Yulia Futaba-do snapped back to her senses and hurriedly said, "That's right. Isn't there some kind of misunderstanding?"
"Ms. Hiratsuka, it's dangerous here. There are Cursed Spirits everywhere. We shouldn't be killing each other!"
"No, there's no misunderstanding."
Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled, magic power surging around her hand.
"Aaaah!"
Amid the screams, Anna Misaki howled in agony, revealing her true appearance.
"A C-Cursed Spirit!"
Yulia Futaba-do fell onto her backside, sheer terror flooding her mind.
I...
I'd been traveling with a Cursed Spirit all this time?
Bang!
Before her eyes, Anna Misaki burst apart and vanished completely.
It's... it's been destroyed?
That Cursed Spirit is dead?
Wait, then doesn't that mean...?
Yulia Futaba-do's eyes lit up. "Ms. Hiratsuka, are you an Exorcist?" she asked eagerly.
"You could say that."
Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded.
Yulia Futaba-do's eyes seemed to sparkle with little stars.
Ever since she had learned that she could see them...
She had longed to enter this world every waking moment.
And now!
She had finally met a real Exorcist.
Why is this little girl so excited?
Shizuka Hiratsuka was somewhat bewildered.
You don't look like someone who just escaped death.
"Ms. Hiratsuka, please take me as your disciple!"
"Huh?"
"Please don't turn me down! I have real potential. I can see those Cursed Spirits!"
Shizuka Hiratsuka: "..."
She could see it, yet she still stayed with that Cursed Spirit.
Looks like she has some ability, but not much.
Still, she is a pretty girl.
And she seems to have some talent.
She looked the girl over and nodded to herself.
She seems to meet Master's requirements for recruiting familiars.
"That isn't my decision to make."
Shizuka Hiratsuka gestured with her eyes. "If you want to enter this world, you'll have to earn Master's approval."
M-M-M-Master?
Yulia Futaba-do was a little