"I agree with you."
Yotsuya Miko nodded, then took another sip of her tea, pretending not to notice the relief on Yuria's face at having her agreement. Sometimes, she really did think Yuria was terribly simple—so simple that she never gave much thought to what might be going on beneath the surface. She was like a passionate anime protagonist who, just because someone had asked her to, was willing to believe what they said and resolutely agree to their request, even when she lacked the strength to follow through.
Though she had her own suspicions about Kaishoku Shugaku, she wasn't going to point out the holes in Shugaku's story yet. She hadn't sorted out their relationship, and right now, the supposedly powerful exorcist was "Blood-Eyed Yuria," not "Yotsuya Miko." "Blood-Eyed Yuria" needed to believe Shugaku and go along with her plans.
"Then please feel free to accept Kaishoku Shugaku's request. I'll be right there helping you."
"But wouldn't that mean I'd be troubling you all the time?"
After agreeing to Shugaku's request without giving it much thought, Yuria had come home and finally had time to think it over. She realized how weighty a commitment it was. If Shugaku's search for the Shepherd went on for a long time, Yotsuya Miko would have to spend a lot of time acting as her stand-in, which would cause a lot of trouble for Miko's daily life.
"Don't worry. I've already told Hana I won't be going shopping with her for a while, because of you."
"Is it really that serious?!"
Yuria was a little startled by how casually Miko said it. Seeing Miko's unruffled expression, she realized it was probably a joke. After all, if that were really the case, Miko would already be frowning in distress. No, she believed Miko could