Gunslinger from Butei

Facing the girl's expectant eyes, Ayanokōji Kiyotaka pondered for a moment and said, "Can...can you apply for a change of look?"

"Eh~ why?" Oda Haiyin was not very happy, "Are you dissatisfied with my taste?"

"Of course not, it's just a little more conspicuous." The young man reached into his pocket and took out a pair of red-rimmed glasses. The vermilion background was paired with black curving lines, and the hinges were as bright as blood jade. Looking at it, it exudes a very expensive atmosphere.

"But, it suits you very well." Oda Kaiyin chuckled, the girl approached slightly, took the magic tool from the boy's hand, looked at it for a while, and put it on for him with her own hands.

Behind the lens, there were some waves in the eyes of Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and her staring at each other.

The boy's originally slightly decadent temperament has undergone a slight change. Compared with the original passerby appearance, he has a sober and cold sharpness.

Without further ado, the girl picked up her mobile phone to take a picture as a souvenir: "Very good! Good eyes!"

"Really? I'm sure my expression hasn't changed from before." Ayanokouji Kiyotaka sighed slightly under Oda Haiyin's obviously very proud eyes: "I wore them a few times at school, but my classmates kept asking me where the glasses came from." Where did you buy it? It’s such a headache.”

"If Ayanokouji-kun's classmate wants to buy it, that's fine too." Oda Haiyin looked down at the phone and said casually, "Ayanokouji-kun can open a 'glasses shop'. Originally, this kind of spell is for ordinary people. created by man."

Conjurers with spell power naturally don't need such weak spell tools.

"So, Miss—" Ayanokōji Kiyotaka raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a rare expression of surprise, "Are you trying to announce the existence of the curse spirit to the public?"

"Don't look at me with that look, isn't this just a natural development?" Oda Haiyin said softly, "The upper echelons of this country, whether they are politicians or wealthy capitalists, have already known about it. Add to this a month of chaos..."

The power of the magic world is also limited.

The [window] responsible for collecting information, the auxiliary supervision responsible for connecting the magic world and normal society, and finally the magicians responsible for exorcising curse spirits... are too rare compared to the population of the entire country.

So much so that when curse disasters erupted almost simultaneously across the country, a series of procedures for dealing with curse events that they had developed over a long period of time with society were instantly overwhelmed.

At the same time node, in the face of larger disasters, we can only selectively ignore small disasters.In the face of more important investigations, the so-called treatment of the victim's body and mind can only be postponed.The legacy of that time continues to this day.

During that time, Oda Haiyin had almost met the police from all over the country. From her eyes, it was natural to see the uneasiness and fear within the government towards the increasingly terrifying curse spirits.

This world is more dangerous and chaotic than the world where Oda Haiyin grew up and the world of people with supernatural powers.

Compared with the official government that also established the Supernatural Secret Service in Yokohama, in this world with magical powers, the sense of official presence seems to be lower.Even if there are some reasons left over from history, Haiyin still looks down on entrusting all the matters of exorcising the curse spirit to the magicians.

But while it's officially useless, some of the officers you meet during the exorcism mission are pretty funny.

Oda Haiyin saw self-blame in their eyes many times.

Guilt about being powerless to let young, underage kids like them take risks.

Oda Haiyin said softly: "At least, if you can 'see', compared to the unexplained death, there is more or less a chance of survival, right?"

"If this is the case, it's best to sell offensive spells. It would be more reasonable to open a spell shop directly." Ayanokōji Kiyotaka only paused for a moment, and then continued her words smoothly, "Compared to ordinary people, more The suitable target for sale is the official."

Even if ordinary people have glasses and magic tools that can see the magic spirit, the possibility of surviving is actually not very high.

After all, the spell spirits above the third level began to completely exceed the level that ordinary people can handle.In contrast, the elites of the army or the police may still have some hope.

Moreover, Ayanokōji Kiyotaka was very sure that if possible, the government would spare no effort to arm a team of exorcism spirits of its own.

Only the power in your own hands can make people feel at ease.

"Whether it's official or ordinary people, as long as they want, they can sell it." Oda Haiyin didn't think too much at the moment, but a thought flashed in his mind, "Anyway, that kind of thing is easy for me to make. .”

"I understand." Ayanokōji Kiyotaka nodded solemnly, "I won't let you down."

Oda Haiyin: ...Why does it feel like Ayanokouji-kun's eyes are shining?He seems to be looking forward to it, is it an illusion?

"That's right. I almost forgot to talk about the business." Kiyotaka Ayanokōji put the black schoolbag in his hand in front of Oda Haiyin, "Miss, there are some items that I need to show you."

Oda Haiyin was a little curious: "What is it?"

The boy opened his schoolbag, and found a string of strange guards inside.

With a white background and yellow borders, the body of the Omori is written with the words [Omori of Higurashi Shrine], and a purple bead hangs underneath. It looks simple and simple, like a small jewelry bought on the street.

Oda Kaiyin reached out to take the omamori, with a subtle expression on his face: "Higore Shrine?"

"The place where Shier last appeared before his disappearance was roughly near the forest where the shrine is." Ayanokōji Kiyotaka said softly, "That's where he was found last time. I think the secrets hidden there may be bigger than we imagined. deeper."

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka has been there several times, but failed to find any clues.He thought that there are some things that only conjurers can discover.

"Although it looks bluffing, it's just an ordinary product, right? There is no fluctuation in mana power." Oda Haiyin stroked the round bead, carefully observed it, and said, "It's just an ordinary glass bead."

"According to what I found, this bead is called the Jade of the Four Souls, and it seems to be a symbol of the Higurashi Shrine. A few decades ago, when the Shenzhu family was still there, similar amulets would be sold." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said, "I bought this from a nearby folk's house, and it seems to be decades old."

"The Jade of the Four Souls..." Oda Haiyin blinked, "It sounds interesting. Is it taken from the saying of 'one spirit and four souls' in Shinto? If the four souls of human beings are condensed into jade, it is also the soul crystallization ?”

"It's just an amulet bought by ordinary people, so this bead is undoubtedly an imitation." Ayanokōji Kiyotaka said, "But I think there should be some basis for using it as a symbol of an amulet. There is a real 'Jade of the Four Souls' enshrined."

"I see! Are there similar things inside?" Oda Haiyin poked the still bulging package curiously.

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka nodded: "The talismans from the Higurashi Shrine in the past hundred years have all been collected. Including the cleansing talismans made by the last shrine maiden who stayed at the shrine after the priest's family left."

"Is it this?" Oda Haiyin's expression changed slightly, and he found a particularly unique one almost instantly.

Unlike other gaudy amulets that look like scams, this one is extraordinarily plain.

It's just writing on plain white paper.

But for some reason, Oda Haiyin seemed to be attracted at first glance, staring at the delicate font on it, without looking away.

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka: "Did you find any traces?"

Oda Haiyin hesitated for a moment: "If you feel it carefully, there is indeed a very weak power left. But it doesn't seem to be 'mantra power'."

This kind of positive power is quite different from the mantra drawn from negative emotions.Moreover, Oda Haiyin, who has been with Iyuri Glass for a long time, can also tell that this is not a reverse spell.It's more like it comes from a system that is completely different from mana.

"I want to ask Satoru to have a look." Oda Haiyin pondered for a moment, and finally said, "His words should be recognizable."

Even if it wasn't mantra power, with Wujo Wu's background, he might not be unable to judge the nature of this power.

"If you bring this talisman back to Noctua, there will probably be unexpected gains." Qingtaka Ayanokōji reminded softly, "Miss, you should have already noticed it. The name of the last priestess of Higurashi Shrine... ..."

"En." The girl's slender eyelashes trembled, and she replied, "I understand."

With the light coming in through the paper door outside, Ayanokōji Kiyotaka quietly observed the girl's expression.

There was no expression on that delicate and beautiful face, which looked surprisingly cold.

What will she be thinking at this moment?

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka has a cold personality, and his desire to explore many things is very low.However, for some reason, he became a little curious about the girl's inner emotions.

If there is no accident, the talisman in the girl's hand is from Ishizuka Shenghua, the woman who is most likely to be related to her.

When the matter developed to this point, it was already a conclusion that could be drawn without reasoning that the woman had some kind of potential connection with the man behind the attack on Haiyin.

Whether she is dead or alive, and whether she has participated in the conspiracy against Haiyin - although the possibility is very low, it is not zero.

Will Missy be shaken by this?Will you be disappointed?

Because he had never seen a girl's crying face, at this moment, Ayanokōji Kiyotaka had a vague expectation in his heart.

However, as expected, Oda Haiyin regained his composure in just a few seconds, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he said briskly: "Anyway, the harvest this time is indeed not small! Salary~"

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka was inexplicably unmotivated, so he nodded casually,

"However, Ayanokōji-kun is really taking too much risk this time!" Oda Haiyin said seriously, "You know that even the car has overturned, right? And yet you are so bold to investigate around the area where the enemy may exist—"

"I actually think that the probability of him hiding the first time he gets rid of Shier is far greater than the probability of attacking me immediately." Ayanokōji Kiyotaka looked calm, "After this lesson, when the other party reveals my details Before you figure it out, you probably won’t act impulsively.”

"—If you make a move, it will probably be a dead end, right? After all, he must have hated you." Oda Haiyin sighed rather heavily, "It's really worrying."

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka blinked, his golden pupils were subtly watching the girl who said this strange line.

Probably because she had learned from someone badly, the girl who had always kept her distance from others approached naturally and intimately.

Even though she had already set up a barrier to prevent prying eyes, she still pretended to lie on his shoulder mysteriously, and whispered into the boy's ear: "So, in order to prevent Ayanokōji-kun from dying casually, I will give you Prepare the strongest secret weapon~"