The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

"Sister Jianzi, are you alright?"

While Yotsuya Miko was in a daze, Komachi, thanks to the high mobility of the bracelet armor, caught up with the remaining evil spirits, dealt with them all, and returned to her side.

“No, it’s okay…”

Looking at Komachi, who looked dashing in her red armor, Yotsuya Miko's lips twitched, and she managed a weak smile.

"Speaking of which, why have so many evil spirits suddenly appeared here?"

Upon hearing Yotsuya Miko say that she was alright, Komachi nodded, stood up, and looked around.

Although she had just eliminated many evil spirits, countless evil spirits were still gradually revealing themselves around her.

Moreover, the evil spirits' targets were not just the two of them. Apart from some evil spirits being attracted by the energy fluctuations of Komachi's armor, many more evil spirits fell into the nearby houses.

.........

A beam of white light passed through their bodies in an instant.

It then disappeared into the horizon.

Along with the disappearance of the light, the countless novice evil spirits that had been floating in the sky also vanished.

What just happened?

Komachi blinked, unable to comprehend what the light she had just seen was.

Just a few seconds ago, the sky was shrouded in countless evil spirits. How could they all disappear in an instant?

"have no idea...."

Yotsuya Miko shook her head in similar confusion.

Without the red ponytail and wrist, she couldn't even see the ray of light clearly.

She felt something warm pass through her, and then the world became peaceful.

"Then it seems we can only wait for Onii-chan to come back and ask him."

After the bracelet's transformation was deactivated, Komachi returned to her original state.

She jumped back onto the bench and sat down, swinging her legs repeatedly.

"Even I don't know the answer to that question."

As soon as Komachi finished speaking, Hachiman Hikigaya walked over from a distance.

After he dealt with the head demon, he was eliminating the evil spirits that kept popping out from every corner while rushing towards Komachi and the others.

Then they encountered a light with extremely strong spiritual power...

"Onii-chan~"

Upon seeing Hachiman Hikigaya return, Komachi immediately jumped off the bench.

With excitement on her face, she ran to Hachiman Hikigaya's side, first circling him to make sure he wasn't injured, before proudly reporting her victory over a bunch of evil spirits after her transformation.

"That's pretty impressive."

Aside from the transformation she underwent on the day she handed over the bracelet, this was the first time Komachi had ever used the bracelet.

Komachi's exceptional talent is evident in her remarkable achievements.

After all, when Hachiman Hikigaya used the bracelet, he simply charged forward with his fist raised...

"Although we don't know who emitted that light, we can say that today's matter is now over."

After briefly summarizing the events of the evening, Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Miko Yotsuya and the middle-aged man beside her.

After some time had passed, the middle-aged man's body began to appear ethereal again.

The three people and the ghost returned to Yotsuya Miko's house.

After saying a few awkward words, Yotsuya Miko went upstairs to tidy up her room and then hurriedly ran upstairs.

"Thank you so much for everything today! I'm truly grateful!"

Seeing his daughter run upstairs, the middle-aged man floated in front of the Hikigaya siblings and expressed his gratitude to them.

"It's alright, Uncle. Yotsuya and I are friends, so it's only right that I help out."

"But you did save her again, didn't you?"

Hachiman Hikigaya nodded silently.

"Actually, I have another request that I hope you can grant..."

The middle-aged man looked embarrassed.

"You see, that child Jianzi often encounters evil spirits, and he has no way to protect himself, so could you...?"

The middle-aged man made this request after he saw Komachi wearing the red ponytail bracelet.

Komachi was just an ordinary person, a fact the middle-aged man could be certain of.

However, this bracelet, which is clearly made from the power of an ordinary person, possesses the ability to kill a large number of evil spirits and can be described as cutting-edge technology.

It's obvious that the bracelet was given to Komachi by Hachiman Hikigaya.

The middle-aged man didn't expect Hikigaya Hachiman to produce something equivalent to that bracelet for Yotsuya Miko.

He would be content if he could protect her from the pursuit of evil spirits.

"Actually, I'm already doing this."

As he spoke, Hachiman Hikigaya took out a string of Buddhist prayer beads that had been partially disassembled from his system space.

He was even willing to modify a magical artifact to protect Yuria Nibutō, whom he had just met. How could he possibly forget Miko Yotsuya, whom he had known for a long time and who had the ability to summon spirits?

It's just that considering the evil spirits that Yotsuya Miko might encounter are more powerful, it will take a little longer than the magical artifact that Hachiman Higashino modified for her.

But who knew that Yotsuya Miko would have another accident that very night...

Chapter 148 Staying here tonight?

"Damn it!"

In the living room of Yumiko Miura's house, Yasutaka Inoue was startled when he noticed the fleeting white light that had passed through Chiba.

Then, in a fit of tension and fear, he slammed his fist on the table in front of him and smashed it.

"Why? Why are those guys in Chiba?!"

Inoue Yasutaka's face was so black it looked like ink could drip from it.

Originally, he planned to take advantage of the massive blackout in Chiba to absorb the life force of humans and create five general-level evil spirits as a supplement to his forces.

But who knew that a beam of white light would almost turn him into a lone commander!

"Thankfully, none of the super-grade or higher evil spirits are in any danger..."

Carefully examine every evil spirit that you still have a connection with.

After confirming that the remaining five general-class and more than ten special-class were intact, Inoue Yasutaka breathed a sigh of relief.

Normally, he wouldn't care so much about such high-level cannon fodder.

After all, there are as many evil spirits as there are in Chiba. If they are gone, we can just let them merge and fight each other.

But now that most of his reserves have been destroyed by that white light, he has to be careful with his resources.

We need to adjust our plans...

Inoue Yasutaka's gaze shifted to Miura Yumiko.

.........

"Sorry for keeping you waiting."

She didn't chat with the middle-aged man for long before changing into a set of loungewear and blushing as she came downstairs.

Upon seeing his daughter come down, the middle-aged man apologized and then disappeared from Hachiman Hikigaya's sight, vanishing to who-knows-where.

"Thank you so much for today!"

When they reached Hachiman Hikigaya, Miko Yotsuya bowed in gratitude, just like her father.

"No, it's nothing. By the way, you can keep this with you for now."

As he spoke, Hachiman Hikigaya took out another string of Buddhist prayer beads from his system space, which had simply been replenished with spiritual energy, and handed them to Miko Yotsuya.

"Are these the old woman's prayer beads?"

After glancing down at the prayer beads in her hand, Yotsuya Miko hesitated for a moment before handing them back to Hikigaya Hachiman.

"I've used these prayer beads before. They were somewhat effective, but..."

"But it won't work against higher-level evil spirits, right?"

Hachiman Hikigaya put the prayer beads back into Miko Yotsuya's hand.

"These prayer beads are a temporary modification I made; they should be able to ward off high-level evil spirits. Use them for now. As for the real ritual implements I've prepared for you, that will probably have to wait a while..."

"A magical artifact prepared for me?"

Hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Miko Yotsuya, though unaware of what a magical artifact was, was deeply moved.

"Well, I just learned how to improve magical artifacts today, so it might take a little longer to get started."

Hachiman Hikigaya nodded and took out the half-finished Buddhist prayer beads to show Miko Yotsuya.

“So beautiful…”

At first glance, Yotsuya Miko fell in love with the string of prayer beads in front of her. She reached out to touch them, but Hachiman Hikigaya immediately put them away.

"It will have to wait until I finish improving it."

After putting the prayer beads away, Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Miko Yotsuya's obviously disappointed expression and gave a helpless explanation.

The Buddhist prayer beads are only half-refined now, and the spiritual energy inside is extremely unstable.

If anyone other than him touches it, the entire magical artifact can easily explode.

"I want one too..."

Just then, Komachi's plaintive voice came from beside me.