Tokyo, love before they become female ghosts

【Name - Mako Yamamura, Meme Reaper】

[Characteristic: Never stop, never give up]

[Humanity: 28 points]

[Ghostly Principle: 50 points]

On his way to the promotion assessment site, Takuya Hase looked at Mako's panel, which had undergone another huge change.

It's not hard to guess that Mako's drastic change in personality was related to her outpouring of emotions in her room yesterday.

The information revealed in her words was scarce, but it was enough to tell that Mako had had a very difficult past.

A mother with mental illness is naturally unable to take care of her child, a father who treats the mother and daughter like objects, and an uncle who despises them.

In a sense, growing up in such an abnormal environment, Mako's quietness, aloofness, and strong sense of artificiality already demonstrate her remarkable mental fortitude.

For most people, growing up in such a family would easily turn them into antisocial psychopaths.

Not to mention that Mako also has superpowers, making it incredibly easy for her to embark on a path of crime.

But she didn't. She continued to earn money honestly through her own labor, and even though it was hard work, she still didn't become a criminal.

It's hard to say whether her current aloof demeanor is a form of self-protection; after all, by not actively engaging with the outside world, she can avoid being harmed by external dangers.

Thinking of this, Takuya Hase sighed helplessly.

After all, there are two girls in the family, and besides Mako, Kayoko is also a significant problem.

Given her timid and insecure personality, asking about her upbringing would be tantamount to reopening her wounds.

Sensitive, suspicious, insecure, withdrawn, and likely prone to overthinking.

Recalling the several times Jia Yezi's panel fluctuated violently, apart from the time in college, the other times all happened at the shrine, without any major external factors.

This sensitive personality, prone to overthinking, is the most troublesome. Often, an unintentional action or word from you can easily trigger her.

Considering Jia Yezi's special circumstances, it's definitely not advisable to let her continue to overthink things.

If things continue like this, one day she might cause the world and herself to explode!

The thought of this possibility made Hase Taku rub his temples in exasperation.

Is there any way to solve her problem of overthinking?

With a worried expression, the middle school student suddenly walked past Hase Takuya.

"It's so annoying! The teacher has assigned so much homework lately, I don't even have time to go out and play..."

"Exactly! I was supposed to run dungeons with them, but now I'm doing homework as soon as I get home, and I don't even have time to look at a guide!"

The middle school students' conversation reached Hase Takuya's ears. Hase Takuya blinked, and an idea popped into his mind.

What's the worst thing about overthinking?

Of course, I don't have the time, ability, or capacity to think about it!

Jia Yezi is currently in university. Since she is gentle, insecure, and lacks assertiveness, we've decided to set a plan for her to pursue a doctorate!

Set clear learning goals and apply maximum learning pressure!

As long as she is focused on getting a doctorate, she has absolutely no time to overthink things!

have a bee in one's bonnet?

Read more books and you'll behave!

The more he thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed, and Takuya Hase enthusiastically began to conceive of the specific implementation plan in his mind.

Just as he was getting the 'suppression plan' in his mind almost complete, he finally arrived at the promotion assessment point.

After undergoing iris scanning, voiceprint verification, and fingerprint analysis, followed by liveness detection and bodily fluid sampling, Takuya Hasegawa finally became his promotion examiner.

"Hello, Hase-kun, I am Yamamoto Hajime, your promotion examiner for this promotion."

"Hello, Yamamoto-senpai!"

Seeing that Hase Takuya was a little nervous, Yamamoto Ii smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and led him toward the assessment location.

"Don't be nervous, the promotion assessment isn't as scary as you think. Come with me."

The corridor, made of silver metal, is covered with various array patterns on both sides, and fully automated monitoring and defense equipment is operating silently.

If he hadn't confirmed that this was indeed the location for his promotion, Takuya Hase might have even suspected that he had stumbled into a research center.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. First of all, supernatural beings like evil spirits can control objects when they reach a certain level of power. The weight of metal is enough to pass through those relatively strong but not ridiculously strong beings, preventing them from controlling objects and harming people.

Another reason is also very simple: metal has excellent stability, so the patterns will not be easily damaged after being engraved.

After all, in the early days of the supernatural, there were indeed unlucky people who thought they were safe after drawing exorcism runes at home, only to have evil spirits break their doors and windows on a rainy day, scattering the runes, and then enter their homes and skin them alive.

In a sense, every one of those outrageous rules that exorcists see in the exorcism association today is backed by a tragic accident...

Led by Yamamoto Iijin, the two quickly arrived at the test site.

In the center of the spacious white metal plaza, a black box is placed.

"Ready?"

"Ready!"

With the Spirit-Suppressing Sword in his left hand and the Exorcism Talisman in his right, Takuya Hase nodded solemnly.

As Yamamoto Ito stepped forward and opened the black box, a demon shrouded in tattered armor, wielding a broken katana, was revealed.

"Hase-kun, after I say 'begin,' you have four minutes to defeat the D-rank evil spirit before you. If you exceed the time limit, it will be considered a failure. Any questions?"

"No!"

"Therefore, I hereby announce that the promotion assessment for candidate number 612-8421 shall begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Takuya Hase warily watched the demon before him, awaiting its attack.

However, after waiting for a while, the demon did not make any move, but just stood there looking at Hase Takuya with a cold gaze.

Hasegawa Takuya glanced blankly at Yamamoto Iin, who coughed expressionlessly and then twitched the corner of her mouth toward the demon.

Seeing this, Takuya Hase immediately understood that this D-rank demon was the one who was being used as a live target for him!

Thank you so much, cousin!

Taking a deep breath, Takuya Hase immediately raised the Spirit Suppression Sword in his hand and aimed it at the evil spirit in front of him, directly activating the interdimensional pull.

As the Spirit-Suppressing Sword disappeared from the sight of the evil spirit and Yamamoto Iijin, both of them were stunned for a moment.

While he was in a daze, Hase Takuya activated a large number of exorcism talismans with his spiritual power and sent them rushing towards the evil spirit.

When the exorcism talisman was applied to the demon armor, it only caused ripples on the armor, which began to dissolve its body, but it could not affect the demon's true form.

Takuya Hasegawa naturally knew that these attacks were useless, and he did not intend to pass the assessment by relying on them.

The talisman I used earlier, and the hand seals I'm forming now, are all just ways to cover up my pull from another dimension and buy myself time to multitask.

Yamamoto Iiji frowned slightly as he looked at Hase Takuya's weak spiritual power.

This spiritual power... is far too weak...

After glancing at the surveillance cameras in the four corners, Yamamoto Ichijin began to ponder whether he should nod to the cameras and then have them experience a two-second power outage...

However, just as he was about to make his move, the demon suddenly let out a terrified wail, first pressing its hands hard against its chest, and then pressing down hard on the armor on its head.

Then, to Yamamoto Ii's astonished and uncertain gaze, the Spirit Suppressing Sword forcefully pierced through the armor on its head, turning it into dust on the spot.