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Chapter 95: Are you a little nervous for the first time? [Spirit Condensation Technique] and [Jade Heart Technique] (4k, please subscribe!)
Shizuma Mafuyu glared fiercely at the two people arguing behind her and shouted, "Shut up, you bastards! I'm going to start explaining the commission!"

With a snap, Uesugi Tetsu and Ririko immediately returned to their seats without saying a word, quietly waiting for Shizuma Manfuyu's next words.

With this synchronization rate, are you guys going to drive an EVA...

Shizuma Manfuyu raised her brows as she watched.

However, her professionalism was still strong. She calmed down within two seconds and said, "This mission is a one-star commission that is relatively wide-ranging, but not very dangerous or urgent."

"The target demon is most likely a [living being], a special kind of vengeful spirit. It's not as aggressive as ordinary vengeful spirits, nor does it kill people in a targeted manner. Instead, it absorbs people's souls bit by bit over a large area."

"After someone in that area called the police, the Special Affairs Office confirmed that many people had experienced physical weakness at the same time, but it was not serious, and no signs of other demons were found."

Shizuma Mafuyu paused. "Therefore, the target confirmation list is limited to creatures between one and one and a half stars."

Lilizi memorized her words word for word, emphasizing the key points, and then asked, "Anything else I should pay attention to?"

Shizuma Mafuyu started the panel car and said as he drove, "Besides that, the creatures don't like fire and sound very much, and they are very sensitive to other demons, but Hikari is fine."

"So before you encounter it, be careful not to alert the enemy, and..."

After a while, all the precautions were explained. Lilizi nodded repeatedly while keeping her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

Uesugi Tetsu stared at Ririko with her eyes closed for a while and found that the feeling she gave people had changed compared to before.

It was as if... the King of Involution, Lilizi, who had been constantly practicing, suddenly disappeared, and what was left was just an ordinary newcomer Special Affairs Department operator.

Strange things.

Uesugi Tetsu asked doubtfully, "Since this is your first time facing a demon, are you a little nervous?"

"nervous?"

Lilizi asked back, "Why would I be nervous? Uesugi-kun, you don't think that me remembering everything Manfuyu-san said is a sign of anxiety, do you?"

She said calmly, "Even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit, let alone a demon that devours human souls. We can never be too careful. Uesugi-kun, you should understand this."

That's why——

"Ah, I understand." Ririko opened her eyes and smiled at him. The spirit in this smile was no different from that of a super otaku JK like Kitano Runa.

"—You're wondering why I look so 'empty', right?"

This is it.

After the other party pointed it out, Uesugi Che understood what was unusual.

That is, Lilizi's spirit is too flat, even weak.

This is different from the previous aspect of temperament. Temperament is fixed for a person in a short period of time, while the state of energy and spirit can change at any time with mood, time, and even weather.

Now Ririko is just an ordinary JK who is so weak that people wonder if she is a shut-in at home.

"That's because I'm using a new technique I've developed. I call it the [Spirit Condensation Technique]." Lilizi glanced at Uesugi Tetsu and snorted, "Aren't you the same, Uesugi-kun?"

Uesugi Tetsu knew that she was probably referring to "Zanshin". The change in his mental state could not be hidden from her.

"To put it simply, when you activate it, you can gradually accumulate and compress your own energy, and then burst it out in an instant, thus swinging a sword that is much more powerful than normal."

Lilizi explained nonchalantly.

Then, she raised her finger as if she remembered something: "And that little technique about temperament from before, I named it [Jade Heart Technique]."

"How about it, do you want to learn?"

Lilizi leaned her head towards him and blinked.

After a brief thought, Uesugi Che discovered that these two little skills could actually be linked together. It would be more efficient to use the Jade Heart Technique to restrain his sharp temperament first, and then use the Soul Condensation Technique.

Damn it, this Lilizi... She's a genius, but why is she working so hard?!

However, this did not stop Uesugi Che from bowing his head and saying, "Che has been adrift for half his life, and I only regret that I have never met a wise master..."

Lilizi held up his hands and said, "My dear, please stand up quickly."

Shizuma Manfuyu was sitting in the front, and her back teeth were about to be broken by watching. She felt that if these two continued to show off, her blood pressure would immediately rise through the roof.

So she interrupted rudely, "Speaking of which, this breathing method is really difficult to practice."

The van suddenly fell into silence, and Uesugi Tetsu and Ririko looked at each other.

It was Lilizi who comforted her first, "It's only the first day. Breathing techniques take time to master. But Sister Manfuyu, please don't be bothered by the hassle of practicing. Otherwise, if you die from staying up all night, I'll have wasted my time teaching you."

Shizuma Manfuyu was almost hurt by anger: "Ms. Tokugawa, thank you..."

Lilizi replied seriously: "It's okay, you're welcome."

But it was this reply, which was so serious that there was not a single flaw in it, that made Shizuma Manfuyu almost spit out blood.

——How could she say such a blessing from the underworld in a serious manner?

Not long after, the van arrived at a parking lot near its destination and quickly turned off the lights and the engine.

Shizuma Mafuyu took out two radios and said, "You can use them all, right?"

The two nodded, and then heard Shizuma Mafuyu continue, "Although it's a simple one-star commission, you still need to maintain regular contact. If you encounter any danger outside of the mission, just leave immediately."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded, then looked around and found that there were almost no lit rooms around him, and the streets were dark and quiet.

He asked one more question,
"What about you, Ms. Jingjian? It would be dangerous to stay here alone."

"rest assured."

Shizuma Mafuyu smiled, pulled open the hem of his shirt, revealing the cold iron light beneath his white shirt.

She had a small pistol on her waist with three magazines on the side.

In addition, a bulletproof vest surging with a faint spiritual power was revealed under the shirt.

"A modified version of the SIG P230, with an 8-round magazine capacity, an effective range of 80 meters, and a total weight of 550 grams. It fires etched bullets that are particularly damaging to spirits and demons."

Shizuma Manfuyu recited the pistol's data like a treasure. After confirming that the safety was properly closed, she said, "Young Master Nanjo said that special times require special treatment."

If it wasn't before the first wave, when demons were rampant, the Special Affairs Office would never have handed the gun to a fresh-faced newbie like Shizuma Mafuyu who had just been employed for less than a month, even with the guarantee of Nanjo Aimi.

Uesugi Tetsu felt relieved when he saw that her hand was not shaking at all when she was holding the gun. It seemed that Shizuma Manfuyu had shot a gun at a shooting range before.

In that case, he has to take it seriously.

With the [Prajna Mask] in his left hand, which was in the blind spot of the other two people, Uesugi Tetsu hung it around his waist and chose "Ghosts and Gods (Weak)" as the copy talent.

Unless there are special circumstances, the copy talent "Ghosts and Gods (Weak)" is definitely more effective than "Greed, Anger, and Ignorance (Weak)" and "Berserk".

Greed, anger, and ignorance can easily cause extremely high damage, but the prerequisite is that the target must have emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness in his heart. It is hard to say whether demons like living beings have independent thinking.

Not to mention the Berserker...

In an instant, Uesugi Tetsu felt his physical strength increase several times, and the range of his five senses almost doubled.

【Uesugi Tetsu】

[Physique: 20→31]

[Willpower: 9→11] [Charm: 9→5]

[Spiritual Arts: 1 → 2]

But in contrast, his entire temperament became cold and fierce, causing his charm to drop to 5 points.

Ririkos nose twitched, and when she turned around and saw Uesugi Tetsu whose charm had become "5", she was stunned and showed a subtle expression.

But she didn't say a word, nor did she explain the situation to Shizuma Mafuyu. She just patted Uesugi Tetsu's back and signaled him to get out of the car quickly.

With a loud bang, the rusty car door was closed.

In the dark night when the moonlight and starlight were both covered, a cold wind blew.

Lilizi wrapped her windbreaker around her and asked in a low voice, "Uesugi-kun, what should we do next?"

Uesugi Tetsu understood that Ririko was giving all the command power to him, the more experienced person.

He pondered for a moment, thinking that living creatures were very sensitive to fire, sound, and the breath of demons.

——Then the Hundred-Eyed Demon Eyeball will not be very useful.

"Lilizi, what is the range of your perception of demons?"

"In this silent, dark environment, the diameter is probably around three hundred meters." Lilizi quickly turned her head to collect information about the surrounding environment, and said, "But if it glanced at me, I could immediately lock onto its location."

What kind of human radar is this?
Uesugi Che curled his lips and said, "Then let's find a high point and try to wait and see."

The creatures roamed a large area in one night, so as long as Lilizi stayed on the high ground, she would definitely be able to find it - it was just a matter of time.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu was about to take a step, he found that his hand was held by Lilizi.

Hiss, so cold.

She has been practicing breathing techniques for a long time, so why are her hands still so cold?

"Shh, don't talk."

"Quietly sense the flow of energy within me." Lilizi followed closely and said softly with her breath, "Your breath-retention skills are terrible. In this environment, you're like a furnace. You might scare the other person away."

It turned out that the cold fingers were caused by holding back the breath.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded and shut up, trying his best to imitate while hurrying on.

[Your proficiency in the Coronal Breathing skill is increasing...]

After a while, the two arrived at the rooftop of the highest floor nearby.

Fortunately, the door to the rooftop was ajar, otherwise Uesugi Che would have to climb up the wall again. After all, the sound of opening the door with a crowbar was louder.

There are not many sundries on the rooftop, as if someone cleans it regularly. There is only an iron cabinet standing in the corner.

The two of them squatted down at the same time, with only the part above their noses sticking out from the wall of the rooftop.

After silently holding Lilizi's cold hand for about ten minutes, she asked softly, "If you learn it, I'll go to the other side."

After urgently drawing some soul-soothing incense ash (slightly) from the Half Star Pool and knocking on it, he learned almost everything about Uesugi Che's technique of letting go.

Then I saw Lilizi slowly crawling towards the other side of the rooftop like a big crab.

The waiting time when nothing can be done always seems to pass very slowly. After Uesugi Tetsu felt that more than an hour had passed, he saw Lilizi approaching and saying,
"Here it comes, Uesugi-kun, look—"

After being pulled by her to change the angle, Uesugi Che looked in the direction of the girl's finger.

Under the dim street light, a blurry shadow slowly floated into a house, and floated out again after a few seconds. He could only see it clearly under the next street light.

After this shadow repeated several times, the other party's message finally popped up in Uesugi Tetsu's eyes -

[Living Spirit (1 Star)]

A one-star creature appeared late at night, and the mission information was actually not wrong at all.

Uesugi Tetsu whispered to the girl, shielding his voice with his hands to prevent it from being heard too loudly. "Wait until it goes to a more open area, and then we'll be ready to take action."

Lilizi nodded: "Then should we change..."

Before she finished her words, Uesugi Che saw her expression suddenly change, and felt her quickly pulling up his hand, and rushing silently towards the iron cabinet in the corner of the rooftop.

In less than two seconds, the two of them squeezed in together.

There was already a rather large broom in the iron cabinet, and coupled with the katana worn by Ririko at her waist, the already tight space made the two of them almost squeeze together.

Lilizi quickly closed the iron door, leaving only three or four tiny gaps through which she could observe the outside.

At the same time, she covered Uesugi Tetsu's mouth and made a "hush" gesture to him, making the latter swallow all his questions and confusion.

After exhaling a slightly hot breath, Lilizi suppressed the violent fluctuation of her heartbeat and quickly wrote on the palm of Uesugi Tetsu's palm,
'There is another creature.'

There's another one?!

Uesugi Che's eyes lit up - doesn't that mean he has gained more than a hundred soul ashes?
This trip was the right one.

But Lilizi's expression was somewhat solemn. The Special Affairs Office's previous investigations had not mentioned the appearance of a second creature.

But it appeared tonight.

This is definitely not normal, by any means.

If it weren't for the fearless face of Uesugi Tetsu beside her, Lilizi would have wanted to give up the mission first.

"It's not far from us and may float over soon, so try to keep your breath and don't talk."

After finishing writing, Lilizi turned around awkwardly, with half of her body sticking to Uesugi Tetsu.

Uesugi Che felt no emotion in his heart as he felt the constant soft and hard friction on his left arm. He just wanted to chop down the two creatures and harvest their soul ashes.

A woman? She would only slow down his sword-drawing speed.

Ririkko didn't have any extra thoughts. She just felt that the katana was very inconvenient. The handle almost pierced her waist. She decided to bring a katana next time.

'It's getting closer.'

Lilizi wrote again.

Uesugi Tetsu turned her palm over and said, "I'll take action later, so be on guard."

Ririk nodded to Uesugi Tetsu, whose noses were almost bumping against hers. In an area that she was not familiar with, Ririk chose to trust him unconditionally.

The warm breath intertwined with the cold iron cabinet, making the small space gradually warmer, but the two of them focused all their attention on the unexpected creature.

About half a minute later, a blurry shadow passed through the fence at the edge of the rooftop, probably going to go through this road to the densely packed apartment buildings ahead.

Uesugi Tetsu waited patiently until it floated to the center of the rooftop.

Then, push the iron door open with the gentlest force.

Rushing out like thunder!

(End of this chapter)