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"Evil spirits can actually speak?"
"Why is its dogeza so smooth?"
"Now it looks even more charming..."
Kitahara Makoto coughed twice, suppressing the strange impulse in his heart, then said:
"You get up first and tell me why I should spare you."
In Japan, no matter how big a mistake is made, forgiveness can be obtained through a dogeza.
Political scandal?
No problem.
Public dogeza in the news.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical produced fake drugs, causing multiple deaths?
Continue with the dogeza!
What? Still want to hold accountable?
I've already done the dogeza, of course you have to forgive me!
Kitahara Makoto "followed the local customs" and decided to temporarily loosen his fist to see what the evil spirit girl in front of him could say.
"I'm not an evil spirit, I'm just a ghost." The Female Ghost stood up, her voice ethereal and somewhat hollow, "I've never hurt anyone."
Togawa Sakiko crossed her arms over her chest, her delicate brows furrowed, and she couldn't help but retort:
"Never hurt anyone... What you did to me this morning, doesn't that count as harm?"
The Female Ghost lowered her head, her voice apologetic:
"I'm sorry, I only had vague instincts at the time and couldn't control myself."
Kitahara Makoto said in a deep voice:
"Why are you bothering Togawa Sakiko?"
"Because she played my favorite piano piece..."
The Female Ghost's name is Fukada Misaki. She was a girl who attended Tsukinomori Academy. Her hobby during her lifetime was playing the piano. One evening nine years ago, she was practicing the piano alone in the classroom when a beastly teacher passed by outside the door, brutally assaulted her, and even cruelly murdered her afterward.
Fukada Misaki spent some time in a daze before realizing that she had become a ghost, but for some reason, she couldn't leave the music classroom.
The music classroom was also sealed off because it was the scene of the crime until it was reopened this year, but ordinary people still couldn't see her, and she couldn't affect ordinary people.
Until a week ago, Togawa Sakiko came alone in the evening to play the piano, which happened to be her favorite piece during her lifetime. It seemed that some condition was met in the dark, and Togawa Sakiko suddenly became able to see her.
Then... Togawa Sakiko was so scared that she turned and ran.
The Female Ghost instinctively chased after her. This time, for some reason, she was able to leave the music classroom, but as the distance increased, her consciousness gradually became muddled, and finally, driven by the ghost's instinct, she wanted to possess Togawa Sakiko's body.
"Wait a moment, I'll search online."
Kitahara Makoto took out his phone and searched for information.
The Female Ghost's death was almost ten years ago, and there wasn't much information online, only a few news reports.
Hitori Gotō stood on tiptoe, peeking at the phone, and suddenly her eyes widened, blurting out:
"Eh, why does the news say it was a suicide?"
"...What?!"
Hearing this, the Female Ghost's eyes instantly turned blood-red, her black hair moved without wind, flying like poisonous snakes, and bone-chilling cold quickly swept through the entire classroom.
Swept by this coldness, Hitori Gotō and Togawa Sakiko were startled and quickly hid behind Kitahara Makoto.
"Calm down." Kitahara Makoto frowned, looking at the blackening Ghost Senior, and sternly reprimanded, "Since justice is delayed, then you should take revenge yourself."
"...Revenge?"
The Female Ghost was stunned, and the blood color in her eyes quickly faded:
"That's right, I want to take revenge on that devil..."
The Female Ghost was successfully appeased, preventing her from transforming into an evil spirit.
But how to get revenge was a problem.
The three of them were just high school students, not superheroes, and didn't have the ability to bring villains to justice. The Ghost Senior also couldn't take revenge herself; once she left the classroom for not long, her consciousness would fall into chaos.
"What do you say we do?"
Kitahara Makoto asked in a low voice.
"Um..." Hitori Gotō blinked, her voice timid, "How about calling the police?"
Kitahara Makoto shook his head: "The police won't believe in the existence of ghosts."
"What about telling her parents?" Togawa Sakiko clasped her hands over her lower abdomen. It must be said that this Miss Fallen Ojou-sama was quite calm and rational, "...If you want to say who cares most about their child in the world, it must be their parents."
"As long as her parents know that she didn't commit suicide but was murdered, they will naturally investigate to the end."
"Parents?" The Ghost Senior was startled, and an expectant expression quickly appeared on her face. She bowed and said, "I want to see my mom and dad, I want to see them again no matter what... Togawa Sakiko, please!"
Togawa Sakiko immediately became alert:
"What are you asking me to do?"
Female Ghost: "I have a vague realization that as long as I enter Shouko's body, I can remain rational outside."
"I refuse." Togawa Sakiko's delicate brows furrowed, and she said decisively, "Being entered by strange things, absolutely not."
She would not forget the despair of being haunted by an evil spirit during this time. If it weren't for Kitahara Makoto's appearance, she might have already been possessed by the ghost in front of her. Repaying evil with good is something only a saint would do.
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Not long after, Little Miss Anxiety timidly raised her right hand, clearly mustering all her courage:
"I, I'm willing to let Fukada-senpai possess me..."
"Fukada-senpai is so pitiful, trapped in the classroom and unable to leave... She must miss her mom and dad terribly, right?"
"I, I want to help..."
There are many 'compassionate' Buddhas on the internet now, constantly urging others to be generous and kind, but when it comes to themselves, they all shut up obediently.
Hitori Gotō didn't advise her to be kind, but chose to stand up herself, which couldn't help but make people think highly of her.
Kitahara Makoto frowned slightly, looking at the Female Ghost:
"Will the person you possess be in danger?"
"No, no." The Female Ghost quickly shook her head, "At most, there's a tiny side effect, but with Lord Kitahara here, it can be easily eliminated."
Kitahara Makoto stepped forward half a step, shielding Little Miss Anxiety behind him:
"Then how about possessing me?"
"Impossible, that kind of thing is simply impossible." The Female Ghost's body trembled, and she quickly shook her head, "Kitahara-sama's spiritual pressure is incredibly powerful, like a huge furnace. Let alone possession, even getting close will burn me."
It seems the Demon Subduing ability is quite impressive...
Kitahara Makoto looked down at Little Miss Anxiety, lowering his voice:
"Or should we just eliminate it?"
In Kitahara Makoto's opinion, directly eliminating the Female Ghost in front of him was also a good choice.
"No." Hitori Gotō bravely shook her head quickly, "Fukada-senpai is too pitiful, and her mom and dad are also very pitiful. Kitahara-kun, please don't do that..."
"Alright, I understand."
Seeing Bocchi-chan insist, Kitahara Makoto could only agree.
"I'm extremely grateful."
The Female Ghost, full of gratitude, bowed and thanked, transforming into a black mist, floating towards Hitori Gotō, and then quickly merging into Bocchi-chan's body.
"Hmm..."
Bocchi-chan's body trembled slightly, then she subconsciously hugged her arms: "I feel... a bit cold."
"I'm sorry, I know what the side effect is..." The Female Ghost's apologetic voice echoed in the classroom, "After I possess you, the 'spiritual energy' in your body will be rapidly consumed, so you need to constantly replenish yang energy."
"Eh?" Bocchi-chan blinked blankly, "How do I replenish that?"
"It's okay, you can replenish it by kissing and hugging Sir Exorcist."
"..."
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