Miko's Predicament

The huge sense of weightlessness made Mafuyu subconsciously wrap her hands tightly around Tenya's neck.

Seeing the ground below rapidly getting close to her, she was so scared that she closed her eyes.

Just as the two were about to fall heavily to the ground, an invisible force appeared at Tenya's feet.

With a light step on the air, he dispelled the impact of the fall.

Tenya landed smoothly in a beautiful posture, holding Mafuyu.

Not long after Tenya left the hotel with Mafuyu.

A group of mysterious people dressed in ancient attire arrived at the top floor of the hotel.

"Detecting psychic rank... Class A!"

"Preliminary judgment, the anomaly type is Spider Woman!"

Everyone showed expressions of astonishment.

"It's actually a Class A Spider Woman!"

"That's a troublesome anomaly!"

"Who defeated it?"

The leader, Tanaka Taio, frowned.

For this rank of anomaly, they would need to dispatch at least three Onmyoji to safely eliminate the Spider Woman.

"Are there any witnesses?"

"No! This person's life force has been drained by the anomaly, they're gone..."

A subordinate found Minami, but the latter had long since lost her life.

"There are burn marks on the body... Could it be that the one who acted was a fire-element psychic?"

"Hard to say, there's too little information left at the scene."

"Bring the body back to the organization!"

"Also, clean up the scene and treat it as a gas explosion!"

Tanaka Taio skillfully ordered his subordinates to handle things.

According to the organization's rules, all incidents involving anomalies are to be concealed and handled.

"Captain, should we release a Shikigami to track the target?"

"Idiot! Someone who can easily kill a Class A anomaly must have unfathomable strength. Approaching rashly can easily cause conflict."

Taio fiercely criticized the proposer, thinking, 'How much is your monthly salary? Is it worth risking your life for?'

...

"Look quick! Last night in Chiba, there was a gas explosion incident!"

Yui was scrolling through gossip news on her phone.

"Gas explosion? Isn't that too exaggerated?"

Yumiko looked at the accompanying picture in the news. The top floor of the hotel was completely blown away.

"It was even a luxury love hotel!"

"Haha~ What if there were couples staying there at the time? Wouldn't they be scared to death?" Tobe laughed gleefully.

"Normies, they really do explode!"

Hachiman, who was habitually observing them while slouching on his desk, couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

As a single dog, he wished all the love hotels in the world would explode.

"Saki?"

"It's really rare, you came to school today and aren't sleeping?"

Ebina looked at her deskmate with a surprised expression.

"..."

Saki didn't pay attention to her deskmate's question, but a pair of surprised and uncertain eyes stared straight at Tenya, who was in the back row of the classroom.

She clearly remembered the mind-blowing event from last night.

Tenya and Kirisu-sensei got a room...

And it was in a luxury love suite on the sixth floor.

A gas explosion occurred at the hotel, and the entire sixth floor was blown away.

However, today, Tenya appeared in the classroom completely unharmed.

What exactly is going on?

"Yo~ Kawasaki-san."

Tenya seemed to have noticed Saki's gaze as well, and waved with a smile to greet her.

"This guy..."

Saki's mouth twitched; she understood the other person's eyes.

It was as if he was saying, "Kawasaki-san, you wouldn't want the matter of you faking your age to work at the hotel to be discovered, would you?"

"Oh my~ Could it be that Saki is also interested in Yoshida-san?"

Ebina rubbed Saki's cheek with a teasing expression.

"Hmph!"

"Who would be interested in such a playboy?"

Saki impatiently slapped away Ebina's fingers.

In her mind, Tenya's casual remark from last night couldn't help but surface, "Kawasaki-san, I love you to death~"

Tsk!

Damn scumbag!

Class time.

Mafuyu walked into the classroom holding the teaching materials.

"Before class starts, I have something to announce."

"Sagami... has transferred schools due to her parents' job relocation."

Mafuyu's eyes flickered slightly, and her gaze subtly looked in Tenya's direction.

Just as the latter said, Minami's death was deliberately concealed by the authorities.

Even the anomaly incident was altered into a gas explosion accident.

Mafuyu couldn't help but feel fortunate in her heart.

If Tenya hadn't been there last night, she probably wouldn't have escaped the Spider Woman's clutches.

Even the outcome of her death would have been concealed by the authorities, just like that, silently disappearing from the world.

"Oh? Sagami has transferred schools."

"Good riddance! Someone like her probably doesn't have the face to continue staying at Sobu High School, right?"

Most of the classmates had no lingering attachment to Minami's departure.

To be able to make the entire class dislike her, she's quite a piece of work.

Another day of peaceful high school life passed.

At the School gate after class.

Tenya saw Miko, who had been avoiding him for many consecutive days, after a long time.

"Yoshida-san..."

Miko bit her lip tightly with her pearly teeth. From her conflicted face, it seemed like she had made some kind of decision.

"Mm, Yotsuya-san." Tenya nodded.

He had been waiting these past few days, waiting for her to voluntarily confide her troubles to him.

At a Cafe

Tenya said, "I know you have something to say but have a sip of tea first."

Tenya ordered a cup of Peach Boba Milk Tea and also ordered a cup of Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea for Miko.

"Mm. Thank you, Yoshida-san..."

Miko took a sip of the sweet and rich milk tea, feeling her chaotic mood slightly calm down.

After a moment of silence, Miko finally spoke, "This matter has to start from a year ago..."

Miko began to recount her family situation.

A year ago, her father and brother both passed away due to a traffic accident.

Although very sad, Miko still faced life strongly.

However, just a few days ago, Miko discovered that the spirits of her father and brother had appeared in her home.

The two moved freely in the house just like when they were alive, and occasionally talked to Miko and her mother.

Her mother didn't notice at all, while Miko pretended not to see them because she was afraid the two weren't real.

During that experience on the bus, a spirit had disguised itself as a passenger and almost tricked Miko.

Seeing her deceased father and brother wandering around right before her eyes every day, and being unable to communicate with them...

You can imagine the immense psychological pressure Miko faced daily.

Miko didn't tell Tenya about this mainly because she was afraid that if the two were indeed anomalies, Tenya would eliminate them without hesitation.

Although it was self-deception, Miko truly missed her deceased family members.

After sinking into despair for several days, she felt that she couldn't stay in the past forever.

After all, her living mother and friends would worry about her.

'Her deceased father, and brother...?'

A hint of surprise flashed across Tenya's eyes.

He remembered that in the anime only the father had died, how did the brother die too?

It seems the settings in this mixed anime world are different.

"Yoshida-san, I'd like to ask you to come to my house..."

"Help me see if the spirits of my father and brother are real or fake."

Miko looked at Tenya with pleading eyes.

"What if they are fake?" Tenya countered with a question.

"..."

Miko was silent for a moment, then said with a determined expression, "Fake is always fake! My father and brother are no longer in this world, I don't need fakes!!"

"I understand."