C3 Part144

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“If that fox turned into a woman to

disguise himself as Kudou, then he doesn’t know much at all, I

wouldn’t worry about him. Kudou isn’t a woman after

all.”

“Huh?”

Kiri laughed at Touya’s

surprise.

“Yes. For the time being, he takes on the form of

a man. Originally, he was the spirit of an old kitchen furnace. He

haunted an old house, but was the type that changed into an evil spirit

after becoming a little too obsessed. Since he only shows himself to

me and the children, that fox disguised himself as him without

knowing anything. He probably knew you hadn’t met Kudou yet

though.”

“The spirit of a kitchen furnace……”

“If

I talk any more than this about Kudou, he may never show himself

again, so let’s end it there.”

Kudou seemed to be a rather

delicate ayakashi. Nevertheless, he had been careless. Since he

didn’t know Kudou-san’s gender or what he looked like, he ended up

talking to an unfamiliar fox in the garden. It was a good thing

Kiri’s spell had protected him, but it could have been bad.

“Sorry.

This happened because I opened the gate……”

“I don’t

mind. You didn’t go outside of the gate, right? Even if you didn’t

open it, coming into the garden is possible. He may have already come

in when Natsuki and Akio went out.”