Her mood couldn't help but brighten.
After becoming Seele, it felt hard to refuse desserts...
Especially since no matter how many sweets Seele ate, she wouldn't gain weight. There was absolutely no need to watch her diet. And these desserts tasted quite good—the shop owner's skills were certainly worthy of praise.
However... not long after Seele left the dessert shop with her sweets, she suddenly sensed a trace of chilliness and resentment nearby.
Seele held the exquisite box in both hands and looked around... immediately spotting a young office worker carrying a briefcase.
He was an office worker who looked close to thirty. At first glance... Seele could tell that he didn't have a girlfriend.
Moreover, he seemed deeply repressed inside. He might even occasionally harbor thoughts of death and have suicidal tendencies.
Of course, that wasn't why Seele had noticed him. After all, there were too many people in this country who couldn't bear the pressure of life and committed suicide. It was no longer unusual.
But... this young man had a very special resentful spirit attached to him.
Chapter 41: Strange Girl
This resentful spirit was not particularly powerful, but it was quite dangerous to ordinary people. It could amplify a person's negative emotions, then continuously feed on the resentment of the person it possessed in order to grow.
To begin with, most people in this country lived rather repressed lives. Society in this country was somewhat distorted.
Students still in school might not feel much, but once they entered society, many people felt as though they were instantly crushed by it, unable to see even a shred of hope...
Someone who had merely complained about life and had no thoughts of dying would, after being possessed by this resentful spirit, feel the resentment in their heart grow