"Miko, I heard you strangled a girl from Class Two. Is that true?"
"I didn't kill her..."
On the way home from school, Yurikawa Hana chatted with Yotsuya Miko as they walked.
Somehow, after she sent Yuria to the infirmary, rumors spread that she had strangled Yuria, and they grew increasingly outrageous.
As a result, even Little Hana knew about it now, even though Miko had been protecting Yuria.
After chatting for a while, the two arrived at a fork in the road, greeted each other, and went their separate ways toward their homes.
"Your friend is not simple," Xia Yu suddenly said, having followed them all along, after seeing them part ways.
"Huh?" Miko was startled by his words. "What's wrong with Little Hana?"
"She's just a high school student, but her figure is too mature. Compared to you, you're two extremes."
Hearing this, Yotsuya Miko lowered her head with a dark expression, then looked at her toes.
"..."
"I'm sorry my figure isn't good..."
"Don't worry, you still have room to grow," Xia Yu comforted her.
Yotsuya Miko: "..."
Mr. Xia is so annoying. Why is he always so improper when we chat?
"Oh, by the way, her life aura is very strong, so it's easy to attract some unclean things, but it won't have too much of an impact."
"Life Aura?"
Miko was a little confused. Why hadn't she seen it? She only knew that Little Hana ate a lot, and despite eating so much, she didn't get fat randomly, because all the fat went to her chest.
"I almost forgot, you can't see life aura. Life Aura can be compared to fire, and those ghosts are naturally moths."
Xia Yu slapped his forehead, remembering the flaw in Miko's Yin-Yang Eyes. These acquired Yin-Yang Eyes could clearly see the true forms of various ghosts, but couldn't see energy like spiritual aura.
However, once she learned Spirit Vision, she would be able to see energy like spiritual aura.
"Then is Little Hana in danger?" Hearing that life aura would attract ghosts, Miko asked very nervously.
"Didn't I say it wouldn't have much of an impact on her?"
"So there's still some impact?"
"Yes, there is still some."
Hearing this answer, Miko recalled that ever since she gained the ability to see, she had always seen those ghosts around Little Hana.
Were those ghosts all attracted by Little Hana? No, even for Little Hana's sake, she must possess the power to eliminate those ghosts!
Thinking of this, Miko suddenly stopped, turned around, and bowed to Xia Yu, saying, "Mr. Xia, I want to start learning ghost exorcism when I get back!"
"Oh? So eager?"
"Yes." Miko looked up, her golden eyes full of determination. "I will work hard!"
After that, the rest of the journey was silent.
Yotsuya Miko was nervous about the upcoming ghost exorcism training, while Xia Yu was thinking about how to cultivate Miko and how to help her quickly become a mature psychic.
Hmm... it's still battle, after all. Growing in battle with evil spirits will definitely be incredibly fast, and he can also absorb the yin energy for his cultivation.
It was killing two birds with one stone.
About ten minutes later, one person and one spirit returned to the Yotsuya home.
"I'm home~"
"Welcome home, Miko." Miko's mother walked out of the kitchen and greeted her.
"Welcome home, Miko." Miko's father also poked his head out from the kitchen doorway and greeted her.
"Welcome... home..." A monster, shaped like a horse but with human facial features and limbs, also poked its head out from the living room and greeted her.
Seeing this, Miko's expression stiffened, and she forced a smile, saying, "Yes, I'm home."
After speaking, Miko quickly lowered her head to change her shoes, so that her family wouldn't notice the abnormality on her face.
"Your house is quite interesting," Xia Yu said, looking at Miko's father, who was clearly a spirit, and the horse-shaped monster. He hadn't seen them last time for some reason, but he saw them this time.
Miko didn't reply to this, and Xia Yu didn't say anything more tactless.
Her father had died, but she could still see his spirit every day. No one would feel good about that, let alone having to pretend not to see him.
Miko's mother returned to the kitchen to cook, and Miko's father also retracted his head like a shadow. Only the horse-shaped monster was still staring at them curiously with its large eyes.
After changing her shoes, Yotsuya Miko silently went upstairs. After closing her room door, she couldn't help but her eyes reddened, and tears flowed silently.
A minute later, she finally composed herself, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then looked at Xia Yu, who was beside her, pleading.
"Mr. Xia, could you please help me? I want to see my father, but that monster... I'll do anything!"
You shouldn't say such things, girl.
However, Xia Yu didn't act improperly again; he knew how to distinguish situations.
Under Yotsuya Miko's hopeful gaze, Xia Yu nodded and said, "Even if you admit you can see him, your father won't harm you."
"He still has his sanity; he's not one of those muddled evil spirits. As for that horse-shaped monster, leave it to me."
This is a good opportunity to try out the True Art of Ghost Control on that horse-shaped monster. Once he mastered the Underworld, perhaps that horse-shaped monster could even become a Horse Face or something. This was its opportunity!
Thinking this, Xia Yu waved his tentacles at Miko and passed through the door, heading downstairs. The horse-shaped monster in the living room also looked over, and its large eyes actually showed human-like confusion.
"Little Horse, I've come to bring you an opportunity."
Looking at the horse-shaped monster's expression, which seemed not to understand what was happening, Xia Yu's lips stretched sideways, revealing a slightly terrifying and dangerous smile.
To subdue the opponent, he definitely had to beat it into submission first. Therefore, without another word, Xia Yu tensed all his tentacles and wrapped them around the horse-shaped monster.
Then, the sharp tips, like nimble venomous snakes, pierced into the horse-shaped monster's body.
"Awoooo!"
The suddenly attacked horse-shaped monster let out a roar, but this roar could only be heard by spirits and Miko.
Miko's father, hearing the commotion in the living room, poked his head out of the kitchen and happened to see Xia Yu fighting the horse-shaped monster. His face immediately changed, and just as he was about to step forward to stop them, Miko suddenly walked quickly down the stairs to his side.
Then she looked at her father and pointed to a small room next to them, where Miko's father kept his ancestral tablet.
Seeing this, Miko's father's eyes widened in astonishment, but soon, he seemed to understand something, and with a complex gaze, he passed through the wall and entered that small room.
Miko also opened the door and went in. Before entering, she glanced at the battlefield in the living room, and only after seeing that Xia Yu had the upper hand did she confidently close the door.
On the living room battlefield, Xia Yu had a sinister expression, almost breaking into maniacal laughter.
The horse-shaped monster was not weak in combat, but there was a disparity in both combat experience and raw strength between it and Xia Yu.
After a brief exchange, Xia Yu had already pierced all his tentacles into the horse-shaped monster's body. Then, he activated the True Art of Ghost Control, transferring his own yin energy into the horse-shaped monster's body.
This process was equivalent to washing away the horse-shaped monster's original yin energy and forcing it to accept Xia Yu's own yin energy. Once completely transformed, the horse-shaped monster would be directly subdued by Xia Yu.
Unless Xia Yu willingly granted it freedom, the horse-shaped monster would never be able to escape, even if its form was shattered.
After all, during this process, Xia Yu would also retain a portion of its yin energy. As long as this portion of yin energy remained intact, the opponent could not be completely annihilated.
Once its form was reshaped with yin energy, it could be resurrected by him.
Hmm? Why do I feel like a resurrection spring?
Looking at the struggling horse-shaped monster, a strange thought suddenly popped into Xia Yu's mind.
In a short while, the horse-shaped monster's struggles subsided, and Miko's conversation with her father also ended. However, seeing that Xia Yu seemed to still be busy, neither she nor her father came to disturb him.
Miko's father watched the horse-shaped monster's painful struggle, a hint of unbearable pity in his eyes, but he didn't step forward to stop it. His daughter's safety was paramount.
After another moment, Xia Yu withdrew his tentacles, and the horse-shaped monster also shrunk in size, becoming the size of an ordinary pet.
"Master..." The horse-shaped monster prostrated itself on the ground, bowing its head to Xia Yu.
"Finally, a subordinate. Tsk, why do I feel so shabby?"
I actually wanted to write about Miko's conversation with her father when they met, but writing it out would be too watered down. After all, it would just be scenes of 'I miss you,' 'I'm sorry,' and deep father-daughter affection, followed by them reconciling and finding peace with each other. There's no freshness to it; you can guess it. Plus, I'm not very proficient in that area, so I won't write it and will just gloss over it.