"We'll destroy the wonder's yorishiro and it loses it's power." Hanako clarified just incase they think about having a fight with a supernatural to get rid of them. [Name] had the ability to destroy yorishiros anyways, most likely Hanako's going to tell her to do it. "That way we don't have to worry about finding the traitor or anyone going out of control."

"Sounds like a reckless plan." Tsuchigomori commented.

"I mean the Seven Wonders are the ones maintaining the school so destroying them would cause chaos like who knows." [Name] shrugged, but then she furrowed her eyebrows in realization. 'Wait if Hanako is planning to destroy all yorishiros and Yako and Tsuchigomori-sensei are the ones being appointed here, where the hell are the others? Shouldn't they know about this too...?'

"Once the problem is solved, I can just appoint them again." Hanako finished telling everyone on how to catch the traitor in the Seven Wonders. Hanako went behind [Name], grabbing her hands to offer it in front of Tsuchigomori. "So, Tsuchigomori hand over your yorishiro." Hanako said while cupping [Name]'s hands.

"No. Since I don't want to fight cause I'm tired and it will be a waste of time." Tsuchigomori sighed while crossing his arms. Yako snorted and told him that he doesn't know how to fight. "But if you really want my yorishiro, there will be one condition."

"What condition?"

Tsuchigomori paused for a dramatic effect, then he answered the question. "I want you guys to tell me your juiciest secrets." Kou, [Name] and Yashiro processed on what their teacher just said until they knew what he meant.

"What?!" The three of them yelled out loud.

"Why our secrets?!" [Name] blinked repeatedly. "Are you for real?"

"Cause I find it entertaining." Tsuchigomori simply replied. [Name] had a lot of secrets about herself, of course everyone else have their fair share of secrets but there are things that they prefer to keep it hidden—because it's embarrassing.

Hanako grazed his finger over the blade of his knife. "And what if they don't tell you? Fight me?" He asked.

"Of course not." Tsuchigomori shook his head no. "I'll hand over my yorishiro." Everyone's faces seemed to light up on how he was easy to negotiate but he wasn't finished yet. "But as revenge, I'll leak your embarrassing secrets over the school's broadcast."

"Oh my god—why the school broadcast?! You're bluffing!" [Name] whined in disbelief. Kou and Yashiro were in a mixture of shock and scared. Tsuchigomori only chuckled evilly as he pulled out [Name]'s book.

"This book right here?" Tsuchigomori waved the book in front of everyone. "Very interesting." [Name] flinched, either he's talking about the cringiness when she was still dating Souho (which she doesn't mind being it broadcasted so that everyone knows that he's an asshole of a partner) or the fact that she wrote a passage about Hanako on how she wanted to get to know him more.

Wait—the latter is embarrassing. [Name] could only keep her mouth shut in a deadpanned expression. "So you heard me..." Tsuchigomori stuck his tongue out and laughed maniacally. "Let's see your best efforts to entertain me children!"

"So who's going first?" [Name] asked the group. "Not me of course." She said as she put her arms in an 'x' as a no.

"I'll go first!" Yashiro received the microphone out of nowhere as she went in front of Tsuchigomori who is waiting for her to spill her secret. "My secret is that back in Junior High, I kept an exchange diary between me and my imaginary boyfriend!" [Name]'s eyes widened in shock, then pursed her lips together to hold in her laugh.

Tsuchigomori held up a sign. "Three points."

"Why?!" Yashiro asked.

[Name] leaned in to Kou's side to whisper something. "What is an exchange diary?" She questioned since she heard about it but never really grasped to the whole meaning of it. Kou explained that it is a notebook shared between two people to write their thoughts back and forth. 'Of course [Name], you lack common sense.'

"One, I know that much." Tsuchigomori raised his first finger. "Two, I don't care." He lifted up another finger. "And third—you're lying." Yashiro tried to protest that her secret really happened but Tsuchigomori flipped through the pages of her book to prove otherwise and to expose her. Apparently, Yashiro pretended that she and Teru Minamoto were sharing an exchange diary.

"You've been keeping an exchange diary with my big brother." Kou asked Yashiro.

"Stop! Please, not another word!" Yashiro waved her hands in embarrassment. [Name] looked away and covered her mouth to giggle, repeatedly smacking Hanako's shoulder until he stopped her hand eventually.

"Aside from the fact there was a student assembly, it's pure fantasy." Tsuchigomori closed the book.

"Oof." Hanako commented.

Yashiro was on the floor having an existential crisis for having her secret being exposed and it wasn't even accepted by Tsuchigomori. [Name] and Hanako comforted girl as Kou volunteered to be the next one to reveal his secret to avenge Yashiro. "So it's my turn now!" Kou announced with dramatic tears.

"Yes, yes, do go on."

"Those oni masks they wear at the setsubun—they scare the heck outta me!" Kou admitted while putting his fingers on the side of his head to represent the horns.

"Uh next please!" Tsuchigomori looked to the side meaning that it was [Name]'s turn to reveal her secret while Kou is having another existential crisis. "Doesn't anyone have any better information or is it time for the all-school broadcast?"

"Senpai!" Kou began.

"Minamoto-kun." Yashiro finished.

"I write poetry!"

"I'm bad at Classical Japanese!"

"I name horse-radishes after Minamoto-senpai!"

"I'm bad at Science too!"

"I had to stay in bed after kissing a frog!"

Tsuchigomori gave [Name] a side-eye glance. "Looks like someone else hasn't told their secret yet. You're being silent there, [Surname]." [Name] awkwardly hunched her shoulders, it was finally her turn to tell a secret. Although to her observation Tsuchigomori probably wanted a secret that is not in the book because it only states the things that they do in the school and the events that happened in school.

Maybe he needed something that is outside of school?

So she can't tell Tsuchigomori that the last time she blushed so hard was when Souho fell asleep on her shoulder in the library, and the heat did not leave on her face even after that incident. Yashiro and Aoi thought that she was having a fever that time but [Name] clarified that she was fine. [Name] clenched the sides of her skirt. 'I swear Hanako wouldn't let me live when he heard this.' she thought. "Here I go!"

"I have a thing for kabedon!" [Name] said while covering her blushing face. "Especially when it's on the bed or on the wall! I just like it for some reason! But it's ten times better when the person is almost the same height as mine or a bit taller than me!"

Hanako smirked at [Name] while playing with the Mokkes. "What a bottom~"

[Name]'s eye twitched in annoyance, muttering curse words under her breath. Kou noticed that Hanako hasn't said about himself just yet. "Oi Hanako! You say something too!"

"Me?" Hanako raised his head. [Name] whipped her head to his direction, waiting for him to say anything because this is an opportunity to know something about Hanako—to learn more about him. Hanako walked over to Tsuchigomori, putting a finger against his cheek. "Tsuchigomori, do you really want to know my secret?"

Tsuchigomori looked at Hanako. "No. I already know enough."

Hanako smiled teasingly at the three. "You heard him! He doesn't want to know, so I pass." [Name] marched over to Hanako as she grabbed him by the arm out of nowhere, an irk mark appearing on the side of her forehead. The only thing he will be passing is away if he doesn't tell his secret.

"Not fair!" [Name] remarked. "You can't just do that like it's a free real estate!"

"Yeah, not fair!" Kou added while wrapping an arm around Hanako as if he was choking him, holding the microphone against him.

"You heard all of my secrets you have to tell yours too." Yashiro said.

"I just admitted that I like kabedon for the sake of not getting our embarrassing secrets out to the school broadcast." [Name] gave Kou and Yashiro the 'I got this' look. She reached over to hug Hanako's arm. "Come on Hanako-kun, please?" [Name] smiled while patting his hat.

Hanako couldn't deny [Name] of course, his eyes widened knowing that these three people wanted to know him. He always thought he wasn't that interesting as a person so this is new to him. He looked away with a small blush. "I...don't really like talking about myself..." Hanako explained shyly. "But...okay let's see...just one, okay?"

"I love..."

[Name] waited for Hanako's response. 'Is he about to reveal his first love from back when he was still alive but then plot twist the person he loves was my grandma and that's how I find the family secret?' She thought to herself, it was a weird thought and hopefully it's not true (it's not true don't worry).

"Donuts." He finished. "I...love donuts."

There was silence, Hanako covered his face after admitting that he loves donuts. "I'm so embarrassed...!" He said.

"See you made him feel embarrassed!" [Name] told Tsuchigomori while placing a hand on the embarrassed ghost's shoulder. She thought it was cute for him to admit such a simple thing but at least she knows his favorite food.

"How do you like them donuts!"

"Are you guys morons?" Tsuchigomori asked the three. The group decided to huddle together in a circle to talk more about his love for donuts because it wasn't enough to convince the spider supernatural.

"So what kind? What's your favorite type of donut?" Yashiro whispered.

"Regular." Hanako answered while twiddling his fingers.

"What brand? Krispy Kreme?" [Name] questioned while tilting her head to the side.

"Homemade."

"Homemade?!" Yashiro and Kou exclaimed. [Name] felt her cheeks turn red because she knew how to make donuts so she was silent throughout the whole conversation until Yashiro decided to expose her.

"Homemade donuts are delicious though." Yashiro glanced at [Name] who is trying not to get noticed and hoping that her daikon friend won't announce that she makes homemade donuts. "[Name] makes the best homemade donuts!"

[Name]'s face turned bright red as she tried to shush Yashiro. "Y-Yashiro!" She puts a finger against her lips with a shy smile. "That's fake news!"

"I'm telling the truth, [Name] is denying it!" Yashiro ranted over to Hanako that [Name] got a highest score during a Home Economics activity where they were told to make donuts, she forgot to bring icing and sprinkles so she had no choice but to make her specialty, which is plain donuts. "You should ask [Name] to make you some donuts."

"Yashiro, no more..." [Name]'s face was steaming in embarrassment. Hanako's eyes met with hers, he smiled softly at her. Hanako may often be mischievous and perverted but he's actually a sweet and wholesome boy who loves his donuts plain and homemade—though it confuses her everytime his duality strikes.

"Well isn't that something." Tsuchigomori said while looking at Hanako getting along with others. "It's just that our Honorable Number Seven was capable of making that expression...I mean look at the way he's looking at [Surname]."

"What?" Hanako pouted at Tsuchigomori.

"It's unexpected. I do know everything about you after all, your secrets and your future." Tsuchigomori explained while taking another smoke from the pipe he was holding. "By now, I'd assumed you wouldn't be interested in making friends." [Name] was surprised, Hanako didn't like making friends? But he seemed to get along with her more as if they were already friends.

"Well, that might be interesting but anyways, your time is up whippersnappers!" Tsuchigomori pointed at Kou, Yashiro and [Name].

"Wait, wait! I practice kissing with my pet hamster!"

"I can't eat hijiki!"

Tsuchigomori held the two away from him. "Nevermind, I've had enough. I've learned beyond the shadow of a doubt that neither of you have any secrets worth discussing. [Surname] was a little too honest and I didn't need to know that." He deadpanned.

"S-Sensei...anything but the school broadcast!" [Name] shakily reached over to Tsuchigomori with a depressing aura surrounding her. The group trembled as they were prepared for a moment that will forever traumatize them. Tsuchigomori hissed at them with his tongue sticking out, then chuckled.

"I won't." Tsuchigomori patted [Name]'s head. "I won't do that, it was basically a joke." He reassured her. [Name] let out a sigh of relief and Tsuchigomori crawled over to a certain bookshelf to switch the lights on blue color. The bookshelves opened to reveal a cave-like passage way that was full of crystals. "Follow me, I'll take you to my yorishiro."

"Then we're off to destroy Tsuchigomori's yorishiro! Let's go!" Hanako cheered.

"Let's go!" The two boys made their way to the cave but they were being stopped by Tsuchigomori's legs, carrying them and placed them away from the passageway.

"You boys are staying right here. The only one allowed to pass this point...is the yome who is going to destroy the yorishiro." Tsuchigomori pointed at [Name] who is standing there awkwardly this whole time.

"Me?" [Name] pointed at herself. Hanako jumped to her side as he engulfed her into a side hug that made her blush a bit.

"It means you're my assistant." Hanako explained as [Name] held his hand for a moment, then letting go which made him pout a bit because she was chosen by Tsuchigomori to let her see his yorishiro so she can destroy it.

"Well? What do you say Honorable Number Seven?" Tsuchigomori asked the apparition boy who was still hugging [Name] protectively, holding a lamp towards the entrance of the cave. "Or can't you trust me?" Hanako looked down a bit as he slowly let go of [Name] from his arms.

"All right, [Name] —I'll see you later." Hanako said with a small smile to reassure her that he'll be okay without her for a little while. Tsuchigomori handed [Name] a small lamp for her to use. "Take good care of my assistant, Tsuchigomori-sensei..." He said before the door of the cave closes slowly.

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i can't believe im about to reach 30 chapters AND IM STILL IN THE 4PM BOOKSTACKS ARC? AM I THAT S L O W???????