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Yuigahama Yui instinctively took the necklace, which still carried some of Chihaya Anon's body warmth, and looked at Asakura somewhat at a loss.
Asakura probably misunderstood her hesitation, grinned, showed his big white teeth, gave the girl a thumbs-up, and gave her an encouraging smile that seemed ready to shout 'Roar, youth!' at any moment.
Yuigahama Yui, who was not encouraged at all, rolled her eyes.
That being said, she still held the necklace and carefully felt it.
Then the girl opened her eyes and softly said, "Mirror!"
Under Chihaya Anon's nervous yet expectant gaze, nothing seemed to happen.
"Yuigahama-senpai can't use this Curse either?"
Chihaya Anon asked Asakura.
Asakura stroked his chin and pondered for a moment.
He felt that the Curse on Yuigahama Yui's body seemed to have changed, and the Curse should have entered the activation state, but it failed to activate due to the lack of some necessary conditions.
"Anon-chan, do you have a compact Mirror or something similar?"
Asakura asked.
"No, after what happened yesterday, I'm a bit… about ordinary mirrors…"
Chihaya Anon gave a dry laugh.
Asakura looked at Yuigahama Yui again.
The mochi-headed girl also shook her head, indicating that she didn't have such a thing.
"I have a compact Mirror~"
At this moment, Hoshino Ai's smug voice came from the poster on the wall, her tone seemingly carrying a 'beg me if you want to use it~' kind of… what the heck was that feminine vibe?
"In that case, we can only remove the Mirror from the restroom first and bring it here to try."
Asakura said with a serious face.
"Don't ignore me!"
Hoshino Ai slapped the paper surface of the poster, making a thumping sound.
"You should use polite language when asking for favors."
Asakura then replied in a serious tone.
"Please, please let me help… Huh, why does it feel like something's off?"
Miss Hoshino Ai, who wasn't very bright, showed a puzzled expression in her starry eyes.
However, she was actually just joking and didn't really intend to make things difficult for Asakura and the others.
Soon, the idol in the poster found her compact Mirror and stuck it onto the poster surface.
"It actually turned into a Mirror…"
Chihaya Anon curiously poked the poster, finding that the touch of her fingertip was still that of paper, but that particular area looked exactly like a Mirror.
"Should I use the Curse on this again?"
Yuigahama Yui asked Asakura.
Asakura nodded.
The pink-haired mochi girl tried to release the Curse again.
"Mirror!"
Then she opened her eyes wide in surprise. Even without Asakura as an observer, the girl herself felt that the Curse seemed to have been successfully activated this time.
However, she looked at the Mirror surface on the poster, which was about the size of a palm, and felt that there didn't seem to be any change.
"Is the Mirror not big enough?"
Asakura scratched his head in confusion: "Hmm, if this doesn't work, then we really can only try the one in the restroom."
"At this time, there are quite a lot of students, whether in the school building or the club building…"
Yuigahama Yui said with some apprehension.
"Yui, have you heard of the 'Nine Mysteries of Soubu High School'?"
Asakura asked.
"Nine? Isn't it Eight?"
Yuigahama Yui was stunned for a moment.
"Ever since the last time I failed to refine the Essence of Dittany and the crucible exploded, it became nine."
Asakura said, looking into the distance.
For a week, the entire club building was filled with the smell of failed potions. Thankfully, it was only the smell of rotten cabbage and not rotten meat, otherwise the police would probably have come knocking.
"That time was really quite troublesome…"
Yuigahama Yui's eyes also looked a bit hollow. Even without mysophobia, facing the scene that looked like a bombed toilet pit back then was indeed quite a visual and olfactory shock.
"In any case, just like the one that appears in most school-based ghost stories, Soubu High School also has the rumor of 'Toilet Bound Hanako'."
Asakura, not wanting to continue recalling the messy scene after the failure, forcibly pushed the topic forward: "And the location is the girls' restroom on the third floor of the club building—or rather, the old school building."
"So, Asakura, what are you trying to say?"
Chihaya Anon asked in confusion, clearly puzzled as to why Asakura would bring up such a common school ghost story at this moment.
…Wait, ghost story?
The long-haired pink-haired girl's expression turned somewhat unpleasant: "Don't tell me Hanako is also a real supernatural entity?"
"Don't worry, Hanako doesn't exist."
Asakura made a gesture to calm her down.
Chihaya Anon finally breathed a sigh of relief; she didn't want to be scared every time she went to the restroom.
"Only Moaning Myrtle exists."
Asakura continued.
"Who's that? No, rather, the name doesn't matter, it's scary enough if it exists, okay?!"
Chihaya Anon's face turned pale.
"Don't be scared, Takkun is just joking."
Yuigahama Yui patted the new recruit's shoulder, comforting her with a wry smile.
"Ugh… I suddenly feel the necessity of girls going to the restroom together."
Chihaya Anon, who had always been unable to understand girls who went to the restroom in groups, still mumbled, unable to let go of her unease.
"We've gone off-topic. I just wanted to say that because of the ghost story, the restroom upstairs is usually empty during the twilight hour, so if you want to use the Mirror, you can go then."
Asakura took out his phone to check: "It'll be about half an hour from now."
"Can I put my compact Mirror away now?"
Hoshino Ai poked her head out of the poster and asked.
"Wait a moment…"
Asakura seemed to have discovered something and made a stopping gesture.
Then, mimicking Chihaya Anon's action just now, he extended his finger towards the Mirror surface of the compact Mirror.
But this time, he didn't poke the paper surface of the poster—or rather, the Mirror surface within the poster—but directly extended his hand into the Mirror.
"Huh?"
Yuigahama Yui's eyes widened, filled with curiosity.
"Ugh…"
Chihaya Anon's face turned even paler, clearly activating her unpleasant memories.
"Indeed."
Asakura retracted his finger, confirming his guess.
After all, she was a witch who could create a demon realm with just one Golem. Even now, there is still a small demon realm within Napoleon's body. Whether it's this subtle influence or Yuigahama Yui's innate magical properties, she certainly has a considerable affinity for the concept of 'space'.
"Yui herself seems to have a good compatibility with the concept of 'space'. Although the unfinished Curse Mirror was triggered, the effect manifested was completely different from Anon-chan's. It opened an entrance similar to a 'Mirror space'. However, more specific details still need to be tested to confirm."
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