"Th-there really are Cursed Spirits?"
Ayase Momo looked ahead, her voice trembling.
After all, she was just an ordinary high school student.
Even though she had always pursued the paranormal.
Seeing such supernatural creatures for the first time, she couldn't help but feel a sense of terror.
Moreover.
Is Yukinoshita going to fight so many ghosts?
She looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, her face showing worry.
On the other side.
Yukinoshita Yukino clenched her fists, a hint of apprehension flashing in her eyes.
This was her first time fighting these Cursed Spirits, and she truly felt uncertain.
However!
Since her Master said so, she would try out her skill.
If it really didn't work.
Her Master was still behind her.
Because he wouldn't just watch his adorable Retainer die, would he?
Buzz!
Yukinoshita Yukino extended a hand.
Her jade-like hand, resembling white mutton fat, had turned crimson.
Almost instinctively, Yukinoshita Yukino clapped her hands forward.
Boom!
"163" The air seemed to explode.
A brilliant flash of fire had already enveloped the several Cursed Spirits at the very front.
"Ah ah ah..."
Piercing wails echoed, but they quickly ceased.
In the end,
Only charred marks remained on the ground.
"The strength in my body has increased a bit."
"Is this what they call experience?"
Yukinoshita Yukino took a deep breath, her eyes sparkling with joy.
"Well done."
Linde said, "But next, let's try the power of cold temperature."
He noticed.
Yukino's temperature control depended on herself and could not exceed her own limits.
This was fundamentally different from Esdeath's Absolute Zero.
"Yes, Master."
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes.
Looking at the Cursed Spirits surrounding them once more, she was no longer afraid at all.
Then!
She once again used her skill, and visible frost spread through the air.
At this moment,
Watching Yukinoshita Yukino display such power,
Ayase Momo was completely stunned.
Supernatural power.
Classmate Yukinoshita was indeed not an ordinary person.
And... she couldn't help but ask, "Classmate Linde, why does Classmate Yukinoshita call you Master?"
"Oh, she is my Retainer."
Linde said casually, "Simply put, she is someone who will serve me for life."
Serve, serve, serve?
Hearing Linde's words, Ayase Momo's eyes widened.
So, they had that kind of relationship?
She couldn't help but glance at Yukinoshita Yukino and Linde's faces.
If that's the case,
They really did seem quite well-matched.
Ten minutes later,
No new Cursed Spirits appeared.
"How do you feel?"
Linde asked.
"It's absolutely wonderful!"
Yukinoshita Yukino said excitedly.
Now she was finally certain that she was extraordinary.
And the experience was constantly making her stronger.
She now wished there were more Cursed Spirits here.
Not enough to kill.
Not enough experience.
"Alright, there are no more Cursed Spirits nearby, let's go inside and take a look."
After Linde finished speaking, he already started walking up the stairs.
The next few floors
were all empty.
It was obvious.
The commotion just now had attracted all the Cursed Spirits on these floors, and they had all been dealt with by Yukinoshita Yukino.
After an unknown amount of time,
Linde, Yukinoshita Yukino, and Ayase Momo had arrived at the deepest part of the abandoned school building.
"Strange, it's very clean here."
Yukinoshita Yukino looked around, surprised, "It looks like someone cleaned it."
Linde chuckled, "It seems the Cursed Spirits here are very clean."
"..." 2.
Yukinoshita Yukino and Ayase Momo exchanged glances, both seeing the strangeness in each other's eyes.
Cursed Spirits are clean?
What kind of setting is this?
"Don't be so surprised, after all, some Cursed Spirits were human in life, and some special individuals can still emerge..."
Linde began to explain, but then stopped.
Because at the end of his sight, a shadowy figure appeared.
It was a girl with long, dark hair.
Her skin was as fair as mutton-fat jade, and her delicate yet charming face was incredibly lively.
The girl was tall, and her black old-fashioned school uniform had to be slightly open in front, leaving space for the tantalizing 'sins' that threatened to spill out.
Beneath the dark skirt, a pair of slender, beautiful legs were completely encased in black knee-high socks.
The girl standing there exuded a mysterious aura from head to toe.
"It looks like a bound spirit that's about to become an Intermediate Curse Spirit..."
Linde looked at the other party, a glint flashing in his eyes.
From her aura, she hadn't eaten anyone.
And her appearance was the same as when she was alive.
This Cursed Spirit girl had excellent potential.
And... she looked somewhat familiar, as if she was another anime character.
At the same time,
Kanasaki also noticed the three of them.
She muttered, "These living people are all full and have nothing to do, so they all come here to adventure?"
"There are so many Cursed Spirits here, even if you can't see them, it's not good for your body."
"Never mind, I'll still try..."
As she spoke, Kanasaki quickly moved.
She occasionally kicked a wall, moved a table or chair, and sometimes laughed softly.
"Hehehe, you're scared, aren't you? Then hurry up and leave, this isn't a place for you living people to stay."
"..." 3.
Linde's three eyes twitched.
This Miss Ghost, she's quite nice.
A moment later,
Kanasaki squatted on the ground, panting.
"Damn it, these students are a bit too brave this time, they're not scared away?"
"Um, it's not our fault, it's just that your actions were too cute."
"Ha, I'm working hard, you know..."
Mid-sentence, Kanasaki's eyes suddenly widened, staring intently at Linde.
"You, you, you, you, you can see me?"
"Not just me, both of them can see you too."
Linde smiled, pointing to Ayase Momo and Yukinoshita Yukino beside him.
"You really can see me?"
Kanasaki froze in place, her eyes already welling up with tears.
Decades.
She had been living in this desolate place.
Those Cursed Spirits were all unable to communicate.
The long-standing loneliness had almost driven her mad.
And now.
Finally, someone could see her.
And more than one.
An unprecedented sense of happiness filled her entire body.
But soon,
She realized something was wrong, and her expression became awkward.
"Um, you can all see me, right?"
"Mm-hm!!" 3.
"Then, what I just did, you all saw it too?"
Linde and the other two nodded.
"..." 4.
Kanasaki's body stiffened slightly.
Oh my god.
If that's the case,
It's practically social death.
Kanasaki's heart began to go crazy.
This was just too embarrassing.
She barely managed to compose herself, then spoke as if nothing was amiss: "Oh, right, there are so many Cursed Spirits on the lower floors, you weren't discovered by them, were you?"
"We were discovered."
Linde shrugged, a half-smile playing on his lips: "But don't worry, all the Cursed Spirits have already been eliminated by us."
Hm?
Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?
Kanasaki was stunned at first, then her body visibly trembled.
C-could it be that these people in front of her are Exorcists?
That's right.
It must be.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that all three of them could see her?
She collapsed to the ground, looking utterly distraught.
It seems Xizi is going to be eliminated.
Her eyes welled up, and large tears continuously streamed down her face..