I promised to be an Onmyoji, but what kind of monsters are I collecting?

Chapter 20 Study Group

"Izumi-kun, are you free after school?"

During the break between classes, Yukimura Mashiro suddenly came over and started a conversation.

"Midterm exams are coming up soon, how about we have a study session after school?"

Yukimura Mashiro's suggestion also piqued Izumi Takumi's interest, so he asked, "Just the two of us?"

"And my friends, I'll go ask my sister if she's coming. Izumi-kun, you can invite your friends too."

With exams approaching, all club activities are suspended, so Kazuma Kato should have some free time.

"Okay, I can participate. I'll go ask Kazuma about it."

When Yukimura Mashiro went to talk to her friend about the after-school study session, Izumi Takumi suddenly thought of something.

"The Yukimura sisters should know that Kazuma is an Onmyoji (exorcist) at the Onmyodo (Bureau of Yin and Yang), right?"

Oh well, it doesn't matter if I don't know. Anyway, Kazuma is a peace-loving type and won't fight with the Yukimura sisters.

During his lunch break, Izumi Takumi found Kato Kazuma.

After hearing Izumi Takumi's words, Kato Kazuma readily agreed: "Sure, I have no objection."

"My mentor set a target for me, requiring me to be in the top 100 of my grade, or else he would have to give me extra training."

As he spoke, Kato Kazuma seemed to remember something and revealed a fearful expression: "That old bastard, Master, he would train me to death as long as I didn't die."

"Last time they even wanted me to practice escape skills in waters inhabited by kappa. If I hadn't strongly objected, I probably would have gone."

"So, did you finally escape your master's clutches?" Izumi Takumi asked curiously.

Kazuma Kato's expression suddenly became calm: "My master threw me into the waters of the kappa while I was sleeping."

Izumi Takumi patted him on the shoulder: "Strict teachers produce outstanding students. Good luck."

"Takumi!" Kazuma Kato grabbed Izumi Takumi's arms, his eyes shining. "Do you want to become my master's apprentice? My master said he wants to take you as his disciple."

If Izumi Takumi were here, I wouldn't have to suffer alone!

Moreover, given Izumi Takumi's talent, his master will definitely focus his attention on him, allowing him to slack off.

However, after thinking about it, Izumi Takumi shook his head and refused: "I'm sorry, I'm now a member of the Yukimura family. Let's talk about joining the Onmyodo later."

The Xuecun sisters were very kind to him, and he didn't want to betray their trust.

Although the Onmyo-ryo hasn't done anything underhanded yet, the relationship between the two sides has eased somewhat.

However, Yukimura Yuri still didn't trust the Onmyoji of the Onmyo-ryo, fearing that one day these people would suddenly do something big.

"By the way, I'm an Onmyoji from the Onmyodo (Yin-Yang Bureau). Is it really okay for you to invite me to the training session in Yukimura?"

"What are you afraid of? You're a student too, and you've never targeted the Yukimura family. The sisters are reasonable people; they won't harm you."

Kato Kazuma swallowed hard. With Yukimura Yuri's strength, killing him with one punch would be no problem at all.

"By the way, do you know about Yukimura Yuri and Yukimura Mashiro's abilities?"

Kazuma Kato was very curious about this and asked her master, but her master refused to talk about it and only told her to focus on her training.

Izumi Takumi shrugged.

"have no idea."

Each monster has different special abilities.

However, Izumi Takumi has never seen Yukimura Yuri and Yukimura Mashiro in action, so he knows nothing about their abilities.

And surely you wouldn't casually reveal your abilities, right?

……

After school, everyone gathered in the library.

There are five people in total.

Izumi Takumi, Kato Kazuma, the Yukimura sisters, and Yukimura Mashiro's friend, a bespectacled girl named Fujita Kei.

Izumi Takumi observed that there was no spiritual power in his body, nor any yokai characteristics, so he should just be an ordinary person.

They found empty seats and sat down. Two men sat on one side, and three women sat on the other side.

Yukimura Yuri originally didn't want to come, since her grades had never fallen behind.

But Yukimura Mashiro couldn't resist his sweet talk and said that Izumi-kun would also come.

Unable to resist, she eventually came with her younger sister.

Kazuma Kato was very nervous, as the magical artifact his master had given him could conceal his presence from being detected.

This is also why Izumi Takumi didn't realize that Kato Kazuma possessed spiritual power before.

However, studying with two powerful demons is still incredibly stressful.

Izumi Takumi has many questions and has already started asking Yukimura Yuri for advice.

Yukimura Mashiro is playing on her phone.

Sitting to the left of Yukimura Mashiro, Fujita Kei silently pushed up his reflective glasses, taking in everything.

She quietly tugged at the hem of Yukimura Mashiro's dress and whispered, "Mashiro, that boy seems really nervous. Does he like you?"

The moment the words were spoken, the voice explaining the problem disappeared.

Izumi Takumi and Yukimura Yuri exchanged a glance, then looked at Kato Kazuma.

The latter moved closer to Izumi Takumi, trying to appear as an honest person.

Four of the five people present possessed extraordinary powers, so they heard Fujita Kei's whispers clearly.

Yukimura Mashiro glanced at the trembling Kato Kazuma and whispered, "Don't joke around. He's the second son of a large family. He's probably nervous because it's his first time attending a study session, right?"

Izumi Takumi's lips twitched slightly; he knew that Kato Kazuma's identity couldn't be hidden at all.

Kazuma Kato pretended not to hear and silently continued writing.

Shaking her head, Yukimura Yuri continued explaining the problem to Izumi Takumi.

"Your foundation is still a bit weak. For this question, you need to..."

"Keiko-chan, I don't know how to do this question, can you teach me?" Yukimura Mashiro hugged Fujita Keiko and said coquettishly.

"This question is very simple. Just follow my thought process." Fujita Kei adjusted his glasses and began to explain to Yukimura Mashiro.

Kazuma Kato also encountered something he didn't understand. He looked up and wanted to ask for help.

Across from them, two girls were studying.

On the left, his good brother was practically clinging to the student council president.

However, judging from his enlightened expression after solving the problem, he probably didn't do it on purpose.

The president's ears are a little red. Does the eldest daughter of the Yukimura family, who has a great reputation in the Yin-Yang Bureau, care about relationships between men and women?

With a sigh, Kazuma Kato felt inexplicably sad. Good grief, he was the one who got abandoned.

Is there anything you don't understand?

Just as he was about to continue working on his problems in silence, the girl named Fujita Kei struck up a conversation with him.

"Judging from your expression just now, you must have encountered a problem. Do you need me to explain it to you?" Fujita Kei said calmly.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Kazuma Kato still pushed the textbook over.

"This is the question. I understand the question, but I have no idea how to approach it. I just spent ages figuring out how to solve it using the given conditions..."

Yukimura Mashiro went to the restroom, and Fujita Kei frowned and watched for a while before pointing to the empty stall next to him.

"Come sit here, I know what to do."

Kazuma Kato nodded and sat down, keeping his distance.

When Yukimura Mashiro returned, she found that her seat had already been taken by someone.

Seeing that the two were discussing their problem-solving strategies, Yukimura Mashiro did not disturb them and quietly sat down next to Izumi Takumi.

With a smile, Yukimura Mashiro nudged Izumi Takumi in the side and said, "Hey, look."

When Izumi Takumi looked up, he saw Kato Kazuma and Fujita Kei standing very close together, their heads almost touching.

Seeing Izumi Takumi's puzzled look, Yukimura Mashiro wrote on a blank notebook.

Do you think it's possible for them?

So it turns out they're just telling you to ship couples.

Izumi Takumi was speechless and wrote, "People are studying seriously, what nonsense are you thinking about?"

"If they really start dating, will the Kato family accept that their second son's girlfriend is an ordinary person? I've read in some novels online that noble families hate commoner girls the most."

Yukimura Yuri appeared behind the two of them without them noticing.

She tiptoed to look at the conversation in the notebook, and couldn't help but tap Yukimura Mashiro on the head.

"Mashiro, you're the one who started the study group, but now you're the only one not participating."

"I've been studying for a long time now, so I'm just balancing work and rest!"

If you don't get into the top 150 in the midterm exam, I'll cut off your allowance.

Mashiro Yukimura's smile froze on her face as she slowly turned to look at Takumi Izumi: "Izumi-kun, you'll take care of me, right?"

"You are not allowed to borrow money from Izumi!"

"Sister, you're so mean!"

……