"Gulp..."

After entering the booked hotel room with Hikari, Kurashiki Reina's throat rolled slightly, as she nervously looked around the hotel room.

It wasn't like she had never stayed in a hotel before, but that had only been while traveling with her mother or something.

Coming to a hotel with a man, this was her first time.

Even though she was a gyaru, she had never dated anyone before, let alone booked a room with a man.

Coming to book a room with Hikari, it really was like a scorpion taking a poop, one of a kind.

Seeing Hikari calmly put down his things after entering the room, insert the room card, and skillfully take out and wear the hotel's disposable slippers,

Kurashiki Reina nervously asked, "Um… Hik, Hikari-kun, I… I'll take a bath first?"

Hikari stared at her in confusion, "Why take a bath? Just come directly to the bed."

"Huh? D-Directly to bed?"

Kurashiki Reina's snow-white skin flushed slightly, her breathing quickened, and her ample chest rose and fell rapidly.

"Ah? Directly to bed? Um… shouldn't I take a bath first?", Kurashiki Reina's ears turned red.

Although she had mentally prepared herself for coming to the hotel with Hikari, at this moment, facing his handsome face and firm physique, she still inevitably felt nervous.

"It's just exorcism and cleansing, no need for a bath. Hurry up and come here," Hikari urged, thinking of that Miss Mary who might call again at any moment and likely would arrive soon.

"Ah! S-So it's just exorcism, huh? Um… right, no need to bathe, I forgot… sorry!", Kurashiki Reina's brain was a little foggy, but she followed Hikari's words, changed her shoes quickly, and walked over to the side of the hotel bed.

However, when she looked at the two-meter-wide bed, Kurashiki Reina still felt a bit nervous, her hands fidgeting uncontrollably in front of her.

"Take off your clothes," Hikari said calmly to Kurashiki Reina.

"Y-Yes!"

Hikari had mentioned before that exorcism had to be done directly, not over clothes, so after hearing him, Kurashiki Reina hurriedly took off the jacket she wore to ward off the chill of the evil spirit's aura, and then blushingly reached toward her white short-sleeved JK uniform inside.

She pulled down the zipper at her waist, loosened the belt, and the long skirt fell abruptly.

Though it was an action she did every day, at this moment Kurashiki Reina moved awkwardly, like a machine doll lacking lubricant.

Not that strange, of course, it was in front of a man, in a hotel, at the side of a large bed, so naturally she was incredibly nervous.

The soft rustling sounds of her movements entered Hikari's ears, but he didn't bother appreciating the shy queen's bashful moment.

Aside from the fact that he'd seen too many similar scenes, he also had to focus on the issue with Miss Mary.

Though Hikari wasn't afraid of the urban legend Mary, those persistent calls were like a death bell, like a time bomb. He had to think seriously about how to resolve it better.

Cautious Hikari didn't intend to be careless.

Besides, facing this urban legend again, he had some speculations and ideas he wanted to test...

While carefully removing her clothes, Kurashiki Reina quietly raised her head and peeked at Hikari sitting at the head of the bed, only to find him staring intently at his phone, seemingly focused on something serious.

This made Reina, who was undressing in a hotel for the first time in front of a man, breathe a sigh of relief.

But soon, she felt a little unwilling.

'In Hikari-kun's eyes, does my body have no charm at all?'

'I can be a model, you know, and yet he doesn't even glance at me...'

Kurashiki Reina hated the eyes of other men, but at this moment, Hikari ignoring her like this made her quite upset.

After placing her JK uniform beside the bed with a complicated feeling, Kurashiki Reina softly said, "Hikari-kun, I… I'm ready."

Upon hearing this, Hikari finally put down his phone and looked toward the bed.

He saw that Kurashiki Reina had taken off her thick jacket and JK uniform, now revealing a delicate body clad only in a set of black lace lingerie.

Her exposed skin was fairer than snow, and the semi-covered bust swelled proudly beneath the bra.

Her belly was flat, her waist slender, her hips plump.

Her long, straight legs were full and curvy.

Even without stockings, there were no flaws.

Definitely a top-tier model figure.

Seeing Reina's face visibly turn red under his gaze, Hikari didn't stare further.

"Get on the bed. Lie down," Hearing Hikari's commanding tone, Kurashiki Reina didn't protest.

Her blushing head dipped slightly, and she carefully climbed onto the two-meter-wide bed, lying face-down on the snow-white hotel bedsheet.

"...Huff... huff...", Reina, lying prone, seemed a bit uncomfortable, breathing lightly.

"What's wrong? Uncomfortable?", Hikari asked casually upon noticing her.

"No... no! Hikari-kun, start the exorcism!", Reina shook her head repeatedly, though her skin, whiter than the bedsheets, was tinged pink.

Hikari glanced over her lying figure, noticing her awkwardly twisted upper body, and instantly understood.

For someone with a model-level figure, especially one overly developed up top, this position must make breathing a bit difficult and awkward.

But probably not a big issue.

Looking at Reina lying obediently on the bed, Hikari, now eager to finish the exorcism and prepare for Miss Mary, didn't speak further and directly activated the Vajra Demon-Subduing Technique.

The next instant, both his palms were wrapped in pure energy, glowing golden.

Without hesitation, he pressed his hands down, covering her soft, smooth back.

"Ah!"

Feeling the sudden strange sensation on her back, Reina couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

"What is it? Something wrong?", Hikari asked.

"No, no! It's just... a bit hot, I couldn't hold back. Sorry!", Reina gently covered her mouth and apologized in a low voice.

"I'll continue then."

Seeing her blush and nod, Hikari said no more, continuing to use his golden technique to move his hands over Reina's body, expelling the evil spirit's power.

During the process, Reina had to constantly adjust her position to accommodate Hikari's movements.

Some of the positions were so strange that even she, a former model, felt they were absurd, her face kept turning red with shyness.

Plus, during the technique, the power within her clashed against the evil aura, and alongside the warmth, Reina felt an itchy, tingling sensation. Like a healing wound or someone tickling her feet.

Reina wanted to cry out, but the already embarrassing atmosphere made her resist it even more.

So still lying on the bed, Reina had to cover her mouth and suppress her m*ans into muffled hums.

Unlike Reina's conflicted thoughts, Hikari didn't have any such ideas while exorcising her.

Even though the touch of her skin felt smooth as silk, making one reluctant to part from it...

The exorcism itself was a serious matter. If done poorly, Hikari would be fine, but Reina, an ordinary person, could suffer heavily.

So he stayed focused.

Besides, he was still concerned about Miss Mary's calls. He had to keep an eye on the phone, who had time for distractions?

After a while, about twenty or thirty minutes passed. He had almost entirely purged the evil aura from Reina's body using the golden technique.

"It's done. Exorcism complete."

"This time went well. Probably just one or two more times and it'll be fully resolved. You won't feel that intense cold anymore."

Retracting his technique, Hikari courteously, though clearly trying to avoid something, used the hotel bedsheet to cover Reina's smooth, flushed body and said to her:

But unexpectedly, Reina, still only wearing her lingerie, didn't move at all.

She remained wrapped in the blanket, showing no sign of putting back on her uniform.

Under Hikari's puzzled gaze, the campus queen's delicate face flushed as she bashfully, nervously said, "Um… Hikari-kun, how about... another round of exorcism?"

Well then.

Hearing this, and seeing her flushed face and sultry gaze, Hikari knew, this wasn't a hint anymore. It was basically a declaration.

Maybe her temperament wasn't the "pure" type, but more on the gyaru side. Perhaps the touching during the exorcism gave Reina some feelings too.

With her prior affection and lack of the usual shyness of a typical high school girl, Reina was now throwing a direct pitch.

Watching her moist lips and delicate hands clutching the sheet, even someone experienced like Hikari felt his heart beat a bit faster.

He opened his mouth, about to say something, when suddenly, the phone on the nightstand rang.

The sudden ringtone shattered the ambiguous mood.

Reina, who had finally mustered her courage, hid half her face in the blanket from shyness.

Hikari could only throw her a quick apologetic look, then quickly grabbed his phone and answered it.

["Hello, I'm Miss Mary. I'm crossing the street now. I'll be seeing you soon~ Kukuku~"]

As before, the cutesy clip-tone voice said one sentence, then hung up immediately.

And even let out a creepy low chuckle at the end.

With the urban legend context, it was enough to scare a normal person out of their wits.

Even Hikari furrowed his brow slightly.

Putting down the phone, Hikari turned to Reina, who was curled up in the blanket, and said, "Reina-san, I have something to take care of today. The exorcism will continue another day. There may be a big battle here soon. So, you should go home first."

Just now shy and affectionate, Reina blinked in confusion at Hikari's sudden words.

'Is… is this a rejection?'

'Did he reject my not-so-subtle request just now?'

'No way, right?'

'I am the campus queen! A top-tier beauty and model-grade body!'

'Wait...'

'Hikari said, there'll be a big battle here later, and he wants me to go...'

Reina looked down at the soft bed, then at the spacious bathtub in the see-through glass bathroom.

She seemed to understand.

She gave Hikari a strange look.

Could it be… Hikari brought her to such a luxurious hotel, booked such a nice room, and it had nothing to do with her at all?

The exorcism was just incidental, his real goal was to "battle" with another woman here?

A wave of bitterness flooded her heart. Reina felt like her nose turned red and her face was painted with exaggerated clown makeup. In short, she felt like a clown.

'This is a room I paid for with my own savings! Bastard! Can't you at least let me join? Or does this count as participation already?'

With sorrow and indignation in her eyes, Reina stared at Hikari.

Seeing her complicated expression full of unwillingness and anger, Hikari somehow instantly understood most of what Reina was thinking.

He was speechless, knowing Reina probably misunderstood what he meant by "battle."

Since Reina had seen Hanako before, and knew about urban legends and supernatural powers, Hikari didn't bother playing word games. He said directly, "Reina-san, this battle isn't what you think. It's the same kind of eerie battle you encountered back at the old school building."

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