Chapter 22: Conquest interrupted!

April 1st is the greatest April 1st in history. How's that for April Fools?

"Mister Virgil, are you an exorcist too?"

Isumi was curious about this.

Looking at Hinagiku who was irritated at the side, he couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

"No, I'm not an exorcist, I just have some powers that allow me to kill supernatural things."

"Supernatural things… do they really exist?…"

She quickly went from an angry attitude to a shy one. Besides her, Nagi also has the same look, despite trying her best to look tough and failing at it.

I'm not sure how to respond, he can only look to Isumi for help. This, in turn, left her unsure of what to do. She continued looking around before deciding to change the subject.

"Sir Virgil, where did you find this yokai leader?"

He just pointed towards Hakuo Academy, the trio were surprised by this revelation.

"Are you saying you met a yokai leader from Hakuo Academy?"

Stunned, Isumi somberly lowered her head. As an exorcist, she didn't even notice the presence of supernatural things despite going to school every day, how negligent of her.

"There is a ghost inside Hakuo Academy, surely you are joking, Virgil."

Hinagiku spoke, her smile seemed so forced when she said that.

Seeing him nod, Nagi was the first to scream.

"Like I said, the schools are bad, there are even yokais and things like that inside them, it's the most vile of all places and Maria still forced me to come here, Waaah, I'll never come back here again.."

He got a headache when he stopped Nagi, who was planning to run away with tears in his eyes, grabbing the back of his collar.

"I've already eliminated all the yokai and spirits in the school, so there won't be any left after this."

"Liar! Do you consider me a fool?

Struggling and screaming, he really wanted to tell her that yes, your IQ is high, but that didn't mean you weren't a fool, you're the kind of idiot with a high IQ.

"I am very grateful to you, Mr. Virgil."

Isumi bowed deeply.

"If you had not eliminated the spirits, they would have harmed innocent people when they escaped, the blood would then be on my hand. I'm really grateful."

He smiled awkwardly as he threw a tsukkomi inside, I'm not a hero defending the interest of the masses, I just went there to do my mission, you didn't need to be so grateful.

"Mister Virgil, where did you kill the yokai leader?"

In her eyes he clearly saw the words "to purge humiliation" burning in her eyes.

"It was in the old dorm."

Good thing if she intervened, the root cause would be eliminated. With such a scary place, he's worried if it will ever be haunted again, but if it's her, then there's no better candidate to deal with it.

"The old dorm? So the rumor that it's haunted spread by students was true?"

Hinagiku interrupted.

He was speechless at how fearless she is. The normal human being would not have been able to accept the fact that supernatural things existed in such a short time. Nagi is a special case, as her house has been haunted before and it was none other than Isumi who took care of her. But Hinagiku is a normal human through and through, having never touched that kind of thing before, even if she did have some power, being able to accept it or not is another thing entirely.

Who would have thought that she accepted it so quickly, should we say as expected of Kaichou-sama?

"I see, so it was the old dormitory? I've heard this rumor before, but I never thought much about it. I was planning to take a look there in just a few days, I would never have imagined that there would be a yokai leader there…"

She couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows.

Looking at her blaming herself, he can't help but ask for forgiveness.

To make a girl who has a naturally terrible sense of direction make an expression other than blank, oh, what a sinful man I am…

"Mr Virgil, I'm going to say goodbye here. Regarding the old dormitory, leave it to me for cleaning."

Hearing that soft voice, he couldn't help but nod, making her give a goofy smile.

{Ah, yes, the air-headed girl has returned to her natural state, urgh, I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore.}

"Please wait."

Before she could turn around and enter the gym, he hurriedly stopped her.

"May I ask.."

She turned her head in response.

"Please, I insist that you take this thing with you."

He walked past Nagi, who was still struggling with her.

"You are the thing! your whole family is one thing!

Completely forgetting about the supernatural thing, she got upset with him. Children will be children, being afraid or angry is their natural rhythm. condemned to hell whenever you want.

Isumi had a big drop of sweat on her head and dragged Nagi who still hadn't given up on escaping. She pulled her out without hearing her pleas.

"Young miss of Saginomiya, if there is any news regarding the crystal, please let me know!"

He yelled at her as she walked away.

"I understand, Mr. Virgil…"

With Isumi and Nagi gone, Virgil and Hinagiku entered the school compound and the crowd at the school gate began to thin out.

On the way to the clock tower student council office, the two walked silently without much conversation.

However, he can feel it, he has fallen into a mysterious crisis…

With her arms on her waist, she walked beside him and looked at him with her jewel-like eyes on her face, as if she wanted to burn holes in his face.

Noticing that Kaichou-sama had returned to his normal state, he didn't feel happy about it.

"Virgil, is there something you want to tell me?"

She just gave him a dark smile.

He can smell the faint scent of tragedy bearing down on him. If he didn't explain it correctly, something terrible would happen to him.

Laughing dryly, his pupil had a flash of light.

"What do you want me to say…"

"Humph!"

She shocked him with this cold hmph and when he thought she was going to grab the knives, she simply fell silent with tears in the corners of her eyes.

He immediately panicked.

"Hina… Hinagiku… please don't cry, please don't…"

Turning her head, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes as she murmured.

"Am I so unworthy of your faith?"

He was silent because of this.

Looking at him speechless, she was furious, raising her foot, she wanted to run away while in a bad mood, but was stopped by a pull from him.

She was stunned and waved her arms.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

He pulled her back firmly, he knows that if he lets her go like this, he absolutely will not be able to forgive himself.

{Making a woman cry… what a low asshole…. I am…}

With a tug, he pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.

She is stunned. She was dragged into his arms. Besides her father, she has never touched a boy before, not even holding hands, her father hasn't even hugged her before, so this is a completely strange situation for her.

With that, she completely forgot how to be angry, she struggled anxiously in his arms without knowing what to do with it.

"You… What are you doing… let me go immediately…"

Going hehehe he played with her.

"Hell no, I would let go, if I let you go, what will I do if you run away?"

With her hands on his chest, she looked away from his face and tensed up.

"I won't run, I won't run, so please let me go…"

Unexpectedly he tightened the hug even more while being shameless.

"I don't believe you, who would if you were lying to me right now? There is a saying: women are unreasonable."

"You…"

Even if she got upset, there was no way to help it, strong as she is, stronger than any normal man, she was no match for the level 30 Virgil.

Unable to free herself or convince him, she could only beg.

"I'm really not going to run, so please don't be like that, other people will see us…"

"Let them see, fuck!"

Like a tyrant, he pressed her head against her chest. After he hugged her like that, he really didn't want to let go, so he could only act spoiled.

Struggling a few more times without any results, she could only give in and close her eyes. Hearing the heartbeat in her chest, her face turned red.

She... this really was the first time...

Smelling the fragrance wafting through her hair, he rubbed his scalp and hesitated before explaining to her.

"I'm sorry Hinagiku, but at the moment I can't reveal the situation to you because I still need to carry out a very important mission. But I promise to tell you everything completely after I finish."

Opening her eyes, she raised her head and looked at his smiling face, muttering with bright eyes.

"You said so, don't lie to me now..."

Does that mean... she forgave me?

Laughing happily, he nodded and said half-jokingly to her.

"Although my integrity is practically lost, I will not do something as blatant as lying to a girl while hugging her!"

Hearing him, she can't help but laugh.

"What do you mean your integrity is practically lost? Why do you keep saying strange things…"

Tilting his head at her.

"Is that so? But isn't that good? At least I can still make you laugh..."

She lowered it in shame.

"It's not like I need you to make me laugh…"

He drew back the corners of his mouth as he grabbed the soft flesh of her waist, tightened his embrace, and closed his eyes. Hinagiku also closed her eyes and the two shared a warm moment in that state.

Maybe it's because God can't look at this corny cliché anymore, so he sent an apostle of justice to rescue the damsel in distress.

"A!!!"

With a mournful cry, a mysterious humanoid shape fell from a tree not far from the two, giving them a huge jump.

She quickly pushed him away while blushing. He just gave a disapproving hateful look at the individual who interrupted his conquest of a shoujo.

Short blue hair, wearing a Western-style butler uniform with a pitiful countenance, the guy rubbed his head while complaining. It looks like he is tightening his grip on something inside her embrace.

Hayate Ayasaki: (level 16)

Well, now it's clear who the blocker is, it's the MC from the original work.

"Why did you fall from the sky?"

With a strange expression on her face, even Hinagiku is also looking at him curiously.

He responded to him.

"I didn't fall from the sky, I just fell from the tree…"

Slapping his forehead, he responded helplessly.

"…Alright, then can I ask this student who fell out of a tree, why did you fall out of a tree?"

Rubbing his head with a strange look.

"I was saving a kitten that climbed a tree and couldn't get down, when I climbed the tree, the kitten attacked me and I ended up falling."

After finishing his explanation, he released his hands revealing a kitten and proving that he was telling the truth.

The moment he released his hands, the cat went into a frenzy and clawed at his face.

"ARGH!!!"

"…"

While she felt sorry for him, Virgil danced with joy.

{That should teach you not to disturb others...}

(End of chapter)