"Well, anyway, it's nothing good." After hearing Miku Izayoi's words, Tohka thought for a moment before beginning to explain: "This place was originally just an ordinary area, but later, under the temptation of the devil, desire swelled without limit and it became a land of evil. Countless incurable madmen and utterly depraved men and women gathered here, and after they died, their souls were sealed here by the promise of the contract, gathering the power of many evil spirits, waiting for the day when the devil holding the contract would come to collect the souls that had long since been sold. In other words, unimaginably terrifying vengeful spirits are sealed inside."
"Wah." After hearing Tohka's explanation, Miku Izayoi fearfully scooted backward. Then, with an extremely terrified gaze, she looked at the contract in Tohka's hand rather than at Tohka herself. Stammering, she said, "Th-that, that, let's just throw it away. Wuwuwu, I don't want to be sleeping soundly one day only to have my house suddenly become haunted."
There was no helping it—any normal person would get goosebumps hearing those words. Only someone like Tohka, who knew the true nature of this thing and was rather thick-skinned, wouldn't be afraid.
After all, while it sounded terrifying, to her and Miku Izayoi, it really wasn't much. It was just that Miku Izayoi's mindset hadn't shifted yet, so she was still creeped out facing it.
"Mm, it's really nothing." Tohka glanced at Miku Izayoi with amusement. She knew this girl must have watched too many horror movies and read too many horror novels to react like this. But so as not to worry her, Tohka patiently explained: "Those things aren't that strong. Not to mention me—even you could deal with the evil spirits here. And besides, these are just evil spirits, not ghosts, so you don't have to worry."
"But, even so, you should hurry and throw that thing away. Every time I see it, my whole body feels uncomfortable." Tohka's explanation did relieve Miku Izayoi a little, but she still wanted to keep her distance from this thing. After all, evil spirits were the sort of thing that, unless you were someone who practiced black magic or witchcraft, you wouldn't willingly approach.
"Ah, but if I just threw it away and some schemer or devil picked it up, it could very well turn this world into a living hell." Hearing this, Tohka also looked a bit troubled. That bastard old knight had just tossed the responsibility onto her, and now she was riding a tiger and couldn't dismount. She wasn't stupid; she didn't want to hold on to something like this either.
"Then what do you suggest? We can't throw it out, but we can't keep it either." Hearing Tohka's words, Miku Izayoi was also about to lose it.
She really, truly did not want to have anything to do with this kind of thing. But the problem was that if they threw it away, the danger could be even greater. Even though she hated men, she definitely wouldn't do something that would bring ruin to countless living beings.
"This, don't worry, it'll just be a few days. Then we'll toss this wretched thing to that guy. After all, this is his job." Glancing at the still extremely resistant Miku Izayoi, Tohka decided she'd just follow the plot. When the time came, she'd toss this thing to the Ghost Rider and let Mephistopheles absorb it. That way, the so-called contract would be resolved once and for all.
"Alright then, but just these few days—and don't leave it by my bedside. Put it somewhere far away from me." Hearing Tohka's words, Miku Izayoi nodded. If it was only a few days, she could endure it. After all, this thing was just too dangerous, and she wasn't the kind of person to be unreasonable. But seeing Tohka walking over with the contract in her hands, she still felt a little afraid. Just hearing about this thing was enough to make people shudder.
"Ah, right. I know. But I just wanted you to help me add another layer of sealing." Seeing Miku Izayoi's reaction, Tohka was stunned for a moment. But she still stated her purpose. After all, if they just left this thing like this, it wasn't safe. And after the Venom incident, she had learned her lesson—this was Marvel, after all, and once something dangerous was lost, you could never be sure it wouldn't fall into the wrong hands.
"Alright, what do you want me to do?" Hearing Tohka's words, Miku Izayoi understood the reason, so she didn't object. But she didn't know how to put a seal on it.
"Ah, that—it's actually simple, just...never mind, just channel your spirit power along my circuit." Tohka had originally wanted to explain, but then remembered this was one of the spells Odin had taught her back in Asgard, so she felt it was better not to say too much. Combining their two powers, the seal wouldn't be as strong as the one Odin left on Thor's hammer, but even powerful demons would have to work hard to break it.
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And so, the two of them just sat there staring at each other. Because of this thing, even Miku Izayoi had no mind to tease Tohka and instead stayed far away. As for Tohka, she toyed with the contract in her hand, thinking about what came next. She still wasn't sure whether Mephistopheles had his eye on her.
But if Mephistopheles existed, who knew whether Diablo and Baal, those demon kings, were also around? Well, Tohka was just speculating—after all, those characters from other games in her previous life really didn't have much to do with Marvel.
But just then, the sun slowly set. At the same time, Miku Izayoi, who had been sitting there, suddenly stood up. But this time it wasn't because of the contract in Tohka's hand—it was because of the city itself.
"Tohka, do you feel it? This city seems so scary, even more frightening than yesterday." After all, last night they'd arrived so late that they'd fallen straight asleep, so they hadn't sensed it clearly. But this time, as the sun set, Miku Izayoi could feel the city becoming sinister, a terrifying aura spreading.
"I didn't expect you to be so sensitive. Indeed, there are demons active in this city." Tohka looked at Miku Izayoi, a little surprised she could sense it too. But on second thought, it made sense. Strictly speaking, the Spirits were akin to angels, so they were extremely sensitive to demons. Moreover, these devils probably thought there was no one in this world who could harm them, so they didn't bother to hide their presence at all. Last night it had been dark, so they hadn't noticed, but this time, watching the sun set, both of them had sensed it clearly.