In this crossover anime, I fight against the supernatural in my everyday world.

"Yes, it's the kind of security lock that requires two keys to open simultaneously. It's a purely mechanical lock with no electronic components."

Electronic locks and mechanical locks each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it's hard to say which one is safer.

The use of mechanical locks is probably because the museum director felt that places storing antiques and treasures should be kept as free from modern technology as possible.

He's a person who pays attention to detail.

"Can you open it? Don't you know how to pick locks?"

Hearing this, Yohoshi turned to look at Yotsuya Miko, then shook her head with a wry smile.

"How could that be? I do know how to pick locks, but that's limited to things like security doors for residential homes. I might be able to try picking this level of mechanical lock, but that would take at least four or five hours."

Upon hearing this, Yotsuya Miko's golden eyes showed worry.

"We don't have that much time, how about... we come another time?"

"no more chance."

Ye Xing's tone was very calm, without the slightest panic or anxiety.

“We have triggered an alarm this time. Onimaru Kunitsuna will definitely be moved immediately. After all, this is a legendary sword of the Sakura Province. If it is lost, even the mayor of Kyoto City cannot bear the responsibility.”

"What should I do?"

Although it was happening quietly, Yotsuya Miko knew that time was passing by, second by second.

Time is running out for me and Ye Xing.

"Um..."

After pondering for a few seconds, Ye Xing finally spoke.

"Focus your eyes and see if her gaze can penetrate the metal and see through the keyhole's structure. Then tell me."

"this...?"

Hearing this, Yotsuya Miko was somewhat at a loss for words.

Could one's own hundred eyes accomplish such a thing?

She instinctively wanted to turn around and ask Bai Mu, but then she suddenly remembered that Ye Xing had said that she was Bai Mu and Bai Mu was herself.

After growing to thirteen eyes, Hundred Eyes already possessed sufficient power.

But sheer strength is completely useless.

The key is how to transform the "power" within Hyakume's body into "abilities" that can be used.

Miko Yotsuya recalled an analysis that Rio Futaba had done after becoming a psychic.

The embodiment of the soul is the manifestation of the user's own soul and inner self.

Whether it's her Hundred Eyes or Rio Futaba's Bone Woman, their appearance and abilities are related to their thoughts when they awakened.

Furthermore, Rio Futaba has another theory.

Not just at the time of its first birth.

Even if the soul has been materialized, it will still be influenced to some extent by the psychic's own inner state.

In other words.

Once the soul materializes and devours enough evil spirits, it gains sufficient power. Combined with the psychic's own thoughts, it can unlock new abilities.

Now, it's time to verify Rio Futaba's prediction.

"call.,.."

Yotsuya Miko let out a long sigh of relief and focused all her attention on the two keyholes in front of her.

In that instant, she felt the world go quiet.

The passage of time seemed to stop at this moment.

The deep golden particles in the air slowly disappeared.

All that came into view, occupying Yotsuya Miko's entire field of vision, were the two keyholes on the metal door.

Standing behind her, Bai Mu slowly closed his left eye, concealing the eyeball of the Killing Demon.

What was originally just a dark, empty right eye socket gradually revealed an eyeball that shimmered with a pale golden light, identical to Yotsuya Miko's eye.

"Open your eyes..."

Yotsuya Miko gritted her teeth and hissed softly.

"Hundred Eyes!"

With that low shout, Bai Mu's golden right eye fully formed, radiating a dazzling light.

"I saw it."

Bai Mu's voice was still as clear and gentle as ever, but in her eyes, the outer shell of the metal keyhole had disappeared, and what she could see was the intricate and complex internal structure.

Hearing her answer, Yotsuya Miko finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then she noticed a new problem.

It is true that Bai Mu can see and describe the internal structure of a mechanical lock.

However, communication through language is ultimately limited.

Yotsuya Miko herself doesn't know how to pick locks, nor has she studied any professional knowledge in this area. As the embodiment of her soul, Hyakume is naturally completely clueless about it as well.

In just a few short minutes, could Ye Xing really open such a complex mechanical lock using only verbal communication?

Yotsuya Miko frowned, a strange idea suddenly popping into her mind.

She turned to look at Bai Mu: "The vision of all the eyes on your body is interconnected, right?"

"Yes."

"Could you gouge out one of your eyes and attach it to Ye Xing so he can also see the internal structure of the keyhole?"

"No."

Hyakume shook his head, looking at Yotsuya Miko with the same gaze he would give her as if she were an idiot.

“I am the embodiment of your soul. Even if I were to merge with a human, the only possible partner would be you. Besides, there aren’t any other holes on his body, are there? Are you suggesting I put my eyeballs into his nose?”

Yotsuya Miko had no way to refute it.

How do we refute that?

Bai Mu is the embodiment of her soul, and the fact that she can say such things shows that she herself feels that her proposal is outrageous.

This is tantamount to contradicting oneself.

"but..."

Suddenly, Bai Mu changed the subject.

"If my eyeballs were placed into something that is also spiritual, then we could indeed share a vision."

Yotsuya Kenko seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

"That is to say..."

She and Bai Mu looked at Ye Xing standing to the side and said in unison.

"Ghost hands."

"Oh, I got it."

Hearing the words of the person and the spirit, Ye Xing showed no surprise whatsoever.

"come out."

At his command, the pale ghost hand, which had grown into an arm, appeared in mid-air.

"Make it smaller."

Upon hearing Night Star's command, the pale ghost hand raised its middle finger.

Of course, this is not meant to express contempt.

It uses the middle finger to represent the head, bends it slightly a few times, which is equivalent to nodding, and then quickly shrinks to the size of a normal human arm.

"Do you still have this ability?"

Hearing Yotsuya Miko's slightly surprised tone, Yohoshi replied nonchalantly.

"Of course. Actually, it was originally this normal size. I just chose a size that was most suitable for dealing with evil spirits without affecting its agility."

Seeing Yoru's expression and demeanor, Yotsuya Miko couldn't help but sigh slightly.

It was just as she thought.

Night Star probably already guessed that, given Hundred Eyes' current strength, he could develop even more abilities.

This includes seeing through objects and sharing one's own eyeballs with other spirits to achieve the effect of sharing vision.

Yotsuya Miko probably understands why Yohoshi didn't say it directly.

What did they say again?

It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish.

Night Star won't directly teach her how to exorcise demons, but will teach her how to figure it out on her own, thereby developing more abilities and becoming a qualified exorcist.

"Okay, let's get started."

Hundred Eyes dug an eyeball from his own wrist and placed it on the back of the pale ghost hand.

The pale ghost hand, having gained eyes for the first time, even seemed somewhat jubilant, waving it twice in the air.

"That's enough, hurry up."

Hearing Ye Xing's reprimand, the pale ghost hand lowered its five fingers like a pitiful puppy, pointed its middle finger to indicate obedience, and slowly moved its palm forward to touch the metal door.

Two viscous black wisps, almost tangible, extended from the pale ghost's fingertips and entered the two keyholes on the left and right respectively.

Yotsuya Miko was completely dumbfounded.

The power of evil spirits can be used in this way?

She was still thinking that Ye Xing would summon two ghostly hands, one black and one white, and use a lock pick formed from the power of evil spirits to open the two keyholes respectively.

Now it seems.