Chapter 147

I just feel like...

Their situation doesn't look too good, does it?

Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned for a moment and said, "That's right, we are here to pray."

Higurashi Kagome smiled, "Okay, please come with me."

Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuigahama Yui exchanged a glance and followed.

This shrine is very clean!

Maybe!

When Higurashi Kagome led the two of them around a corner and passed by what looked like a very small shrine.

"Yaaaaaaa!!"

A terrifying, strange scream came from beneath the shrine.

Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuigahama Yui froze instantly.

W-what's going on?

Why does it seem like I heard some strange sound?

Yukinoshita Yukino used her peripheral vision to scan the surroundings, and after finding nothing, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

It, it must be a hallucination, right?

It might be a hallucination caused by her nerves being too tense lately.

Just as she relaxed.

Bang!

Bang, bang!!

Yukinoshita Yukino stiffened again.

"Ahaha~"

Higurashi Kagome felt a bit awkward and looked helplessly at the well that had been blocked off.

Recently, strange noises had been coming from that well, causing no one to dare come to the shrine to pray.

Sigh!

If this continues, the shrine will go bankrupt soon!

"Um, actually it's nothing, really nothing, it's just... it's just..."

Higurashi Kagome felt a bit awkward.

She wasn't lying.

Although it always made strange noises, after opening it to check, nothing was ever found.

And nothing strange had happened at the shrine so far.

But...

People coming to pray are indeed scared.

Seeing Higurashi Kagome's expression, Yukinoshita Yukino glanced obscurely at the place where the noise was coming from.

It seems like...

It really isn't a Curse, is it?

But it's still very strange!

Better pray quickly and leave.

I wonder if it will be effective.

A while later.

The two of them each took a Shikon Jewel and left Higurashi Shrine.

Then.

"It really was useless, wasn't it?"

Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuigahama Yui looked at each other and fell into silence.

The reason there are no Curses in that shrine is surely because of the strange noises, right?

Higurashi Shrine.

Higurashi Kagome complained, "Mom, if we don't solve this, the shrine is going to go bankrupt!"

"Mom can't help it either. Why don't you think of a way, Kagome?"

"Sigh..."

Monday.

Shuchiin Academy.

3:00 PM, Occult Research Club.

Yukinoshita Yukino bowed deeply and said, "Please, Minister Lin En!"

Lin En had no emotional fluctuation upon seeing Yukinoshita Yukino again.

Looking at her appearance, she must have suffered quite a bit recently.

"Off-campus exorcism services start at 5 million yen. Just have the money ready."

Lin En restarted the exorcism business that had been shelved for a long time.

F-five million...

Yukinoshita Yukino's face stiffened.

If it were 5 million yen, both her sister and mother could afford it.

But just because they can afford it doesn't mean she can!

Should she ask her sister?

Yukinoshita Yukino hesitated.

She didn't want her family to be dragged into supernatural events because of her.

But...

It seems there's no other way.

"Please wait a moment."

Yukinoshita Yukino stepped out of the Occult Research Club, bit her lip, and dialed Yukinoshita Haruno's number.

"Oh my, this is rare. Yukino actually taking the initiative to call her sister."

A lively voice came from the phone.

"Sister..."

On the other end of the line, Yukinoshita Haruno's hand paused, she put down what she was doing, and narrowed her eyes.

"Yukino's voice... it's not normal."

"Did something happen?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was silent for a moment, then said, "It's nothing, um... could you please transfer 5 million yen to me, sister?"

Yukinoshita Haruno fell into silence.

5 million yen isn't much to her.

But she wanted to know what Yukino needed 5 million yen for.

It just feels like it's not very good.

She took a deep breath and tried to probe in a joking tone, "What is Yukino going to do? Are you keeping a man?"

"..."

Silence came from the phone. Yukinoshita Haruno sighed, "Fine, I knew you wouldn't say."

"I'll transfer the 5 million to you, but!" Yukinoshita Haruno narrowed her eyes and said, "I will find out exactly what this 5 million was used for."

The call ended with a beep-beep-beep sound.

Yukinoshita Yukino sighed helplessly.

"I knew it would turn out like this..."

However...

This is the last resort.

At the very least, she can't let Yuigahama-san endure this any longer.

She can't manage all the Curses on the streets.

But at least her home should be a bit peaceful, right? ===== CHAPTER 149 =====