"Uncle, open the door."
Fujiwara Chika stepped forward and knocked, calling out brightly.
Creak.
The door groaned open a crack, and half of a sinister, chilling face peered out from within.
"It's you..."
Before the other person could finish, Fujiwara Chika scooped up the Elementary School Student at her feet and said with a radiant smile,
"Uncle, your daughter's back."
The Vengeful Spirit Elementary School Student, who had been dazed and vacant all the way here, looked at the middle-aged Vengeful Spirit Uncle behind the door. A spark finally returned to her eyes, and she called softly,
"Daddy..."
Bang.
The door flew open.
The middle-aged Vengeful Spirit Uncle's lips trembled, and then he burst into tears of joy.
Just as expected, Chika's Main Quest progress went up by one again.
Amamiya Natsuki tried to recruit him, but the middle-aged Vengeful Spirit Uncle shook his head and refused. Holding his daughter, he quietly retreated into the house.
Recruitment failures were common, and Amamiya Natsuki didn't mind. He looked at the girls beside him and suggested,
"We've been running around for ages. Everyone must be tired, right? Shall we go to the restaurant and rest for a while?"
"I'm in."
"I am feeling a little mentally exhausted."
"You need to balance work and rest in a dungeon, too."
"..."
The girls all agreed with the suggestion. Their bodies could still keep going, but mental fatigue was inevitable, and taking a short break was the wiser choice.
So, led by Amamiya Natsuki, they all headed to the restaurant.
"Welcome..."
They lifted the curtain and entered the restaurant. A standard greeting reached their ears.
But halfway through, the greeting abruptly turned into an angry shout:
"You bunch of bastards!"
(S-so big!)
The passersby girl stared in disbelief, her gaze involuntarily falling on Miss Cow's