According to the original plan, Willy was supposed to be surrounded by a hundred demons, starting from the mountain where the Strange Tales Academy is located, and walk in a grand procession around the most bustling main street of Tokyo.
Finally, it returns to the starting point, disappearing quietly into the pre-dawn mist just before the golden rays of sunlight illuminate the earth.
However, when he was placed on a high seat, overlooking the myriad aspects of life that resembled a ukiyo-e painting, his emotions also swayed and rose and fell.
A glimmer of light appeared in his eyes, as if he had been tossed into a glass of red wine, and he unconsciously became a little drunk.
The spring breeze was also affected by the atmosphere, gently kissing his cheek, yet as if reminding him, it blew away the lingering allure.
In an instant, his slightly closed eyes lifted, revealing a clear mind.
Hearing the system's surprised voice in his ear, he inadvertently glanced at the familiar figure on the street. After turning the corner, he suddenly had a playful idea.
By the time he came to his senses, he was already standing behind Haruki Asami.
This was a whim of his, but he was also worried about disrupting the ceremony, so before he slipped away, he subconsciously left a puppet stand-in on the throne.
Now, he has bid farewell to Haruki Asami. The dazzling neon lights reflected on him, yet seemed to draw a clear line between them, leaving him completely untouched.
He only gazed at the starry sky.
A few drops of moisture fell, landing precisely on his long eyelashes, just as he blinked.
"Host, it's raining!"
With the system's call, a transparent umbrella appeared before Vili, the pattering raindrops falling on its surface creating a crisp melody.
He looked away, turned around, and surprisingly raised an eyebrow when he saw the person who had come.
"Who are you……?"
The person before me wore an exquisitely made black velvet coat. As she raised her hand to hold up her umbrella, the lace-trimmed cuffs peeked out, and the golden gleam of the intricate buttons flashed briefly in the night. With each movement, the pearls on the veil of her hat trembled gently, shimmering with a soft glow.
She looked like she had just attended a party, and it seemed as if a pure black Maybach would soon be parked on the side of the road, waiting for her.
A vintage scarf was wrapped around her neck, concealing the tremor of her smile, and she parted her red lips slightly.
"Good evening."
The voice was slightly hoarse, yet unexpectedly captivating, like classical music flowing from a vinyl record player—utterly enchanting.
"……Good evening?"
He hesitated before responding to the greeting, and a faint scent of perfume wafted into his nose. With his hat brim slightly raised, Willy finally saw her face clearly.
With deep-set eyes and slightly upturned black eyeliner that outlines the long, narrow corners of her eyes like a feline, she has a high, straight nose with beautiful curves, and her lips, painted with lip gloss, are gently upturned, giving her a bright smile.
The moment I saw her, only one word seemed to come to mind—
She is charming and alluring.
Suddenly, Vili found a glimpse of the person before him in his memories, and tentatively began to speak:
"...Kanzaki...Marri-senpai?"
The person whose identity was revealed maintained his smile, nodded gracefully, and moved a little closer to Vili.
"...Wait, wait..."
Vili had never been so close to a woman of similar age before. His fair skin flushed red. As the woman in front of him approached, he instinctively stepped back, staggering away from the umbrella and almost getting wet in the rain. But the next second, he was pulled back and pressed against the corner of the alleyway.
Seeing his reaction, Kanzaki's smile deepened. The woman, who was half a head taller than the boy, leaned down slightly. Her loose silk scarf had fallen off at some point and was blown to the ground by the wind, revealing the wide-open collar of her snow-white silk shirt.
Vili: !!!
His upbringing from childhood made him immediately close his eyes, purse his lips tightly, turn his head to the side, and reveal his strikingly red, jade-like earlobes.
"S-senpai... clothes..."
A rustling sound came from behind, and after a moment, Kanzaki's voice returned to normal.
"It's alright now."
Willy breathed a sigh of relief and finally dared to open his eyes, only to find that the person in front of him had unknowingly gotten even closer, their body almost pressed against his, bringing a warm and soft touch, and the fragrance made him dizzy.
More importantly—
Her clothes weren't even buttoned up properly!
Vili didn't dare touch the other person and push them away, so he pitifully shrank back and found an opportunity to nimbly slip out from under the outstretched arm that was holding up the umbrella.
Finally, away from that intoxicating aroma, Willy breathed a deep sigh of relief and regained some of his senses.
It was only then that he suddenly realized—
That fleeting glimpse of his chest just now...
Things seem a bit too peaceful.
This isn't to say that a great beauty should necessarily have a great figure, it's just...
The flushed red on his cheeks gradually faded, and Vili let the drizzle wet his hair. Looking at the person who wanted to approach, he cautiously took several steps back.
Then, his gaze fell on the other person's neck, which was no longer covered by a silk scarf.
—That small bump was particularly noticeable.
"..."
Willy froze, as if he had suffered a huge shock, and his bright eyes lost their luster.
Suddenly, he saw the person in front of him move again, and immediately jumped away like a cat with its fur standing on end, sticking tightly to the wall.
"Senior!" he mustered his courage and asked, "If I may ask, should I call you senior... or senior brother..."
"Isn't it better to call me senior?"
Seeing the boy shake his head repeatedly, Kanzaki finally stopped teasing him, raised his hand to tuck his long hair behind his ear, and smiled:
"If you want to call me senior, that's fine too."
"..."
For the first time, Vili and the system in his brain screamed in unison, and it took him a long time to calm down.
I've never heard of anything like this in the news reports I've checked before!
And she...isn't her nickname "Witch"?
"...Senior, is there something you need from me?"
As he spoke, Vili quietly moved his feet, trying to sneak out through the only alleyway, while using words to distract the person in front of him.
"If there's nothing else, I'm going to meet up with some friends for a late-night snack. It wouldn't be good to keep them waiting..."
Kanzaki watched his little antics with a smile, but just as the boy was about to escape, he teleported and blocked his path.
Once something is amiss, it seems like there are flaws everywhere.
Vili then realized that the person in front of him was actually larger than himself, and his fingers were not as slender as those of an ordinary woman. Although they were long, they had distinct joints, and the veins on the back of his hand were clearly visible.
"Your friend...do you mean Yukimura Masashi?"
Vili looked up in surprise: "Does senior know him?"
This doesn't seem surprising, after all, these two are quite famous in the world of ghost stories.
But Kanzaki's answer left Willy frozen in place.
"Who doesn't know him?"
"—That's the protagonist of this world."
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