In the end, Miko Yotsuya was just an ordinary high school girl. Having her eyes suddenly plucked out naturally frightened her so badly that she screamed.
"Don't scream, don't scream."
Rowan hurriedly comforted her.
"It doesn't hurt. It doesn't hurt at all."
"Aaaaaaaa—huh… It really doesn't hurt."
After screaming once, Miko Yotsuya discovered that although her eyes had been plucked out, it really did not hurt at all.
Rowan patted her head and comforted her.
"Don't worry. Painless eye transplant."
"At least, at least warn me first!"
Miko Yotsuya could no longer look directly at Rowan. This guy was way too bad. Today's eye transplant surgery would definitely become a lifelong trauma for her.
He absolutely had to compensate her.
Afterward, Rowan also plucked out Asuna's eyes. Since Asuna had already seen how Rowan plucked out Miko Yotsuya's eyes, she was not afraid at all. Instead, she found the experience rather novel.
Then Rowan placed Miko Yotsuya's eyes into Asuna, and placed Asuna's eyes into Miko Yotsuya.
"Is this all it takes?"
After regaining her sight, Miko Yotsuya saw the golden eyes in Asuna's sockets that originally belonged to her and could not help asking.
Rowan nodded.
"That's right. This is enough."
Miko Yotsuya did not understand, but she was greatly shocked.
Since when had eye transplant surgery become this ridiculous? No anesthesia, no disinfection, not even a real operation.
Plug and play.
These were her eyes, not Sharingan. Even Sharingan weren't this ridiculous, right?
Asuna also found it absurd. She blinked and looked around in all directions, feeling no discomfort at all, as if these had always been her own eyes.
Absurdity had opened the door for absurdity. It had truly come home.
But considering that Rowan could even grant eternal youth, this did not seem like much anymore.
"Can I see evil spirits and cursed spirits now?"
"No problem."
Rowan brought the group back to the street and pointed at an evil spirit hiding in a café not far away, constantly pestering passersby and asking, "You can see me, you can see me."
"Look there. Do you see it?"
"I can't see it! I can't see it anymore!"
Miko Yotsuya cried out.
"I see it! I see it!"
Asuna cried out as well.
However, the former's shout was filled with joy and excitement, while the latter's was mixed with fear and shock.
Miko Yotsuya had finally gotten her wish and could no longer see anything. For a moment, she felt the sky was so blue, the sunlight so bright, and the entire world was so colorful and beautiful. Her expectations for life instantly rose.
Right now, she wanted nothing more than to hug Rowan and kiss him hard twice. This man was too amazing. She had completely forgotten the trauma born from the eye transplant earlier.
Compared to an ordinary, peaceful daily life, that bit of trauma meant nothing.
As for Asuna, when she saw the evil spirit, her face turned pale and her breathing quickened. But she still forced down the shock in her heart, forced herself to calm down, and turned to glance at Miko Yotsuya with deep admiration.
"So this is the kind of world you saw every day."
Before changing eyes, Asuna had already known that evil spirits must be very hideous.
But human imagination was actually very poor. It was impossible to imagine what something one had never seen truly looked like.
Therefore, even though Asuna had already imagined evil spirits in a cruel and hideous direction, when she truly saw one, she still felt that she had been too young and had never understood the true horror of evil spirits.
If this thing appeared before her, she would absolutely be scared half to death.
Yet Miko Yotsuya could act as if she did not see such things and pretend nothing was there.
That was truly amazing.
She had previously thought Miko Yotsuya was incredible, but now she felt even more that Miko Yotsuya was incredible.
A heroine among women, worthy of the name.
At the very least, if she encountered such a situation, she believed she absolutely could not do it.
"Listen carefully, Miss Asuna."
Miko Yotsuya grabbed Asuna's shoulders, brought her face close, stared into her eyes, and said, "Never let them discover you. Even more, never let your gaze meet theirs. Even if you are discovered, you must act like you didn't notice anything."
"Otherwise, they can eat you at any time. Do you understand, Miss Asuna?"
Hearing Miko Yotsuya's warning, warmth rose in Asuna's heart, and a smile appeared on her face. This girl was truly a good person.
"Don't worry. I'm at least an apprentice jujutsu sorcerer. Although I haven't extracted cursed energy yet, I definitely won't die at the hands of these evil spirits."
She held Miko Yotsuya's hand and softly comforted her, while involuntarily glancing at Rowan.
She also believed Rowan would not let her die so easily. After all, the other party had read her doujins.
Thinking of this, Asuna's face could not help turning red.
This left Miko Yotsuya utterly confused. She tilted her head and looked at her. Why had Asuna suddenly blushed while talking? Could she have been frightened by those demons and monsters?
Maybe they should switch the eyes back after all.
Although she wanted to escape this exciting life, she was even more unwilling to let an innocent girl die because of her eyes.
After understanding Miko Yotsuya's thoughts, Asuna was even more moved.
What a good person.
"Don't worry. I'll be fine."
"Are you really going to be fine?"
"Absolutely."
Asuna pulled Rowan over.
"Even if there is a problem, isn't he here?"
Only then did Miko Yotsuya breathe a sigh of relief. Right, with such a mysterious jujutsu sorcerer around, there was no need to worry about the other girl's safety at all.
Any evil spirit that wanted to attack such a cute girl was simply tired of living.
Sigh. When I awakened my yin-yang eyes, why didn't I have a handsome and powerful boy protecting me?
I really don't have the fate of a heroine.
While shouting inwardly, Miko Yotsuya forced out a smile and thanked Rowan again.
"Thank you very much, Lord Rowan."
During their earlier conversation, she had already learned Rowan's name.
"If not for you, I might have died quietly in some corner one day. So I truly thank you. Thank you for saving my life, and thank you for letting me return to a normal life."
Rowan raised his hand and patted her head.
"Alright, don't say such sappy things. If you run into any difficulties in the future, you can look for Asuna. She is warm-hearted and will definitely help you."
"Also, when the day comes that you want to punch evil spirits and kick cursed spirits, remember to contact Asuna too. She'll help you."
Asuna rolled her eyes. You really push everything onto me whenever something comes up. How carefree of you.
However, she did not refuse. Her personality did not allow her to reject someone's request for help.
After thanking them for a while, Miko Yotsuya and Asuna exchanged phone emails, and then Miko Yotsuya skipped away happily.
Before leaving, Miko Yotsuya had actually wanted to treat Rowan to a meal to repay him.
However, Asuna stopped her. She had seen Rowan's appetite. The little money Miko Yotsuya had on hand was simply not enough. Forget Miko Yotsuya; even all of the Yotsuya family's savings would not be enough.
This guy really could eat.
One meal could eat the Yotsuya family into bankruptcy. What difference was there between inviting him to eat and throwing money into the water?
So in order to prevent a harmonious family from going bankrupt and heading down a road of no return, Asuna had no choice but to righteously stop Miko Yotsuya's suicidal behavior.
Fortunately, Miko Yotsuya was someone who listened to advice. After understanding that her actions had nearly brought a devastating blow to her already not-so-wealthy family, she looked at Asuna as if looking at a life-saving benefactor.
After that, she never mentioned treating them to a meal again and quickly left.
After this small interlude, the group continued strolling down the street.
However, Asuna's mentality had undergone a huge change. Through Miko Yotsuya's yin-yang eyes, she had seen another side of the world.
A world she had never stepped into before.
"I never imagined that the world was actually like this."
It was not as if Rowan had not mentioned this before, but knowing and seeing were two completely different things. Especially when she saw evil spirits walking openly down the street in broad daylight, she felt it was utterly absurd.
What exactly was going on with the underworld? Why were they allowing so many evil spirits to walk on the streets?
Did they not know what kind of impact this would have on humans?
Or did they know, but simply not care?
"Alright, stop thinking so much."
Rowan raised his hand and gently flicked Asuna on the head.
Of course, this flick had restrained most of his strength. Otherwise, Asuna's head would have been blown apart by Rowan.
"Think about yourself now."
"Me?"
"That's right. You changed into yin-yang eyes and saw the truth of this world, yet you haven't extracted cursed energy or become a jujutsu sorcerer. Do you know what you're like right now?"
Without waiting for Asuna to answer, Rowan continued on his own.
"Right now, you're like a little lamb that has wandered into a pack of wolves. Once the wolf pack discovers your existence, they will eat you without hesitation."
"Otherwise, why do you think Miko Yotsuya was so eager to get rid of those eyes?"
Asuna's heart tightened. Thinking of that situation, she could not help shivering.
She quickly said, "After I go back, I'll extract cursed energy and strive to become a jujutsu sorcerer as soon as possible."
"Not enough."
Rowan shook his head, indicating that this was nowhere near enough.
"Even if you become a jujutsu sorcerer, you'll only be the lowest level of jujutsu sorcerer. Once you encounter danger, you'll still easily lose your life."
So if she wanted to protect herself, she had to find another path.
Asuna deeply agreed and nodded, feeling that his words made sense. But what should she do?
Rowan raised one finger in front of her and said, "Right now, you have only one method that can quickly make you stronger and allow you to fight against these demons and monsters."
"What method?"
Asuna's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked.