As expected, there was no answer.
He could only try to take off this guy's mask and glasses. At the very least, he needed to know what he looked like.
In fact, Seiji had wanted to do this just now, but his opponent was too strong, so he couldn't find an opening.
Use that move.
When the man in the black coat charged at him again, Seiji raised his hand and opened it.
Telekinesis — Freezing Confinement!
After using the curse to lock onto the target, the black-cloaked man's movements instantly froze.
It was now.
Seiji rushed forward and fanned the man's face with his left hand, pulling off his mask, sunglasses, and hat. Then, he clenched his right fist and punched the man's abdomen with all his might!
Boom!!
The man in the black coat flew backwards and crashed into the wall.
"You are … Shouhei Hirai!"
Seiji recognized this person.
He was Peach-sensei's university classmate whom he had met at the school festival!
The green-haired man named Shouhei Hirai raised his head. His expression was blank, and his eyes were empty.
He looked like a robot or a puppet … as if he was being controlled.
Seiji frowned.
The grayish-black mist around Hirai's body suddenly became denser, and several humanoid shadows appeared, twisting and dancing.
Seiji sensed danger.
In the blink of an eye, Hirai arrived in front of Seiji at an incredible speed and punched out with a large amount of black-gray mist!
Bullet Time, activate!
Seiji somersaulted and dodged the attack.
Boom!!
His fist landed on the wall, causing it to crack and cave in, creating a hole!
There was a cry of surprise from the other side.
Hirai retracted his fist, turned around, and suddenly jumped off the balcony.
Ran away!?
Seiji watched as the other party left and heard the curses coming from next door. He frowned.
After a quick thought, he immediately turned around and left through the main entrance, quickly running to the elevator.
When the neighbor went out to check out Peach-sensei's apartment, he waited until the elevator arrived and stepped inside.
In the elevator, Seiji took out his phone and was glad that it had not been damaged during the fight.
He wanted to contact Editor Yoshizawa and Sensei, but then he remembered that they hadn't brought their cell phones with them when they escaped.
I can't contact them. I don't know where they went … Could they have gone to the police station?
Very likely.
As he walked out of the apartment, Seiji called Wanhua Summer Night.
The call went through.
"Good morning, President."
"Good morning, Haruta-kun."
"Sorry to bother you again, it's like this …"
Seiji quickly explained the situation.
"That person … is probably possessed by a dead spirit." After hearing this, Summer Night said, "Without seeing it with my own eyes, I can't say for sure, but according to your description, it's very likely."
"Possessed by an undead spirit … How did this happen? Was he cursed? Or did he cast some kind of spell on himself? "
"It's possible. It's also possible that he encountered something and unfortunately fell into this state, but the possibility of that is relatively low."
"Oh …"
"Haruta-kun, are you hurt?" Summer Night asked with concern.
"I got hit a few times, but it's nothing serious."
"You'd better go to the hospital."
"I'll go there later." Seiji paused for a moment. "President, I'd like to ask, what will happen if someone reports this to the police?"
Summer Night fell silent for a moment.
"The police will investigate, and if there's anything 'abnormal' in the report, a secret department will monitor it.
This department will suppress the reports and send people to investigate the actual situation … If they discover that the situation isn't too bad, they'll give the Spiritual Ability user who caused trouble a warning and demand a 'cleaning fee.'
"If the Spiritual Ability user listens to the warning and pays the cleaning fee, then the matter will be over."
Seiji furrowed his eyebrows.
"If the Spiritual Ability user communicates with this department beforehand, then if someone encounters something or discovers something and reports to the police, they'll be ignored, right?"
"That's right."
"That's how the previous cases of people freezing to death were dealt with, right?"
"Yes."
"If Okubo Yoshiaki can do this, then President, you can do it as well … No, I should say that as long as a Spiritual Ability user is powerful enough, they can use this secret department to silence the police about 'abnormal' situations, even if someone dies."
"Indeed."
A moment of silence fell between them.
"Alright, I get the gist of it now. At any rate, if a Spiritual Ability user commits a crime, as long as they don't go overboard, they'll be fine as long as they pay up." Seiji sighed.
"This incident falls under that category … which means that calling the police will be useless!"
"That's right."
"Then in order to resolve this matter, I'll have to go find that person myself, stop him, or kill him off, right?"
"Yeah … You can also hire other Spiritual Ability users to do it."
"… How much will it cost?"
"To deal with an undead spirit possessed person … I don't know the exact price, but it shouldn't exceed ten million."
Seiji was rendered speechless.
"You can definitely pay up, as long as you want." Summer Night chuckled lightly.
This Grand Mistress had said that he could ask her for more money, but Seiji had also said that he wouldn't ask for more. If he asked for more money, it would feel like he'd lost.
'No, wait a moment.
This has nothing to do with me at all!! Why do I have to pay up!? '
Seiji suddenly came to a realization.
He'd been so focused on helping out that he'd forgotten that he wasn't the one involved in this, but Peach-sensei!
Did Peach-sensei have money?
Of course she did!
She was the original author of a phenomenally popular anime!
He didn't know how much money she had, but it was definitely more than a hundred million!!
Seiji suddenly felt enlightened at this realization.
'Money makes the world go round'. This saying was also useful in the mystical world. In fact, it could even be said that it was as literal as the saying went — even ghosts could be ordered around!
Shouhei Hirai … Was it really that amazing to be a person with a demonic aura and a paralyzed face?
Peach-sensei could crush you to death with money at any moment!
"Indeed, it's possible to pay up, but it won't be me — it'll be the person involved." Seiji smiled. "She's quite rich, so she'll definitely be able to afford ten million."
"Eh?"
"That's why, introduce me to a suitable Spiritual Ability user, President!"
"Oh …" Summer Night paused for a moment. "A suitable candidate … Actually, Houjou-san would be a good choice."
Mai Houjou!?
"Would she do such a thing?"
"Yeah, Houjou-san has always been doing it, and she's quite famous in the industry … I'm not sure about the specifics, because when I asked her, she wouldn't tell me. She only said that these were all small things that weren't worth mentioning."
Seiji couldn't help but recall the beautiful maid-senpai's "gentle" smile, and he was rendered speechless.
Hiring Mai Houjou … was indeed a good choice.
In fact, it could even be said to be the best choice!
Seiji had personally witnessed her abilities, even if it was only the tip of the iceberg.
He didn't know how strong she really was, but he felt that she was quite strong!
Besides, Peach-sensei herself seemed to like this beautiful maid-senpai as well. If he wanted to hire her to help out, she would definitely agree.
"Yep, I'll choose her!"
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