Jellyfish (Seeking Collection! Recommendation!)

233 Champagne Avenue.

Sulu and Rhode stepped out, breathing deeply of the cold night air.

Behind them, the two-story building had returned to normal.

"I suppose this counts as finished?"

Sulu asked, still feeling a lingering sense of dread.

"Hard to say... Although I found evidence of demon worship in his room, the level of devotion clearly wasn't enough to manifest a Tier 2 evil spirit... Because of Galan's death, some things were hidden away."

Sulu didn't even consider using spirit channeling to ask questions, as he was highly wary of possession by lingering souls, let alone performing it in such a dangerous environment.

Rhode didn't mention it either, curling his lip: "Even though it looks like we eliminated the evil spirit, in reality... this place might have already attracted the attention of demons or other entities. If things go poorly, a terrifying outbreak could erupt in a few years, or even a decade!"

He paused, staring at Sulu: "For now... you must be tired. Go back and get a good night's sleep!"

"And what about you?" From his tone, Sulu clearly caught the scent of blood.

"I'm going to find the person who posted this mission and have a proper talk with him!" Rhode made no effort to hide his intentions.

Even if the misinformation wasn't intentional, it had nearly wiped out their entire team; how could he let the other party off so easily?

"If that's the case, why don't I..."

Sulu felt a bit eager to join.

Ever since he shot Galan, his mindset seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.

"No! You go back!"

Rhode was uncharacteristically stubborn this time: "Rest well and familiarize yourself with your [Medium] abilities. No transcendent power is ever absolutely safe!"

Actually, you just want to say that [Medium] is specialized for dealing with spirits and has no combat effectiveness against ordinary people, right?

Sulu rolled his eyes internally.

He estimated that his own spirit stat might even be higher than Alanis'!

This was due to the spiritual bonus brought by his initial transmigration, which was enough to exert pressure on ordinary people.

As long as they aren't spirit-specialists, if I unleash my Sulu-brand Medium Haki, they'll basically all have to kneel! It's definitely a crowd-clearing artifact... though it can only clear small fries; it's useless against anyone slightly more powerful...

Sulu thought to himself, but seeing Rhode's expression, he couldn't help but fall silent.

Once this guy got stubborn, he was just like the father of this body—harder than stone.

Sighing, he bid farewell to Rhode, returned to his dormitory, took a refreshing shower, changed into loose clothing, and sat cross-legged on his bed.

"The scars on my arms vanished the moment I took up the [Medium] profession... My spirit now can definitely be called transcendent, right?"

Sulu carefully sensed the changes after becoming a [Medium].

"The biggest pity is the experience from that evil spirit; since the main combat effort and the final kill weren't mine, I didn't get a single point..."

Sulu sighed and picked up a mirror.

He saw that after activating his spiritual sense, his pupils had gained faint specks of pitch-black color, carrying an eerie quality.

At the same time, everything around him seemed to lose its color, becoming slightly transparent.

"Is this the world through the eyes of a spirit?"

Sulu curiously examined his surroundings, as if he had discovered a new continent: "Indeed... very peculiar!"

The feeling of this genuine transcendent power brought him an incredibly novel experience.

"It's like this even under basic spiritual sense; if I use the skill [Soul Out-of-Body], I would definitely be able to discover higher-level things, such as... certain intersection points between reality and the spirit world?!"

The so-called spirit world was not an independent world.

It existed in reliance on the reality, with the two having a subtle overlap.

There were even many layers to it.

If one entered the deepest level, they would touch the Abyss, or the divine kingdoms of the gods!

Sulu couldn't help but think of something Rhode had said.

"Although some researchers believe the Seven Gods reside in their divine kingdoms, these kingdoms are merely located at the edges of the world, in the dark zones we have yet to explore... For this reason, many nations organized numerous expeditions during the Twilight of the Gods, but unfortunately, even during the Twilight, the edges of the world remained dangerous, let alone now."

Sulu sighed and was just about to retract his spiritual sense when his expression suddenly shifted.

A naive, curious spirit suddenly appeared around him, looking like a floating jellyfish, drifting and swaying within the dormitory, its translucent body emitting a faint, fluorescent glow.

"A spirit?"

Sulu was stunned.

Basically, such spirits should exist within the spirit world, separated from reality.

"Is this because I activated my spiritual sense, which attracted it out?"

Sulu extended his palm, letting the jellyfish float in front of him and reach out with its tentacles to touch his hand.

"Spirits are mostly neutral, and my [Medium] constitution naturally comes with spirit affinity... so, it feels a sense of closeness to me?"

Sulu had an idea forming in his mind.

Most so-called spirits were largely unconscious.

Once they developed their own consciousness and preferences, they would undergo a promotion, becoming either benevolent spirits or malevolent spirits.

Attracted by the physical world or influenced by ritual sacrifices, they would descend from the Spirit Realm into reality, often bringing terrible disasters in their wake.

For instance, Mr. Galan's wife—no, whether she was truly his wife remained to be seen.

"Time to go... little one!"

Just as Sulu prepared to send this spirit back to the Spirit Realm and attempt [Astral Projection] once more, a noise drifted in from outside the bedroom.

He stood up and walked out, seeing Sean, who had just woken up. The other man rubbed his eyes and said, "Hey, Sulu, you're back? My interview fell through again... God, we're going to be kicked out tomorrow, and I still haven't found a job!"

On top of that, the disappearance of his mentor, Catherine, had dealt him a heavy blow.

At this moment, Sean had deep dark circles and bags under his eyes, and he seemed to radiate an inexplicable air of depression and decadence.

Sulu's eyelid suddenly twitched.

Because he saw that glowing, jellyfish-like spirit slowly drifting onto the top of Sean's head, its many tentacles wriggling as if it were very happy.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing the strange expression on Sulu's face, Sean rubbed his face in confusion.

Above his head, the glowing jellyfish had already extended several tentacles, probing them directly into his nostrils.

"N-nothing at all!"

Sulu stepped forward and flicked his right finger, knocking the spirit off and sending it back into the Spirit Realm. "I was just wondering, what are your plans?"

"What other plans could I have? I have one more interview opportunity tomorrow, and after that... I might have to go back home..."

It was clear that Sean was in great pain; he certainly hadn't been sleeping well lately.

"Keep your chin up, you still have a chance!"

Seeing that the spirit had vanished, Sulu breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his room.

Because a [Medium] possesses a constitution with an affinity for spirits, is it easier to attract spirits, or perhaps ghosts? Harmless ones like this are fine, but if one were targeted by a vengeful or malevolent spirit, it would become very troublesome... or even lead to being possessed by certain entities, which is extremely dangerous!

Every form of extraordinary power must inevitably come with a price!

Happy Children's Day to all the readers!