I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

The Po-Xiong Mo, a creature that is both demonic and ghostly, is very evil.

During a previous phone call with her sister, she learned that the Soul Demon was not just one, but had one main body and countless clones.

Its true form is a demon, or "monster," possessing intelligence like a living being, while its clones are similar to "ghosts," only acting according to the rules of ghosts.

Ghosts under the rules are more like a curse, each with a different face, attacking every few days until death, cursing the one who is destroyed or the one targeted to die.

Furthermore, its true form can descend upon its clones at any time. Once a sentient true form enters the curse, the curse will gain sentience, and upon seeing its sister, it is very likely to hide away.

But the curse will not stop, because Yoshizaki River has been marked by the curse.

After his sister leaves, the curse will continue to take effect, and he will be killed sooner or later unless a powerful medium stays with him.

But after killing the lawless demon and erasing Yoshizaki's curse, he was safe.

Even if the true form of the Soul Demon knew of its existence, it was unable to locate it.

A curse is similar to a location; once the curse is removed, the vast world will be unknowable to the Po-Xu Demon unless the guy violates the curse again, unless he recklessly gets cursed again.

As for destroying the original body?

First, the essence of the Po-Xu Demon is a legendary demon from ancient times. Back then, it might have been possible to kill it. People gave it a name, and it became a conceptual existence. It itself originated from the resentment of being "abandoned," and resentment is endless and inexhaustible.

Second, its own body is very strong.

Having absorbed the spirits of the abandoned dead for countless years and acted in response to the calls of humanity, in a sense, it even belongs to one of the "eight million gods," and perhaps even has a title.

Although he had confidence in his sister, fighting against a god was still too difficult for a human.

"Now that you've seen my sister, that thing might not reappear before she leaves, and then there will be no way to destroy it. What you need to do now is to find out where you first encountered that ghost, so that my sister can help you destroy it."

Makoto Higa did not reveal the matter of the curse, otherwise, even if ordinary people knew that they had broken the curse, but the source of the curse was still thinking about it, they would probably feel uneasy.

She's seen too many things like this.

"it is good."

Yoshizaki recalled a scene from a movie where Kotoko invited other exorcists to help, but many of them were assassinated along the way.

Furthermore, when Kayako was at home, that demon waited outside for an unknown amount of time, enduring until Kayako's parents recklessly left before finally killing her.

This shows that the ghost is intelligent.

but--

The Po-monster that fought him earlier was strange; it was like a rule that it desperately tried to kill him, completely disregarding the fact that he had just come from Kayako's house.

He couldn't quite understand what the ghost was thinking, but if you could understand what a ghost was thinking, that would be truly bizarre.

Thinking about this, Yoshizaki Kawa didn't bother to think about it anymore. Anyway, Kotoko would come back tomorrow to help him exorcise the demon, and then everything would be over.

"Hopefully this guy won't cause trouble tonight... Okay, I can't just blindly make a prediction."

After hanging up the phone, Yoshizaki Kawa packed all the statues into a drawer. He could still vaguely recall Tomie's extremely dissatisfied expression when he took the statues away, but in the end, she still succumbed to power and had no choice but to give all the statues to him.

Indeed, a teacher's power is limitless!

As usual, I slacked off while attending classes, and in the middle of it, I fooled the principal a little. Because the principal saw that I didn't seem to have tampered with the ledgers, he specifically called me over for a talk.

After asking for his thoughts, and learning that he planned to do the accounting later, they let him leave.

This inevitably reminded Yoshizaki Kawa of a classic line;

"If you don't take it, how can I take it? If I don't take it, how can Commissioner Geng take it? If Commissioner Geng doesn't take it, how can we both advance?"

To be honest, I really want to improve.

Therefore, Yoshizaki decided to make several copies of the ledger, just in case.

Every evening, I would comfort Kayako, persevering until her heart was filled with light. The next day, I would pour knowledge into Tomie, making it another fulfilling day.

In the evening, Yoshizaki met Higa Makoto's older sister, Higa Kotoko.

The bar was filled with all sorts of people, but she still looked rather out of place in her oversized white kimono.

She had long, flowing hair and small, but exceptionally bright eyes, giving off a shrewd and restrained vibe. There was a knife-like scar on her left eye socket, which made her eyes appear rather fierce.

Upon seeing Yoshizaki Kawa, Higa Makoto stood up and said to Kotoko, "This is the unlucky guy."

Kotoko nodded, then looked Yoshizaki up and down. "Could I see your amulet?"

However, Yoshizaki shook his head with a smile when faced with this request: "This is a very precious keepsake that someone gave me. I can show it to you, but you absolutely cannot touch it."

"A very interesting person."

"However, I don't intend to take it; I'm just curious to take a look."

Kotoko's intuition is not strong; she can only vaguely sense the presence of magical artifacts from her intuition, and cannot directly perceive their strength. However, if she sees them with her "eyes," she can feel the presence of their power.

That's why she made that request.

"That can."

Yoshizaki had no reason to refuse such a request.

Furthermore, in the movie, he is also portrayed as a kind-hearted person.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 70 Reincarnation of a Demon

Yoshizaki Kawa pulled up his sleeve, revealing a withered leaf bracelet on his wrist;

Even Higa Kotoko, who had traveled extensively and seen much of the world, was taken aback when she saw this simple thing.

This thing... she would believe it if you said it was made by a child who just picked up some weeds from a pile of weeds, but it was something that seemed to be randomly pieced together yet possessed terrifying power.

This shows just how terrifying the person who made it was.

It has reached the highest level of simplifying complexity. Such an existence, even if given a stone, would become a powerful exorcism tool if it stayed by its side day and night for a long time.

Kotoko really wanted to get to know this mage, not only because of the power of his magical artifacts, but also because of... the power that was different from her own school.

All Japanese spiritual mediums are descendants of En no Ozuno; only those with his bloodline possess the power to command spirits and deities.

On the bracelet, Kotoko could see an extra power, more like... a curse. Perhaps it was right that the grass ring wasn't given to her; that specific curse was like a mark.

Yes, it was a mark like a curse from a demon, and in Kotoko's eyes, it exuded an ominous aura.

This kind of aura can only be judged through experience. My sister has high spiritual insight, but she has no experience in exorcising evil spirits, so she doesn't know.

It seems that the exorcist has a close relationship with this guy, so why not help him lift the curse?

The Po-Xiu Demon is indeed powerful, but that power only applies to its physical form. If it's just about removing curses, any slightly stronger exorcist could do that.

What's the hidden reason behind this? Or perhaps—is there a reason why they can't act?

etc--

What if the medium himself had a problem?

No, something really serious has happened, it's even possible that... he's gone mad.

Spirit mediums fight against evil spirits and resolve their resentment. However, if they become tainted by evil energy, they are more likely to become demons and ghosts. Powerful spirit mediums who die with resentment will devour the evil spirits they have converted in their lifetime, and even devour all the resentment around them, transforming into extremely terrifying beings.

I need to figure out what happened. If it really is a possessed medium, then I—

A thought flashed through Higa Kotoko's mind.

However, she showed no outward emotion, glancing at it before looking away.

"The Soul Demon is intelligent. Once it discovers that you have been in contact with me, it may not reappear for a long time. When was the last time it appeared?"

About two days ago.

After Tomie was bitten by the dog, she saw that guy again at the train station.

However, after just one glance, the latter vanished without a trace.

"Two days."

Kotoko fell into deep thought, and Yoshizaki Kawa did not disturb her. After a moment, she thought of something.

"Take me to the place where it was last seen tomorrow."

"Um... I'm afraid tomorrow won't work."

Yoshizaki said somewhat awkwardly, "I'm going to cremate two people tomorrow."

Kotoko Higa: "?"

"Aren't you a teacher? How did you become a crematorium employee?"

"No, I was just helping to burn other people."

"Okay, then Sunday afternoon will do!"

I'll deal with the evil spirit on Sunday afternoon, and then deal with the impoverished students on Monday. I hope I won't get hurt again on Sunday!

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I'd like to ask you."

At this moment, Yoshizaki thought of Tomie's mess and took out a bunch of strange statues from his backpack.

"One of my students formed a club to study paranormal events and brought in a bunch of weird stuff. Take a look and see if there's anything sinister in it."

However, Makoto glanced at it and said dismissively, "If there were so many evil things in this world, humanity would have been wiped out long ago."