In the flickering light of the cigarette on the ground and the white smoke lingering on the ground, the three men sat quietly side by side as if they were busy, swallowing clouds and spitting fog.

"This touch, even if it is, to remove the spirit?"

"Well, there are various poses......

Although I had heard Sosuke Araki on the phone before, he suddenly awakened some incredible "soul removal talent", and he was going to retreat and practice for a month to adapt to it......

But this is the first time that Ryoma has seen the other party "remove the spirit" with his own eyes.

"Is it, the name is Shen Zheze?"

"What, you said you're a soul slayer?"

Taking advantage of the last moments, Sosuke Araki seemed to be still talking to the man about something.

"I was commissioned to help with the 'psychic investigation', but instead I was entangled by those guys, I couldn't hide no matter where I hid, and I was restrained here after being scared to death?"

"In your business, the risk factor is greater than that of 'trying to sleep in a murderous house'......"

"I'm sorry, I didn't go into the garage when I came here last time, otherwise maybe I could have let Shen Zhejun ...... you earlier"

However, it seems to Ryoma, who has never heard any sound, that Sousuke Araki is just talking to himself.

"Wait, Ryoma......"

As if reacting to something, Sosuke Araki turned his head sharply, and looked at Ryoma Nima, who was sitting next to him

"When did you start seeing these things?!"

Most ordinary people can only "see" if they are locked by the resentful spirit and actively appear.

But just now, it was obviously Ryoma before the second time, and he took the initiative to discover this earthbound spirit at the first time!

"After the night of Obon, I always felt like my eyes were covered with something. Later, during the month of your retreat, you will gradually be able to see some of them......"

Two years ago, Ryoma raised his head and spit out a smoke ring, and a complicated look appeared on his face.

"At first, it was just a blurry figure, so I thought there was something wrong with my eyes, and I wasted the national health insurance to go for a physical examination, but the nurse in the ophthalmology department is really ......."

"It wasn't until later, when the outlines and details of those things became clearer, that I realized that something was wrong......"

I don't know if it's because of the gates of hell, resentment, or ghosts, but a very small number of people gradually awaken their inspiration after Obon.

"However, I heard that there are many people who are in a similar situation to me, and after signing the "Public Secrecy Regulations", receiving psychological counseling, and understanding some common sense and coping methods, they can return to their original lives."

Perhaps this is due to the strong human capacity to adapt to the environment......

Or, perhaps, it is the instinct that is originally engraved in the human genes, but it has been degraded because it has been "abandoned for many years".

"I've been a police officer for all these years, and I've never seen any bad crime scenes, but it's been more than half a month, but I'm used to it."

"Perhaps, I can have a lingering and sympathetic encounter with a gorgeous spirit lady."

However, most awakened people can only faintly feel, or see vague shadows with their peripheral vision, and people like Ryoma, who can see the "outline of details" clearly, can be said to be one in ten thousand.

This should have something to do with the fact that he was once possessed by a "dead man", and was rescued by the "Meiji Emperor" in time.

"Is there a result of the suspension investigation? What are you going to do after that? ”

As if remembering something, Sosuke Araki asked curiously.

"The results of the investigation are out, but the punishment will not be too severe. However, the repeated unauthorized actions and indiscriminate reporting of accounts also left a bad impression on the above, and it seems that the search lesson is not ready to ask me, although it was originally seconded...... What else, find another police station or department to get a gangster. ”

Suddenly asked about this topic, Ryoma's eyes flickered a little for some reason.

After taking a hard breath of the cigarette in his mouth, he slapped Sosuke Araki on the shoulder vigorously: "However, the most unexpected thing is that a dull guy like you, who is full of muscles, actually has the talent to become a spirit slayer!" ”

“…… Why do I feel insulted? ”

After the training carried out by the Metropolitan Police Department and the Soul Eradicator Association for "special people", Ryoma also knew that he was just opening inspiration like this, which was completely different from Sosuke Araki's spiritual power that could produce and eradicate evil spirits, just like "seeing" and "touching" There is a world of difference.

"Mr. Araki! Sorry I'm late......"

A crimson bicycle slammed into the garage door.

"It's all my father's fault, I heard that you moved to the villa, and I forced a koi fish to bring it over, saying that it was a housewarming gift for you and a good omen......"

A slender and slender girl with a vigorous gesture jumped off the bicycle.

This girl wearing a high school uniform with long hair tied into a delicate ponytail with a green knot rope is the long-overdue shrine maiden of Akagi Shrine, Kotori Yumayu.

At the moment, she was struggling to remove a huge transparent plastic bag from the back seat of her bicycle.

In a transparent plastic bag filled with water, a long-whiskered red and white koi about half a meter long and white with red and white swam slowly can be seen.

Japanese koi fish is a valuable large ornamental fish, usually with a lifespan of 60-70 years and an adult body length of up to 1-1.5 meters.

Presumably, Yutaro Kotori sent this "small" koi with the meaning of helping Sosuke Araki "transport".

"Aha, Mr. Little Bird You is so polite, such a fat koi, it must be very expensive. Although my villa is big, I don't have a pond for the time being......"

Sosuke Araki touched the back of his head in annoyance, smiled and reached out to take the plastic bag from the other party's hand.

"It's okay, I'll just mention it myself...... Yes! ”

His fingers touched Sosuke Araki through the plastic bag, and the girl shrank back shyly as if she had been electrocuted.

"Eh, it's really heavy...... You should be able to gain more weight, right? ”

Flipping the plastic bag in his hand and eye-to-eye with the koi fish in the bag, Sousuke Araki smiled maliciously.

"Early in the morning, you're removing spirits, it's worthy of Mr. Araki......"

Then, the red-faced bird Yumagong noticed the spirit behind the corner of the wall, glowing with a faint white light, with his hands folded.

Stunned for a moment, her eyes showed admiration.

"My cultivation is really too slack."

At the same time, the man named "Fukatsuzawa" silently said something to Sosuke Araki.

"Wait, what are you talking about?!"

Sousuke Araki, who was so frightened that he turned back suddenly, only the light in front of him was left in front of him.

"Don't go yet, what do you mean, everyone under the house is also squatting hard?!"

……

Half an hour later.

In the backyard of the villa, a cave appeared for some reason.

Judging by the fresh digging marks at the entrance of the cave, the damp soil, and the shovel next to it, it can be judged that it has just been excavated.

Underneath the cavern is an open, decaying cellar door, behind which is a long, deep staircase leading to the dark, dark basement.

"Ahahahaha...... If you have finished asking, please line up and go to the stairs, please ......."

Amid the mournful laughter of the man coming from the basement, a spirit with white light was moving slowly up the stairs with his hands folded.