[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-writing-a-diary-in-a-world-of-anime":3,"chapter-writing-a-diary-in-a-world-of-anime-writing-a-diary-in-a-world-of-anime-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Write a Diary in a World of Anime",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2133133,3507,"Chapter 102: Evil Spirit's Ability","writing-a-diary-in-a-world-of-anime-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>Finding a chair nearby to rest for a long time, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki finally felt their emotions stabilize a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Evil spirit... it really exceeded my imagination...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sonoko Suzuki really felt it this time; the real mysterious world is not only exciting but also dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The images of evil spirits are different, but they have similar characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Serrated teeth, as if they were born for better chewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The pitch-black eyes revealed a scarlet light, which seemed to be the core of their own resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And the image of the evil spirit seems to be their image at the last moment before death.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From the moment you see them, you can feel how terrible human malice is.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You can also understand why they became evil spirits the moment you see them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Evil spirits are born from human malice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"So, they are symbols of despair, and likewise, symbols of malice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ren Amamiya bought two bottles of cola from the convenience store and brought them to the two girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suzuki Sonoko took a cola, paid no mind to anything else, twisted off the cap, and took a few steady gulps.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The sting of the carbonation made her throat itch, but it did indeed suppress the discomfort she had felt just moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Haa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"So, Amamiya, is that the kind of thing you've been facing all this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ren Amamiya looked at Suzuki's complex expression; he felt he needed to explain, so as not to cause any misunderstandings on this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"No, I think you're overthinking it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Although I have seen evil spirits, I've only seen three, and they were all inside the house I was renting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Doesn't that mean your situation is about the same as ours, Amamiya?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suzuki Sonoko suddenly became incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then why is there such a big difference between your reaction and ours?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hmm... I think the reason is quite simple, and easy for you to understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ren Amamiya raised his hand, caught an evil spirit drifting in the sky, and grabbed it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Endless mist instantly transformed into tentacles, dragging that evil spirit in front of Ren Amamiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He gave it a casual squeeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Pop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was just like a video with the sound turned off, the scene of a watermelon being crushed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having seen with their own eyes the moment the evil spirit was crushed, Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Li fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now they could finally understand why Amamiya wasn't afraid of evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Those evil spirits were, in Amamiya's hands, exactly like balloons being popped at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How could such evil spirits make Amamiya feel fear?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Isn't that a joke?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"So, this is your trump card?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This trump card of yours is truly terrifyingly hidden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although she didn't know what Amamiya's hidden trump card was, Suzuki Sonoko knew why Amamiya needed to hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This trump card was simply too exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Power doesn't come for free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Most of the power I possess requires a price to be paid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's just that my luck is a bit better, so I don't have to pay an unimaginably high price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Equivalent exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suzuki Sonoko had heard Amamiya say similar things before.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This kind of trump card really needed to be kept well hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suzuki Sonoko sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Since it's a trump card that needs to be hidden, why did you show it to us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I believe Suzuki-san and Mao Li-san will help me keep the secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This very firm statement made the two girls look at each other and smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Alright then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suzuki Sonoko retracted the smile from her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mao Li and I can help you keep the secret, but you should be careful too; don't just reveal your trump card every time you want to show us evidence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"A trump card is a trump card precisely because it needs to be hidden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mao Li continued on Sonoko's topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if they would help keep the secret, he still needed to be careful about whether others might see things they shouldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, such a trump card should be hidden in the deepest place, and only revealed when there is no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing that the two had entered lecture mode and their faces were no longer pale, Ren Amamiya smiled and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is your mental state better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two were stunned for a moment; they did indeed feel much better than the discomfort from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That uncomfortable feeling is much better too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suzuki Sonoko could feel that things were much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mao Li also clearly no longer felt the intense nausea.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not knowing the reason, both of them looked at Amamiya in tacit agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Amamiya, what happened to Sonoko and me just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Your fear of evil spirits was being induced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Induced?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They understood the word, but they didn't know how such a situation could occur...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ren Amamiya explained it to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Evil spirits are born from obsession, so when facing people who harbor fear toward them, they instinctively induce that emotion to erupt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"More powerful evil spirits can more easily induce the fear in their target's heart, thereby causing the target to lose the ability to resist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He pointed his finger at the evil spirits still drifting in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Their range of activity is still too large.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If controlled within a smaller range, they can exert even more terrifying power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As long as you are induced to feel fear in your hearts by them, they can even pull you into a dream, letting you be toyed with until you die in that dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And they can continue to absorb the negative energy you produce to strengthen themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Therefore, most evil spirits are extremely dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even the lowest-level evil spirit is not something an ordinary person without ability can contend with.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The special abilities possessed by evil spirits can almost instantly kill any ordinary person who lacks extraordinary abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only shrine maidens like those from the Saginomiya family, who possess exorcism abilities, can face those evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Moreover, those evil spirits don't just possess these abilities; some troublesome ones can also have a screech that affects the mind and soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Once hit head-on by that roar, there is almost no possibility of survival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Being hit directly by an evil spirit's screech.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you're lucky, you're killed instantly by the roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you're unlucky, and you don't die from the screech, it means the subsequent torture will continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, the threat level of evil spirits is also quite high.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ren Amamiya emphasized the threat of evil spirits; he needed Mao Li and Suzuki Sonoko to have a clearer concept of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Actually, Ren Amamiya didn't need to emphasize it too much; Mao Li and Suzuki Sonoko understood well enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then were you intentionally letting us fall for it just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Suzuki Sonoko brought up the key point.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mao Li also looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ren Amamiya shook his head slightly to deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I originally hoped you would observe the evil spirits bit by bit, have your fear induced bit by bit, and then I would help you recover your emotions bit by bit, so you could control that fear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But who knew it would be interrupted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Well, as one of the reasons for the accident, Mao Li also lost her ability to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Chr\u002F>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>— Author's Notes —\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>PS: A bit late today, I'll try my best to update.\u003C\u002Fp>",1223,"2026-06-16T13:54:40.895Z","2026-06-17T08:54:56.017Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","155594a42e6e17ef5394acbd99acba1870bfe83c40f2fe643708ff4c74f2a784","writing-a-diary-in-a-world-of-anime-chapter-103","writing-a-diary-in-a-world-of-anime-chapter-101",269,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwriting-a-diary-in-a-world-of-anime-cover.jpg"]