As for Miss Mary's phone calls, Leo naturally ignored them. The purpose was to use the continuously closing distance to create psychological pressure.
For ordinary people, they'd definitely be scared out of their wits by now.
The key was—
As a nearly maxed-out exorcist, possessing a Vajra Body that feared no evil spirits, infinite stamina from adult content, purification abilities, and having prepared in advance.
His current mood had no ripples whatsoever.
And Mary didn't keep Leo waiting particularly long. As brief, urgent knocking sounds rang out, he didn't even need to use the peephole to check.
A familiar voice came from outside the security door.
The tone sounded like an innocent, cheerful young girl: "Leo-kun, are you home? I'm Mary, who called you earlier."
But with Mary's appearance.
A clear chill obviously drilled from outside the door toward the interior, and in a short time it felt like the temperature had dropped many degrees.
Leo naturally didn't care. He decisively got up and chose to open the security door, but there was no sign of anyone outside, as if it were a prank.
"I'll make you feel full of terror. Prepare yourself."
A cold laugh instantly rang out from behind Leo, but this was no different from what he expected.
In the urban legend "Mary's Phone Call," the origin was an abandoned doll that, carrying deep resentment, would after making a phone call—
Follow the other party closely until appearing right behind them.
"..."
With anticipation, when Leo turned around, he saw tonight's exorcism target—a girl only about 1.4 meters tall, white hair cascading to her waist.
The girl's azure pupils radiated deep resentment.
Especially seeing that Mary's delicate face matched his impression, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. She wore a white and red princess dress.
Her hair was tied with a deep red rose ribbon.
"Hello, Mary."
After all, this was his first encounter with an urban legend. Leo gave her due respect and greeted her quite seriously.
"..."
However.
Noticing his attitude, it was Mary's turn to be stunned, because in Leo's eyes, she couldn't find even the slightest trace of fear.
Urban legends possessed power proportional to their target's fear!
Being a ghost after all.
She wouldn't let this prey completely escape just because Leo had no fear of her. Those slender, pale hands gripped the red umbrella tightly.
Wanting to rush forward and give this guy a heart-piercing chill.
But when Mary tried to walk forward, the previously unremarkable floor suddenly emitted holy light from the exorcism sealing formation, like a cage.
Imprisoning her firmly in place.
Feeling the resentment in her body being dispersed, Mary's princess-like delicate face wore a cold expression: "You're an exorcist?"
"No."
"I'm a Reluctant Exorcist."
Leo shook his head in denial. Regular exorcists used purification methods to eliminate ghosts, but the methods he mastered were obviously much more advanced.
"..."
Unable to tell the difference.
Mary finally understood why Leo had been so fearless after receiving the call. Looking at the exorcism formation restricting her movements.
It was constantly consuming her resentment.
If she continued to stay here, she would definitely be purified by this despicable, shameless guy...
She clearly knew she was no match for Leo. She gathered all her resentment trying to break through the formation, only to discover she seemed to be sealed.
Unable to control her own movements at all.
Mary's eyes no longer held their initial arrogance. Instead, deep in her pupils was barely detectable fear: "What exactly did you do?"
"Just as I said earlier."
"I am a Reluctant Exorcist. Reluctant as in forced."
Ignoring the girl's fearful eyes, Leo wouldn't let down his guard just because of her little white rabbit appearance.
If Mary had encountered an ordinary person.
They'd probably be a corpse by now. Moreover, to unlock a new profession, he had to complete a real exorcism.
"..."
"Small fry! What are you going to do?"
Mary wanted to retreat, but the exorcism formation's effect firmly restricted her movements. She could only watch helplessly as Leo approached.
Her petite body trembled involuntarily.
"Exorcism."
Although the exorcism method was a bit devilish, wasn't he doing a good deed?
Leo had done enough mental preparation. He reached out and gently grabbed Mary's slender, pale arm—a cool, soft sensation.
Not hard like a wooden doll.
Lifting up the white princess dress skirt slightly, presenting before his eyes was cute patterned panties. He took a deep breath and squeezed out a smile: "Don't misunderstand."
"I'm performing an exorcism."
"Hentai!!"
"No!! It'll break!!"
After returning home, heating and eating the bento, and briefly cleaning the room, Miori Izumi finally had some free time but didn't continue drawing.
Instead, her mood fell into brief conflict. How should she explain to her daughter Sagiri about going to Leo's house to work as a housekeeper?
The rent saved each month...
Could buy her so many things she liked. Meals could also be somewhat improved, and besides, Leo-kun was a very good boy.
"For Sagiri."
Finally.
Miori Izumi looked at her daughter learning to draw in the room, her face wearing a gentle smile: "Sagiri, you stay at home."
"I'm going out to take care of something."
"Okay, Mom."
After locking the security door, she entered the apartment elevator. When selecting the 15th floor penthouse, Miori Izumi's mood was quite complex.
The elevator ride was very brief.
Arriving at the top floor, the first thing that came into view was the spacious rooftop garden, swimming pool, even a BBQ area.
This place wasn't open to tenants.
Miori Izumi had no other thoughts. Tonight's purpose in finding Leo was to successfully finalize the cleaning matter.
However...
Approaching the security door, hearing the sounds coming from the entrance foyer made even this veteran industry artist's heart beat inexplicably faster.
A faint blush hung on her cheeks.
"Hentai!"
"Are you really an exorcist?"
"..."
"I'm sorry for not satisfying Leo-sama, it's my fault."
The girl's voice wasn't concealed, making Miori Izumi's face flush. Continuing to stand here didn't seem right, but leaving like this...
This...
Well, she never expected that scenes from manga could actually appear in reality?!