"…" Yotsuya Miko looked at the little girl who was begging for mercy like spilling beans. The strong endurance she had developed over the past few days facing evil spirits prevented her from showing any extra emotion on her face.
A classmate from the next class? She tried hard to recall, and it seemed like there was such a classmate. "…" Yulia saw Yotsuya Miko sniffle with a blank expression, and little pearls of tears kept falling. It was so scary!
Did I say something wrong? Is Shimomachi Goddess just an insignificant character in the world of psychics?
"Shimomachi Goddess?" Yotsuya Miko blinked, then shook her head: "I haven't heard of her." She sounded like a very powerful person.
Her gaze fell on the prayer beads in Yulia's hand. They did carry a faint exorcism effect, a very weak one, and it wasn't permanent. At most, it could only remove the weakest, most harmless evil spirits, and the energy inside would disappear after two or three uses.
So, this classmate from the next class is truly a member of the "Ri (Other) World," and she just followed because she saw her exorcising spirits at school?
Yulia's face turned pale. She hadn't heard of Shimomachi Goddess! It's over! It seems Shimomachi Goddess really is an insignificant character in the world of psychics!
Thinking about it, she hadn't seen Shimomachi Goddess make a move, but she probably didn't have such powerful sorcery!
Yotsuya Miko watched Yulia's tears falling like little pearls, and a drop of cold sweat ran down her temple.
I didn't bully her, did I? If she could see evil spirits, she shouldn't be scared like this—
If she had met someone who could use magic two days ago, she would have been so happy she couldn't sleep.
'Was she injured by the evil spirit just now?' Yotsuya Miko felt a bit guilty. She hadn't noticed anyone here during the battle. Although there was healing magic in the 'Basic Magic Compendium,' she hadn't learned it.
It would be troublesome if she got injured and developed problems. She wondered if the seniors at the coffee shop could heal Yulia?
In her opinion, the staff at the coffee shop were all very powerful "Exorcists," much more capable than her.
"Where does it hurt?" Yotsuya Miko asked.
Yulia answered timidly: "My butt and my foot—" She had fallen just now, hitting her butt on the ground and twisting her foot. Yulia looked at Yotsuya Miko nervously, little pearls of tears hanging from the corners of her eyes.
She hasn't made a move yet, so she won't be killed, right?
"Mm, I understand. Come with me. I don't have healing magic, but the seniors at the coffee shop should." Yotsuya Miko said kindly. Since Yulia was also an "Exorcist," she must know about God's coffee shop.
After all, anyone who could see could notice the abnormality of that street; it was simply a lighthouse in the darkness.
Yulia looked at Yotsuya Miko extending her hand to her, hesitated, then reached out and was pulled up from the ground. Her other hand couldn't help but rub her sore butt.
"Let's go." Yotsuya Miko nodded, looking at Yulia who had suddenly stopped crying.
"Oh." Yulia was a bit confused, blinking as she looked at Yotsuya Miko holding her hand.
This is?
The coffee shop? Seniors?
Thump-thump-thump.—Her heart beat rapidly.
Could it be that the 'coffee shop' is an organization of psychics! Seniors! Are there psychics even more powerful than Yotsuya Miko?! Gulp~
'Is she taking me to an organization of psychics?!' Yulia's cheeks flushed with excitement. Looking at Yotsuya Miko's very cold expression, was she actually the type with a cold exterior but a warm heart?
"What's wrong?" Yotsuya Miko looked at Yulia, who was limping but staring at her blankly.
"N-nothing. C-can I call you senior?" Yulia timidly shrank her neck.
"Mm, of course. Actually, you can just call me by my name." Yotsuya Miko smiled.
"Si Gu Qian Bei—" Yulia took a deep breath, her eyes sparkling as she said, "This is great! She really has a cold exterior but a warm heart! She's like the guide character the protagonist first meets in a manga!"
Am I finally entering the 'world of psychics'?
To learn from powerful teachers! To learn powerful sorcery! And then to hide in the city and fight evil spirits that harm the city!
Just thinking about such a life, Yulia's eyes sparkled with excitement and longing.
'Yulia is very lively.' Yotsuya Miko looked at Yulia, who had instantly become full of energy, with a hint of admiration.
Before, she had always been terrified and trembling when she encountered evil spirits.
"Is your foot okay?" Yotsuya Miko asked with concern.
"N-no problem! Please don't worry, Senior." Yulia snapped back to reality and patted her chest, her expression resolute.
"Oh—that's good."
Yulia and Yotsuya Miko chatted idly, and soon they arrived at the street where the coffee shop was located.
At this moment, Yulia's eyes widened at the exaggerated scene before her.
"Wow!"
The entire street was enveloped by a giant, pale golden dome, within which was warm golden sunlight. Occasionally, an evil spirit clinging to a human would be brought inside and instantly vaporized into ash.
"A super large barrier protecting the city!" Yulia's mouth hung open.
"Yulia feels a bit strange—" Yotsuya Miko looked at Yulia, who was stunned again, with confusion.
Yulia was pulled into the barrier and took a deep breath.
How powerful a psychic must one be to set up such an exaggerated barrier?
It must be a world-class super psychic!
Is she about to meet such a great figure, even nobler than a head of state? Gulp~
Yotsuya Miko led Yulia to the front of the coffee shop, looked up at the coffee shop's name, and thought: 'The coffee shop's name has changed.'
At this time, there were already some customers in the coffee shop, but not many.
This was because only those whose souls were slightly higher than the average person could be guided by fate into the shop; those below average would simply ignore this coffee shop.
Not just anyone could enter a coffee shop on the mystical side.
'Lingling Coffee Shop!' Yulia held her breath.
"This way." Yotsuya Miko saw Yulia Stunned again and pulled her into the side alley.
Yulia's heart pounded, and she couldn't bear to blink her eyes.
Yotsuya Miko lowered the back door handle and it clicked open.
It revealed an incredibly wide hall inside, and she froze.
Huh? It wasn't like this yesterday.
It's become so big inside, much, much bigger than it looks from the outside. Is this God's spatial barrier?
Yotsuya Miko pulled Yulia inside, and Yulia's eyes widened completely, her mouth forming an 'O' shape.
The client hall was one-third the size of a soccer field, and several people who had come to submit requests were already seated on the reception chairs.
Their expressions varied, but the shock on their faces had not completely faded.
Screens on the walls were filled with requests from various parts of the city, along with the commission fees. The lowest commission fee was 100,000 Ba, and the highest even reached 3,000,000 Ba.
Before Yulia had fully recovered from her shock, she saw a familiar figure, and her eyes widened even further.
"That's, that's—Shimomachi Goddess!"