Meanwhile, on Commercial Street.
Yotsuya Miko saw that Yozora tied the long sword directly around his waist without any intention of covering it up, and couldn't help but remind him in a low voice.
"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to be so blatant like this? What if someone finds out..."
Yozora waved his hand and said casually: "Do you see anyone watching us?"
Yotsuya Miko looked around and nodded.
"Yes, many people are staring at you."
"That's because I'm handsome, not because of the knife."
"Forehead..."
Narcissism is a disgusting trait.
But Yozora's simple and self-righteous narcissism really made it difficult for Yotsuya Miko to say anything.
really.
Those who were secretly looking at Yozora were basically all women, and their eyes only stayed on his face, without noticing the long sword at his waist.
"Yes, I was indeed overthinking it."
Yotsuya Miko thought that was true.
In Kyoto, where otaku culture is prevalent, you can often see people wearing cosplay costumes, especially in this very busy commercial street.
Yozora's open attitude towards the long sword is actually normal.
To put it another way.
Even if he tried to cover it, the length of the knife would make it impossible to do so, and it would arouse suspicion from others.
After leaving the commercial street, Yotsuya Miko looked at the long sword on Yozora's waist and asked curiously.
"So how are you going to get home later? If you can't take the train or bus, you'll have to walk back."
"What are you talking about?"
Yozora looked at Yotsuya Miko in confusion, untied the long sword at his waist, and handed it to the other party with one hand.
"How to get home with this thing is what you need to consider."
"ha?"
Looking at the long sword handed over by Yozora, Yotsuya Miko was confused.
"Why... not, this, let me take it back?"
"Of course."
Yozora's tone was very matter-of-fact.
"This long sword is a special spiritual object. The first thing we need to verify is whether it can deter evil spirits and ghosts to a certain extent. Therefore, it must be held by someone who can see those things. You also understand my situation. Only you can take on this important task."
Yotsuya saw that Yozora was hesitant and didn't know what to do.
The only people who could see those "things" clearly were her and Yozora.
Although Oda Noto is also a psychic, he can only notice some shadows at most, which is incomparable to her and Yozora.
To test the deterrent effect of the long sword, one must first meet the condition of having the Yin-Yang eyes.
Otherwise, how do you know whether the evil spirits and ghosts have been driven away?
The situation of night stars is rather special.
He doesn't need to do anything special, nor does he need to possess any spiritual objects.
The mere presence of Yozora is enough to keep evil spirits and ghosts away.
The evidence is that after Yotsuya Miko entered Sobu High School today, she did not see any trace of those "things" for the entire day.
This was a rare and enjoyable time for her to relax as she lived in fear all day long.
Therefore, if Yozora were to hold the long sword, the experiment would have no effect at all. After all, ordinary evil spirits and ghosts would not dare to approach him.
However, there is still one most critical issue.
Yotsuya Miko bit her lower lip lightly, her eyes were very conflicted, she raised her head and looked at Yozora, and finally she spoke slowly.
"Classmate Yozora, can I trust you?"
"You have to ask yourself that."
Yozora restrained his smile and replied with a rare serious expression on his face.
"If you have any unspeakable secrets, it's not too late to withdraw now. The choice is in your hands."
Yozora knew why Yotsuya Miko was hesitating.
There is a thing in the other person's house... I don't know how to describe it. Neither a ghost nor an evil spirit are appropriate. I think it should be called a soul.
If that were all, it would be fine.
Yotsuya Miko had encountered hundreds, if not thousands, of evil spirits and ghosts.
The problem is, the spirit haunting her home is her recently deceased father.
It would be fine if I took this long sword back and it didn't work.
If I really expel my father's soul, will I be able to see him again in the future?
This was what she hesitated about.
The two of them stood in silence at the exit of the commercial street, inevitably attracting the attention and comments of passers-by.
"Is that a breakup?"
"It looks like it."
"It's great to be young."
"Shura Field? Caught cheating?"
"Forget it, let's go in and buy some things. I'm exhausted after a long day of work."
…
After a long silence, Yotsuya Miko pursed his lips, and a look of determination gradually emerged in his golden eyes. He slowly stretched out his hand and grasped the long sword handed over by Yozora.
"I'm ready."
Yotsuya Miko took a deep breath and told everything about how her father's soul had been wandering around her home since his death.
She tried her best to calm the complicated emotions in her chest and spoke in a firm tone.
"Although I still feel a little reluctant, please rest assured that I will take responsibility and personally send my father to the afterlife."
"Forehead..."
Yozora's expression became very interesting and complicated.
"Well... I really admire your awareness of sacrificing your relatives for the sake of justice, but did you misunderstand something?"
"ah?"
Yotsuya Miko was stunned when he heard this.
"Don't you intend to destroy my father's soul?"
"I never said such a thing before."
Yozora waved his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Your father is not an evil spirit, nor does he pose any threat to humans, and he is not affected by the Gate. I have nothing better to do, so why would I destroy him?"
Only then did Yotsuya Miko react.
It turned out that I had misunderstood.
She had a preconceived notion that since Yozora devoured hundreds of evil spirits after awakening that special ability, he must have an extremely strong hatred for this kind of existence.
Plus what the other party said in the train before.
He would not care about anything that had nothing to do with evil spirits.
Yotsuya Miko naturally understood that as long as it was related to evil spirits and ghosts, Yozora would definitely take action resolutely.
This is what she was hesitating about.
It turns out that all of this was just the fantasy I made up in my mind, and Yozora didn't mean that at all?
"This, I, this, that..."
Even Yotsuya Miko, who usually didn't express her emotions easily, blushed with embarrassment when she thought of what she had just said and her resolute look, and she wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Shame, so shameful.
This is equivalent to going straight from being a handsome and enlightened person to being a fool who talks to himself. It is so embarrassing.
Seeing Yotsuya Miko's appearance, Yozora couldn't help but smiled and shook his head, then restrained his smile and said.
"But you are right about one thing."
"This is not a solution."
"As long as the gates continue to appear in Kyoto, one day your father will be affected by the gates and transformed from a harmless soul into a terrifying evil spirit."