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"You… You…"
Yotsuya Miko's originally calm state of mind was shattered. Her expression subtly changed, but she couldn't say anything.
After all, there were still many evil spirits not far from her.
"Don't worry, I won't harm you. In fact, I can even help you during some special times. For some specific reasons, I need to be by your side for a period."
Not understanding the plot had this disadvantage; he couldn't find plot characters in advance like he did in the Spider-Man world.
However, the good news was that he found the protagonist. As long as he followed the protagonist, he would definitely be able to interact with other plot characters.
Miko didn't know if she should agree, but Hana leaned in, gossiping, and said, "You're not trying to pursue Miko, are you?"
"Looking at you, you seem to be a university student. I didn't expect our Miko to be so charming."
Yang Tao heard Hana's words and just chuckled, teasing, "I just have some special matters. But if we're talking about pursuing a girl, I think Hana is quite suitable."
Yurikawa Hana's face instantly turned crimson when she heard Yang Tao say she was quite suitable. She stammered, "I… I can't, I'm not yet 18 this year…"
"Hana, this gentleman is joking. Don't talk nonsense."
Miko had already adjusted her emotions and looked at Yang Tao, saying, "Coincidentally, I also have some things I'd like to ask you. Would you be free to go for a walk together later?"
"Of course, I'll follow wherever you go. If you find it troublesome, I can stay a bit further away from you."
"Uh… let's just walk together. If you're too far, I feel even more awkward."
Soon, Hana's latte was ready. The little girl happily hooked Miko's arm and said, "Let's go then, I really want to go shopping today."
Yang Tao followed behind the two of them and wasn't worried about losing them because he noticed that after Hana drank the latte, the golden light around her became even more pronounced.
'What exactly is this thing? Fortune? Impossible, if eating something could increase luck, then this thing would be too cheap…'
Along the way, Yang Tao was also greatly enlightened. All sorts of evil spirits wandered on the road; four hands, big heads, and rotting bodies were all standard, and some even had no human form at all.
Some of them would follow behind people, while others aimlessly wandered on the road.
Yotsuya Miko occasionally looked back at him, as if worried he would get lost.
Time passed quickly, and after exploring a plaza, it was already noon.
Miko bought several strings of prayer beads in the mall and immediately put them on her wrist, thinking, "This should be fine…"
Meanwhile, Hana bought a plush rabbit. In Yang Tao's eyes, this rabbit was bizarrely ugly.
However, Hana loved it very much, hugging the plush rabbit and happily saying, "Junji really sells everything…"
Miko glanced at the rabbit and said, "You bought that doll again. Don't you already have so many at home?"
Hana said indifferently, "You need to have many for them to look cute. Miko, didn't you also buy four strings of prayer beads?"
"Only by wearing more will it be stronger."
"Stronger?"
Hana didn't understand what Miko meant, but Yang Tao, who was following behind them, began to understand.
'In other words… Miko has the ability to see ghosts, but she doesn't have the ability to exorcise them. Is this an exorcism world?'
Yang Tao's mind had already conjured the corresponding plot.
From a young age, the female protagonist had the ability to see ghosts, but no matter what she said, her family and friends only dismissed her words as jokes.
So she gradually closed off her heart and stopped discussing this matter with others, as no one would believe her anyway. Over time, she developed the ability to remain unfazed even when faced with immense challenges.
Until one day in high school, she released a cat from a shrine, and from then on…
Wait… this sounds like the plot of Natsume's Book of Friends.
It's a story about me releasing all of my grandmother's SSRs.
This side is ghosts, that side is yokai; they are completely different things.
"Miko, let me treat you to pipi daifuku as a thank-you gift."
Miko gave Hana two strings of prayer beads, and Hana happily said she would treat Miko to the strange pipi daifuku.
Clearly, this was not a regular food, and even Miko had never eaten it. She tilted her head slightly and asked doubtfully, "pipi daifuku?"
"Soft and bouncy, super delicious…"
As she spoke, she pointed to an empty alley by the roadside and said, "It's just through that alley…"
With that, Hana happily ran into the alley. Seeing this, Miko immediately said, "Wait for me…"
Yang Tao followed the two to the alley entrance. The dark alley was filled with evil spirits, and there was even a vengeful spirit with one hundred seventy hit points.
Clearly, Hana couldn't see them and happily walked into the alley. Miko's expression was about to break as she watched Hana happily walk towards a group of fierce-looking vengeful spirits.
She took two steps forward and reached out to pull Hana back.
But when she extended her hand, all the evil spirits closer to the alley entrance retreated, clearing a path.
At this moment, the progress bar in Yang Tao's vision increased again.
'Is this also a scene from the plot?'
Miko clearly noticed this situation. She looked down at the prayer beads on her wrist and thought, 'Strange, they all moved away… Could it be the power of the prayer beads?'
Hana saw Miko follow and, completely unaware of the danger she was in, happily said, "Miko, they also sell strawberry-flavored pipi daifuku over there…"
With that, she impatiently quickened her pace and ran deeper into the alley.
Miko raised her wrist, showing the prayer beads, and followed behind her. Seeing all the evil spirits retreat due to the power of the prayer beads, a smile finally appeared on her face.
'The prayer beads are truly powerful. Finally, I won't have to…'
Before she could finish her thought, the figure of a vengeful spirit blocked her path. No matter how she shook the prayer beads on her wrist, this vengeful spirit remained unmoved and even let out intermittent sounds:
"So itchy… so itchy…"
This vengeful spirit was massive, wearing a yellow tracksuit-like outfit. Its neck was tightly wrapped in chains, and its head was very round, extremely round…
However, it was full of wrinkles, and the positions of its eyes and mouth were completely empty, black inside with nothing there.
Its mouth was a vertical shape, which Yang Tao found very disgusting.
"So itchy… so itchy…"
Bang…
The string of prayer beads on Miko's wrist directly broke, and the black beads scattered on the ground with a crisp sound.
Hana saw Miko stop and turned her head, asking confusedly, "Miko, what's wrong? Did your shoelace come undone?"
"N-nothing, it's just the string of the prayer beads broke…"
"Ah?"
As she spoke, Hana was about to turn and walk towards her. Miko immediately became nervous. If Hana came over, she would pass through this vengeful spirit, but if she went around, it would expose that she could see them.
Just as she hesitated, a hand patted her shoulder and said, "It's okay, just go through…"
As long as you ignore them, they won't harm people.
"Mr. Yang…"
Miko remembered that there was still a mysterious person following behind them. At this moment, she finally felt the benefit of having a backer and a pillar of support.
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