Why is my anime art style so weird?

Click!

In his eyes, the black mist on the notebook was instantly dispelled, but in the blink of an eye, the black mist gathered again and flew out of the window.

Xu Ming seemed to be deep in thought as he watched this scene.

When he picked the laptop up from the table, it seemed even older.

The cover was covered with black, unidentified stains that looked like bloodstains, one corner of the notebook was curled up, and the paper was yellowed.

Stuart hadn't noticed the earlier odd behavior; he only saw Xu Ming taking pictures of the laptop with his phone, like a police officer collecting evidence, so he asked with some confusion:

Is there a problem with this notebook?

Xu Ming patted the cover of the notebook.

"If I'm not mistaken, your daughter got entangled because of this notebook. Now I'm going to burn it. Is that alright?"

Stuart hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Please go ahead."

Xu Ming acted decisively; after obtaining permission, he took the laptop directly to the bathroom and burned it.

Although the negative energy on the laptop has been dispelled, it's still safer to burn it just in case.

"Is my daughter back to normal now?"

After the notebook turned to ashes, Stuart asked cautiously.

"I'm not sure, I need to observe for a while longer."

Xu Ming did not give a definite answer.

Stuart looked worried upon seeing this, but still led Xu Ming back to the living room.

Xu Ming then used his 'Spiritual Vision' to carefully scan Eriri's body. Sure enough, he found a large clump of solidified black mist on Eriri's body, or more precisely, around her ankles.

So, after Xu Ming and the other users finished charging their spirit-capturing phones, they aimed at her ankle and snapped another picture!

Xu Ming, however, failed to notice the strange looks that Eriri's parents were giving him...

After a while, Xu Ming couldn't help but frown.

The black mist around Eriri's ankles dissipated and then condensed again.

Xu Ming's premonition came true.

Eriri seems to have been cursed by some kind of 'dirty thing'. Unless the source is cut off or a more skilled Onmyoji is found to directly cast a spell to remove the curse.

As for the burned notebook, perhaps it really was just the trigger for the curse. After the curse was planted on Eriri, the thing became useless.

"Xu Ming, how is the situation?"

Sawamura Sayuri asked.

Xu Ming shook his head.

“Your daughter is indeed possessed by something evil. I need to stay here and eliminate it once it appears.”

Xu Ming's gaze was almost entirely fixed on Eriri, so much so that he didn't notice that Eriri's parents were looking at him as if he were some lecherous pig trying to steal their 'cabbage'.

After all, in the eyes of Eriri's parents who are 'unseen', Xu Ming taking pictures of their daughter's feet with his phone and asking her to stay overnight doesn't seem like something a decent person would do.

Chapter Ninety-Two: Exorcism

"Does Xu Ming mean... you're planning to stay here tonight?"

Mrs. Lily asked hesitantly.

"The filth that's been bothering Eriri hasn't been eliminated yet, so of course I..."

Seeing Mrs. Xiaobaihe's slightly strange expression, Xu Ming immediately understood, and a half-smile appeared on his face.

"What, Mrs. Sawamura, are you not welcoming me?"

Mrs. Lily's lips moved as if she was about to say something, but Mr. Stewart quickly stopped her, smiling warmly:

"How could that be? My husband and I would certainly welcome Xu Ming to stay as a guest. We're entrusting our daughter's affairs to you."

Those who are clean will be clean by themselves.

Xu Ming didn't care whether the couple had other ideas.

His only goal was to solve the problem, take the money, and leave; nothing more.

With his older sister's outstanding achievements as an example, he had absolutely no interest in Eriri.

So, under the strange looks from the couple, Xu Ming stayed in the mansion and casually had dinner there.

Soon after, the sky was stained with a thick, inky black.

Xu Ming and Eriri's parents discussed it and decided that everyone would stay in the living room together tonight.

The maid brought them blankets.

Eriri finally managed to fall asleep after being coaxed by Mrs. Sayuri.

Mrs. Sayuri laid Eriri flat, then rested her head on her lap, stroking Eriri's cheek with affection.

Xu Ming scrolled through his phone listlessly, while Stuart quietly read a thick book.

The room was very quiet, and the faint sound of several people breathing could be heard.

Time slowly passed, and midnight approached...

Eriri suddenly woke up from her sleep.

It was pitch black all around, and she could only make out the scene in the living room by the faint light from the window.

However, after Eriri looked around the living room, she felt a little more at ease.

Her mother was right beside her, and her father was sitting not far away. Although they were asleep at the moment, as long as they were by her side, she had nothing to fear.

And of course, there's that strange classmate who claims to be an exorcist...

Squeak!

Just as Eriri was thinking this, the living room door was slowly pushed open.

Eriri instinctively looked towards the door, but saw nothing.

Just as she was feeling a bit strange, a strange rustling sound suddenly came from inside.

Eriri couldn't help but look down, only to see a pale figure slowly crawling into the living room.

It was none other than Aki Tomoya.

Seemingly noticing her gaze, Aki Tomoya raised his head, his blood-stained face smiling slightly at her, a smile full of malice and ruthlessness.

"what!!!"

Eriri couldn't help but let out a terrified scream.

Her cries immediately woke the couple.

Strange things happened.

"Waaaaah!!"

The couple found that no matter how much they struggled, their bodies were as if bound by invisible ropes, making it impossible for them to stand up, and their tongues were as if frozen, preventing them from making a sound.

The couple could only watch helplessly as the pale figure slowly crawled into the living room and towards their beloved daughter.

Aki Tomoya seemed to be enjoying the thrill of tormenting his prey. He slowly crawled to Eriri's side and then gently reached out his hand to her...

Eriri could do nothing but open her eyes wide and scream in terror.

Just then, a figure appeared behind Aki Tomoya and patted him on the shoulder.

Aki Tomoya turned around in surprise, only to find a man he didn't recognize holding a phone pointed at him.

"Smile, buddy."

Aki Tomoya was about to get angry.

Click!

With a soft sound, purple-gold lightning, accompanied by mysterious runes, burst forth from the phone's camera lens.

"what!!!"

Aki Tomoya suddenly burst into an incredibly miserable wail, the volume of which seemed to be competing with Eriri's.

The pig-like scream startled Eriri, and she suddenly felt less afraid. She even felt that Aki Tomoya was weak, helpless, and a little pitiful at that moment...

Soon, Aki Tomoya's screams stopped.

His entire body slowly turned grayish-white, and numerous cracks appeared on his body. Bright flames could be faintly seen through the cracks. Then, he turned into ashes and slowly dissipated into the air, as if he had never existed at all...

Snapped!

Xu Ming turned on the light. The three of them still seemed to be in shock, staring blankly at the spot where Aki Tomoya had turned to ashes.

"Ahem! No need to look anymore, the vengeful spirit has already been eliminated."

The couple then came to their senses.

However, the two behaved quite differently.

Mrs. Lily seemed a little embarrassed, as if she was too ashamed to look at Xu Ming.

In contrast, Mr. Stewart stood up with a look of ecstatic joy.

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing! You are the most talented and youngest exorcist I have ever seen!"

He grabbed Xu Ming's hand with boundless enthusiasm, showering him with compliments that were so cheesy that Xu Ming felt a little embarrassed.

Mrs. Sayuri had to awkwardly change the subject.

Eriri, sitting on the sofa, hugged her thighs with both hands, buried her head behind her knees, and secretly sized up Xu Ming with a look of shock and curiosity in her eyes.

She never imagined that this classmate, who seemed ordinary except for being somewhat handsome, would actually be such a powerful exorcist.

This plot is even more absurd than the comics she drew!

Regardless, Eriri's parents initially treated him with suspicion, seeing him as a lecherous man with ill intentions, but now they treat him with the utmost respect.

Therefore, capable people are respected wherever they go.