The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Although their direct power differs, both do possess the ability to protect the wearer and expel evil spirits.

If everyone else can do it, then he should be able to too...

"System, can I create magical artifacts?"

[Yes, the host can infuse their spiritual power into a suitable container and then integrate the desired talisman.]

So simple?

Upon hearing the system's response, Hachiman Hikigaya raised an eyebrow.

Generally speaking, shouldn't one collect rare and precious materials and then refine them with a specific flame for dozens of days to create a magical artifact?

【...】

Perhaps because Hachiman Hikigaya's question was too foolish, the system did not respond.

Is it a suitable container?

Speaking of this, Hachiman Hikigaya thought of the Buddhist prayer beads that Mie Takeda had given him before.

Since it was chosen by her to make a magical artifact, it must fall within the appropriate range.

I just don't know if Buddhist prayer beads can be reused....

Under the curious gaze of Yuria Nibutō, Hachiman Hikigaya took out his master's prayer beads from his own pocket and held them in his hand.

Before she could even react to what Hachiman Hikigaya was about to do, a vast spiritual energy erupted from the man's body and quickly gathered into the prayer beads.

"Wow, so much spiritual energy..."

After training with Takeda Mie for more than a week, Nibutō Yuria managed to cultivate some spiritual power within her body.

She carefully sensed the spiritual energy permeating the air and compared it to her own; the difference was like that between the bright moon and a grain of sand.

"Can it continue to absorb this?"

Hachiman Hikigaya watched as the spiritual power on his panel rapidly decreased with the transfer, and his heart was filled with doubt.

Because he thought that filling the prayer beads with spiritual power would be enough, he focused on channeling all the spiritual power in his body from the very beginning.

However, after the enhancement through the cultivation method, the spiritual power, which was already at its maximum of 300, had already been more than half delivered. The prayer beads still showed no signs of saturation and continued to absorb the spiritual power flowing continuously from Hachiman Hikigaya's body.

"We can't continue supplying it..."

Seeing his spiritual power plummet to 100, Hachiman Hikigaya decisively stopped channeling it.

In order to deal with unexpected situations, he must conserve some of his spiritual power.

"Buzz..."

As Hachiman Hikigaya stopped channeling his spiritual energy, the previously unresponsive surface of the prayer beads suddenly began to glow.

Fortunately, Hachiman Hikigaya used a concealment spell to hide the light in time, otherwise it might have attracted the attention of nearby customers.

There was still some movement after all; I thought nothing would happen...

Watching the prayer beads gradually dim after their initial burst of light, Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head helplessly, then picked up the newly refurbished ritual implements and began to examine them.

Chapter 134 The Encounter on the Platform

Judging from their appearance alone, after being infused with spiritual energy again, the surface of the prayer beads became noticeably more lustrous.

If you stare at it for a long time, you will occasionally see a sliver of white light flash across the surface of the prayer beads.

"Is the effect of a magical artifact directly linked to the spiritual power input?"

Hachiman Hikigaya examined the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand, deep in thought.

Instead of following the system's instructions to inject spiritual power and then add a desired talisman, he simply added some spiritual power to the magic artifact.

Even though one step was omitted, the Buddhist beads in his hand were far more effective at expelling evil spirits.

Now these prayer beads can easily expel high-level evil spirits, and they can probably hold off a top-level evil spirit for more than ten minutes.

It would be more than enough to save Yuria Nibutō's life.

Of course, this is all on the premise that this fake loli doesn't do anything reckless.

"gave it to you."

After checking the various abilities of the prayer beads in his hand, Hachiman Hikigaya stretched out his hand and placed the prayer beads in front of Yuria Nigakudo.

"You gave it to me? Is that really okay?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Yuria Nigakudo pointed at herself, her face filled with disbelief.

She had seen from beginning to end how much spiritual power Hachiman Hikigaya had used to modify the prayer beads in front of him.

Yet he so easily gave away the Buddhist beads that contained such powerful spiritual energy!

And the gift was given to her, a complete stranger she had only known for less than two hours!

"Of course, since I said it was a gift for you, I naturally won't regret it..."

Resting his face in his hands, Hachiman Hikigaya gazed at Yuria Nigurodo, who was carefully placing the Buddhist prayer beads on her wrist as if they were precious treasures. He silently apologized to himself.

Forgive him for treating Yuria Nibutō like a guinea pig.

After all, he had only just begun to try modifying magical artifacts.

He himself was unsure of the true power of the first modified magical artifact.

However, most of the evil spirits that Yuria Nibutō is going to fight are low-level evil spirits, so there shouldn't be any problems with the magical artifacts he modified.

"Next time we modify a magical artifact, let's try adding defensive talismans?"

Thinking this, Hachiman Hikigaya stood up.

Are you leaving?

Yuria Nimuro, who was playing with the Buddhist prayer beads on her wrist, saw Hachiman Hikigaya get up and quickly stood up as well.

"Well, you should go back and buy soy sauce for your master, shouldn't you?"

Nodding, Hachiman Hikigaya joked with a slight smile.

"That was just something I said to save my life, don't take it seriously!"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, a hint of embarrassment and indignation flashed across Yuria Nigurodo's gloomy face.

She vowed that she would never use the excuse of being a bystander again when she encountered difficulties in the future.

"Okay, okay, have a great weekend!"

Nodding, there was no need to dwell on such matters. After bidding farewell to Yuria Nibutō, Hachiman Hikigaya walked alone onto the street.

With no other plans for the weekend, Hachiman Hikigaya followed the flow of people on the road toward the train station to go home.

"Speaking of which, midterms are next week. I wonder how Yui's studying is going..."

Yukino Yukinoshita's weekend study schedule is humanities, so Hachiman Hikigaya, who ranks third in humanities, naturally doesn't need to attend the study session.

Therefore, she was the only one receiving tutoring at Yuihama's house today.

Although there are no surveillance cameras installed, Yui Yuigahama must be looking at her textbook and rubbing her head in distress right now.

Thinking of Yui Yuigahama's pitiful expression and Yukinoshita's helpless look as she held her forehead, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but smile.

"Hey? Hello big brother! I never expected to see you here..."

While waiting for the tram at the station, I suddenly heard a surprised and delighted female voice next to me.

Realizing the voice was somewhat familiar, and that he should have heard it before, Hachiman Hikigaya slowly turned around and looked at the girl beside him who was carrying a guitar case.

"You are... Tsuchimiya Kagura?"

Hachiman Hikigaya raised an eyebrow.

Because she was the first classmate to invite his younger sister to his home, Hachiman Hikigaya had a pretty deep impression of Tsuchimiya Kagura.

"That's right, I didn't expect you to remember my name, big brother."

Kagura Tsuchimiya seems to really like wearing sailor uniforms.

The last time Hachiman Hikigaya went to Tokyo to pick up Komachi, Kagura Tsuchimiya was wearing a black and white sailor uniform.

Today, Kagura Tsuchimiya is wearing a blue and white outfit.

However, it must be said that Kagura Tsuchimiya's short hair exudes a capable aura, and when combined with her sailor uniform and black calf socks, she gives off a dashing and heroic feeling.

Are you from a martial arts family?

Although I have never systematically trained in Kendo or anything else.

However, as soon as Kagura Tsuchimiya stood in front of Hachiman Hikigaya, Hachiman Hikigaya felt that the girl in front of him had a very high level of fighting ability.

"Hey, big brother, how did you figure that out?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Kagura Tsuchimiya's eyes flashed with shock and panic.

How did Hachiman Hikigaya guess that he hadn't done anything?

"I guess it's just a feeling?"

Hachiman Hikigaya observed Kagura Tsuchimiya's reaction.

However, he had no intention of doing anything.

After all, everyone has secrets.

"To be able to guess someone's profession just by feeling, big brother, aren't you a pervert?"

"Well...."

It was just a perfectly normal question, so why did Komachi's friends treat it like a pervert?

Hachiman Hikigaya was on the verge of tears.

"Oh, I'm sorry, that's not what I meant..."

Seeing the dejected look on Hachiman Hikigaya's face, Kagura Tsuchimiya hurriedly waved her hands to explain.

She just wanted to say that Hachiman Hikigaya could tell from the details that she was very skilled in martial arts.

"So what are you doing in Chiba this weekend?"