Coffee Shop.
"Wake up."
"It hurts so much~"
Being called, Niguredou Yuria slowly woke up from her sleep, painfully clutching her chin.
The deep memory Yotsuya Miko left her slowly flooded her mind...
That woman actually defeated me so easily with a wrestling move, how hateful!
But, but is that really how proper exorcists fight?
Shouldn't it be chanting spells, clapping hands together, yelling 'Evil spirits, disperse!' to eliminate them?
Could it be she's not an exorcist? Did I observe wrongly?
Niguredou Yuria thought again.
No, she must be an exorcist.
Her actions allowing that Yurikawa-san classmate to dodge the evil spirits time and time again were definitely not coincidences.
Then, the only explanation is—she simply disdained using other moves on me!
Damn it!
"Ice water."
"Thanks." Niguredou took the offered ice water, gently holding the straw in her mouth...
Although I don't know any wrestling techniques.
But one day, she will definitely surpass Yotsuya Miko and become a true exorcist!
I'll remember you, Yotsuya Miko, I must surpass... Huh?
Niguredou Yuria raised her head, looking at the person sitting next to her who handed her the ice water, her face growing increasingly terrified, her mouth couldn't help but fall open—
"Yo, Yotsuya Miko?!!"
"Yeah, are you okay?"
Seeing the flustered Niguredou, Miko looked at her worriedly and strangely.
Involuntarily, she pursed her lips, carefully turning to look at the aisle behind her...
Huh? There are no evil spirits.
"Wh, why are you here?"
Niguredou instantly entered a defensive stance, crossing her arms over her chest.
"The situation back then was forced, that's why I used that move on you... Sorry." Miko said.
"Hm?"
Niguredou didn't understand what was going on, didn't understand why the winner, Yotsuya Miko, was apologizing?
It was clearly she herself who provoked the other party.
Seeing the little one's confused eyes, Luke tapped the table: "Let me explain this..."
Niguredou turned her gaze towards him.
"I'm Miko's friend, an exorcist."
As he spoke, he took out a talisman, placed it on the tiny old man evil spirit they brought over...
Sizzle, the talisman and the tiny old man turned to ash together.
He used a tissue to clean up the ashes.
All this made Niguredou Yuria's eyes widen instantly.
Luke, having proven himself, looked up, asking this little one: "Miko said you, like her, are someone who can see 'them'?"
Niguredou Yuria, this little one who looked completely like an elementary schooler, immediately stood up, spread her arms, placed her right hand on her chest, swung her left hand behind her, and said loudly:
"He, hello! My name is Ni, Niguredou Yuria..."
"Like Yotsuya Miko, an existence who can see 'things that don't exist in this world'..."
Niguredou took a deep breath, clenched the left hand swung behind her – a fist not even as big as a glass's mouth – raised it high then suddenly brought it down, displaying her palm before him—
"—Born into this world with such power, destined to become a great exorcist."
Luke remained silent: "..."
Miko, on the other hand, blinked her eyes, looking at the smug her.
Is, is this some new popular introduction method?
Holding the cold cup, Luke took a light sip of juice, hesitating inexplicably...
He looked at Niguredou Yuria before him, who was practically indistinguishable from an elementary schooler, his words stuttering:
"Kid... um... don't you feel..."
"Ashamed?"
As the words fell, the few people fell silent, leaving only Niguredou Yuria, still with her arm raised high, like a volcano accumulating power... her face turning redder and redder...
"Ah—!"
Niguredou Yuria explosively covered her face, burying her face into the back of the chair.
Mm, seems she feels ashamed too...
Luckily there are no other customers around.
Luke couldn't help but think.
When he exorcised spirits alone, in order to maintain a positive mental state, saying lines from anime, he would still be concerned if there were other people around...
This little one, in front of several people, actually made such an embarrassing gesture, said such an embarrassing self-introduction...
Even he couldn't do that.
Luke lightly sipped his drink, glanced at Niguredou in her ostrich state...
Mm, truly admire her.
"Th, this isn't that embarrassing..." Miko quickly comforted Niguredou Yuria.
"...Please, please let me die a little by myself."
Niguredou pressed herself into the sofa, speaking muffledly.
Luke was helpless, could only skip this topic, saying something that would interest her: "Niguredou-san, your Yin-Yang eyes haven't reached their limit..."
Reached their limit?
Niguredou Yuria paused.
Hearing the interesting topic, she slowly turned her head: "...Wh, what do you mean?"
"Just like in the cursed building earlier, the evil spirits you saw were only a part of the evil spirits, some powerful evil spirits you actually didn't see..."
He explained to Niguredou. "So your conversation with Miko alerted those large evil spirits capable of harming humans. To save you, Miko had no choice but to use that move... yeah."
Niguredou suddenly froze: "I can't see all the evil spirits?"
Seeing Niguredou's somewhat struck appearance, Luke, who already understood her a bit, continued to add: "Yes, your eyes can't see completely right now, so I suggest you don't expose the fact of your Yin-Yang eyes too much, otherwise it's easy to attract powerful evil spirits..."
Niguredou remained dazed, unknown if she took it in.
Miko couldn't help asking: "Then why can't Yuria see the powerful evil spirits?"
Niguredou Yuria also put aside her deeply struck mood, casting her gaze over.
Luke pondered the reason: "Maybe..."
Hana: "Maybe?"
Miko and Luke were startled!
Hana, who was sent to buy Strawberry Butt Daifuku earlier, had returned!
Holding a bag full of desserts!
Miko had already made the decision: Don't tell Hana about the evil spirits.
He naturally wouldn't break the agreement.
Can't talk about evil spirits, even less about Yin-Yang eyes!
Luke's mind raced: "Probably..."
Hana: "Probably?"
"Perhaps..."
Hana: "Perhaps?"
Miko, understanding tacitly, patted Yurikawa Hana, buying him time: "Hana-chan, stop echoing! Did you get the daifuku?"
"Got it! Everyone gets one!"
Hana happily took out the daifuku, but didn't forget to ask: "What were you guys talking about?"
"Hana-chan, how about we go get ice cream later!" Miko continued to divert.
Perhaps the ice cream was too tempting, Hana quickly responded: "Okay!"
Niguredou Yuria, only wanting the answer, leaned forward with both hands on the table, urgently asking: "Why exactly?! I can't see those powerful ev—"
"Because you're too short!"
Luke, whose mind had settled, quickly interrupted her, sighing internally with relief.
Making up an excuse is way more tiring than fighting evil spirits.
Too, too short?
Niguredou Yuria instantly froze... is this guy calling himself an exorcist really... reliable?
Also, isn't this just a personal attack?
Hana looked at the elementary-schooler-like Yuria, nudged Miko: "Sounds like..."
"Makes a lot of sense—"
"The reason Yuria-chan can't see the evil spirits~!"
Miko and he felt a chill down their spines, she... heard that just now?
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