After having a hearty meal, taking a shower and changing clothes, Pei changed from her previous unkempt appearance to a beautiful, cute and fashionable girl.

It just didn't match the big bag and cane she was carrying.

"Thank you so much, I didn't expect you to be such a nice person."

When Pei arrived at Yakumo's house again, she couldn't stop thanking Shizuku.

"Not only did they give me a delicious meal, they even let me take a shower and change clothes. I am so grateful..."

"You're welcome. My motto is to treat cute and pretty girls gently."

Shizuku smiled slightly, then looked towards the mansion in front of her. Although there were no lights on here like before, she could sense the presence of someone inside.

"Well, the person you are looking for should have returned."

Hearing Shizuku's words, Pei nodded, then walked up and rang the doorbell.

"Ding dong, ding dong."

“Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong ding dong!”

“…”

Anyway, it’s not me who’s arguing, so why bother with him?

"Really? It's so noisy!!"

Accompanied by complaints, a young man opened the door directly.

"Do you know what time it is now? I have classes tomorrow...!!"

After seeing Pei and Shizuku standing in front of him, the boy immediately stuffed his complaints back into his mouth.

"Uh... who are you?"

“Yakumo!!”

However, the moment he saw the boy, Pei hugged him.

"You must be Yakumo! Yakumo!! I have been looking for you for four years since Tibet! Yakumo, Yakumo, Yakumo!!"

"Wow, wow! What's wrong with this girl?!!"

Although he didn't know what was going on, the boy named Yakumo still welcomed Pei and Shizuku into his home. Then Pei took out the skull of Yakumo's father and the letter from his backpack.

"Hey, I never thought my father would write to me again."

After taking the letter, Yakumo Fujii seemed somewhat indifferent.

"You don't seem very sad?"

Looking at the young man in front of her, Shizuku asked with some confusion. After all, that was her father's skull. The young man in front of her seemed a little too cold.

"Humph, four years ago he left mom and me to investigate monsters. It's better to say he's a monster fanatic than a folklorist. Mom couldn't stand it anymore and ran away from home. We haven't had any contact in four years. I also thought that he might have died a long time ago."

While complaining, Yakumo Fujii looked at the letter in front of him, and while reading the letter, his expression looked a little strange.

"What are you talking about? Dad has been bewitched by the monster."

However, the more he looked down, the angrier Fujii Yakumo's expression became, and finally he slammed the table and yelled at the skull.

"What a joke! Why would I bring a girl I don't even know to Hong Kong?"

"Going to Hong Kong?"

Hearing Yakumo's complaint, Shizuku and Pei looked at each other in confusion, and then Shizuku reached out her hand.

"If you don't mind, could you let me see the letter?"

"Oh, take it and have a look. It's all that stinky old dad's fantasy."

As he spoke, Yakumo handed the letter over, and Shizuku took it and read it. It was about Yakumo's father. As Yakumo said, he was a folklorist who had traveled to Tibet. The object of his investigation was a fantasy race called the Three-Eyed Hunkara, who used the technique of immortality. At that time, he fell in Tibet and almost died. Later, he was saved by a girl. This girl was Pei, the only survivor of the Three-Eyed Clan. She had lived alone for three hundred years. Pei's only wish was to become a human. It was rumored that the Three-Eyed Clan had invented a humanization technique that could transform three-eyed people into ordinary humans, and this was also Pei's goal.

So before the professor died, he wrote this letter, wanting his son to take Pei to a place called "Demon Strike Society" in Hong Kong to find an expert named Yali, who should be familiar with the art of humanization.

"What a joke! I'm just a high school student. How can I afford to go to Hong Kong? I have to work part-time to make ends meet every day!"

That's right.

Looking at Yakumo Fujii who was having a headache in front of her, Shizuku shrugged her shoulders. If Pei just lived here, it would be a cliché development of an ordinary love comedy that falls from the sky. However, letting a high school student go to Hong Kong... During the financial crisis in Japan in the 1990s, everyone had a hard time. Yakumo Fujii's father died four years ago. He probably couldn't have imagined that the Japanese economy would collapse like this four years later.

"In that case, how about letting me handle this matter?"

"Leave it to you?"

"That's right."

As she spoke, Shizuku took out a business card from her pocket and handed it over.

“This is my business card.”

"Difficult Case Investigation Office?"

Looking at the information on the business card, Yakumo Fujii was confused.

"To put it simply, it is to help others solve difficult problems. I think... this should be considered a difficult problem for you."

"That's true, but... you don't want my money, do you? I'm just a poor high school student and I don't have much money."

Are you kidding? How could I possibly be interested in your little money?

Shizuku rolled her eyes.

"Of course not. In fact, Miss Pei and I get along very well, and we are from the same hometown. Besides, I am not interested in ignoring the distress of a lovely girl. So if you don't want to take her, then I will take her to Hong Kong. Anyway, this is a small matter for me."

“Woo…”

Hearing Shizuku's answer, Fujii Yakumo couldn't help but fall into complex and contradictory thoughts. After a long while, he made a decision and raised his head to stare at Shizuku.

"You won't do anything bad to her."

"Of course."

Having said this, Shizuku stood up.

"But I think you probably won't be able to make up your mind for the time being, so let's do this for now. If you want, you can bring Pei to see me here. My office is not far from here, and Pei has been there just now. Then, I won't bother you anymore."

After saying this, Shizuku nodded to Pei, then turned and left.

Only Yakumo Fujii and Pei were left, staring at each other in silence.

Afterwards, Shizuku returned to the office and explained the situation to others.

"So, Shizuku-nee, are you planning to go to Hong Kong?"

"Yeah, almost. What a coincidence. I was planning to go to Hong Kong soon."

Shizuku nodded and squinted her eyes at the night view outside. After picking up the fragment on the set of "Sadako vs. Kayako", the second place the other party pointed out was Hong Kong. And now this girl named Pei is also going to Hong Kong, and she just happened to meet her...

Well, just consider it a coincidence.

"But will they really come?"

"It depends. If you don't come, we can still meet again in Hong Kong."

Sure enough, just as Shizuku said, early the next morning, Yakumo Fujii came to the door again with Pei.

"I'm sorry, but please help this girl."

Standing in front of Shizuku, Yakumo lowered his head.

"To be honest, what my father said was too absurd, and I simply didn't want to believe it. But this was the last wish of that damn father, and I also want to fulfill it, but it is impossible for me to do it alone..."

"Of course, as a high school student working at a transvestite bar at night, I don't think you can come up with that much money."

“Woo…”

Hearing Shizuku's answer, Fujii Yakumo's face suddenly became embarrassed and he stammered to explain.

"I, I didn't choose to do that because I liked it. I just did it to earn a living..."

"I know, so you are willing to entrust me?"

"Um……"

Yakumo Fujii hesitated for a while, and finally nodded. After all, he was just an ordinary high school student, and he knew almost nothing about what his father said. But he also wanted to fulfill his father's wish, but it was too difficult for him to take Pei to Hong Kong alone. He knew almost nothing and didn't know what to do. After worrying for a long time, Yakumo Fujii finally decided to come here to ask Shizuku for help.

"No problem, it's decided then."

Shizuku withdrew her gaze from Yakumo Fujii and looked at Pei.

"You have no problem, too, do you, Miss Peregrine?"

"Yes, please give me more advice."

"Very good, then get ready, we will leave for Hong Kong tomorrow."

"Please wait."

However, just when Shizuku made the decision, suddenly, Hinasaki Shinku, who was standing next to her, spoke.

"Shizuku-sister, please take me with you."

"Will you come with me?"

I have to say, Shizuku was quite surprised to hear Hinasaki Shinku volunteer to go together.

"You still have to go to class."

"I can take a leave, and I'm Shizuku-nee's assistant, so of course I have to go with her... Is that not okay?"

“Woo…”

Looking at Hinasaki Shinku in front of her, Shizuku was speechless for a moment. Of course, she saw the anxiety and expectation in Hinasaki Shinku's eyes, but...

Shizuku looked at the other people in the room, but they didn't seem to care either.

"I'm not going anyway. You know I hardly go out."

Kagami no Kirie was the first to make the statement, and Shizumi Kusanagi nodded.

"I don't want to leave my land either..."

Basically, monsters are very home-loving, and it is rare for them to leave their place of residence and go to other places.

It seems that these two are the same.

"Well then... pack up and we'll be on the road together. Fengshi, you can temporarily take over Shenhong's job during this period. If there's anything urgent, remember to call me."

"Yes, Shizuku-sama."

Kurosawa Fengye nodded.

After hearing Shizuku's answer, Hinasaki Shinku finally revealed a relaxed smile.