"I'm heading out~"
At the entrance, Yotsuya Miko greeted her mother behind her while changing into her outdoor shoes.
"Miko, you look a little pale this morning. Are you catching a cold? Why don't you take the day off and rest?" Miko's mother asked worriedly.
Hearing this, Miko turned her head and forced a smile. "I'm fine, I just had a nightmare. I'm okay now."
"That's good. But don't push yourself."
"Got it."
After smiling and replying, the moment Miko turned her head away, her expression immediately darkened. It was only slightly better than the panic she felt when she first woke up.
Because the Tentacle Monster was sitting right next to her, she didn't know what to do.
When she first woke up this morning, she thought she was dead, but the monster didn't seem interested in her. After greeting her, it just sat there quietly, watching her cry.
Afterward, whether she was changing clothes or going downstairs for breakfast, the monster followed her, staring intently, just like a Stalking Spirit.
It kept following her until now, neither speaking nor doing anything to her.
After glancing at the Black Mist Figure beside her, Miko was still a little scared, but she no longer felt the initial panic.
After all, thinking about it carefully, the other party hadn't done anything other than scare her.
Maybe the other party was really a good person?
Shaking her head to suppress all her thoughts, Miko quickly tidied up and rushed out the door.
She had school today; she couldn't be late... By the street.
People were coming and going all around, but mixed among the crowd were many Evil Spirits. Some of these Evil Spirits looked extremely creepy, while others were disguised as humans.
However, whether they were creepy Evil Spirits or Evil Spirits disguised as humans, they were all wrapped up by suddenly appearing tentacles and crushed one by one.
Yotsuya Miko was astonished as she watched the Tentacle Monster following her continuously kill the other monsters. Although she knew yesterday that the entity could kill other monsters, it wasn't as shocking as seeing it today.
It seemed that no matter what kind of monster it was, it couldn't stand up to the Tentacle Monster behind her.
Should I try communicating again?
This thought suddenly popped into Yotsuya Miko's mind, but seeing that the entity was still crushing other monsters, she paused. She decided to wait until it was finished; interrupting suddenly might make it angry.
A moment later, the Evil Spirits on the road were gone. It seemed that the surrounding atmosphere also warmed up, losing the previous creepy feeling.
Seeing this, Yotsuya Miko took a deep breath, mustered all her courage, and turned around with a slightly nervous expression to look at Xia Yu, who had been following her.
"Excuse me, who are you? Why have you been following me?"
Xia Yu, who was currently circulating Yin Qi for cultivation, instantly snapped out of his cultivation state when called out to.
He looked at Miko, who was a little nervous, and his mouth stretched into a grin again, exposing his sharp teeth and fangs.
"Heheheh~"
Seeing this, Miko's heart tightened, but she didn't show fear. Instead, she took a deep breath and looked at Xia Yu with determination.
The girl and the spirit stared at each other. After a moment, Xia Yu was the first to concede.
"You're not scared so quickly anymore? Tsk, I shouldn't say your mentality is bad."
Xia Yu shook his head, hid his mouthful of sharp teeth and fangs, and reverted to his human appearance.
Seeing this, Miko secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although she seemed courageous just now, she was still quite scared inside.
It seemed she guessed correctly. The other party could indeed communicate, and before, it really was just trying to scare her.
"Um, who exactly are you?"
Since she knew the other party could communicate and wouldn't harm her, Miko unconsciously started using honorifics.
Hearing the question, Xia Yu raised an eyebrow slightly and smiled, "Didn't I tell you? I'm a good person. Oh right, I have a name. My surname is Xia and my given name is Yu. Just call me Xia Yu."
"Oh, hello, Mr. Xia. My name is Yotsuya Miko. You can just call me Miko."
Although the other party seemed kind, Miko hadn't forgotten the way he killed those monsters, so she spoke very respectfully.
"Tsk, don't use honorifics on me. It sounds weird."
Hearing this, Miko quickly nodded, then cautiously asked, "Um, Mr. Xia, why are you following me? And why did you last night..."
Although she didn't say it outright, a small sense of grievance was conveyed. Miko was upset about why he had scared her last night, making her faint.
"Heheheh~ Why am I following you..." Xia Yu chuckled, his smile somewhat malicious. "Because you're the only one who can see me and hear me. The reason is that simple."
Hearing this explanation, Miko's face fell, and a feeling of distress welled up, making her feel like crying.
It was this reason again. Sob, sob, sob, why did she have to experience all this?
But soon, she adjusted her emotions. Since it had already happened, being sad was useless.
"Then last night..."
"Who told you to abandon me? That was just a small retaliation."
But you were the one who tried to scare me first... Miko muttered silently in her heart, but she dared not say the words out loud, or the other party might "retaliate" against her again.
Yotsuya Miko: ╥︿╥
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xia. I was wrong. I apologize."
Yotsuya Miko pursed her lips and bowed slightly. Seeing this, Xia Yu smiled.
"Alright, since you've sincerely apologized, I'll grant you a great opportunity. Girl, do you want to become a Spirit Medium?"
"Eh?"
Hearing this, Yotsuya Miko was stunned. A Spirit Medium? Was that like the Spirit Mediums in manga who eliminate ghosts and monsters? But—
Miko silently glanced at Xia Yu's ghostly body radiating black mist. A ghost suddenly asking her if she wanted to be a Spirit Medium felt strange.
"I'm sorry, I..."
After thinking for a moment, Miko wanted to refuse. She was just a normal high school girl; she'd pass on being a Spirit Medium.
"Really?" Xia Yu suddenly interrupted Miko's words, enticing her. "Think about your daily life—being scared to tears by those Evil Spirits, yet having no power to fight back, and not even being able to reveal the fact that you can see them."
"How exhausting is that? If you become a Spirit Medium, you'll have the power to eliminate those ghosts and monsters. Isn't that good? Don't you want revenge against those Evil Spirits?"
Hearing Xia Yu's tempting words, Yotsuya Miko recalled all the humiliating times she had been scared to tears.
That's right. If she had the power to eliminate Evil Spirits, even if the Evil Spirits found out she could see them, she wouldn't have to be afraid anymore.
With the power of exorcism, she would never have to fear those ghosts and Evil Spirits again, and she could even turn around and destroy them!
Thinking this, Yotsuya Miko was about to agree, but the thought that the Evil Spirit in front of her had also scared her to tears caused that excitement to instantly diminish slightly.
Sob, sob, sob, her life was too difficult.