4. Ice and snow girl who doesn't know the truth
A trainee on the first day of work, a boss who can't even talk about what the job is, and a boss who can't even take care of himself except for the necessary reminders, ah...... It sucks.
Throughout the morning, Nangong, who had worked hard to persuade the spirit mirror, had never done anything else except to follow this one-dimensional boss around the street and simply go around.
There is nothing imaginable, the spirit mirror uses gorgeous skills and moves to defeat the monsters that suddenly attacked, and there is nothing, with wise thinking and accurate judgment, what hidden places have been discovered. In Nangong's view, what he did this morning was really just a simple "shopping".
Finally, when his stomach was grumbling with hunger, Nangong stopped the spirit mirror that seemed to be "unfinished".
"That...... Don't you eat? ”
Nangong cautiously looked at the spirit mirror, looking at her face, which would probably look several times better when she smiled, and the clouds on it deepened little by little.
It seems that she is not disgusted by her following her "apprenticeship", but that she is opposed to her participation in this kind of thing at all.
"It's already noon...... Isn't it ......"
"We're still working, so we can't just leave our posts without permission."
Job...... But this morning was just shopping. Although it is said that "shopping" with a girl is really nothing to complain about for Nangong.
"Don't you think there's lunch time?"
"Theoretically, no." Despite saying this, Lingjing still stopped and began to look around.
"If you really have the consciousness to join the Ombudsman, be prepared to starve. It's not the ordinary job you think. ”
Inspector, this is what the self-proclaimed little fox yesterday said, Lingjing's current position. According to a thousand faces, there are monsters everywhere in the streets and alleys, and most of them are monsters that have been verified by identity, that is to say, there are monsters with a "number", but it is not excluded that some people deliberately do not verify their identities, or they are foreign monsters, and it is this small group that is also the most likely to cause incidents.
Just like the vampire that Nangong encountered before, the one that attacked a lone human passing by at night, it belongs to an unnumbered monster, and the spirit mirror, that is, the monitor, their job is to deal with these things that are incredible in the eyes of ordinary people.
But this morning, I was indeed shopping, and Lingjing even looked at the roadside capsule toy machine for a few minutes halfway.
"But I'm a little hungry, you, that, you're also human, aren't you?"
"Just once."
Lingjing sighed, it seemed that she wasn't the kind of person who was ruthless, "But starting tomorrow, get ready for me." ”
……
Nangong, who didn't have any taboos, quickly gobbled it up after sitting down, and took the part of the spirit mirror that didn't seem to have any appetite by the way. It wasn't until he was sipping his drink and making his final break that he kept looking at the spirit mirror in the distance and knocked lightly on the table.
Maybe it's an illusion, the spirit mirror in the "rest time" seems to Nangong to be a little less cold at work, if it weren't for the previous events, I'm afraid I would really treat the spirit mirror as an ordinary ...... No, it's a girl who attracts the attention of many men.
It must be because of her temperament, that's right, Nangong is now more and more sure why the spirit mirror gave her a special feeling. Different from the women among the classmates and friends she once knew, Lingjing looks like an ancient woman with knowledge of modern society, revealing a calmness and tranquility that does not belong to this fast-paced era.
"Are you listening?"
"Ah, I'm sorry." Nangong hurriedly came back to his senses and looked at the spirit mirror that seemed a little out of place with the surrounding environment.
However, this is just his personal feeling, because the spirit mirror that ordinary people see is only a spirit mirror that can be described as beautiful in private clothes, at most, not the spirit mirror in Nangong's eyes, dressed in a modified Taoist uniform.
"Didn't you complain before, you didn't know who the monster was in the crowd? Now that I have the chance, I'll teach you how to judge the obvious. ”
"Huh? Here's ...... Hmmm......"
"You're talking too much nonsense!" Without waiting for Nangong to finish speaking, Ling Jing grabbed a handful of fries and stuffed them into his mouth, "Calm down, don't talk too much, do you see the girl with a hat in line over there?" ”
"yes, I see."
Nangong nodded, the girl pointed to by the spirit mirror was facing away from Nangong at the moment, although she was wearing a coat that seemed to be quite thick, but it still didn't seem to cover her demon. Rao's figure.
"What's the matter, I feel in good shape, I hope it's not a back killer."
"What's the matter...... Whew......"
As if looking at the disciple who couldn't make it, Lingjing helplessly held his forehead, "Generally speaking, the 'demons and monsters' in your mouth can be divided into three major types, gods, demons, and instrument spirits, gods, those Buddhas in the Buddha Hall are yes." Machine spirits are spirits that are formed after various objects have aura, and if they are deliberately hidden, it will be difficult for even teachers to find out. However, the habits of demons determine their characteristics, and they are much easier to judge than the first two. If you take a closer look, is there anything wrong with it? ”
"Even if you say so......"
Nangong, who had been prompted, turned around again, although the voice of the spirit mirror had already indicated that he was wearing an overcoat......
Wait, coats? It's still quite hot outside, is it necessary to wear a thick, long coat at noon? And he also wears a hat......
"I see! It's clothes, it must be clothes. ”
"I only thought of it after reminding me, but you can still be so excited. So what kind of demon do you think she is? ”
“……”
Is this kind of question that a trainee can answer?
"She's a snow girl, she shouldn't have appeared on such a hot day."
Lingjing stood up and beckoned to Nangong, "Come with me, it's a little strange, I'm going to interrogate." ”
The titles of some monsters don't seem to be so incomprehensible, for example, this Snow Girl, although it is just a story made up by others, but Nangong still thinks that it is consistent with the "real thing" he saw today.
At the very least, Snow Maiden must have been afraid of the scorching heat under the scorching sun, so it was a little strange that she would not hesitate to put on her coat and go out, and she was still waiting in line to buy fast food. And investigating these unreasonable places seems to be part of the work of the spirit mirror.
By the time Nangong caught up with Lingjing, Lingjing had already stopped the heavily armed "Snow Girl", and she looked a little panicked when she was suddenly stopped, and even the ice cream in her hand almost fell to the ground.
However, the front of this snow girl is really as beautiful as the book says, especially the blue eyes like the sea that you will like just by looking at it.
“…… The numbering is correct. ”
After the search, the spirit mirror nodded, "However, why did you choose this time to come here to buy fast food?" As far as I know, you're staying in someone else's fridge and eating ice. ”
"Woo! I didn't do anything. ”
The Snow Girl, who was already scared and was whimpering, became even more panicked after discovering that Nangong seemed to be able to see her, "He can see me, it must be the onmyoji you invited, please let me go, I really didn't do anything." ”
No, no, no, you're absolutely mistaken, you're just an ordinary intern.
"It's not up to you."
Lingjing said as she pulled the Snow Maiden's sleeve and dragged her to a dark place, "Tell me, what happened?" ”
"The family I boarded with...... I fainted suddenly, and I haven't woken up yet. ”
It seems that the Snow Girl who was frightened was finally able to answer the question of the spirit mirror, but even if this is judged by Nangong, it is probably not something to be happy about.
And then ...... Then I ate all the ice, and they didn't wake up yet, and I didn't have any ice, and I didn't know how to get it, so I ......."
"Poof...... Sorry, sorry. ”
Nangong clutched his stomach, "Don't you know how to make ice cubes?" You are...... The Snow Maiden, right? ”
"Is it time to discuss that she's an electrical idiot?"
Lingjing blocked Nangong's mouth with his eyes, and continued to ask, "Did you find anything when they fainted?" Like screaming or something. ”
"Hmm...... No. The Snow Maiden seemed to be very uncomfortable, and kept writhing her body, "Please let me go back quickly, I feel like I'm going to melt now." ”
"Of course I'll let you go back. But you can show us the way, too. ”
Lingjing said, took out a rune paper from her pocket, and after a while of muttering that Nangong didn't understand, she handed the ordinary rune paper to the snow girl who suddenly smiled.
Could it be that this is the so-called ...... Magic? Wait, the question is how the hell is this? What special effect does rune paper have? Or is there something about the spirit mirror...... Magic-like abilities?
If you can do it with just a few weird spells, you can do it yourself, right? Although there is a slight deviation from what I imagined, who doesn't want to learn this kind of thing beyond ordinary people's imagination?
"Use it first, at least you can save your life."
"Ahh It's actually ...... Thank you, thank you! It seems that the Snow Girl, who has obtained a rare treasure, has suddenly taken a big turn in her attitude towards the spirit mirror, and she who was still afraid of the spirit mirror is now completely domesticated.
"If you want to thank you, hurry up and lead the way, go to your boarding place."
Lingjing said, turned around and beckoned to Nangong, "What are you still in a daze, come and work!" ”