Chapter 64: Decoy Doll!
"Let's rest for a bit first, relax your mood."
Looking at Miko who had independently dealt with seven or eight evil spirits, he suggested.
Although the same principle applies: humans with physical bodies are inherently stronger than evil spirits.
But for a high school girl, mustering the courage to deal with evil spirits much larger than herself inevitably causes some mental panic.
At times like this, it's better to let her relax.
Miko clutched her wildly beating heart, gasping for air, and nodded lightly: "Okay."
Even though she mustered the courage to deal with the evil spirits, she was still extremely nervous now...
Luke opened his system inventory, looking at the few items inside—
Exorcism Talisman, Exorcism Sword, Inconspicuous Glasses, Book of Strength, Empty Mirror, Five Thunder Command Token, Dream Necklace, Magical Cat Pendant.
And the newly obtained Item Enhancement Stone.
He hesitated, wondering which item he should enhance.
Among them, the most used are the exorcism series: the talisman and the wooden sword.
But the +3 Spirit and Agility attribute bonus provided by the cat pendant is also very high.
Beside him, Miko, having calmed down a bit, asked a question: "Teacher..."
"Hm?" Luke shifted his gaze from the inventory panel.
"Besides using these items to deal with evil spirits, isn't there any other way?"
She asked the question she had always wondered about, "For example, spells..."
When Miko met him before, he bought some items for her through Kasumizuki.
That time, she had seen Kasumizuki's method of exorcism using spells: convenient, and no need to risk getting close to fight the evil spirits.
So she was a bit puzzled why he didn't use that method for exorcism...
"Spells?" Luke raised his head and thought lightly, considering how to tell her.
He really didn't know any spells; he never intended to learn that kind of thing from the beginning.
Because for an exorcist, he felt spells weren't that useful, maybe even somewhat troublesome...
"Spells can indeed eliminate evil spirits, that's not a problem, but..."
Luke asked Miko back: "Why do you think spells have the ability or power to eliminate evil spirits?"
"...Hm?" Miko was momentarily speechless, apparently she didn't know the reason.
She whispered: "But that's how it is on TV..."
Good answer.
Spells can eliminate evil spirits, it's common knowledge, so people don't delve deeper.
Luke glanced at her, telling her: "Then do you remember what kind of people mostly use spells to deal with evil spirits in horror movies?"
Without waiting for Miko to think, he answered directly:
"It's priests and shrine maidens."
"Because spells are a special language, a medium to communicate with deities. Through specific words and tones, human requests to the deities are conveyed. Thus, the goal of praying for wishes and exorcising evil spirits is achieved."
"And they borrow the power of deities through spells, but it's not entirely without cost..."
"Deities grant them power, and they must give deities faith. The more powerful the deity, the more faith is required. The god Kasumizuki serves even requires her to serve it for life."
"You are someone with Yin-Yang eyes, you can communicate with deities more easily than others. If you want to become a real shrine maiden, it's not impossible..."
"But are you willing to live that kind of life?"
Under his explanation, Miko quickly shook her head.
She absolutely didn't want to abandon friends and family for that kind of profession.
"Thus, isn't the answer clear?"
Luke stood up, pointing upstairs.
"Let's go, continue."
...
With his help, Miko slowly dealt with all the evil spirits in the entire cursed building.
The environment of the whole building became completely clear, the uncomfortable, gloomy feeling it once gave off vanished entirely.
Now it was just an ordinary building.
Luke looked at the clean surroundings, nodding with satisfaction.
"Miko, this is for you."
He took out 3 cloth dolls.
"Hm? Teacher, what are you doing with several dolls?"
Miko put away the dagger, looking puzzled at the several rabbit dolls he took out from his bag.
Could it be that Teacher also likes cute things like Hana-chan?
Miko took the dolls, shifting her puzzled gaze to his face...
"What kind of look is that? These are decoy dolls! For saving your life."
Luke looked speechlessly at the girl.
"De, decoy dolls?" Miko quickly retracted her presumptuous gaze, asking with confusion.
Luke explained to her: "Evil spirits locate humans through their life energy. Dolls like these with hair inside will absorb life energy. If you are noticed by a particularly powerful evil spirit, throw it out to attract the evil spirit's attention. It can buy you some precious time to escape."
Miko nodded, half-understanding, looking at the dolls in her hand.
These dolls were naturally not comparable to the ones Kasumizuki made for Miura Yumiko, which could attract the attention of spirits noticing her for a long time; but they were more than adequate as temporary flashbangs to attract evil spirits' attention in dangerous moments.
"The dolls in your hand are effective for about a month."
Luke took out his phone: "I'll send the crafting method to your phone... Your life energy isn't as strong as mine, so when you make the dolls yourself, remember to keep them on yourself for a few more days."
Miko quickly took out her phone to look at the message.
Escaping was much easier than fighting against evil spirits...
"Don't rush to look, I still have to ask you something."
Luke put away his phone, stopping Miko.
Since the issue of Miko independently exorcising spirits was resolved, it was time to talk to her about her friend's problem.
"Do you understand the situation of your friend named Hana?"
Hearing Hana's name, Miko quickly asked: "Hana? Is there something wrong with Hana?"
"It's not a big problem, just her life energy, hmm... far exceeds ordinary people."
"Life energy... far exceeds ordinary people?" Miko was perplexed.
"Yeah. Life energy far exceeding ordinary people isn't a bad thing for the person herself." Luke nodded.
"But she can't perfectly control her life energy, so the massive life energy radiating from her body will attract evil spirits. Especially those powerful evil spirits, they love people like Hana the most. So I think you probably notice usually—the evil spirits around you are always more numerous than others'."
Yes, two Yin-Yang eyes, one power bank, it'd be strange if there weren't many evil spirits.
In an instant, Miko's mouth slightly opened, her eyes becoming glazed—
She seemed to understand why she encountered those ugly beyond ugly evil spirits in the classroom, in the toilet, in the changing room, on the sports field, in the hallway, in the nurse's office, on the train...
Turns out there's a beacon attracting evil spirits nearby.
Miko covered her mouth with her sleeve, mourning silently.
"...Is there any way to solve it?" She asked with a sliver of hope.
"That's a talent like your Yin-Yang eyes, so eliminating this constitution of hers is impossible."
"But..." His tone shifted.
"The dissipation of life energy is a manifestation of the body being unable to bear the soul. If she could exercise more, it might improve this situation."
"And the key now is... whether you want to let her know about the existence of evil spirits..."
"This is for you to decide."
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