In Tokyo, building the Holy Light Girls team

The answer might be no!

hum-

Holy light surged, and with the spread of the absorbed power, the soul crystal had merged into the necklace. Green light flowed in his eyes, and he saw part of the ghost's memories.

No one knows how it died.

All that is known is that after becoming a demon, it wandered around until it finally locked onto Mizuno, the school doctor at Tokyo Academy, and took control of him, which led to what happened next.

"It seems... I don't have any useful memories..."

wrong!

In the fragments that Natsuki saw, it wasn't actually that powerful at first; it was only on the same level as the "Slit-Mouthed Woman."

As time went on, many people were attacked by this ghost. After absorbing their life force, it gradually grew and became a level 3 ghost!

Its plan, as one might imagine, is to gradually control the entire Tokyo Academy, turning it into its breeding ground, and ultimately transforming it into a powerful demon!

Unfortunately, its plan "collapsed halfway through," and before it could be fully implemented, it buried itself because it coveted the greater vitality that "special humans" might bring!

As the light faded, Xia Mu had already put the memory of that ghost behind him. When he turned his gaze back to the bead in the center of the cross necklace, he noticed that it had changed.

The bead, which was already nearly overflowing, suddenly shone brightly after absorbing the soul crystal, and cracks appeared on its surface...

"?"

Is this thing about to break?

The thought had barely crossed Xia Mu's mind when he saw holy light bursting out through the crack. With a series of cracking sounds, the light completely filled the world in his eyes.

After a while, Xia Mu opened her eyes again. The cross necklace that came into view seemed to have recovered from its long-hidden state. Upon closer inspection, one could see a faint light flowing across its surface, which would then disappear in the next second, as if it had come to life and was being mischievous.

The bead had also changed; patterns appeared on its surface, and a pair of outlined metal wings had appeared on both sides, making it a huge change from before!

Besides that, Xia Mu's biggest feeling was the change in himself.

He clenched his fist slightly, the muscles inside his arm surging, the blood rushing, as if a dragon was swimming within it, and every move he made was filled with increased power, even generating an impulse that he could kill a lion or a tiger with a single punch!

In his excitement, Xia Mu picked up the cup on the table, and with a thought, he guided the force in his palm, and without using any holy light, the cup shattered instantly!

Tick-tock...

Xia Mu was somewhat taken aback. It wasn't until he felt pain in his palm that he realized the sharp shards had cut his skin. He quickly used the power of holy light to heal it.

The next second, holy light flowed, and in just a few seconds, the skin was completely smooth and clean, with no trace of the previous scene of gushing blood.

"This thing, besides modifying the body and increasing strength, also greatly enhances healing abilities!"

He exclaimed in surprise, and then carefully felt his body. In addition to the changes mentioned above, his five senses seemed to have become much more agile.

With just a little attention, one can hear the chirping of insects outside, and even the occasional low groans coming from the next house—

"Uh, why aren't you sleeping at night? Are you so keen on making babies?"

Xia Mu coughed lightly, then tried to broaden his mind and focus his attention on a wider space, which seemed to make him feel a little better.

"Oh, right, and this too!"

Holy light flowed across the necklace's surface. Thinking of the most important change, Xia Mu was undoubtedly even more excited. Trembling, he picked up the fruit knife beside him and subconsciously infused it with holy light—

In an instant, the sound of swords clashing rang out, holy light exploded, and the sword light flew straight towards the roof above!

Boom!

At this moment, looking at the cross-shaped knife marks that pierced through the second floor above his head, with the cold moonlight shining down, Xia Mu's mouth suddenly fell shut.

"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!!!!"

……

Chapter 25 Changes in Physical Fitness

“…Ms. Natsuki! Ms. Natsuki! Can you hear me? Ms. Natsuki…”

In the office, listening to someone's words, Xia Mu slowly turned her head. Only after seeing that it was Mai did a hint of liveliness flash across her usually wooden face.

Ever since he spent 50,000 yen to repair the damaged parts of his house, his mood has been like a rollercoaster, and he hasn't fully recovered yet.

After much painful reflection, Xia Mu decided that if he continued to test new skills at home next time, he would be a dog!

"It's Mai-sensei..."

He spoke with a melancholy tone, and his sadness seemed to infect Mai as well, prompting her to ask with concern, "Ms. Natsuki, what's wrong? Are you alright? Should we go to the school clinic?"

"nothing."

Xia Mu shook his head, then glanced at the other person's leg and asked, "How's your wound? Is it healing well?"

"Speaking of this—"

Mai's face lit up with a playful smile. She placed her hands behind her back, twirled around, causing her floral-patterned skirt to flutter gracefully, revealing a fleeting glimpse of her fair legs. She then replied with a smile:

"Teacher Natsuki, you see, even when I make this movement, it doesn't affect me at all. I really owe you a lot, thank you so much!"

As she spoke, she bent over again, unaware that her low-cut dress had completely exposed her fair skin to Xia Mu's eyes, revealing even a hint of red beneath...

"Ahem, I understand, Mai-sensei. It's nothing, no need to be so polite."

Natsuki coughed and turned his head, as if remembering something, and said, "By the way, Ms. Mai, you just mentioned the school clinic, does that mean Ms. Mizuno is already...?"

Mai nodded: "Yes, that's what I was just thinking. Mizuno-sensei has already started working. When I saw her today, she said she wanted to find an opportunity to thank Natsuki-sensei as well!"

"turn out to be……"

Natsuki also remembered that when he and Mai took Mizuno home last night, Mizuno seemed to have recovered a lot.

Being able to go to work today suggests that being possessed by a ghost didn't leave too much of a shadow on my memory...

"And Ms. Natsuki, thank you for taking me home last night... too!"

Natsuki noticed that as Mai spoke, a faint blush gradually crept onto her cheeks, and a strange atmosphere spread between them. He could even see pink petals falling around them...

"but!"

Snapped!

Mai suddenly slammed her hand on the table, startling Xia Mu, who was in a daze!

"To avoid disappointing Natsuki-sensei, I've pulled myself together. From now on, even if I encounter those strange things, Mai will never be afraid again! Definitely!!!"

"Ms. Mai, even if you're not afraid of that kind of thing, it seems like..."

He wanted to say something more, but seeing the determined expression on the other person's face, he could only nod and give a faint smile.

"And also..."

Mai suddenly became shy, and Natsuki looked at her strangely. It wasn't until Peter walked in and was about to greet the two of them that she quickly said, "Natsuki-sensei, please just call me Mai from now on, please remember that!"

"Hey, Natsuki! And Mai-sensei too! Eh? Mai-sensei, your injury..."

"Oh, thank you for your concern, Professor Peter. Everything's fine now! I have a meeting later, so I'll be going now!"

Peter had just raised his hand when Mai walked past like a gust of wind, and he immediately scratched his face.

"What happened?"

"Ha ha……"

Xia Mu smiled, stood up, patted Peter on the shoulder, and walked towards the door: "Alright, Teacher Peter, let's have another match today. I won't lose this time!"

Peter blinked, wanting to say something, but seeing Xia Mu's retreating figure, he immediately followed, saying, "Wait for me, Teacher Xia Mu..."

……

Not long after.

"There's... such a thing...?"

On the playground, Peter was panting heavily, looking up at the figure beside him who seemed to be running at full speed, and he could hardly believe his eyes.

fast……

That's so fast...

Just yesterday, he was able to leave his opponent far behind in the long-distance race, but after only one night, the situation has completely reversed.

Even though he tried his best, he could only watch as the other person passed by him again and again, leaving him far behind. This was undoubtedly quite unbelievable for Peter, who was good at this sport!

"Teacher Xia Mu is amazing!"

"...He can run so fast, he really is the most popular man in the entire Tokyo Academy!"

"She's charming, and her physical abilities are amazing too... Teacher Natsuki is looking at me, I can't take it, I'm going to faint..."

"Mr. Xia Mu is so handsome!"

"..."

Hearing the exclamations around him and even seeing a group of beautiful young girls gather there, Peter gritted his teeth, punched his chest a few times, and then chased after Xia Mu again.

"Xia Mu, I will never give up—"

"vomit……"

The scene shifts to Peter bent over, vomiting, while Xia Mu looks on helplessly: "Teacher Peter, we're just having a competition, do we really need to push ourselves so hard?"

In fact, Xia Mu himself was somewhat surprised.

He hadn't even used his full strength, yet he had already left Peter, a graduate of a sports university, far behind. In other words, if he were interested, like participating in the Olympics, he might be able to easily win a gold medal.

wrong--

Thinking about winning honors for his country in the competition, Xia Mu decisively gave up the idea!

"Ugh... I just... ugh... wanted to be like you... ugh... popular with students... ugh..."

"..."

Xia Mu couldn't help but pinch her nose, but after thinking about it, she still comforted him.

"Teacher Peter, what's there to envy? Look at me, although I'm quite popular, I still get a ton of love letters every day, which is pretty frustrating, okay?"

Peter, who was finally feeling a little better, paused for a moment, then looked up at Natsuki: "Teacher Natsuki, are you... showing off to me?"

Just as Xia Mu was about to deny it, he heard a commotion from the side. He subconsciously looked up and, in the instant he looked through the window, saw a familiar face.