In Tokyo, building the Holy Light Girls team

He suddenly remembered something, and a smile crept onto his lips: "Madam, this may be your only chance to save you. Please don't blame me for being presumptuous!"

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Chapter 8 New Abilities

"...How dare you prevent our family from reuniting! You deserve to die!!!"

The shadow behind "Mikiko" uttered fierce words, and in the shifting darkness, it bared its fangs and claws and attacked Natsuki!

"Humph!"

Xia Mu snorted coldly, and his fist, enveloped in holy light, swung out. The moment it collided with the black shadow, it actually passed right through it!

Weird!

He frowned, and before he could think of a solution, his body suddenly floated up uncontrollably. When he turned his head, he saw that his shadow was being grabbed by the neck by a dark figure, and a feeling of suffocation enveloped him.

Xia Mu did not hesitate, and the golden light burst forth with intense brilliance in an instant.

Even though the shadowy figure roared and tried to kill her, it couldn't resist the erosion of the golden light. In the next second after being pushed back, "Mikiko" was also "crashed" into the wall behind her!

boom!

Mikiko tried to struggle to get up from the ground, but Natsuki didn't let her. As she fell, he lunged forward and, in the instant Mikiko rolled over, grabbed her shoulder and slammed her back onto the floor!

Bang bang bang!

Mikiko's body was restrained, and her fair legs kept hitting Natsuki's back with her knees, but she was still firmly suppressed by him!

Suddenly, Natsuki felt the impact on his back disappear. He turned his head and saw Sayuri pressing her entire body on Mikiko's legs. Although her eyes showed some reluctance, she still gritted her teeth and did not let Mikiko break free easily.

“Sayuri…”

"Teacher Xia Mu, please save my mother!"

Hearing this, Xia Mu nodded emphatically, his gaze fixed on "Mikiko's" alluring body, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

He freed one hand and, before "Mikiko" could completely break free, his palm surged with holy light and then pressed it directly onto the other's shadow!

"Soul exorcism!"

In an instant, the shadow that had been baring its fangs at the two stopped moving, struggling as if drowning. "Mikiko's" expression changed, and she suddenly closed her eyes, but the shadow behind her could still make sounds—

"Please don't do this! Let me go! Please! I'll never..."

As someone deeply influenced by the culture of the original world, Xia Mu naturally wouldn't let the other party off so easily. In this world that appears peaceful on the surface but is dangerous underneath, being a saint would only harm oneself!

"Get out here!"

Xia Mu shouted, and the moment he raised his palm, he actually grabbed a pitch-black thing, from which came the sound of "Nakamura Ichiro" begging for mercy. It was clearly the other party's true form!

This is an ability I gained from the necklace after consuming the purple crystal. It allows me to use the power of holy light to expel ghosts from the location where they are possessed, even if they are possessing a shadow!

"Please, please let me go..."

Haw!

Before "Nakamura Ichiro" could finish speaking, he was completely annihilated by the power of the holy light, turning into a wisp of smoke and dissipating. Only then did "Mikiko's" struggling movements gradually subside.

"Phew, all done!"

Natsuki stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and saw that Sayuri was still clinging tightly to Mikiko's legs, so he coughed a few times.

“Sayuri, that guy’s soul has disappeared. You can release Mrs. Mikiko now.”

"Finally... gone...?"

Sayuri blinked, and after Natsuki took the sheet and covered Mikiko with it, she finally pounced on Mikiko.

"Mom...Mom...wake up..."

"Don't worry, she just fainted. Let her rest well, she should wake up soon."

"Mother……"

Sayuri was relieved and looked up at Natsuki, who was massaging her wrist. Although tears still clung to the corners of her eyes, she said very earnestly:

“You saved us again, Ms. Natsuki! Sayuri will never forget your kindness, in the future…”

Are you trying to take advantage of me again?

Xia Mu's eyebrows twitched, but he gently patted Sayuri's head, a gesture as gentle as last time, which made Sayuri swallow back the words she was about to say.

"Get some rest. You have class tomorrow, and remember to hand in your homework, or I'll have to come back again, understand?"

These seemingly "stern" words warmed Sayuri's heart. She knew that Natsuki's intention was to put her at ease, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

"Okay! I understand, Ms. Natsuki!"

As Xia Mu gradually walked away from my sight, a gentle breeze blew into the room from the now calm window, bringing a touch of coolness.

Sayuri unconsciously hugged Mikiko tighter in her arms, and she seemed to see a relieved smile on Mikiko's face.

"Mom, don't worry, I'll always be with you, just like... Dad did before..."

……

With "Nakamura Ichiro" dealt with, Natsuki finally felt relieved.

When the red-clad female ghost disappeared and dropped the purple crystal, he realized that other ghosts might also produce similar things when they disappear.

So, after escorting Sayuri home, he began to look for signs of "Nakamura Ichiro's" existence. As it turned out, just as Natsuki had imagined, "Nakamura Ichiro" not only did not disappear, but even took over Mikiko's body!

"So, you mean if you defeat those guys, you can get something like this?"

Sitting on the sofa at home, Xia Mu played with the pale purple crystal in his hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He wasn't sure if the existence of this purple crystal applied to all the dead souls, or if it was only created because of the cross necklace.

Xia Mu also realized that he still knew too little information, so he could only shake his head and look at the pale purple crystal in his hand, saying:

"This stuff drops from the dead, so let's just call it Soul Crystal. Speaking of which, killing ghosts drops Soul Crystals, killing monsters drops loot? This feels a bit like an MMORPG..."

With a chuckle, Xia Mu placed the Soul Crystal directly in front of the cross necklace. The power within the Soul Crystal was immediately absorbed by the necklace, and the Soul Crystal only disappeared when the liquid on the bead rose to two-thirds of its full volume.

The memory of "Nakamura Ichiro" popped into her mind, but there was nothing special about it; Natsuki just thought she was looking at a slideshow.

When the strange information resurfaced in his mind, a look of surprise appeared on his face. After glancing around, he went straight to the kitchen and picked up a cleaver.

"Holy Light Forging!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the necklace surged with holy light, which was transmitted through Xia Mu's hand to the kitchen knife. The next moment, a faint golden light also appeared on the surface of the knife.

"It really works!"

This is another new ability he gained from the necklace, allowing him to imbue items with holy light.

Based on the item's characteristics, it can be made to increase damage against ghosts, which in a sense is very similar to enchanted weapons in the game.

Unfortunately, the holy light could only last for ten minutes after it was activated, but Xia Mu still had a lot of fun with it.

The golden flashes gradually subsided as the night grew deep and quiet...

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Chapter 9 This can't be done...

the next day.

When Xia Mu arrived at the office, he found several teachers gathered together talking, occasionally covering their mouths with surprise on their faces.

He leaned closer to listen and discovered that the main character they were discussing was actually—

Own?!

"...Ms. Natsuki, you're here? I have something to tell you. Last night, the wall of one of the women's restrooms in this building actually cracked open!"

"I heard that the wall was severely damaged, but there was no earthquake last night. Why is that...?"

"How terrifying! If they dig out a corpse or something from the wall, that would be straight out of a horror movie!"

"..."

Xia Mu's lips twitched. So much had happened yesterday that he had almost forgotten about this.

Of course, he did not admit that he did it. After all, as far as Xia Mu knew, there seemed to be no one in the world who could break through a wall with physical strength.

So he just pretended to be an observer, nodding occasionally and showing a surprised expression as he walked to his seat. Only after sitting down did he let out a long sigh.

"Teacher Xia Mu, I have evidence!"

The sudden voice startled Xia Mu. He turned around and saw Mai, wearing glasses, leaning close to him with an excited expression.

When Natsuki noticed the photo on Mai's phone, he quickly removed the holy light from his hand and asked, feigning confusion, "Teacher Mai, what's wrong?"

That was close! I almost made a move!

Mai didn't notice anything strange about Xia Mu. She just continued pointing at the photos on her phone and said excitedly, "Look, it's the incident we were talking about yesterday. I heard they captured the real face of that thing!"

Because she was too excited, Mai didn't realize that her posture of bending down and getting close to Natsuki was somewhat ambiguous. In fact, if she just lowered her head slightly, Natsuki could clearly see the scenery inside.

Wow, it's black?!

The cross necklace flashed slightly, and Xia Mu's expression calmed down. When he looked at the photograph again, he suddenly realized, "So that's how it is..."

The photo was taken from a distance and appears to be of a woman dressed in red.

However, Xia Mu immediately remembered the red-clad female ghost he had encountered yesterday, because this woman was floating in mid-air, which was clearly not an ability that a normal human could possess!

He was also a little puzzled; could this really be filmed?

"Look, this was filmed at our school. This teaching building... and this tree, they all represent our school!"

"Now that this thing is here, Fujii's disappearance might happen at Tokyo Gakuen. We have to stop it!"

Mai slammed her hand on the table, her eager expression and clenched fists making Xia Mu's forehead crease with annoyance.

Fortunately, the teachers had already left. If they had stayed, some strange rumors would probably have spread!

Xia Mu scratched the back of his head.

He wondered what kind of expression Mai would have if she knew that he had already dealt with the red-clad female ghost.

But then again, Sayuri is one, and Mai in front of us is another. Are all the people in this world members of a supernatural research association? Why is everyone so curious about this stuff?