When the hodgepodge world of anime meets the shadow king

Kitahara Akatsuki followed Yukinoshita Yukino to a familiar park

He looked at the familiar street scenes around him and recalled

My goodness, isn’t this the park where he picked up Encore?

So is it true that Encore was produced in a stray cat's nest?

The two came to a secluded corner in the park.

There are cat hairs of various colors scattered all over the ground, and in some places you can see traces of something lying there.

But there is no cat in

"Hmm?" Yukinoshita Yukino frowned worriedly as she looked at the empty cat gathering place.

In the past, cats would go out to look for food, but some old and weak cats would be left behind to look after the house.

This was the first time she had seen a situation where there was no cat at all, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Don't worry, I roughly know where they are," Kitahara Akira comforted

With his perception ability, he has already noticed where the cats are.

But there seems to be a little surprise there? Just take it as extra money

Kitahara Akira led Yukinoshita Yukino to a bench, where a familiar-looking girl was feeding the cats surrounding her with food.

"Yotani?" Kitahara Akira looked at the girl and called out uncertainly.

It's not his fault. The girl in front of him is quite different from the Yotsuya Miko he met last time.

The dark circles under the eyes have disappeared, and the tired eyes are now sharp.

The slender figure has become a little stronger, but it is difficult to see under the cover of clothes.

There was also a long crossbody bag beside her, but Kitahara Akira's intuition told her that the things inside were definitely not something that could be taken out in broad daylight.

The most important thing is...

"Is she almost D-rank?" Kitahara Akira silently sensed the cursed energy in Yotsuya Miko's body.

It seems that the other party really listened to his advice. However, it must have taken a lot of effort to go from an ordinary person to almost D-level in such a short time.

Yotsuya Miko heard the sound and looked over.

"Kitahara-kun?"

She didn't expect that she just followed her father's advice to relax and relieve the fatigue of practicing in recent months, but she happened to run into Kitahara Akira.

"Yeah," Kitahara Akira walked forward, "Long time no see."

"This is..." Yotsuya Miko looked at Yukinoshita Yukino beside him "your girlfriend?"

"Ah... no," Kitahara Akira answered before Yukinoshita Yukino could answer, "She is Yukinoshita Yukino, my classmate."

Kitahara Akatsuki explained to Yukinoshita Yukino, "Yotani Miko, my friend."

"Hello, Yotsuya-san," Yukinoshita Yukino took the initiative to greet

Yotsuya Miko also responded with a smile

The three of them continued to feed the cats while chatting. After Yotsuya Miko had distributed all the food she brought to feed the cats, Yukinoshita Yukino took over with the cat food she brought.

"Thank you, Kitahara-kun." While Yukinoshita Yukino was concentrating on petting the cat, Yotsuya Miko whispered beside Kitahara Akira

"Nothing." Kitahara Xiao put his hands in his pockets. "But you are really hardworking. It has only been a few months and you have reached this level."

"It's nothing special," Yotsuya Miko shook her head. "My father helped me a lot."

"But you don't have to fight for any reason, right?"

"Even if you want to protect yourself, your current strength plus your father's protection is more than enough, right?"

Yotsuya Miko was silent for a moment

"Because I've experienced it before, I've made up my mind." She subconsciously clenched the messenger bag that contained the weapons beside her.

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After saying goodbye to Yotsuya Miko, Kitahara Akira and Yukinoshita Yukino walked out of the park

"Kitahara-kun, I'm leaving first," said Yukinoshita Yukino after taking the empty cat food bag out of her shoulder bag and throwing it into the trash can.

Her purpose of going out today was just to feed the cat

"Wait, Yukinoshita," Kitahara Akatsuki called her.

Yukinoshita Yukino turned around and looked at Kitahara Akira, "Is there anything else, Kitahara-kun?"

"I'm going to pick out some gifts for my elders," Kitahara Xiao scratched his head, "but I'm a little unsure, can you give me some advice?"

"...Okay." Yukinoshita Yukino thought for a while and nodded.

Anyway, she'll be alone for the rest of the day and she has nothing to do, so she might as well go shopping.

And Kitahara Akira’s elder...should be Nagano Hiroichi, right?

The two came to a familiar shopping mall

Perhaps due to the impact of the last incident, even on Christmas Day, the flow of people in the mall was only slightly more than usual, and it was not crowded.

But this is also convenient for the two of them

Kitahara Xiao looked around at the merchandise. When he passed a store, he was suddenly stunned.

"What's wrong? Kitahara-kun?" Yukinoshita Yukino asked

"Ah... I'm going to the toilet," Kitahara Akira replied hurriedly.

Yukinoshita Yukino nodded "Yeah"

……

"Yukinoshita, what do you think I should give Uncle Nagano?" Kitahara Akira asked after returning.

Yukinoshita Yukino was a little helpless. "It's only meaningful for Kitahara-kun to think about this kind of thing himself. I'm just offering advice."

"Well...but I can't think of anything else to give." Kitahara Akira shrugged.

"In the past, I just gave clothes as gifts, but this year I want to do something new."

"In that case..." Yukinoshita Yukino thought for a moment, then pointed to a store and said, "How about that?"

Kitahara Xiao looked over and saw a massage supplies store.

"Well... let's go check it out."

The two walked into the store

"Welcome" The clerk did not look down on them because of their student status, but recommended products to them attentively.

"This is our latest neck massager, designed for multiple acupuncture points on the human neck, and is most suitable for people who work with their heads down for long periods of time."

"Well... can I try it?" Kitahara Akira asked

After getting a positive answer, Kitahara Akatsuki took the massager from the clerk... and then hung it around Yukinoshita Yukino's neck.

"Huh?" Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned.

"Don't you often bow your head to read books in the club? The pressure on your neck must be quite high. I think you should be able to feel the effect of it more," Kitahara Akira explained.

"Sir, you really care about your girlfriend," the clerk said with a smile

"I'm not his girlfriend," Yukino Yukinoshita said with a blushing face before starting the machine.

ten minutes later……

"Hmm...it looks like the effect is good." Kitahara Akatsuki nodded as she looked at Yukinoshita who looked comfortable.

He looked at the clerk. "How much?"

The clerk smiled and said, "Sincerely, 300,000 yen."

Kitahara Akio was secretly shocked. It was really expensive. Fortunately, he could buy it with the remaining money from Nagano Hiroshi's living expenses this semester, so he didn't have to use his slush fund.

He took out his bank card from his wallet.

"Swipe card"

…………

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the two finally walked out of the mall.

The sky has turned completely black at this time, and the streets are full of scenes celebrating Christmas.

Under a huge Christmas tree in the middle square, Santa Claus is distributing candies to the children.

Kitahara Akira asked for a few and handed them to Yukinoshita Yukino who was resting on a bench under the Christmas tree.

"Thank you Yukinoshita for accompanying me to pick out gifts today."

"Nothing..." Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head. "I'm free today anyway."

"Smile, today is Christmas." Kitahara Xiao sat down next to her

"Santa Claus won't give presents to children who don't smile."

"Santa Claus? If there really is a Santa Claus, he won't give me a present."

When she was a child, she also believed in Santa Claus. It was not until she saw that her sister was the only one who gave her small gifts on Christmas that she realized that Santa Claus was just a trick used by adults to coax children.

"Just laugh, who knows, maybe Santa Claus will give you a present this year?" Kitahara Akira said, looking at the black night sky.

Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't get rid of him, so she had to fake a smile

"Very beautiful." Kitahara Xiao turned his head and looked at her and blinked. "Actually, Santa's reindeer car has just passed behind you and put the gift in your bag. Can you look for it?"

Looking at Kitahara Akira's serious eyes, Yukino Yukino reluctantly reached into her bag.

She didn't feel any change in the weight of the bag just now. Even if there really is a Santa Claus, unless he has magic, he can't...

A hard object suddenly touched Yukinoshita Yukino's fingertips

She was stunned for a moment, then took it out - it was a small flat gift box

"Open it and take a look?" Kitahara Akira said with a smile

When he saw the gift, he suddenly felt a sense of panic in his heart. His intuition told him that this gift was very important, so he bought it under the pretext of going to the toilet.

Yukinoshita Yukino did as she was told. A delicate and small Mr. Pan pendant lay in the middle of the gift box. It was just the right size to be used as a pendant or something like that.

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Kitahara Akira. Combining what she said before, it's not hard to guess who did it.

"Merry Christmas, under the snow"

Yukinoshita Yukino stroked the uneven surface of the pendant with one hand, and the orange lights on both sides of the street illuminated half of her face.

"...Thank you, Kitahara-kun."