"Leo-sama, if I haven't satisfied you, I can continue to persevere."
Facing that intensely scrutinizing gaze, Mary, who only wanted to reduce her presence, was trembling from her very soul. Compared to the exorcism earlier.
Now—
Although Leo didn't have particularly major changes in his aura, the red holy sword he held in his hand triggered instinctive fear.
If he'd used that weapon during the exorcism, she'd probably have been /remake already.
Those who understand the times are wise.
Although the exorcism method earlier was somewhat... hard to speak of, compared to complete annihilation, Mary actually felt that being forcibly exorcised was quite acceptable.
Though her stomach felt bloated...
"This holy sword of mine has great lethality against ghosts and urban legends?"
Leo naturally caught Mary's change in attitude. Her initial attitude was more fear, but now it should be described as submission.
This could prove from the side.
After unlocking the new profession "Holy Sword User," the lethality against ghosts and urban legends was maxed out. What remained uncertain was...
Would killing ghosts wandering the city streets bring experience points to the new profession?
Without any concealment, Mary honestly conveyed her attitude toward the holy sword: "...Just being near the holy sword, I feel like I'm about to melt."
"Got it."
Leo didn't particularly care. Confirming it had unparalleled lethality against ghosts and urban legends, things became simple from here on.
The number of ghosts wandering the city streets and alleys was incredibly exaggerated.
Ordinary people's spiritual awareness abilities were basically very low, making it difficult to detect the existence of ghosts. Only those like Miko Yotsuya easily encountered spirits...
"I'm going out to handle something. You're not allowed to leave here."
He hadn't completely finished purifying Mary yet, and the Exorcist's skills weren't all maxed out. To put it in more common terms.
Urban legend, I need you to help me cultivate...
The white-haired girl sitting cross-legged on the sofa nodded like garlic being pounded. Exorcists had too many means of finding evil spirits. Even without a seal.
If she left on her own.
If Leo caught her again, Mary didn't dare imagine the consequences.
"Okay."
Leaving the apartment.
The time was approaching 8 PM. Night had completely shrouded Tokyo's streets. Compared to daytime, only occasional streetlights provided illumination.
In this situation, the number of ghosts wandering the streets obviously increased.
However, sensing the intimidating power Leo radiated from within, these ghosts all maintained a relatively far distance, not daring to approach.
Especially after mastering both Exorcist and Holy Sword User professions.
His initially indifferent attitude toward ghosts had changed. Previously, the exorcism methods were too perverted, but now there were more efficient methods.
"Relying on the intimidation effect carried by Vajra Body, eliminating evil spirits shouldn't be a big problem."
"Can give it a try."
Arriving at a dim alley with extremely few pedestrians, even streetlights were scarce, only able to rely on the window lights from houses on both sides for illumination.
Visibility was poor.
However, relying on the "Exorcist" profession's special sensitivity to ghosts, Leo could clearly detect the surrounding resentment.
"Manifest! Myriad Forms."
The ghosts themselves couldn't harm him anyway. With his heart full of anticipation, he summoned the holy sword. As light briefly appeared, the longsword radiating red light.
Immediately appeared in Leo's palm.
Combined with the "Exorcist" profession's passive skill Vajra Body, without any concealment, the strong intimidation it brought.
Directly made the ghosts shrink in place, not daring to move at all.
"All experience babies..."
Toward ghosts, Leo had no thoughts of mercy whatsoever. He walked toward the ghosts' direction, even able to smell that foul stench.
The light of the holy sword gently passing through.
Wasn't particularly conspicuous at night, but those trembling ghosts were directly cut in two, their bodies continuously turning into black resentment and dissipating.
"Exorcism can be this simple?!"
Leo really hadn't expected that after awakening the new profession, exorcism could be this simple. After meeting Miko Yotsuya and unlocking the Exorcist profession.
Regarding the existence of ghosts.
He'd long become accustomed to it, and the long-dormant proficiency panel immediately appeared before his eyes.
「You successfully killed a low-level evil spirit, gained experience +10.」
Detecting the experience gained from killing ghosts, he decisively opened the "Holy Sword User" profession panel, and the detailed data appearing before his eyes.
Made Leo's mood instantly excited.
「Holy Sword User Lv1 (10/100)」
He'd initially been somewhat worried that this supernatural profession Holy Sword User in the daily world would have maxed-out difficulty for leveling up.
The result...
Just by killing these common evil spirits, the level could be raised!
Leo became excited, his gaze briefly surveying both ends of the alley. No pedestrians, no surveillance—next was his time to shine!
"So many ghosts, can I grind experience to my heart's content?"
The ghosts wandering the streets and alleys—completely killing them was also a kind of relief. According to local Japanese belief, they all carried strong resentment.
That's why they lingered in the world.
From a certain perspective, Leo was also helping them successfully pass on to the afterlife. When pulling the holy sword from the body of a relatively powerful mid-level evil spirit.
That's what he thought.
「You successfully killed a mid-level evil spirit, gained experience +50.」
After tonight's ghost clearing, the continuously gained experience also raised the "Holy Sword User" supernatural profession level considerably.
Compared to Student and Exorcist.
The supernatural profession required significantly more experience to level up. This was also within Leo's expectations—after all, the profession's nature was different.
「Current level increased Lv2→Lv3」
「Holy Sword User Lv3 (10/10000)」
「Core Skill: Myriad Forms Lv2 (4450/5000)」 「Basic Skills: Mana Tempering Lv1, Mana Release Lv1」 「Skill Points: 2」 「Evolution Points: 2」
"Tonight's harvest isn't bad. This street's ghosts are pretty much cleared out. To max out the Holy Sword User profession level will still take some time."
Leo's stamina could keep up.
If he pulled an all-nighter tonight, reaching Lv4 would definitely be no problem. However, this kind of thing emphasized gradual progress. In the daily world—
There was nothing that could threaten him either.
Just as he was preparing to head home, a notification from the "Dimensional Chat Group" suddenly transmitted in his mind, surprising Leo.
「Group Notice: Detected group member 'Gold-Rank Adventurer' encountering danger. Now initiating group member rescue mission, participant limit 2 people.」
「Mission Reward: 100 points.」
「Do you wish to participate in the group member rescue mission?」