“You…” Lin Ze really didn’t know what to say. He pushed Hachishi aside, and she just sat on the edge of the bed, waiting expectantly for his explanation.
“I… I haven’t experienced it so I don’t know. I’m still young. After school today, I’ll buy you some more books. Maybe you’ll understand after reading them.” Lin Ze really didn’t know how to explain. What if she wanted to try after he explained it? Just think about it, Lin Ze! A dream!
“Then…”
“Then we can get up and put your shrine away, and I see you don’t really want to go back into your contract object. How about I clean out a room on the top floor for you, a room just for you?” Lin Ze said before she could finish. If he really wanted that Kayako, she would have obediently waited for him to eat her, but it wasn’t the right time. If in this world, the smaller head controlled the bigger one, then maybe it would be a million times worse than Cheng Ge.
“Huh? Really? A room just for me?” Hachishi’s attention was successfully diverted. She was very happy. Lin Ze’s words meant that he wouldn’t force her to return to the contract object. That place was too boring. There were no other creatures, just sleep and more sleep.
“Really. You can move around freely in my house, but it’s best not to go out and be seen by anyone. If you are really seen by the neighbors or my classmates, and they ask you who you are, you just say you’re my… other sister.”
“Other? Does Lin Ze have a sister? Who is she?” Hachishi didn’t notice any signs of another woman living there for a long time. There was a trace of the terrifying woman in her dream, and the annoying exorcist’s scent. Could it be one of them?
“It’s Qinzi. After all, we need to hide this from ordinary people, so to the outside world, she is my distant relative.” Lin Ze rubbed his tired eyes and looked at the time. It was only a little after four.
“It’s definitely her! Then I’ll be the eldest sister. I can’t be younger than her anyway.” Hachishi pouted unhappily, got up, crossed her arms, and said to Lin Ze very seriously.
“Okay, okay. You’re older than her anyway.” He couldn’t sleep anyway. Lin Ze was afraid that Qinzi was asleep, so he sent her a message telling her about Hachishi’s identity.
But then Qinzi called back.
“Hello? Qinzi, you’re still awake?”
“I took a nap for a while. Were you woken up by Hachishi?” The voice on the other end of the line was full of schadenfreude.
Qinzi was happy. Looking at the information about Lin Ze, Hanako, Hachishi, Kayako, and Fu Jiang, which she was organizing on the computer screen in front of her, she suddenly felt less tired. Sure enough, her own tiredness was painful, but it wasn’t so painful if someone shared the pain with her.
“Heh, I told you there would be times when you were tired. What? What did she do?” Qinzi blew on the coffee in her hand, wanting to hear something to make her even happier.
“…She… she wants to have offspring with me.”
“Pfft… Cough… What?”
“Yeah, I was asleep, and then she was watching TV. You should be able to guess what happened next.” Hearing Qinzi choking on the other end, Lin Ze was happy too. You asked for it, don’t blame me.
“You better not touch her. She doesn’t understand human emotions very well right now. She’s a half-baked fool when it comes to something too complex, Lin Ze. That fool is immoral, and you still have Kayako’s problem.” Qinzi’s quiet reminder was heard by Hachishi, who had secretly pricked up her ears next to Lin Ze.
“You **, you are the fool, Lin Ze. Hang up on her!” Hachishi was furious. She even wanted to go through the internet cable and fight Qinzi.
“Okay, okay, I won’t say anything else, Qinzi. I’ve already sent you the stuff. I’m hanging up, don’t make a fuss, I’ve already hung up…” Lin Ze reached out to stop Hachishi, who wanted to grab his phone, and then hung up. Because she couldn’t hurt Lin Ze, her supernatural strength was useless. Hachishi, who was only a little bigger than Lin Ze, was easily subdued.
Lin Ze should be able to hold back, a boy of this age… I need to find time to give him a lesson in ideology. Qinzi opened the text message Lin Ze sent and looked at it, her brow furrowed. “Is there a problem with saying you’re stupid? You’re tens of thousands of years old and you’re still arguing about who’s bigger?”
In a spare room on the third floor, Lin Ze moved a table, placed the contract, incense burner, and other things that Qinzi left him in an orderly manner. Lin Ze lit three incense sticks, and Hachishi patted his shoulder. “Okay, okay, just go through the motions, my room, my room.”
Lin Ze took the enthusiastic Hachishi to choose a room. She decisively chose the room directly above Lin Ze’s. The only problem was when she was choosing bed sheets and duvet covers.
“There really aren’t any pure white sheets and duvet covers at home. I’ll go find some for you today. Today! I’ll take you to buy books and sheets and duvet covers after school today, okay? You can choose whatever you want then.” Lin Ze was going crazy. Hachishi looked like a mature woman, but she acted like a child. He couldn’t ask Qinzi to send some over? That would really be the end of him.
“You said this was my own room. Of course I have to choose what I like… Fine, fine, we agreed. We’ll go today after you come back.” Hachishi reluctantly backed down.
Actually, Hachishi was just a little excited right now. For the first time in millennia, someone was teaching her to know everything about this world. She had only seen and experienced things in a superficial way. Therefore, she was curious about everything. Her life had only been about killing, hatred, fighting, and hiding. Now she could walk openly in the sunshine and be with people. Of course she wanted to have everything that humans should have. Her temperament could only be seen when she completely let go of all her defenses and revealed herself. She was just a silly… child.
The room was very simple. Lin Ze would need to buy some things later to furnish it. Lin Ze remembered Qinzi’s words, left Hachishi, who was excited in the room, and turned to clean up a new room in the farthest part of the house.
When he finished all this, it was still quite early. Lin Ze, who had nothing to do, decided to make breakfast for the first time in a long time.
“Lin Ze, are you cooking?”
Hachishi peeked her head into the kitchen, looking curiously at the things in the kitchen. They weren’t like this ten years ago.
“Yeah, even though you don’t need to eat, I still have to. Can you eat?” Speaking of which, Lin Ze was curious too.
“I can. I can taste it through a ritual offering, but I don’t really feel hungry anymore. I’ll cook for you.” Hachishi volunteered. She was very interested in the stove.
“You? Do you know how?”
“Don’t underestimate me! I used to cook too.”
“…You’re talking about… a thousand years ago…” Lin Ze had a picture in his mind. “Is it just about roasting meat over fire…”
“How did you know? There was a big fire in the forest, and I smelled the meat. I went in and dragged out a deer. I’m telling you, I learned how to do it myself later.” Hachishi had already stepped into the kitchen with one foot, ready to show off her skills.
“Okay, okay, I know, you’re the best, but that’s outdated. Wait, I’ll let you taste what real deliciousness is.” Lin Ze wouldn’t have the pleasure of tasting Hachishi’s dark cuisine. After all, she didn’t even have a single grain of salt. He turned and took a piece of beef directly from the refrigerator. Steak, fried eggs, and pasta, it was time for some culinary shock. It would definitely be tastier than fire-roasted raw meat without seasoning!