I'm raising a fox fairy wife in Tokyo

It seems to make sense.

There are many people, so there are many spirits; that's probably the idea.

Tokyo's population accounts for more than 10% of Japan's total population; it's a megacity with over 14 million residents...

"Well, it doesn't really matter. We can just pretend we can't see it. If we can't see it, it doesn't exist..."

Stop deceiving yourself!

"Now, let's officially begin today's work."

After drinking a whole can of iced cola, Gao Chuanlong's eyes suddenly sharpened.

!

【So handsome! 】

Kaguya Shinomiya unexpectedly discovered a certain trait.

"Regarding the [spirit] that's troubling Shinomiya-kun..."

"I've investigated that!"

Don't underestimate the Shinomiya family's intelligence network!

The girl pulled out an old newspaper from her backpack, the front page headlines described in exaggerated language.

[A serial killer from Saitama has been apprehended! A 40-year-old man with Oedipus complex imprisoned a young girl, forcing her to breastfeed, threatening to cut off her breasts if she refused. He has been shot dead while on the run!!]

"..."

Why are the words in the newspapers being "censored"?

The rant is over.

Gao Chuanlong glanced at the newspaper headline, tilting his head slightly.

"See, it's just a nobody..."

Chapter 5 [Thousand Souls Huasi kills himself]

The foundation of mathematics is 1+1=2, and the foundation of physics is that an apple will definitely fall from a tree.

The foundation of the Takagawa family's thousand-year-old "spiritual studies" is—

The spirit only appears after a person dies.

"No matter what kind of spirit it is, it arises from the death of one or more people."

This is an eternal and unchanging principle.

On the last train to Saitama, Takagawa Takayuki was talking to Shinomiya Kaguya, who was sitting opposite him.

He began to stroke the pale, slender, and extremely cold hand that emerged from under the seat.

The boy naturally grasped it tightly.

They kept kneading it.

long.

Until it seemed the other person couldn't take it anymore, their pale hand struggled and retreated under the seat like a panicked kitten.

Kaguya Shinomiya felt that the surroundings weren't so cold anymore.

"When a person dies, they leave behind certain things—magnetic fields, energy, soul, resentment… call it whatever you want, but in short, that stuff usually dissipates on its own very quickly."

"If they instead gather together and exist for a long time, then they will become [spirits]."

"However, it's not that mysterious. [Spirit] is also an objective thing that exists in the material world. Therefore, it also has a so-called entity or core. Of course, from the perspective of those in the industry, it should be called..."

“【Coffin】”

Takakawa Ryu suddenly bent down.

He reached his hand into the large, dark interior under the seat.

"what!"

Perhaps because it was the last train, the carriage was empty, and the pale lights illuminated everything.

But only at the bottom of the boy's seat was there a dense, impenetrable darkness.

In the pitch blackness that resembled mist.

Sitting opposite Takagawa Ryu, Shinomiya Kaguya could clearly see countless struggling arms about to burst forth from within.

Ha people!

What is this guy doing?!

They didn't do anything to you, and you were the one who initiated the handshake!

quickly.

Kaguya Shinomiya saw Takagawa Takayuki pull a bloodstained button out of the darkness; it was probably a button from a school uniform.

And at this time.

Darkness has risen up.

Countless pale arms, like twisted snakes or sticky, wet vines, swarmed out from under the seat and wrapped themselves around the boy's body.

From the legs and feet, waist, arms, chest, and finally...

Head.

Countless arms covered him, almost drowning out the boy's sharp, azure eyes.

Seeing this sudden scene.

Kaguya Shinomiya nearly suffered a cardiac arrest—even the "Ice Kaguya," who never showed her emotions in the face of anything, could not remain calm in the face of such a terrifying supernatural event.

After all.

She's just a young girl in her final year of junior high school, who won't turn sixteen until next year.

"you……"

"fine."

The boy's voice remained calm, as if he didn't take the situation seriously at all.

even.

They're still explaining it.

"This carriage was the site of a random killing not long ago. The perpetrator stabbed six people with a knife, four of whom died on the spot and two others succumbed to their injuries."

"So, they are the spirits killed by the indiscriminate killings at the time. It was probably because their will to survive and their desire to get help from others were too strong before they died."

That's why they would want to be held in the hand by a living person here.

what……

Was the boy's action just now actually meant to comfort these dead spirits?

Isn't that too gentle?!

Yes, she's always been such a gentle and kind person.

They managed to "seal" the poor spirit of the girl who posts advertisements so that she wouldn't bother others;

I bought strawberry milk for [the tall, thin Ling] (and even paid for it for her!).

Although they had only known each other for a few hours, Kaguya Shinomiya could sense the deep affection Takagawa Tatsumi had for her...

"Click".

Just as the girl was thinking this, the button was crushed by Takagawa Takayuki.

And in that instant.

The cold arm that was wrapped around the boy instantly turned to ashes, and the darkness beneath the car seat vanished without a trace.

"Eh?!"

Kaguya Shinomiya was stunned, completely bewildered by what had happened.

"Even seemingly harmless spirits will feel threatened and unleash a strong killing intent if their coffins are found. Therefore, please do not touch this dangerous thing without the accompaniment of a professional."

Gao Chuanlong opened his palm; it held a button that had been completely crushed.

"And if the coffin is destroyed, no matter how powerful the spirit is, it will dissipate. It's that simple."

of course.

The exact nature of a coffin is incredibly varied, but in written form it is—

"Any tangible thing that exists somewhere in this world and can be touched."

what……

Kaguya Shinomiya understood.

Is this some kind of "how to exorcise spirits" demonstration being conducted on-site?!

"So, all that just now..."

"Dead."

"Eh?"

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey? !

They've become Buddhas or been liberated, haven't they?! Those are the spirits of the victims!!

"Shinomiya-kun, there is no such thing as hell or heaven in this world. Of course, there is no reincarnation either, but there should be other worlds..."

No, that's the one that's absolutely impossible!

"After a person dies, they may become a spirit. As for what happens to a spirit after it dies, we don't know. It probably ceases to exist completely."

"what……"

That's so pitiful.

"Shinomiya-kun, although you're not in our line of work, I still have to say something. When I first started getting into this, my grandmother said something very seriously to me."

Gao Chuanlong only did that once in his life.

I've seen Grandma Takakawa Fuki look so serious.

【Long, do not speak to the spirit.】

“Even if they look similar, the spirit is not the person who was once alive, but a non-human alien.”

That's the ancestral motto of the Takagawa family.

Expel all non-human or alien beings, leaving none alive.

very scary……

So this is the "strongest in the industry," the Takagawa family?

Such noble and righteous words are truly admirable.

"Then, Takakawa..."

"Aren't you called a master anymore?"

We're about the same age.

"No, I'm already eighteen and an adult."

"That's not much different."

The tram continued forward, and one by one, people began to enter the carriages, making Kaguya Shinomiya feel as if she and the boy had just entered some other dimension.

"That girl... should we get rid of her too?"

Kaguya Shinomiya refers to the girl [Rei] who was putting up tourist advertisements outside the shrine earlier.

They look so pitiful.

Besides, it was said that there was no danger, although being taken away for "tourism" or something sounds like disappearing into thin air, and you have to go without food, water or toilet for a day or two.