Unlike Yuuki Asuna’s lengthy three-day process, Yotsuya Miko completed the absorption quickly.
“Kami-sama, have I become a magician?” Yotsuya Miko’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Not long after the black-purple orb merged into her body, memories of how to wield spells appeared in her mind out of nowhere, and a corresponding energy—mana—naturally generated within her.
“Something like that.” Yuen nodded.
“But to be precise, you are a Necromancer.” The term sounded rather ominous.
Yotsuya Miko muttered, “…No wonder the effects of these spells feel so eerie.
They are completely different from the magicians in the light novels I read.” “What spells did you learn, Miko?” Yuen asked curiously.
The system panel hadn’t listed specific spells, so he didn’t know exactly what abilities she had gained.
Yotsuya Miko thought for a moment, a slight chill running down her spine.
“There is a spell to control corpses, one to possess corpses, and others to manipulate and annihilate souls.” Yuen chuckled.
“That is the nature of a Necromancer.
For you, Miko, the first two spells likely hold no value.” “However, if you utilize the latter two effectively, destroying evil spirits will be as simple as a wave of your hand.” Yotsuya Miko nodded in agreement.
Evil spirits were essentially wicked souls, after all.
The spells she had acquired were the perfect counter to them.
“Kami-sama, I really don’t know how to thank you.” Yotsuya Miko pursed her lips, looking at Yuen with eyes full of gratitude.
To turn an ordinary high school girl into a mana-wielding Necromancer in the blink of an eye…
that black-purple orb must have been incredibly precious.
Even though she had only met this god once, he had helped her so wholeheartedly.
Feeling like she had taken huge advantage of his kindness, Yotsuya Miko felt extremely uneasy.
“There is no need for thanks.” Yuen waved his hand dismissively.
He had a clear understanding of Yotsuya Miko’s situation; an ordinary high school girl had no means to pay him back.
If it had been Ainz, Yuen would have squeezed out at least a few small magical items, even if he was just recycling “junk” from his inventory.
Yotsuya Miko wasn’t stupid.
She could tell Yuen was being generous because he knew she couldn’t afford to pay.
The fact that he would give her an item capable of changing her life without asking for anything in return only made her feel worse.
The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt.
Gazing at Yuen’s devastatingly handsome face, her cheeks suddenly flushed red, and she gritted her teeth in resolve.
“Kami-sama…
I can offer myself as payment.” The debt was simply too great.
Aside from her most important and precious possession—herself—Yotsuya Miko couldn’t think of anything else to offer in return.
Yuen raised an eyebrow slightly.
“…I told you, Miko, there is no need for thanks.
You don’t need to force yourself to pay.” “I’m not forcing myself!” Although Yotsuya Miko’s fair face was as red as an apple, her expression was filled with determination.
Yuen couldn’t help but laugh.
“Even so, I cannot accept.
Miko, you are only seventeen; you aren’t even an adult yet.” “I…
I don’t mind, Kami-sama.” You don’t mind, but I do…
Yuen thought helplessly.
As an upright god who had lived for over two thousand years, he couldn’t bring himself to lay a hand on a minor.
Fortunately, after some kind persuasion from Yuen, Yotsuya Miko finally abandoned the idea.
Whether it was his imagination or not, Yuen thought he saw a flicker of disappointment on Yotsuya Miko’s face after he rejected her.
“I must have seen wrong.” Watching Yotsuya Miko’s retreating figure as she walked toward the gate, Yuen chuckled and shook his head.
After all, this wasn’t the old era where people offered themselves in marriage to repay a debt of gratitude.
As Yotsuya Miko disappeared through the door, a pop-up window appeared before Yuen’s eyes.
[Yotsuya Miko’s Favorability has reached 85.] [Conditions met.] [Mieruko-chan World unlocking soon.] [Countdown: 10 days.] ….
Mieruko-chan World.
Just as Yotsuya Miko had anticipated, the moment she opened the door and stepped out, the two fox-masked shrine maiden attendants immediately attacked her viciously with their claws.
Instinctively, Yotsuya Miko raised her hand.
Condensed black mana instantly shot toward the two fox-masked attendants.
“Aaaah!!!” The moment they were hit, the two attendants let out heart-wrenching screams.
The arms that had been struck—the left on one, the right on the other—vanished into nothingness, unable to regenerate.
“Cursed human!
How can you wound us?!” They didn’t know what had happened to this ordinary human while she was inside the door.
But they didn’t have time to ponder it.
Anger overwhelmed their rationality as they transformed into their true, grotesque forms, filling the room with surging black miasma.
Yotsuya Miko swallowed nervously.
She took a deep breath, summoned her Necromancer’s staff, and stared intently at the two evil spirits, waiting for their next move.
The two evil spirits merged into a deformed monster, opening a bloody maw large enough to swallow three Yotsuya Mikos whole, intending to devour her.
“Die, oath-breaking human!” “Soul Annihilation!” Yotsuya Miko hurriedly raised her staff, channeling all her current mana into the spell.
BOOM— The deformed, gaping-mouthed monster was torn apart as easily as paper.
Fragments of souls that hadn’t been completely erased fell from the air, slowly fading away as they hit the ground.
“I…
I did it.” Yotsuya Miko collapsed onto the floor, exhausted and gasping for breath.
Cold sweat soaked her back.
Thank goodness she had destroyed the evil spirit.
Otherwise, she would have been nothing but food.
Just as Yotsuya Miko was calming down, a blue notification panel appeared before her eyes.
[Congratulations, Level Up!
You are now Lv.3] [New Skill: Soul Reconstruction] [Effect: Allows you to summon defeated spirits to fight for you.] “Eh?” Yotsuya Miko looked confused.
This thing has levels?
She felt even more acutely how precious Yuen’s gift was and secretly made a vow: “I will definitely repay Kami-sama properly in the future.” ….
Meanwhile.
Having lost contact with his two attendants, the Fox God flew into a rage.
The disguise he wore vanished, revealing his truly hideous, demonic form.
“Who did this!?” Nearby, wandering around the shrine, Yurikawa Hana suddenly shivered involuntarily.
She looked up strangely at the sun hanging high in the sky, radiating heat.
“Eh?
It isn’t even cold today.”