Chapter 134: Sleeping with Three Beautiful Girls in a Cool Place
That night, Kyoto City Hospital, basement level three, morgue entrance.
Looking at the security guard who was knocked into infant-like sleep by Yoru's karate chop, feeling the gloomy chill coming from the gap of the gate, Yui and Mai both changed their expressions.
"The sleeping you mentioned... couldn't be...?"
"Correct."
Yoru led Mai, Yui, and Kazusa directly into the morgue, pointing to the metal mortuary cabinets on both sides, smiling.
"In this hot summer, sleeping in the morgue, quiet and cool; what a beautiful thing?"
Mai and Yui: "...."
"No, you... this, I..."
Mai and Yui didn't know where to start complaining.
What the hell is this!!!
They thought they were going to Yoru's house, having dinner together, sitting on the sofa together, leaning in his arms, spending intimate time with only two people.
Result: The so-called sleeping was actually in the morgue?
Which normal person would invite girls to such a place for a date!
"Yoru, you are a bit too much this time."
Hearing Kazusa's chilling words, Mai and Yui both froze.
This was the first time they heard the opponent speak to Yoru with such an attitude.
Yoru's outrageous behavior, even the loyal dog Kazusa was completely angered?
Under Yui and Mai's gaze, Kazusa's delicate slender eyes revealed sharp chill, staring straight at Yoru's face, parting her lips slightly, speaking very seriously.
"I thought you only invited me alone. Unexpectedly, there are others."
"It's really too much."
Mai and Yui were dumbfounded, looking at Kazusa standing there, instantly respectful.
You are ruthless.
So Touma-san, your focus is on this?
Not thinking about why coming to the morgue to sleep, but why can't sleep alone with Yoru?
Your love brain...
Invincible.
Clang~
Yoru extended his hand and pulled open the four positions closest to the wall on the far right of the mortuary cabinet.
"Eh? Someone came first?"
Seeing a corpse covered with white cloth already lying on the leftmost metal plate, Yoru was very polite.
He grabbed the opponent's neck with one hand directly, picked it up, and placed it casually in the corner.
"Move back a bit, brother."
Seeing this scene and listening to Yoru's abstract words, Mai frowned.
"You guy, have no respect for the dead at all."
Hearing this, Yoru looked at Mai like looking at a fool.
"Did you forget what I do?"
"I am an exorcist. In my eyes, the dead are only those ghosts wandering in the world."
"Simple remains, in my opinion, are just lifeless meat blocks."
"Moreover, without asking him to make room, how can I conduct novice training for you?"
"Don't worry, he won't mind. Look, he didn't express opposition."
Mai was speechless.
These words were indeed correct.
In this world where evil spirits and ghosts were confirmed to exist, remains were indeed just simple remains, without any ghost attached to them.
Even if there were, it wasn't the deceased themselves.
"But..."
Yui's gaze avoided the corpse lying in the corner.
Looking at the gloomy darkness in the four open positions of the mortuary cabinet and the creepy cold wind blowing out from inside, her face looked very bad.
"Re... really have to go in there?"
Yoru replied very calmly.
"Of course. Thought I was joking with you?"
Before Mai and others could reply, Yoru smiled and spoke.
"This is novice training to become an exorcist. Miko experienced similar things back then too."
Hearing Miko also experienced such things, Mai and Yui both realized Yoru wasn't purely playing tricks.
Is this a necessary condition to become an exorcist?
Thinking about it, it made sense.
Although Mai hadn't seen evil spirits with her own eyes, from the descriptions of other members, they were all twisted, terrifying things that made people shudder.
Without enough courage, one would make fatal mistakes in battle.
Even if awakening the ability of Soul Manifestation, if not possessing the mentality matching this ability, it was hard to say one could contribute to the Super-Quant Club.
Therefore, this test must be passed.
And Kazusa's thoughts were different from Yui and Mai.
She didn't even know what exorcism meant. Although regarded as an internal member of the Super-Quant Club by Yoru, she didn't know what exactly the Super-Quant Club did.
Kazusa only knew one thing.
Things that Yotsuya Miko-san did with Yoru, she also wanted to do with Yoru.
Things others hadn't done with Yoru, she also wanted to be the first.
Anyway.
No matter what, as long as it was with Yoru, Kazusa was willing to do it.
Under the slightly weird atmosphere, everyone lay on the four metal plates of the mortuary cabinet in turn.
The most timid Yui slept in the position closest to the wall on the far right.
Mai slept on her left, Kazusa on Mai's left.
And Yoru naturally slept in the outermost position.
Under the silent push of the Pale Ghost Hand, the four lay on four cold metal plates and were slowly pushed into the mortuary cabinet.
Friends who often sleep in mortuary cabinets know.
The interior of the mortuary cabinet isn't separated into single rooms but a large pitch-black place where you can't see your fingers, as cold as an ice storage.
All corpses lie quietly together like that.
"Life should spend such leisurely time~"
In the spacious mortuary cabinet, there was only pitch darkness and Yoru's lazy, cozy voice full of enjoyment.
Mai, Yui, and Kazusa didn't reply.
When they first came in, they still felt cold.
After all, to ensure the preservation of corpses, refrigeration was turned on in the mortuary cabinet, which humans couldn't withstand at all.
But after really lying down, it wasn't that cold anymore.
This wasn't psychological effect.
But Yoru created a barrier with evil spirit power.
After all, Yui, Mai, and Kazusa were just ordinary people.
Exercising courage was one aspect; the premise was being able to withstand the cold inside.
Yoru's novice exorcist training always followed one principle.
Only torture the mind, absolutely no harm to the body.
He was truly too kind.
"Why is no one talking?"
Hearing Yoru's question, Mai and others were speechless.
They dared not speak.
As for others...
Lying in the mortuary cabinet, if they could still open their mouths to speak, that would be terrible, right?
However, to relieve tension and comfort the most timid Yui, Mai found a topic to break the silence.
"You let us participate in the action... planning to guide us to awaken the ability of Soul Manifestation?"
"Guide?"
Yoru replied casually with a smiling tone.
"Such things cannot be guided."
"Only facing the true self can awaken."
"So whether you can awaken doesn't depend on me. I can only tell you how to awaken."
"Whether you can awaken still depends on yourselves."
True self.
Mai and Yui already knew the awakening condition for Soul Manifestation was completing "Cognition" and achieving the condition of facing the true self directly.
The problem was.
After the Otherworld appeared, the "Cognition" condition was easily achieved.
But facing the true self directly and accepting the true self wasn't something anyone could do.
If it could be done easily, there would be no need for disguise from the beginning.
During this time, Mai and Tuanzi had been thinking.
What exactly is the true me like?
Mai already had a plan in her heart.
....
Meanwhile, in the conference room of Sobu High authorities.
Facing the grade director, vice principal, principal, and other high-level officials of Sobu High, Hiratsuka Shizuka crossed her legs, ignoring the no-smoking sign on the wall, a slender lady's cigarette in her mouth, looking nonchalant.
Regarding her lazy behavior, no one present expressed opposition. Even the bald middle-aged principal of Sobu High had a face full of smiles, rubbing his hands, tone carrying a fawning meaning.
"Um... Hiratsuka-sensei, regarding Private Shuchiin wanting to hold a joint exam with our Sobu High, you... ah no, what is your (honorific) opinion?"
Facing the principal's respectful words, Hiratsuka Shizuka just blew out a smoke ring and replied casually.
"What do I think? I am just an ordinary homeroom teacher; it's not my turn to decide such things, right?"
The principal smiled awkwardly.
"Hiratsuka-sensei, look at what you're saying. You are a very excellent teacher, the mainstay of our Sobu High; how can you be ordinary?"
Other high-level officials also echoed repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, although Hiratsuka-sensei is young, her level in education is definitely top-notch!"
"Salary and treatment should also be raised for Hiratsuka-sensei."
"Correct, such an excellent teacher deserves matching treatment."
.....
Facing everyone's flattery, Hiratsuka Shizuka's smile carried a bit of disdainful contempt.
What excellent teacher?
Completely deliberately flattering me.
The reason Sobu High authorities held this meeting today and invited her to participate was too obvious in Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyes.
Because she was Yoru's homeroom teacher.
And the establishment of the Super-Quant Club, the application for the clubroom, Amano Hina's admission.
This series of things were all told to her by Yoru first, then relayed by her to the Sobu High authorities.
In the eyes of Sobu High authorities, what did this mean?
It meant the most talented student since the establishment of the school, Yoru, who not only crushed everyone in academic performance but also broke three school records in the Summer Sports Festival, only wanted to communicate these things with Hiratsuka Shizuka.
Superficially, Hiratsuka Shizuka was just a messenger.
Actually, Yoru had expressed his meaning to the Sobu High authorities through actions.
I only want to communicate these things with Hiratsuka Shizuka; others stay away.
Precisely because of this.
Sobu High authorities absolutely dared not offend Hiratsuka Shizuka. If she jumped ship to Shuchiin, that student named Yoru might transfer along with her.
Who dared to take such a risk?
The meaning of today's meeting was also obvious.
Sobu High authorities wanted Hiratsuka Shizuka to ask Yoru's opinion first before deciding whether to accept the proposal of Private Shuchiin for holding a joint exam between the two schools.
Everyone wasn't stupid.
How could Sobu High compare with a school like Private Shuchiin?
Obviously.
They came for Yoru.
But even if the average score couldn't win, if a student belonging to Sobu High took first place in the joint exam, and used this for enrollment promotion...
The principal felt he would be extremely happy.
However, after all, this was just wishful thinking of the high-level officials of Sobu High.
Whether they could win in the end depended on whether Yoru was willing to do his best.
With Yoru's personality, if Sobu High agreed to the joint exam request without obtaining his consent first...
High probability he would just rot (slack off) directly, right?
"This matter is very difficult to handle."
Hiratsuka Shizuka put her crossed legs on the table, looking very troubled.
"Everyone knows, Yoru, this student, has always been somewhat unruly."
"Getting first place in our Sobu High grade indeed has no great difficulty for him."
"But if the opponent is Private Shuchiin, even he has to work hard and prepare."
"Without paying something, given Yoru's personality, I'm afraid he won't take this matter seriously."
Was saying this underestimating Yoru's ability by Hiratsuka Shizuka?
No, not really.
This was a means of bargaining.
If not saying it's difficult, how to ask for rewards?
"This..."
The principal hesitated for a long time, finally gritting his teeth and speaking.
"Hiratsuka-sensei, haven't you always wanted my parking spot? It's yours."
Hiratsuka Shizuka took a deep drag of the cigarette, shook her head with a smile, and whispered two words.
"Not enough."
"In the future, you don't need to do any troublesome work like paperwork procedures; I'll arrange special personnel to handle it."
"Not enough."
"This... this, when there are no classes, as long as you arrange class affairs well, you can leave work early!"
"That's more like it."
Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded with satisfaction, then added immediately.
"But, I have one last request."
"What request?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka extinguished the cigarette in her hand in the ashtray and smiled.
"There is a student in another first-year class; I hope to transfer her to Class A."
"And when moving up to the second year for class division, all Super-Quant Club members of the same grade must be assigned to one class."
"Still with me as the homeroom teacher."
"Just these conditions."
The principal nodded without hesitation.
"Good, no problem."
He naturally knew about the club established by Yoru.
The student in another class Hiratsuka Shizuka referred to was Futaba Rio, who also belonged to the first grade but wasn't a student of Class A.
The principal didn't hesitate at all, even wishing Rio could transfer to Class A quickly.
Since Hiratsuka Shizuka had the ability to manage problem students, let the able do more.
These conditions were simple.
Everyone happy.
Hiratsuka Shizuka beamed with joy again.
She didn't think convincing Yoru to take this exam seriously was difficult.
The school authorities ultimately didn't understand Yoru as well as she did.
Hiratsuka Shizuka could see that the opponent usually looked lazy and indifferent to everything.
But based on the previous remarks about privileges and the results of the Spring Exam, Hiratsuka Shizuka could already deduce.
Yoru, this person, no matter what...
Disliked losing.
....
Several hours later, 1:00 AM.
Kazusa, Mai, and Yui had been lying in the mortuary cabinet with Yoru for unknown how long.
Yui went from unease and fear at the beginning to confusion and unexpected calmness now.
Who am I?
Why am I lying here?
I'm sleepy.
Tuanzi was really sleepy; after all, she wasn't a staying-up champion like Kazusa.
But...
In this gloomy morgue storing corpses, who can fall asleep!?
And Mai had been thinking about how to awaken the ability of Soul Manifestation.
She almost thought of a way to face the true self directly.
On the contrary, Kazusa.
Fortunately, it was pitch black inside the mortuary cabinet.
Otherwise, her flustered and blushing appearance could be seen.
Kazusa had only one thought in her mind.
I am lying with Yoru.
She could hear his breathing. Just by extending her hand, she could touch his body.
This made Kazusa's heartbeat much faster.
Because it was too quiet in the mortuary cabinet, she could only cover her chest with her hands to mask the sound of her heartbeat.
Kazusa hadn't spoken. Mai on the other side thought she was timid like Yui, caused by nervousness.
If Mai knew what Kazusa was thinking at this time, the expression on her face would definitely become very vivid.
This was simply a love brain among love brains.
Sleeping in a mortuary cabinet, yet still in the mood to think about these things?
This nerve is really too thick.
Just then.
Bang!
The heavy door of the morgue was suddenly pushed open, making a dull sound.
Yui trembled in fear, her face pale, covering her mouth with both hands immediately, trying not to make a sound.
Screech...
Accompanying the sound of metal friction, in the originally dark mortuary cabinet, as metal plates for placing corpses were pulled out one by one, the dim light from the morgue outside also projected in.
Time passed minute by minute.
Finally, the thing outside approached the position where they lay.
Yoru slept in the outermost position.
So, he was pulled out first.
The sound Mai and others expected—Yoru violently transforming and beating up whatever thing outside after being pulled out—didn't appear.
On the contrary.
Yoru was closing his eyes playing dead.
"Hmm?"
An evil spirit in the morgue, similar in appearance to a human, wearing a blood-stained white coat, a blood-soaked mask on its face, no pupils in its eyes, only whiteness.
Seeing this "corpse" it pulled out actually wearing clothes, a doubtful sound squeezed out from deep in its throat.
The evil spirit leaned close, sniffing the aura on Yoru carefully.
A few seconds later, it straightened up, walked to the position where Kazusa lay, grabbed the handle, preparing to pull the metal plate out.
Just then.
The evil spirit's peripheral vision suddenly caught that the metal plate where Yoru originally lay was now empty.
Its movements froze.
Next second, Yoru's face with a kind smile appeared almost face to face with it, asking softly.
"Can you... see me?"