In the end, Yotsuya Miko obediently stayed behind as Duanmu Huai had requested. On the one hand, she really did want to deal with the threat at the school. After all, that monster attacked humans of its own accord, and Yotsuya Miko didn't want her friends to be attacked.
On the other hand...
Following behind Duanmu Huai, Yotsuya Miko studied him curiously, her expression somewhat complicated.
Yotsuya Miko knew a little about Duanmu Huai's reputation. After all, he was a detective who had appeared on television several times in this world. She just hadn't expected him to possess such power as well.
But... what kind of power was this?
Yotsuya Miko stared at the shadows behind Duanmu Huai, puzzled. Ever since she had gained the ability to see those monsters, she had experienced a great deal. She had seen Wraiths and evil spirits, as well as terrifying, Demon-like monsters. She had even seen evil spirits possessing humans. Of course, almost everyone knew nothing about this. Even when evil spirits surrounded them, those people remained completely unaware.
At most, they would merely feel a little unwell.
At first, Yotsuya Miko thought Duanmu Huai might be some kind of medium or exorcist, but she quickly realized that wasn't the case. Yotsuya Miko had met someone like a medium before. Although that person's abilities were limited and she couldn't see the things Yotsuya Miko could, the old woman's methods were quite similar to what Yotsuya Miko had imagined.
For example, exorcism prayer beads and the like were much like the exorcism methods imagined by ordinary people.
But Duanmu Huai was completely different.
Yotsuya Miko could see that he could manipulate the terrifying monsters in those shadows with ease, as if the monsters were parts of his own body. As for the monsters in