The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

That's right! They threw her out!

Miko Yotsuya, who was suspended in mid-air, was somewhat bewildered.

Why did you throw her out?

He caught her just now, how come he changed his attitude in the blink of an eye?

But soon, as the sound of metal clashing rang in Miko Yotsuya's ears, she instantly understood the reason.

Despite the pain, Miko Yotsuya got up from the ground.

She glanced at Hachiman Hikigaya and the bird-headed demon fighting fiercely not far away, abandoned her plan to go and make things worse, and stumbled away from the battle.

She remembered what Hachiman Hikigaya had said before.

There are a total of 18 evil spirits in the entire space. He has already eliminated all 14 of the low-level evil spirits and just eliminated two of the three mid-level evil spirits.

Including the high-level evil spirit currently battling Hachiman Hikigaya, there is actually only one unmasked mid-level evil spirit left in the vast academy.

Unless Yotsuya Miko is extremely unlucky, she should be safe from death.

Sure enough, after seeing Yotsuya Miko leave, Hikigaya Hachiman not only wasn't angry, but he was completely relieved.

He was afraid that Yotsuya Miko would hesitate and stand still, making him feel constrained.

Now that the only person he was worried about has left, he can fight back with all his might against the powerful evil spirit!

In stark contrast to Hachiman Hikigaya, the bird-headed demon became anxious the moment it saw Miko Yotsuya moving away from them.

Having searched the human world for so long, and finally found the food it wanted, how could it possibly let this delicious meal slip away?

However, Hachiman Hikigaya was just too difficult to deal with.

Especially after his encounter with the samurai demon, his combat awareness improved significantly.

The bird-headed evil spirit, trapped on the ground, had no chance to return to the sky and unleash its full power.

But suddenly, Hachiman Hikigaya, who was fighting it, stumbled as he moved, and a pained expression appeared on his face.

The bird-headed demon's eyes lit up instantly.

This is the opportunity it has been waiting for!

Although the Spider Demon was defeated earlier, the Samurai Demon left Hachiman Hikigaya with considerable injuries, especially after he forced his way through the fire tornado, which made his injuries even more severe.

The bird-headed demon decided to remain on the ground and stalemate with Hachiman Hikigaya because it was certain that Hachiman Hikigaya could not fight at a high intensity for too long.

After all, if Hachiman Hikigaya were to deliberately drag things out until dawn, there's nothing it could do to this guy...

At this moment, the long-awaited opening finally appeared, and the bird-headed evil spirit flapped its wings and slashed at the neck of the human in front of it.

It believed that Hachiman Hikigaya, covered in wounds, would definitely not be able to dodge this attack!

"Spirit Flow Technique!"

Suddenly, a massive surge of spiritual energy rippled through Hachiman Hikigaya's hand, followed by a stream of spiritual energy that shot straight through the chest of the bird-headed demon.

Having learned from the previous experience with the samurai demon, Hachiman Hikigaya did not let his guard down after seeing that he had hit his target. Instead, he rushed over and chopped off the bird-headed demon's head with one stroke, then hacked at the demon's corpse repeatedly.

He only stopped when the corpse's spiritual power collapsed and could no longer maintain its shape, turning into a wisp of black smoke and dissipating.

Chapter 11: The Beginner's Tutorial Ends Before It Even Begins

"Ding! The host has successfully eliminated a high-level evil spirit and advanced to the rank of high-level exorcist, gaining 500 spirit coins."

As the bird-headed demon's corpse dissipated, the system notification sounded in Hachiman Hikigaya's mind once again.

Once he was certain the evil spirit was truly dead, his tense nerves instantly relaxed.

With a thud, Hachiman Hikigaya lay on his back on the playground. Just as he felt exhausted and his eyelids were trembling and trying to close, the system automatically popped up his attribute panel.

Name: Hachiman Hikigaya

Age: seventeen years old

Occupation: High-level Exorcist

Spiritual power: 2/100

Ability: Spirit Flow Technique (Beginner)

Weapon: Intermediate Demon-Slaying Sword

Spirit Coins: 1125

"Wow, I'm already this rich?"

Looking at the number of spirit coins at the bottom of the attribute panel, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh.

Before entering the dungeon, he was a penniless nobody who couldn't even scrape together 200 spirit coins. But after one run, he not only upgraded his weapon and learned new skills, but he even became a millionaire with a thousand spirit coins...

Almost instinctively, Hachiman Hikigaya swiped the panel to the store page.

Looking at the items in the store, he, who had been drowsy, instantly woke up.

"Is this... this what you find in high-end stores?"

Looking at the dazzling array of goods, Hachiman's dead fish eyes widened.

When I was in the beginner and intermediate levels, the shop only had two items. I thought that when I got to the advanced level, it would just be a few more items. Who knew that the system would directly replace the small shop with a department store!

"The previous steps were to select a suitable host. Now that the host has met the system's binding criteria, the Exorcist System is officially open to the host."

Perhaps sensing Hachiman's doubts, the system explained the reason for the increased number of products after he opened the shop.

"So I was just a backup plan before?"

Upon hearing the system's explanation, Hachiman Hikigaya raised an eyebrow, a sense of displeasure spreading through him.

It's incredibly frustrating to feel like you've done everything perfectly, only to be seen as a dispensable substitute by others.

"No, the host is indeed the person in this world that the system has selected as the most suitable for binding. However, just in case, the creator has added some extra rules to determine whether the host is worth binding with."

"for example?"

"After gaining the power, refrain from doing anything evil for three months, or risk your life to save someone once."

Ok.

Upon hearing these two conditions, Hachiman shrugged helplessly. It seemed he had managed to complete both tasks at the same time.

"So, after granting access, besides the increased number of items in the shop, what else is included?"

"none"

"!"

Hachiman Hikigaya was completely bewildered at this moment.

He's already granted all permissions, so all he got was an increase in the number of products available for selection?

"Host's strength has increased too quickly; the system has nothing more to teach you."

For the first time, Hachiman detected a hint of helplessness in the system's cold language.

The fact that Hachiman Hikigaya killed a high-level evil spirit without the system's help was something the system had never anticipated.

After all, before entering the dungeon, he was just a novice exorcist with basic items.

But who could have imagined that the first mid-level evil spirit would be so easy to defeat, directly raising Hachiman Hikigaya's level by a whole new level?

Afterwards, Hachiman Hikigaya, wielding the beginner's set, managed to kill both the samurai demon and the bird-headed demon.

This is the first time the system has encountered such a fantastical storyline.

Originally, there was supposed to be a nice beginner's tutorial to accompany Hachiman Hikigaya for a while, but Hachiman Hikigaya directly completed the last beginner's task - defeating a high-level evil spirit.

What can the system do? It's helpless too.

"Um, you mean you originally planned to teach me something?"

Upon hearing the system's words, Hachiman Hikigaya's forehead creased with annoyance.

It seems he accidentally did something extraordinary.

"Yes, originally I was supposed to mentor you in your training for a period of time after you advanced to the intermediate level of exorcist. After all, high-level evil spirits are several times stronger than intermediate-level evil spirits..."

Perhaps because it was about to leave, the system, which had never said more than a few words before, suddenly became very talkative.

"But I didn't feel that the bird-headed evil spirit was much stronger than the samurai evil spirit."

Hachiman Hikigaya scratched his head, looking rather pretentious.

However, he was telling the truth. The samurai demon had almost killed him, and compared to that, the bird-headed demon that could only unleash tornadoes was a bit lacking.

"That high-level evil spirit is far more powerful than that."

Speaking of that advanced evil spirit, the system's tone was full of disdain.

"Once it takes to the air, its speed increases significantly, and it can launch wind blades for attacks. Fighting it on the ground without cover is a huge disadvantage. But I didn't expect it to stay on the ground because it didn't want to give up its prey."

In the end, the system couldn't help but sigh.

What is this called.

I thought I could work with this host for a few more months, but then I was suddenly dragged into a high-level instance and was fired at lightning speed.

These days, even being a system administrator isn't easy.

"Alright, now that the host has successfully completed the beginner's tutorial, the AI ​​assistant should leave."

"Wait, are you leaving?"

Upon hearing the system's words, Hachiman Hikigaya realized something was wrong.

If the system leaves, wouldn't he have to go back to the life he had a few months ago?

"Rest assured, only my AI is leaving; the system will remain within the host's body."

Since it wasn't the first time it had been explained, the smart assistant's explanation was very simple and clear.

"Then where are you going?"

Hearing that his current life wouldn't disappear, Hachiman Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief, then became curious about where the system had gone.

"Of course, it'll randomly travel to the next world to find a new host. Who knows, I might need your help in the future. I hope you won't refuse then..."