"The two of you look cute together."
The woman seated in front of us said, looking at us.
"Cute?"
What do you mean by cute? Isn't the term 'cute' used to describe whether something is 'attractive' or 'pretty'? Is she implying that she finds us attractive together?
I considered asking her since I could not figure out what it was about us that she found cute.
"let's go."
The train came to a stop, and Rika informed me that we needed to get off here.
I noticed that Rika was walking a little faster than she did normally. The place was crowded, and her quick walk made me feel as though I would lose sight of her.
I moved my hands to her shoulders so that I could hold her.
Since I still did not fully understand a few aspects of this type of travel, her presence was especially important to me.
"W-what?"
As she spoke in a stuttering voice, I noticed that she had a strange expression on her face.
"Walk slowly."
She punched me in the stomach, but the force was so small that I didn't feel it.
"It's your fault I am walking this quickly."
I had no idea why it was my fault, so I considered asking her.
"Why—"
"Shut up, I will try to walk slowly."
What is wrong with human women? Ever since my first visit to the human realm, I have been unable to understand them.
I initially believed it was because I did not know anything about their realm, but since this is my fourteenth possession, I believe I have improved at reading their faces, even so, I still do not understand them.
In the demon realm, female demons are much easier to understand because, like male demons, their only concerns are how much others fear them and their position.
"Don't just stand there"
"Sorry"
I started following her again. I was very excited to visit this place called T City because it was my first time here, and it was also the first time I had moved so far away from home (technically, because I'm possessing this body).
Upon exiting the station and beginning my stroll down the road, I observed that this location was more livelier than my current residence.
There were tall buildings and huge banners everywhere.
The majority of humans around here were smiling as if they were happy, but their aura was not white, indicating that they were not happy and that the smile on their faces was fake.
Since demons are naturally drawn to negative emotions, this place felt fantastic to me. Despite my claims to be different from other demons, I was still a demon, so seeing this large amount negative emotions was refreshing.
"what's with that look on your face?"
"Hmm, T City is amazing."
Rika turned to face her right, where a group of women were standing in less clothing than the average woman.
I just said, "T city is amazing," so why did she start glancing at them?
"Pervert"
Pervert? Isn't that word used to describe someone whose behavior is questionable? Also, why does she make a face that suggests she believes I am the lowest of the low?
She then continued.
"Right now, I wish you were a football so I could kick you until you are completely flattened."
"Sorry"
I truly wished that woman had summoned a different demon back then so that I could still carry my pride with me today. But, again, the past cannot be changed, nor can the contract we made.
We began moving again, and some bitter past memories surfaced, which I tried to avoid by shifting my focus to my surroundings.
I saw a van selling ice-cream as we were strolling down the street, and I immediately considered asking Rika to buy it for me.
"Rika, buy me ice-cream."
I spoke while pointing in the direction of the van.
"I do not want us to be late, so we don't have time for that."
After saying that, she halted where she was, turned around, and walked toward the car to buy two ice creams for herself and me.
"Here"
She passed me the ice-cream which I accepted. I again did not understand why she was doing something so different from what she said, but I was glad she bought it for me.
I was looking forward to eating the ice cream because I enjoyed its flavor.
"Sigh, how could you forget to bring your ID and wallet. Let me tell you that I will only pay for your movie ticket, so do not expect anything else."
Just as I took a bite from the ice cream she repeated the words that she said before boarding the train. At first, I did not understand what she was saying, but seeing her pay at the station made me realize she was referring to the black thing called purse with money on it.
This human had a lot of things that I did not understand, so I kept them unaltered so that when I did, I could use them.
The purse was the same, which had variety of items, but I only understood the money. I knew money was important and that every purchase required it, but I assumed that, as with my previous possession, she would take care of everything.
"You said that before"
"Yes, because I am paying for everything here."
"I can pay it back once we get home."
"You have to, now don't ask for anything."
"Ok"
As we were eating our ice cream, I noticed people with unusually high auras walking around the city wearing the same clothes, which piqued my interest.
"Rika, who are those?
I inquired, pointing my finger at one of those humans.
"The one dressed in black suit?"
"Yes, they look strange."
She gave me a sympathetic look, so I assumed I had asked a strange question.
"They are government-employed demon hunters."
Oh, I saw a few of them on my last possession. Also, one important lesson I learned from my previous possession was to avoid demon hunters because they are weird.
"Oh, yes, I remember them."
I made it seem as though I had forgotten about them in an attempt to play it cool.
"Shutting yourself in really did cause you brain damage. How many year has it been since you've—"
Oh shit! Oh shit! Sorry, Rika, but I don't think I have time to listen to your dissing when my ice cream is melting.
"Hmm"
"Blah-blah-blah"
As my ice-cream started to melt, I shifted my focus to it and ignored everything else.
After completing our ice-cream we started walking again.
"You're late!"
"Sorry"
I noticed a girl who looked the same age as us standing near a large vertical banner and we moved towards her.
"Hi Keana"
Another voice came from her side, and as we moved closer to the board, we noticed that there were two more people sitting on a bench that was hidden by the banner in the front.
"H-hi Nishida and Myoga"
Why does Rika appear as though she wasn't expecting them here?
"Hi there"
The guy said, moving his gaze from Rika to me.
"Hello"
"Tsurumi, could we have a quick chat?"
"Ok"
I turned to face Rika, who appeared annoyed, and then she and Tsurumi stepped away from us as though they wanted to have a private conversation.
I was left with the two of them, and since I had no idea what to do, I moved to the bench and took a seat.
I noticed that the guy that said hello to me had an unusually high aura much higher than the those demon hunters which we saw while walking here.
The girl next to the guy looked me over from top to bottom, as if she was trying to figure out something.
"We go to the same school, right? I think I have seen you there a few times."
Same school?
"Hmm"
Since I didn't understand what this guy was talking about i played it safe.
"So, Yuki, you knew Keana had a brother since you have known each other for a while."
"Her father remarried to a woman, and this loser came along with her."
"Wow that's harsh. You two know each other?"
"No, but because of this loser, Rika stopped speaking to me, also don't use my first name. We are not close, womanizer."