I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 195 Promotion and Crisis
"This is 'Eye Number Two,' our objective is to hunt down the evil spirit on the roof of the teaching building."

Just as Higashi Takami was in charge of the gaga and the high school girl evil spirit 'Izuki' was in charge of the indiscriminate killing,

On the rooftop of a building several hundred meters away, a 'field operative' from the Extraordinary Countermeasures Division was crouching low, carefully observing and reporting the situation through military binoculars.

He was a field operative because he was not a superhuman.

Even the Extraordinary Countermeasures Division has a large number of ordinary personnel.

Aside from the civilian staff responsible for logistics, intelligence, and communication with other departments, there are also 'field personnel' like this man: they need to perform reconnaissance, tracking, and even combat missions on the front lines, which are extremely dangerous!

Only in this way can one accumulate merits and obtain extraordinary potions.

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"Attention all units! Attention all units!"

"Target shift begins!"

After defeating the evil spirits, the girl didn't linger and decisively left the school.

"7 o'clock position, mode of movement."

The 'unofficial' person holding the military binoculars paused for a moment before continuing:
"Similar to Spider-Man."

"Spider-Man?"

In the town police chief's office, Fuji Seiko, who had just heard the report, pressed her earpiece.

"Turn the drone's view over here."

"Yes!"

The director's office is filled with a large number of electronic instruments, showing a trend toward transforming into a 'battlefield command post'.

As the experts continued to manipulate the computer, a series of images appeared on the director's desk computer.

A young girl leaps through the air between buildings.

And just as the field personnel reported, it moved in a manner similar to 'Spider-Man'.

However, no spider silk was sprayed from her hands.

Because of her rapid movement, it was only possible to discern from the blurry image that she seemed to be swinging along, holding onto an invisible rope.

"Some kind of rope-like spiritual ability"

Fuji Seiko could easily make this judgment by looking at the girl 'flying in mid-air' on the screen.

Because Kawai Mai's 'Earth Spider' can achieve this kind of movement.

Evil spirits cannot be detected by electronic instruments.

No, it should be said that neither electronic instruments nor mirror reflections can be used to observe evil spirits: only by seeing them with one's own eyes can one see their existence.

So in the footage captured by the 'drone', the girl is seen using 'invisible' ropes to swing between buildings.

"Judging from the visuals, the two work together very well; it's not the kind of thing where one side is forcibly taking over the other."

Based on the information gathered previously, Fuji Seiko came to this conclusion.

Since it is an evil spirit,
There are naturally instances of forcibly taking over a human body.

But while it's easy for a powerful evil spirit to kill a human, it's extremely difficult for it to possess their body.

That is, after all, a living person's body. Even if the two are vastly different in strength, if an evil spirit tries to forcibly possess it—it's equivalent to entering the living person's 'home ground' and fighting them. In this situation:
Even evil spirits rated as 'dog-level' can be killed in a counterattack!
The Metropolitan Police Department encountered such a case where a 'dog-level' evil spirit attempted to possess the body of a housewife.

Just then, the baby in the crib started crying. The housewife, who was originally just an ordinary person, showed amazing willpower. She not only resisted the possession of the evil spirit, but also wore it down to death on a spiritual level!

It has been proven that even ordinary people can fight back against powerful evil spirits in extreme circumstances.

Even if an evil spirit forcibly takes over a human body, it will soon experience stiffness and incoordination—it certainly cannot leap nimbly between buildings like a young girl.

Humans and evil spirits working in perfect harmony
Thinking of this, Fuji Seiko glanced at Murakami Naoto in the room.

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"Is there anything I can do for you, sir?"

The junior high school student, now dressed in a small, specially made police uniform, looked at himself with a puzzled expression.

"It's nothing, you."

I originally wanted to encourage the other person to work harder and become stronger, but I stopped myself from saying it.

The opponent is just a middle school student; it's too cruel for him to become stronger through combat. Besides, Fuji Seiko doesn't know how a 'spirit' can become stronger.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Night falls,

A figure flew across the sky above the town.

"Can you become stronger by eating evil spirits?"

While swinging between buildings like Spider-Man, Higashi Takami asked in confusion.

"Yeah, otherwise, are you asking me to 'eat' people?"

The high school girl evil spirit 'Izuki' inside her answered matter-of-factly.
"Actually, 'eating' isn't quite accurate. As long as I 'kill' other evil spirits, some of their power will flow into my body."

The soul, to put it simply, is also a type of chakra.

Yu granted all the evil spirits the ability to absorb chakra.

In addition to the life force of ordinary people, other evil spirits also carry a small amount of chakra.

They devour each other, and then grow stronger!
"These are the rules among 'spirits',"

However, as spirits, they will still instinctively choose to 'eat people' first to replenish their life force.

She threw out a 'rope' that wrapped around a large tree, pulled hard, and swung herself away, while the short-haired girl uttered cold words.

"The victor takes all, the loser gets nothing; although the cause of my death is important, but—"

brush,

Leaping down from the sky

It landed in an empty park.

"I don't want to be eaten by other evil spirits before that."

After saying that, a wild smile appeared on the short-haired girl's delicate face.

"Little brother, it's so late, aren't you lonely playing here all by yourself?"

"Don't come any closer!"

A little boy was squatting on the sand in the park, digging in the sand. When he saw the girl falling from the sky, he screamed in fright.

"Stop pretending,"

In response, the evil spirit "Izuki" controlling "Higashi no Hikari's" body curled her lip.

"Knowing who I am, you still have to embarrass yourself with such clumsy acting. You're—"

Waaaaah...

Amidst truly deafening howls,
With a wave of her hand, the rope traced an arc and struck the sand hard.

"You underestimate me?!"

What should have been merely a rope for a 'spirit' has, because the female high school evil spirit 'Izuki' has killed many evil spirits, actually managed to 'influence' reality, leaving a semi-circular whip mark on the sand!
"Tsk, such powerful spiritual energy."

Beyond the whip marks, the 'little boy' who was squatting on the ground had changed drastically, transforming into a short, vicious-looking young man.

"This is my hunting ground. Don't think I'm afraid."

"If you're going to fight, then fight! Stop talking so much nonsense!"

Two 'ropes' emerged from her palms, and she wielded the weapon like a whip, as 'Izuki,' piloting Higashi Takami's body, charged towards the short youth!
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Where did this madman come from?

Sister Yiyue, please don't ruin my body!
For a moment, both the young demon and Higashi Takami were speechless.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Rediscover the target."

"A fight seems to be taking place at XXX Park?"

Because evil spirits cannot be detected by electronic devices, the drone flying in the night sky only captured the short-haired girl jumping around in its camera footage, making it look like she was having a late-night tantrum, awkwardly dancing alone in an empty park. "Get the nearby 'eyes' over there!"

While dispatching 'field personnel' to the scene to visually assess the battle situation, Fuji Seiko kept her eyes glued to the computer screen:

Besides the girl 'awkwardly dancing', marks kept appearing out of thin air on the ground around her, causing Fuji Seiko to squint her eyes.

This is the mark of a 'dog-level' evil spirit!

Low-level evil spirits cannot affect reality.

If someone can't even beat an ordinary person when they muster the courage, they can only be considered mediocre.

Once you reach the 'dog level', your threat level increases significantly, and you may even have a slight impact on reality.

Combined with their 'physical immunity' properties, they become extremely difficult to deal with.

“This is ‘Eye Number 5’,”

Just as a nearby 'field agent' arrived outside the park and secretly observed from the alley, the battle was already over.

"Besides the target, there was also a short, young male evil spirit."

"and many more!"

When the 'field personnel' reported, the young evil spirit kneeling on the ground, facing the approaching girl, had lost its previous malice and was left only with panicked pleas for mercy.

"We are all evil spirits, so why fight?"

"I can help you. I will submit to you; we will hunt humans together, and the prey will be divided 30/70."

"I am human,"

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Upon hearing those words from the girl,
The young evil spirit's features were distorted, almost as if 'Are you kidding me?' was written all over its face.

"Then I'm also a transformed human, so you..."

Could you bring yourself to eat it?

"Don't worry, I've tested it."

'Izuki,' who was controlling Higashi Takami's body, pulled the ropes in her hands, making a soft snapping sound, just like some kind of 'SM' queen.

"When we are killed again, we will not die completely, but will be dragged into the underworld."

I don't want to go to the underworld either!
Having finally been given a 'second life'
The young evil spirit doesn't want to go to the underworld: who knows what kind of place that is?
"Wait, wait, I have important information!"

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As the girl raised an eyebrow and gave him a "get it over with" look, the kneeling evil spirit swallowed hard.

"It is said that there are 'ghost messengers' chasing us."

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"This is not a lie; it was said by a 'great evil spirit' who is countless times stronger than me."

Fearing the other party wouldn't believe him, the young evil spirit quickly explained.

“I am not an evil spirit of this town.”

He came from the vicinity of Osaka, where there are many powerful evil spirits. It would be better to run to this small place and become a king. Unfortunately, he was unlucky and encountered this bizarre evil spirit that was 'hunting its own people' as soon as it arrived!

"When I was on the outskirts of Osaka, I joined forces with other evil spirits under the command of a 'great evil spirit'."

"It was him who said that there are 'messengers' from the underworld chasing us!"

This is also why the young evil spirit decided to hide in this small town.

"Hey, we should unite!"

As he spoke, the young evil spirit crawled on his knees, his face filled with humble pleading.

"Spare me!"

"I really don't want to go to the underworld."

"Is that so?"

Having never heard of the existence of 'ghost messengers' before, 'Yue' couldn't help but raise her hand to rest her chin in thought.

If what this evil spirit says is true, then even if one is dead, the situation becomes even more cruel.

On the one hand, they must 'eat people' to maintain their existence.

On the other hand, they also have to face the 'ghost messengers'.
good chance!
Seeing the girl in front of him lost in thought, a glint flashed in the eyes of the skinny young evil spirit.

With a push of his hands, his entire spirit sprang up, and with a flick of his wrist, a dagger appeared in his hand.

A demon like him not only has an intelligence almost indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person, but also possesses his own 'weapon': this seemingly insignificant dagger is his weapon for turning the tide!

Within three steps, his dagger was the most dangerous weapon.

brush,

The world before her eyes suddenly turned upside down, and the girl who had just been 'pondering' lowered her hand.

"You think I wasn't on guard?"

Using a rope, he created a real 'trap' on the ground in front of him, and pulled it the moment the opponent rushed up, hanging the young evil spirit upside down. 'Izuki' extended a finger.

Farewell. No, it should be "see you in the underworld."

"Rao——"

Another rope flew over, wrapping around the thin young evil spirit like a giant python, gagging him and tightening its grip!

then:

Thump,

With a hollow explosion, the short, evil youth turned to ashes on the spot.

Ordinary people can't see them, but in the vision of the 'evil spirit', specks of light fly in and merge into the body of Higashi Takami, or rather, the female high school student evil spirit Itsuki.

This feeling of fullness

"This guy has 'eaten' quite a few people."

Yi Yue frowned slightly. She hunted evil spirits partly to maintain herself and become stronger.

On the other hand, it also means taking the opportunity to clean up these 'man-eating' evil spirits.

Even after she died, she still considered herself human.

"Sister Yiyue, it's time to go home."

Dong Xiaomei spoke up, saying that her parents had gone on a business trip abroad and were not coming back. Or rather, it was best if they didn't come back.

She is currently staying at her uncle's house, but because of constant conflicts with her uncle's family, it doesn't matter if she goes home very late: but a girl can't stay out all night, right?

"Okay, that's enough for today."

"By the way, do you have any clue how to find out the cause of my death?"

"I...I don't have Sister Yiyue."

"I don't have any either."

The souls of two female junior high and high school students, neither known for their 'intelligence,' looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally:
"Forget it, let's take one step at a time."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"The soul is indeed wondrous."

As the mastermind behind all of this, Yu, who was preparing to sleep, was constantly receiving experiences from thousands of 'evil spirits': fighting, devouring, and becoming stronger.
Of course, there are also many evil spirits that only peep, slack off, and do nothing.

That won't work!

"Giving you a 'second life' is not something to be wasted like this."

Yu, using the identity of 'Ghost Messenger White', has already 'recruited' quite a few powerful souls in the Underworld.

These souls were people who died in the 'Yomi Rift' incident. They had no one they wanted to protect and no deep obsessions, so they were all sucked into 'Yomi Hirasaka' and then selected by the picky 'Oni Shiro'.

Yu plans to send these 'souls' back to the human world to hunt down those evil spirits who are 'doing nothing'.

With those who were just giving up being eliminated, those who remain will inevitably go all out to improve their strength, which will naturally lead to more intense battles.

In this way, Yu can gain a wealth of experience regarding 'souls': if he can create the 'tail' he envisioned, then modern technology will truly be helpless!
(End of this chapter)