The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

How did you know it was me?

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Hachiman Hikigaya's face after the middle-aged man revealed his identity.

She was also very curious about how the middle-aged man had guessed it was hers.

Her voice, physique, and weapon were all different before and after...

"Your eyes..."

As he turned on the gas valve, the middle-aged man answered Hachiman Hikigaya's question.

Finally, he took out a cigarette and a lighter and looked up at Hachiman Hikigaya.

"The money has been transferred to you in full, and the commission has been completed. Do you still plan to stay any longer?"

..........

After giving the middle-aged man a complicated look, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately ran towards the exit.

"Now I'm completely free..."

The middle-aged man lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then looked up at the cobweb-covered ceiling.

"Boom!" A loud explosion shattered the tranquility of the residential area.

As soon as Hachiman Hikigaya rushed out of the house, a wave of heat slapped her away.

As he slid through the air, a red light emanated from various parts of his body, then converged again on the bracelet on his left hand.

When he fell on the road again, he had successfully transformed back into a male.

"It's back to normal?!"

A flicker of joy flashed through Hachiman Hikigaya's heart as he realized his body had recovered.

But the noise that followed made his expression change instantly.

He got up from the ground and disappeared into a small alley without looking back.

More than ten minutes later, the police car, sirens blaring, finally arrived after receiving the report...

It was past ten o'clock when Hachiman Hikigaya returned home.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after climbing back into his room through the pre-opened window.

"That almost scared me to death..."

Raising his left hand and looking at the red bracelet above, Hachiman Hikigaya felt a wave of fear wash over him.

Thankfully, it turned back, otherwise Komachi would have had one less brother and one more sister.

After thinking for a while, a resolute look flashed across Hachiman Hikigaya's face, and then he reached out and took off the red ponytail bracelet.

"System, can anyone else use this bracelet besides me?"

Looking at the bracelet in his hand, Hachiman Hikigaya silently recited to himself.

Although Hachiman Hikigaya doesn't plan to use this bracelet.

But this was an item he had spent 1300 spirit coins to exchange for; it would be too extravagant to just throw it into the system space and seal it away.

In addition, having just learned that Chiba is hiding a bunch of high-level evil spirits, Hachiman Hikigaya is wondering if he can give the bracelet to Komachi.

“The host can transfer the right to use the bracelet to those who meet the usage conditions.”

The system's answer was as simple as ever.

"Is it just a matter of meeting the conditions?"

Upon hearing the system's words, Hachiman Hikigaya smiled slightly.

The red ponytail bracelet is clearly for women, so if he meets the criteria, Komachi must also meet them.

Thinking of this, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't wait to get out of bed, go out, and knock on Komachi's door.

"Onii-chan, you're back..."

With a series of thuds as bare feet stomped on the floor, Komachi, dressed in a thin nightgown, quickly opened the door and poked her head out.

Komachi's eyes lit up instantly when she saw that the person standing at the door was Hachiman Hikigaya.

After glancing furtively at the closed door of the Hikigaya couple's room, Komachi pulled Hikigaya Hachiman into her room.

Inside the room, Komachi sat on the bed, looking at Hachiman Hikigaya sitting in a chair, and asked excitedly, "How were today's requests? How much money did you make?"

"well enough..."

Recalling the middle-aged man's experience, a look of realization flashed across Hachiman Hikigaya's face.

He didn't know how to evaluate the man; he could only be thankful that the man had committed suicide by detonating gas.

"Did today's commission not go smoothly?"

Komachi keenly noticed the expression on Hachiman Hikigaya's face.

The smile on her face immediately turned into worry.

For Komachi, money was secondary; the most important thing was that Hachiman Hikigaya could return safely.

Chapter 41 On the Distribution of Large Amounts of Money

"Um..."

When facing Komachi, Hachiman Hikigaya had no intention of hiding anything from her.

Moreover, given the current situation, he couldn't think of a good solution on his own, so he wanted to hear Komachi's opinion...

"Hmm, is the situation really that bad?"

Komachi frowned as she listened quietly to Hachiman Hikigaya recount his experiences that evening and his speculations about the evil spirits.

According to Hachiman Hikigaya's plan, their living environment was quite terrible.

In Chiba alone, there are 41 evil spirits of the Special Grade or higher.

Based on this calculation, the whole of Japan is practically a ghost town.

Scratching her head, Komachi looked up at Hachiman Hikigaya, who was pondering with a worried expression how to deal with the evil spirits, and suddenly something occurred to her.

"Hey, Onii-chan, you only got the system three months ago, right?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Hachiman Hikigaya, who was pondering how to find and eliminate the remaining 30 high-level evil spirits in Chiba, nodded upon hearing Komachi's question.

"Oh, I see. Then there's nothing to worry about."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's reply, Komachi's face relaxed, and she then lay down on the bed and began to play with the giant teddy bear.

"why?"

Seeing Komachi suddenly relax, Hachiman Hikigaya was completely bewildered.

"Because those evil spirits couldn't have appeared after you got the system, Onii-chan."

Holding the teddy bear in front of her, Komachi looked at Hachiman Hikigaya with a smug expression.

Before he could figure it out, she had already figured it out herself—a huge victory for Komachi!

"You mean!"

Upon hearing Komachi's words, Hachiman Hikigaya's face showed a look of sudden realization.

So that's how it is. It's a shame he was so worried.

Since the vengeful spirits had already appeared in this world before he even had a system.

So how did ordinary people survive in this world overrun by evil spirits before this?

"That's right, there must exist a force in this world that restrains evil spirits, preventing them from killing indiscriminately. Only in this way can we ordinary people survive in this world full of evil spirits..."

"But I haven't found any other people capable of killing evil spirits..."

Hearing Komachi's guess, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded.

He thought so too.

However, this conjecture ultimately lacks evidence to prove it to be correct.

After all, in the three months since he got the system, apart from Yotsuya Miko and Kawasaki Saki, he had never encountered a living person who could see evil spirits.

"Hmm, that is a troubling problem."

Komachi scratched her head upon hearing this.

But after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure out how to prove her guess was correct.

In the end, she simply gave up and started rolling around on the bed with her teddy bear, throwing the problem back at Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Okay, keep it down. It's better than being woken up by your parents..."

Looking at Komachi rolling around on the bed, Hachiman Hikigaya's face flashed with a mixture of doting and helpless expression.

He chuckled and shook his head, then carefully offered a reminder.

"Well....."

Sure enough, upon hearing that it might attract the Hikigaya couple, Komachi immediately stopped what she was doing.

Judging from her pouting expression, she seemed quite dissatisfied because she couldn't roll around to her heart's content.

"Okay, cheer up. Although today was dangerous, it was also quite rewarding."

Seeing Komachi's adorable appearance, Hachiman Hikigaya's gloomy mood dissipated.

He reached out and patted Komachi's head, then took out his phone to show her.

Komachi initially didn't think much of it.

But she immediately perked up after seeing that it was Hachiman Hikigaya's bank account balance.

"1, 2, 3, 4, ... Sixty million yen?!"

When Komachi confirmed the balance in Hachiman Hikigaya's account, she could no longer contain her surprise and cried out.

Having anticipated this situation, Hachiman Hikigaya, who had been waiting since Komachi started staring at her phone screen, reached out and covered her mouth the moment she spoke.