"It's over, it's over, it's all my fault for the Mediterranean Sea. I bought so many expensive 'study materials' in a fit of rage yesterday, and I also screwed up the assessment, and I can't count on the subsidies..."

"Why don't you have the cheek to go to the world of adults and ask, I don't know if the materials that have been opened and studied can be returned. 』

"Anyway, the subsidy from the Soul Eliminator Association is definitely not expected, so let's just rent this room out, anyway, I can't use so many rooms!"

Taking out his mobile phone, Sosuke Araki quickly logged into the "Be careful! Haunted House Identification" website's intermediary area, but found that the original rental information of the house had been hanging on it at a very low price.

"I almost forgot, this house is already famous, how could it be rented out! Yes, yes, you can ask Longma to borrow it first, we are brothers who worship the master, he will definitely..."

With an idea, Sousuke Araki dialed the number of a lost friend with a confident expression.

At this moment, he very much misses the carefree days of eating and drinking at Kawasaki Daishi Temple during his "retreat practice".

"Oh, Ryoma, are you still sleeping? Didn't you say that my house was good that day, and now it's 'cleaned', and you said it was going to move over to open the swimming pool..."

On the other end of the phone, listening to the voice of Ryoma before the second, it seems that he has not woken up yet.

"You said I haven't built the pool yet? Go dig it right away..."

"What, Lesson 9 has arranged a free senior agent suite for you in Shibuya, and it's very close to the red light district?!"

Holding the phone tremblingly and forcefully, Sousuke Araki's expression suddenly became serious.

"Cough, that doesn't matter. In fact, I have something to discuss with you. In order to investigate that case, I decided to participate in the Spirit Elimination Exemption Assessment next month and join the Spirit Eliminator Association to inquire about news."

"You know that I am a human being, and I am definitely not forced by life, greedy for subsidies, etc."

"And then, there is a temporary special situation here that looks like... You know my strength, I am familiar with the assessment process now, and I will pay you back as soon as I receive the subsidy..."

"Wait, you said you won't be paid until the end of the month, and last month, in order to inquire about the case and ask your colleagues to take a Thai bath package, you borrowed a loan shark, and you have been called to your door a few times?! Don't hang up, I want it myself. How to think of a way to…”

"Beep beep..."

The sudden busy sound completely extinguished the flame of hope in someone's heart.

"Bastard, just raid the ninth dormitory, kidnap that guy, and help me pay the tax..."

Looking at the phone that hung up in his hand, Sousuke Araki's forehead burst with blue veins, and an emotion called despair began to spread in his heart.

The scenes that are about to happen in the future are like snowflakes flying in front of his eyes...

**

"Du la du la..."

"The police are investigating the scene, and they will hold a media conference as soon as they have the results. Please do not enter the yellow line."

A number of police cars with their sirens flashed were parked next to an old one-family building, and a cordon was surrounding the door.

"BREAKINGNEWS, hello viewers, this is the HNK late night news channel, and we are currently on the scene of the 'Ghost House' in urban legends..."

The giant cameras with the logos of major TV stations were shooting at the house in front of them.

Several women who looked like reporters were holding microphones and explaining the situation to the camera.

"A new resident hanged himself in the house less than a month after moving in. The body was not found until he was complained by a nearby construction site worker that he smelled a stench... At present, the police found a large number of pornographic magazines, DVDs and various males in the resident's house. Supplies..."

"According to people familiar with the matter, the resident was not admitted to a certain industry association for exemption, was unable to join the job, and was called to the door to collect Gudu fees, water and electricity fees, resulting in a broken capital chain, and he could not even buy expired food. Kidney surgery also ended in failure to match, and finally chose to hang himself."

"Suicide and lonely death caused by economic problems during the window period have become a common phenomenon. This extreme case has already attracted widespread attention from all walks of life. Now, let's interview the deceased's former friends..."

"That guy Sousuke, and I grew up together. I have long advised him not to stay in the house all day and indulge in those things, study hard, and be a civil servant like me..."

"Yes, I had called me to borrow money before, but I couldn't protect myself at the time. If I lent him, maybe I would be hung up on a tree by loan sharks now..."

"kindness? Can't you broadcast that sentence just now? Sorry, I said it again. 』

An "informed person" with thick black bars on his eyes broke the news while picking his nostrils.

**

"No!!!!"

In the warm early autumn, the temperature plummeted.

The snow is fluttering, the north wind is blowing...

With an abrupt punch, the wall of his courtyard was cracked, and Araki Sosuke smashed the inexplicable scene in his mind.

"Calm down, Sousuke Araki (male, 23 years old), I haven't gotten to that point yet... There is no way out of the sky, no, I can't count on that rotten Spirit Removal Association anymore, I have to cheer myself up and save myself!"

...

Akihabara, M\'S Department Store, Soul Slayer Association.

"After comparative analysis of appearance and characteristics, the known characteristics of Marubashi Tadaya's Wraith Variant are tenacious vitality, inability to communicate with language, ability to erode target consciousness through sight, continuous self-splitting, and evolution of form according to the environment... As for the reason for the mutation, it is temporarily Unable to analyze."

"According to one of the followers of the Galactic Alliance Church, they received a notification through an encrypted online email, gathered near the Suzusen execution ground, and launched an indiscriminate attack on the relevant personnel of the Soul Eliminator Association. Other than that, they didn't know anything... The encrypted email data will be automatically deleted, and the police's anti-tracing has been inconclusive for the time being."

"...The above is the report on the investigation so far about the 'Suzumori execution site incident' last night."

Behind the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, in the large conference room, Hou Hai Lu Dou is playing the information shared by the Metropolitan Police Department on the projection screen~lightnovelpub.net~ It was originally supposed to be a meeting to discuss the results of the assessment of the elimination of spirits, because last night A series of events that took place at the Suzumori Execution Ground ruins, and inserted into the provisional agenda.

"At present, it is not possible to determine whether there is a connection between the Galactic Alliance Church and the mutation of Marubashi Tadiya... However, these two issues alone are enough to worry us..."

Sitting in the center of the conference table, Ichiro Tokimoto stroked the beard on his chin, turned his head and asked the person beside him, "What do you think, Hiroishi."

"Ahem, President, judging from the fact that these cults can know the location of the 'practice test' in advance, it is only possible that we or someone inside the Metropolitan Police Department leaked the information."

Hiroshi Changda, who was sitting next to Tokimoto Ichiro, cleared his throat with a serious look on his face.

"Although arresting cults does not belong to our business scope, since it has been targeted, I suggest that for the near-term exorcism mission, the exorcists should at least use two people as a group to carry out exorcism together."

However, with the "Fujiwara Takumi same fixer" on his neck, and the swollen face that was light and purple, this speech would only be extra funny.