Deteke!

　The ghost's hostile voice rang out.

　We can't take it easy any longer.
　As long as there's something to do with Kanade, there's no way we can escape from here.
　Then, until we intercept them!

"Sola, Luna. Can you purify it?
I'll take care of it!
A single stroke of my destructive magic.
What are you going to do to destroy it? Purify it.
'I know!　I just made a good mistake.
Here we go, Luna!

　A light of magical power concentrates on the palms of Sora and Luna's hands.

''Holy Circle!''

　A magic circle appeared at the ghost's feet.
　The magic circle spun around and...
　The white light rises!

　The light envelops the ghost....
　There was nothing left after that.

'.........did you do it?
'No there was no response. Probably got run off by the astral side just before.
Astralcide?
"A ghost is something that exists between the material world and the spiritual world. They can come and go in both worlds, and if they can escape to the spirit world, they cannot be caught in the usual way.
Can't we work our magic together?
'We can use some magic that affects the astral side as well, but...'
'At the very least, it's high level magic, so it's very destructive. You might just blow this house to bits, okay?　If that's what you want, I'll do it, but....
We'll just have to wait and see.

　I wouldn't want to tear the house down if I could.
　It could be a good base of operations and...
　Most importantly, we haven't signed a contract yet, so we can't be that selfish.

　Of course, if everyone is in harm's way, I wouldn't hesitate...
　For now, it seemed like it would be best to see what happened.

''........''

　We all had our backs to each other and were alerted to our surroundings.
　Nina will take care of the fallen Kanade.

　Come on, if you're coming, come on!
　It's all set up over here.

....

　Vigilance...............................five minutes.

'Deteke!

　As always, the ghost's sharp voice echoes, but....
　Other than that, nothing much happens.

"...Hey, Rain.
What... what?
I just wondered if that ghost has any way of attacking us.　So all you can do is scare them out loud, or something?
....

　It's a delicate air.

"....So, Deteke........

　Maybe, or maybe not, he was a figurehead.
　Seemingly upset, the ghost's voice was trembling.

''Huh.......I never thought I'd be this nervous dealing with a guy like this.

"...hmm. I just hit my head a little bit and I think I'll wake up soon...
Oh, good. Okay, let's just get this over with, shall we?

　Tania releases part of her transformation and reveals her wings.
　That is, it's a signal that she's serious and out to some extent.

'Hey, Tania?'
You know, it's a pain in the ass to have to deal with people like that, isn't it? I'm going to flush the whole house out.

　Tania inhaled a sigh of relief...
　And that's a dragon breath stance!

What?
'Let's go, I'll blow you all to pieces!　My bracelets work on the astral side of things, so it doesn't matter where you run or hide!
'Wahhhh, wahhhh!　Wait, wait, wait a minute!

　A ghost jumped out of the wall.
　He seems to be very upset and his language is different.

'In that case, you just give up and go home, right?　Why are you trying to blow it all together!
Uh-huh, there you go.
What?
'There's no way I'm releasing a breath here. Rayne said no, not yet. That was just a bluff to get you out of here!
Oh.

　Nina looked impressed and clapped her hands with a crackle.
　Behind her, Sora and Luna gave her a subtle look.
　Half of them were seriously going to blow the house down, weren't they?　.........and then he said.

'Sola, Luna!'

　At any rate, we can't let this opportunity pass us by.
　I send a signal to Sola and Luna.
　The two of them instantly sense my intentions and unleash their magic accordingly.

''Sacred Seal!

　Light flooded from the palms of their hands.
　Curtains of light covered the floor, walls and ceiling.

'I've wrapped this room in wards. It is now impossible for them to escape to the astral side.
"You can't just walk through a wall. Ha-ha-ha, look at my power!
Nice work, you two.

　I patted their heads and then turned to the ghosts.

'Well it's nice to meet you, shall we say?
Ggghhhhh...
Can't we just talk about it?　Thank you. You don't seem like a bad person or a bad ghost. I don't think you would do anything to harm people for no reason. So, I'd like to talk to you...
I'm going to take you.

　The ghosts were attacking me in a suicide attack.
　Probably planning to haunt my body.

''Rain!

　Someone's screaming.
　But don't worry.
　You can't go on a suicide mission like that.

Halt!
What?

　The ghost snapped to a stop in midair in response to my powerful words.

'Huh?　Huh?　How did it happen........what the hell is this!　My body is giggling, it's not moving.

　What did you do?　The ghost glares at me as if to say, "I'm sorry.
　He doesn't let up.......and yet, he smiles wryly.

'I'm a beast tamer.
Yeah, what does that matter?
So I had some skills with the Insect Tamer and I learned about the Phantom Tamer a long time ago back home.

　Phantom tamer.
　It's one of the few professions where you can literally use a ghost as an emissary.
　I've traveled all over the place, but I've never seen one other than the uncle next door in my hometown.

''Huh?　We're going to use our ghosts to........what, wait, are you serious?
'Seriously. Well, I just learned it, I didn't master it...
No....no...no...I can't move!
You're different from most ghosts in that you have a distinct personality. If anything, you're more like a human being. That's why my words work.
Wow there's that thing again, Lane's unbelievable ability.
I'm surprised they even tamed a ghost...
Yes, that's Rain. You are indeed my master. I'm very proud of you.
...Oh.

　I don't want you to look at me like I'm looking at a rare animal.

''Ugh........Ugh, we're youngsters with 30 years of ghost experience, but this is about.......!
Stop.
Whew!

　Twice, he ordered, and the ghost fell to the spot.
　But it still seemed to have some energy left.
　It is struggling to get away.

Don't move.
Ugh...!

　Third time's orders.
　This time it seemed to work and the ghost stopped moving.

"Hands behind your back. You are forbidden to move. "You are forbidden to move and you are forbidden to do us any harm.
Ugh, ugh....

　The all-seeing ghost.

Ugh, we're losing.

　He nodded with a gulp and admitted defeat.

I'll give it up now just boil it or bake it or whatever.
He wouldn't do that.
"Huh?
Didn't I say I wanted to talk to you?
...Is it true that...?
'I told you so.　I'm not going to lie about that.
...You're a strange person. Haha.

　The ghost looks radiant, as if a possession has literally fallen on him, and smiles a small smile.

Do what you want. We're losers. I'll do whatever you guys say.