"Deek! Wait up! You still need to purify my house!" Pait cried, racing over to our group with Dav running behind him.
"Ah, that's right." I nodded, looking back at the short man. "What do you need me to do?"
The group of us all headed back to the small mansion that Pait shared with Dav. He stared at the place nervously.
"We were previously housed in an embassy building. They shoved us in a backroom out of the way. Two nights ago, they offered us this place suddenly out of the blue. We were ecstatic to take it, even though the smaller size suggested they might be slighting us. However, no sooner had we moved or stuff in when things started happening. Objects thrown quickly became dark shadows. Well, in the end, it actually started attacking us. You saw for yourself.
I nodded and then turned to Miki. "Can you do your thing?"
"Hmm?" Pait looked at Miki curiously.
She stepped forward and then suddenly, her tail split into nine different colors. Compared to a long time ago, they were very clear and distinct now. Dav gasped and then clapped in delight.
"That's so pretty!'
Miki's body started to glow brighter and brighter, and then a sudden pillar of light exploded through the entire house. It looked like a holy weapon had suddenly been dropped down. The light was so great that some of the people still walking home gasped as they thought the sun had come up. Other than Miki, everyone had to look away as the glow continued for several moments. Somewhere distant within the house, there appeared to be the howl of some malevolent spirit.
Its scream disappeared quickly, and her glow with it. All that was left was a purplish afterglow. However, the house and everything around it looked exactly the same. I pulled out some sage immediately and began the ceremony we had done a hundred times in Chalm to keep ghosts out. The girls immediately began helping, used to this kind of work.
Pait had only managed to recover after we were halfway done. "Wh-what… that's… amazing!"
The usually talkative man was speechless for the first time since I had met him.
"Ah, we've dealt with a lot of ghosts. A ghost dungeon ended up opening in the middle of our city. Me retaking that city was exactly the reason we're here now. You just happened to ask the right people when it came to exorcising bad spirits."
"I'll say… I knew that nine-tailed foxes were considered practically a myth. Now that I saw it, I truly understand that your kind meets their reputation."
Miki put on a slightly strange look. "Nine-tail foxes are only rare because we are typically weak and sickly. The only reason I have found this strength is thanks to Master."
Pait stroked his chin and then glanced at me. "Yes, you seem to be an interesting guy. I thought the most interesting thing about you was the company you keep, but perhaps I was mistaken. Maybe the company you keep is interesting because of you yourself."
I scratched my head awkwardly. "Ah… I don't know about that. However, I'll be finished soon. If you have any more problems, you'll know where to find us."