Chapter 40 End

Chapter 40 End

Name: Hikigaya Hachiman

Age: Seventeen

Occupation: Special Grade Exorcist

Spiritual Power: 21/100

Skill: Spiritual Flow Technique (Beginner)

Equipment: Intermediate Demon-Slaying Sword, Red Ponytail Bracelet

Spiritual Coins: 3050

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Although the amount of spiritual coins reached the highest so far, Hikigaya Hachiman could not feel any happiness at all.

This was not only because he had just learned that his hometown, Chiba, actually hid so many high-level evil spirits, but also partly because...

"Why?"

Kneeling on the floor, Hikigaya Hachiman looked at his reflection in the window with a desperate expression.

Even though he had already defeated the evil spirits, the effect of the red ponytail bracelet still hadn't disappeared.

Could it be that she would never change back?

She must not stay like this!

Although she had never thought about love, dating, or even marriage, it didn't mean she wanted to live in the world as a different gender!

With a "bang!" the mirror shattered in the space.

After losing the spiritual power support of the special-grade evil spirit, this space also began to collapse.

However, Hikigaya Hachiman did not notice this at all; she kept fiddling with the red bracelet on her left hand, trying to change back.

"Who are you? Where are they?!"

Suddenly, a middle-aged man's voice appeared beside her ear.

Hikigaya Hachiman looked up and realized she had somehow come out of the independent space.

And she had returned to the middle-aged man's front as a female!

"Are you talking about those three evil spirits? I already took them down."

Calmly getting up from the ground, Hikigaya Hachiman watched the middle-aged man warily.

"Taken down?"

Hearing Hikigaya Hachiman's words, the middle-aged man staggered backward a few steps, his face gradually darkening.

"..."

Hikigaya Hachiman looked conflicted at the middle-aged man slumped on the floor.

She hesitated whether to execute this villainous man or hand him over to the police for legal judgment.

But if she chose the latter... in her current state...

"Thank you...."

Just as Hikigaya Hachiman was struggling with her decision, the middle-aged man suddenly spoke again.

"Huh?"

Surprised by the man's words, Hikigaya Hachiman was stunned.

But the man said nothing more.

He fiddled with his phone, then got up and headed downstairs.

"Stop!"

Seeing the man leave, Hikigaya Hachiman thought he was trying to escape.

She dashed in front of him, pointing her long sword at him.

But the man only smiled at her.

"You can still transform, huh? That's pretty interesting..."

After saying this, the man ignored her warning and walked straight to the kitchen on the first floor.

"How did you know it was me?"

Caught by the man's reveal, Hikigaya Hachiman's face showed a trace of embarrassment.

She was also curious how the man guessed it was her.

Her voice, body shape, and weapon were all different from before...

"Your eyes..."

While turning on the gas valve, the man replied to Hikigaya Hachiman.

At the end, he took out a cigarette and lighter and looked up at her.

"All the money has been transferred to you, and the contract is complete. Are you planning to stay any longer?"

Looking at the man with complicated eyes, Hikigaya Hachiman immediately ran toward the exit.

"Now it's finally over...."

Lighting his cigarette and taking a deep drag, the man looked up at the cobweb-covered ceiling.

"Boom!" An explosion instantly shattered the quiet of the residential area.

Hikigaya Hachiman had just rushed out of the house when a blast of heat hit her and threw her flying.

While sliding through the air, a red light radiated from various parts of his body, then reconvened at the left-hand bracelet.

When he fell on the road again, he had successfully changed back into a male form.

"Back to normal?!"

Noticing his body had returned, Hikigaya Hachiman felt a flash of joy.

But the sudden noise in his ears made his expression change instantly.

He got up from the ground and ran headlong into an alley without looking back.

More than ten minutes later, the police car responding to the report arrived with sirens wailing...

Hikigaya Hachiman returned home after ten o'clock.

Climbing back into his room through the window he had opened earlier, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That almost scared me to death..."

Raising his left hand and looking at the red bracelet, Hikigaya Hachiman felt a wave of lingering fear.

Thankfully, he had changed back. Otherwise, Komachi would have one less brother and one more sister.

After thinking for a while, a resolute expression crossed Hikigaya Hachiman's face.

Then he reached out and took off the red ponytail bracelet.

"System, can anyone else use this bracelet besides me?"

Looking at the bracelet in his hand, Hikigaya Hachiman silently asked.

Though he didn't plan to use the bracelet anymore, it was a tool he had spent 1,300 spiritual coins to exchange for.

Simply locking it away in the system space would be a waste.

Besides, after just learning that Chiba was hiding a bunch of high-level evil spirits, Hikigaya Hachiman wondered if Komachi could use the bracelet instead.

"The bracelet's usage conditions must be met. The host can transfer usage rights."

The system's reply was as simple as ever.

"Just meet the conditions?"

Hikigaya Hachiman smiled a little after hearing the system.

The red ponytail bracelet was clearly for females.

Since even he met the conditions, Komachi surely did too.

Thinking of this, Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't wait to get up from bed, go out, and knock on Komachi's door.

"Onii-chan, you're back..."

Accompanied by the sound of bare feet tapping on the floor, Komachi, wearing thin pajamas, quickly opened the door and peeked her head out.

When she saw Hikigaya Hachiman standing at the door, her eyes immediately lit up.

After sneaking a glance at the tightly closed doors of the Hikigaya couple next door, Komachi pulled Hikigaya Hachiman into her room.

Inside the room, Komachi sat on the bed and looked excitedly at Hikigaya Hachiman, who sat on a chair, asking, "How did the contract go today? How much money did you earn?"

"Not bad..."

Recalling the fate of the middle-aged man, Hikigaya Hachiman's face showed a trace of realization.

He didn't know how to judge this man but was glad the man had already blown up the gas and committed suicide.

"Did the contract not go smoothly today?"

Komachi keenly noticed the expression on Hikigaya Hachiman's face.

Her smile immediately turned into worry.

For Komachi, money was secondary; the most important thing was that Hikigaya Hachiman came back safe.