That reason left Seele dumbfounded. Just because she looked cute?
"Do you know how lovable you are? Especially when you're scared—you're just like a girl from an anime. Such a cute girl would absolutely, absolutely, absolutely never be a bad kid..."
Kujou Oto stared at Seele. When she had passed by earlier, she had noticed the vengeful spirit on that office worker, but she had not paid it any mind and had only watched from the side.
If it had been an ordinary ghost, Kujou Oto would not have cared... but it was a vengeful spirit. Vengeful spirits were aggressive.
Just as Kujou Oto had been darkly speculating about when that office worker would die, Seele appeared...
The first moment Kujou Oto saw Seele running over while clutching a box of desserts, she felt as though something in her heart had been stirred.
Then... when Seele grabbed the man possessed by the vengeful spirit and was met with that office worker's cold stare, the pitiful look she showed was like that of a startled little rabbit. Kujou Oto felt as though even her heart, which had nearly turned cold, was melting.
Especially since... Seele's reaction made it obvious that she could see the vengeful spirit on that man as well. That meant... Seele was someone like her.
That made Kujou Oto feel as though Seele was an angel Heaven had sent to her side.
When she saw Seele still unwilling to give up and chase after that middle-aged man, Kujou Oto could not help stepping in front of her...
So, when it came to Seele... Kujou Oto felt that she could reveal herself without holding anything back.
"Um... you're exaggerating..."
It was not as if Seele had never been praised before, but this was the first time anyone had