The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 5.

Houoto, Aya. The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 5. 2016. 148p. ISBN 9 978-1-42158630-4. Available in the graphic section of the library.

It is a hot day at Momochi House, and its denizens decide they should go swimming to cool off. Entering the spiritual realm, they find their water hole filled with Ayakashis. Normally the place would be deserted, but the Ayakashis report that waters everywhere are becoming polluted. The dragon god Ryujin usually swims in the waters, keeping them cleaned and unsoiled, but no one has seen him in a long time. Yukari, one of the house residents, used to live here when he was a human, after being accused of being a cannibal. Ryujin protected him, and now he wants to pay the dragon back by figuring out what has happened and where the dragon god went. Himari volunteers to accompany Yukari and be the human sacrifice that is needed to complete the summoning ritual. Together they manage to free Yyujin from the taint that was affecting him, but Aoi becomes aware that a larger power is at play.

Back at school, Himari has become somewhat of a spiritual priestess, and she is besieged by demands for help. Hoping to show she's a charlatan, girls in her class convince her and Hayato, from The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 4, to join them on an expedition to the laughing stone, but there the stone indeed laughs, laying a curse on Himari and Hayato. They must now kiss, or be sentenced to death!