Chapter 18

But that is a rather long story.

I can see the world.

Yotsuya Miko exchanged a few points for a hundred taels of gold, turned around, and walked out the door.

On the road, every evil spirit she encountered, she carefully captured and sold to the chat group shop. In just half an hour of walking, her points had reached fifty.

This made her bloom with joy.

Fifty points, exchanged for gold, would be enough to sell for over a billion yen.

The place she was in was densely packed with evil spirits — all money.

She used to find them a bit distasteful, but now she only felt these evil spirits were absolutely wonderful.

She found a jewelry store and quickly disposed of the hundred taels of gold in her hands.

The purity of gold during the Qin Dynasty was not high.

But when the chat group purchased it, it automatically refined it — the purity was no lower than gold refined by modern industrial society.

A hundred taels of gold fetched a full thirty-five million yen.

This was money her mother could only save up in ten years of not eating or drinking.

"I'm rich! Now Mama won't have to work so hard."

Carrying the money back home, she made a phone call to summon her mother and Kyosuke back.

"Miko, did something happen?"

Mrs. Yotsuya was a little nervous.

Her family's daughter was very sensible and usually handled everything herself. Today she had called to ask her to take leave and come home — something major must have happened.

Yotsuya Kyosuke: "Yeah, Sis, did someone bully you? I'll beat them up!"

"No." Yotsuya Miko felt warm inside, shook her head, and opened the suitcase on the table.

Bills of ten thousand yen were stacked neatly, over thirty bundles, filling more than half the suitcase.

"This… Miko, you didn't do anything bad, did you?"

As a true-bred Sakura person, Mrs. Yotsuya naturally knew about things like enjō.

Yotsuya Kyosuke's face changed drastically too, and he looked at Yotsuya Miko with some disbelief.

So much money — how could a high schooler earn it through legitimate means?

If it wasn't that kind of thing, what could it be?

"…" Yotsuya Miko was speechless. "Mama, Kyosuke, where are your minds going?"

With a wave of her hand, a palm of true qi materialized and grabbed the television from afar.

"…"

Mrs. Yotsuya and Yotsuya Kyosuke looked on and were instantly stunned.

"Magic?"

"Miko, what is this?"

Yotsuya Miko: "I made a friend, and he taught me some methods for subduing demons and vanquishing evil. Now I can already capture evil spirits to make money. This money is the reward for capturing one evil spirit. Mama, you don't have to work so hard in the future — just rest well at home. Same for you, Kyosuke — don't work so hard in life. Whatever you want to eat, just tell Mama. I'll leave this money at home."

Mrs. Yotsuya and Yotsuya Kyosuke felt as if their entire worldview had been shattered.

Evil spirits?

Demon hunters?

Do these things exist in our world?

But then, recalling Miko's feat of grabbing the television from across the room, the two had no choice but to believe.

Mrs. Yotsuya was a little worried: "Isn't capturing evil spirits dangerous?"

Yotsuya Kyosuke: "Yeah, Sis, how about we don't capture evil spirits and just work normal jobs."

"Mama, Kyosuke, you don't need to worry." Yotsuya Miko shook her head. "Evil spirits are nothing impressive. Besides, I have helpers too. Mama, just stay home well. From now on, our family will never run out of money."

She had only stepped out once and already accumulated fifty points — how could she ever lack money in the future?

Mrs. Yotsuya pondered for a moment and said: "That's fine too. But Miko, demon-slaying is dangerous after all — don't push yourself too hard."

Yotsuya Kyosuke nodded: "Yeah, Sis, we can just spend a little less."

"I know." Yotsuya Miko nodded. "On the way back I bought some wagyu. Let's have a good meal today."

Yotsuya Kyosuke heard this and was overjoyed: "Yay!"

Mrs. Yotsuya laughed: "Let me handle it. You two watch some TV."

With so much more money at home, Mrs. Yotsuya felt a weight lift in her heart.

Honestly, raising two children alone — she had really been under immense pressure before.

Chat group.

Yotsuya Miko: "Now that I have money, Mama doesn't have to work anymore — that's great. These evil spirits really are a local specialty. I only stepped out once and already earned fifty points."

Huang Rong: "I'm jealous. Didn't you say evil spirits are endless, Miko? Won't you have inexhaustible points from now on?"

Lin Fengjiao: "These evil spirits are too valuable. When I have time I'll try whether the yokai in my world can be sold for money too."

Zhang Taixuan: "Uncle Nine's world has ghosts, zombies, and yokai — they should be worth some points too. Uncle Nine needn't worry about lacking points in the future."

Lin Fengjiao: "True enough. I'll give it a proper try later."

As for ghosts and zombies, he still couldn't quite bring himself to act against them.

After all, zombies and ghosts might be someone's ancestors — selling them would be improper.

Yokai had no such complications.

Subdue demons and vanquishing evil, then sell the yokai — wouldn't that be a double profit?

Total win!.

GLOSSARY:

Huang Rong

Lin Fengjiao

Zhang Taixuan

Yotsuya Miko

Yotsuya Kyosuke

Mrs. Yotsuya

true qi

chat group

chat group shop