"It's hard to do."

Qiao Qiao fell into thought.

He'd already gone through the servers and discs with Psivision.

There are indeed ghosts.

A trace of yin qi is entangled in the server, in the disc.

Even, Qiao Qiao experimented.

The disc burned by using the data of the server also carries the yin qi.

But.

Qiao Qiao did not discover the existence of the resentful spirit.

"How's that, Master?"

President Owada leaned in and asked.

If there is anyone in this company who cares most about the life and death of the game, it must be him who has invested all his family property.

"These servers and discs have been eroded, but I can't find the body of the wraith."

Qiao Qiao immediately explained.

Purifying these yin qi is very simple.

Even if the server can't get wet, you can't use items like spiritual water.

It is also possible to purify with spiritual power.

But this is only a symptom.

The reason for the appearance of yin qi is resentful spirits, Qiao Qiao purifies yin qi, but does not erase the body, that will only allow resentful spirits to continue to develop and grow.

Asano Ariko was on the side, watching Qiao Qiao's movements seriously.

She was in the midst of introspection.

Because of the idea of using EMP, he was criticized by Qiao Qiao.

At first, Asako Asano was a little incomprehensible.

According to the teacher's thinking, shouldn't it be so simple and straightforward?

But later, I saw President Owada's concern for his game, and saw the efforts of Shinnosuke Arai and other staff members when they helped Jobashi investigate the situation.

Asako Asano understood.

She also ignores the essence of the removal of spirits.

Removing spirits is not just about destroying evil spirits.

More importantly, it is to liberate ordinary people who are tormented by resentful spirits.

Suppose you really use EMP.

So whether it's President Owada, Mr. Shinnosuke Arai, and other gray hat software employees.

No one will be happy.

A person who can only destroy evil spirits cannot be called a soul destroyer.

It is for this that the teacher criticizes himself.

Thinking of this, Asako Asano felt guilty.

I was already a soul slayer who had been commissioned several times, so how could I make such a mistake?

She learned from the pain.

I decided to stay silent and observe and learn.

I saw that Qiao Qiao confirmed that there was indeed Yin Qi on the server and disc, and he couldn't find the resentful spirit body.

The monitor and game console were turned on.

“？”

Asano Riko watched Qiao Qiao ask Mr. Arai to connect the handle, and the familiar PS words quickly appeared on the monitor screen.

Is it through this act to lure evil spirits into appearing?

No, no, no, no, how do you look at it, it's all about preparing to play games, right?

The teacher went straight into the game.

He's really playing games.

Confirming this, Asako Asano felt a little incredible.

I wanted to ask, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to understand the teacher's intentions, so I made a joke like before.

So Asako Asano could only watch with wide eyes.

Qiao Qiao uses a development machine, and the game is also a temporarily packaged beta game.

Takashi Inoue, who committed suicide, played this version, and that kind of tragedy happened.

Qiao Qiao, since there is no way to find the resentful spirit directly, then he will reproduce what Mr. Inoue experienced at that time.

There's always something to be gained.

So he asked Mr. Arai to set up the game environment for himself, and logged in the characters that Inoue used at that time.

Since Takashi Inoue didn't defeat the clown boss at that time, the game character ended up staying in front of the boss.

Qiao Qiao spent a few minutes getting familiar with the operation and entered the boss battle.

Just got in.

Asako Asano, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but exclaim.

"Ahh

In the confused eyes of President Owada and Mr. Arai, Ariko Asano pointed to the screen.

"This boss is a resentful spirit."

She said.

The moment Asako Asano saw the monster.

Buzz –

VisionVision turns on automatically.

The server, the yin qi on the disc is thick and piled up, and from time to time it reaches out tentacles towards the person sitting in the office.

That clown in the monitor.

It's no longer the horror of the original classic clown.

Its body was dripping with a purse yellow liquid, its arms were shriveled and thin, and its face was painted with bright clown makeup.

The corners of his mouth were grinned, and the rows of gray teeth reached the base of his ears.

Wraiths, right now, are on the screen.

"Teacher, little ......"

Asano Riko subconsciously wanted to remind Qiao Qiao.

But it's all over.

YOU. DIED。

Red text appears on the screen.

Qiao Qiao's character has been executed by the Joker Boss.

It took only thirty seconds before and after.

The clown stepped on Qiao Qiao's character and let out an arrogant laugh.

A trace of black gas stretched out from the screen, following some kind of connection, like a slippery tentacle, trying to entangle Qiao Qiao.

Zi –

But those black qi only touched Qiao Qiao's body.

It evaporates in an instant, dissipates invisibly.

"It's hard."

Qiao Qiao put down the handle.

He wasn't good at playing games in the first place.

I was on Earth before, and I was busy studying, so I didn't have time to play.

Now in Tokyo, I'm busy studying, so I don't have time to play.

In addition, his own talent is not high.

In layman's terms, it is a crippled hand.

Qiao Qiao is very envious of those who play games well, such as his friend Kazuya Sakamoto.

According to Kazuya Sakamoto, he once hollowed out the claw grabber at the largest video game center in Ikebukuro in one afternoon, causing countless girls to scream.

It was also forbidden to enter the video game center from then on.

became a legend.

Qiao Qiao felt that Sakamoto was also very powerful.

Capture the remnants of the wraith's breath in the air.

Qiao Qiao understood.

"It seems that the wraith is lodged on this boss and spread through memes."

Windfall.

Qiao Qiao thought.

In the last six months of his research on the spirits, he has indeed discovered some unusual situations that no one has recorded.

For example, this resentful spirit in front of you.

The medium on which it hosts is not a server, nor is it a disc.

It's the image of the clown boss.

In simple terms, it's this meme.

"Memes?"

President Owada didn't quite understand the word, and he repeated it.

"Memes are like hot topics that we spread on Twitter every day, some brainwashing advertising clips, the lyrics of a certain song, are things and concepts that play a genetically similar role in communication."

Qiao Qiao didn't explain it carefully, anyway, everyone can understand it after Google, so he just gave a few examples.

"Because it's a meme of the clown boss, it can affect wherever this image appears, and conversely, even if the server is destroyed and the game data is deleted, as long as the image remains, then it will be resurrected again."

There is no doubt that this is a new type of weirdness.

By killing the player in the game, you can pass on the grudge and reinforce the impression repeatedly through nightmares.

Ultimately.

Take the lives of others.

Qiao Qiao is not the first time he has come into contact with memetic weirdness.

A few months earlier, he had stumbled upon a half-formed memetic monadiarch.

Fortunately, at that time, the resentful spirit was still weak, and Qiao Qiao eliminated it in time.

But it also took a lot of effort on Qiao Qiao.

It was from that time on.

Qiao Qiao understood.

No matter how much spiritual power there is.

In the face of this new type of weirdness.

It didn't work either.

Listen to Qiao Qiao's introduction.

President Owada and Shinnosuke Arai were stunned.

And this weirdness?

Haven't heard of it?

It's good to imagine spreading resentment through what objects, but this relies on image transmission?

It's too abstract.

But Asako Asano heard Johashi's words.

Surprised.

Actually, she doesn't really understand topics like memes either.

But Qiao Qiao's description made Asako Asano think of something.

It was the existence that was suppressed by the major families, temples, and shrines twenty-five years ago.

When Ariko Asano was a child, if she didn't concentrate on her practice, she would be scared by her father with that existence.

And according to my father, as long as that name is mentioned, there is a curse.

Therefore, in the descriptions of the major official institutions about that event, that era.

The name is hidden.

As a child, Asako Asano still didn't understand why just one name could make people so frightened.

But now, hear Qiao Qiao's explanation.

Asako Asano understood.

That name, cursed with meme.