Amamiya Natsuki waved to Miko.
"Meow?"
Miko blinked in confusion and backed away, unsure what he meant.
Amamiya Natsuki let out a soft breath, braced a hand against the windowsill, and suddenly leaped through the air into Miko's room. He landed lightly, making almost no sound.
Miko's eyes widened. "You jumped all the way over from that far away?"
She knew that "players" could strengthen themselves, and she often helped him with his training, but she'd never seen Amamiya Natsuki show off his abilities. To jump all the way over from such a distance was ridiculous!
"Easy." Amamiya Natsuki stood up, dusted off his clean hands, and looked up at the ceiling. "I could go to the Olympics right now and take home every gold medal."
A female evil spirit clung to the ceiling, her long black hair swaying like water weeds. Her face was deathly pale, and her mouth was full of sharp teeth. She looked especially grotesque—more terrifying than the female ghosts in movies. Plenty of movie ghosts could still pass for human under their makeup; this one had almost lost all human form.
"You... can see me?"
The female evil spirit's head stretched out like a venomous snake and dangled in front of Amamiya Natsuki as she asked in a hollow, empty voice.
Amamiya Natsuki remained calm, raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers.
Pop.
The Evil Spirit Repellent Aura activated.
Under the aura's glow, invisible, transparent flames immediately began to burn across the evil spirit's body.
In just a few moments, the female evil spirit was burned away amid her screams.
"Done." Amamiya Natsuki looked at Miko and suggested, "It's still a long time until sunrise. Want to go back and sleep?"
Miko bit her soft pink lips, hesitated for two seconds, then raised a