NEET Receives a Dating Sim Game Leveling System
Chapter 258: Innocent Doesn't Mean Harmless

"I should be able to… if I use a spell," Shika answered . "But this creature… seems to feel enmity towards me . "

Seiji understood what Shika meant . In this situation, if Shika tried to dispel the charm on Mika, Mashiro might do something .

Even though he didn’t know what this Spiritual Creature was capable of, it was obvious that she was no longer just a ball of light which knew how to fly . Perhaps she had considerable power of her own .

What should he do? Seiji mulled it over .

He walked up to them and smiled . "Mika, could you let me hug Mashiro-chan for a little while?"

"Of course," Mika replied with a smile . "Mashiro-chan, let daddy hug you for a while~"

"Chirp?" The silver-winged loli looked towards Mika, before blinking at Seiji .

Seiji extended his arms to Mashiro . With Mika’s encouragement, Mashiro flew into Seiji’s arms .

Seiji hugged the silver-winged loli and gently patted her head . He then furtively turned around, using his body to block off her vision of Mika and Shika .

This was the perfect chance!

Shika took this opportunity to immediately create a seal and cast a spell on Mika . Mika’s body shook; her expression turned blank before she snapped back to her senses .

"What was I just…" Her memories were a little hazy . She felt as if she were dreaming… a wonderful and happy dream .

"You were under a charm, Uehara-san," Shika said .

"I… was charmed?" Mika was astonished .

"I’ll give you a detailed explanation in a bit . Please unsummon your Spiritual Creature first . "

…

Mika took the silver-winged loli back from Seiji, coaxed her, and unsummoned her . After that, the three of them sat down at the table for a discussion .

Mashiro had already developed her own Spiritual Powers .

Mashiro was able to charm Mika and make Mika feel bliss and joy, much like the experience of an incredible dream .

This seemed to have no effect on Seiji .

"When I was hugging her, I was thinking that I would immediately let go if I felt like something was off, but I didn’t notice anything," Seiji said .

"This is probably because Brother Seiji has a strong will . You were on guard to begin with," Shika explained . "From what I can tell… that Spiritual Creature Mashiro-chan’s charm spell isn’t that strong . If Uehara-san pays attention, she probably won’t be charmed by it again, either . But I don’t know how strong Mashiro-chan truly is… Mashiro-chan didn’t even intentionally use her powers . All she wanted was to make Uehara-san happy, so she used her natural powers instinctively . "

"So what you mean is, if Mashiro-chan uses this power consciously of her own volition, its strength will be greatly magnified?"

"Yes . " Shika nodded .

"Yes . " Shika nodded .

A moment of silence fell between them .

"I feel like we should test Mashiro-chan’s Spiritual Powers . We should understand what powers she has, and how strong they are . " Seiji furrowed his brows . "We need to understand the situation clearly, otherwise… something bad may happen . "

"Mashiro isn’t a bad child!" Mika glared at him . "She just wanted to make me happy, and she didn’t cause harm to anyone; you shouldn’t talk about her like that…"

"No, Mika, you misunderstood what I meant . " Seiji glanced at her, privately thinking that she was just like an overprotective mother who couldn’t bear hearing anything bad about her precious child . "What I mean is that even the best-behaved children will sometimes throw tantrums on occasion . And when naughty children throw tantrums… sometimes their destructiveness can be rather frightening . "

Mika couldn’t find any words to respond to this .

"Innocent doesn’t mean harmless, and this already applies to normal children—Mashiro’s a child with Spiritual Powers . " Seiji sighed . "I don’t want to speak badly of Mashiro-chan, and I believe that she’s a good girl . But still, we need to have a better understanding of her powers, so that we can prevent any accidents from occurring . "

"Yeah…" Mika nodded in agreement .

She felt that what Seiji said was quite reasonable . But she was even happier at how Seiji was treating Mashiro as a "child" and even saying that she was a "good girl . "

‘Seiji will definitely become a good father,’ Mika thought happily .

When she imagined the scene of the three of them together with Mashiro having learned how to say ‘mommy’ and ‘daddy,’ she felt her face burning up .

"As for how to test her powers… I’ll have to bother President Yoruhana once again . " Seiji took out his cell phone and dialed that familiar number .

She answered his call .

"Hey, good evening, President . "

"Hey, good evening, President . "

"Good evening, Haruta-kun . "

"Sorry to bother you again . How are you doing? Are you feeling better after resting for one week?"

"Thanks for your concern . I’ve already left the hospital, and I’m currently outside drinking tea with someone . "

In a luxurious traditional Sakura Island themed room, Natsuya turned on speakerphone so that the girl sitting across from her could also hear the conversation .

"Congratulations for being able to leave the hospital," Seiji said sincerely . "My apologies for bothering you when you’re busy . I had a small request to make of you, but it’s nothing urgent, so I’ll call back again tomorrow . "

"You can ask me right now; it’s fine . "

"Eh? But weren’t you with someone…"

"It’s okay; she won’t mind . " Natsuya smiled faintly at the girl sitting across from her .

"Oh… I’ll explain then, actually…" Seiji summarized Mashiro's situation and made his request .

"Testing her powers… of course, that’s fine . " Natsuya readily agreed . "Tomorrow after school—could you and Uehara-san come to my residence?"

"No problem—and thank you . " Seiji agreed to the time and politely said goodnight before hanging up the call .

"Mika Uehara… that apartment landlord’s daughter . . . . Wasn’t she just an ordinary human?" the black-haired beauty sitting across from Natsuya asked up in a light, clear voice .

"She used to be, but she encountered a miracle… I was astonished to learn about it as well at the time . " Natsuya smiled . "Would you like to hear this story?"

"…I still have some time, so I might as well . "

"She used to be, but she encountered a miracle… I was astonished to learn about it as well at the time . " Natsuya smiled . "Would you like to hear this story?"

"…I still have some time, so I might as well . "

"After all, it’s about something that happened around him, right?" Natsuya asked with a smile .

"Please don’t say anything unnecessary . "

"Hee hee… alright . This actually happened during the school festival…" Natsuya began a summary .

The black-haired girl listened quietly as she sipped her tea .

"…And that’s how it is . " After a while, Natsuya finished her explanation . "Now, apart from Shika Kagura, he also has a Spirit Controller by his side . If he succeeds in becoming a Yin-Yang Master, I presume that these two girls will be more than happy to become his Spirit-branded Retainers . "

"One is the ‘Reaper’s Curse,’ and one is just a normal girl that coincidentally managed to receive a strange Spiritual Creature…"

"Even so, for a boy who’s been exiled from his family, and has no resources or help from his family at all, this is quite excellent in my opinion," Natsuya replied . "If it were me, in the same conditions, I don’t have the self-confidence to say that I could have done as well as him . "

"…Are you making fun of me?" the girl asked .

"Of course not . I just mean that he’s already done a great job . And, he’ll definitely do even better in the future . "

The black-haired girl didn’t respond to this .

"You actually believe this as well, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have specially invited me to a meeting to ask so many details about him . "

"Natsuya Yoruhana, my meeting you is primarily for business . Anything else I ask is just making conversation . "

"Primarily for business? We talked business for less than five minutes and spent much longer on chatting . " Natsuya smiled faintly . "This isn’t like you at all, Yui Haruta . "