A question had been troubling Arthur for some time.
Why did Bernice, who had contact with the mystical side, refuse to believe in "Mediums" and "Mediumship"? By all rights, contact with the mystical side should have made him more inclined to believe in them.
After all, people on the mystical side firmly believed in Mediumship themselves.
What had just happened gave Arthur his answer.
It was not that Bernice did not believe.
He did not dare to believe.
Because once Bernice believed in Mediums and Mediumship, he would have to believe in the existence of ghosts and spirits.
And if ghosts and spirits existed, would the people he had killed come looking for revenge?
The answer was yes!
They would definitely come for him!
And they would exact their revenge in the cruelest ways imaginable!
Even if someone from the mystical side explained that ghosts and spirits could only form under extremely demanding conditions, and that ordinary people had nothing to worry about, it would be useless.
Because-
Bernice had a demon in his heart!
And he had nurtured that evil demon himself until no one else could match it!
The slightest disturbance would scare Bernice half to death.
After several such scares, Bernice would most likely drop dead.
In particular, he would probably interpret perfectly ordinary occurrences as "misfortune." And if he did not...
Arthur would help him see them that way.
"The arrival of 'misfortune' cannot be stopped!
Because their resentment has long since become unstoppable!
They will affect everyone around you!
They will make those closest to you dangerous and terrifying!
Clay's innocence and kindness once formed a barrier that protected you and your family. But with his tragic death, that barrier has vanished entirely.
As for Edith...
Sigh!"
Faced with Bernice's pleading, the young "Medium" seemed