You say this is a love game?

The little god of fortune pursed his lips, feeling helpless about someone's impulsive mischief.

Mizutani Makoto lowered his eyes and glanced at the remains of the doll under the shade of the tree. Ever since the spirit core was taken away by Miyazu Inaba, the broken doll seemed to have oxidized, quickly faded and collapsed, and even the broken black hair became withered and dry, like a pile of non-combustible garbage.

The biggest problem of the night has been solved.

"Death mine."

He really couldn't stand this kind of mine monster.

It stayed in a dark corner and suddenly exploded on its own. You said it would explode, but it had to drag everyone else down with it to be blown to pieces...

Most of these Tsukumogami monsters, formed by resentment, come to take revenge on society.

Suddenly, the phone that Mizutani Makoto had just put down rang again.

When he opened it, he found that it was the newly added [Inaba]. The girl directly sent him a forum link and also kindly told him that this was a forum for exorcists to communicate, but most of the members were scattered all over the world, so if he wanted practical help, he might not be able to find anyone.

[Blue-haired water monster: Thank you very much, Miyamizu-senpai.]

【Inaba:? ! 】

【Inaba: Senior, please stop joking! 】

Blue-haired water monster: That's fine. We have different generations. I'm a recent exorcist, so I should call you "Big Brother," but calling you "Big Brother" seems too unfamiliar... So, I might as well call you "Senior." It sounds better.

[Inaba: Can't you just call me Miyamizu? (face coveringJPG)]

[Blue-haired Water Monster: I won't make things difficult for you offline, don't worry, senior.]

This is Miyamizu Inaba's side.

The girl hadn't walked far yet, and was staring at her phone with a worried look on her face. She called him "senior" to express her gratitude and respect. Besides, Mizutani Makoto was a high school student in the high school department, so she wouldn't feel at a disadvantage by calling him "senior".

But when he shouted in return, he suddenly felt a strange sense of shame.

"..."

The girl closed her eyes and thought hard.

Complex images were intertwined in his mind. Sometimes it was the reliable senior he met in the workplace, and sometimes it was the dark young warrior who was like a flower on the mountain just now. Now his eyes fell on the joking titles of "senior" and "big brother", and suddenly he felt a strange sense of being a comedian.

This is actually the same person?

"Could it be that Senior has a split personality?"

Shuten: "?"

Why don't you listen to what you are saying?

Mizutani Makoto obviously didn't know how much trouble his reserved and reserved personality, which didn't match his outward image, had caused the girl.

His attention was more focused on Tongzi.

【Mission Status Update: Homeless Little Girl (100%)】

[The mission has been completed, and the mission reward has been issued. ]

[Mission Reward: 50 yen, Spiritual Power × 1, Small Forging Stone × 1]

The tasks assigned on the same day were completed on the same day.

The progress this time was very fast. After all, there were no small monsters to bother and no large map to explore. The only difficulty was tracking the traces of the ghost doll. But with the [Sin Smelling Salts], it was like he had turned on "automatic task routing". In most cases, the enemy could not escape his search as long as they left any clues.

"Tsk, what a shameful reward."

better than nothing.

But Mizutani Makoto didn't expect the ghost doll to give him any lucrative prizes. This thing was just a monster on paper, and Tongzi's tasks always seemed to have a "difficulty judgment". For him who had already reached the level of Heizhi, the ghost doll was just a small elite monster that could be killed at will.

It would be better to say that Tongzi was actually willing to give him some spiritual power?

It’s worth 10000 souls, which is pretty good.

With this little bit of spiritual power, Mizutani Makoto's spiritual power reached 22, which saved him a few days of effort.

From this we can see that Tongzi’s mission should still be completed.

The tasks in this world are full of variables, and it is easy to come into contact with others, which in turn will bring unpredictable changes to his life, but the rewards seem to be generally good, and it is an incentive mechanism with extremely strong positive feedback.

"On paper, it's only worth 150 souls if placed in the crevice, but Tongzi is willing to directly insert some spiritual power and give it a small forging stone as a gift."

Can we have more small tasks like this?

If there were a dozen more, he wouldn't even have to put in the effort to farm souls.

Mizutani Makoto sighed, finally understanding his son Tomoko's generosity. But Tomoko didn't assign him tasks every day, so he had to continue exploring this gap.

He had just promised Gong Shui Daoyu not to enter the crevice, but the next moment he was ready to kill everyone in the crevice.

……

Inside the school building.

Makoto Mizutani gave the newly discovered [Spirit Core of the Ghost Doll] to Yoshiko Satori, who absorbed it with ease.

The previous spirit core has been completely digested by Satori Yoshiko.

There are a large number of spirit cores, except for the spirit core painted on the wall which is in the middle position of the paper, the rest of the spirit cores are in the upper position of the paper.

Limited by factors such as absorption efficiency and compatibility, after spending so many experience fruits, Yoshiko Satori was only just able to reach the edge of promotion.

"I feel... like we're very close."

The girl poked her fingers. The spirit core in her stomach was still digesting, but she felt that it was still a little short of perfection. So she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, feeling that she had let down Mizutani Makoto's expectations.

Why does Mizutani Makoto care about these things?

"It's okay. I'll check if there are any lower-ranked monsters on this map."

Makoto Mizutani's idea is more direct.

After eating so many spirit cores, Satori Yoshiko's accumulated strength must have reached the critical point. Then, if she finds a spirit core of the same level as a strong medicine and injects it, maybe it will work.

"I haven't been exploring maps much since I reached the same level... It's time to explore new maps and see if I can find new monster spawning spots."

Mizutani Makoto raised his head and looked towards the stairs of the school building.

Chapter 120: The cursed criminals in the school building and the water battle that they cannot adapt to.

Makoto Mizutani has always been curious about the school building map.

On the first floor, Furuya Ruriko is always at the end of the corridor, and there are no monsters.

There are second and third floors above, and there seems to be a basement below, but I don’t know what it is used for.

During the previous exploration, the stairs leading down were blocked by something that looked like tree roots, making it impossible to explore further down.

Only the stairs leading to the second and third floors are accessible.

"No matter how you look at it, this place looks like an important area."

"Even Miss Furuya is stationed here, so what is this place? The Firelink Shrine? No, when I was still at Paper Level, Miss Furuya advised me not to go up there... It must be extremely dangerous going up there. There will either be monsters swarming there, or there will be a boss lingering there."

"If this is really a sacrificial site, how could there be monsters..."

As for the basement floor below.

Mizutani Makoto guessed that he would have to go somewhere to gather the necessary conditions and wait to unlock the hidden passage.

"Take a break first."

At Furuya Ruriko's place, Mizutani Makoto asked about the environment of the school building, but gained little.

After all, Furuya Ruriko is not an information seller like Lao Hei. She has no idea what is hidden in the school building. She just vaguely sensed an ominous aura, and she warned Mizutani Makoto to be careful when exploring.

Mizutani Makoto nodded.

He suddenly thought of something and took a look at Furuya Ruriko's production list on a whim.

The top-tier [Sin Smelling Salts] is cheap, but the materials required are quite complicated, and you also need to go to a specific shrine to get water - the shrine where Furuya Ruriko used to be.

The description of [Sin-Scarred Smelling Salts] mentions that "the lament of the gods is sealed in the bottle". The fact that this item has such magical effects is mostly due to the efforts of Inari Daimyojin. The reason why it was made must be related to Inari Daimyojin's shrine.

Therefore, what Mizutani Makoto is doing now is to grab Kuroko's props first. Kurosawa Ryohito still has a large amount of stock, so there is no need to rush at all.

As for the two types of magic-breaking arrows below and the final BOSS restraining items, they are the top priority.

"The essence of the Demon-Breaking Arrow is to supply Miss Furuya with souls, allowing her to recover her spiritual power. This restored spiritual power is then sealed into the arrow... Therefore, no raw materials are required. I have already purchased enough arrows and given them to Miss Furuya. Now, I only need to provide 5000 souls to craft it."

"The Tang Lion props below..."

【Tang Lion Wedge】

To make this item, you need a [Ksitigarbha's Buddha Head Bead] and 3000 souls.

It doesn’t look expensive.

Mizutani Makoto also asked about this. The Buddha head bead is just a carrier. The real raw material is still the spiritual power of Furuya Ruriko... She needs a Buddha head bead as a carrier to receive her spiritual power and give orders to the Shikigami as a "master".

"How much effect can this prop have on Tang Shizi?"

Furuya Ruriko shook her head.

Even she didn't know whether Tang Shizi still recognized her spiritual power... But according to her prediction, her command should be able to make Tang Shizi fall into a state of stiffness, or even stagnate for a short time, but this mainly depends on how much consciousness Tang Shizi has left.

In other words, this is a prop to control Tang Shizi.

This is a disposable item.

Mizutani Makoto thought for a moment, and finally put Tang Shizi's restrictive props aside for the time being.

It's too far away. Even if he could control Tang Shizi, he couldn't threaten such a ferocious BOSS. It would be useless to take it.

But the magic-breaking arrows are very necessary.

While talking to Yiben Taling tonight, he suddenly remembered that he had not yet prepared arrows for his bow.

This arrow is related to the activation of [Thousand Fox Gourami].

It was okay that he was short of souls before, but now he can probably collect a magic-breaking arrow in two nights. Compared to increasing his spiritual power a little, shouldn't he prepare two magic-breaking arrows as "trump cards"? Would this arrangement be more appropriate?

It can be imagined that the magic-breaking arrows shot by [Qianhu Ganli] are definitely more powerful than any of his output.

A BOSS of the same level will definitely be severely injured if hit by it...

The BOSS in the crevice is not the focus. Even using magic-breaking arrows to deal with them is a bit of a luxury for Mizutani Makoto for the time being.

Even if he really killed some bosses with a few arrows, he probably wouldn't have earned much in souls.

After all, the private treasury of the Hiatus Woman only has 4,000 souls, and including those [weak souls], the total does not exceed 5000. If he shoots her with the Demon-Breaking Arrow, it will only result in an extra soul core to feed the Shikigami. As far as his personal strength improvement is concerned, this deal may not be very cost-effective.

Especially if one arrow fails to kill the enemy, and you have to shoot two or three arrows... then it is not a question of whether you make a profit or not, but how much you lose.

Before his spiritual power reaches the upper limit of 40, he will basically not consider using the magic-breaking arrow to shoot the Rift BOSS.

But when this arrow is put into reality, it becomes very meaningful.

He can carry two or three magic-breaking arrows with him to increase the sense of security of the survival knights.

"I also have to make some arrangements for my personal safety in this world."

After sorting out his next ideas, Mizutani Makoto began tonight's exploration.

There are many benefits to opening up a new map.

If there is a BOSS that can be defeated, then he will obtain the soul core for Yoshiko Satori. If he happens to find an excellent monster spawning point, then his soul spawning efficiency will be greatly improved.

He looked at the school building and saw that it had great potential to become a monster spawning tower.

And Kurosawa Ryojin also said that there is a tool hidden in the school building that can weaken the resentment of Hanako-chan in the toilet.

As I stepped onto the stairs leading to the second floor, a cold breath invaded me.

It was very similar to the feeling he had when he faced the Staircase Tales, but not as obvious. The Staircase Tales made people feel that there was indeed something strange on the stairs, but this staircase... Mizutani Makoto walked on it, feeling an inexplicable chill and uneasiness in his heart, but he didn't know where this feeling came from.

...There are no enemies.

Mizutani Makoto came to the second floor.

The corridor of this school building was particularly empty, and no terrifying monsters were seen.

【201】, 【202】... the house numbers are arranged in order from left to right.

Mizutani Makoto immediately drew his sword.

Something is wrong.