The mansion was destroyed, and the air was filled with a thick stench of blood. Many demons were eating the people in the group.
A terrifying monster with the largest body and a bloody mist was eating people one after another, occasionally spitting out bones and heads.
Zankita wanted to roar in anger and fight against this hellish scene, but his heart was filled with immense fear. His body was weak and trembling, and he couldn't even get up.
The large monster put a familiar figure into its mouth, chewed on it a few times, and then spat something out.
The thing that was spat out flew near Zankita and rolled a few times before stopping.
It was Tomohisa's head.
"Ahhhh!!!"
Zankita shouted loudly as he woke up from his nightmare.
"Damn it … I actually had such a dream …"
Zankita rubbed his dizzy head and drowsily got up, wanting to drink something.
Then, he suddenly discovered that he was in an unfamiliar room.
An unfamiliar man wearing black Sakura Island clothing was sitting across from him.
He had short black-gray hair, an unnaturally pale face, a high nose, thin eyes, and a smile on his face. He was sitting in a perfect posture.
"Welcome, nice to meet you." The man lowered his head and bowed. "My name is Shouji Fukuyama, and I'm a merchant."
Zankita furrowed his eyebrows as he looked at the man.
"Merchant … what is this place?"
"This is my shop. It's too simple and crude, please forgive me." The man lifted his head. "Currently, I'm selling a 'method to become stronger.' Would you be interested?"
Zankita's eyebrows twitched.
"It seems that you're interested. In that case, why don't we have a chat?" Shouji gestured with his hand.
"… Who the hell are you?"
"I already said that I'm just a merchant. I only know how to sell goods and make transactions. Apart from that, I'm nothing and don't know how to do anything."
Zankita glared at Shouji.
Shouji maintained his smile.
Several seconds later, Zankita walked over and sat down cross-legged in front of Shouji.
"If you're messing with me, I'll kill you!"
"Heh heh, there's no need to worry about that. I would never be disrespectful to a customer." Shouji chuckled. "As for the method to become stronger, the first thing I can tell you is the 'Spirit World.'"
"Spirit World?" Zankita furrowed his eyebrows.
"The Awakened … in other words, people like you who have awakened special abilities will be able to become stronger in the Spirit Realm." "As for the specifics on how to go to the Spirit Realm, which Spirit Realm to go to, and how to become stronger quickly, you'll need to pay a price before you can tell me in detail."
"… What do you want?"
"I want 20% of all your gains in the Spiritual Realm."
Zankita remained silent.
"It doesn't matter that you have no concept of it. As long as you've been to the Spirit Realm once, you'll know that my asking price is reasonable. "Shang Zhi chuckled." If you really feel that it's unreasonable, you can discuss it with me. "
Something flashed in Zankita's eyes.
"If you don't agree, you'll forget this conversation and never see me again. If you agree, I will sign a fair contract with you. You can see me whenever you want. "
Shang Zhi looked at him, still maintaining his smile, his eyes slightly curved.
"It is fate that brought us together. Fate is very precious. I hope you can grasp it well."
Zankita remained silent for a long while.
There was something wrong with this place. Something was wrong with this man. His smile was even more annoying, but …
The eldest son of the Juumonji Family slowly clenched his fists as he recalled the nightmarish scene from earlier.
…
One week passed by.
Television and the internet were still discussing the "Midnight Incident." However, things seemed rather calm in reality, or at least it seemed so.
Actually, many people's lives had already changed, and it was likely that even more would change.
Mika continued to receive guidance from her spiritual ability teacher, Ruri Kinchi. She seemed to be improving as a Spirit Controller.
Chiaki had completely gotten used to living in Uehara's apartment. She was having quite a good time. It was now a daily occurrence for Mika to drag her out of bed in the morning.
Kaori received the attention of some girls due to her apparent weight loss effects. However, she had no intentions of expanding her social circle. She continued to keep a low profile just like before.
Hoshi and Genji continued to practice using their abilities. Both of them said that they had nightmares where they saw incredibly frightening scenes. They were beginning to feel like something was really going to happen, which made them feel rather uneasy.
Little Ling Yang's school sent an important message to her, requesting that her parents accompany their children to and from school as much as possible, or ask a trustworthy friend or relative to help them. The specific reason wasn't explained, only that it was related to public security.
Due to this message, Seiji began taking Little Ling Yang to and from school as he considered whether or not he should take the next step.
He wasn't able to go to Soul World again. There was also no progress on searching for potential Awakened at the school. Either there were no more Awakened, or there were, but they were all well-hidden … If that was the case, there probably wasn't a need for a special warning.
Friday night.
The [Yin-Yang Seal] option in his dating sim system …
[Read a Yin-Yang Master manual or equivalent information. Understand and comprehend — current progress: 100%.]
[Cultivate and improve your Spiritual Power — current progress: 100%.]
[Cultivate and improve your Spiritual Power — current progress: 100%.]
Now that he only had two silver fruits left, his Spiritual Power and Mana had finally reached a level that satisfied his progress.
And now that he had completed the first three conditions, the new conditions were …
[Learned [Body-strengthening technique], [Body-level Astral Vision], [Body-level Telekinesis], [Body-level Purification], [Body-level Barrier], [Body-level Sealing], [Body-level Summoning], and [Body-level Healing] — current progress: 91.5%.]
[Receive guidance from a beginner-level or higher Yin-Yang Master. Understand and comprehend — current progress: 0%.]
[Perform a sealing ritual in a place with dense Mana and form a Yin-Yang Seal — current progress: 0%.]
Seiji raised his hand and clenched his fist as he looked at these new conditions!
He had the urge to shout out loud, because he was just one step away!
After learning [Body-level Barrier], he had learned [Body-level Purification] and [Body-level Sealing]. He was currently learning [Body-level Summoning].
Now that he had learned [Body-level Summoning] and met the fourth condition, he could use the powerful reward item [Yin-Yang Seal Card] that Yui had given him to complete the fifth and sixth conditions!
That meant that as long as he learned [Body-level Summoning], he would immediately become a Yin-Yang Master.
This was wonderful!
Becoming a Yin-Yang Master meant that he had finally reached that important step. He would enter a brand-new realm and see a brand-new world … Er, wasn't that a bit too chuunibyou?
No matter what, this was an important step.
If he didn't have such a powerful item like the [Yin-Yang Seal Card], it would have taken much longer, and it would have been quite troublesome. But with this card in hand, there was only one word to describe it: steady!
Seiji once again expressed his gratitude to Yui in his heart.
'Let's immediately continue learning [Summoning]. I'll go to Summer Night's practice field and try to learn this spell by tonight!'
Seiji was so excited that he told Little Shi and Little Ling Yang that he was going to go. He put on his jacket and was about to leave when he heard someone knocking on his door.
The person who came was someone he didn't welcome.
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