Poor magical girls, work for me!

"Inari no Fox God, Inaba! Lend me your strength!"

Nanatsuji Kirion crossed her fingers and raised them to her chest, then quickly clasped them together.

With fingertips pressed together and fingertips slightly touching, the thumb and forefinger are bent into a shallow arc, forming a simple yet neat hand seal!

The simple hand mudra symbolizes "purity" and "concentration"!

The hand seal is complete. Close your eyes.

But in an instant.

I suddenly opened my eyes again!

In that instant, Ryosuke Miyagi saw that Nanatsuji Kirion's aura and appearance had undergone a drastic change.

This was the first time he had seen a priestess use her magical abilities.

In his view, Nanatsuji Kirion's originally clear eyes gradually turned a light pink, with the corners of her eyes slightly upturned. The pink makeup above her eyelids resembled light makeup, transforming her into a fox-like, agile, and enchanting figure.

A pair of lively, fox-like eyes stared straight ahead.

At the same time, a pale golden wheat ear pattern slowly emerged on her smooth forehead, its delicate lines shimmering gently with her breath.

call……

Nanatsuji Kirion gently exhaled forward, a very faint pink gas escaping from between her lips and teeth.

The gas quickly filled the entire carriage.

Ryosuke Miyagi could see that, under the influence of the pink gas emitted by Kirion Nanatsuji, the interior of the carriage began to reveal a clearer "reality".

More blurry images appear: a student smilingly handing over a ticket, a warm moment when an elderly person's arm is firmly held, a brief moment of relief as an office worker rushes onto the train at the last second... These are all fragments of "gratitude" and "reassurance" that the "Tanimachi Line Guardian" has silently collected, or rather, unintentionally left by passengers over the long years.

It is the accumulation of these positive emotions that makes it a "warm spirit".

呲......

The bus stopped moving.

creak...

The car door opened.

"Ryosuke-kun... you can call him by his real name now."

As an ordinary person, even if you summon a spirit's true name, you cannot successfully form a contract with it. However, you can try opening the Witcher's Hunting Manual, which contains methods to form contracts with spirits, though it will cost a small amount of silver coins.

Ryosuke Miyagi lowered his head.

The page of "The Witcher's Hunting Manual" in my hand suddenly turned!

A line of text appeared on the third page.

[Contract Spirit - Bus Spirit - Tanimachi Line Guardian requires a payment of 20 silver coins.]

Silver coins can also be used in the manual!

His finger pressed down.

The thickness of the wallet inside the pocket decreased by half, and the eyeballs on the manual began to move.

Gurgle!

Eyes locked onto the bus driver.

A prompt appeared in my mind.

"Call upon his true name—Shigeru Taniguchi—and bestow upon him a new name! A single character!"

"Shigeru Taniguchi!"

Ryosuke Miyagi shouted those three words!

In that instant, the entire bus began to tremble! It was as if, after a long period of time, a lost person was being called by name.

The spirit, which should have continued to wander, has found "belonging".

Fine beads of sweat began to appear on Nanatsuji Kirion's forehead.

"Lost spirit, shed your former name! You are now given a new name—Emptiness!"

"null".

On the third page, the words "Contract Spirit - Bus Spirit - Tanimachi Line Guardian requires a payment of 20 silver coins" that had previously appeared quickly burned, faded, and disappeared...

The jet-black lettering appeared quickly on the page.

【Bus Route - Tanimachi Line - "Sketch"】

At the same time, the entire bus emitted a low, metallic hum, and the bus body began to vibrate continuously and evenly.

The bus's edges became blurred first, as if it had lost focus when viewed up close.

These blurred boundaries began to shrink inward.

The roof began to lower, the window area decreased accordingly, the wheel diameter decreased, and the tire tread became finer.

The electronic road sign that originally read "Tanimachi Line" on the front of the vehicle has had its display area reduced proportionally.

The changes inside the carriage are synchronized with the changes outside.

The size of the seats is shrinking, and the density of their arrangement appears to increase, but the relative distance between the seats is actually shortening proportionally.

The handrails are thinner, and the pull rings are smaller.

The size and spacing of the steering wheel, instrument panel, and other operating components in the driver's seat are precisely scaled down proportionally.

As the vehicle continued to shrink, the sense of space inside the vehicle where Ryosuke Miyagi and Kirine Nanatsuji were located changed rapidly.

The distance that originally required several steps to walk from the middle of the carriage to the front door was shortened to within reach in a few seconds.

The roof of the car dropped almost instantly to their heads.

But at the same time, their bodies also begin to shrink until they match the speed at which the vehicle shrinks.

When the vehicle shrunk to about the size of a regular wardrobe, Ryosuke Miyagi and Kirine Nanatsuji were able to see the complete sidewalk and the lights of distant buildings directly through the almost flush-to-the-face, now very small windows.

The shrinking process continues to accelerate.

The vehicle body was reduced to the size of a suitcase... then to half the size of a suitcase.

In the end, it turned into a model the size of a fist.

Inside the car, Ryosuke Miyagi could see through the window the streetlights outside magnified a hundred times, resembling towering trees, and the pedestrians walking along the roadside like giants.

They seemed not to see the toy-sized, exquisitely detailed bus model parked on the side of the road.

At that moment, Ryosuke Miyagi could clearly feel that he had formed a connection with this bus.

This completes the contract...

Exhausted, Nanatsuji Kirion slumped into a chair, her chest heaving as she gasped for breath.

She wiped the sweat that had trickled down her forehead with the back of her hand, a few strands of hair clinging to her slightly flushed cheeks. She paused for a few seconds before speaking, her voice tinged with obvious fatigue.

"Actually... I'm not usually this weak. It's all because of this curse. The power I can use now is probably less than a tenth of what it used to be... Little Fox God, it's actually been trying its best to help me."

Ryosuke Miyagi turned his head upon hearing the sound.

In the soft light inside the carriage, he could clearly see that the pale golden wheat ear pattern on Nanatsuji Kirion's forehead was slowly fading.

Those bewitching and lively fox eyes are gradually returning to their original clear appearance.

She looked very tired.

Ryosuke Miyagi felt a slight pang in his heart, took out a tissue from his pocket, and handed it over.

"I saw the ritual just now very clearly. It wouldn't have been so easy without your help. You've done very well, Kirito. I will continue to work hard to help you remove the curse."

Nanatsuji Kirion seemed to be stunned for a moment, then looked up. Her words warmed the hearts of those who heard them.

Then, the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

"So, this is a mutual help system, right?"

Ryosuke Miyagi nodded.

"That's right, you help me, I'll help you."

Looking at Nanatsuji Kirion, who was beginning to adjust her disordered breathing.

Ryosuke Miyagi began to look around the train carriage.

There was a noise coming from the driver's seat.

The elderly man bent over as he stood up from his seat and walked towards the back of the carriage.

With each step he took, the old man straightened his back a little more.

After seven steps, the old man looked more than ten years younger, and his height began to increase. Within a few steps, he transformed into a vigorous middle-aged man standing in the middle of the carriage.

He reached out and adjusted his driver's cap, bowing respectfully.

"Master, this is 'Sora'. Do you have a destination in mind, or are you ready to get off?"

Ryosuke Miyagi gave the address.

"Kita-ku Takino River

The driver, having received the address, nodded, turned, and returned to the driver's seat.

"It's very close, Master. The journey will only take a few seconds. Although the ride will be smooth, for safety reasons, it's best to sit down and fasten your seatbelt."

Click, the seatbelt was fastened, and Ryosuke Miyagi looked at Kirion Nanatsuji, who was still wiping away sweat.

Reach out and take the seatbelt.

"No need... I can do it myself..."

Click...

Lock the seatbelt buckle.

Nanatsuji Kirion felt the breath so close to her, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she subconsciously swallowed.

I feel dry mouth and throat.

[The atmosphere was ambiguous, the environment quiet, and it would have been even better if there hadn't been a driver. At this distance, if you took the initiative to lean in and kiss her, the innocent little witch wouldn't resist. She seemed to have some... feelings for you.]

Ryosuke Miyagi sensed the changes inside the car, a strange connection resonating with the bus.

The driver saw this scene in the rearview mirror, adjusted his hat, and couldn't stop smiling.

The sweet young couple saw far more than he had before he became a spirit.

So now, he can tell at a glance that there is some ambiguity between the two.

They wisely covered their eyes and remained silent.

Shift gears! Step on the gas!

In an instant!

The scene outside the window began to recede at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

This change abruptly stopped a few seconds later.

呲......

creak...

The rear door of the bus, which had been stopped in place, slowly opened.

Ryosuke Miyagi and Kirion Nanatsuji felt as if they had just fastened their seatbelts when they arrived.

This is too fast! Before, because of the tram accident, it took almost 30 minutes to transfer to a bus. Although the bus has already traveled a certain distance, there is still quite a distance to go before reaching the destination.

And now...

It will arrive in seconds!

Comfortable, safe, fast...

This car is perfect!

The two exchanged a glance, unbuckled their seatbelts, and curiously stood up and walked to the back door of the car.

Through the car door, they no longer saw the familiar street scene, but rather the patterns of the paving stones and the weeds peeking out from between the bricks.

They are looking up at the real world from a miniature perspective.

Seeing that the owner was making a move, the driver politely got up and took off his hat.

"Master, just call me and I'll be there anytime you need me."

"I understand, thank you."

Ryosuke Miyagi nodded, then seemed to remember something else.

"By the way, now that we're like this... how do you plan to stay here? Are you just going to stay this size?"

The driver smiled slightly: "I will temporarily hide within the 'gap,' invisible to ordinary people. As long as the master calls, the car door will open on any flat surface around you."

Nanatsuji Kirine, listening from the side, noticed a slight brightening in her eyes and couldn't help but murmur in admiration, "What a convenient ability..."

Ryosuke Miyagi nodded, asked no further questions, and stepped out of the car with Kirion Nanatsuji.

The moment I stepped out of the car, the scene before me began to change.

They appeared on the street in the light.

creak creak...

Looking back, they realized they had emerged from a wall.

On the wall, a car door is slowly closing. Once the door is completely closed, the wall gradually fades and returns to its original state.

This scene made Nanatsuji Kirion extremely envious.

A bus that can be dispatched at any time...

And there are even dedicated drivers... This door is so convenient.

Ryosuke Miyagi looked down and saw the toy-sized bus at his feet, and the electronic route sign for the "Tanimachi Line" on the bus.

He crouched down and tried calling out.

"null."

creak...

The doors of a bus model-sized vehicle open.

A driver's figure, about the size of a thumb, appeared inside the door, his body bent at a 90° angle.

"Master, please give your orders."

"It's nothing, just checking on you."

Ryosuke Miyagi straightened up.

"Go ahead, I'll call you if I need you."

"Yes, Master..."

The doors slowly closed again, and the model bus beneath our feet began to turn transparent, slowly "starting" and disappearing...

He couldn't help but sigh.

"That's so convenient."