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"Togawa-san, sorry for the wait."
Kitahara Makoto walked forward.
"Kitahara… eh?"
Seeing Kitahara Makoto walking towards her, Togawa Sakiko couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes.
It's only been two days since I last saw him, how could there be such a big change?
After changing his clothes and hairstyle, he's actually, actually so good-looking…
"Could it be that you can't recognize me?"
Kitahara Makoto smiled.
"Kitahara-kun, good morning." Togawa Sakiko came back to her senses, only feeling her face burning, and subconsciously looked away, "The train just arrived, let's go, shall we?"
"Let's go."
Although Kitahara Makoto's charm attribute doesn't have a specific value, it is obviously quite high. Standing on the train, young girls would blush and peek at him from time to time, and even some wives couldn't avoid it.
Fortunately, Togawa Sakiko was by his side, so no one came up to strike up a conversation.
Togawa Sakiko pursed her pink lips and silently looked at the reflections of the two people in the glass, her thoughts fluctuating.
"I remember seeing in a book before that if a sloppy boy suddenly starts paying attention to his clothes and appearance, there's a high probability that he has someone outside…"
Togawa Sakiko silently clenched the handrail, and thought of the information she got from drinking tea with Nagasaki Soyo the night before:
"Among the girls that night, someone has an unusual relationship with Kitahara-kun…"
Togawa Sakiko's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she lowered her eyes.
"Could it be… Kitahara-kun is already dating someone else?"
Amidst the girl's anxieties, the two quickly arrived at a wealthy area in the suburbs, and finally stopped in front of a villa.
"It's here."
Togawa Sakiko calmed down, took a deep breath, and stepped forward to ring the doorbell.
It had been agreed before that the two would 'cooperate', Kitahara Makoto was responsible for exorcising demons, and everything else was left to Togawa Sakiko, including negotiating with people, finding clients, and so on.
Before long, a Maid Auntie came out. Togawa Sakiko greeted her, and after reporting her identity, the two walked into the villa under the Maid Auntie's lead.
The female owner of the villa was a middle-aged lady, about forty or fifty years old. Her figure was already slightly plump, but one could still see her beauty when she was young, but her face was obviously a little haggard.
"Hello, Mrs. Sato…"
Togawa Sakiko stepped forward to greet her.
Mrs. Sato's attitude towards Kitahara Makoto and Togawa Sakiko's arrival was cold and distant. She clearly didn't believe that two high school students could solve her daughter's problem, otherwise, she wouldn't have waited until the weekend to have them come over.
Togawa Sakiko naturally understood this, so after a brief greeting, she quickly got straight to the point:
"Mrs. Sato, could you please take us to see your daughter?"
Mrs. Sato sighed, "Follow me."
The three of them arrived at the room at the end of the hallway.
Mrs. Sato pushed the door open, revealing a dimly lit room, with the curtains drawn tightly shut.
After turning on the lights, Kitahara Makoto saw a woman in pajamas sitting on the bed. By her age, she appeared to be a university student. Her hair was disheveled, and the dark circles under her eyes were exceptionally heavy. She was curled up in a ball, hugging her knees, muttering something unintelligible.
Not only that, but the walls of the entire room were covered with various talismans, making it look quite eerie and unsettling.
"Kana was about to graduate from university, and I don't know why, but she suddenly became like this." Mrs. Sato's eyes were a little moist. "We sought treatment from the top doctors, and even priests from famous shrines, but there was no effect at all. Now we can only arrange for her to take a leave of absence from school. To prevent Kana from getting lost, we can only keep her confined in the villa."
Mrs. Sato said, turning to look at them, her tone pleading, "No matter what method you use, as long as you can restore Kana to normal, the twenty million yen reward will not be a single cent less."
"Please rest assured, we will do our best to treat Miss Kana." Togawa Sakiko gently reassured her, then looked up at Kitahara Makoto. "Kitahara-kun, have you found anything?"
Kitahara Makoto gently shook his head:
"I haven't seen any evil spirits yet."
Although the atmosphere in the room was quite eerie, there was indeed no presence of evil spirits or anything similar.
"Is that so…"
Togawa Sakiko's heart sank slightly.
After being possessed by ghost Senpai, she could also see things that ordinary people couldn't. Now, after searching the entire room, she hadn't found anything… So, perhaps the university student in front of them wasn't possessed by an evil spirit, but rather suffering from some sudden mental illness?
Or even ate some poisonous mushrooms, who knows…
But no matter what, the Dutiful Exorcist team had a bad start, and it would be very difficult to become famous later.
Hearing their conversation, Mrs. Sato looked disappointed: "If there's no way, then please go back…"
"Mrs. Sato, please calm down."
Kitahara Makoto opened his backpack and directly took out the answer book.
Give up on a reward of twenty million yen just like that?
My heart would ache so much I couldn't breathe!
"Why did Miss Kana go insane?"
Kitahara Makoto asked directly.
Whoosh.
The answer book flipped through its pages rapidly on its own, immediately attracting the attention of Togawa Sakiko and Mrs. Sato.
(This must be the answer book Soyo mentioned, right?)
Togawa Sakiko pursed her pink lips, a look of curiosity on her pretty face.
Mrs. Sato, on the other hand, had a skeptical expression, clearly treating the answer book as some kind of magic prop.
As for whether the answer book would be coveted by others, Kitahara Makoto was not worried. Only the weak would be timid and indecisive, while the strong would inspire awe. As an exorcist, if he didn't possess any 'magical' abilities, how could he earn respect and trust? If the other party was unreasonable and wanted to seize it by force, he was also somewhat skilled in fisticuffs... Well, it was parasite.
Although Kitahara Makoto only intended to use parasite to make money, this thing wasn't just for eating fat...
A moment later.
A line of text quietly emerged on the page:
[Curse Infestation]
"Curse?"
Kitahara Makoto raised his eyebrows. It didn't sound like a good thing.
"It seems Miss Kana is not mentally ill." Kitahara Makoto looked at Togawa-chan, handed over the answer book, and at the same time, leaned close to Togawa Sakiko's ear, explaining its usage in a low voice, "I've run out of questions, so it's up to Togawa Sakiko now."
Warm breath brushed her ear, Togawa Sakiko's pretty face flushed, and her heart rate quietly accelerated. She took the answer book with both hands and said seriously:
"Leave it to me."
"…How can the curse be eliminated?"
Togawa Sakiko asked softly.
Whoosh.
The answer book flipped on its own and quickly provided the answer:
[Burn the cursed painting]
"The cursed painting?" Kitahara Makoto's gaze fell on Mrs. Sato beside him, and he said directly, "Ma'am, please ask where the cursed painting is."
"Is this thing really useful?"
Mrs. Sato still regarded the answer book as a magic prop, taking it with a mixture of doubt and belief.
Whoosh.
The answer book quickly provided guidance:
[That oil painting on the desk]
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