In front of the Cursed Building.
Looking inside from the outside, one could see nothing in the pitch-black corridor. There were only gusts of gloomy wind, and occasionally, rustling sounds coming from the darkness could be heard, sending chills down one's spine.
The unknown is what makes people feel the most afraid and uneasy.
No one knew exactly what was hiding in the darkness.
Hana Yurikawa, Yuria, and Miko Yotsuya stood side by side. They always felt that countless pairs of eyes were staring at them from inside.
"Are we really going in to explore?"
Hana Yurikawa fearfully hugged Miko Yotsuya's arm, already backing down in her heart, and suggested, "The internet says that anyone who walks into this building will be cursed. Even though I don't really believe in these things, I still think it's best to avoid contact as much as possible. Why don't we go buy Butt Daifuku instead?"
Butt Daifuku is a type of dessert that looks a lot like a butt, and it's been selling really well lately.
Miko Yotsuya forced herself to cheer up and said to Hana Yurikawa and Yuria, "You guys don't have to go in with me. Wait outside, and after I come out, we can go shopping together. I only have one purpose for coming here this time, and that is to temper my courage and willpower."
The reason Hana Yurikawa and Yuria were also here was that the few of them had long agreed to go shopping and hang out together this weekend.
Gabriel felt it was on the way, so she invited the two of them along.
"If it's to temper your courage, a haunted house would work too! Why choose such a sketchy place?"
"Probably because a haunted house isn't scary enough..."
Although Miko Yotsuya had never been to a haunted house, she felt that NPCs played by humans weren't scary at all.
Besides, she wasn't here this time to temper her courage and willpower, but to eliminate the Evil Spirit entities that might be lingering in this building, refusing to disperse.
Their existence was already able to affect normal people, so there was no need to hold back.
According to Gabriel, she was doing a public service by eliminating this threat.
Yuria stared intently at the pitch-black interior of the building ahead, her right hand gripping the guardian Cross worn on her chest.
She looked up and said to Miko Yotsuya, "I'll go with you!"
"Yuria, don't mess around with Miko!"
"Hana, I'm not messing around! Yuria, do you really want to go in with me? Have you really thought this through?"
"N-no, don't underestimate me! Don't forget, Hana and I both have the guardian Cross Gabriel gave us... Although it can't compare to that lily of yours, it should be enough to protect my personal safety."
Yuria said seriously.
She wasn't acting recklessly, and she had already tested the powerful strength of the guardian Cross.
Those Evil Spirit entities she more commonly saw were sent flying by a silver-white light the moment they touched her body.
So right now, she was full of a sense of security.
What's more...
Yuria turned around to look at a certain blonde loli behind her who was holding up a phone stand and had started a live stream, never forgetting to make money for even a moment.
Gabriel would also be going in with them.
With an Angel by her side, her sense of security was simply maxed out.
Miko Yotsuya followed Yuria's gaze, and a look of admiration flashed in her eyes.
"Hello everyone, I am Jeremy White, an Occultist and Extreme Adventurer!"
"An Outdoor Ghost Hunting Detective, an outstanding onmyoji! I have been performing Exorcism all over the world for decades. I have spent my whole life tracking down Evil Spirit entities in cursed places, investigating unexplained attacks."
"The culprits are suspected to be Evil Spirit entities lurking in the dark. Now, my investigation has brought me to Japan. The mysterious incidents here are as unfathomable as the deep sea."
"Next, I will lead everyone to uncover the secrets of The Cursed Building together, find the Evil Spirit entities hiding inside, and Purify them..."
Gabriel seriously introduced herself to the dozens of viewers in the livestream who were attracted by her appearance.
The three of them: "..."
So fake...
In the livestream, among the sparse few dozen comments, most were praising her for being cute, but a small number of people made perverted requests, like wanting to see her bare feet.
Gabriel wasn't the type to hold grudges; she took her revenge on the spot.
After casting a Bad Luck Divine Art on those perverts through the screen, the entire livestream instantly became much cleaner the next second.
At this time, Gabriel saw a few more comments advising her not to go inside.
"Of course, there is a certain amount of danger for ordinary people to go in, and they might even be tainted by curses... Therefore, I'm introducing an awesome Exorcism Tools to everyone. With it, you won't need to worry too much in the future. The link is at the bottom of my personal homepage; those who are interested can click in to take a look."
Gabriel, wearing a professional smile, started promoting her guardian Cross.
'Okay, okay, okay, so this is what you were waiting for!'
'Added to shopping cart, unpaid, looking forward to Shipping (funny face)'
'If it's something the streamer miss herself has personally worn, I wouldn't mind buying a few more.'
User 'Everything Looks Like Bare Feet' has been permanently muted.
'Good riddance to the guy above meow~'
...
Gabriel turned off the livestream microphone, pulled three masks out of her schoolbag, and handed them to Miko Yotsuya, Yuria, and Hana Yurikawa in turn.
"Here, those who don't want to be on camera can put these on; it's also to protect yourselves."
"Eh? Gabriel, if you stream showing your face like this, what if you get targeted by some bad people in society..."
Hana Yurikawa took a Rabbit Mask and said with a worried expression.
Gabriel looked small, soft, and so cute; she could easily be targeted by bad people.
"It's no problem, I have my own countermeasures."
Gabriel said with a look of indifference.
Her martial arts skills were exceptional; she wasn't afraid of trouble at all.
After speaking, Gabriel shared her livestream with Mitsue Takeda and @'d her.
Gabriel was preparing to show off her skills to Mitsue Takeda.
Miko Yotsuya held a Ram Mask in her hand, while Yuria held a Kitten Mask.
"From now on, the three of you will refer to each other by the animals on your respective masks, and I will be called Jeremy White."
Gabriel instructed the three of them seriously.
"...I have no objections."
Miko Yotsuya obediently put on the Ram Mask.
"Me too."
Yuria also put on the Kitten Mask.
"This feels so interesting, but you're not really going to leave me here all alone, are you? No way, I want to go too!"
Hana Yurikawa looked left and right. Seeing that the other three had set off and were heading towards The Cursed Building, she hurriedly put on the Rabbit Mask and chased after them.
"Wait for me, Ram, Kitten, and Miss Jeremy, wait for me!"
Meanwhile.
A hundred miles away, Mitsue Takeda took out her phone. Seeing that it was a message from Gabriel, she immediately dropped everything in her hands, followed the link Gabriel sent, and opened Gabriel's livestream.
Inside the pitch-black corridor.
"Oh, as expected of the cursed land known as The Cursed Building, the number of Evil Spirit entities inside here is truly astonishing! Friends who can't see them, don't mind it, and friends who can see them, there's no need to panic."
"Everyone, watch closely next! My randomly selected friend is going to use my ancestral Exorcism Tools, and the Exorcism is officially about to begin!"
Gabriel's impassioned voice came from the livestream. The camera turned and focused on a girl with long straight black hair wearing a Ram Mask.
Under the collective gaze of the livestream, which had already grown to hundreds of people, she was seen slowly raising a bouquet of lilies.
"This is!!!"
When Mitsue Takeda saw the bouquet of lilies she had been longing for appear, she gave a violent shudder, instantly energized.