Seiji reached out to touch the woman's black veil, but he only felt empty air.
"Eh?" Seiji realized that his hand had passed straight through the black veil. "This is… just an image?"
He tried touching the woman's body, but his hand went straight through her body as well. There was no sensation of physical contact.
This was indeed only an image. It was just a shadow that appeared real.
"It's no good; I can't touch anything."
Seiji retracted his hand and looked towards Natsuya. When he saw her unsurprised expression, he understood that this was within her expectations.
"The correct method must be used in order to communicate with a Guardian Spirit. The problem is that each Guardian Spirit has a method unique to them, and I don't know the correct method for this one."
"Method… is it to play this game?" Seiji asked.