Suppressing the disappointment in her heart,
Yotsuya Miko looked at Lin, asking with a hint of anticipation:
"Um, if you don't mind me asking, how do you manage to remain expressionless in front of evil spirits? Aren't you scared?"
"That's paid content, you know."
Lin teased with a smile, seeing Yotsuya Miko's curiosity.
"Huh! Paid?"
Yotsuya Miko was taken aback.
Then she gently furrowed her brow, with a cautious air:
"Um, how much?"
Seeing Yotsuya Miko take him seriously, the curve of Lin's lips grew a little wider, his eyes full of amusement.
"It's not expensive, one hundred million yen."
"How much?!"
Yotsuya Miko's eyes widened slightly.
One hundred million yen, and that's not expensive?!
Even if she sold herself, she couldn't come up with that much money.
"Hehe o(￣︶￣)o."
Watching Yotsuya Miko's dumbfounded expression, Lin couldn't help but laugh aloud, his smile filled with delight.
"Wait, you…"
Hearing the laughter and seeing Lin's expression, Yotsuya Miko finally realized what was happening.
She had been tricked!
Immediately, she felt a sense of speechlessness and helplessness.
Lin then said with another laugh:
"I was just joking. The real price isn't expensive at all; just treat me to a bubble tea."
"How about it, pretty reasonable, right?"
Upon hearing this, Yotsuya Miko immediately nodded in agreement: "Okay, I agree, tell me quickly."
Lin could face evil spirits without a change in expression, showing no fear, all within a few days.
There must be a reason for it.
If she could know, perhaps she could also face evil spirits without fear, maintaining her composure.
"It's a deal."
Lin said with a beaming smile: "Actually, it's very simple. You just need to possess the strength not to be afraid of evil spirits."
"Huh (⊙_⊙)?"
Yotsuya Miko was stunned.
Just needing the strength not to be afraid of evil spirits.
That statement was as good as saying nothing at all.
"Wait!"
After a moment of pause, she suddenly grasped the key point.
So, Lin wasn't afraid of evil spirits because he actually possessed the strength not to be afraid of them?
Could it be…
Thinking of a certain possibility, she subtly frowned, a hint of alarm and uncertainty in her eyes, and couldn't help but ask:
"What exactly are you?"
An existence capable of dealing with evil spirits.
An exorcist, perhaps?
But Lin had just said earlier that he hadn't met any exorcists.
So she was very curious about Lin's identity.
If Lin could truly deal with evil spirits, then could she seek his help?
"Are you very curious?"
Lin raised an eyebrow and smiled gently.
Yotsuya Miko: "…"
Looking at Lin's slightly cheeky smile, although she really wanted to say she wasn't curious, she held back the impulse.
"I am very curious."
She still spoke her true thoughts.
Although she said she was very curious, her facial expression didn't show overly exaggerated changes.
Due to her personality.
Lin took in Yotsuya Miko's expression, smiling slightly.
He had some understanding of her.
Her expression was mostly close to impassive, calm and rational.
It was precisely because of this personality
that she could maintain a calm facade when she first encountered evil spirits, thereby avoiding danger.
As steady as Mount Tai on the outside,
Panicked on the inside.
This phrase perfectly describes Yotsuya Miko.
Although it felt a bit bad,
Lin actually quite wanted to see Yotsuya Miko's cute, teary-eyed expression when scared by an evil spirit.
Unfortunately, he couldn't see it now.
Because there were no evil spirits in the school.
When he arrived at the school gate this morning, Lin had quietly released his perception to cover the campus of Private United Academy.
However, to his surprise, he found no evil spirits.
Yet in the world view of Mieruko-chan, evil spirits could almost be described as omnipresent.
It was indeed due to the crossover anime world.
The fusion of multiple worlds resulted in the number of evil spirits being far less than in the original world, along with some unknown changes.
Earlier, when he was targeted by the Clawed Fiend, he found that it couldn't enter his residence.
As if some invisible rule was restricting evil spirits.
Moreover, in the original world view, ordinary people couldn't see or perceive evil spirits, but evil spirits could touch humans.
Here, they couldn't.
If an evil spirit couldn't discover that someone could see it, it couldn't even touch a human body.
Just like when the Clawed Fiend passed directly through Lin's body earlier.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind. Lin, facing Yotsuya Miko's slightly curious gaze, smiled and said:
"Me? Just think of me as a psychic."
"A psychic!?"
A strange light flashed in Yotsuya Miko's eyes.
She was surprised by Lin's true identity as a psychic.
However, she thought that her ability to see evil spirits that others couldn't should also count as a superpower.
If so, was she also a psychic?
She couldn't help but think of this.
After a brief silence, Yotsuya Miko spoke again, asking:
"So, Lin-san, your psychic ability allows you to see evil spirits, and it has other uses too."
"Like exorcism?"
Lin had previously admitted that he could also see evil spirits.
As for whether he could exorcise, she remained skeptical for now.
"You could say that."
Lin smiled and nodded.
"Can you really exorcise?"
Yotsuya Miko frowned slightly.
After all, she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, so she dared not believe it easily.
Moreover, evil spirits were so terrifying.
If an exorcism failed, the consequences were too dreadful to imagine.
"Of course."
Lin nodded.
Then, the corner of his mouth curved, and he said with a meaningful smile:
"Yotsuya Miko, you probably don't want to live this life of constant fear anymore, do you?"
"What do you mean?"
Hearing Lin suddenly say this, Yotsuya Miko couldn't help but frown slightly, instinctively becoming wary.
That sounded strange.
Lin continued with a smile:
"Yotsuya-san, do you want to overcome your fear of evil spirits?"
"Do you want to escape this predicament of being powerless to resist?"
"Finally, Yotsuya Miko, do you want to have the ability to exorcise evil spirits yourself, just like me?"
At this moment, he sounded like he was running a pyramid scheme.
"What did you say?!"
Hearing the last sentence, Yotsuya Miko could no longer remain calm. She suddenly stood up, utterly shocked.
To have the ability to exorcise evil spirits herself, just like him.
She almost suspected she had misheard.
But the truth was, she hadn't.
Lin confirmed with a slight smile: "I said, do you want to have the ability to exorcise evil spirits yourself, just like me?"
"You can do that?"
Yotsuya Miko's eyes widened slightly. While suspicious, a glimmer of anticipation couldn't help but rise in her heart.
Lin said nothing, just gave her a small smile.
Yotsuya Miko: "…"
After a brief hesitation, her desire ultimately won out, and she couldn't resist asking:
"Then, what's the price?"
There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
She knew this, so she didn't fantasize about getting something for nothing.
After all, even when visiting a shrine to worship, one needed to offer sacrifices.
Let alone gaining the superpower to exorcise evil spirits.
Although she knew there would be a price, she still asked.
Because she was truly tired of living a life terrified by evil spirits!
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