Wind and rain battered the house, and muffled thunder rolled through the clouds. A fleeting flash of lightning seared the silhouette of the old man peering through the window into Uchiha Senmon's retinas.
"Great-uncle?!"
Uchiha Senmon's expression changed dramatically despite himself, and he stood up, facing the window.
"Brother-in-law, what's wrong?" "Director?"
Seeing Uchiha Senmon's unusual reaction, the others in the mourning hall looked over in surprise and confusion, following his gaze, but found nothing.
Uchiha Senmon knitted his brows tightly.
It had only been a split second, but with his eyesight, there was absolutely no possibility of a mistake!
The old man who had appeared outside the window was the very person tonight's wake was being held for-his deceased great-uncle.
Then who was lying in the coffin now?
"Could Great-uncle have become an evil spirit?" Uchiha Senmon's gaze turned cold.
Among the supernatural creatures that had appeared since Heisei 19, there had only been a dozen or so cases of evil spirits, but they were far more troublesome than monsters.
Evil spirits had no physical bodies and were completely immune to physical attacks. Bullets and cannons were useless against them.
Before Reiwa 4, there had been no solution other than isolating them.
But after the advent of the supernatural age, Doctor Satomi had been personally appointed a soul-reaping emissary by the Lord of Mount Tai and granted Dark Release, giving the Japanese government a strong card to play.
Although other Superhumans lacked Doctor Satomi's enhanced effectiveness against spiritual entities, attacks infused with spiritual power were effective against evil spirits as well.
As Earth's foremost Superhuman, Uchiha Senmon could subdue a newly formed evil spirit with ease.
Although this was his great-uncle, Uchiha Senmon had no intention of showing mercy.
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