"First of all, I o emphasize that evil spirits are not ily frightening."

  "Often, the huma is far scarier than any evil spirit."

  "After all, most evil spirits are born from humaions."

  Ren knew he had to set an example for the girls.

  At the very least, he o ease their fear—otherwise, they wouldn't be able to face the spirits properly.

  "There are two main causes for the birth of evil spirits."

  "The first is an unwillio accept fate."

  "Most evil spirits inate from those who were killed, their strong refusal to die being the ive energy that fuels their existence."

  "The sed is unresolved emotions, hatred, jealousy, love, or an obsession too powerful to fade."

  "These emotions also lead to the creation of evil spirits."

  He expihe on causes of spirit formation in simple terms.

  "Of course, there is a third, special case."

  "A Beyonder with Beyonder characteristics transform into an evil spirit under specific circumstances, retaining self-awareness."

  "But that sario should here."

  At this moment, Fujiwara suddenly raised her hand.

  "Teacher Amamiya, why wouldn't it exist here?"

  "Because there should only be one Beyonder in this world."

  Ren dismissed the thought ht.

  There were no other Beyonders in this world.

  And without other Beyonders, there was no possibility of one being an evil spirit.

  "So, the third sario is nearly impossible."

  "Given what I just expihe key takeaway is that evil spirits are not terrifying."

  "And more importantly, the power you've obtained be used to ter them."

  Ren paused.

  "To crify, the elemental abilities Sanzenin and Miss Maria acquired be used against evil spirits."

  "But the Ice-Ice Fruit that Shinomiya-san obtained doesn't naturally ter them."

  "However, Shinomiya-san enhahe abilities of the Ice-Ice Fruit."

  "Evil spirits are a form of ive energy, and energy follows certain rules of motion."

  "So…"

  "Absolute Zero."

  Kaguya immediately uood.

  Evil spirits required ive energy to sustain their existence. Sinergy is a form of motion, it could, in theory, be stopped.

  Thus, Absolute Zero could halt the movement of energy.

  "Amamiya-san, that doesn't sound easy to achieve."

  "It isn't."

  Ren firmed her .

  Absolute Zero was the theoretical limit of the Ice-Ice Fruit.

  Acc to his analysis, it should at least be able to freeze the ive energy of evil spirits in pce.

  However, ohe mystical aspect was factored in, it wasn't just energy motion that o be sidered, positional variables also came into py.

  That meant Absolute Zero should be effective against beings below the demigod level.

  If faced with a demigher, its effectiveness would likely diminish.

  That said, in this world, there were no beings above the demigod level.

  This, Ren was certain of.

  Therefore, if Kaguya mastered the Ice-Ice Fruit's full potential, she wouldn't have any issues dealing with enemies below the demigod level.

  Of course, this was also the absolute limit of a Devil Fruit's abilities.

  "The power of a Devil Fruit also depends on training and application."

  "You may not be able to do it now, but at least it's possible."

  "This should be yoal for the future, Shinomiya-san."

  After addressing Kaguya, Ren turo Ran.

  "The real challenge lies with Mouri-san."

  "The ability she obtained is purely physical, and she isn't aced to supernatural occurrences."

  Ran was at a plete disadvantage when it came to dealing with spirits.

  Her abilities had almost no effe them, and her inability to adapt to the supernatural was a major issue.

  Ran uood this all too well.

  "S-Sorry…"

  "There's o apologize, Mouri-san."

  Ren reassured her.

  "Everyone has their own weaknesses."

  "Being afraid of spirits isn't a failing. I was afraid of them, too."

  "In fact, my fear was far worse than yours."

  "Having a weakness is normal. The important thing is whether you choose to front it."

  That was the key.

  Ran's fear wasn't a problem in itself, what mattered was her willio overe it.

  Taking a deep breath, Ran uood she couldn't let this fear hold her back forever.

  She would likely enter evil spirits multiple times iure. If she remained frozen in fear, she would only drag everyone down.

  So, she had to keep improving.

  "I… I'll try my best."

  Though her face remained pale, Ren could see that this was a major step for her.

  After all, people naturally avoided what they feared.

  He didn't expect Ran to suddenly bee fearless ht.

  But just having the determination to try was already a signifit improvement over running away.

  "That's good."

  Ren offered her some words of encement.

  "Mouri-san, don't pressure yourself into overing your fear immediately."

  "We all have weako work on."

  "…Yeah."

  Though still nervous, Ra a little better.

  It would take time for her to fully adapt, but at least she was willing to try.

  "Now, about the situation on this isnd."

  "Despite the rge number of evil spirits, as I mentioned earlier, they ck self-awareness and act purely on instinct."

  "And because the people responsible for their deaths are still on the isnd, their instinct is to roam the entire area."

  "However, because their range of movement is so vast, their ive energy is spread thin, making their impa humans minimal."

  "The worst they do is cause nightmares or affeeone's mental state."

  "In other words, this is a great opportunity."

  "Mouri-san, would you like to apaomorrow?"

  Sihe spirits on this isnd were less aggressive, this was a good ce for her to gradually acclimate.

  Raated for a moment but ultimately took a deep breath.

  "…Alright. I'll go with Amamiya-san tomorrow."

  However, after making the decision, she seemed to waver.

  "B-But Amamiya-sa's take it slow tomorrow…"

  "Of course."

  "In that case, I'll join too!"

  With both hands oable, Sonoko, who had been quietly listening, suddenly stood up.

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