Since none of The Xia Yus in the chat group were Spirit Mediums, if Evil Spirit Xia Yu wanted to train Miko to become a Spirit Medium, it would be equivalent to self-exploration.
However, all forms of cultivation are fundamentally similar, involving the application of energy. Although he didn't understand Spirit Mediums, he could draw inferences from other things.
Moreover, his current world should theoretically be the world of ghostwire: tokyo, and the protagonist of ghostwire: tokyo, Akito, could provide him with some reference.
After all, in the game, Akito was just an ordinary person hit by a car. He could only use Ethereal Weaving—which is spiritual power—after being possessed by the spirit entity KK.
Therefore, although he was fumbling his way forward, he wasn't starting from scratch; he had previous examples to draw experience from.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu looked at Miko, whose face was full of anticipation, and stated his idea.
However, as he spoke, Miko's expression slowly changed from initial anticipation to hesitation, and finally, she shook her head with a blush.
"No, no, absolutely no possession!"
Yotsuya Miko crossed her hands, her face crimson, striking the "Dame" pose.
"Huh? Why not?" Xia Yu asked, slightly confused.
Akito was able to use spiritual power precisely because of KK's possession. If he followed that model, then possession was definitely necessary.
Is this reasonable?
It is very reasonable!
Seeing the genuine confusion on Xia Yu's face, Miko hesitated before shyly saying, "Possession is too embarrassing! Besides, you're a man and I'm a woman. That's not reasonable at all!"
"How dare you assume my gender!"
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Miko was a little bewildered. She assumed his gender? But judging by his build and voice, he was clearly a male Evil Spirit.
Do Evil Spirits not classify gender based on these traits?
"You... aren't male?" Miko asked weakly.
"No, I am male, but even if I am male, you still can't assume my gender."
Yotsuya Miko: (д)
Forgive her limited experience, but she had truly never witnessed a scene like this.
"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore." Looking at Miko's stunned expression, Xia Yu gave a mischievous smile. "Actually, we don't need possession, but it depends on whether you can accept the alternative."
Miko, who was still dazed, immediately brightened up upon hearing this and said, "I can! As long as it's not possession, I can accept anything!"
Hearing Miko's answer, Xia Yu didn't hesitate and tore off one of his tentacles right in front of her.
The severed tentacle immediately twisted wildly, like a piece of octopus tentacle chopped off, splattering black blood everywhere.
"..."
Yotsuya Miko watched the scene with a pale face, feeling that she might have agreed a little too quickly.
"What's wrong? Can't accept it now?"
"I... I can," Miko agreed tremblingly.
Compared to letting a male Evil Spirit possess her directly, a single tentacle, while terrifying, was... still acceptable! That's right, she could accept it! She could!
Whenever Yotsuya Miko encountered something bad, she would encourage herself this way. After all, what was done was done, and there was no medicine for regret.
After a moment of self-hypnosis, she raised her confident little head. That's right, just a mere tentacle—she could handle it!
"Hmm..."
Looking at the corners of Miko's eyes, which seemed to be welling up again, Xia Yu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Constantly scaring her made his black conscience feel a little guilty.
Never mind, he wouldn't scare her anymore.
The next moment, the octopus-like tentacle immediately stopped twisting, the splattering black blood gradually vanished, and the entire tentacle suddenly began to shrink, transforming into a dark, ethereal mark.
Xia Yu held the ethereal mark and pointed at Yotsuya Miko's right hand, signaling her to raise it.
After Miko raised her hand, he pressed the mark onto the back of her hand. A few seconds later, the ethereal mark appeared on Miko's hand.
The mark resembled an Ouroboros, emitting faint black mist. A moment later, the mark gradually faded and disappeared.
"Mr. Xia, is this enough?"
Yotsuya Miko rubbed the back of her hand. There was nothing there; it was as smooth as before.
"What? Do you still want me to possess you?"
"No, no, this is perfect," Yotsuya Miko quickly waved her hands.
But before she could say anything else, Xia Yu suddenly reminded her, "By the way, you're on your way to school, right?"
"Yes, why?" Miko asked, confused.
"Aren't you going to be late?"
Hearing this, Miko suddenly widened her golden eyes. Late? Late!
Ahhh! I'm going to be late!
..."Miko, why were you late this morning?"
In the school hallway, Yurikawa Hana, whose impressive figure couldn't be concealed even by her school uniform, asked with a worried expression.
"It's nothing," Yotsuya Miko waved her hand tiredly. "I just had a nightmare and my spirits are low."
"Calling me a nightmare? What a disrespectful child to her teacher," Xia Yu tutted from the side.
Hearing this, Miko simply ignored him. Seeing this, Xia Yu continued to chatter away, regardless of whether she was listening.
During his half-year as an Evil Spirit, he had inadvertently developed this habit of talking to himself. Since becoming an Evil Spirit, no one had been able to communicate with him.
Humans are social animals, after all, and if they don't speak for too long, their language abilities can degrade.
Therefore, talking to himself was not only to relieve loneliness but also to prevent himself from forgetting how to speak. If he couldn't even speak, what difference would there be between him and those Mindless Evil Spirits?
"Your school is truly amazing; it actually has so many Evil Spirits."
Xia Yu, following beside Yotsuya Miko, continued to chatter incessantly. Although Miko felt a little helpless about this, she wasn't particularly annoyed.
After their relatively brief time together, she could tell that he really hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, which was why his desire to converse was strong.
This was understandable, though, since it seemed she was the only one who could hear the Evil Spirit speak. Others generally couldn't see Evil Spirits or hear their whispers.
Although Mr. Xia had a bit of a twisted sense of humor, he was a spirit entity with self-awareness. Since no one had communicated with him for so long, he must be very lonely.
Just like her deceased father who still remained in their home—others couldn't see them, so they must be very lonely too.
Thinking this, Yotsuya Miko sighed softly. When she got home, she would try communicating with her father. Since she could communicate with Mr. Xia, she definitely could communicate with her father.
Her father certainly wouldn't hurt her, and if there was danger, she could ask Mr. Xia to protect him.
Just as Yotsuya Miko was thinking these thoughts, she suddenly glimpsed an Evil Spirit crouching in a small corner, which Xia Yu beside her seemed not to have noticed.
Seeing this, Yotsuya Miko lightly coughed and subtly pointed toward the corner. The alerted Xia Yu reacted immediately, swiftly strangling the Small Evil Spirit with a tentacle.
What neither of them noticed was that everything that had just happened was witnessed by a short little girl with golden twin tails.