"Why, can't it? Nowadays, many families are not DINKs and don't want to have children!"
Twenty years ago, in the island country, the Great Depression was caused by the signing of the Plaza Accord, which resulted in a generally low fertility rate. There were many people who did not get married and had no children.
So there is nothing wrong with Ryoko's words, they are very consistent with the thoughts of the islanders of that era.
Otherwise, those words would sound very abnormal to Haoren.
Adoption? Who are you kidding?
I will definitely have a daughter named Rumi Hoshino in the future.
Wait, is Hoshino Rumi adopted?
Speaking of which, he wished he had never heard Rumi-chan mention her father.
Vaguely, Haoren felt like he had eaten a big melon.
However, he did not stop talking to Ryoko Hoshino.
"Okay, okay, it's just a bit of a quarrel."
"What's the fuss about?"
"Sister Liangzi, I'm so beautiful, but if I have such thoughts, I'm afraid many men will be sad!"
"Eh... pretty?" Ryoko was stunned and suddenly felt her face getting hot.
"I...what are you talking about..."
In fact, that wasn't the first time someone complimented her on her beauty. Their men had said that before, but she got a look of disgust in return.
Because of some unpleasant experiences during her student days, she was extremely fond of men, and most of the compliments from men seemed to her to be unkind.
However, the compliment from the young man in front of her made her not disgusted at all, and she was even a little... embarrassed...
Her "misogynism" didn't work in that brat's body.
"Oh, it hurts, it hurts, he's not talking nonsense!" Hoshino Ryoko was so embarrassed that he consciously inserted the needle deeper, causing the boy to scream again and again.
"Sister Liangzi is indeed very beautiful. It would be no exaggeration to say that she is as beautiful as a flower when the moon is over. She also has a gentle and virtuous personality, dignified and generous... Can anyone marry Sister Liangzi in the future? It will definitely be the blessing he has cultivated in his life.
point……"
The young man's shameless praise was mostly exaggerated. Maybe he could have asked Hoshino Ryoko to be merciful and not stab herself so hard with the needle.
But Hoshino Ryoko's face became increasingly red, and even the leg holding the needle was shaking a little.
Obviously, there is no woman in that world who would not like to hear their beauty praised, even if Ryoko Hoshino suffers from "androphobia", after removing that obstacle, she is no exception.
It is better to say that since she has not been in contact with men since she was a child, she is more innocent and easier to be won by a few "sweet words".
That's right, why does that illusion have to be a kid!
Sometimes Hoshino Ryoko herself felt very surprised. Later, after summarizing a little bit, she guessed that maybe the boy's young age prevented her from being vigilant. In addition, because the boy's experience made her sympathize with him, she did not treat him.
Put yourself in the presence of the men you liked in the past.
Of course, there could also be some deeper reasons that she doesn't know about...
For example, a boy fell under the spell of a nine-tailed fox demon and became a half-demon. Although he did not know how to charm, he was naturally popular with girls.
"That's wrong, Sister Liangzi, ask me something. We draw so much blood on him every day and conduct various physical examinations. What exactly do you want to ask for?"
After finally drawing the blood, the young man saw that Hoshino Ryoko seemed to be in a happy mood because of his "praise". He suddenly rolled his eyes and suddenly asked a question buried deep in his heart.
"That……"
Hoshino Ryoko was stunned when he heard this and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Is there anything you can't say? Is it confidential?"
"It's not a secret, is it?"
"What is that? He heard from the old man before that he asked him to cooperate in some research on the 'weakness of the nine-tailed fox demon'. Does that have anything to do with him?"
"Of course it matters, but I know that the evil monster who turned me into a half-demon will destroy the famous nine-tailed fox monster Tamamo Mae, the three monsters of their island country."
The young man was silent after hearing this, as if he already knew the answer.
Seeing this, Ryoko Hoshino sighed in her heart. While observing the boy's reaction, she considered how to explain the matter clearly without hurting the boy's psychology:
"I know, half-demon is very common in human-demon wars, but they are usually the product of ordinary demons polluting humans, but I am different. I can cast spells from the demon ring myself, and I have a trace of Tamamo Mae's demon power outside my body.
and bloodline.
Is it true that Commander Abe and his senior officials from the Taishi Bureau took a fancy to this point, and that’s why they asked me to come over and cooperate with them..."
"In other words, we wanted to find out Tamamo Mae's weaknesses by studying the demon power and blood outside his body, and he became the little red mouse in our experiment."
"I'm not a little red mouse. Killing demons is not the duty of a spiritual slayer. According to the laws of the island country, every citizen has the obligation to cooperate with the spiritual slayer to eliminate demons. I am fulfilling my duty."
obligation."
"He's fulfilling his duty, so every time he's captured, blood drawn until he faints, and all kinds of strange experiments done on him, are you fulfilling his duty?"
The boy's words made Ryoko Hoshino speechless for a moment, so she changed the subject:
"Then we have to find Tamamo-mae's weakness in order to get rid of the vixen who has harmed the island country for many years. Besides, Tamamo-mae turned me into a half-demon. Aren't I angry and don't want revenge?"
She also knew that what their Hokkaido branch did in that matter was unreasonable, but who knew that the top brass of their bureau were close friends with Captain Abe of the Onmyo Residence Hall?
"That's not what the old man meant. Why does he want to beg Tamamozamae? Don't talk to him about slaying demons and slaying demons. If you want to slay demons and slay demons, Tamamozai will not rule the island country's demon tribe for thousands of years!"
The young man was very smart and quickly guessed what was going on.
Hoshino Ryoko didn't intend to hide it and sighed softly:
"It's a long story. Twenty years ago, when Captain Abe was hunting monsters in a public park, he was suddenly attacked by Tamamo Mae. After being defeated by the wrong party, he was severely humiliated.
Speaking of which..."
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"It's not his fault. He didn't expect them to do that. It's not his fault..."
Tokyo, Office of the Director of the Demonic Removal Section, Taishi Bureau.
Ryoko Hoshino, who was taking a lunch break, suddenly woke up and murmured some strange words.
After a long time, she came back to her senses, glanced at the familiar office, and sighed with melancholy:
"It turns out it was a dream. What happened to me in those two days? Why did I dream about that incident in Hokkaido twenty years ago? I almost don't remember it."
As the saying goes, the moon has its thoughts and the night has its dreams. The recent strange events in Hokkaido made her think of the past events that were sealed in her heart and she thought she had long forgotten them.
During those two days, Hokkaido was suddenly shrouded in an unknown and strange red mist. All communications were cut off, and none of the spirit exterminators sent to investigate returned.
The three major ghost removal agencies in Tokyo held an emergency meeting not long ago to discuss possible solutions.
It was probably because of that unexpected incident that Hoshino Ryoko overworked herself in those two days and fell asleep in the office.
"There will be a meeting in the afternoon. If we contact you again and we are not in Hokkaido, I might ask the three priests to go to Hokkaido in person..."
Hoshino Ryoko felt a headache and pressed her temples, muttering to herself. But within a second, her expression suddenly changed and she shouted at the door:
"Who?"
"Giggle, giggle~ There is no need to inform the three priests of our island country, there are people over there who will handle it. Very well, it was not my fault for what happened back then, Hoshino Ryoko, I was wrong that he had sympathy first, and then developed a good impression. Even I didn't realize it at first.
I already liked him and wanted to ask him for help, but in the end I lost to reality..."