I promised to be an Onmyoji, but what kind of monsters are I collecting?

Chapter 12 Bloodlust

The next morning, Izumi Takumi came to class, intending to have a heart-to-heart talk with Kato Kazuma.

However, even after all the morning classes had ended, Kazuma Kato still hadn't come to school.

All the messages I sent were unread.

After asking the teacher, I learned that Kazuma Kato had taken the day off.

"Is she deliberately avoiding meeting me?"

It's impossible not to worry, but right now all I can do is hope that Kato Kazuma will keep his promise and come to me after school.

Yukimura Mashiro noticed that Izumi Takumi was acting strangely, so she came over with a bento box during her lunch break.

"Izumi-kun, let's have lunch together today."

"Izumi-kun? Izumi-kun?"

Takumi Izumi snapped out of his daze and said, "Sure."

After saying that, Izumi Takumi took out his lunchbox.

Although Yukimura Yuri offered to prepare his lunch, he felt embarrassed to continue troubling her now that he had plenty of money.

Izumi Takumi deeply understands the principle that you reap what you sow.

"Izumi-kun, is something on your mind today?"

While stirring the rice with her chopsticks, Yukimura Mashiro casually asked, "I noticed that Izumi-kun has been spacing out a lot today."

Upon hearing this, Izumi Takumi paused in his actions.

Seeing his reaction, Yukimura Mashiro flipped the rice even more frequently: "I was just a little curious, just a little curious! I was thinking if you had any troubles, you could talk to me about it..."

Her cheeks flushed slightly. She put down her chopsticks, and although she seemed shy, she looked earnestly into Izumi Takumi's eyes: "After all, we're friends!"

"..."

With mixed feelings, Izumi Takumi exhaled a breath of stale air and chuckled softly, "Actually, it's just that a good friend of mine might have run into some trouble, and I'm a little worried about him."

"It's that guy...that...that..." Yukimura Mashiro, who had been racking her brains, suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "I remember now, it's that guy named Sato Kazuma, right!"

"No, his name is Kazuma Kato. The one you're talking about should be in another world."

After venting his frustrations, Izumi Takumi felt a little better.

Instead of worrying about this, you should do something more meaningful.

So, Izumi Takumi looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then took out the shikigami vessel he had made the day before.

"Xuecun, take a look at this and help me confirm what type of spirit is inside."

He handed the paper dog to Yukimura Mashiro, who gasped as soon as she took it.

"Ouch! That hurts!"

Yukimura Mashiro blew a few breaths into her right hand and stared at Izumi Takumi with a resentful look.

"How come your paper dog can bite?"

"Bite?" Izumi Takumi asked, puzzled. "That shouldn't be the case. I didn't feel any pain when I held this thing. Is it because I'm its owner?"

Yukimura Mashiro shook her head: "I don't know, but as soon as I touch it, I feel a stinging pain in my hand, like countless tiny needles are piercing my veins."

As she spoke, Yukimura Mashiro shuddered, and the animal ears on her head turned into airplane ears.

"Izumi-kun, what kind of shikigami did you create?! Hiss! Ha!"

As they spoke, Yukimura Mashiro couldn't resist her curiosity and touched the paper dog with her index finger again.

After feeling the pain again, she couldn't help but instinctively breathe on the paper dog.

Seeing that Yukimura Mashiro was about to get angry, Izumi Takumi quickly put away the paper dog, afraid that she would get upset with it.

"Your older sister knows a lot of things; you can ask her, Izumi-kun."

With some time left before the lunch break ended, Izumi Takumi went to the student council room.

He knocked gently on the door, but there was no response from inside.

Grasping the doorknob, Izumi Takumi discovered that the door was not locked.

"Is he/she temporarily unavailable? Or did another student council member forget to lock the door?"

For safety reasons, Izumi Takumi said "Excuse me" in a low voice before pushing the door open and entering.

The first thing you see is Yukimura Yuri taking a nap at the table.

Izumi Takumi couldn't help but stepped forward.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her thin chest rose and fell slowly without making a sound.

Her delicate, pink lips were slightly parted, revealing a hint of her pearly teeth.

Just as Izumi Takumi was stunned, a large, fat wasp entered his field of vision.

Seeing that the wasp was about to land on Yukimura Yuri, Izumi Takumi naturally couldn't stand idly by, so he subconsciously reached out and grabbed it.

"Who is it?"

In an instant, Izumi Takumi felt immense pressure on his neck, as if this pressure would instantly crush his head if he had any disloyal thoughts.

As her gaze gradually focused, Yukimura Yuri saw Izumi Takumi standing next to her.

"Izumi? What are you doing?"

The pressure on his neck dissipated, and Izumi Takumi swallowed hard, opening his arms to reveal the wasp's corpse.

"I wanted to ask you for some advice, and I saw some wasps trying to sting you, so I came over."

"Thanks."

Yukimura Yuri smiled slightly, her gaze gentle: "So, the question you've come to ask is about shikigami?"

Izumi Takumi recounted what had happened last night and just now.

After listening, Yukimura Yuri was silent for a few seconds: "Let me see that thing."

Izumi Takumi nodded, took out the paper dog, and placed it on the table: "President Yuri, this thing might hurt you, please be careful."

Yukimura Yuri picked up the paper dog, then frowned: "Hmm, this thing is emitting a bloodthirsty aura, which can indeed harm the body."

"A bloodthirsty aura?"

"This takes a long time to explain. You can think of it as another kind of spiritual power. Only certain special creatures or spirits possess blood-fiend energy."

Setting down the paper dog, Yukimura Yuri continued to explain, "In short, the spirit you summoned is very special. If nurtured properly, its combat power is no less than that of any Onmyoji or yokai."

Yukimura Yuri never expected that Izumi Takumi's first shikigami would be such a special spirit.

"But this guy didn't sign a shikigami contract with me, and he only showed up last night. After that, no matter how I tried, he ignored me."

"This..." Yukimura Yuri hesitated for a moment, but still said, "He probably thinks your current vessel is too rubbish, so he didn't sign a contract with you. Once you find a better vessel, this spirit should sign a contract with you."

"If he voluntarily enters the vessel, it means he is willing to become your shikigami. After your vessel decays, you can find a better vessel and use the decayed vessel as a catalyst to summon this spirit again."

After saying that, Yukimura Yuri sighed: "It's a pity that the Yukimura family doesn't have any items related to shikigami, but I'll try to find some for you."

"I'm really grateful that President Yuri explained so much to me."

Izumi Takumi was deeply moved.

"No need for further explanation, your growth rate has also surprised me greatly, and you deserve it." After saying this with a smile, Yukimura Yuri rubbed her forehead: "If only my disappointing younger sister had your ambition."

"President, please stop teasing me..."

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