Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume1 Chapter4 (section)

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"Now there should be nothing to worry about. Our work here is finished." 

Miko-san laughed while she talked to the principal after the ceremony. 

...Really now. 

But the principal seemed so happy, and with that bright smile of his, he complimented Miko-san. 

Masako and Bou-san shot her disdainful glances. 

"How about we have dinner to celebrate?" the principal invited her. 

"It's best to check over things right after the exorcism is completed," Miko-san replied. 

"Of course, you are a professional after all," the principal politely admitted, "well, did anyone eat lunch yet? How about we all go out and eat lunch?" 

When he said that... 

...Creak. 

Suddenly a loud sound came from the ceiling. 

The teachers and Miko-san immediately sprang up from their chairs. 

Crack. 

The sound of something breaking. 

And at the same time, the light bulb on the door shattered, along with the windows. 

Bang. 

White smoke rushed out. Right afterwards, window glass shards shot towards the principal. 

"Didn't you say there was nothing to worry about?" Kuroda-san sneered at Miko-san, "how should I say this... You simply can't exorcise spirits." 

Kuroda-san snickered. 

Miko-san glared at her for a moment but didn't say anything. She walked towards the glass shards. Though not seriously injured, the principal was losing lots of blood from his head. No wonder she didn't have any clever retorts left. 

"That was just an accident," Masako coldly pointed out. 

Miko-san nodded in agreement. "Of course. My exorcism..." 

"...was unsuccessful in exorcising spirits. Because there were none to start off with," Masako finished off. 

A triangle. 

Masako saying there are no spirits, Miko-san saying she exorcised the spirits, and Kuroda-san saying there are spirits and Miko-san didn't exorcise them. 

Three people staring at each other. The guys are all contemplating as well. 

Turning his head, John asked, "Could it be a coincidence?" 

Bou-san replied, "What if something is here? Let's say something so strong that Miko couldn't get rid of it?" 

Naru-chan lowered his head. "...If that were the case, the equipment would be responding." 

Ah— I'm getting anxious too. 

It would be nice if I were a psychic too. If that were the case, then I'd quickly find out what kind of spirit it is and then exorcise it. 

I looked blankly at the screens. 

I inadvertently noticed something strange on the second floor on the west side of the classroom. 

The equipment that I placed there yesterday. 

I remembered that class had many disorganized rows of old tables and chairs in front of the blackboard. 

...But... 

"Naru-chan," I broke off Naru-chan's conversation with Bou-san. 

"What's wrong?" 

I pointed at the TV screen. "There's a chair in the middle of the room. It wasn't there yesterday. There were no chairs in that area." 

Naru-chan raised his beautiful eyebrows, then asked the psychics behind him, "Did anyone go to the classroom on the west side?" 

They all looked at each other before answering, "No we didn't...?"