"The only thing I can afford right now is this Box of Sealing."
"When I get enough Source Points in the future, I'll just swap it for a better one."
Kawashima Toya carefully carried the Box of Sealing, which contained the exquisite gift box and the white tailcoat, to an empty room on the second floor.
After placing the box down, he purchased a security door and reinforced walls directly from the System Shop.
Soon, the room storing the Box of Sealing was tightly encased in layers of alloy.
To get to the Box of Sealing inside, one would have to use powerful force to destroy the defenses.
Returning to the first floor, Toya sat down at his desk.
Recalling the package just now, he wondered, "Who could have sent such a gift?"
An object of an Evil God sent so casually—obviously, this wasn't something an Evil God minion could do.
Evil God minions treated objects of their gods as treasures more important than their own lives; they would never give them away.
"Was it an Evil God?" Toya murmured. "Probably not. If an Evil God acted personally, the disturbance would be too massive."
Back in the lobby, Toya stopped paying attention to the Box of Sealing and started browsing forums on his phone.
"Just as I expected, the forums are lively."
With the complete departure of Abe no Seimei, the formation suppressing evil spirits and protecting humanity was gradually failing. A considerable number of people had witnessed the existence of evil spirits.
These people were few in number and couldn't attract much attention.
Even if someone posted on the forum that their family seemed to be haunted by evil spirits, most people just treated it as entertainment.
From a preliminary look, many people who could see the evil spirits had already understood their rules.
As long as they pretended not to see them, there would be no danger.
As for slaying ghosts with a Consecrated Wooden Sword, no one had discovered that yet.
One post caught Toya's attention.
[Please, someone save me! My dead brother, mom, and dad have come back!]
[They act so weird every day...]
Toya clicked on the comments and found that the person who posted this seemed to be a child.
Terrified by the return of their dead family members, the child had come to the forum to ask for help.
Every sentence was filled with thick fear and despair.
However, the comments section was full of ridicule. Some even told the child to go die, saying that if they died and became like their family, they wouldn't have to be afraid anymore.
"No matter where you go, malicious people like this always exist."
"Source Points are precious, and using them on scum like you is a waste, but who asked for there to be no other way?"
Toya opened the System Shop, looking for an item to punish this kind of internet troll.
[Name:Bad Luck Charm]
[Rank: None]
[Price: 10 Source Points]
[Description: An excellent item perfect for covert sabotage. Automatically traces karma to find the target.
Durationof bad luck: One month. Severity: Choking on water, encountering a funeral procession when afraid of death!
Cheap and effective, truly a great helper for dealing with eyesores.]
"In terms of money, this is worth a full one million yen. Consider yourself lucky." Toya exchanged it without hesitation and aimed the Bad Luck Charm at that comment.
The Bad Luck Charm shimmered with a hazy light and vanished instantly.
He knew the charm had taken effect.
That internet troll would experience true bad luck for the next month.
Having done all this, Toya looked at the owner of the forum post, searching for the relevant address.
Although he had a mess of his own troubles...
It didn't stop him from lending a hand to these innocent people.
"An hour's drive?"
Toya went out and hailed a taxi, heading straight for the address left in the forum comments.
Before leaving, he closed the Trash Fox Detective Agency to prevent anyone from disturbing Kasumigaoka Utaha's rest.
Meanwhile, the Bad Luck Charm crossed the lines of karma and tracked straight to a basement in a very dilapidated neighborhood.
A pot-bellied, filthy, and sleazy man was excitedly posting extremely vicious and ugly comments online.
As if doing so could bring a sliver of light to his cockroach-like, dark life.
"Haha, feels so good."
"Drink some water!" The sleazy man picked up a cup of water beside him and downed it in one go.
Suddenly, he felt his throat blocked.
An unimaginable sensation of suffocation hit him, making him feel like he was about to die on the spot.
Just as his breathing was about to stop, the suffocating feeling finally disappeared.
The sleazy man gasped for air like a drowning pig.
What he didn't know was that this was just an appetizer.
A month was a long time, enough for him to understand what true bad luck meant.
An hour and a half later, Toya stood on a hillside overlooking a small town named Okukozome.
The town was located in a mountain basin, with beautiful scenery and pleasant surroundings.
However, the fresh and tranquil air seemed mixed with a strange aura.
This strange aura disrupted the peaceful and cozy atmosphere.
"The address is correct."
Toya activated his Mystic Eyes and frowned.