Faith Life of a Former Scammer

029. I feel like taking a bite of an apple.

In one stroke of faith, the ghost fell from the sky.

widely.

Leon grabbed the falling guy by the collar. I’ve even used a stick, so there’s no need to let go now.

But the ghost didn’t react much. It looked like he had passed out.

‘faint? To deceive someone.’

Even if you fool everyone in the world, you can’t fool Rion.

Leon said softly.

“here.”

Then, he gently touched the wrist of his right arm.

“Ugh. Shall we do it here?”

Right ankle next.

“I’m sorry, let’s go here one more time.”

This time to the left ankle.

Even after doing this, the ghost still pretended to faint.

“I’m glad you passed out. You have to stay awake to scream.”

Leon’s voice was cold to the point of being cold.

“How to reap what you sow. Don’t take the price.”

end with that.

Booung.

The club has a divine ray.

“Then right wrist first.”

Then the ghost opened its eyes and shouted.

[Sleep, wait! Why are you cutting off your wrists?! wait for me! How do you eat that rice?!]

“You can eat with your left hand. I’ll leave you with one hand.”

[Hee, hee!]

It looked like he was really surprised. This was not to embellish or imitate.

A little more observation was needed.

“why? I only have two ankles and one wrist.”

[Help me! sorry!]

“ah. Why is this ghost friend like this? i am a priest don’t kill God loves everyone, how can I kill him?”

[So you’re not cutting?]

Of course it wasn’t.

“It is not. If you do something wrong, you should be punished.”

[…] … Doesn’t God love wrists and ankles?]

Five. It was quite sharp, but unfortunately it was Leon who was talking.

“Instead, God forgives sins. One wrist and two ankles are exonerated. This is love! too cheap. Super cheap!”

[Cheap is cheap!]

I noticed that Leon’s words were bullshit, but to no avail.

The initiative is held by Leon.

“Then will you make it expensive?”

[no! Come to think of it, it’s cheap! I feel God’s generosity!]

The boy’s eyes trembled mercilessly. It seemed that he had a hunch that he was wrong.

“Well, extenuating circumstances are possible if we actively cooperate.”

Leone sneakily made a hole through which he could survive.

[yes! We will actively cooperate! Loyalty!]

There was an atmosphere for conversation.

The real conversation starts now.

“great. First of all, what’s your name?”

[Your name? There is no such thing.]

“no?”

[Yes. There is no such thing. It’s not really a lie.]

The look on his face was real.

“Why does the ghost have no name?”

[Isn’t that a ghost?]

“… … Aren’t you a ghost?”

[ah! The priest thought it was that ghost and came to exorcise it! I’m not a ghost!]

I knew I wasn’t a ghost.

“Are you a real spirit?”

[…] … Did you know?]

“really?”

[Yes. It is a real spirit.]

Then it was even more absurd.

“no. Wait a minute. If it’s a spirit, why are you afraid of having your wrists and ankles cut off? You just have to collect the spirit power and regenerate it.”

If it was a spirit, restoring the body was an easy task.

[Teacher. My wrists and ankles are cut off, of course it’s scary.]

“Wait, isn’t this strange? I heard that the emotions of spirits are not so sophisticated?”

[Wow. Discrimination sucks. Is it like the spirit doesn’t feel emotions?]

Leon’s expression hardened even more at the guy’s reply. It was unheard of to joke with a spirit like this.

“Besides, aren’t we talking in our human language?”

[Yes?]

The spirit communicates with the spirit spirit in the spirit language. But now they were conversing in human language.

‘Something is out of order.’

It was unreasonable to see it as a ‘spirit’. Rather, this guy was more like a person.

Doubts tumbled out.

There is only one way to solve this.

“what is your identity?”

[It is the spirit of thought.]

“Wow. Are you kidding me that I let you go? not. Let’s cut one and start.”

Booung.

When Leon lifted the stick, he shouted again.

[Oh really! It’s a true spirit of thought! really! I’m risking my life for real!]

The reason for Leon’s threat was simple.

It was a spirit I had never heard of before returning.

‘They say this guy is special.’

A spirit that hastened destruction.

If it appeared as a mission, it meant that it was not an ordinary spirit.

“Please briefly and simply explain your thoughts.”

[uh. It’s not going to be short and simple… … .]

Booung.

Divine rays come out.

[of course! I can!]

He thought for a moment, then began to explain.

[Thoughts are emotions, thoughts, or something left by people, but it’s hard to point out. I eat this.]

A spirit that eats the thoughts and emotions left by people.

“Is that why you are emotional?”

[Yep. That’s why I’m smarter than other idiots.]

This was the reason why it was different from other spirits.

“OK. I understand this far. Then next. Why did you play the game?”

[ah! There is a very important circumstance there! I did it to live.]

It seemed that there was a reason.

[I have to listen to the thoughts I ate to live. If you don’t listen, your thoughts will disappear.]

“What does that have to do with messing around with him?”

[The thought I ate is the landlord here, but he doesn’t like someone coming home.]

“Isn’t stopping anyone from coming is fulfilling the request of the mind?”

[Yep! That’s correct.]

I didn’t think anything complicated.

Instead of increasing his abilities by eating evil spirits, he receives a ‘mission’ called ‘request of evil spirits’ like Leon.

“You don’t have to eat your thoughts in the first place.”

[…] … Is that the spirit of thought?]

“Well, that’s it too.”

Just as the spirit of fire is near fire, the spirit of thought has no choice but to be near thought.

“the last question. Did you really like that?”

[It’s fun to do what your mind wants. I gain strength, and I will do my best.]

After hearing this, he wasn’t a bad guy.

Although they were beaten, no one died, and no damage was done.

‘Is this guy really dangerous?’

This guy didn’t look dangerous enough to hasten destruction.

I needed confirmation.

“If this house collapses, what will happen to you?”

[uh… … Then the thoughts will automatically disappear, and you will go to the place with the largest thoughts nearby.]

“Isn’t it okay to choose a moderately good thought?”

[If I lose my mind, I become stupid like a normal spirit. It’s not something I can control.]

It might not have been bad if it was somewhere else, but this was ‘Kilika’.

‘I’ll pick the smelliest thing out of the trash.’

It is to be reborn as a terrible thing that cannot be compared to evil spirits.

‘What’s worse is that I hadn’t heard of such evil spirits or spirits before returning.’

It is also a monster that hides in the dark and moves secretly.

‘Destruction deserves to be hastened.’

After checking the situation before and after, it was worth coming out as a mission.

It was sure to be dangerous.

‘But somehow I don’t want to destroy it.’

The existence of this spirit was too precious to be destroyed.

To say that he was simply a spirit, he was like a ‘person’ who could think and judge for himself.

‘If I use it, I think I’ll be able to use it amazingly.’

Rion checked the notification window.

[Mission: Extinction of the Fallen Spirit]

[If the mission fails, destruction will be accelerated.]

It was a shame that it was a reinforcement mission, but obsessing over trivial gains here is foolish.

‘I can accept other missions.’

You can make up for it by accepting another mission, but meeting the Spirit of Thought again is unpredictable.

‘Give up the mission and save the guy.’

Leon made a decision.

“Do you even eat the thoughts of living people?”

[uh. Well. It’s possible, but it would have to be huge. I haven’t seen anyone alive who can do that.]

If it’s a matter of size, it’s possible. Because Leon has a huge one.

“Can you see it in here?”

Leon pointed his finger at the retainer’s chest.

[yes? I can feel it has huge divine power. I can’t see anything.]

“Can you come in? in?”

[That’s possible because I’m a spirit. My heart is full of faith right now! look at my faith! Isn’t that what it is?]

… … It was the correct answer.

Leon let go of the collar he was holding on to.

“Go inside and take a look. It’s much bigger than this mansion. If not, I’ll let you go.”

[uh? really? Oh, I kind of wanted to go in.]

The boy started to warm up.

[I’m entering!]

“come!”

The ghost jumped into Leon’s chest.

* * *

In conclusion, it was a ‘success’.

The Spirit of Thought settled down in the tree in Leon’s chest.

[insect! Meet the owner!]

A man who had eaten his thoughts came out of his chest. A spirit of thought that shows exaggerated loyalty as soon as it emerges.

Of course, I didn’t hate this.

‘It’s good to set the mood well and understand the subject well.’

The problem was his appearance.

“Why is your face like that?”

[If you eat the evil spirit, you become similar to the original owner of the evil spirit.]

The appearance was ‘similar’ to Leone.

Rather, if it were the same, it would be as expected, not a problem.

“no. That’s not what it means. What did you eat?”

[sorry! I just ate everything there was.]

As much as he ate Leon’s thoughts, his personality, way of thinking, and way of life were all the best.

However, the faces were not the same, but similar. Something similar to this is the problem.

‘I’m assuming something else, but why is my face like that!’

A spirit that absorbed all of Leon’s knowledge. It was certain that he was the best ‘spirit’ that could move like limbs.

The problem was his appearance.

It was a feeling that was hard to put into words.

“I only ate my thoughts, but why? Why is it like that!”

[Isn’t it just one?]

“What? no. Wait a minute!”

The tree belonged to Leon. Of course, the thoughts there were also Leon’s thoughts.

But when I think back to when I was making trees, I wasn’t alone.

“Saira… … .”

Some of Seira’s thoughts remained.

[You can forcefully change it, but the power will drop significantly. I can change it if you want.]

“ah… … Do you know what I will answer?”

[Yes. It sounds like you’re telling me not to do anything stupid. That’s stupid.]

It was the correct answer. Although his appearance changed a little, his judgment was the same as Leon’s.

“So you came out knowing you would hate it?”

[That’s right.]

In terms of efficiency, that was normal. But even so, it was an unpleasant experience.

Because it’s the same? Not at all.

“Why is it a woman?”

[…] … I didn’t know that my body shape would change.]

The guy who ate Leone’s thoughts became a ‘female Leone’ and jumped out.

“You know what to say?”

[I will do my best to prove my usefulness! I will work like a dog!]

“Let’s do it well.”

[Yes!]

Leon shook his head and said.

“great. What do you do when you ask what happened and hang around? I will give you a name.”

[I will be grateful.]

Seira’s thoughts and Leon’s thoughts.

A spirit created by combining the two.

A new name was created by combining the two names.

“Seri. Oh, this looks a bit cheap. how about siri? It feels luxurious.”

[I will write thanks!]

Leon nodded.

“Hey Siri. Come back and teach me another way to use the tree.”

Rion got the secretary spirit ‘Siri’