could make Yuuna a participant in the cultural exchange.

'…You just want to do what you want, right?' At this point, Kimihito started to realize Smith's nature.

" Hm… This is just my opinion, but wouldn't Nakai-san be more suited to be a host?" Asked Sagiri. She felt Chitose would be more suitable as a host, especially since she had known Yuuna the longest.

"That's right..." Nonko muttered as she thought about how reasonable Sagiri's words were.

"Unfortunately, only humans can become a host. Besides that, they also have to meet the minimum requirements."

"Even so, I will still take care of Yuuna even if I'm not asked," Chitose said with a warm smile.

Chitose, who has known Yuuna for a long time, will still care for her even if she is not asked. Moreover, Yuuna is a ghost who is bound to Yuragi-sou. It was her duty as an innkeeper to take care of everyone there, including Yuuna.

"By the way, Smith... How did you see Yuuna?" Kimihito asked curiously because it seemed that Smith could see Yuuna from the start.

Realizing his confusion, Smith adjusted the position of her glasses while saying, "Of course, it's because I'm wearing this."

"Spirit detection glasses? Is that another model?"

"This-"

"Of course not! That person asked me for it!" Just about to start talking, Sagiri suddenly cut her off.

"Eh? Sagiri?" He was surprised to see Sagiri's seemingly irritated reaction to that.

With that, Sagiri began to explain her frustration, " She forced me to make spirit detection glasses as she pleased, and that made me have to go back to Chuuma Ninja village."

"I'm very grateful, you know~ You should also make a model like this," Smith said teasingly, not knowing if she was really grateful or not.

"I better not argue with you."

At this point, Kimihito began to understand why Sagiri's hatred of Smith. He was sure it would be quite a hassle for Sagiri to return to her home village just to take care of Smith's orders. But what still intrigued him, he wondered how Smith had forced Sagiri to do what she wanted.

"Oh, Chitose-san… What are you going to cook tonight?" Smith asked suddenly.

"Hmm? Tonight we will cook meat from Kimihito-kun."

"Is that so?"

"Why do you ask that?" Sagiri asked because she had a bad feeling when Smith asked about dinner.

"You see, I'm going to have dinner here tonight," Smith said it so easily as if it was natural for her.

"Hah?!"

"Ah! You know Sagiri, Yuuna's problem is really hard to fix…" Smith then started to act as if the problem with Yuuna was complicated, and she was having a hard time solving it.

Kimihito knew Smith's acting was terrible, but he also wanted to thank him for helping him. "Smith, you can join the party tonight if you want."

"Oh, of course, I will come! Sorry to bother~" Smith, who heard Kimihito's words, immediately became happy.

After that, they continued to have breakfast, and Smith also had breakfast as she was feeling hungry.

"It's time for me to go to work and… Kimihito, don't forget to read all the books I sent." Because Smith had finished her business there, she decided to go to her workplace.

" I will finish it soon."

Clack

"Ah, Nakai-san, today I want to use this room to study as preparation for the exam later," Sagiri said suddenly after Smith left.

"Yaya too!" Yaya also came because maybe she could ask Sagiri for help if she had trouble studying.

"In that case, I will prepare the room for you two to study after this."

"Kimihito-chan, how about we have a drink?"

"Hmm… I'll probably be reading Smith's books, so maybe sometime."

"Eeh~ Then I will always wait for you~"

Kimihito actually doesn't have any special activities he wants to do today, but he refuses Nonko's invitation because he doesn't want to drink, especially in the morning. So to fill the day, he decided to finish all the books that Smith had sent him. Other than that, there wasn't much he could do while his body still wasn't healing.