That night. At the inn where we were staying.
　I turned off the light that was hanging and slipped into bed.

　I had stopped eavesdropping and eavesdropping on the shikigami all over the imperial capital, so I could sleep without a care in the world. So he could sleep without a care in the world.
　It wasn't very efficient for a crazy amount of work........

　The tournament is over tomorrow.
　All that's left is to return to the school.
　But before that, I'd like to spend at least one day sightseeing. Unlike those two, I haven't been able to visit the imperial capital all that much, so....

Seika-sama.

　Yuki's voice, something suspicious.

'Hmm?'
'Really, you're going to lose tomorrow, aren't you?　I never thought I'd win...
Nah. What's the point in doing that?
As you say, but somehow Yuki had a feeling that this was the case.
I'm sure the tube foxes could predict things, but have you ever been successful?
Even Yuki has guessed the next day's weather before!
I thought you had a choice between the candy and the bat... and you missed a lot.

　I yawn and close my eyes.

"Are you going to sleep?
Yes.
Well Yuki is going to bed too. Good night.

　I thought I heard a voice.
　I felt something soft on my left arm, creeping about.
　I open my eyes and see a white girl hugging my left arm.

...Hey.
Yes?

　With a curious reply, Yuki, in her girl form, looks at me.
　It's hard to tell because it's so dark, but she seems to be holding back a laugh.

No....what's the matter with you, all of a sudden.
'It's been a long time since I slept with you!　Dear Seika!
He's sleeping in my head.
'I don't mean like that, I mean beside me like this. Mostly, I feel like Yuki hasn't been taking human form for a long time now!
Well.
'It's good, isn't it, sometimes!　And the bunks in this inn seem to be spacious!
Well I guess we'll just have to do it.
"Ehehehe!

　Yuki hugs me.
　Come to think of it, when we first gave him human form, he was so excited that he never tried to return to his demon form, and even at night he crawled under the covers like this.
　I'm sure he's been around for quite a few years as a pipe fox, but he's always been like a child. I have to keep an eye on him, or else he'll be like this.

　Yuki reached out and touched me with her hand on my cheek, and it was sticky.
　She seems to have a smirk on her face as she approaches me.

"Mmmmmm, Seika-sama's face is so cute...!　It's like little Haruyoshi.
Will you stop...

　And then, when I felt a presence, I turned my attention to the owl that had been perched on the roof.
　I turned my attention to the owl that had been perched on the roof, as I felt a presence.
　This is.....

I wonder if it was like this when Haruyoshi was a child....?

　The white girl let out a cry of agitation as I turned my body around and grabbed Yuki's shoulder with my right hand.

I mustn't, Seika-sama!　It's a good thing that you're not the only one who has to watch out for people because Yuki is a pipe.
Can you keep it down for a minute?

　I held Yuki's thin body in my arms and draped myself over it.
　And then... I turned over on the other side and fell off the bed.
　A thumping sound could be heard.

"Geez.

　Yuki, who fell with me, moans and groans.
　The next moment.

　A figure falls through the ceiling and thrusts a dagger into the bed.

　A roaring sound echoes through the inn.
　The bed could not withstand the tremendous impact and was snapped like a carp that had been harpooned.
　Startled, Yuki reverted to her fox form and crawled into my hair.

　I rolled over some more and pulled myself up, grabbing Hitogata.
　I look at the figure standing in the center of the destroyed bed.

"Ha, that's pretty rough for a night crawler, isn't it? 'Mabel.'

　Mabel's reply was a flashing throwing sword.

　He ducked as he ducked down.
　The aim of the throwing sword was off target, and as it was, it smashed through the wood of the wall behind it, creating several large holes. It's still uncommonly powerful. The night breeze comes in from outside and the cool air touches your skin.

　Mabel, who had finished throwing the throwing sword, immediately rushed forward with the dagger in her arms.

　She stops the protruding blade by grabbing her arm. However, he couldn't kill it until the momentum of the rush. I can't catch the girl who collided with my body, and my back smashes through the hole in the wall. And then I was thrown into the air with Mabel.

　The nighttime cityscape spreads out below us.
　It's three stories high. It's not much.

　Aware of the flow of air, I adjust my stance in the air and land.
　Ahead, Mabel was landing on the street with the lightness of a feather.

　The imperial city at night.
　We face each other quietly in a deserted alleyway.
　The gravity-using girl's face, lit by the moonlight, has no expression. We can't read her inner thoughts either.

　Again, Mabel throws her sword.
　I ducked and ducked the snarling blade and made a sign with one hand.

The Art of Vine Binding.

　Vines erupted from beneath Mabel's feet.
　Her eyes widened for a moment, but she was quick to deal with it. She cuts off the vine in front of her from its roots and takes a big step forward to get away from the vines around her.
　Then, with his momentum, he closes the gap between me and him.

　The dagger is thrust at my shoulder.
　But the tip of the blade pierces a single human body.

　I shifted behind Mabel and stuck the dagger to her back.

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
Yang Phase - The Art of Zealing

　It was supposed to add more kinetic energy than a mark and blow Mabel across the alley----.
　But.
　She seemed to flex her body momentarily.
　At the same time as she began to blow away, she thrust her dagger into the cobblestones.

　With a tremendous sound of gaga-gaga-gaga, the stone pavement was being chipped away.
　But at the same time, the momentum was rapidly lost.......and eventually, her body stopped.
　A burnt smell wafted around the area.

　Hmm.........
　I put on quite a bit of momentum, but I guess it wasn't enough. I guess I had increased my weight quite a bit, but I was much slower than my initial speed.

　Mabel slowly stood up.
　As expected, she was on the edge of attack, and she seemed to be breathing a little sluggishly.
　I sighed.

　She's strong.
　It's a bit risky to leave a man behind in fear of his life.

　I don't like it, but I'll let it go...

What the f*ck are you talking about...

　I turned back to the voice.
　When I look, I see a middle-aged man, who looks like he's returning from a tavern, peering at me from the corner of the alley. He rolled his eyes at the broken cobblestones and the cavernous exterior of the inn.

'Intruder, that's tactless.

　I unleash my magic before I can do it.
　Mabel's projectile flies from behind me.

　The slender blade hits the city wall at the man's corner, destroying it with a flourish. Splinters and dust rained down on the intruder.

"Hee!

　He let out a short scream and the middle-aged man ran away.
　When he turned around, Mabel had already disappeared.

　Silence has returned to the alleyway at night.

　I let out a breath of air, having recovered my composure.

Hmmm....

　I felt my head go cold and my thoughts come back to me at the same time.
　As I calmly think back to the fight, I notice a few things.

　Yuki fearfully peeks out of her hair.

'Seika-sama ... um, what was that?'
"...tomorrow's preliminaries, I guess you could say. Okay, I've decided, Yuki.

　I smiled and told Yuki, "You've come to see me.

I smiled and told Yuki, "You came to see me. You came to see me and I want to spend the night with her.