Chapter 569

"Congratulations, Little Brother Broly, I heard you've successfully contracted a spirit."

Returning to the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters, just as he walked into the office area, Broly received congratulations from Shen Gongji Shobu, who had brought Nikaido Kiri along.

"Hmm."

Toward these two women who were unfamiliar yet showed enthusiasm toward him, Broly's attitude appeared rather flat; he merely responded lightly with a single sound.

"Little Brother Broly, I wonder if you could call out the spirit you just contracted, so we can have a look?"

Shen Gongji Shobu asked in a consulting tone.

【This must be because she heard Iinaga that guy's report; the Director's heart is moved and she wants to pull him in to join the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau!】

To the side, a group of Countermeasures Bureau Exorcist Division members didn't speak, but their subtle gazes all revealed this meaning.

"Sister Huangquan……"

Broly neither agreed nor refused, merely turning his gaze toward Jianshan Huangquan beside him, as if asking the girl for her advice.

"Let me ask about the situation first……"

Jianshan Huangquan spoke, and pushed Shen Gongji Shobu, wheelchair and all, to the side.

"Director Shen Gongji, what are you trying to do?"

"Not trying to do anything, Xiao Huangquan, I just want to see the quality of the spirit body that child contracted."

The girl asked in a small voice, the mature woman Director also answered in a small voice.

"And then?"

"If the quality is good, then of course we can't let such outstanding talent slip away; I'll solemnly issue the Countermeasures Bureau's invitation to that child."

Jianshan Huangquan's face showed doubt; seeing this, Shen Gongji Shobu added: "Don't worry, I won't sabotage things; even if that child's contracted spirit's quality is excellent, I'll say it's merely a Type C spirit body.

Hmm, I imagine your Isayama Family is only sheltering that child, not controlling that child's life freedom, right?"

These words left Jianshan Huangquan unable to refute.

"Broly, just let Director Shen Gongji and the others see your contracted spirit; coincidentally, regarding the matter of fulfilling the contracted spirit's request, we still need the Director and the others' help."

Jianshan Huangquan, having pushed the wheelchair Director back, said directly to the boy.

Broly nodded, fished a hemp rope from his pocket, shook it, and spoke: "Hey, someone wants to see you, hurry up and come out and show your face."

【Is this the contracted spirit's vessel?!】

Everyone looked at the dusty hemp rope and thought; and very quickly, chilliness rose in the room.

"Hah—"

An exhalation came from above their heads; everyone suddenly raised their heads, and saw a hanging evil spirit already swaying its body overhead, dead-gray eyes gazing at them.

And from the chill and oppression emanating from this suddenly appeared spirit body, obviously, this was completely not on the same level as those spirits they usually dealt with.

【It really is a Type A high-grade spirit?!】

Shen Gongji Shobu rubbed her somewhat stiff face; just as she was about to ask the boy before her whether he could stably control the spirit body overhead that felt incomparably dangerous from its aura, she heard the boy say in a somewhat dissatisfied voice: "Don't appear in such a high place; they want to look at you, you're hanging so high, how are others supposed to look at you, do you want them to look at your feet?"

"Uh……"

The hanging evil spirit's exhalation of cold air, the sound highlighting the terrifying atmosphere, suddenly stopped; it looked a bit wronged, extended the length of the hemp rope around its neck, and dangled before everyone, its body no longer daring to sway back and forth.

【Ah, suddenly, it feels like a Type A high-grade evil spirit isn't that big a deal either……】

The Exorcist Division members suddenly had this feeling; oh no, wait, it's not sudden; rather, after seeing the hanging evil spirit behave like an obedient little dog in the boy's words, the terror filter shattered all over the floor, and the hair-raising sensation from when the hanging evil spirit appeared just now has also vanished completely; now they can't feel afraid at all~

"How is it, have you all seen enough?"

After having the hanging evil spirit spin two circles before everyone in its hanging state, Broly asked the Director Shen Gongji in the wheelchair.

"Cough cough, the outward appearance has been seen, but I wonder if you can now have it demonstrate its ability for us?"

After seeing the hanging evil spirit's obedient compliance with the boy's words, Shen Gongji Shobu didn't ask the foolish question of whether he could stably control the evil spirit, but directly entered the next phase; she wanted to know what abilities this high-grade spirit possessed.

"Uh-uh, uh-uh……"

Upon learning Broly's intention, the hanging evil spirit let out uh-uh sounds, and Broly, through the one-sided spirit contract with this evil spirit, understood what it wanted to express.

"Demonstrating ability requires a target to attack, and it doesn't know who I want it to attack."

Broly translated.

"I see; is there anyone among you willing to serve as the target for the ability demonstration, the one to be attacked?"

Shen Gongji Shobu nodded, looked at the office area's people, and asked.

"Nabu doesn't want to."

"Nabu doesn't want to either."

What a joke; being the attack target of a high-grade spirit, even knowing there might be no danger, they still didn't want to experience this kind of thing.

"Don't look at me, Director; I've already been attacked by that guy in that villa haunted house; my neck still hurts a bit right now!"

Sakurai Ikki, seeing Shen Gongji Shobu look over, hurriedly waved his hands and pulled open his collar to show her the bruise on his neck.

"That's true; alright, if anyone is willing, I can give two days' overtime pay."

"Director Shen Gongji, one person doesn't serve two masters; since I'm already injured, I don't mind a bit more injury, just have that evil spirit go easy."

Hearing there was overtime pay, Sakurai Ikki instantly perked up; just getting his neck strangled a bit for two days' overtime pay — for him, who aspired to buy a house in Tokyo, this was a very good gig; he immediately volunteered.

"Little Brother Broly, oh no, Young Man Broly, I'll call you Brother, okay? When you have your contracted spirit attack me, you must make it show mercy."

Sakurai Ikki pressed his hands together toward the boy, pleading.

"Okay."

This person gave Broly a shameless feeling, but Broly still nodded in agreement.

"Attack this person, go easy."

The hanging evil spirit didn't know if it could understand "go easy"; anyway, after Broly issued the attack order, a hanging rope identical to the one on the evil spirit's neck instantly appeared on the youth's neck opposite; the hanging rope tightened on him and he went up to the ceiling again, legs kicking wildly.

Seeing this scene, the Exorcist Division members all became somewhat nervous; only because the hanging evil spirit's attack speed was too fast, so fast that even with mental preparation, they only reacted after Sakurai Ikki was already hoisted up.

And if the person hoisted up were swapped for themselves, they'd probably also find it hard to dodge.

"Stop hanging me, let me down quick, I'm suffocating~"

Sakurai Ikki's voice was practically squeezed from his throat, his neck clamped tight, his complexion gradually turning purplish-red.

"Put him down."

Broly spoke to the Hanged Evil Spirit again; the Hanged Evil Spirit instinctively wanted to hesitate, but thinking of the boy striking his spirit with a fist in his own villa, he instantly dismissed the notion and lowered the youth who was up on the ceiling.

"Hah, hah..."

"The situation is like this: secretly looping a ring around someone's neck, then suddenly hoisting them up — that is my Contracted Spirit's ability; besides that, it seems to have no other skills."

【Listening to you, you still want it to have some other skill?】

Everyone inwardly grumbled, yet they did not know that to Broly the Hanged Evil Spirit was truly ordinary, because in the KonoSuba World's Dungeons, High-Rank Ghosts could master some powerful Magic, whereas here it only had a single stupid ability — looping a ring around a neck.

"Broly, let Sister tell you: Human Evil Spirits' abilities are usually related to their manner of death in life; a Hanged Evil Spirit can master the ability to make people hang themselves, a Drowned Evil Spirit masters the ability to make people drown — this is perfectly normal; you must not dislike your Contracted Spirit. Hmm, although the other party is only Class C right now, it will definitely grow further in the future..."

Isayama Huangquan saw the boy's slight dislike, so she immediately explained the situation to him, incidentally emphasizing again that the Hanged Evil Spirit is a Class C Spirit.

"Right, right, as a Class C Spirit, this is already a very decent ability."

Everyone began chiming in, though somewhat insincerely, because aside from Isayama Huangquan who wields Ran Guren, if any other person present faced the Hanged Evil Spirit alone, they would likely meet only the fate of being hanged to death.

"By the way, Little Brother Broly, since you are now an Exorcist possessing a 'Class C' Contracted Spirit, would you be willing to join our Ministry of the Environment Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau?"

Shen Gongji Shobu asked directly.

"Rest assured, the treatment is negotiable; even if you only work part-time, our Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau will give you a high hiring fee.

Hmm, if you don't go on missions, daily wage 10,000; if you go on missions, calculated by exorcism target — uh, no, calculated by exorcism time, hourly wage 100,000+."

The treatment Shen Gongji Shobu quoted, compared to the strength Broly currently displayed of mastering an A-Rank Contracted Spirit, was actually not high.

But if you factor in 【basic salary paid regardless of whether missions are taken】, the treatment is not low.

After all, missions add extra pay, while civilian exorcism commissions generally range from tens of thousands to a hundred-odd thousand.

As a child just getting into exorcism work, Broly might not yet understand this market, but Isayama Huangquan certainly does, so the hourly wage Shen Gongji Shobu quoted was also opened high.

"Sister Huangquan?"

Broly looked at Isayama Huangquan.

"Whether you want to join the Countermeasures Bureau is for you to decide, but what Sister can tell you is that Director Jinguuji is sincere."

Isayama Huangquan said, and clearly Shen Gongji Shobu's words just now had taken effect, making her not decide for the boy she took in.

"If I join you, I'll be able to exorcise spirits together with Sister Huangquan, right?"

Broly thought a moment, then asked the Wheelchair Director.

"Uh, yes."

Shen Gongji Shobu nodded.

"Then I'll join."

Getting a definite reply, Broly directly agreed.

"Ah, that readily?"

Shen Gongji Shobu had thought recruiting the boy would be a bit difficult, yet didn't expect he would agree to join the Countermeasures Bureau so simply; should one say children are just easier to settle?

"Broly, you can raise conditions."

Isayama Huangquan reminded from the side; normally Exorcists would not choose to join an official organization like the Countermeasures Bureau, so recruiting people always requires the Bureau to pay a greater price.

As for Isayama Huangquan joining the Countermeasures Bureau, aside from wanting to work part-time to earn some pocket money, the main purpose was still to hone her own exorcism capability.

And a formidable kid like Broly who right out of the gate resolved an A-Rank Spirit — even if he raised excessive demands, Director Jinguuji would likely agree directly.

"Then what conditions should I raise?"

Broly asked.

And that question stumped Isayama Huangquan.

The girl merely didn't want the boy to suffer a loss, but as for specific conditions, she also didn't know what to raise.

Money, doesn't seem to be lacking much.

A car, expect a child to drive?

A house, the Isayama Family has one, and the boy just moved in to live there.

As for women, that's still too early...

"Right, the Contracted Spirit's demand — Director Jinguuji, since Broly is willing to join the Countermeasures Bureau, shouldn't the Bureau also help him fulfill the price his Contracted Spirit demands?"

"Yes, that's right, but I wonder what the price is?"

Shen Gongji Shobu's complexion turned serious; an A-Rank Spirit's demanded price certainly wouldn't be simple...

"Ah, just that?"

But upon hearing the Hanged Evil Spirit's demanded price was to see his wife and daughter from when he was alive, this Wheelchair Director's expression became somewhat dazed.

"Yes, just that; after all, it's merely a Class C Spirit, how could it possibly demand an excessive price!"

Isayama Huangquan didn't mention Broly's talent, but her words everywhere reminded Shen Gongji Shobu: my little brother is this formidable, an A-Rank Spirit before him is just like a Class C Spirit, not even daring to propose a slightly excessive contract price.

"No problem, I'll have someone investigate right away, but this will take some time; after all, it's already been six or seven years since this 'Class C' Spirit died."

Shen Gongji Shobu agreed directly, saying she would notify them when there was news.

"Then, Broly and I will take our leave first."

Isayama Huangquan declined the vehicle send-off, took the boy, and left the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters.

On the road home, she looked happy, and her Happiness Value was steadily rising.

"Sister Huangquan, what makes you this happy?"

Broly was somewhat curious about the reason for the girl's happiness.

"What makes me happy? That's naturally because you, this child, succeeded in Contracting a Spirit!"

Hearing this, Broly was stunned, looking at Isayama Huangquan, suddenly feeling as if he were looking at a wife who had already joined the Crystal Palace.

Even though the girl had not yet joined the Crystal Palace, and did not even know of the Crystal Palace's existence, she had already managed to do things for her own sake and feel happy about it.

【She already treats me as family...】

Broly suddenly had this realization.

"Let's go eat something to celebrate, I know a dorayaki shop with really delicious dorayaki!"

Jianshan Huangquan did not know what the boy was thinking, but she made the proposal.

And the reason she could be so happy was indeed because she truly regarded Broly as a younger brother.

So, when her Countermeasures Bureau colleagues felt shock at the boy's prowess, and some admiration, she also felt a sense of reflected glory.

【Broly, such a powerful child, is my younger brother; my, Jianshan Huangquan's, younger brother is this powerful!】

Honestly, if not for her adoptive father Isayama Naraku's instructions, Jianshan Huangquan would have loved to announce it far and wide.

However, although she could not announce it far and wide now, and could not even openly praise the boy, the girl thought of another method.

"Broly, is the dorayaki delicious?"

"Red bean flavor, the filling is ground very fine, the skin soft and fragrant and sweet, eating it gives a soft yet chewy feeling, delicious."

Broly nodded.

"Delicious, then eat more, no matter how many you want to eat, this sister will buy them all for you, if you want to eat something else, this sister will also settle the bill."

On the commercial street paved with fiery red colors by the sunset light, Jianshan Huangquan taking out her wallet did not cognize the boy's true appetite, yet was speaking big, irresponsible words for her own wallet.

At this moment, the black long straight girl was unclear that the commercial street before her, filled with a dazzling array of snacks, was a kind of monetary hell capable of striking her wallet.

She was seen buying another box of takoyaki, skewering them with a toothpick, blowing on them to cool them a bit, then feeding them to the boy beside her.

"Sister Huangquan, you eat too~"

Broly accepted the girl's feeding, but it was not one-sided acceptance; he also picked up a takoyaki, blew on it, then held it out to Jianshan Huangquan.

"Being fed by my younger brother, this is also one of the scenes I imagined~"

In the shadows stretched long on the ground, the small one raised a hand, the large one bent at the waist, opening its mouth to eat the shadow takoyaki from the small one's hand.

The girl's Happiness Value went up; of course, the boy's Happiness Value went up the same.

(Chapter End)