"Ding! Selection mission activated!"
"Option One: Do nothing and wait for death. Reward: Spirit Ghost Physique, Ghost Servant Kasumigaoka Utaha, Abilities: Ghost Fire, Ghost Labyrinth, Weapon Gacha Ticket +1."
"Option Two: After resolving the elevator crisis, completely eliminate the ghost entity. Reward: Yin-Yang Eyes, Ability Gacha Ticket +1."
At first glance, the first reward seemed greater.
But Mizusaki Yuma felt that if one wasn't mentally ill...
They probably wouldn't choose the first option.
How desperate must one be to transform from a living person into a ghost?
Without even thinking, Mizusaki Yuma directly chose the second option.
Immediately after, a ball of silver-white flame instantly flickered in his hand.
It directly illuminated the space, which had been a bit dark, in an instant.
"That thing really is afraid of this..."
The moment this Flame of Judgment lit up, he felt as if the chilling aura in this elevator had significantly lessened.
And Kasumigaoka Utaha at this moment also instinctively leaned closer to him.
Although it was strange why this person's hand had a ball of flame...
She had a very strong premonition in her heart.
That is, by relying on Mizusaki Yuma, perhaps she had a chance to survive?
"Trying to leave?!"
Although he couldn't see it, Mizusaki Yuma clearly felt it.
It seemed to want to escape.
The silver-white flame instantly covered the entire elevator.
Frightened, Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately jumped onto Mizusaki Yuma's body.
But strangely, this flame seemed not to exist.
Even when it touched her body, it still didn't ignite.
Vaguely, Kasumigaoka Utaha heard a scream.
Then, all the white flames covering the elevator disappeared, and the falling elevator also stopped at this moment.
And just then, the elevator regained power, and the previously dim space was now clearly visible.
The elevator doors opened to both sides, and the repairman, carrying a bag full of tools, looked at the two people inside with some confusion.
This elevator was broken earlier, how did it suddenly get fixed?
And didn't they say it was stopped on the eighth floor?
How did it open on the first floor?
Did it fall earlier?
As soon as they thought of this, the two repairmen immediately bowed and apologized, saying, "We are very sorry, we will repair the elevator immediately. Are either of you feeling unwell?"
"I'm fine!"
Mizusaki Yuma shook his head, and Kasumigaoka Utaha also quickly said, "I'm fine too!"
Although she had been startled earlier...
But she seemed to be fine.
After repeated apologies, the repairman went inside the elevator to inspect it.
But strangely, there was no problem at all.
Although they also went up to the eighth floor with Mizusaki Yuma in the elevator...
They found that there was still no problem.
After seeing the two off, one of the repairmen also smiled and said, "They have such good feelings, they even hug when taking the elevator!"
"Haha, yes, it reminds me of when my wife and I first got together!"
The moment the elevator doors closed...
Kasumigaoka Utaha's face was as if flushed with a red glow.
Due to excessive fright earlier, she hadn't realized that she was still clinging to Mizusaki Yuma's back.
"Sorry, sorry, I'll get down now!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly climbed off him, but as soon as she stood up...
She felt her foot seemed to be throbbing with pain.
Then she also remembered that it seemed she had accidentally twisted her ankle earlier in the elevator.
"My home is on this floor, can you help me?"
At this moment, she felt as if she couldn't stand up.
The moment her foot touched the ground, the pain was unbearable.
Perhaps because of the previous circumstances, she hadn't paid attention to the pain in her body.
And at this moment, Mizusaki Yuma seemed to have become her only reliance.
"En!"
Mizusaki Yuma nodded, then wrapped his arm around her waist and carried her in a princess carry.
He still needed to ask Kasumigaoka Utaha about the origin of this ghost later.
This ghost was currently just a manifestation of resentment; its main body had not yet been eliminated.
Since Kasumigaoka Utaha was its target of pursuit, she must have had contact with it before.
It was highly likely that clues could be found from her.
"Thank you for that..."
"Oh, by the way, my name is Kasumigaoka Utaha, what's yours?"
"Mizusaki Yuma, what's your apartment number?"
"806!"
After speaking, Kasumigaoka Utaha took out her key from her bag and handed it to Mizusaki Yuma.
"So you're the one who lives next door to me!"
No wonder he always felt someone lived next door, but he had never seen them.
If it weren't for occasionally hearing a slight sound of things moving...
He would have thought no one lived across from him.
"You are?"
"805."
This floor had a total of six apartments.
Because her parents had always been relatively at ease with her since she was a child...
Plus, she needed to start her writing career, so she moved here a few months ago from home.
She never expected that the person who had made so much noise moving during the day that it kept her from sleeping was actually the one who saved her.
Opening the door, Mizusaki Yuma searched for a while in Kasumigaoka Utaha's house.
But after not finding any medicine for a sprained ankle, Mizusaki Yuma suddenly remembered the ability he had acquired earlier.
Perhaps he could try out his ability on her?
"Sorry, I just moved here, and I didn't even think about buying medicine, so..."
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Kasumigaoka Utaha's face.
She only had some cold medicine and band-aids; she hadn't prepared any other medicine at all.
"Let me help you take this off first!"
"No..." Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly stopped his hand, then hurriedly said, "Although you saved me earlier, it's still too early for things to go that far!"
"Even though I know I'm very beautiful and you're a hot-blooded youth, if you really can't hold back, just go into my room, grab something, and go to the bathroom..."
The more Mizusaki Yuma listened, the more he felt something was off.
What exactly was this woman thinking?
Were they talking on different wavelengths?
...