Chapter 010. Apprentice shrine maiden
Miss Asano Riko has a delicate face.
It's a little childish, but it's a little mature.
This contradictory feeling gathered on her body, showing a few wisps of detachment.
In Qiao Qiao's words, he looks like a powerful guy.
Asako Asano is not as Qiao Qiao imagined.
Dressed in white, with a scarlet hakama, she looks like a shrine maiden with a bow.
Instead, girls of this age are dressed in pink sweatshirts, trousers, and sneakers, carrying a cloth handbag.
Paired with shoulder-length hair and a hair accessory with a girly heart woven from white sandalwood paper.
All in all, very cute.
Sitting with her, there was a sense of crime.
"Huh?"
The moment Asano Ariko saw Qiao Qiao, she was also a little surprised.
The spiritual power in this person is so rich.
Ariko Asano received an education from a shrine maiden from an early age.
She is also very talented.
As soon as he was born, he awakened his spiritual power, and at the age of five, he began to contact ghosts and gods.
Now fifteen years old, his spiritual power is not bad among the apprentice shrine maidens in Atsuta Shrine.
But Asako Asano felt that her spiritual power was in contrast to Qiao Qiao's.
It's like a glass of water, and a lake.
Even, Asano Ariko thinks that Qiao Qiao is a lake, not because he only has so much spiritual power.
It's that the upper limit of Asano's own perception is so much.
How did the Soul Slayer Association send such a strong person?
She was confused, but then understood.
Daddy must have arranged it.
Alas, when will he be reassured.
However, why hasn't he heard of such a strong guy before?
Is it a soul slayer from another county?
No, I have to behave well, and I can't let my dad underestimate them.
"Hello, I'm Asano Ariko from Atsuta Jingu."
So, said Asako Asano.
"I'm Qiao Qiao from the Shinjuku branch, and I write it ......"
Qiao Qiao patiently handed over his business card in the Soul Killer Association.
Due to his status as an international student, many people mispronounce his name, so he always has to explain.
Most Japanese people subconsciously pronounce it as takahashi.
But it should actually be read as JOJO.
Of course, Qiao Qiao confirmed that he did not have a stand-in.
His ostensible identity this time is as a helper, taking Asano Ariko to remove the spirit.
Just like the previous two times.
So he didn't hide his spiritual power, and released some of it a little to gain the trust of the other party.
About a tenth of that.
"Hey, are there any international students in Huaxia, it's really rare."
Asako Asano is not biased.
Shrine maidens can remove spirits, monks can remove spirits, and onmyoji can also remove spirits.
Why can't international students get rid of their spirits?
She had also heard that there was a nun in the Nerima branch who was also a powerful soul slayer.
Now that I see Qiao Qiao, I feel the other party's powerful spiritual power again.
Naturally, Asako Asano has no opinion.
Maybe you can also use this to learn about the other party's method of removing spirits and increase your knowledge.
"Then please advise."
It's not the first time that Asako Asano has been killed.
This is the second time.
The first time was a groundbinder near the school.
Asano Riko easily treated it.
If it weren't for the senior who worked with her at the time talking too much, Asako Asano even felt that ten minutes of the whole process would be enough.
This time, she changed her predecessor and chose the Wraith.
It was not the first time for the two soul slayers, so they were naturally familiar with the road.
After a few simple exchanges, I came to the place where the client was.
It was a bakery.
The name is Bread of Happiness.
Maybe the owner wants his customers to be happy after eating their bread.
Since the leader of the spirit removal is Asako Asano, naturally she walks ahead.
As soon as the two of them stepped into the store, they heard a warm greeting.
"Welcome!"
There was only one manager in the store, and it was a slightly bowed man with a smile on his face and wrinkles.
Other than that, there are no more guests.
It seems that everyone's desire for happiness is not so strong.
"Hello, we are from the Soul Killer Association, I'm Asano Ariko of Atsuta Shrine, and this is my companion, Qiao Qiao."
Asano Ariko has the demeanor of a lady, and introduces herself with a polite honorific, and also introduces Qiao Qiao by the way.
She wouldn't have that idea, I'm a genius, everybody has to be respectful to me.
Qiao Qiao's spiritual power is much stronger than her, and she is a senior, so of course she must respect it.
"Huh? Ah, here you are at last. ”
Maybe it was the two guys in front of him who looked like students that surprised the store manager.
He hesitated for a moment before coming out of the cash register.
"I'm the manager of this bakery, Toru Suzumura."
The store manager bowed.
"Although there is a certain introduction in the information, I still want you to explain the situation carefully."
Asako Asano smiled, looking very skilled in business.
The store manager quickly recounted what he had encountered.
Originally, Happiness Bakery was very popular.
Everybody comes here to buy bread.
Later, the store manager, Toru Suzumura, suddenly began to have nightmares, and in the dream, it was a man he didn't know.
The man just stared at Suzumura and didn't speak.
And that's just the beginning.
The next day, the customer who had eaten the bread sold in the bakery suddenly began to vomit and diarrhea, and had a fever and headache.
Without exception.
At first, Suzumura thought that he had not done a good job in health and safety.
But after testing, there was nothing wrong with the bread he sold.
No toxins were found in the bodies of those who had accidents.
This went on for three days.
Although the report said that there was no problem with Toru Suzumura, people were afraid to come to this bakery.
After being reminded by a friend, Suzumura Toru suddenly realized that he was haunted by resentful spirits?
So he approached the Soul Exorcist Guild and asked for help.
After listening to Toru Suzumura's introduction, Asano Riko glanced at the bread in those cupboards.
It looks delicious and tempting, but after eating it, it can cause physical problems.
It's really weird.
She wanted to ask Qiao Qiao's opinion, but suddenly thought of Qiao Qiao's identity, so she swallowed the words.
Asano Riko closed her eyes.
Concentrate a little.
Open.
The world changed suddenly.
Everything seems to have a ghost.
Some things are shiny, others are even more bleak.
On Suzumura's body, there are shadows surrounding him, eroding his spirit.
Other than that, there's nothing out of the ordinary.
I guess it's because of the daytime, and the spirits can't do it.
This is vision.
Ariko Asano pours spiritual power into her eyes to see the sights of another world.
This is a spell in Shinto.
Of course, a person like Asano Ariko, who is born with spiritual powers, can more or less see some weirdness.
Just like those with yin and yang eyes.
But in everyday life, such a talent is not convenient.
Just think about it.
When you eat tonkatsu, you find that the soul of the pig is watching you.
When you eat tamagoyaki, you find that the soul of the chicken is watching you.
When you eat sukiyaki, you find that the spirit of a pig is watching you.
Uh, you know that the sukiyaki you eat is impersonated with pork.
In short, the layman will not mention it for the time being.
The shrine maiden is a professional, so she is naturally able to use spells to seal her vision, and she can also use spells to enhance her vision.
In normal times, only the bare minimum of inspiration is kept, and all of them are unraveled when the spirit is removed.
That's what Asako Asano did.
Qiao Qiao is not so troublesome.
He's usually fully open.
At this moment.
Qiao Qiao's field of vision.
The entire bakery was pitch black, covered in filthy black blood and an unknown mixture of flesh and blood, and the delicious-looking bread was full of squirming, slippery, warm tentacles.
Suzumura Toru's body, a hideous-looking guy, has been staring at the two of them since Asano Riko and Qiao Qiao just walked into the bakery.
Eye contact with Qiao Qiao.
It smiled sinisterly.