Brain Storage
All characters in this work are adults, and the school they attend is a university.
All female characters appearing will be included.
In Tokyo, as dusk approached, on a dimly lit street, a girl with black hair and golden eyes, dressed in a school uniform with a super short skirt, black short socks, and black leather shoes, stood there.
There was hardly anyone else around, but the girl stood still, somewhat nervously, holding her breath and staring intently at her phone, as if there were something dangerous nearby that would kill her if she even glanced at it.
"Hm, it's time, I should go home," a voice, calm but with a slight tremor, came from the girl's mouth.
Although there was no one around, she deliberately spoke these words, as if speaking to some unseen entity.
This was Yotsuya Miko, a girl with spiritual vision who could see ghosts.
At this moment, from a perspective invisible to ordinary people, Yotsuya Miko was being pressed by a hideous, distorted ghost, its face close to hers, asking:
"Can you see? Can you see me?"
Even though she was terrified, Yotsuya Miko, knowing she couldn't be discovered, couldn't let the ghost know she could see it, maintained a calm expression. After saying she was going home, she turned and walked in the direction not blocked by the ghost.
But Yotsuya Miko hadn't walked many steps before she had to stop, because in front of her appeared a handsome young man.
However, this young man was vastly different from the ghosts she usually encountered; even if he became an idol, he would be the most popular. Golden flames entwined his body.
Although she didn't know why, perhaps this was also a special kind of "ghost"?
Yotsuya Miko, not daring to assume the newcomer's identity, held her breath and pretended to notice something else, walking to the side, not blocking the young man's path.
The handsome young man noticed by Yotsuya Miko was Su Rui.
Ignoring the girl's nervous demeanor, Su Rui looked at the girl trying to walk past him and asked:
"Did you see something?"
But Yotsuya Miko acted as if she hadn't heard Su Rui's words, continuing forward, walking past Su Rui's side, as if he didn't exist.
I can't be discovered. If I'm discovered, it's over. Calm down, Yotsuya Miko, even if the other party is a good-looking ghost, it's still a ghost that takes lives.
Yotsuya Miko's heart pounded, but she maintained a calm expression on the surface. Although her calves were trembling with fear, the girl continued to move forward.
But Su Rui wouldn't let this special girl go. She should be able to see his difference. In fact, Su Rui was also very curious about what his appearance would look like in the eyes of someone who could see spiritual power.
So Su Rui took a step diagonally, blocking Yotsuya Miko again: "You can see me, right? What do I look like in your eyes?"
Yotsuya Miko stopped. She took out her phone and looked at it in front of Su Rui, making a surprised expression:
"What's wrong with me? I actually got the direction home wrong."
Saying that, the girl turned, wanting to walk in the opposite direction.
Then, Su Rui, not intending to play charades with her any longer and wanting to get straight to the point, reached out and directly pressed down on the girl's head.
"Don't go. I'm human, do you understand? I just possess the power to exorcise spirits."
But as soon as the words left his mouth, Su Rui realized something was off. He looked down in confusion, then glanced at the sky. It wasn't raining, so why was the ground wet?
Could it be that a ghost here was already strong enough to affect the weather?
Su Rui vigilantly scanned his surroundings, but the girl whose head he was holding was already trembling, her legs barely able to support her own weight.
'Ugh, my shoes are wet. It's going to take time to clean them when I get back.'
Yotsuya Miko really wanted to cry, but she couldn't cry out, because if she did, she would be discovered, she would be killed, and then she wouldn't be able to go back and see her beloved mother, and she wouldn't be able to clean her clothes and shoes.
Su Rui also noticed at this time that it wasn't a ghost causing localized rain. Just as he was about to ignore the girl's current embarrassment and continue asking, a tactless ghost approached from the side.
The evil ghost stretched its neck, long enough to be a clothesline, its head hanging upside down, and yelled in front of Su Rui:
"Hey, you guy, don't get in my way! Be careful or I'll... Ah! Ahhh!"
The ghost's words were cut short as the expressionless Su Rui grabbed it. As golden flames ignited, Yotsuya Miko's misty eyes saw a brilliant fireworks display.
After burning the ghost to ashes and gaining some spiritual power, Su Rui looked down at the girl who was on the verge of tears but was stunned by the sight of the ghost he had just burned:
"I'm an exorcist. I just want to ask what I look like in your eyes."
Since I've already helped you so much, normally I charge for this, so it's not a problem for you to satisfy my curiosity about myself, right?
With this thought, Su Rui waited for Yotsuya Miko's answer.
But the girl in front of him, not knowing what she was thinking, burst into tears with a "Wah!" and buried her head in Su Rui's embrace, crying loudly, fully releasing the pent-up emotions in her heart.
Su Rui wasn't good at comforting girls. He could only gently pat her back and softly say:
"Look up, I'll show you something."
The girl in his arms rubbed her eyes with her fingers, looked up, and stared at Su Rui through tear-filled eyes.
Su Rui met her gaze, then looked at the ghosts in the air: "I can see them."
Su Rui's words made the girl in his arms instinctively tremble. She nervously huddled in his embrace, vigilantly looking around, and also attracted the attention of the surrounding ghosts who had been aimlessly wandering, causing them to surge towards Su Rui.
"He can see! He can see!"
"Kill him! Tear him apart! Eat his flesh! Drink his blood!"
Like starving madmen, the ghosts surged forward like a tide.
But in Yotsuya Miko's eyes, this handsome young man hugging her showed no tension at all. A warm, reassuring golden light emanated from him, and many ghosts were melted away by that light, turning into dust, before they even got close.
Su Rui simply looked up, and golden flames ignited, instantly setting fire to all the ghosts wandering in the air.
The sky and the ground turned into a sea of golden fire. The ghosts that had previously terrified Yotsuya Miko turned to dust and vanished without a trace.
The girl was stunned by the scene before her, her mouth agape as she looked at Su Rui, who was so close.
And Su Rui was still focused on his initial question:
"So, can you tell me what I look like in your eyes now?"
