Why is my anime art style so weird?

However, when Xu Ming was led to the living room by the maid and met the owners of the house, a blond handsome man, a black-haired noblewoman, and a blond... defeated girl.

Xu Ming couldn't help but shout in his heart.

'Kato Megumi, you tricked me!'

Although the girl in front of me looked somewhat unfamiliar. She was like a frightened little animal, hugging her knees and curled up on the sofa, her face extremely haggard, with dark circles around her eyes, and her once golden hair had lost its luster and was haphazardly draped over her shoulders.

But Xu Ming recognized the girl almost immediately.

She was none other than Eriri Sawamura, who had just spoken to Xu Ming on the phone yesterday.

Eriri's condition seems very strange.

Xu Ming walked into the living room, and she only slightly raised her head, glanced at him with her lifeless eyes, and then buried her head deeply in her knees.

On the contrary, the blond middle-aged handsome man and the black-haired beautiful woman immediately stood up when they saw Xu Ming walk in.

The blond middle-aged man came forward first, but when he saw Xu Ming's appearance clearly, a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes, which quickly disappeared.

With a warm smile on his face, he extended his hand to Xu Ming.

"Hello, I am Stuart Leonard Spencer Churchill, and I am also the client here."

Upon hearing that familiar surname, a hint of surprise flashed in Xu Ming's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

Eriri's father was a diplomat stationed in Japan, a fact he already knew.

In fact, Great Britain is quite conservative, as a country that still retains a hierarchy of queens and nobles, with some nobles still holding real power.

It's not unusual for the Churchill family, a renowned diplomatic and political dynasty, to have members serving as diplomats stationed in Japan. In fact, compared to their ancestor, the Bulldog Prime Minister, their careers were relatively less successful.

"Hello, my name is Xu Ming."

Xu Ming extended his hand with neither humility nor arrogance and shook it.

"This is my wife, Sayuri Sawamura."

Mr. Stewart then pointed to the dark-haired young woman beside him and introduced her.

"Hello, Mrs. Sawamura."

Sawamura Sayuri smiled and nodded in response, then subtly looked Xu Ming up and down, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

She found it hard to believe that the exorcist who accepted the commission was so... young.

Exorcists are not like e-sports players, where the younger the better.

On the contrary, this is a profession that requires a lot of experience. In short, youth equals unreliability.

In fact, Mr. Stewart had the same question as his wife, but his diplomatic self-discipline prevented him from showing it.

"This is my daughter, Eriri. She's been haunted by some evil spirit and hasn't had a proper rest for many days."

He pointed to Eriri, who was sitting motionless on the sofa like a statue, his eyes filled with a hint of doting and heartache.

Xu Ming nodded.

“I understand. Actually, we know each other. I'm also a student at Toyonosaki Academy, we're in the same grade.”

"what?"

Mr. Stewart looked surprised and uncertain.

"You're the Chinese exchange student Eriri mentioned?"

Sayuri Sawamura said with some surprise.

Xu Ming nodded slightly, but he wasn't applying for a student visa, and of course, he didn't need to tell Eriri's parents about these details.

"Excuse me, Xu Ming."

Sawamura Sayuri suddenly bowed apologetically to Xu Ming, then pulled her husband out of the living room.

Mr. Stewart was confused by his wife's actions.

"What's wrong, darling? It's not very polite to leave our guests like this."

Sawamura Sayuri gently shook her head.

“Darling, I’ve never heard Eriri mention that any of her classmates are exorcists, especially not such young ones…”

Sayuri Sawamura glanced into the living room subconsciously, her eyes filled with suspicion.

A hint of helplessness appeared on Stewart's face.

“Honey, I know this person looks very… young, but there’s nothing we can do about it.”

I contacted the Clock Tower a long time ago, but because of what happened ten years ago, the Clock Tower and the Holy Church are mutually restraining each other and cannot send anyone to the Far East for the time being, as you know.

We can only turn to the exorcist associations in Japan for help now.

Chapter Ninety-One: Xu Ming, the Unfavored One

"But……"

Despite her husband's words, Sayuri Sawamura was still very worried, after all, Xu Ming was far from the image they had of him wearing a hunting robe and resembling Abe no Seimei.

Stuart fully understood his wife's worries. He placed his hands on her shoulders, looked directly into her eyes, and comforted her:

"Don't worry, darling. The Exorcist Association has promised me that they will definitely help our daughter solve the problem. Even if this young man is not capable, it will only take up one night."

After all, the ability to make money is one of the most sought-after abilities in the world.

"Alright then, let him give it a try, but we must be there too, we can't let him be alone with our daughter."

Sawamura Sayuri reluctantly agreed, but took the opportunity to raise another suggestion.

As a loving father who dotes on his daughter, he certainly wouldn't allow a strange boy to spend the night alone in a room with his precious daughter.

Stuart readily agreed to the proposal.

On the other side, Xu Mingzheng waved his hand in front of Eriri with a curious expression.

Eriri, however, did not react at all.

However, this seemingly rude gesture, which appeared to be teasing a fool, was noticed by the couple who had just entered the house.

A hint of displeasure flashed in Mrs. Sawamura's eyes, but she said nothing.

"Ahem! Xu Ming, you can try to start exorcising Eriri now."

Stuart coughed twice, then spoke.

"it is good."

Xu Ming nodded.

The couple exchanged a glance, and Stuart continued:

"However... we hope we can be present when you perform the exorcism on Eriri... You know, Eriri is our most precious daughter, so we don't want anything to happen to her..."

Stuart said it somewhat tactfully.

Xu Ming nodded indifferently.

"can."

Leaving your daughter alone in a room with a strange boy is something you only see in movies; normal parents would never do that.

Thank you for your understanding.

Stuart breathed a sigh of relief.

Given his status, he had naturally come into contact with those eccentric magicians. Magicians don't allow unrelated people to watch when they're casting spells, and he was genuinely afraid that Xu Ming might have such a quirk.

Moreover, his demands seemed to indicate a lack of trust in Xu Ming.

Stuart was very glad that the young exorcist he had met seemed quite magnanimous.

"In that case, I'll get started. Where did your daughter first see the dirty thing? Could you take me there?"

Xu Ming started to get into work mode.

"Please come this way."

Stuart led the way himself, while Mrs. Sawamura stayed behind to take care of her daughter.

Soon, Stuart led Xu Ming upstairs to a bedroom and opened the door.

"This is my daughter's room."

As Stuart spoke, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

"Ahem! Sorry, it might be a bit messy inside."

"Ah."

A knowing glint flashed in Xu Ming's eyes.

After entering the bedroom, Xu Ming looked around.

Sure enough, this room didn't feel like a cute girl's room at all. It was filled with all sorts of otaku elements, which was too out of place with Eriri's own style.

Seeing Xu Ming's slightly teasing expression, Stewart looked a little embarrassed.

He now only hopes that once his beloved daughter recovers, she won't get angry with him anymore.

Xu Ming ignored his confused father and quietly activated his 'Spiritual Vision'.

The world began to show signs of abnormality.

Xu Ming's gaze swept carefully across the room, and suddenly his eyes fixed on a certain corner of the room.

It was a huge workbench, covered with various tools for drawing comics, but these were not his focus.

Xu Ming was staring intently at a slightly worn notebook.

Others couldn't see it, but in his eyes, the notebook was constantly emitting a thick black mist.

Xu Ming walked over and pointed to the notebook, saying:

"What is this?"

Stuart glanced at it, seemingly having no recollection of it, and shook his head.

“These are my daughter’s things, I’m not really sure about them.”

Xu Ming nodded, then picked up his phone and took a picture of the laptop.