Chapter 90

In the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group, if the removal of a malevolent spirit is successful, all members of the team can receive corresponding rewards.

However, few people choose to take the money directly. Most people convert the cash into corresponding merit points to exchange for various items within the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group.

Items like special ammunition soaked in holy water, and some basic talismans, are not provided for free and generally need to be purchased at one's own expense.

Of course, ordinary onmyōji usually don't lack the money to buy these things; most of the people who buy them are ordinary people who are not from exorcist families.

In such a large Non-Natural Countermeasures Group, it is clearly impossible for all members to be from exorcist families.

The circle of people is limited, and the core members of the group are usually just a few in each team. As for the other personnel, they are mostly support and logistics staff.

Although the abilities of yokai far surpass those of humans, it is not the same as in ancient times. With the rapid development of human technology, using some special means, ordinary people can also kill weaker yokai.

For example, the holy spirit bullets mentioned earlier are special ammunition that has been soaked in holy water and blessed by a miko. When facing malevolent spirits of D-rank or lower, even ordinary people equipped with this ammunition can effectively kill them.

Like the rat yokai that Kuino and her team dealt with before, ordinary firearms can cause damage, but they must hit the vital points precisely, making the difference obvious.

However, core members like Kuino and Shinshiro do not usually exchange for such things as holy spirit bullets.

There is no other reason; the rank is too low, and it does not help their strength at all. Their merit points are generally used to exchange for precious materials or special talismans and spirit weapons.

In short, whether it is core members like Kuino or the complex support personnel, they generally do not choose cash rewards but convert them into corresponding merit points.

So when Yūto asked about the cash reward, Shinshiro's expression was somewhat confused.

Because in his view, an exorcist with talent and strength like Yūto should not be short of money.

Unfortunately, he did not know that due to his "half-yokai" identity, Yūto had always been very cautious. If it weren't for his recent rapid increase in strength and the increasing frequency of malevolent spirits, he would not even have planned to come out of hiding.

After much hesitation, Yūto finally, under Shinshiro's excited expression, took the credentials offered by the other party.

Because, as Shinshiro said, Yūto's current situation was quite awkward.

Some orthodox exorcist families had already begun to look at him with ill intent, and his current strength was not enough to be invincible in the world. For the safety of his family, he could only choose to be cautious for the time being.

Anyway, whether he was being cautious or not, now that he had the backing of the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group, he could develop steadily. In the future, when his strength increased, he could settle accounts with those exorcist families.

What Yūto received from Shinshiro, in addition to the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group's work ID, was also an officer's ID, with the rank of "Major."

According to Shinshiro, the core members of the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group usually start at this rank, which is to facilitate cooperation with local police departments.

When Yūto took the credentials, he was somewhat dazed. The rank of Major is quite high, and he, a high school student, had obtained the rank of Major?

Is he not the protagonist of an urban fantasy novel? Just casually becoming a military king and living a life of luxury?

However, Shinshiro quickly poured cold water on Yūto's unhealthy fantasies, stating that this rank was only for convenience and did not come with actual authority.

The team Yūto now belonged to was the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group's Eighth Team.

The core members of the Eighth Team, including Yūto, currently numbered only four.

In addition to Shinshiro, there was the cold and aloof Kuino, whom Yūto had met before, and the White Horse Monk, whom he had yet to meet.

Although the Eighth Team had the fewest core members compared to other teams, it was well-known due to Kuino, the pride of the heavens. With Yūto's addition, the strength of the Eighth Team would undoubtedly become even stronger.

Although the number of core members was the smallest, in terms of overall strength, Shinshiro speculated that their team was probably the strongest among the ten teams of the Non-Natural Countermeasures Group.

The core members of the other teams were all fully staffed with eight people, but their team, though fewer in number, excelled in quality.

After Yūto joined the Eighth Team, Shinshiro briefly explained the strength and abilities of the team members.

The White Horse Monk, the abbot of White Horse Temple, though the temple is not large, as the abbot, his strength is naturally not weak.

He is mainly skilled in using various Buddhist scriptures to deal with evil spirits and is one of the few people in the country who can summon a guardian Bodhisattva. His spiritual power has reached the C+ level.

Kuino, the acknowledged pride of the heavens among the younger generation, has already reached the C level of spiritual power at her age.

She wields the famous demon-slaying sword "Onimaru" and is extremely skilled in swordsmanship. With the special blessing abilities of a miko, she can also provide buffs in critical moments.

In terms of combat ability, the White Horse Monk and Shinshiro are unlikely to be a match for the much younger Kuino.

Shinshiro currently serves as the leader of the Eighth Team, but this is only because the other two are either busy or avoid trouble, so the position of team leader fell to him.

He also comes from an exorcist family and was once a person highly anticipated by his family in his youth. However, due to certain events, he chose to leave his family and live alone.

Shinshiro is skilled in various talisman combat techniques, and his spiritual power is on par with the White Horse Monk, at the C+ level.

However, considering his younger age, his talent is likely stronger.

"Yūto Amagasaki, according to what you said, you are provisionally considered to be from an exorcist family.

You are skilled in swordsmanship and have some ability in perception. Your spiritual power, according to your standards, is barely at the B- level."

After understanding the information about the others, Yūto slowly stated his general information.

Of course, he kept a lot of his true strength to himself. After all, as a half-yokai in an exorcist organization, it would be foolish to reveal all his strength.