However, after spending 3,000 spirit coins to exchange for the dream-entry spell implanted in his mind, Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Iroha Isshiki's face and saw a strange expression.

"What's wrong, senpai?"

Seeing Hachiman's complicated look directed at her, Iroha, who originally planned to tease him playfully, opened her mouth but finally decided to just speak normally.

After all, Hachiman had already helped her twice; playing tricks on him now would be too much.

"No, it's nothing, just a bit of regret..." Covering his face, Hachiman suddenly didn't know how to describe his feelings.

He could only think that if he had known the usage conditions of the dream-entry spell beforehand, he would have chosen the first method instead.

After all, there's only one demon king in all of Chiba—how could it be just a coincidence that it's the one in Iroha's dream?

"Regret?" Hearing Hachiman say something she didn't understand, Iroha blinked and leaned closer to him. "Senpai, you've thought of a way to deal with that thing in my dream, haven't you?" She thought to herself that senpai must have figured it out!

Looking up at Hachiman's slightly embarrassed face, Iroha wondered why he looked that way.

When she had been crying and complaining to him earlier, his expression had been serious. But now that seriousness was gone.

Instead, it was replaced by helplessness, regret, and... shyness? Shyness? Iroha tilted her head, unable to understand why Hachiman would feel that way.

Weren't they discussing how to deal with the evil spirit in her dream? Why would dealing with an evil spirit make him shy? Could it be that senpai was planning to flirt or seduce the spirit? No way!

After all, with those deadpan eyes of his, if he dressed as a girl, it would look totally weird. And... Iroha glanced down at her own figure.

Though she couldn't compare to Yukinoshita's large chest, her figure was still pretty good. Plus, with her cute appearance, even if senpai really planned to crossdress, that spirit wouldn't leave her dream, right?

"You seem to be thinking about something really rude..." Hachiman had just resolved to discuss entering her dream when he looked down and saw her body trembling as if she was holding back laughter.

"No way! Absolutely not! How could I think bad things about senpai?" Looking up at him, Iroha put on an obedient expression.

"..." Watching Iroha slip back into her playful act, Hachiman was silent for a moment before sighing. This version of Iroha was definitely better than the crying one from before. As for what she was thinking before, it was better not to ask.

"I have a method to help you get rid of that thing in your dream, but..." Hachiman hesitated, his face showing awkward embarrassment.

"But?" Iroha pressed, seeing his embarrassed expression, her heart tightening. Could the condition to use the method be extremely harsh?

"But I need to enter your dream while you're asleep, and we have to be within three meters of each other..." After explaining the condition, Hachiman's face showed a trace of helplessness. He should've expected this. Since he had to enter Iroha's dream, he naturally had to wait until she was asleep.

"...Even if you saved me before, senpai, if you harass me, I will call the police!" After a pause, Iroha blushed and forced out the sentence.

Falling asleep in front of a strange guy and letting him enter her dream—she wasn't that open-minded.

There was no way she could accept that!

"I'm not lying. This really is the condition for me to enter your dream and get rid of that thing..." After stating the condition, Hachiman covered his face again.

"Ugh, even if senpai doesn't mean it, this kind of thing..." After a brief panic, Iroha realized Hachiman wasn't trying to take advantage of her by stating this condition. But just thinking that to get rid of the evil spirit in her sleep, she had to show her sleeping face to Hachiman...

"I just can't bring senpai home!" Iroha wailed. The first boy she brings home should be someone she likes, not ruined by some damn evil spirit!

"Um, can I ask why I have to come to your house?" Hearing Iroha, Hachiman looked confused this time.

"Senpai, don't you have to wait until I fall asleep before entering my dream?" "Since that's the case, I have to bring senpai to my room, right?"

"No, that's totally unnecessary. Can't you sleep anywhere else?" Hachiman waved his hand, interrupting her. He only needed her to fall asleep and then enter her dream while beside her. Why did it have to be at her house?

"But I'm kind of picky about where I sleep; I can't sleep anywhere else..." Iroha said shyly.

Well, hearing that, Hachiman was silent. It seemed that if he wanted to get rid of the evil spirit in Iroha's dream, he would have to go to her room.

"So senpai, there's no other way?" Seeing Hachiman's troubled look, Iroha bit her lip and asked.

She knew she was being unreasonable—Hachiman had already proposed a solution, yet she wasn't satisfied. But falling asleep in front of a strange guy...

"No, but if you're willing to wait for a while, there might be other ways." He had already spent 3,000 spirit coins, and now only had enough left for one medicine that enhances mental strength. If Yotsuya Miko's summoning ability was strong enough recently, maybe Iroha could hold out until he saved up 10,000 spirit coins again.

"Waiting? How could I wait..." Iroha pouted and stomped her foot. The evil spirit had only appeared three days ago.

Maybe tonight it would catch her in her dream. How could she wait?

'Hmm, at this point, I can only choose to trust senpai's character...' Biting her lip, Iroha steeled herself and made up her mind.