join p atreon.com/KeyofStars and become a Sequence 9: Reader for advance chapters | Every 100 powerstones = 1 extra chapter | Report issues @discord.com/GVBdncd9Wr
At the subway station entrance.
Miko was happily chatting with Yang Tao; she had never been so relaxed. Even if evil spirits approached, Mr. Yang only needed to wave his hand lightly, and the evil spirits would be engulfed by flames, eventually disappearing into the air.
His relaxed and comfortable demeanor was like swatting a fly.
"Yang-san…"
"Miko, you can just call me by my name or Yang. When you address me like that, I always feel like saying something about how a wise man submits to circumstances…"
Hearing Yang Tao's words, Miko remembered that Yang Tao had said he wasn't from Japan and quickly said, "I…I forgot…I'm sorry."
"It's not a big deal. What did you want to ask just now?"
"I…I wanted to ask, is what you're wearing on your hand your magic tool?"
Yang Tao raised the brass knuckles in his hand and said with a smile, "You could say that. Exorcising demons with other methods didn't feel right, so I specially made a pair of peach wood brass knuckles…"
As he spoke, he took out the other brass knuckle from his backpack and handed it to Miko, saying with a smile, "You can try it too, it's very simple…"
"Really?"
"Really, I never lie. Later, we can go to a less crowded place to try it. Oh, what time did you and Hana arrange to meet?"
When Miko heard Yang Tao mention Hana, a look of realization appeared on her face. Because she was chatting so happily with Yang Tao, she had completely forgotten about Hana. She quickly pulled her phone out of her shoulder bag.
"Ah, I forgot her. It's already nine-thirty, and we agreed to meet at nine… Hana hasn't run into any trouble, has she?"
Miko was about to call Hana, worried, but Yang Tao stopped her.
"She's here."
Miko heard Yang Tao's voice, which was somewhat cold. In her confusion, she looked up, and then her pupils uncontrollably widened, and her body began to tremble slightly.
Hana was running over with an apologetic smile, the shaking of her chest attracting the gaze of many old perverts around her.
However, Yang Tao merely glanced at her before shifting his gaze to behind Hana.
[Exploration Progress 42.52%]
'Five hundred health…it's a big one. I wonder if it has a second phase…'
A completely mutated vengeful spirit was currently following behind Hana. This vengeful spirit was at least over four meters tall. It was draped in a blue male bathrobe, and its inverted teardrop-shaped face was dominated by a gaping maw, from which a deep purple long tongue protruded, swaying in the air.
It had four eyes on its face, and all of them had detached from their sockets, dangling wildly outside, connected by nerve threads.
Its two huge hands had long nails, looking capable of piercing a normal human being.
Hana had no feeling about this whatsoever. She ran to Miko's side, panting, and said, "Sorry, I was late because I saved a dog just now."
Miko could only passively enter the state of not seeing the other party and asked:
"A dog? Where did you save the dog?"
"The Cursed Building…"
Miko's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and she said, "How could you go there…"
She turned to look at Yang Tao, her face full of tension. This vengeful spirit following Hana looked completely different from those ordinary little ghosts. She also didn't know if Yang Tao could exorcise it.
"Let's go, let's find a quieter place."
Miko nodded gently, but Hana was completely confused: "Huh? Didn't we agree to watch a movie together?"
"Also, why is Mr. Yang here? Did you two… last night…"
Hana's face showed a very gossipy expression. Yang Tao felt that this supporting female character was absolutely amazing; her ability to imagine things definitely matched her silly, sweet second female lead persona.
"Let's go."
Miko nodded repeatedly. She was very worried about Hana's safety now. This vengeful spirit didn't look like good news.
"Let me search the surrounding map…"
A moment later, Miko said, "There's an abandoned shrine not far from here. There must be very few people there, let's go there."
A shrine? And an abandoned shrine.
Yang Tao immediately became alert.
'Could it be…could there be a cat sealed inside the shrine?'
He felt that this must be a very suitable place to increase exploration progress.
"Okay, let's go."
Hana watched as Yang Tao and Miko turned and left decisively, and she quickly chased after them.
"Hey, Miko, you're too focused on love and forget your friends, I'm still here!"
Just then, the vengeful spirit following Hana reached out its hand and grabbed a strange creature from a dark corner by the roadside.
It looked like a naked, bare-bottomed old man, but it was only about the size of an adult's fist.
The little old man struggled as the vengeful spirit threw it onto Hana's chest. In just an instant, the golden energy on Hana's body cooked the little old man like roasted meat.
Then the vengeful spirit reached out again, picked up the little old man, and threw it into its mouth. With a crisp chewing sound, the little old man ghost was devoured by this vengeful spirit.
Yang Tao saw this bizarre operation by the vengeful spirit and felt it was absolutely incredible: 'Is it using Hana as a barbecue grill? There are even ghosts willing to eat cooked food. What an eye-opener…It looks like this golden energy should be something similar to Yang energy.'
Miko, standing nearby, naturally saw this scene too. She looked down at herself, then at Hana's chest, and instantly felt that fate was truly unfair.
The three of them walked and chatted along a stone path leading to a mountaintop, heading towards the abandoned shrine above.
With someone to chat with, the journey didn't seem long at all.
Yang Tao stopped at the red torii gate of the shrine, looking up at the plaque whose color had already become mottled and worn.
"Mikogaya Shrine?!"
As Miko said, this shrine was already abandoned. Although it wasn't completely overgrown with weeds, many wooden structures were covered with moss and mold.
Hana was always full of energy and enthusiasm. Seeing a wish box in the shrine, she immediately reached out and pulled Miko's hand, running over and saying, "Miko, let's make a wish."
As she spoke, she pulled out her wallet and took out a coin. Miko, seeing this, could only helplessly take a coin from her backpack. However, she turned to look at Yang Tao and asked, "Yang, do you want to make a wish with us?"
Yang Tao smiled upon hearing this and said, "Me? No thanks, my wish has already come true."
Hana heard Yang Tao say this and asked curiously, "Mr. Yang, what was your wish?"
"Hehe, it's a secret…"
"If you don't want to say, then don't. Miko, let's make our wishes."
With that, Hana threw the coin in her hand into the wish box. Miko, seeing this, also threw her coin in.
The two clapped their hands together, then clasped them and stood in front of the shrine, beginning to make their wishes.
Meanwhile, Yang Tao took out a bottle of Almond water from his backpack and drank it all, then took out his shotgun and looked at the vengeful spirit following Hana, a smile appearing on his face.
"Alright, your mission should be complete. It's time to go…"
Just as he was about to pull the trigger, two monsters glowing with golden light appeared beside the vengeful spirit.
They were only about a meter tall, a huge size difference compared to the vengeful spirit in the middle, but their health bars above their heads showed 300 points.
'Fox spirits?'
These two golden-glowing beings also had a pair of ears on their heads that would delight furries, and their appearance also seemed fox-like.
[Exploration Progress 43.94%]
After appearing, they mumbled, "Your wish, the Fox God already knows. I hope you don't break your promise…"
It was a very strange language. Miko might not understand it, but Yang Tao, with his miraculous translation ability, heard it crystal clear.
'What exactly did Miko and Hana wish for?'
join p atreon.com/KeyofStars and become a Sequence 9: Reader for advance chapters | Every 100 powerstones = 1 extra chapter | Report issues @discord.com/GVBdncd9Wr