The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Looking at the "girl" who had been pinned down because of his "slip," Hachiman Hikigaya showed a hint of apology on his face.

He had no other choice but to do this.

The evil spirit was already moving out of the area he could reach through the passage, and in order to catch the ghost without arousing suspicion, he had no choice but to pretend to slip...

"No, it's nothing..."

After their eyes met for a moment, the "girl" suddenly blushed, lowered her head, and replied softly.

Hachiman Hikigaya stared in astonishment at the "girl" before him.

Although it was hard to tell from her voice just now, it was definitely a male voice, wasn't it?

"Ahem, Hachiman, weren't you going to the restroom?"

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya was questioning his life choices by looking at the seemingly cute girl in front of him who was actually a boy, Shizuka Hiratsuka on the podium coughed, signaling him to come back to his senses.

"Feel sorry!"

Upon hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's reminder, Hikigaya Hachiman realized that his top priority was to deal with the struggling intermediate-level evil spirit in his hands.

After apologizing again to the boy who was even cuter than most girls, he quickly ran out of the classroom.

The moment Hachiman Hikigaya stepped out of the classroom, the entire Class F erupted in laughter.

Almost everyone was laughing at Hachiman Hikigaya, who had just made a complete fool of himself.

Despite the laughter coming from the classroom behind him, Hachiman Hikigaya, running down the corridor, remained completely unfazed.

He ran quickly into the most secluded bathroom on his floor, and then slammed the evil spirit that was clinging to his body and trying to tear him apart onto the ground.

The hard ground did not cause any harm to the evil spirit; instead, the arm-shaped evil spirit seized the opportunity to prepare to sink into the ground and escape.

However, just as its body was about to sink into the ground, a sharp long knife pierced through its body, pinning it to the floor.

Suddenly, the evil spirit in the arm felt itself unable to move!

"Spare me..."

Realizing that Hachiman Hikigaya's strength far surpassed his own, the evil spirit in his arm immediately wanted to beg for mercy.

As an evil spirit that has regained some intelligence, it has the potential to be promoted to the general level in the future, and it does not want to die at the hands of humans!

"An evil spirit that can communicate?"

When Hachiman Hikigaya heard the evil spirit beg for mercy for the first time, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

In the past three months, he has killed so many evil spirits. The strongest special-grade evil spirit only had human emotions. Why is a mid-level evil spirit able to communicate with him?

Chapter 48 Even with a net worth of tens of millions, he's still a pauper.

"Roar!"

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya was stunned, the arm demon, which had been looking panicked, suddenly changed its expression like a Sichuan opera, revealing its true face full of fangs and biting at Hachiman Hikigaya's head.

"His intelligence is indeed quite high..."

With a blank expression, Hachiman Hikigaya summoned his demon-slaying sword, held the blade to the mouth of the evil spirit, and then looked down at it to observe it.

Take a closer look.

This evil spirit, capable of communicating with humans, is indeed quite different from the previous evil spirits.

Aside from the spider demon, almost all the previous evil spirits shared the characteristic of resembling humans in appearance.

The one in front of us, all I could see were arms.

"So you mean the so-called mutant monster?"

After stroking his chin and pondering for a while, Hachiman Hikigaya still chose to end the arm demon in front of him with a single strike.

Although he really wanted to get some information out of it, he couldn't tell if the information was true or not.

Since that's the case, it's better not to inquire about the news in the first place, so as not to disturb his thoughts.

"Successfully defeated a mid-level evil spirit, gained 200 Spirit Coins."

The system notification sounded, and Hachiman Hikigaya's balance increased from 3050 to 3250.

"So, what should I buy?"

Because he gave the bracelet to Komachi, Hachiman Hikigaya plans to look for a defensive piece of equipment in the shop.

After all, he had already experienced the benefits of defensive equipment when fighting against super-class evil spirits.

Facing an evil spirit a level above him, he managed to tear through the most basic tactical suit with two full-force attacks during a sneak attack. After transforming, he was completely unable to penetrate the spirit's surface defenses...

"It would be even better if it were for men..."

Thinking about the performance of that red ponytail bracelet, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh.

This bracelet is great in every way, except for the loophole that makes men appear as women when they use it.

If that weren't the case, this bracelet would probably have stayed with Hachiman Hikigaya for a long time.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya wasn't discouraged by this.

After all, he had personally experienced the combat capabilities of the red ponytail bracelet. If Komachi wore it and encountered an attack by an evil spirit, she could at least hold out until he arrived.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya felt it was more likely that Komachi had already dealt with the evil spirit that dared to provoke her before he arrived.

Realizing his thoughts were drifting further and further away, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly snapped back to reality and began to think carefully while staring at the shop panel.

Soon, he saw something that was perfect for him—the basic training method for exorcists.

This is only applicable to exorcists of the highest rank or above.

Its function is to increase the cultivator's spiritual power limit through continuous practice.

Based on this cultivation method, it can be upgraded to an intermediate cultivation method, which can break through one's spiritual power limit more quickly.

"It feels more and more like playing a video game..."

Looking at the product's notes, Hachiman Hikigaya made a sarcastic remark with a blank expression.

At this moment, he felt like a controllable character in a Sims game. His task was to continuously defeat low-level evil spirits to collect spirit coins, then exchange them for more powerful weapons, and then challenge stronger evil spirits to level up, repeating the cycle until he reached the pinnacle of human strength.

"Forget it, I won't think about it anymore..."

He sighed softly, dismissing the strange thought that had suddenly popped into his mind.

He was a living, breathing human being, and obtaining the system was merely a coincidence caused by a car accident.

How could anyone possibly control his life?

"Is it priced at 2000 spirit coins?"

After glancing at the price of the basic training method, Hachiman Hikigaya chose to buy it without hesitation.

His current spiritual power limit is only 100. If he were to encounter a situation like last night, where he faced three evil spirits at the same time, five uses of the Spirit Flow Technique would obviously not be enough.

2000 spirit coins were deducted instantly, and at the same time, a lot of knowledge suddenly appeared in Hachiman Hikigaya's mind.

The massive amount of knowledge flooded into his brain instantly, making Hachiman Hikigaya feel slightly dizzy.

Fortunately, this feeling only lasted for less than three seconds before it ended.

Hikigaya Hachiman was squatting in the toilet, panting heavily.

He now fully understands how to cultivate!

"Next up are defensive items..."

It had been quite a while since he left the classroom, and Hachiman Hikigaya continued to select the defensive items he needed on his way back.

To his disappointment, apart from the Smart Tactical Set he had previously purchased for 1,000 Spirit Coins, all the remaining defensive items in the shop were priced at 5000 Spirit Coins or more.

With no other option, Hachiman Hikigaya had to abandon the idea of ​​buying defensive items and turn his attention to items related to combat skills.

The best defense is offense.

If you kill the enemy before their attack hits you, you don't need to defend yourself.

Hachiman Hikigaya, who was short of money, deeply agreed with this principle.

At this point, he possesses a mid-level Ghost-Slaying Blade for close combat and can use Spirit Flow Technique for ranged attacks. After cultivating the basic cultivation method, the upper limit of his Spirit Flow will increase significantly.

Given the psychological trauma of how the samurai demon nearly cleaved him in two with a single blow thanks to his superior fighting skills, Hachiman Hikigaya felt it was essential for him to address this deficiency.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya also understood that things bought could never be as easy to use as things he had practiced himself.

Therefore, he was more inclined to exchange for a special move or a finishing move, and then practice his combat skills diligently on his own.

As soon as you think about what you want to buy, the system store automatically lists the corresponding products.

The first product name that caught Hachiman Hikigaya's eye was very imposing.

Name: Nine-Headed Dragon Flash

Target: Group

Basic description: Nine consecutive slashes at extremely high speed.

Yes, that's a very powerful skill.

Hachiman Hikigaya estimated that none of the evil spirits he had encountered could withstand his nine sword strikes.

Not to mention that this skill has an area-of-effect attack!

If you really had it, Hachiman Hikigaya could just unleash his ultimate attack and go home when he encountered an evil spirit.

Then, Hachiman Hikigaya looked at the price with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Ninety thousand spirit coins, excuse me.

Silently closing the window, Hachiman Hikigaya continued browsing the data.

Only then did he realize that even though he was worth millions, he was still a pauper.

Soon, Hachiman Hikigaya returned to the classroom.

Despite Hiratsuka Shizuka's presence, the students became much more restrained.

But when they saw Hachiman Hikigaya's wooden face, they couldn't help but let out a low chuckle.

After all, what just happened is quite rare in one's school life.