Chapter 207

"So they are symbols of despair, and equally symbols of malice."

Ren Amamiya bought two bottles of cola from the supermarket and placed them before the two of them.

Having taken the cola, Sonoko Suzuki ignored everything else, twisted off the cap, and steadily drank a few mouthfuls.

The fizzing stimulation made her throat itch, but it indeed suppressed the discomfort from just now.

"Ha..."

"So, Ren, you have always been facing those things?"

"?"

Seeing Sonoko's complex gaze, Ren Amamiya felt he needed to explain a bit to avoid misunderstanding on this issue.

"No, I think you're overthinking it."

"Although I have seen evil spirits, I have only seen three, and all three were in the house I rented."

"Doesn't that mean your situation is similar to ours, Ren?"

Sonoko Suzuki instantly became incredulous.

"Then why is the difference in our reactions so great?"

"Hmm... I think the reason is quite simple, and very easy for you to understand."

Ren Amamiya raised his hand, caught an evil spirit drifting in the sky, and casually grabbed it.

Endless mist instantly turned into tentacles, dragging that evil spirit to Ren Amamiya's front.

He casually squeezed it.

"Boom!"

Just like a video with no sound, the scene of a watermelon instantly being crushed.

"..."

Having witnessed the moment the evil spirit was crushed, Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri fell silent.

Now they could understand why Ren was not afraid of evil spirits.

Those evil spirits, in Ren's hands, were completely like balloons casually crushed.

How could such evil spirits make Ren feel fear?

Isn't that ridiculous?

"So, this is your trump card?"

"Mm."

"This trump card is hidden quite terrifyingly."

Although she didn't know what trump card Ren was hiding, Sonoko Suzuki knew why Ren needed to hide it.

This trump card was simply too exaggerated.

"Power is not obtained for nothing."

"Most of the power I possess requires a price to be paid."

"It's just that my luck is a bit better, so I don't have to pay an unimaginable price."

Equivalent exchange.

Sonoko Suzuki had heard Ren say something similar before.

Such a trump card needs to be well hidden.

Sonoko Suzuki sighed.

"Since it is a trump card that needs to be hidden, why did you show it to us?"

"I believe Sonoko-san and Mao Li Lan-san should help me keep the secret."

This very confident statement made the two girls look at each other and smile.

"Alright."

Sonoko Suzuki suppressed the smile on her face.

"I and Ran can help you keep the secret, but you should also pay attention; don't reveal your trump card every time you show us evidence."

"Exactly."

"The reason a trump card is a trump card is that it still needs to be hidden."

Mao Li Lan continued the topic started by Sonoko.

Even if they would help keep the secret, they still needed to be careful about whether others might see something they shouldn't.

So, this kind of trump card should be hidden in the deepest place, and only revealed when there is no other way.

Seeing these two enter lecture mode, and not wanting to take advantage of their kindness for free, Ren Amamiya smiled and said.

"Is your mental state better?"

The two were stunned for a moment; indeed, they felt much better than the discomfort from just now.

"Yes."

"That uncomfortable feeling is much better too."

Sonoko Suzuki could feel that the feeling was much better.

"Mm."

Mao Li Lan also clearly no longer felt the strong nausea.

The two, not knowing the reason, silently looked at Ren.

"Ren, what was wrong with me and Sonoko just now?"

"Your fear of evil spirits was induced."

"Induced?"

They understood this term, but they did not know how this situation could have occurred...........

Ren Amamiya then explained it to the two of them.

"The birth of an evil spirit is due to obsession, so when facing someone who harbors fear of evil spirits, they will instinctively induce that emotion to erupt."

"Stronger evil spirits can more easily induce the fear in the target's heart, thereby causing the target to lose the ability to resist."

He pointed his finger at those evil spirits still drifting in the sky.

"Their range of activity is still too large."

"If controlled within a smaller range, they can unleash even more terrifying power."

"As long as you are induced by them to feel fear in your heart, they can even pull you into a dream, where you will be toyed with and killed bit by bit in the dream."

"And they can continue to absorb the negative energy you produce to strengthen themselves."

"Therefore, most evil spirits are extremely dangerous."

Even the lowest-grade evil spirits cannot be opposed by ordinary people with no abilities.

The special abilities possessed by evil spirits can almost instantly kill any ordinary person lacking extraordinary powers.

Only shrine maidens like Nagi Sanzenin, who possess the ability to exorcise spirits, can face those evil spirits.

"Moreover, those evil spirits do not just possess these abilities; some troublesome evil spirits can also possess a shriek that affects the mind and soul."

"Once struck directly by the roar, there is almost no possibility of survival."

Being directly hit by an evil spirit's shriek.

Then, if lucky, one is simply roared to death.

If unlucky, and one is not roared to death by the shriek, it means the subsequent torment must continue.

Therefore, the threat posed by evil spirits is also quite high.

Ren Amamiya also emphasized the threat of evil spirits; this needed emphasis so that Mao Li Lan and Suzuki Sonoko could have a clearer concept.

Actually, here Ren Amamiya did not need to emphasize it, as Mao Li Lan and Suzuki Sonoko understood enough on their own.

"Then, just now, did you deliberately let us fall victim to it?"

Suzuki Sonoko brought up the key point.

Mao Li Lan also looked over.

"No."

Ren Amamiya shook his head slightly in denial.

"I originally hoped you would observe the evil spirits bit by bit, have fear induced bit by bit, and then help you recover your emotions bit by bit, thereby learning to control that fear."

"But who knew it would be interrupted."

Well, as one of the reasons for the accident occurring, Mao Li Lan also lost her ability to speak.

PS: I am a bit late today; I will try my best to update.