Chapter 49: Don't lay a hand on my guest!

  "Unbelievable, you two are so lame!" Koizumi Risa ran over with a swim ring in her arms, slightly furrowing her brow as she looked at the two boys covering their noses, apparently misunderstanding something...

  Under the sunlight, the girl's white and tender skin still had some sparkling water droplets on it, her slender figure perfectly matched with her swimsuit.

  "It seems my eyes are quite good." Muttering to himself, Jiǔ Mìng also didn't hide his gaze on the girl's body, purely admiring her...

  "Are you flattering me?" The girl who had originally frowned slightly couldn't help but smile, and playfully pinched her waist, revealing the beauty of youth.

  "No, I mean swimsuits."

  Ah!

  A "10" mark clearly appeared on Haruhi Suzumiya's forehead, with the words "You're going to die a virgin!"

  "You're absolutely right, I'm really a bachelor till death." Jiǔ Mìng didn't mind this topic at all and even made fun of himself. As for the opposite sex, he had hardly come into contact with a few until his death, except for a small number of nurse sisters in his family.

  "Hmph!" Haruhi Suzumiya glared at the two boxes beside her, ignoring the beer and picking up a bottle of drink instead. She opened the cap and started chugging it down with loud gulps, not even giving Koizumi time to stop her before half the bottle was already gone.

  "Hey, these will make your nose bleed if you drink too much..."

  "Ah ha~ delicious!" Her eyes lit up, it's clear that the girl has taken a liking to this drink that fills her with energy after finishing it. Upon hearing Ah Xū's words, she turned her face away, with a look of disdain in her eyes, "Stop making excuses for your own youthful restlessness."

  A sighed weakly, was he really just an ordinary person after all?

  Why doesn't Haruhi Suzumiya ever have anything happen to her?!

  Vitality restored, Haruhi Suzumiya quickly threw away the unpleasantness from earlier and ran back to the beachside, continuing her teasing of the weak and timid Mikuru Asahina.

  "Nine Lives couldn't help but mutter, 'Being young is really great.'"

  "Don't you drink?" Looking at Jiuming's eyes narrowing and basking in the sun, Ah Xū and Gǔ Quán suddenly felt a strange sense of discord. Shouldn't ghosts be afraid of sunlight?

  But looking at him now with a look of enjoyment, who is he fooling!?

  "Oh, right, ghosts shouldn't be able to eat anything." Jiǔ Mìng had just given him a disdainful look, and ā Xū, who had been teased many times, quickly added, "Seems like they can use smell instead?"

  "Who are you listening to?" He gave him a cold glance and said with a sour tone, he really couldn't eat anything anymore. That kind of thing where it's like a ghost just smelling things, even eating was out of his reach, making him seem not like a ghost at all.

  "After a while, the two of them finally recovered from their nosebleed. 'Huff, I'm glad that's over. To be honest, I still think the atmosphere at public beaches is better.'"

  "After all, there are too few people." Gu Quan Yishu smiled and replied beside Ah Xū, slightly paying attention to Jiǔ Mìng's expression.

  "Well... if you can bring more people, I won't refuse." Noticing his expression, Jiǔ Mìng waved his hand, "Anyway, this place is usually empty..."

  "A declaration that sounds quite lonely?" Ah Xū muttered, "If there were more people."

  "No big deal, after all, the 'admission ticket' to come here was paid by you guys, I won't lose a single penny." Jiǔ Mìng's response left ā Xū stunned with his mouth slightly agape for a while, and upon hearing this, it seemed to be true indeed!

  This doesn't seem like anyone's home. When nothing is going on, people can come over and play without worrying about anything... then there's some kind of 'source' that needs to be paid for?

  "Speaking of which, I'm still a bit confused about that 'source' you mentioned. How should I deal with it?"

  "Origin... the power of all things' origin belongs to this range." Seeing Ah Xū's bewildered expression, Jiǔ Mìng waved his hand, "Rely on your intuition to understand it yourself. Also, if you want to figure out this thing, I'll give you a tip: find a power plant and put that invitation card there, maybe it can steal electricity to transform."

  "Hey! Inciting others to commit crimes isn't right, is it?!"

  "Alright! It's settled then, this place will be our main base during summer vacation! My deputy captain, can we change the scene?"

  "Deputy captain... what's that supposed to mean?" Jiǔ Mìng shook his head, "Can't be changed, at least for today it can only stay like this," and also, "For you guys, the cost of coming here once shouldn't be low, so don't be too extravagant... alright, consider my words wasted!"

  The reason is none other than the Nine Lives saw that Haruhi Suzumiya flipped out that invitation card, and the numbers on it suddenly jumped a little, not much, but he saw it, if Haruhi Suzumiya wanted to, she could burst this card!

  "What price, the number above seems to be as much as the team leader wants."

  "Ah, cough, in short, the maximum value mustn't exceed three digits, or this card will explode."

  Helpless, Jiǔ Mìng quickly found a reason and sincerely praised, "You're really impressive!"

  "Hmm, with her hands clasped together and a pleased smile on her face, Nagisa Furukawa hadn't even had time to speak when the 'Boundary Gate' suddenly appeared in an empty space."

  With an increase of 100 points in 'business volume', a familiar figure emerged, familiar blonde hair, this time it seems that there was no malice, but the interval between visits is so short, Jiu Ming estimates that this is Yatsume trying out the invitation card's effect.

  "Huh, has the little shop owner moved?" Yakumo Yukari looked around slightly surprised, the scene here was different from what she saw last time.

  "How is that possible, it's just a change of place to let the guests who came here relax." Jiǔ Mìng smiled slightly and took two steps forward, quietly blocking Liáng Gōng Chūn Rì and others in front of him, as if the mysterious shop had no protective measures for guests against each other.

  Human? Yagami Iori's eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze sweeping over the nine lives as she sized up Suzaku and Hikage, a faint, eerie smile playing on her lips. However, when she saw Suzaku and Nagato, a hint of puzzlement flickered in her eyes - these two little girls were somewhat strange.

  "Be careful, the girl in front of you is not simple." Noticing Kurenai's movements, Kokusen Itsuki, who had been smiling until now, collected his expression and said to Ah Xū, his sudden exposure of an eerie smile made him feel a chill all over his body.

  "Huh?" Ah Xū was puzzled, why wasn't it simple, was he broad-minded? Cough cough!

  "Didn't you see that the usually laid-back store owner has become serious?" Koizumi Otaka whispered to Ah-vu, her voice very soft, and only the taciturn Nagato Yuki and Ah-vu heard it, while Suzumiya Haruhi and Asahina Mikuru didn't.

  The first two will probably make a lot of noise without any restraint, and the latter... just treat it as a cute thing!

  "! ? Indeed." Ah Xū carefully sized up the back of Jiǔ Mìng, the drowsy aura that had infected everyone around him earlier was now replaced by a serious one.

  Looking at his stance, it seems like he's still protecting this place? For some reason, Ah Xū looked again at the suddenly arrived, plump girl and felt a heavy pressure, as if facing an arch-nemesis. Faintly, he seemed to hear a terrifying scream in his ear, as if countless people were wailing in his ear before they died.

  Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead... Am I going to die?!

  His whole body stiffened, Ah Xū couldn't help but think this way.

  "Hey, don't scare off my potential customers."

  Along with a slight cough, the roar in Ah Xū's ear suddenly disappeared without a trace, and he lost his ability to move again. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and Ah Xū had an urge to lie down on the ground and pant heavily. Looking at Gǔ Quán Yī Shù, he was not much better off either. As for Shí Jiǔ Lù, she was now sitting on the ground in fear.

  Nagato Yuki with a serious face, Kyon who is in a strange state staring at them, and Suzumiya Haruhi.

  "What's wrong with you three? You suddenly looked dull and started sweating all over. Did you get heatstroke?"

  What a rough nerve! Ah Xū sighed and shifted his gaze to Jiǔ Mìng's body, who was the one who made the sound just now.

  "The mental defense mechanism is complete, and this kind of situation will not occur again next time."

  Just as he was hesitating about what to say, Nagato suddenly spoke up.

  "Hey, little shopkeeper, do you think it's worth offending me for the sake of a few ordinary humans?" With a cold smile that sent chills down Haruhi Suzumiya's spine, Yuki Nagato stared straight at Kyouko.

  Haruhi Suzumiya also seemed to have realized something and fell into a rare silence.

  "It's just a bit of momentum, and they're already scared like this. What do you think they have to be concerned about?"

  A bit of aura...... Ah Xū's mouth twitched, hey, won't it be blown away? Alright, just in case it's real, then he could have scared himself to death!?

  What is this girl's identity after all! It's simply too dangerous.

  "If they're not evil guests, then I have a duty to guarantee their personal safety!" Jiǔ Mìng looked back fearlessly.

  "Does that include me?"

  "If someone can threaten you here, of course they will!" Jiuming replied without hesitation.

  "Hmph." Yakumo Yukari pulled out a folding fan from somewhere and lightly covered her mouth, smiling inexplicably. "You're still too weak, little shopkeeper. Take care of yourself."

  After giving Haruhi and Koizumi a "you're lucky" look, she walked back through the still open door, this time coming here to try out the invitation card's effect.

  "Huh... who is she?" After a long sigh, Ah Xū helped up the pale and weak Asahina Mikuru, asking with lingering fear.

  "Who is that big-breasted woman?" Haruhi Suzumiya almost asked at the same time as Koizumi.

  "Another world's yokai, seems to dislike humans quite a bit." Kuroba explained with a sigh of relief.

  "Monster!?"

  "...don't be fooled by her shining eyes, she's the kind of person who can kill and eat people, don't be deceived by her cute appearance." As Haruhi Suzumiya tried to jump up, Kyon's mouth twitched and he reached out to press her back down, "Very ferocious."

  It's not like that, at first sight, they didn't say two words and almost got killed on the spot, if it were someone else, they would have reincarnated by now.