"Hikari, you... why are you here?", Kurashiki Reina asked in utter disbelief.
The reason Hikari appeared in the old school building was, of course, because after school, his pure love radar detected something happening here, so he rushed over.
However, in response to Kurashiki Reina's question, Hikari didn't answer. Instead, he smiled and looked toward the short-haired girl in a red suspender dress. The vengeful spirit, Hanako.
Looking at this vengeful spirit named Hankao Hirai, whose body exuded a chillingly eerie aura, Hikari's expression remained calm, as tranquil as an ancient well. However, deep in his eyes, an unusual trace of seriousness and vigilance emerged.
After all, although he was confident in his own strength, Hikari had never actually fought against a non-human entity like this before. He wouldn't be careless.
"Human, why are you here? Seeing me, aren't you afraid?", Hankao Hirai asked almost the same question as Kurashiki Reina, feeling both suspicious and uncertain about Hikari's sudden appearance.
At the same time, Hikari's calm and scrutinizing gaze, completely different from the usual human fear, made her feel vaguely uneasy.
In response to Hankao Hirai's questioning, Hikari didn't reveal his thoughts. Instead, he smiled lightheartedly and said, "I heard there's a pretty ghost girl in the old school building, so I came to take a look."
"At first, I thought people were just making things up, but to my surprise, you're actually quite pretty."
"Isn't that right, Miss Hanako?"
Hearing Hikari's flirtatious words, Hankao Hirai was furious, "You bastard! You've got some nerve!"
"Come here!"
The purple light around her suddenly condensed into a tentacle, which shot swiftly toward Hikari, trying to coil around him.
This attack carried a mix of embarrassment and anger, but more importantly, it was a test.
Judging from Hikari's demeanor, Hankao Hirai found it hard to see him as just an ordinary human like Kurashiki Reina.
And Hikari's next move greatly shocked Hankao Hirai.
Her lightning-fast tentacle was effortlessly dodged by Hikari.
Her tentacle was incredibly fast and sealed off all escape routes, preventing any chance of dodging.
Yet, Hikari's agile and fluid movements were like lightning itself, allowing him to effortlessly evade every single attack.
'Such incredible reaction speed!', Seeing this, Hankao Hirai was stunned.
Her tentacle might have seemed ordinary, but its speed was unnaturally fast, making it impossible for a regular person to dodge.
Hikari's instantaneous burst of speed was so absurdly fast that it defied logic.
'This guy is definitely not an ordinary human!'
'Is he one of my kind? Or is he one of those exorcists—Taoists or monks?'
'I need to test him further!'
Just as Hankao Hirai was about to redirect her tentacle for another attack—
Unexpectedly, Hikari reached out and grabbed her tentacle.
Seeing this, Hankao Hirai was momentarily stunned.
Then, she was overjoyed.
'Looks like this guy is just an inexperienced fool!'
"Hahaha! You actually dared to grab my vengeful spirit's hand? You're walking right into my trap!"
"Vengeful Spirit Infusion! Get over here!", Hankao Hirai shouted excitedly.
At this point, she was almost certain that Hikari was a human. A skilled fighter but completely inexperienced in exorcism.
Any exorcist with real experience would never touch a vengeful spirit so carelessly.
The Yin energy of a vengeful spirit is too strong for a living person.
Just touching it a little would make a human seriously ill.
Touch it too much, and they'd die on the spot.
And her vengeful spirit's hand, which looked like a tentacle, was purely condensed from vengeful energy.
Not only was it extremely aggressive, but anyone who touched it would immediately be weakened, their body going limp and their limbs numb.
So, for Hikari to grab her vengeful spirit's hand…
To Hankao Hirai, he was digging his own grave.
Seeing Hikari firmly grasping her vengeful spirit's hand, she immediately tried to pull him in and trap him for a good tormenting session.
However, what happened next shocked Hankao Hirai beyond belief.
Her vengeful spirit's hand, which she should have been able to easily retract, was now completely immobile.
Moreover, Hikari, who was supposed to be drained of energy, showed no signs of weakness and continued gripping her hand tightly.
Seeing Hikari's fearless gaze and slightly upturned lips, a sense of panic flashed through Hankao Hirai's heart.
Suddenly, her ice-cold vengeful spirit's hand felt an odd warmth.
'This... warm feeling... How is this possible?', Ever since she became a vengeful spirit, Hankao Hirai hadn't felt warmth for years.
Vengeful spirits are pure Yin energy, eternally trapped in an icy cold state.
So this sudden warmth. She knew it had something to do with Hikari.
'Not good!'
At that moment, Hikari silently activated—Vajra Demon-Suppressing Energy!
The moment he grabbed Hankao Hirai's hand, he had already begun activating his Vajra Demon-Suppressing Energy, and with his extraordinary physique, her vengeful energy had no effect on him.
But just now, he had only partially activated it—
Now, he was fully unleashing it.
As golden light engulfed Hikari's palm, Hankao Hirai suddenly felt her vengeful spirit's hand burning with unbearable heat.
It was like having boiling oil poured over human skin—the burning pain was unbearable.
'But I'm a vengeful spirit! Why do I feel pain?'
Hankao Hirai was in complete disbelief, but the scorching sensation was undeniably real.
"AHHH!!!", Unable to endure the agony, Hankao Hirai let out a pained scream and tried to pull her hand away.
Hikari sneered coldly, "Come and go as you please? Not that easy."
Fully activating Vajra Demon-Suppressing Energy, he infused his entire right hand with its power.
Then, with a forceful yank, he ripped off a portion of Hankao Hirai's vengeful spirit's hand.
"Ahhh!!!"
Hankao Hirai screamed in agony.
Her vengeful spirit's hand was part of her very being, and having it torn apart was as painful as losing a real limb.
She clutched her head, her delicate face twisted in pain.
Taking advantage of her distraction—
Hikari rushed to Kurashiki Reina, slicing apart the spiritual shackles binding her.
Before she could fall, he caught her in a princess carry and rushed out of the restroom.
"Hmph! Trying to escape?"
After the pain subsided, Hankao Hirai came back to her senses and immediately noticed Hikari's movements.
She once again conjured several long, wraith-like hands and swiftly reached toward Hikari, who was holding Kurashiki Reina.
She wanted to restrain Hikari and snatch Kurashiki Reina back.
But the speed of the wraith hands was never faster than Hikari to begin with, and now that he had already sprinted a fair distance ahead—
Even though Hankao Hirai's wraith hands were incredibly fast, they still couldn't catch up with Hikari's footsteps.
Before Hankao Hirai and the Kurashiki Reina in his arms could even react, Hikari had already reached outside the restroom.
At this moment, Hikari, holding Kurashiki Reina, stood in front of a window along the second-floor restroom corridor.
Kurashiki Reina, nestled in Hikari's embrace, lowered her head and happened to see the ground outside the first floor through the window.
Having found a way out of a desperate situation, she was extremely delighted, and Hikari's sudden appearance filled her with overwhelming joy.
But since they were still being chased by Hanako, she couldn't feel at ease, and looking down at the great height below made her even more afraid.
"Hika... Hikari-kun, you... what are you doing?"
Hikari showed no intention of answering. Just as Kurashiki Reina vaguely sensed something bad—
Hikari suddenly leaped, jumping straight down from the second floor.
This old school building was quite tall. The second floor was about the height of the third or fourth floor of an ordinary house.
At this height, Kurashiki Reina was utterly terrified. She instinctively hugged Hikari's waist tightly and let out an uncontrollable scream.
"AHHHHHHH!"
However, the expected fall to the ground, where she'd break her limbs, never happened.
Kurashiki Reina only felt as if she had jumped down from a chair. In fact, while in Hikari's arms, she barely felt any impact at all before they landed safely.
Looking at the ground now so close beneath her, she found it hard to believe.
'That high up—jumping down without a single injury?'
'And just now, Hikari faced that wraith Hanako head-on and even rescued me from its grasp?'
'Isn't this guy just an ordinary, completely useless high school boy—other than looking handsome?'
'How can he be so powerful?'
'Am I really not dreaming?'
'Hikari is just… way too strong!'
'And in his arms, I feel… so warm, so secure!'
Still holding onto Hikari's waist, curled up in his warm embrace, Kurashiki Reina cautiously lifted her head to gaze at that chiseled, handsome face so close to hers.
She couldn't help but swallow nervously and softly said, "Hika... Hikari, th-thank you..."
But Hikari didn't answer because, at that moment, a series of system notifications sounded in his mind.
[Ding! Host has successfully thwarted Wraith Hanako's attempt to harm an innocent schoolgirl and rescued Kurashiki Reina, successfully spreading the spirit of pure love!]
[Reward obtained: Pure Love Points +300!]
Hearing the notification from the Pure Love System, Hikari nodded slightly in his heart.
Sure enough, this time, the system's reward was quite decent.
Even though he had only briefly rescued Kurashiki Reina without much effort or time.
Perhaps because his opponent wasn't just an ordinary human cuckold or some typical blonde punk, but rather the supernatural wraith Hanako from the school legends.
The reward of Pure Love Points was obviously much higher than for hunting ordinary cheaters.
Moreover, aside from the reward notification, the system also gave him another prompt.
[Ding! Since the host has prevented Wraith Hankao Hirai from harming Kurashiki Reina, the wraith, unable to absorb any yin energy, is highly likely to target other innocent schoolgirls next.]
[If it is within the host's capabilities, consider exorcising and suppressing Wraith Hankao Hirai. Completing the task will yield a massive Pure Love Points reward!]
Reading the system prompt, Hikari pondered for a moment.
This seemed to be a mission issued by the system—his target was Wraith Hankao Hirai.
However, this wasn't a mandatory quest. Whether to do it or not was entirely up to him.
But since completing it would grant him a hefty amount of Pure Love Points, Hikari was definitely considering it.
After all, in his brief exchange with Hankao Hirai earlier, Hikari hadn't felt much pressure at all.
In fact, it seemed like he was overpowering Hankao Hirai.
Although compared to ordinary cheaters and humans, Hankao Hirai was far, far stronger. With the Vajra Demon-Suppressing Technique on his side, Hikari didn't think she was his match.
He might even be able to win easily.
At the very least, he could definitely escape unscathed.
So, after some thought, Hikari made his decision—he was going to do it.
While Hikari was deep in thought, Kurashiki Reina, still nestled in his arms, was staring blankly at him.
After realizing she had spoken and Hikari hadn't responded, she grew even more nervous.
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