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In the Overworld, Yang Tao sat on the grass, holding a Tinkers' Construct Boomerang, carving a piece of peach wood he had bought from the world of Detective Conan.
He gently blew on it, sending the wood shavings to the ground. In the Overworld, dropped items are refreshed, so there was no need to worry about environmental issues.
A pair of peach wood knuckle dusters with sharp spikes.
"I'll enchant them. It's a shame I can only use an anvil, but it's not a big problem."
He walked to the chest by the pond, which contained the enchanted books he had fished out.
"Unbreaking III is a must… and Fire Aspect and Smite. I can just deal with Smite…"
After some work by Yang Tao, a pair of purple-glowing Exorcism Knuckle Dusters were completely finished.
Yang Tao held them in his hands, swinging his fists, creating a series of whooshing sounds. The increase in his maximum health also made his physical fitness stronger.
"Not bad, not bad…"
"The spiritual world should be bright by now…"
He walked to the wooden door and pushed it open. Yang Tao's figure returned to the guest room of Kayako's house.
Beep, beep, beep…
A series of phone message notifications sounded. Yang Tao took out his phone and looked at the messages, feeling a bit amused and helpless.
'Could something happen even when sleeping at night?'
"Mr. Yang, are you asleep?"
"Mr. Yang, I can't sleep…"
"Ah, another ghost appeared in my room, so scary…"
"My window is on the second floor, facing east. Save me…"
"That ghost disappeared…"
…
A series of messages had been sent around ten o'clock at night when he was still in the Eerie Forest playing the 'no bending over' game with the Endermen.
Beep, beep…
"Mr. Yang, did you leave for something? Hana sent a message saying she wants to go shopping with me. Do you have time?"
Yang Tao didn't reply by text but called directly.
"Hello, Mr. Yang?"
The call was answered after only two seconds. Miko's uniquely soft voice came from the phone.
"Yes, it's me. Miko, I need some time here. I need to deal with some issues regarding Ms. Kayako."
"Ah? Deal with Aunt Kayako's issues?"
"Yes, don't worry, it'll be quick."
"Then… then okay."
After hanging up the phone, Yang Tao looked at the warm sunlight outside the window, a smile on his face. This feeling of constantly gaining exploration value was really good.
At least it gave some motivation to his heart, which had been unburdened after his transmigration.
Thump, thump…
The door was knocked.
"Mr. Yang, are you awake?"
Yang Tao walked over and opened the door. Kayako was standing at the doorway.
"Ms. Kayako, I've been awake for a while. Has Takeo gone out?"
"Not… not yet. He's downstairs waiting for you to come down for breakfast."
Kayako was clearly a bit unaccustomed to talking so closely with another man. She felt very nervous, and her face was somewhat flushed.
Seeing Kayako like this, Yang Tao smiled playfully and took a step forward, walking in front of Kayako. Then he whispered in her ear, "Ms. Kayako, when Mr. Takeo is not around later, I have something I'd like to discuss with you…"
Kayako felt the warm breath by her ear, her body trembled slightly, and she quickly took two steps back, saying, "Mr… Mr. Yang, please quickly wash up and come eat."
With that, Kayako fled as if for her life.
Yang Tao was afraid she would tumble down the stairs and turn into the Grudge Kayako.
He arrived on the first floor.
After a simple breakfast, Yang Tao looked at Saeki Takeo, who had dark circles under his eyes. Clearly, he hadn't rested well last night, whether due to his own physical issues or because he was worried about suddenly hearing sounds he shouldn't hear while sleeping.
"Mr. Takeo, I'll take my leave now. I might come back to stay another day tonight. Would that be convenient for you?"
Saeki Takeo really wanted to stand up and forcefully refuse Yang Tao, but seeing the stack of yen on the table, he simply couldn't utter any words of refusal.
"Of course, no problem. Mr. Yang can come anytime…"
I'm sorry, he just offered too much.
Yang Tao stood up and said to Saeki Takeo, "Mr. Saeki, I see you don't have a car yet. Actually, after you've taken care of your own matters, you could go to a car dealership and look into buying a car for commuting, whether for work or to take your wife and child out for a drive when you have time."
When cars were mentioned, Saeki Takeo's eyes visibly brightened. He couldn't afford a luxury car, but buying a two-million-yen commuter car was no problem.
This… wouldn't life get better?
Saeki Takeo looked at the stack of banknotes on the table and suddenly felt that going to the hospital wasn't that important anymore.
… …
After leaving Saeki Takeo's house, Yang Tao went to Miko's house and took out his phone to send her a message.
He put his phone in his pocket.
"What kind of ghost is this?"
Across from Miko's front door was an empty lot used for garbage, and on one of the trash bags was a fragmented ghost.
It was fragmented because it had no body, only limbs growing on the trash bag, but these limbs, like its head, appeared somewhat malnourished.
It swayed in the wind like weeds.
"Garbage Ghost?"
The entity might have sensed his gaze. Its withered head turned, and its empty eye sockets looked at him.
"You… you can see… see me…"
Hearing the creature's voice, Yang Tao worried it might die at any moment.
"That's right, I can see you."
Yang Tao responded while putting on the enchanted peach wood knuckle dusters, but to his surprise, the 'Garbage Ghost' in front of him did not violently attack him.
Instead, it weakly said, "Then… then do I… sway… like seaweed?"
Yang Tao: "… …"
Looking at the withered limbs swaying in the wind, although very abstract, they bore some resemblance to seaweed swaying in the ocean.
"Yes!"
"Rea… really?"
Yang Tao nodded slightly. The next moment, golden light suddenly appeared on the Garbage Ghost, and then it dissipated into the air with the wind.
Seeing this, Yang Tao also opened his mouth in surprise.
"This… this works too?"
'Could this be Miko's welfare starter monster? And I purified it with two sentences?'
If that were truly the case, his sin would be great.
A protagonist without a beginner's tutorial, who knows what new tricks she would come up with.
Just as he was considering how to remedy the situation, he heard the sound of a door opening behind him. Miko was wearing a light blue striped shirt, which was somewhat thin and appeared faintly transparent in the sunlight.
Her lower body was a pure white short skirt. This outfit gave her a youthful and gentle impression.
"Mr. Yang!"
Miko smiled faintly when she saw Yang Tao.
Yang Tao nodded slightly, but his gaze went directly to Miko's father, who had poked his head out of the door.
His face still held that faint smile. Seeing Yang Tao's gaze, he extended his hand from the doorway and made a thumbs-up gesture.
Yang Tao: "… …"
"Let's go. Where are we going today?"
"I… I don't know either. Let's go find Hana first. Um… Mr. Yang, can you teach me exorcism?"
The two walked towards the subway entrance, talking as they went.
"That depends on what kind of exorcism you want to learn…"
"I want to learn the same kind of exorcism as you, sir."
"You can, but before exorcism, you need to replenish your magic. Do you know how to replenish magic?"
The two walked further and further away, disappearing from Miko's father's sight.
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