OREGAIRU : Hikigaya Hachiman's Exorcism Story

While the two were talking, the blood-red moon in the sky became even more dazzling.

With a piercing scream, a cold wind suddenly swept through the entire academy.

Hikigaya Hachiman watched as the buildings around them visibly decayed and weathered.

"We can't stay here any longer!"

Determined, Hikigaya Hachiman started running, holding Yotsuya Miko in his arms.

Suddenly, several dark shadows appeared on both sides of the corridor.

Then, the system's alarm rang loudly in his mind: "Multiple lower-level evil spirits detected, please be cautious, host!"

"Lower-level evil spirits?"

Hikigaya, hearing the system, was not frightened but rather pleased.

What he lacked was a way to deal with advanced evil spirits, but these evil spirits in front of him were just here to hand him spiritual coins!

"You hide here for a bit..."

Looking at the evil spirits swirling around him, Hikigaya found a corner, set Yotsuya Miko down, and told her not to wander. Then, he summoned the Demon Slaying Sword from the void.

The feel of the metal in his hand gave Hikigaya Hachiman a sense of security. He looked up at the hesitant evil spirits around him and mocked, "Which one of you wants to come over and die first?"

It seemed that they heard Hikigaya Hachiman's words, and just as he finished speaking, one of the evil spirits couldn't resist and rushed forward.

Hikigaya Hachiman raised his sword to block the evil spirit's claws as it lunged toward him, and with a swift move, he severed the spirit's head from its body. 

"Successfully defeated a low-level evil spirit, earned 50 Spirit Coins!" 

The system prompt in his mind made Hikigaya Hachiman feel a surge of joy. 

He quickly summoned his status screen. 

Name: Hikigaya Hachiman 

Age: 17 

Occupation: Junior Exorcist 

Spirit Power: 100/100 

Ability: None 

Weapon: Beginner Demon Slayer Sword 

Spirit Coins: 225 

The simple data was the same as before, but this time, the Spirit Coin section had gone past 200! 

He could now exchange for abilities! 

Seeing that he finally had enough Spirit Coins, Hikigaya Hachiman immediately opened the Spirit Coin store and bought the only item available—the Spirit Flow Technique. 

After purchasing the Spirit Flow Technique, his abilities section automatically changed from None to Spirit Flow Technique (Beginner). 

"Let's test the power!" 

Looking at the three remaining low-level evil spirits, Hikigaya's eyes flickered for a moment before he formed the hand seals that appeared in his mind. 

Suddenly, he felt his spirit power gathering in his right palm in a rhythmic way. 

Without thinking, he stretched out his hand. 

A stream of water made entirely of spirit power shot out from his palm, directly piercing through the three evil spirits and flying out the window, crashing into the opposite school building. 

"Boom!" 

A loud explosion echoed as the wall of the building across the street was completely shattered by the impact. 

At the same time, three system prompts flashed in Hikigaya Hachiman's mind. 

"Successfully defeated a low-level evil spirit, earned 50 Spirit Coins!" 

"Successfully defeated a low-level evil spirit, earned 50 Spirit Coins!" 

"Successfully defeated a low-level evil spirit, earned 50 Spirit Coins!" 

In an instant, the Spirit Coin count, which had almost reached zero, jumped back up to 175. 

So strong! 

Pulling his right hand back, Hikigaya looked at the damage his spell had caused and felt a rush of excitement. 

He hadn't expected the Spirit Flow Technique, which was supposed to be a basic spell, to have such powerful effects. 

At this rate, defeating higher-level evil spirits might not be impossible... 

"That's amazing..." 

Yotsuya Miko, leaning against the corner, watched in awe as Hikigaya wiped out the remaining evil spirits with just one move. 

She couldn't help but feel a spark of hope rise inside her. 

If Hikigaya had that kind of power, defeating the evil spirit wasn't entirely out of the question. 

But then, she suddenly shook her head in self-mockery. 

Why should she ask Hikigaya to risk his life against that evil spirit for her? 

In her frustration, Yotsuya Miko didn't notice the shadow that had started to form behind her... 

"Ah!" 

Yotsuya Miko's sudden scream instantly caught Hikigaya's attention. 

He quickly turned around but only saw Yotsuya Miko being dragged into a dark vortex by countless arms. 

As Yotsuya Miko was pulled into the vortex, it suddenly disappeared, revealing the cracked wall again. 

"Damn it..." 

Seeing Yotsuya Miko being taken away, Hikigaya's expression darkened. 

Though just a few hours ago, he had no idea who Yotsuya Miko was, he couldn't let someone who could see evil spirits die like this after finally finding someone like her!

"System, can you find the location of the advanced evil spirit?"

Taking a deep breath, Hikigaya Hachiman's mind started racing.

This space was definitely created by the advanced evil spirit. It must have been the one that captured Yotsuya Miko while he was dealing with the lower-level spirits.

Since the advanced evil spirit didn't choose to show itself and take Yotsuya Miko directly, but instead used this method...

That means...

"It's also wary of my strength, isn't it?"

Hikigaya Hachiman thought of the Spirit Flow Technique he just exchanged. Maybe this spell is even more powerful than he imagined!

"Ding, do you want to use space scan? Using it will deduct 100 spirit coins."

Upon hearing Hikigaya's question, the system automatically suggested the best solution.

"Agree!"

Seeing the number of spirit coins needed, Hikigaya winced a little, but he still nodded without hesitation.

Human lives are far more important than spirit coins. If necessary, he could just find more evil spirits to deal with afterward.

"System scanning, please wait..."

After confirming with Hikigaya, the system deducted 100 spirit coins from the status bar and began scanning the entire space.

After a brief pause of a few seconds, the system's voice rang in Hikigaya's mind again: "Scan complete. There are 18 remaining evil spirits in this space. 14 are lower-level, 3 are middle-level, and 1 is an advanced evil spirit. Detailed locations have been synced to the map."

"There are so many evil spirits in the school?"

Hearing the system's message, Hikigaya Hachiman was a bit shocked.

Although he wasn't sure if the evil spirits in this space corresponded to those in the real Sobu High School, when he heard there were so many, he felt a chill.

But then, when he opened the map and saw all the red dots moving around, he couldn't help but smile.

So many evil spirits... how many spirit coins would that be?

I wonder if it's enough for me to exchange for a better weapon or a new spell...

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