Poor magical girls, work for me!

Twenty minutes later.

Miyamasu-zaka, Shibuya Ward.

Five people were standing in front of an abandoned office building.

The building is not tall, only six stories. The exterior tiles are peeling and crumbling, and most of the windows are broken, their dark openings resembling empty eyes. A sign reading "Demolish" is posted at the entrance, but it looks like it has been there for a long time without any work being done.

"Is this the place?"

Himawari looked up at the building.

"Hmm. Second basement level."

Ryosuke Miyagi sensed the location of that power.

"Scared?"

"Stop being afraid! Let's go!"

Himawari was the first to rush in.

Matsushima Yukio shook her head helplessly and followed.

Momose Sena shrugged, but still followed.

Nanatsuji Kirion took out a talisman from her cloth bag, stuck it on the door, and chanted incantations.

"May Lady Inari bless us and help us successfully deliver the vengeful spirits..."

Ryosuke Miyagi walked last.

The moment he stepped into the building, his [intelligence intuition] stirred slightly.

[Target Confirmed]

[Shibuya, Miyamasuzaka, Abandoned Office Building, Wandering Spirit (Level 1)]

Location: Basement level 2, elevator lobby

Status: Currently in a state of uncertainty

[Note: It has sensed someone is coming. It is hesitating whether to hide.]

The little thing is quite alert.

But there's no escaping it.

To be honest, at level one, given their team composition, it's just practice.

With just a little force, the opponent would perish; the cold moonlight would summon the grinder, a fresh hunting record in the hunting manual.

He stepped toward the stairs.

Behind them, sunlight streamed in through the broken window, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

Two underground floors.

dark.

Only the occasional sound of dripping water, drip, drip.

The sound of five people's footsteps echoed in the empty corridor.

Hikawa turned on her phone's flashlight, the beam piercing the darkness.

Matsushima Yukio pressed down on her shoulder.

There's some noise ahead.

Everyone stopped in their tracks.

Ryosuke Miyagi's gaze pierced the darkness, landing on the elevator at the end of the corridor.

There, the elevator door was ajar.

Inside, something was faintly glowing.

Very faint.

Like the light of fireflies.

[Intelligence Intuition - Triggered.]

[Target Emotion: Fear]

It hadn't expected so many people to come. It only wanted to scare the passersby, but there were too many people, and the trembling creature was debating whether to reveal itself and give them a sudden fright.

[Note: A weakling]

Ryosuke Miyagi remained silent for a second.

Then he spoke.

"Come out."

His voice echoed in the empty corridor.

no respond.

Only the sound of dripping water, drip-drop, drip-drop.

"We know you were here. Three months ago, on that night when you were working overtime, you suddenly died here."

There was a pause.

"You just wanted people to know you were dead. Now I know."

"Come out, I'll see you off."

The corridor was quiet for a few seconds.

then……

The elevator doors slid open slowly.

A semi-transparent figure stood inside.

He was wearing a wrinkled suit, a tie, and glasses.

He was a man in his thirties.

He stood there, looking at Ryosuke Miyagi, his lips moving slightly.

No sound.

But Ryosuke Miyagi understood.

He is saying…

"Thanks."

……

Three minutes later.

The wandering spirits were released by Nanatsuji Kirion's talisman, turning into specks of starlight and dissipating into the air.

A small object was left on the ground—a one-yuan coin, polished to a shine.

"What is this?"

Hikawa picked it up and looked at it.

"His obsession."

Ryosuke Miyagi took the coin and flipped it over.

On the back of the coin, a few small words are engraved.

Keep going, tomorrow will be better.

It was of little use; it was practically just a trophy.

He paused for a second.

"Used by Extraordinary Observation"

A special message appears on the coin.

"Clue (1/10)"

clue?

Isn't the extraordinary observation supposed to bring all the clues and information about the items into one's mind? Clue 1/10, Miyagi Ryosuke understands this to mean that 10 more obsession items are needed to gather the complete information.

He put the coins into his pocket.

There was no mention of any clues.

"Let's go. Next one."

Five people walked out of the abandoned office building.

Himawari stretched.

"So weak! There's no sense of combat at all! I didn't even have to lift a finger. Level 1 vengeful spirits are really rare. These kinds of monsters usually hide and only show themselves when they've grown to a certain level."

Nanatsuji Kirion immediately added.

"That is precisely why level one demonic spirits possess the most human consciousness and are the easiest to exorcise."

"This is just the first one."

Ryosuke Miyagi took out his phone and looked at the list.

"Next, Shinjuku, Kabukicho."

"Kabukicho?!" Hisakawa's eyes lit up.

"Can we grab some ramen while we're at it?! I've heard their ramen is absolutely amazing."

"...Let's talk after we finish our business."

"OK!"

The five people began to move.

……

Second destination: Shinjuku, Kabukicho, back alleys.

The alley was narrow, with piles of garbage bags on both sides. The air was filled with a strange smell, a mixture of rotting and cheap perfume.

"Is this the place?"

Hikawa pinched her nose.

"Hmm. There's a red scarf next to the trash can."

"Found it!"

Momose Sena pointed to the red thing in the corner.

It was a scarf.

It should have been a vibrant red, but now it looks more like dried blood.

It lay there quietly, but...

If you look closely, you'll see that it's breathing.

The edges of the scarf undulated slightly, as if something was breathing inside.

"This thing is alive!"

Himawari pulled out a chainsaw.

"The lingering resentment."

Nanatsuji Kirion stepped forward and took out another talisman.

The scarf suddenly moved!

It sprang up like a snake, lunging straight at Nanatsuji Kirion's face!

"Kirigane!"

Matsushima Yukio's ice wall instantly rose up!

But someone is faster.

Hisakawa's chainsaw has already struck!

hum! ! !

The serrated edge, still burning with flames, cleaved the scarf in two!

hiss! ! !

A sharp screech came from inside the scarf!

then.

A piece of red cloth rolled out from the broken edge.

Apart from the scattered shreds of cloth on the ground, all the other blood-red scarves were burned to ashes.

Ryosuke Miyagi walked over and picked up the rag.

[Use with exceptional observation skills!]

He stared at the piece of cloth for two seconds.

An aura seemed to be pointing in a certain direction from Shinjuku.

The same prompt appeared.

【Clue (2/10)】

Hikawa leaned closer to look.

"Boss, worthless loot is usually just thrown away; it's considered bad luck."

Ryosuke Miyagi gathered up the scraps of cloth.

"I need this. I have quite a few tasks to complete today."

"Let's go, next one."

……

[At dusk.]

[Of the five targets, four have been cleared.]

[Shibuya Ghost: Perform a ritual to release the spirit, and obtain one silver coin, a token of lingering attachment]

【Kabukicho Cursed Scarf: Purified, obtained a fragment of the Obsession Item】

[Ikebukuro Grudge Crow: Destroyed, one black feather.]

[The old lady with obsessive attachment: After performing a ritual to help her pass on, I received an old photograph that the old lady treasured.]

[Note: Only one left—the Cursed Doll of Nakano Broadway (Level 3).]

This is slightly troublesome, but only "slightly".

Ryosuke Miyagi looks at the clues in front of him (6/10).

The crow that had turned into a vengeful creature and the old woman with black eyes and obsessive thoughts each provided two clues.