The feathers in the sky stopped falling, and those that had landed on the ground slowly turned into points of light, dissipating into the air.
People naturally ignored this supernatural phenomenon, having no impression of the vanished feathers.
This phenomenon also occurred with Mitsue Takeda and Shindou Rom, but because both had their own means of protection, they keenly captured a sense of incongruity.
On the bustling sidewalk, Mitsue Takeda rubbed her aching old waist and solemnly opened the bag in her hand, finding it completely empty.
"Something isn't right. Looking at this empty bag in my hand, I feel a strange heartache, a grief as if I've lost dozens of kilograms of gold."
Mitsue Takeda clutched her aching chest in pain.
Behind her, Rom also wore an expression as if he had missed out on a hundred million. He took off his sunglasses, crumpled the empty bag in his hand into a ball, and stuffed it into his pocket.
Wiping the sweat from his face, he smiled and said to Mitsue Takeda, "Perhaps it was more precious than gold. We couldn't have both been wandering the streets with large bags just to pick up trash. Besides, we've been busy for so long; it's too strange for there to be nothing in the bags."
"...We must have lost part of our memory."
"Not necessarily. Perhaps our cognition was influenced invisibly. It might not be just the two of us; it could be everyone in this city..."
"But if that's the case, this power belongs to a realm beyond human reach."
As Mitsue Takeda said this, she already had a clear answer in her heart.
For something to make her and Rom discard their dignity and wander the streets with large bags until they were drenched in sweat, it must have been something of immense value.
It was just that the item had disappeared for some unknown reason, and their memories related to it had vanished along with it.
And the only one capable of doing such a thing so stealthily was Gabriel, the angel who had inextricable ties to the Gabriel in the Bible.
Buzz buzz.
Mitsue Takeda's phone suddenly vibrated.
School.
Gabriel propped her textbook up on her desk to block the view of others and was brazenly playing with her phone.
In her past life, she had already been a diligent and motivated good student whose grades were only upper-middle class. So this time, she wanted to be a bad student with ridiculously good grades.
To avoid disturbing others, she had even proactively moved to the row behind the last row.
To avoid giving the teachers any leverage, she had even cast a focus buff on the rest of the students in the class, allowing them to study more seriously than usual.
When everyone was studying hard, these students and teachers invisibly became a part of Gabriel's play.
The teachers couldn't do anything to her for the time being, and the other students couldn't compete with her in terms of grades. Watching their frustrated expressions every time was quite interesting.
And this was the reason Gabriel gave herself for going to school.
Gabriel sent a text message to Mitsue Takeda.
Extreme Angler: You and Rom must be quite tired from collecting the feathers that fell from the sky.
But unfortunately, you were destined to draw water with a sieve, because those feathers weren't physical entities at all; they naturally disappeared once their power dissipated.
And once they dissipated, the influence they brought disappeared as well. Restoring your memory is simple; you both should have my guardian cross. Just hold it in your mouth.
Downtown Godmother: ...I remember now. May I ask what important business the angel lady has with this old woman?
Extreme Angler: I've developed a cognition filter. I'll send you the specific functions later.
Now I need you and Rom to move as quickly as possible to help me find a group of people with yin-yang eyes. Ask them if they are willing to become an exorcist under me. The compensation and everything else are negotiable.
While Gabriel was searching the whole city, she naturally discovered Mitsue Takeda and Shindou Rom.
As a good boss, she definitely had to show consideration for her employees.
Now that the cognition filter was successfully developed, it was time for these two to take action.
To motivate Mitsue Takeda and Shindou Rom, she had to give them a little taste of something sweet.
Gabriel followed up with another message.
Extreme Angler: Of course, you'll get your share of benefits. In a few days, I'll send you both a few feathers. The quality will definitely be better than what you just collected!
As for the source of the feathers, she didn't believe no one sold them on shopping websites.
Gabriel wouldn't be so stupid as to pluck feathers from her own wings; those things were actually more dangerous than the lily in Miko Yotsuya's hand, so that was out of the question.
On the other side.
After Mitsue Takeda carefully read the related functions of the cognition filter, a flash of joy immediately crossed her eyes.
"This is incredibly important for those children who haven't grown up yet. As long as the cognition filter is turned to the maximum, those evil spirits can be blocked out. This is wonderful..."
Mitsue Takeda murmured, even temporarily ignoring the benefits Gabriel had offered.
Both she and Shindou Rom were born with yin-yang eyes. If not for their master, Towako Oka, taking them in, they might have starved to death during childhood.
Because they had yin-yang eyes and could see filthy things that others couldn't, and because they were young and didn't know how to express themselves.
They would often perform terrifying and strange actions, just like a child possessed by a ghost in a horror movie.
And reality is much more frightening than film and television.
Not all parents have extreme psychological fortitude.
Precisely because she had been through it, Mitsue Takeda knew how important a cognition filter was for children with yin-yang eyes.
Rom's eyes were complex. After reading the chat logs Mitsue Takeda forwarded without missing a word, he looked up and said in a brisk tone:
"I'll handle the recruitment work. One of my fans reported that their child's behavior is very abnormal. Do you want to come with me to take a look?"
"Is that so? You can just go yourself, really..."
Mitsue Takeda's brow furrowed slightly, then she waved her hand impatiently. "When do we set off?"
She wanted to see with her own eyes if the cognition filter was actually useful.
Even at her age, she couldn't change her tsundere nature.
A flash of nostalgia appeared in Rom's eyes. He seemed to have already guessed Mitsue Takeda would say that, so he naturally followed up:
"Tentatively scheduled for tomorrow morning."
The specific departure time would ultimately depend on when Gabriel's shipping occurs.
Purely in terms of function, the cognition filter was definitely a good thing; it could even change the life of a child with yin-yang eyes.
He just wondered what kind of miraculous effects the feathers Gabriel promised to send them would have.
Rom immediately felt a sense of anticipation in his heart.
Because everything that came from Gabriel's hand had never been a disappointment so far.