Shizuku was too lazy to care what kind of plane the Kagami no Mist branch wanted to build. Anyway, no matter what the other party wanted to do, the Monkey King in the palm of Buddha could not escape from his Five Finger Mountain.

So then, she went back to her original decadent and lazy life... That was how it was originally.

But unfortunately, slacking off is not destined to last long, especially when you want to slack off.

"So, what do you want?"

Shizuku was speechless when she saw the client sitting in front of her. She was a cute girl with light blue hair tied in a ponytail and dressed very ordinary. If she walked on the street, she would be considered a very ordinary and cute girl next door.

"I hope you can help me rescue someone."

"Save people?"

"Yes."

As she spoke, the girl took out two photos and placed them on the table. One of the photos was of a beautiful, lovely girl, and the other was of a bald man with big ears, fat on his cheeks, and who looked like a monster.

"Is this a monster?"

After making her tea, Hinasaki Shinku looked at the photo curiously and couldn't help but shout out, while the girl gave a wry smile.

"He is a human."

"...Humans can still look like this..."

Hearing the girl's answer, Hinasaki Shinku could not help but sigh, to be fair, the bald, big-eared fat man in the photo was even more terrifying than the vengeful spirits she had seen. Hinasaki Shinku felt that if she saw this man on the street late at night, she would definitely use her camera to capture him.

"So this man kidnapped the girl?"

Shizuku picked up the photo of another beautiful girl and looked at it carefully.

"But you should report this incident to the police. This is not within the scope of our firm's work."

If it were an ordinary detective agency, like Maori Kogoro's, they would be in charge of everything. But Shizuku was only responsible for handling supernatural and abnormal incidents, and simple kidnapping cases were not within her jurisdiction.

"...To be honest, she is not human."

In response to Shizuku's words, the girl opposite hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"She is a snow woman."

"Hey? Snow Girl? Is this the Snow Girl?"

Hearing the girl's answer, Hinasaki Shinku was surprised and took the photo, curiously looking at the pretty and lovely girl on it. The Snow Woman is also a character that often appears in ancient Japanese myths and legends. It is said that she often appears in the snowy mountains and is extremely beautiful. Of course, the most famous rumor about the Snow Woman is that she will freeze the man she likes into an ice sculpture, then take him back to the snowy mountains and give birth to a child... Of course, these are just legends.

"So a human imprisoned a youkai? Why? Because she's pretty?"

Shizuku casually handed the photo to Hinasaki Shinku and looked at the girl in front of her with interest again, who shook her head.

"That's not the case. The reason why the Snow Girl was captured was because that man wanted her to produce gems."

"gem?"

"Yes, the Snow Girl can produce extremely beautiful gems in her body, and those gems also have mysterious powers. The source of the gems is... tears."

"I see. So this man captured the snow girl in order to make her produce gems and then sell them... and your commission is to rescue this snow girl, right?"

"That's right."

The girl nodded and took out an envelope.

"This is a deposit. We will pay the balance after things are successful."

"…Isn't it filled with ghost money?"

Shizuku glanced at the envelope and then asked. Hearing Shizuku's question, the girl was stunned for a moment and shook her head quickly.

"Of course not, I am very sincere."

"Okay then. I'll take this commission."

Soon, Shizuku gave a straightforward answer.

"...I never thought that humans would actually imprison monsters..."

After the girl left, looking at the photo in her hand, Hinasaki Shinku couldn't help but sigh.

"I always thought that monsters were extremely powerful."

"In fact, there are weak monsters... "

At this moment, Jing Shuijiu also came out and started to clean up the plates and tea cups, while speaking calmly.

"Although humans think that monsters are very powerful and scary, many monsters are actually quite weak, and the same is true for snow women. Their ability to manipulate ice and snow is indeed extraordinary, but there are also countermeasures. If they are in the snowy mountains, they may still be a threat, but if they are outside the snowy mountains and encounter difficult sorcerers or demon slayers, they will also be doomed to die..."

"There are many psychics who bend for money. After all, money talks. They are not good at dealing with big monsters, but they are more aggressive than others when bullying the weak. There are such people."

Shizuku opened the information bag left by the girl and spoke while flipping through the information inside.

"Whether it's a monster or a human, it's the same, and the same goes for vengeful spirits. That's why I don't like dealing with those guys. Of course, if I run into a gun, I won't let it go. Imprisoning such a lovely girl... Well, even if God forgives him, I won't let him go. Not to mention that if he falls into my hands, this fat pig is doomed to die."

"By the way, who was that young lady just now?"

At this time, Hinasaki Shenhong also thought of another problem. From the time she entered the door to the time she left, the girl did not introduce herself, but cleverly avoided this point.

"Maybe she is also a snow girl, here to rescue her companions?"

"I don't know about that... Anyway, we just have to complete our commission."

Having said that, Shizuku closed the document with her backhand.

"Wuzhi, Jingshuijiu, let's go. Shenhong, you stay in the office. If everything goes well, we can finish it in about a day."

"I understand..."

"……OK."

Hearing Shizuku's order, Shizuku nodded, and Kaname no Kirie rolled her eyes and then stood up.

"let's go."

It was not difficult to find the location where the Snow Girl was hiding. According to the information left by the girl, the businessman built a villa next to an abandoned village deep in the forest, which could be said to be a prison specifically for imprisoning the Snow Girl. Not only that, he also hired some psychics to serve him, and also manipulated monsters.

In fact, there have been several rescue operations before, but they all failed in the end.

And because the victim is a monster, we cannot ask the police to intervene, which is quite embarrassing.

But for Shizuku, this was obviously not a problem.

According to the information, the villa where the businessman imprisoned the snow woman was located in the deep mountains of the neighboring county. When Shizuku drove to the destination, it was already evening. It was already dark at this time, and there was no sound in the entire forest. It looked like a wasteland.

But for the three people in front of him, it was obviously not so peaceful.

"I can feel the demonic aura..."

Jing Shuijiu's expression remained unchanged, but there was a hint of anger in her voice.

This is not surprising. As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. So it is not impossible for wealthy businessmen to bribe some monsters with money. Of course, this is the result of Shizuku restraining her pressure. After all, they are here to save people, not like in the TV series, with sirens on, wishing to let the whole world know that they are here to save people...

"Then let's get started... Um, Jing Shuijiu, can you first confirm whether the snow woman is there?"

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and we must also consider the possibility that the opponent may have multiple hiding places. Shizuku doesn't want to be like the protagonist in the game, who works hard to beat the entire level and then the boss says "I'm just kidding"... Then she will get angry.

“…”

Jingshui closed his eyes for a while, sensed it for a moment, and shook his head.

"I can't detect it. Maybe it's because the other party has isolated the aura of the Snow Girl..."

"Then go in and investigate. If you find any clues, notify me immediately."

“…”

Hearing Shizuku's order, Shizuku nodded, then her figure flashed and turned into a pool of water and disappeared into the ground, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

After making sure that Shizuku had left, Shizuku turned around with a smile and looked at Kaname no Kirie. The latter suddenly felt uncomfortable under Shizuku's gaze and stepped back subconsciously.

"You, what do you want to do?"

However, just as Kagami Mist Branch was about to step back, she saw several tentacles suddenly jump out from the shadows behind her, and tightly bound Kagami Mist Branch's limbs. Then the next moment, before Kagami Mist Branch could react, she was lifted up by the tentacles, hanging in the air with her back to Shizuku.

"Wait, wait a minute, you..."

"You don't seem to be very respectful to me lately, Wuzhi?"

"What the hell are you talking about?! Why would I…"

“It’s not that I don’t understand.”

As she spoke, Shizuku folded her arms and walked around the campfire mist branch with a smile on her face.

"You are deliberately trying to provoke my anger so that I can punish you... Fufufu, do you really think I don't see it?"

“Nonsense!!”

Hearing what Shizuku said, Kaname Kirie's cheeks suddenly turned red.

"I don't have such perverted thoughts! That's not what I meant!"

"No, you are."

As Shizuku was speaking, the next moment, a tentacle suddenly swung like a whip and hit the body of Kagami no Mist Branch.

“Bang!!”

“Aa ...

Being whipped mercilessly by Shizuku, Kaname Kirie screamed immediately, but at this moment, Shizuku reached out and covered her mouth.

"Keep your voice down. You don't want Jing Shuijiu or anyone else to hear your stupid screams, do you?"

"What do you mean by 'screaming'? Of course you'll scream when you're hurt...Ah——!!"

Before she could finish her words, another tentacle swung over and hit the girl's buttocks hard, tearing the black tights wrapped around her body and leaving a bright red scar on her fair skin.

"What do you want?"

"I said, education."

Shizuku snapped her fingers and stared at the Kagami Mist Branch with a smile.

"Although tsunderes can be funny sometimes, I still like obedient puppies, so I plan to train you to be a cute pet that will never rebel against me again. After all, as a domestic pet, you still have to be obedient. If you show your fangs at every turn, it will be unpopular."

"Hmph...! If you can do it, then give it a try."

Hearing this, Kaname no Kirie's eyes emitted a bright red light. She showed a stubborn expression and glared at Shizuku fiercely.

"I won't give in to a monster like you!!"

Although Kagami no Mist said it with certainty.

Yes, if you can do it, go for it!

"In that case, I won't be polite."

As she spoke, Shizuku raised her hand. As she moved, several dark tentacles danced out from the black shadows and swayed constantly. And Kaname no Mist Branch stared at everything in front of her, with anxiety and fear flashing in her eyes...

"We have a long time to kill before Shizumi comes back."

Looking at the Kaname no Mist branch in front of her, Shizuku smiled smugly.

"Then let me see how long you can hold on."