As is well known, different ailments present different pulse patterns, and those with weak constitutions generally have weaker pulses. However, this young man's pulse was not only regular but also very strong, not at all like someone who had overindulged.
Judging by his pulse alone, Xavier was very healthy, but his complexion told him that this person had completely overindulged.
"How about... you still go to Grand Narukami Shrine to take a look? I suspect you're possessed by evil spirits."
"Under normal circumstances, a person with such a poor complexion cannot have such a stable pulse, but it's different if they're possessed by evil spirits. Ordinary people can't see those unclean things, and only Grand Narukami Shrine has a way to deal with them."
The middle-aged man shook his head as he spoke. Anyway, he had no solution. He could treat illnesses, but he couldn't exorcise those unclean things, after all, he wasn't a shrine maiden.
"Evil spirits?" Xavier was very confused, but then he thought of the unusually real dream. Could it be related to this?
Upon hearing this, Shiki's pupils showed a rainbow-blue dual color. The entire world was instantly covered by countless black and red lines.
The lines on Xavier's body emitted a dark red glow, which was normal, but she didn't see anything related to evil spirits.
That is, possessing souls, curse gods, and all those messy things like defilement.
However, while she didn't see any evil spirits, Shiki did find some inconsistencies on Xavier's body.
That is, where was Xavier's own soul?
Speaking of souls, Shiki thought of Hitomi Hanatani, but hadn't Hitomi Hanatani already been cut down by her? And Xavier's current situation didn't seem like he had lost his soul?
Shiki even thought she had made a mistake, but when she turned her gaze to the middle-aged man, she could still see the lines of death on his soul.
The middle-aged uncle, who was still deep in thought about what he had learned in his half-life, suddenly felt a chill from an unknown source, and when he looked into the girl's eyes, it was as if he had fallen into an abyss.
'Hiss! Are these the eyes a human can have? Could this girl be some kind of Archon from somewhere? By the way, I just misunderstood her. Is she going to silence me?'
'No, no, a Archon shouldn't... be so petty, right?'
At this moment, Shiki naturally didn't know what the middle-aged doctor was thinking. She only knew that Xavier's situation was not right. How could anyone not have a soul?
Without a soul, wouldn't that just be a puppet?
But Xavier's appearance didn't seem like that of a rigid puppet, either?
For a moment, Shiki couldn't figure out why, so she temporarily dispelled the rainbow light in her eyes and first asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine to replenish qi and blood. She would have a good talk with Xavier when they went out later.
"Here, this is the prescription. Take it every night before bed. It can improve sleep quality."
"Thank you, here's your consultation fee." Shiki took out two thousand Mora and placed it on the table. Although the other party was a bit loose-tongued, their fees were truly cheap.
Calculated by purchasing power, the other party's consultation fee was only equivalent to a large cup of milk tea in a first-tier city.
This was a really very cheap price. You could learn about your physical condition and improvement plan, and the price was just a cup of milk tea you could drink anytime.
After leaving the medical clinic, the two stood on the street in silence for a long time. Finally, Shiki was the first to speak, "What exactly is going on with you?"
"That quack doctor doesn't know, but I do. These past two days you've been busy with movie-related matters. Where would you have had time to do that kind of thing?"
Shiki came from 21st-century Earth, and she knew what the quack doctor's words meant.
"Sigh... Actually, I haven't slept well at all these past two days. I've been constantly tormented by nightmares," Xavier sighed, then recounted the contents of his dream.
"Overall, that's it. It's been the same dream for the past two days. I'd rather not sleep at all!"
"Hmm... Almost like real-life sensations, constantly repeating numbers, and whispers around your ears..."
"It seems you've run into quite a big problem!"
Shiki also showed a serious expression for the first time in a long while. Without a doubt, this situation was very much like being possessed by an evil spirit. If it truly was an evil spirit, then it meant the other party was very strong.
After all, things that can evade the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are not common in this world.
At the very least, this was the first time she had encountered one.
"Let's start with the numbers first. Since they repeatedly appear in your dream, it means they are very important to you. They could very likely be your subconscious's warning or cry for help."
"And you said you've seen these numbers before, which means you yourself know the meaning of this string of numbers. Now it just depends on whether you can remember it," Shiki said.
"I know it myself?"
Xavier heard this and thought carefully for a moment. However, his brain, which usually operated at high speed, now seemed to be stuck, a blank, unable to think of anything.
1.36.29.1
Xavier repeatedly muttered this string of numbers in his mind. He carefully sorted through his recent affairs and finally discovered where this string of numbers came from.
"If I remember correctly... the Traveler once told me this string of numbers. She asked me what it meant at the time, but I didn't pay attention then. If you hadn't made me think carefully, I would have already forgotten it."
"Emmm, the Traveler? I remember your first meeting was in Tatarasuna when you were purifying the curse gods. Could it be that you were affected back then?"
But then Shiki thought about it again and realized that wasn't right either!
"But you remember it so clearly, you should understand what this string of numbers means yourself, right? Why would the Traveler still ask you?"
"I don't know either. She really did ask me," Xavier was also very confused.
"It seems we'll have to find the Traveler and ask her properly. I don't know where she is now."
Shiki wanted to quickly figure out what was happening to Xavier, but the latter was very nonchalant.
"How about we talk about it this afternoon? It's almost time to start filming now, and besides, we still need to prepare things later."
"Still filming? Something so serious has happened to you, aren't you worried yourself?"
As Xavier's friend, Shiki was truly worried about him. If something were to happen to him, she would feel guilty.
"Oh, it's not too late to ask this afternoon. Besides, I already told them yesterday that filming would start today. It wouldn't be appropriate to just cancel it, right?"
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