Conquer the world, young man!

Totsuka chatted with Shibuya Kazuya and learned that he was indeed of mixed race and had a rich background. Shibuya Kazuya was also of Irish and Japanese descent, born in the United States but adopted in England, and a brilliant student at Cambridge University—truly an extraordinary person. However, seeing his narcissistic demeanor, Totsuka swallowed the words of praise he was about to utter. Lin Xingxu, on the other hand, was a native of Hong Kong, and his profession was quite unique—he was a Taoist priest, or, in Japanese culture, an Onmyoji. This piqued Totsuka's interest, and he stared at Lin Xingxu with great curiosity. The fact that Lin Xingxu had a B-rank overall attribute already told Totsuka that this man was very powerful, and the concept of shikigami (spirits/spirits) was something he had only seen in books; he was genuinely... extremely interested!

Upon arriving at the SPR investigation office, Totsuka finally averted his gaze from Lin Xingxu. He knew it was impolite to stare at others, but curiosity is something not everyone can control.

Shibuya pushed open the door to the SPR investigation office. Totsuka noticed two people sitting inside. One of them, a man with brownish-yellow hair, was wearing a robe that resembled a monk's kasaya, except the robe was black, and he was quite handsome. Totsuka naturally assumed this man might be the one to exorcise his spirit, but were monks really this good-looking these days? So he checked the man's information...

Name: Takigawa Hosei

Sex: Male

Age: 25 years old

Race: Human (Monk)

Overall Attribute Rating: C

Abilities: Exorcism rituals of Japanese Buddhism, the mantra of Fudo Myoo (Acala).

The other woman sitting there was a woman with long brown hair tied back. She was quite beautiful and dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit. Her expression was somewhat displeased.

Name: Matsuzaki Ayako

Gender: Female

Age: 24 years old

Race: Human (Witch)

Overall Attributes: D-B grade

Ability: Summon plant spirits to purify souls (unstable)

After reading the information about the two, Totsuka couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the people from the Shibuya Special Abilities Investigation Center, they are no ordinary people."

Upon seeing Shibuya Kazuya, the seated monk immediately called out, "Naru, if you hadn't notified me, I would be recording music right now. Let's get this sorted out quickly!"

'Naru'? Totsuka found it somewhat amusing. Isn't that what Koi meant? Is it because Shibuya Kazuya is too narcissistic that they call him by this nickname? How fitting!

"Monk, it's alright even if you don't come." The woman dressed as a shrine maiden snorted and raised her head, saying, "If it's a problem with vengeful spirits, I can handle that too!"

"Hearing you say that, I'm not reassured," Takikawa Hosei laughed. "Ayako, are you sure your exorcism will be effective?"

"You!" Ayako Matsuzaki frowned, her voice filled with displeasure as she angrily said, "My abilities are none of your business!"

"Alright, stop arguing." Shibuya Kazuya brought Totsuka to them and introduced her: "This is the vengeful spirit that you need to deal with this time. The person possessed by the vengeful spirit is called Totsuka Tatara." Then he introduced the two people to Totsuka: "This is Takikawa Hosei, a monk who is proficient in Buddhist exorcism, and this is the shrine maiden Matsuzaki Ayako."

The two turned their gazes to Totsuka, and Totsuka immediately felt a chill run through her body, and her face became even paler.

"So it's such a young vengeful spirit." Takikawa Hosei looked at Totsuka and stroked his chin. "I didn't expect you to be alright, young man. Didn't you experience anything strange?"

Totsuka shook his head. "Strange things? No, I just feel a bit listless."

“Looks like you’re really lucky, kid.” Matsuzaki Ayako glanced behind Totsuka. “This little girl seems to be harboring a lot of resentment. It would be best to send her to her death as soon as possible.”

Feeling uneasy under Ayako Matsuzaki's gaze, Totsuka also felt a chill running down his spine. Who could stand having a ghost behind them? If he hadn't remained calm, an ordinary person would have been scared to death by now!

"Hmm, something's strange!" Ayako Matsuzaki said in a low voice, frowning.

"What, did you find something?" Shibuya asked.

Matsuzaki Ayako circled Totsuka a few times, her eyes filled with a strange expression. "This brat named Totsuka also has a spiritual aura around him, but it's very ethereal and difficult to concentrate. Could this be the reason why the vengeful spirit couldn't harm him?"

"Regardless, let's exorcise the spirit first." Takikawa Hosei had already formed the hand seals. "It's time to separate this vengeful spirit from this boy."

"Ayako, let Hosei exorcise the spirit. Let's sit down." Shibuya Kazuya sat down directly in a chair, resting his chin on his hand, seemingly watching something interesting.

"Naru, you seem to get along quite well with this kid?" Matsuzaki Ayako smiled slightly and glanced at Lin Xingxu. "Even Lin-kun seems to care about that kid."

"Isn't it interesting?" Shibuya Kazuya glanced at Matsuzaki Ayako, then focused on observing Takikawa Hosei's exorcism.

Lin Xingxu did not react to Matsuzaki Ayako's words, and his expression did not even change.

"Ugh, what a boring person," Matsuzaki Ayako scoffed, focusing her attention on Totsuka. "That brat, that kind of aura..."

At this moment, Totsuka Tatara, who was facing Takikawa Hosei, felt the coldness on his skin spreading inch by inch upwards from the back of his body as Takikawa chanted the incantation. Totsuka also concentrated his spiritual power and was able to vaguely see the girl floating behind him!

[Congratulations, host, for activating your spiritual abilities and gaining 'Spiritual Vision' (the ability to observe spirits). Your mental strength has doubled, and you have gained 1000 points. Your current points are 2960.]

[Congratulations, host, you have gained spiritual power. Quest triggered: Learn Yin-Yang Arts from Lin Xingxu (0/10). Quest reward: Complete Guide to Basic Yin-Yang Arts. Failure penalty: Ghostly possession.]

"Damn it, system!" Totsuka readily accepted the mission. "The vengeful spirit parasitism stuff is too ridiculous. But based on my interest in Yin-Yang magic, I'll do my best."

Chapter 15015 Rebirth, Girl

As the system instructed, Totsuka did indeed activate his spiritual abilities. What had previously been a vague outline of the vengeful spirit was now clearly visible before him. The vengeful spirit girl had green curly hair and a gloomy expression; her delicate features appeared somewhat terrifying due to her sinister demeanor. When the girl noticed Totsuka's gaze, her eyes suddenly lit up. "Prince, my prince!"

"Huh?" Totsuka was completely baffled and immediately focused his gaze on Takikawa Hosei.

Takikawa Hosei stopped chanting and explained to Totsuka, "She has now left your body, but it would be best to help her resolve her inner conflict so that she can be reborn in the afterlife. If the resentment is not dispelled, I'm afraid we will have to forcibly destroy her spirit."

Looking at the vengeful spirit girl, since she hadn't actually harmed him, Totsuka couldn't bring himself to destroy her directly. He could only softly ask the girl, "Do you have some unfulfilled wish? Why are you haunting me?"

"Kid, your name is Totsuka Tatara, right?" Matsuzaki Ayako smiled. "I'll call you Tatara from now on. It seems you can see spirits now?"

Totsuka nodded. "Just now, somehow, I was able to see spirits." He was telling the truth; he himself was still somewhat unsure about how to activate spirit abilities.

“Your spiritual power is quite pure.” Matsuzaki Ayako was also somewhat interested. “It was just drifting spiritual energy at first, but now it has settled down. This kind of spiritual power makes people feel very comfortable.”

"Prince... I don't want to leave!" The vengeful spirit girl's words interrupted their conversation. The girl appeared extremely distressed, covering her face with her hands and sobbing. "Before I died, not a single love letter I sent out received a reply. All my best friends have boyfriends, and I'm always alone when I go out. The boys in my class are so rude and bully me. Even before I die, I wish I could have had a boyfriend! I've been waiting and waiting, waiting at school for so many years, but no one has ever met my ideal boyfriend standard. I hate it so much!"

"So... you came to me?" Totsuka was speechless at this bizarre turn of events. She had initially thought it was some kind of vengeful ghost, but it turned out to be just a girl who was desperate for love. What was going on?!

Takikawa Hosei burst into laughter, his gaze towards Totsuka carrying a hint of mockery. "I've never encountered anything like this before when I'm exorcising spirits. This is absolutely hilarious!"

Totsuka noticed that, aside from the monk Takikawa Hosei and the shrine maiden Matsuzaki Ayako, even Lin Xingxu, who had maintained a cold expression, had softened his demeanor and was clearly smiling. As for Koren, that Shibuya Kazuya, although he looked cool, he was obviously also watching the spectacle with amusement.

"Prince! You are absolutely the prince of my heart!" The girl's eyes shone brightly when she heard Toku's words. "I've waited so long, and I've finally found you. I love you!"

"Ah... thank you." Totsuka replied helplessly. He never expected that the first time he was confessed to in person in this world would be by a vengeful spirit! Shouldn't it have been a cute, normal girl, at least!

"Miss vengeful spirit, what would it take for you to be willing to pass away?" Takikawa Hosei asked with great enthusiasm and curiosity about the situation.

The vengeful spirit girl ignored him completely, her gaze fixed on Totsuka. "Prince, I don't want to hurt you. I have only one wish!"

"Tell me, if I can help you achieve that, then I will do my best." Totsuka couldn't bear to let the girl continue to harbor resentment and not have a good end.

"Go on a date with me!" the vengeful spirit girl pleaded. "Before I die, all I want is to know is that I've never even had a date. I... want a date!"

“This…” Totsuka couldn’t help but look at Shibuya Kazuya. Although Shibuya Kazuya was also narcissistic, he felt that he might have a solution. “Naru, can I take her on a date?”

Shibuya Kazuya merely raised an eyebrow at Totsuka's way of addressing him, then thought for a moment, "Theoretically speaking, it should be feasible. This vengeful spirit is indeed quite special; perhaps that method can be used."

"Prince, have you granted my request?" The gloomy look on the vengeful spirit girl's face seemed to have faded considerably, and she was full of energy again.

"Okay," Totsuka agreed. "But where do you want to go on your date?"

"Amusement park!" The almost imperceptible words made everyone realize that this vengeful spirit girl must have been pondering this answer for a long time before blurting it out.

Totsuka didn't object. Even if it was an amusement park, a date spot that was already as cliché as it could be, as long as he could send the girl to her death, he would consider it a way of reliving his childhood.

Meanwhile, Shibuya Kazuya had produced a black umbrella from somewhere, with a talisman attached to it. He said to the vengeful spirit girl who seemed to be still overwhelmed with emotion, "Possess this umbrella and see if you can manifest."

The vengeful spirit girl glanced at Totsuka, who nodded to her. The girl then tentatively crawled into the umbrella, and Shibuya opened it as well. Standing under the umbrella was a pale-faced middle school girl who, apart from her excessively pale complexion, seemed no different from an ordinary person.

The vengeful spirit looked at her hand in surprise, her eyes widening. "Huh? Do I have a physical form now?"

"No, this is just a projection." Shibuya Kazuya shattered the girl's illusion. "This projection will only last for forty minutes, enough for you to go to the amusement park for a while."

"Only forty minutes?" The vengeful spirit girl lowered her head in dejection, then raised it again with renewed enthusiasm. "No, Prince, we must hurry! We have to go now!"

"Looks like there's nothing for me to do now." Takikawa Hosei scratched his head. "The band is waiting for me to accompany them, so I have to hurry up and get there."

"Huh?" Totsuka was surprised. Did this monk also play in a band? How come it's so popular! "Mr. Hosei plays in a band?"

"Haha, speaking of which, I'm a bassist. As for being a psychic, that's just a side job for me." Takikawa Hosei invited Totsuka, "If you have the chance in the future, Tatara, you can come and see our band's performance."

Totsuka nodded naturally, "Yes, there will be opportunities in the future."

“As for me, there’s another family that’s asked me to exorcise spirits.” Matsuzaki Ayako smoothed her hair and winked at Totsuka. “Tatara, if you ever have any questions about exorcisms, feel free to come to me.”

“Okay, Ayako-san.” Totsuka smiled and thanked her.

“In that case…” Shibuya Kazuya glanced at Totsuka, “Then Hayashi and I will go to the amusement park with Tatara, and you guys go do your own thing.”

The neglected vengeful spirit girl cried out in frustration, "Why are you all following me? I don't want to! I want to spend some time alone with the prince!"

Shibuya Kazuya glanced at him and said coldly, "You only have so little time. If you feel you don't need it, then sending you away directly is not an option."

The vengeful spirit girl shut her mouth in anger; she could tell that the man was serious.

"Naru, why?" Totsuka asked, somewhat puzzled.

Shibuya Kazuya stepped out the door first, his voice as flat as his expression, "Do you think vengeful spirits are so willing to leave the world? Without absolute certainty, I must observe carefully."

Totsuka didn't ask any more questions, after all, Shibuya was thinking of him. He greeted the vengeful spirit girl, closed the umbrella, and followed Shibuya Kazuya and Lin Xingxu.

Shibuya Kazuya simply chose the nearest amusement park for them. It wasn't a weekend, so it wasn't too busy. Upon entering the amusement park, Totsuka took out his only 10,000 yen and bought tickets for them. He couldn't help it; Shibuya and the others had already performed a free exorcism for him, and he felt bad making them pay for their own amusement park visit.

Looking at the two thousand yen he found in his hand, Totsuka burst into tears. This was truly his entire savings. Luckily, he hadn't impulsively bought a backpack last time, or he wouldn't even have been able to afford the entrance ticket...

Shibuya Kazuya looked at Totsuka, who seemed a bit dejected, and noticed that Totsuka's attention was focused on money, so he deliberately asked, "What's wrong? Out of money?"

Totsuka quickly shook his head, putting the two thousand yen back in his pocket. "It's okay, let's go inside and play."

Totsuka found a secluded corner where no one was looking, opened her umbrella, and then, together with the released vengeful spirit girl, discussed what games they should play.

Because the vengeful spirit girl cannot leave the area under the umbrella, Totsuka has to keep holding the umbrella, and with the umbrella in hand, they simply cannot play some dangerous games at high altitudes.

The vengeful spirit girl thought for a moment, then immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Prince, let's go to the haunted house!"

"Girl, what you just said really makes me want to complain!" Totsuka's lips twitched, and he chuckled dryly, "What's the point of a haunted house?" Besides, girl, you're the real 'ghost' now...

"Come on, come on!" The vengeful spirit girl seemed to have thought of something, covering her face with her hands and twisting her body excitedly. "Ugh, I want to go!"

There was nothing he could do. He glanced at Shibuya Kazuya and Lin Xingxu following behind him. It was really troublesome that they had to keep following him.

"Okay, let's go then." Totsuka reluctantly walked ahead, holding an umbrella. Fortunately, the haunted house staff didn't stop them from entering just because they were holding umbrellas.

Before escorting them inside, the staff member deliberately said in a suggestive tone, "Young man, have fun with your girlfriend."

The vengeful spirit girl under the umbrella glanced shyly at Totsuka, then swayed her body and followed the umbrella.

Once inside the haunted house, Totsuka further lowered the bar for his life. In his opinion, the props for dressing up as ghosts were rather rudimentary, while the real vengeful spirit girl beside him kept screaming, "Ah, Prince, how scary!" "I hate these things the most!"

Totsuka felt incredibly awkward staring at the resentful gazes of Shibuya Kazuya and Lin Xingxu behind him.

The vengeful spirit girl looked at the ghost that was about to float over and fearfully tried to burrow into Totsuka's arms, but she knew that she would disappear as soon as she left the umbrella, so she had to give up the idea in disappointment.

Afterwards, Totsuka took the vengeful spirit girl on the Ferris wheel, and of course... Mr. Shibuya and Mr. Hayashi were also there... The umbrella was closed when they got on the Ferris wheel, and was only opened after they got on.