Teaching building, Class 1-F.
Yotsuya Miko, who was tidying up her textbooks, felt her phone vibrate, took it out, and saw it was a message from Lin Bai (Student).
"See you in half an hour."
Yotsuya Miko's eyes flickered slightly.
After making plans with Lin Bai (Student) last night, she had unconsciously fallen asleep.
Just like before, she was once again 'surprised' by a nightmare in the middle of the night.
She woke up and couldn't fall back asleep.
It was because of this that she had dark circles under her eyes and always felt sleepy during class every day.
After learning that Lin Bai (Student) could also see ghosts, she hoped to get useful information from him.
She, Yotsuya Miko, was fed up with her current life.
"Okay."
She replied to Lin Bai (Student) with a single word.
"Miko, let's eat."
At this moment, her good friend Yurikawa Hana came up to her with a large bento box, her face full of cheerful smiles.
"Mm."
Yotsuya Miko nodded slightly and took out her bento box.
At the same time, on the other side.
Lin Bai (Student), who chose not to bring a bento, left the classroom and headed towards the Togo Academy's cafeteria, Wannshiju.
Today was April 14th.
It was the third week of school.
From the first day of school, Lin Bai (Student) had never brought a bento.
One word: lazy.
He solved his lunch problem at the cafeteria every day.
Togo Academy's cafeteria was excellent, offering international cuisine.
And most of the chefs hired came from the countries corresponding to the dishes.
It was precisely because of this that almost half of the students at Togo Academy chose to eat lunch at the cafeteria.
The other half still chose to eat their brought bentos.
Upon arriving at the cafeteria, Lin Bai (Student) ordered a double-cooked pork rice bowl.
The taste was quite good.
In the blink of an eye, about twenty minutes had passed.
Class 1-F classroom.
After finishing her bento, Yotsuya Miko packed away her bento box, gargled and wiped her mouth, then looked at Yurikawa Hana:
"Xiao Hua, I'm going out for a bit."
"To the restroom? Let's go together."
Yurikawa Hana stood up at her words.
"No..."
Yotsuya Miko shook her head slightly, refusing: "I have something to do; I need to find someone. I'll go by myself."
"Find someone? Do I know them?"
Yurikawa Hana frowned slightly.
Her big eyes blinked, showing a hint of confusion and curiosity.
"You... know him."
Being stared at intently by Yurikawa Hana, Yotsuya Miko hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose not to lie.
"Who is it?"
Upon learning it was someone she knew, Yurikawa Hana became even more curious.
If she also knew him, why didn't Yotsuya Miko take her along? Why was she going to find him alone?
Was there something she shouldn't know?
"Lin Bai (Student)."
"Who, Lin Bai?!"
Yurikawa Hana was stunned, her eyes widening slightly as she looked at Yotsuya Miko with surprise and bewilderment.
"Yes, it's him."
Since things had come to this, Yotsuya Miko could only nod.
Worried that Yurikawa Hana would continue to press her, she quickly got up:
"I'm leaving first."
As soon as she finished speaking, without waiting for Yurikawa Hana to say anything, she hurried out the door.
After all, she couldn't tell Yurikawa Hana about the Evil Spirits.
Not to mention whether she would believe it or not.
Yurikawa Hana was so afraid of ghosts; if she knew, she would probably be scared all day long.
"Hey…"
Looking at Yotsuya Miko's retreating figure, Yurikawa Hana opened her mouth to say something but ultimately said nothing.
She was slightly stunned, a little puzzled.
She could feel that Yotsuya Miko was hiding something from her.
Coming back to her senses, she couldn't help but frown slightly, pondering in her heart:
"Why is Miko going to find Lin-tongxue alone?"
"And she's hiding something from me."
"Could it be…"
Yurikawa Hana suddenly thought of some things from yesterday and immediately came up with a very plausible guess.
That is, Yotsuya Miko had truly fallen for Lin-tongxue!
Could it really be love at first sight?
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Yotsuya Miko, who was on her way to the Student Council office, had no idea what her best friend was thinking.
About five minutes later.
Yotsuya Miko arrived at the Student Council.
She knocked on the door, and after waiting a few seconds, she turned the doorknob.
"Excuse me, I apologize for the interruption."
She opened the door and walked into the office.
The first thing she saw was Lin Bai sitting on the sofa.
"Come and sit."
Lin Bai looked at her and smiled softly.
Yotsuya Miko's golden eyes flickered. She closed the door and sat down on the sofa opposite Lin Bai.
Their eyes met.
Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was momentarily a little strange.
Seeing this, Lin Bai was the first to break the silence: "Yotsuya-tongxue, don't you have many questions?"
"If you don't have anything to ask, I'll be returning to the classroom."
"Wait."
Yotsuya Miko no longer hesitated.
She began to voice the questions that had arisen last night, one by one.
Lin Bai smiled upon hearing her questions and said:
"Let's take them one by one. I'll answer the first question first."
"First, as for when I could see Evil Spirits, it was actually just a few days ago."
"Huh, a few days ago?!"
Yotsuya Miko was slightly taken aback.
Coming back to her senses, she looked at Lin Bai with an expression that seemed to say, 'I'm not well-read, don't lie to me.'
She had assumed that Lin Bai had been able to see Evil Spirits for a long time, given his composure and apparent disregard for them.
That's how he could do it.
Now he was telling her it had only been a few days.
Honestly, she didn't believe it.
She had been seeing these things for a month herself, but she still got scared every time.
Lin Bai's veteran-like demeanor when facing Evil Spirits looked nothing like a novice.
"What, you don't believe me?"
Taking in Yotsuya Miko's expression, Lin Bai guessed her thoughts without even having to think.
"→_→"
Yotsuya Miko said nothing, her expression conveying everything.
Lin Bai's lips curved slightly: "People's physiques cannot be generalized. You absolutely must not underestimate me."
"Now, to answer the second question."
"Is there a way to make you unable to see Evil Spirits? The answer is yes."
"What is it?"
Yotsuya Miko's eyes lit up slightly, and she looked at Lin Bai with some anticipation.
She instantly cast the previous topic to the back of her mind.
Lin Bai: "There's definitely a way, but I don't know it yet."
"Uh…"
Yotsuya Miko felt disappointed.
Lin Bai continued: "Now for the third question: Are there really exorcists in the world?"
At this point, he deliberately paused, building suspense.
"!!!"
Yotsuya Miko stared at him intently, her hands gently clenching into fists.
Don't misunderstand, she wasn't about to hit him.
She was just a little nervous and expectant.
Lin Bai smiled slightly: "The answer is yes, but I haven't seen one."
Before the Golden Finger appeared, he had tried all possible methods to deal with the Clawed Evil Spirit.
Such as searching for exorcists.
He had also visited several shrines.
Although he ultimately found nothing.
But Lin Bai was certain that special individuals like exorcists and demon slayers existed in this world.
Not encountering them didn't mean they didn't exist.
For example, that Downtown God's Eye.
"I see…"
Hearing Lin Bai's answer, Yotsuya Miko sighed helplessly, slowly unclenching her fists on her lap.
Disappointment flashed in her eyes.
This answer was expected.
Because she hadn't done nothing either.
She had tried to find exorcists, visited shrines, and worn protective items like amulets and prayer beads.
The result was that they weren't useful, or rather, they were completely useless…