518 Youre the best spirit! (1/2)

Seiji gradually sank into emptiness.

A tremendous dark-red monstrous shape appeared before him. Countless human faces and puppet masks could be seen attached to it, with all sorts of frightening expressions. It was incredibly scary.

The monstrous shape slowly approached him.

Seiji felt that it was about to do something and wanted to react. However, he was unable to move or even make a sound.

At this moment, a translucent silver-haired little girl appeared before him and blocked the monstrous shape's path.

The monstrous shape stopped in its tracks.

The girl looked at the monstrous shape and spoke up in a soft voice.

The monstrous shape started screeching. It sounded like countless people cursing together.

The girl fell silent for a moment before turning to look at Seiji.

'Shinobu-chan…' Seiji wanted to call out to her. Yet, he was still unable to make a sound.

The girl looked at him and smiled faintly. Her smile was pure and beautiful.

Seiji sensed that she was intending to do something, and did his best to speak up and stop her.

Yet, before he was able to speak, Shinobu turned around and faced the monstrous shape again, speaking softly.

Then, the monstrous shape approached and slowly enveloped Shinobu.

'No… don't… please stop…'

Seiji did his best to break free from whatever was restraining him.

”Stop already!!!” he suddenly roared, causing his words to echo loudly throughout the room he was in. Natsuya who was sitting by his bedside was rather startled.

”Seiji… You're awake.”

”…Eh?”

Seiji looked all around him and saw that he was currently in a luxurious hospital room, lying on a bed.

”What's going on…” Seiji had a look of confusion.

”You were spitting blood and fainted. Did you forget?” Natsuya looked at him. ”You collapsed after you helped to release that demon from its grudges.”

”I… collapsed?”

Seiji had no recollection of this whatsoever.

He was also concerned about how the student council president currently appeared.

”Your hand…”

”I'm fine, these are just some external injuries. I didn't receive any internal injuries.” Natsuya, who was currently wearing hospital clothes, smiled as she lightly waved her bandaged hands. ”I'll be fine before you know it.”

”How did you get injured?”

”Akasuzume Koogi was present in that realm as well and ambushed us while you were casting the spell to pacify the demon.”

”What about Shuho-san and Kirin-san?”

”Hitaka and Rana were more seriously injured than I was. They're both fine now after receiving medical treatment. They should be able to make full recoveries after some rest in the hospital.”

”I see… That's good, then.” Seiji heaved a sigh of relief.

”How do you currently feel?” Natsuya was concerned about him.

”It's best if you stay here to rest for a few days.”

”Yeah…” Seiji furrowed his eyebrows.

”What's the matter?”

”I can't sense Shinobu-chan anymore… can you sense her?”

”Shinobu-chan…” Natsuya immediately cast Astral Vision and looked over Seiji closely.

A minute later, she ended the Astral Vision and shook her head.

”I can't sense her.”

Seiji didn't know what to say to this.

”Seiji, what happened?”

”…Let me rest for a little while first.”

Natsuya looked at him for a while and nodded after hearing this.

”Go ahead and rest, then.”

She then left his hospital room.

Seiji covered his face with his hands after Natsuya left.

Shinobu had left him! It seemed that she went over to the afterlife together with that demon.

Seiji found this difficult to accept. He wanted to load… but would it be possible to exorcise that demon without having Shinobu leave?

If the demon wasn't exorcised, then they would all die!