The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Who places their memorial tablet like this?

However, how the memorial tablet is placed is the middle-aged man's prerogative, and Hachiman Hikigaya won't say anything more.

Unlike the dimly lit other rooms, two huge white candles were lit in front of the three memorial tablets.

The candlelight illuminated most of the room, leaving only the area behind the altar shrouded in darkness.

"......"

Hikigaya Hachiman silently took out his demon-slaying sword from his spatial storage and cautiously moved into the room.

From the moment he entered the room, he inexplicably felt his heart race.

Perhaps the powerful evil spirit he's looking for is hiding in this room!

Soon, Hachiman Hikigaya bypassed the spirit platform and arrived behind it.

Using the blue light emanating from the Demon-Slaying Blade, Hachiman Hikigaya discovered that there was nothing behind the Spirit Platform.

Am I overthinking it?

Unable to find any trace of the evil spirit, Hachiman Hikigaya became puzzled.

He had searched every room in the house, but still couldn't find any trace of the evil spirit.

Could it be that the evil spirit isn't in this house, but next door?

"How is your exorcism going?"

Just then, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared at the door, his hands behind his back, and walked towards Hachiman Hikigaya with a curious expression.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I've searched everywhere but haven't found any trace of the evil spirit..."

Hachiman Hikigaya felt a little embarrassed when he saw the middle-aged man appear.

They were paid to have the spirit exorcised, but after all that work, they got nowhere.

"It's alright. I'm just glad you came..."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, the middle-aged man laughed heartily, showing no sign of blaming Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Eh?"

The middle-aged man's words startled Hachiman Hikigaya.

What do you mean you're happy as long as he comes? Does this man in front of you no longer interact with people at all?

"You know what? It's been a long time since anyone has wanted to come to my house."

Seemingly oblivious to Hachiman Hikigaya's reaction, the middle-aged man continued talking to himself.

"First, my wife's and my family stopped visiting our home, then our colleagues and friends. Then even the neighbors..."

At this point, the middle-aged man gave a wry smile, then looked up at Hachiman Hikigaya with gratitude: "Now, the only ones still willing to come are you exorcists."

"what do you mean?"

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, Hachiman Hikigaya took a few steps back, increasing the distance between them.

"I'm just stating a fact. If they hadn't been starving for so long, I would have actually let you go."

The middle-aged man looked at Hachiman Hikigaya with a look full of regret.

Although, like everyone else, he was being scammed under the guise of exorcism, at least Hachiman Hikigaya was very kind and didn't try to raise the price...

"they?"

"Yes, it's my wife and two children. Didn't I tell you before?"

Just as the two were chatting, black smoke suddenly billowed from the black and white photo on the altar.

Immediately afterwards, an evil spirit resembling Komachi emerged from a photograph.

"High-level evil spirit detected. Host, please be careful!"

The system's reminder resurfaced in Hachiman Hikigaya's mind once again.

A high-level evil spirit?

Seeing the evil spirit that had crawled out of the picture frame and nestled beside the middle-aged man, Hachiman Hikigaya raised his demon-slaying sword, ready for battle.

"Oh? You can see her too? I underestimated you..."

A hint of surprise flashed across the middle-aged man's face when he saw Hachiman Hikigaya carrying a sword and following closely behind his youngest daughter.

He never imagined that there were other people in the world besides him who could see the souls of the dead.

"How is it? Isn't my daughter adorable?"

However, the middle-aged man's surprise only lasted a moment.

While reaching out to stroke the head of his supposed daughter, he questioned Hachiman Hikigaya in an agitated tone.

"Your daughter may have been very cute before, but she's completely un-cute now!"

Looking at the evil spirit with its scarlet eyes staring at him and its hideous face, Hachiman Hikigaya simply couldn't associate it with cuteness.

"What a regrettable answer..."

Hachiman Hikigaya's words instantly froze the smile on the middle-aged man's face.

He patted his daughter's head, as if to say that she could eat now.

The evil spirit instantly pounced on Hachiman Hikigaya like a vicious dog released from its cage.

"You need to concentrate..."

As the evil spirit lunged at him, Hachiman Hikigaya took a deep breath, recalling how the samurai evil spirit had slashed him with its sword.

With his mind completely focused, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly felt the evil spirit in front of him gradually slow down. Once the spirit entered his attack range, he raised his Demon Slayer Sword high and slashed down hard at an opening the evil spirit had made!

The moment the demon-slaying sword pierced the evil spirit's body, the flow of time resumed.

The middle-aged man standing at the door saw his daughter pounce on the prey as usual, then a blue arc flashed before his eyes, and his daughter let out a wail and retreated to his side.

Chapter 40 The End

Name: Hachiman Hikigaya

Age: seventeen years old

Occupation: Top-tier Exorcist

Spiritual power: 21/100

Skill: Spirit Flow Technique (Beginner)

Equipment: Intermediate Demon-Slaying Sword, Red Ponytail Bracelet

Spirit Coins: 3050

...........

Despite the fact that the amount of spirit coins had reached its highest level to date, Hachiman Hikigaya was not happy at all.

This was not only because he had just learned that Chiba, where his home was located, was actually hiding so many high-level evil spirits, but also because...

"why?"

Kneeling on the floor, Hachiman Hikigaya looked at his reflection in the window with a face full of despair.

Even though the evil spirit has been defeated, the effect of the red ponytail bracelet is still not gone.

Could it be that she'll never be able to change back?

She shouldn't do that!

Although she has never thought about dating, relationships, or even marriage, it doesn't mean she wants to live in the world with a different gender!

A loud "bang!" echoed through the space as the mirror shattered.

After losing the spiritual power of the supreme evil spirit, this space began to collapse.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya didn't notice this. She kept fiddling with the red bracelet on her left hand, trying to turn herself back.

"Who are you? Where are they?!"

Suddenly, a middle-aged man's voice appeared in her ear.

When Hachiman Hikigaya looked up, he realized that she had somehow come out of the independent space.

She returned to the middle-aged man in the guise of a woman!

"You mean those three evil spirits? I've already taken care of them."

Hachiman Hikigaya calmly got up from the ground and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him warily.

"Killed?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, the middle-aged man staggered back a few steps, his face gradually darkening.

"..."

Hachiman Hikigaya looked at the middle-aged man slumped on the ground with a conflicted expression. She hesitated whether to execute this wicked man herself or take him to the police station to face legal judgment.

But if she had chosen the next day, she would be like this now....

"Thanks...."

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya was struggling with his choice, the middle-aged man suddenly spoke again.

"Eh?"

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Hachiman Hikigaya was taken aback. But the middle-aged man did not say anything more.

He took out his phone, fiddled with it for a bit, then got up from the ground and walked downstairs.

"stop!"

Seeing the middle-aged man leave, Hachiman Hikigaya thought he was trying to escape, so she flashed in front of him and pointed her longsword at him.

The middle-aged man simply smiled when he looked at Hachiman Hikigaya.

"It's quite interesting that you can transform..."

After saying that, the middle-aged man ignored Hachiman Hikigaya's warning and went straight to the kitchen on the first floor.