"Why thank you?"
"For your understanding..." Xia Ye turned his eyes away, "I thought you would at least complain a few words."
"Yeah... can I complain now?"
"better not."
The two looked at each other again, and then both smiled again.
"Let me introduce you."
Wan Huaxia looked behind Qingji, and Qingji subconsciously turned around to look.
The legendary creature... oh no, the maiden stands right there!
A petite girl with slender limbs, a pair of big cat ears swaying slightly, and a pair of mysterious heterochromatic pupils staring quietly.
When did she appear, and when did she stand behind him, Seiji didn't notice at all!
"This is my guard and one of my shikigami, Kirigakure Rona."
"On the surface, she is a first-year junior high school student who enrolled this year, but only her name appears on the roster, and she has never shown up in class. The written reason is long-term leave due to illness."
"In fact, as my guardian Shikigami, she often patrols and observes the campus, and occasionally goes to class, and generally does not let people see."
Wanhua Xiaye explained.
"Oh... hello." Seiji greeted the little girl named Lorna.
The latter's ears trembled greatly, and he jumped over without a word, hugged the boy, and rubbed his cheek against the latter's face!
Seiji was startled, and smelled a refreshing deodorant.
"This... this is?"
"It seems that she likes you very much." Xia Ye blinked, "There are only a handful of people who have such close contact with Luo Na, and you are the only one who was treated like this when they first met."
"I should be happy... huh?"
Seiji looked at the girl who was hugging him, and the latter just hugged him and closed his eyes, as if he was about to take a rest!
Seiji tried to move his hands, and then carefully hugged the girl's body, feeling very tender.
Lorna shrank her body, purred like a real cat, and just remained silent.
"It's really..." Xia Ye looked surprised, "Although she sometimes treats me like this, but this is the first time I've met you..."
Her expression was a bit complicated, as if she saw her beloved daughter acting like a baby to a strange boy.
"It shouldn't be counted as... the first meeting, right?"
Seiji told Xia Ye that he saw Lorna on the first day of transfer.
"So, she may have been paying attention to you..." Xia Ye was thoughtful, "Why?"
"Ask her directly, okay?"
"Lorna basically doesn't talk, she will obey my instructions, and sometimes she will act like a baby with me, but she just doesn't talk." Xia Ye smiled bitterly, "I want to arrange her to pay attention to your safety, but now look Come, it seems that I don't need to give orders."
This tone is a bit like a mother who sees her daughter wanting to have a boyfriend.
Seiji was confused.
Lorna's inexplicable closeness doesn't seem to be a phenomenon that can be explained by her appearance... Could it be the hidden effect of the Charm attribute
No matter what, Seiji only had a fatherly affection for this lovely girl who was naturally close to him.
Although I don't want to admit it, he is essentially an uncle!
The scene was silent for a moment.
"Uh, what do I do now?"
"You don't need to do anything, I want to introduce you to Lorna and end the conversation, but it looks like this... you can sit here for a while." Xia Ye said helplessly, and then stared suddenly, "I don't think you will do that Do, but I still solemnly warn that Lorna is my bodyguard and shikigami, so don’t think about doing anything wrong with her! She is very powerful... I am also very powerful, understand!?"
"Understood, miss!" Seiji couldn't help but seriously respond.
"By the way, who is the so-called shikigami?"
"It's a psychic person who signed a contract with an onmyoji... In anime, shikigami are generally ghosts or the like, but modern real onmyojis will sign contracts with people with psychic qualifications. By summoning ghosts, Cast spells and other means to enhance the latter's strength, and the latter will fight for the Contractor."
"I see." Seiji nodded, "You... Kirigakure is not the only shikigami, is it?"
"It's not surprising that you can guess it... That's right, the vice president of the student union Hideo Zongkata is my other shikigami. With my current ability, maintaining two shikigami is the limit." Xia Ye said.
"How many shikigami can there be at most?"
"As long as the spiritual power is strong enough, theoretically there can be countless shikigami, but in reality... the ancestor of your family, the strongest one, has twelve high-level shikigami, seventy-two middle-level shikigami, eight hundred and five The total number of sixteen low-level shikigami is unprecedented, and so far there is no second onmyoji to break the record."
"Shikigami are divided into levels?"
"Of course, depending on the aptitude of the psychic user or the carrier, and the strength of the onmyoji's spiritual power, spells, and evocation, shikigami are divided into three major levels: low, medium, and high. The strength between the three levels The gap is basically insurmountable."
"Who is Kirigakure and the vice president?"
"... low middle class."
Xia Ye's expression was a little embarrassed, but immediately tightened his face.
"This... is already very good! The modern environment lacks spiritual power, and the overall strength of onmyojis has dropped drastically. At my age, having this level of spiritual power is already relatively good! And my spells, evocations, etc. Well done too, ranked among peers at home…”
"Uh... President, you don't have to try so hard to explain." Seiji twitched the corner of his mouth.
"I don't know anything about the field of Onmyoji, so I can't judge your strength at all. On the contrary, if you try to explain it so hard, it will make me feel... trying to cover up?"
Wan Hua Xiaye's expression froze, and a rosy cheek appeared on her cheeks.
"Okay... okay." She was a little discouraged. I don't know if it's because I slipped my tongue or something, but I seem a little frustrated.
Seiji thinks this side of her is quite interesting, it seems that the perfect president lady in the eyes of everyone in the school is actually not perfect.
There was another silence.
"Do you... want more tea?"
"I'd like a refill, please."
After a while.
Seiji sat on the sofa, holding the sleeping little girl in his arms, while carefully drinking tea.
Ah, good tea.
After enjoying the good tea, he looked at the student council president again.
"One more question, what are Kirigakure's ears and eyes?"
"They are all real objects. This is because the fusion rate between Lorna and the soul cat demon I summoned is very high, so this alienation phenomenon occurs. However, as long as she is willing, she can lower the fusion rate to remove it by herself, but she has to do it herself. Keep it like this." Xia Ye said helplessly.
Then she suddenly thought of something, and her phoenix eyes widened.
"It is said that otaku especially like this type..."
"Uh... lol, it's attractive, because it's cute—but I swear I won't do anything, I swear!"
Seiji said hastily when he saw the katana ready to move in Xia Ye's hand.
"Alienation phenomenon... If the so-called fusion rate is increased to the maximum, the degree of alienation...is it the same as transformation?" He changed the subject.
"...That's right, but doing so is very dangerous, and it may damage the soul, so it is absolutely forbidden." Xia Ye said in a low tone.
Seiji nodded.
"last question."
"I...have been judged unable to become an onmyoji, right? Then, is it possible for me to become a shikigami?"
Wan Hua Xiaye was taken aback for a moment.
"Theoretically, anyone can become a shikigami. But...you don't have any psychic powers, so the possibility of becoming a shikigami is very low."
Seiji nodded, expressing his understanding.
"Why do you ask this?" Xia Ye asked back.
"Just asking... Becoming someone's shikigami, fighting for someone, is also a kind of romance." Seiji smiled, "Otaku always have fantasies."
Wanhua Xiaye was silent.
After that, the two didn't talk about Onmyoji anymore.
In fact, Seiji still wanted to know a lot of things, but he couldn't enter that field, so knowing too much would only increase his troubles. What must be known, Xia Ye will definitely take the initiative to tell him.
In fact, Xia Ye's frank confession this time is also out of righteousness, not obligation. After all, he is not a member of the circle. To put it bluntly, he is a mortal, so it is normal to treat him as a mortal.
Out of worry and apology, Wan Huaxiaye took the initiative to inform him of the situation, which was already quite a kind act. If he kept digging, he would have no idea what to do, and it would increase the risks for both parties.
About ten minutes later, Lorna opened her eyes, stretched herself, licked Seiji's cheek, jumped to the floor, and disappeared in a flash.
"It really looks like a cat."
If Qianqiu knew about this experience, he would definitely be envious to death! Qingji thought so, said goodbye to Xia Ye, and left.
Not long after the boy left, a red-haired girl came to the student council room.
Wan Hua Xiaye looked away from the document, looking at his trusted shikigami and friend, his eyes were slightly sharp.
"Report... Vulture."
(end of this chapter)