Note: Small mistake in previous chapter, her name is Miko Yotsuya not Mieruko.
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"Miko... Miko Yotsuya..." Miko said with her gaze lowered, unable to look at him due to fear.
The sight of him killing the woman was imprinted deeply in her mind, making her understand that the person before her was extremely strong and dangerous.
It seemed that while trying to run from the wolf, she had met the lion...
Phantom looked at Miko, who was shaking like a scared puppy, and frowned.
If not for her eyes, which could see curses, he would have assumed she was a normal person.
'Help her? But she's so weak and has so little cursed energy...'
His master had just sent him a memory, telling him not to hurt the girl and to look after her if possible.
Although he didn't understand why this weak girl mattered, he would follow his master's command.
"Get up."
Phantom spoke in a calm tone, making Miko tremble before she placed her hands on the ground to stand up.
But it was then that she noticed something.
Her legs gave out.
Due to the sudden stress and fear, her legs had gone completely numb, refusing to move even as she tried her best.
Phantom saw her still on the ground and asked in confusion.
"What's wrong?"
Miko hesitantly raised her head and looked at him with dodging eyes before saying in a small voice.
"My legs... won't move..."
"Were you injured?" Phantom asked with a frown as he squatted down and grabbed her shoulder, pulling her back a little before examining her legs.
Seeing no injury, he raised them up.
Her skirt fell back, revealing her soaked blue panties with a vague outline in the middle.
But Phantom didn't care; he touched her soft thigh, making her blush, before grabbing her ankle and shaking it.
Her leg moved powerlessly at his touch, showing no sign of resistance.
"There are no injuries, yet your legs remain unresponsive..."
Phantom thought it might be a deeper problem he couldn't sense. Since he couldn't use Reverse Cursed Technique yet, he wanted to summon the shikigami, Madoka Deer, to heal her.
Unfortunately, his master was currently using the technique to interrogate the captured assassin, so he couldn't use it.
As Miko was trying to pull her skirt down to hide her shame, Phantom suddenly placed one arm under her knees and another on her back, easily pulling her up from the ground.
'U-um... t-this is...' Miko's body stiffened as Phantom raised her, making her head fall against his chest.
It was a princess carry.
Although it sounded romantic... Phantom was a little more than a head shorter than her.
Yet, he was holding her like nothing was wrong.
"Where is your home?" Phantom asked in a strict tone.
"It's there..."
Miko pointed with her hand while blushing hard.
"I'll take you home. Since you have wet yourself, you will need to wash up."
'Please don't say it out loud!!!'
Miko shouted loudly in her mind with embarrassment.
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Zenin Clan Residence
'Interesting development,' Naoya thought with a smile as he reviewed Phantom's memories.
He never thought he'd see Miko Yotsuya, a very pitiful MC from a popular anime in his past life.
'This is JJK and not her original world; being able to see cursed spirits here is even worse than being able to see ghosts.'
At least most ghosts can't touch you; the cursed spirits, however...
'Let's have Phantom give her some training. Who knows? Maybe she will awaken her cursed technique.'
The appearance of Miko was simply a side project in his life, not something he would pay too much attention to.
After giving some instructions to Phantom, he would let him handle her as he saw fit.
'Now for the issue at hand...'
Naoya looked at the female assassin he had taken out from the shadow.
After healing her using his shikigami, he had his guards extract information from her using various torture techniques.
Alas, she was simply a bounty hunter who had coincidentally seen Phantom while he was walking around town.
From then on, she had spent a week confirming his identity before launching an attack.
Her confidence stemmed from the fact that Naoya was but a kid; even if he had inherited the legendary Ten Shadows Technique, the time he had to train in it was simply too short.
"Get rid of her." Naoya waved his hand, and the guards took her away.
Assassins and bounty hunters were bound to cause problems due to his high bounty.
'Maybe I should have Phantom change his looks with some disguise...'
Phantom was his special resurrection card; he'd prefer for him to stay hidden for as long as possible.
After sending some new instructions to Phantom, Naoya exited the torture room and went to the training ground.
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Tokyo Suburbs
"This is your home?"
"Yes, please put me down..." Miko said in a small voice.
Phantom carefully placed her legs down first. Miko stepped on the ground and faltered, but Phantom grabbed her shoulder and steadied her.
Having regained her balance, Miko took steady steps forward before arriving at her house door.
Holding the doorknob, she turned her head and was about to call him when she noticed that he had disappeared.
'Gone?...'
Miko looked around, but not seeing his figure, she let out a small sigh before opening the door and entering her house.
What happened today was too crazy; she wanted to rest and collect her thoughts before thinking of what to do next.
But first of all, she was going to take a bath.