Outside the gate of Private United High School.
Lin, who was leaving the school together with Tainaka Ritsu, Akiyama Mio, Kotobuki Tsumugi, and Hirasawa Yui, felt a slight stir in his heart.
He detected a voyeuristic gaze.
And the aura was somewhat familiar.
Releasing a thread of spiritual perception, he immediately knew who it was.
On the surface, he remained composed, chatting with Tainaka Ritsu and the other three as they walked. The other party quietly followed. At this, a hint of a smile flashed in Lin's eyes.
The fish has taken the bait; time to reel it in.
About seven minutes later.
"Be safe on the way back. See you tomorrow."
After finally parting ways with Kotobuki Tsumugi, Lin changed direction and walked toward a street with fewer pedestrians.
The watcher followed closely behind.
Invisible psychokinesis extended out. It grabbed a nearby low-level evil spirit and brought it close to him.
Being grabbed and brought here by the invisible hand of psychokinesis, the evil spirit instantly entered a berserk mode, wanting to find the mastermind behind this. Wisps of black energy rose from its entire body.
The existence peeping in the dark saw this berserk evil spirit; her pupils shrank involuntarily, and her heartbeat accelerated instantly.
"It's him?!"
Just then, the berserk evil spirit also saw that Lin was looking at it. After freezing for a moment, its instincts triggered. It charged directly at Lin.
Its hideous and terrifying appearance was enough to give little children nightmares.
"!!!"
The hidden watcher's eyes widened. She didn't even dare to blink.
Judging from Lin and the evil spirit's reactions, clearly, he could see it too. What would happen next?
Facing the evil spirit rushing toward him, Lin casually waved his hand.
An invisible force landed on the evil spirit. In the next moment, it turned into black mist and dissipated.
"In... Instant kill!?"
The hidden watcher was dumbfounded seeing this scene, finding it hard to believe. He didn't use any exorcism tools at all. He just waved his hand like that. Like shooing away a fly, the terrifying evil spirit was instantly killed.
From Lin's waving motion just now, combined with the image of the evil spirit clearly being destroyed, she had confirmed it.
It was Lin who did it.
Obviously, that previous evil spirit was also destroyed by Lin.
Who on earth is he?
An exorcist? But as far as she knew, don't exorcists usually need to use ritual implements? Like talismans, prayer beads, and the like?
And after Lin destroyed the evil spirit, he glanced in the direction where the hidden watcher was, then continued walking forward.
"He discovered me!?"
The hidden watcher froze. Hesitation involuntarily surfaced in her eyes. Seeing Lin walking further and further away, she thought of their last encounter, gritted her teeth, and finally chose to chase after him.
"Hey, wait a minute."
She trotted up to the front of Lin.
"It's you. Is something the matter?"
Looking at the petite figure blocking his path, Lin feigned confusion.
Blonde hair with pink gradients at the tips, tied into twin tails with mushroom-shaped hair accessories, and a stature like that of an elementary school student.
Yuria Niguredō.
The high school girl he had met once before.
"Can we talk?"
Yuria Niguredō raised her head to look at the tall Lin.
Lin curled the corners of his lips lightly. "Talk about what? My time is very precious. Is there remuneration for occupying my time?"
"Remuneration..."
Yuria Niguredō froze. Then she frowned slightly and said, "Do you want money? How much?"
Lin smiled. "How much do you have?"
Hearing this, Yuria Niguredō's gaze flickered slightly. She then took out her wallet to check before saying:
"I still have three thousand one hundred yen."
Lin gave a slight smile. "It's a bit little, but it'll barely do. Consider it a discount price for the first time."
"Then let's go."
Hearing Lin say this, Yuria Niguredō's eyes lit up. A look of joy surfaced in her eyes as she hurriedly spoke.
Lin: "Lead the way."
"...Follow me."
Yuria Niguredō took out her phone to check the map, then walked in front to lead the way, arriving at a small park located near a residential area.
There weren't many people in the small park right now.
The two sat down on a bench.
"Speak. What do you want to talk about?"
Lin leaned back against the bench, resting one hand on it, and turned sideways to look at Yuria Niguredō sitting not far away.
"Are you an exorcist?"
Yuria Niguredō stared straight at Lin, somewhat expectant.
Lin smiled and gave his answer:
"No, but I can be."
"Huh..."
Yuria Niguredō froze upon hearing this.
So the meaning of Lin's answer was that although he wasn't an exorcist, he could also become an exorcist.
"Then what exactly are you?"
A thick look of curiosity surfaced in her eyes. Being able to instantly kill an evil spirit at will, he didn't look like a minor character no matter how you looked at it. Even if he were an exorcist, he would be the super powerful kind.
Lin raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled. "That is a separate price."
"Ah, you still want money?"
Yuria Niguredō was stunned.
Lin: "My true identity isn't something just anyone can know. If it weren't for the fact that you're quite cute, even giving money wouldn't work."
"Hah!!!"
Yuria Niguredō froze slightly upon hearing this, then her face instantly turned bright red, and she shot up from the bench.
Face completely red, she stammered:
"Y-Y-You, what are you saying? Cute or whatever..."
Because of some special reasons, she had no friends since childhood. This was the first time a member of the opposite sex had called her cute to her face!
Lin spread his hands and smiled. "Can't help it. I have a nickname called 'Honest Handsome Guy'. I like telling the truth."
"'Honest Handsome Guy'..."
Hearing this nickname of Lin's, Yuria Niguredō froze. A trace of astonishment surfaced in her eyes.
This nickname sounded so shameful.
However, she subconsciously looked at Lin's face. Mn, at least his looks completely lived up to this nickname. It's just that 'cute' or whatever... she couldn't help but feel very shy in her heart.
There was an inexplicable fluster.
If it were an ordinary person, it would be fine, but the key was that the other party could see evil spirits just like her and could even instantly kill them with a wave of his hand. And he was a super handsome guy.
At this moment, Lin smiled and said, "What are you dazing out for? So, are you still going to ask the question from just now or not? If you don't ask, we'll move to the next topic. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving. Oh right, give me the remuneration."
Saying that, he extended his right hand toward her.
"Of course there are still questions."
Yuria Niguredō came back to her senses and said, lightly gritting her teeth.
Looking at the hand in front of her, she took out her wallet and gave two banknotes and three coins to Lin.
Ugh, wallet instantly empty.
However, it was too late to grieve for the deflated wallet; the most important thing now was to figure out Lin's identity.
So she asked, "How much for your true identity?"
Lin: "I'll charge you a friendship price. One hundred thousand yen will do."
"Hu-Hundred thousand..."
Yuria Niguredō's expression changed slightly.
That was a bit too much.
"Um, can it be a little less?"
She looked at Lin, blushing slightly.
Lin raised his eyebrows slightly. "This is already the friendship price. If you don't have money now, you can write an IOU."
"IOU?"
Yuria Niguredō froze.
Lin: "Yes, an IOU."
After a moment of silence, he spoke again in a tempting tone:
"You should know that my true identity is astonishing. For one hundred thousand yen, you won't lose out, and you won't get ripped off. But you can buy an answer sufficient to shock the real world."
"Opportunity knocks but once."
"This time it's one hundred thousand yen. Next time it will be billions."
"Hurry up and decide."
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