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Chapter 47: A Perfect Match for My Daughter
'Master!'
'A true master!'
This was the first time Nagasaki Asuna had seen such a scene.
If it were just ordinary light, perhaps it could be explained with props or tricks, but the warm feeling on her body couldn't possibly be faked.
At first, seeing Kaito so young, although she was amazed by his appearance, she still had some doubts in her heart.
'Such a handsome and beautiful young man, shouldn't he be in the entertainment industry as an idol or something? Why would he come to be a Taoist priest? Is he really reliable?'
But now she no longer thought that way. Instead, her heart was burning with enthusiasm, and even her posture became much more humble.
Kaito noticed the change in Ms. Nagasaki's attitude but didn't mind.
He just furrowed his brows and looked toward Nakamura Shinna not far away, whose gaze was full of resentment. It was rather strange.
Although the other party was just a small ghost he could easily eliminate, the resentment was way too intense, and it was growing with each passing moment.
If it weren't for Nakamura Shinna's current inability to interfere with reality, Nagasaki Asuna would have already been taken by the vengeful spirit.
Thinking for a moment, he simply asked, "Ms. Nagasaki, do you have any other grievances or grudges with the deceased?"
Nagasaki Asuna was stunned for a moment. Although she didn't understand what the master meant, she still answered honestly, "There was no conflict between Nakamura and me, nor was there any reason for enmity."
She was considered a pretty good boss. Although the company often required overtime, the overtime pay was never delayed. If employees ran into trouble and wanted to take leave or ask for an advance, she wouldn't make things difficult on purpose.
Who would have thought that after hearing these words, Nakamura Shinna in the corner became even angrier. The gloomy energy around her surged, and thick blood light even emerged from her pale pupils.
As if she would transform into a fierce ghost in the next second.
Nagasaki Asuna was completely unaware of this change. Thinking a bit, she suddenly added, "However, some time ago Nakamura did ask me for an advance on a year's salary. Considering that she had already received an advance for three months previously, and that there was no hardship at home, I refused her."
"This shouldn't really count as a grudge, right?", Thinking of the look Nakamura gave her at that time, she wasn't so sure anymore.
But Kaito shook his head, "Whether it is or not, we'll know by asking."
He didn't speak further. With a thought, his divine sense sealed off the entire office floor, and Nakamura Shinna's soul was temporarily revealed in the real world.
Nagasaki Asuna was startled by the sudden appearance of the female ghost, and Sakiko next to her was also nervous, hiding behind Kaito.
"You can see me! You can see me!", Nakamura Shinna went crazy, trying to pounce and kill, but it felt like a giant mountain was pressing down on her. No matter how she struggled, she couldn't move an inch forward.
At first, Nagasaki Asuna was a bit afraid, but when she realized the other party couldn't hurt her, she quickly calmed down, though she was still confused.
"Nakamura, I believe I've treated you decently. Your death had nothing to do with the company either. What exactly are you so dissatisfied with, that you won't even let me go after dying?"
Hearing this, Nakamura Shinna's eyes filled with more resentment and madness, "It's all you! It's all because you wouldn't give me the advance! That's why Hiroto broke up with me!"
"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"
Nagasaki Asuna froze for a moment and then laughed out of anger.
She had heard gossip from subordinates about Nakamura Shinna's relationship. Apparently, she was dating a good-looking boyfriend who was a big spender and always asked her for money.
Nakamura had no choice. After draining all her savings, she came to ask for an advance from Asuna. Once wasn't enough, she came a second time, and this time she even wanted a whole year's salary in advance.
After understanding the situation, Nagasaki Asuna firmly refused.
Who would've thought that just because of this, the other party would hate her so much, even after jumping off a building, still unwilling to let her go.
Sakiko also couldn't understand.
'This Ms. Nakamura, is there something wrong with her brain?'
'It is the boyfriend who broke up with her. Even if she wants to hate someone, shouldn't she hate him? Why hate the boss instead?'
"It's all your fault! All your fault!", Nakamura Shinna was still shouting, "If you had given me the money, I could've bought the mountain bike Hiroto liked for a long time! Then he wouldn't have broken up with me!"
"It's all your fault! I'm going to kill you!"
'Sounds logical, huh like hell it does!'
'Damn idiot!'
Even with Nagasaki Asuna's good temperament, she couldn't help but curse in her heart.
She took a deep breath, stopped paying attention to that brain-dead fool, and looked sincerely at Kaito:
"Master, please take care of it."
Kaito didn't refuse.
Though he made money by exorcising spirits, he wasn't someone who only cared about money.
If it were a case of injustice or wrongful death, then the commission's content would naturally need to change.
Doing justice on behalf of Heaven was one thing, but if a ghost had died with injustice and he blindly suppressed it without reason, that wouldn't bring merit. In fact, he'd probably gain karma instead.
But Nakamura Shinna's situation clearly wasn't one of those.
She was just a bizarre case, whose only value was to make people sigh at the diversity of species.
He raised his hand slightly, and lightning flashed.
As a top-tier genius with both lightning and fire dual spiritual roots, Kaito specialized in both of these spells.
And because his swordsmanship cultivation was also impressive, when he first entered the cultivation world, he once made a name for himself with the title "True Lord of Thunder and Fire Sword."
It's just that his cultivation level later grew so high that the "True Lord" title could no longer keep up with his status, so no one used it anymore.
Nakamura Shinna's power wasn't strong. Among the evil spirits Kaito had encountered so far, she was among the weakest and couldn't resist at all.
With a miserable scream, her soul turned to ash.
After seeing Nakamura Shinna's soul scatter with her own eyes, Ms. Nagasaki visibly let out a breath of relief.
Because of this damn matter, she hadn't slept well for three straight days. If it had gone on any longer, she might've just died suddenly.
Such a life-saving grace couldn't go unthanked, only money could do.
Ms. Nagasaki was very efficient. She arranged the transfer immediately, and within minutes, Kaito received a deposit notification on his phone.
Onlythe amount wasn't the promised twenty million, but thirty million.
To be able to build up such a massive business empire from scratch as a housewife, Nagasaki Asuna understood well the principle of "no one resents too much courtesy."
Especially after personally experiencing a supernatural incident, she clearly knew, if a little more money could build a relationship with a real Taoist master, that was a profitable investment.
Moreover
It wasn't that Nagasaki Asuna had any ill intentions. She was already old enough to be Kaito's mother, so she definitely wouldn't go after a pretty boy young enough to be her son.
'No matter how handsome, it is a matter of principle!'
But just because she wouldn't make a move didn't mean others couldn't.
For example, her daughterNagasaki Soyo.
Just like all adults who worried about their children's marriage, when she saw an outstanding junior, she couldn't help but want to bring him home.
Nagasaki Asuna was no exception.
'So young, yet already so powerful. Exorcising ghosts is easier for him than drinking water.'
'Plus, that flawlessly handsome appearance'
'This Kaito-kun really is in his prime, isn't he?'
'He's a perfect match for my Soyo!'
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Chapter 48: Pulling a Radish
Ms. Nagasaki was very enthusiastic.
Not only was she generous with money, but she even booked a private room at a nearby high-end hotel to treat the two of them to a meal.
However, it was politely declined by Kaito. He wasn't used to dining with strangers.
Although Ms. Nagasaki was a bit regretful, she didn't force them. After exchanging contact information with him, she personally escorted the two of them downstairs. Her attitude was impeccable.
After that, seeing the transaction notification on her phone, a full two hundred thousand yen, Togawa Sakiko was a little surprised.
"Boss, this is"
"To celebrate the first successful completion of a case at the agency, your bonus."
Kaito wasn't a stingy boss. Just this one case had earned him thirty million from Ms. Nagasaki. A mere two hundred thousand was nothing but a drop in the bucket.
He had seen Sakiko's busy efforts these past few days. For a capable employee, appropriate rewards could also inspire enthusiasm.
"This is too much"
Clearly, she had only done what was within her duties. Honestly, she felt unworthy of receiving it.
"Just take it," Once Kaito gave something away, he had no habit of taking it back.
Seeing his easygoing attitude, Sakiko thought for a moment and didn't refuse again.
'Kaito-kun's favors are piling up and up. I can never repay them all, not even close.'
She already owed him so much; one more debt wouldn't make much difference.
The only thing she could do was fulfill her role as secretary and not let him worry about these trivial matters.
After the two of them left the office building, they found a fairly authentic hotpot restaurant nearby. The hotpot base was a dual-flavor pot.
Sakiko took care of all the miscellaneous tasks herself. Mixing the dipping sauce for Kaito, fetching water, putting in the meat, and when it was cooked, carefully placing it in his bowl. Meanwhile, she barely touched her own chopsticks.
This scene was noticed by a nearby couple, leaving the boyfriend deeply aware of the gap in the world.
'We both are couples, why is that guy's girlfriend so obedient, considerate, and beautiful, while my own girlfriend is unreasonable and hard to please?'
But then he saw the other guy's face
'Bro, you smell amazing.'
At first, Kaito was a bit unused to this kind of meticulous care.
But Sakiko just gave a gentle smile and continued doing things her way.
After a few attempts to dissuade her failed, Kaito had no choice but to accept the girl's service like some pampered nobleman.
The hotpot meal lasted a little over an hour. As they left the restaurant, Sakiko's phone suddenly rang.
She answered and chatted briefly. After hanging up, an apologetic look appeared on her pretty face, "An elder just returned from out of town and wants to meet me. Sorry, I might need to leave for a bit."
Ever since cutting ties with the Togawa family, Sakiko had also broken contact with most of her old social circle.
But the person who called was different, it was the mother of her good friend Wakaba Mutsuki, Mori Minami.
Little Mutsuki wasn't talkative, and she and Sakiko were childhood friends who had grown up together. Even before meeting Kaito, Mutsuki had been the person Sakiko trusted the most. Almost like half of her own self.
Thanks to that bond, she was also close to Mutsuki's mother, Mori Minami.
The other party had watched her grow up. Recently, she had been busy filming, flying all over the world. Now that she finally had some free time, she just wanted to see her once.
And just like that, the considerate little secretary left.
It was dusk. The golden glow of the setting sun lit up the clouds on the horizon, like cotton candy soaked in orange soda, dyed with warm colors.
Though it was still early, there wasn't much worth browsing nearby. Kaito originally planned to take the train home but paused as he passed a certain remote park.
In a patch of grass not far away, a blue-haired figure was lying on the ground with her butt in the air, doing something unknown.
"Yamada Ryou?"
With a brief recall in his mind, Kaito quickly remembered.
'Seems like one of Bocchi's bandmates?'
He remembered she was quite a pretty girl, just had a bit of a "gremlin" personality.
Even when she heard footsteps behind her, Yamada Ryou didn't move at all, maintaining her mysterious prone position, like a little mole focused on digging a hole.
"Yamada-san?", Kaito hadn't planned to meddle, but he held back and held back and still couldn't resist his curiosity.
"What are you doing?"
His voice was naturally clear and magnetic, very pleasant, and very recognizable. Once heard, it was hard to forget.
Yamada Ryou's tense body relaxed slightly. She sounded uncertain, "Boyfriend-kun?"
"I'm just friends with Bocchi never mind," Kaito sighed, too lazy to explain more, and asked again, "So, what are you doing?"
"As you can see."
Ryou's voice sounded cool at first, but only someone very familiar with her could notice the faint embarrassment hidden deep within it.
"I was lured by an orange cat and accidentally got stuck in the bushes. I can't get out now."
"...", Kaito was silent.
His understanding of this girl called "Yamada Ryou" being unreliable deepened once again.
Just then, a small orange figure suddenly darted out from nearby, carrying an unopened sausage in its mouth, strutting proudly over while casting a contemptuous gaze at the two-legged creature stuck in the bush.
"That's it!"
Enemies meeting, eyes blazing with fury.
Ryou stared hard at the unopened sausage in the orange cat's mouth, swallowing a bit of saliva subtly.
She had been eating grass for three days straight. She desperately wanted to comfort her little temple.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been lured by a sausage.
But she had clearly forgotten, Cat's reaction speed was two times that of a human.
The girl pitifully said, "Kind passerby, could you please have mercy and free me from this bush seal? Onii-san, I'll do anything!"
