Suppressing the vengeful spirit Hanako would probably require thinking of some other method.
Hikari thought carefully. The reason he could disperse the vengeful spirit Hanako, yet she could still reassemble, likely boiled down to two factors.
The first was his lack of experience in dealing with vengeful spirits and other non-human entities.
The second was that he had only recently started using the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique, and the enchantment power it generated was still insufficient to completely annihilate Hanako's vengeful spirit energy.
The first reason, combat experience, was not something he could improve in a short time.
For now, he could only work on the second factor, which was increasing the strength of the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique.
It seemed that to deal with this vengeful spirit Hanako, he needed to exert more force with the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique.
Hikari fully activated the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique, mobilizing his blood and energy to increase his yang energy. As his yang energy rose, so did the strength of the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique.
When both fists shone with dazzling golden light, he launched another attack on Hirai Hanako.
Sure enough, this time, he forced Hanako into retreat much more easily.
The time it took for Hanako to reassemble her body also became longer.
However, he still couldn't completely disperse Hanako.
This made Hirai Hanako feel more at ease, and her mocking tone grew even more arrogant.
"Hee hee, foolish human, you really are helpless against me, aren't you?"
"Such a silly guy, so fun to toy with, like a dumb brute. Hee hee!"
"Hanako just loves teasing dumb guys like you~"
"But even though you're dumb, big brother, you actually look pretty handsome."
"Keep hitting me! Once big brother gets tired, I'll eat you up~"
"Big brother, you're already this old and still acting stupid. Don't tell me you're still a virgin? Hee hee~"
"Small fry~ Small fry~"
Hearing Hirai Hanako's infuriatingly taunting tone, Hikari furrowed his brows slightly.
But he knew this little ghost was deliberately trying to disturb his state of mind and make him act irrationally.
Fully aware of this, Hikari remained calm.
Seeing Hanako get scattered and reform seven or eight times, Hikari thought for a moment and decided to change his approach to suppressing her.
The reason he couldn't subdue Hanako was due to insufficient power in the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique.
The technique's lack of power stemmed from insufficient yang energy.
And if he wanted to suppress this vengeful spirit, relying solely on the yang energy from his limbs clearly wasn't enough—he needed to use an area with greater yang energy to enhance the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique.
That should allow him to completely suppress Hanako.
Having made up his mind, Hikari took action again.
After being repeatedly blasted apart several more times, Hanako, realizing she couldn't win in a head-on fight, started to slack off.
So, when Hikari approached her again, she merely giggled while calling him "small fry big brother" in mockery, waiting to be shattered once more.
But this time, Hikari did not raise his fists. Instead, he spread his fingers, shifting from a fist to an open palm, and firmly grasped her slender, pale arm.
Seeing Hikari's sudden change in action, along with the strange gleam in his eyes, a bad feeling rose in Hanako's heart. Her tone trembled slightly.
"You… you small fry, what… what are you trying to do?"
Hikari smiled, "Don't rush. You'll know soon enough…"
Hearing this, Hanako grew uneasy. She struggled, but upon realizing she couldn't break free from Hikari's grip, which was as strong as iron pincers, she took the initiative to disperse the vengeful spirit energy in her arm and quickly attempted to flee toward a toilet stall.
However, Hikari moved faster, blocking the entrance to the last stall.
He cut off Hanako's escape route back to her nest.
"Weren't you acting all high and mighty just now, Hanako? No—female little brat."
"Now, you want to run?"
Hikari firmly blocked the stall entrance and took slow, deliberate steps toward Hanako, forcing her backward.
Realizing she was getting farther from her nest and pressing up against the cold tiled wall of the bathroom, Hanako gave up and started cursing.
"You damn small fry, you—"
Before she could finish her insults, Hikari swung his palm.
SLAP!
Hanako's face turned to the side from the force of the slap, her small, delicate face visibly swelling.
"You…?"
Hanako clutched her stinging cheek, staring at Hikari in disbelief.
Since becoming a vengeful spirit, she had never experienced such pain and humiliation.
Technically, this level of pain wasn't much for a vengeful spirit like her.
But the sheer humiliation in it was what she found unbearable.
"What's wrong? Weren't you shouting 'small fry, small fry' so enthusiastically? Why stop now? Can't take it anymore, Miss Hanako?"
Hikari smiled, looking like a cheerful, handsome big brother from next door. Someone any girl would naturally feel goodwill toward.
But seeing this, Hanako inexplicably felt a hint of fear.
"You… what exactly are you trying to—"
SLAP!
Before she could finish, Hikari delivered another slap.
This time, the other side of her face turned red, making her cheeks look more symmetrical.
"You small—"
SLAP!
Another crisp slap sounded before she could get her words out.
Hanako was utterly stunned, her eyes wide in shock.
This time, it wasn't just her face that got slapped, but the humiliation she felt had multiplied several times over.
"I don't want to play with you anymore! Let me go back!", Hanako shouted angrily at Hikari.
But he completely ignored her protests.
Instead, he activated the Vajra Demon Suppressing Technique, enveloping his hands with enchanted power before grabbing onto Hanako's arm.
Hikari then spun her around, firmly locking her small, pale arms behind her back, pressing her body against the bathroom wall while kneeling slightly behind her.
The position was similar to a police officer restraining a criminal—Hanako was firmly subdued and unable to move.
"You damn small fry, what the hell are you doing?"
Hanako struggled wildly, twisting her waist and legs in an attempt to break free. But Hikari's golden-glowing hands held her down completely.
Unable to move, she could only turn her head and hurl curses at him.
"Damn small fry! What exactly do you want? Let go of me now!"
Hikari snorted coldly at her unyielding insults, "What do I want? You were acting so tough just now—let's see how long you can keep it up."
With that, Hikari suddenly lifted the sinister red spirit shroud enveloping Hanako.
At this moment, Hanako's back stiffened, and a chill ran down her spine. A deep-seated dread welled up within her, as if something truly terrifying was about to happen.
"Small fry! Damn small fry! Let me go! I don't want to play anymore!"
"Stop! Stop right now, you small fry!"
Hanako struggled violently, desperately trying to break free.
But Hikari merely snorted, "Now you regret it? Too late!"
He twisted her wrists together, holding them tightly with one hand while raising his other to summon his ultimate demon-banishing weapon—the Invincible Vajra Schlong.
Seeing Hanako still cursing and resisting furiously, Hikari didn't hesitate.
He first delivered a firm slap to her waist.
Then, he formed a few hand seals.
"Arrogant demon! You dare look down on me? Great Vajra Dragon!"
With a firm grip on the radiant golden Vajra Schlong, Hikari struck directly at the vengeful spirit Hanako.
"Exorcise!"
At that moment, a heart-wrenching wail echoed throughout the eerie old school bathroom.
Inside the old school building's restroom, agonizing wails echoed continuously.
Hikari was in the midst of a difficult exorcism.
———
Meanwhile, at the Tsubakihara household, there was someone thinking about Hikari's situation.
Watching the sun gradually set outside and the sky darken, Tsubakihara Mira frequently checked her phone, monitoring the footage from the front door's security camera.
"Why hasn't Hikari-kun come back yet? He's staying so late after school today."
Glancing at the table filled with already prepared dishes, Tsubakihara Mira pondered for a moment.
"With the high school entrance exams approaching, maybe Hikari-kun is staying at school for extra lessons or something."
"He's really working hard. There's no point in just waiting—I'll make one more dish."
Thinking this, Tsubakihara Mira tied on her apron and once again walked into the kitchen.
———
The situation at school was different from what Tsubakihara Mira had imagined. By now, most students had already gone home after school.
The entire academic building was empty and silent.
However, behind the academic building, near the old schoolhouse, there were faint sounds of activity.
At this moment, standing outside the old school building on the lower floor was a blonde figure dressed in a JK uniform.
It was none other than Kurashiki Reina.
Before Hikari went upstairs earlier, he had told Kurashiki Reina to leave immediately.
Kurashiki Reina was indeed very scared, but thinking about how Hikari had just saved her and then gone back into danger, she hesitated for a while and ultimately felt too guilty to leave outright.
She thought that if she just walked away like that, she would really be a terrible person. So, Kurashiki Reina decided to wait downstairs at the old schoolhouse to see what would happen.
Listening to the occasional noises coming from the second floor of the old schoolhouse, Kurashiki Reina nervously glanced up.
She heard the sounds of intense combat, crashes, and screams.
Although she didn't know exactly what was happening inside, Kurashiki Reina could tell that the battle must be extremely fierce.
"Hikari-kun is really full of surprises. I thought he was just a good-looking high schooler, but I never expected him to be able to fight against the vengeful spirit Hanako."
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