CHAPTER-22
Longing is the emotion furthest from understanding.
Because of our aspirations, we always have a halo around those we admire, a halo that is shrouded in mystery, greatness, and glory.
We attach everything divine to that person, and in doing so, his true self, hidden beneath that halo of glory, will never be understood.
Zenin Kiyoshi put down the Jump manga in his hand, which contained a line from the manga "Bleach".
He sighed, and the images of the few people he had fooled to the point of being completely out of control involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
Well, it can't really be called deception. Deception is a term that can only be used when one party wants to have some bad intentions towards another.
I simply chose a way of interacting with people that involved a little bit of lying, based on each person's personality.
After all, whether they are sorcerers or spirits, their power comes from countless negative emotions. It can be concluded that anyone in the world of sorcery who has a name has more or less a lot of problems in their heart.
When communicating with people who have mental health issues, one must pay attention to the manner in which they do so, and there is nothing wrong with doing so.
Furthermore, his friendship with these people was genuine, and he truly intended to provide them with assistance in the future.
At the very least, we can't let them repeat the mistakes made in the original story.
Hanami was crushed against the subway station wall, the shattered rubble and purple blood resembling a desolate flower blooming underground.
Geto Suguru died at the hands of his best friend. Before he died, he longed for a curse that could dispel the estrangement in his heart.
Even with his body almost split in two, he paused for a moment before finally uttering what could hardly be called a last word.
There are just too many regrettable things in this world, and if possible, he still wants to try his best to change some of them.
However, before that, Zenin Kiyoshi gazed at the words that were now appearing in his mind, a faint smile appearing on his face:
"Congratulations, host, you have gained 25 points of favorability with the Cursed Spirit Hanami, unlocking Hanami's character panel bonuses."
Current favorability rating: 25/100 (Slightly favorable)
Current stat bonuses: Hanami's total cursed energy 10%, Cursed Spirit Body 10%.
The first ability of the Cursed Spirit Body: It can acquire some characteristics of the Cursed Spirit Body, that is, the host will not die before the cursed energy core is destroyed. The host's cursed energy core changes at this time, the cursed energy core in the abdomen is made into a ethereal state, and the effect will not stop immediately when it is fatally wounded.
The second ability of the Cursed Spirit Body: The difficulty of using the reverse cursed technique is reduced by 10%. Simultaneously, the host can use a portion of their cursed energy to directly repair themselves. The current repairable range is shown in the image below.
The moment the voice in his mind fell, Zenin Kiyoshi subconsciously glanced at the picture drawn by the system. When he saw the scene in the picture, his whole body froze.
It was a portrait of himself, and the area from his lower abdomen down to his thighs was marked with a special red circle.
That was the part of his body that he could directly regenerate using his cursed energy.
Well, although it does occupy 10% of the body and is indeed the core of a sorcerer's cursed energy, for some reason, Zenin Kiyoshi always felt that this thing was a bit lewd.
He scratched his head, and then Zenin Toji's voice came from behind him:
"Have you bought everything? We should head back now. The old man wants you to see him tonight. It seems there's something he wants you to do. He's practically the only normal person in the entire Zenin family, and he's done me a favor. It shouldn't be a problem for him to ask you for help."
"I bought them a while ago. You were a bit slow. Did you go betting on horses?"
"I've gone."
What was the result?
"If I didn't say anything, doesn't that mean the outcome wasn't good?"
Hearing Zenin Toji's slightly impatient voice, Zenin Kiyoshi's tone remained unchanged; he simply said calmly:
"I never waste any opportunity to mock gamblers, because only in this way can I leave a scar on their hearts."
If anyone else had said those words, I would definitely have given them a few slaps to show them just how expensive hospital fees are in Tokyo.
However, he didn't feel truly angry at Zenin Kiyoshi's sarcastic remarks. In fact, he felt a strange, inexplicable feeling instead.
Is this what it feels like to be controlled by someone?
He actually really wanted to experience it once, but no one had ever paid attention to him or cared about anything he did.
Experiencing this feeling for the first time, he felt it was not bad, not as embarrassing as those fifteen or sixteen-year-old kids described.
So, Zenin Toji scratched his head, sighed, and said somewhat helplessly:
"Next time, let's bet on something else. Horse racing isn't really my thing."
"The only ending for a gambler is to cry bitterly in the end, be abandoned by everyone, and stand alone on the rooftop, falling towards the road below, descending from three dimensions to two dimensions."
"Tsk..."
Zenin Toji simply clicked his tongue and didn't say anything in rebuttal.
However, Zenin Kiyoshi knew that this did not mean that Zenin Toji would really stop gambling in the future; his way of thinking had been changed by gambling.
The pleasures that ordinary people get from things like good food, travel, and fitness are no longer effective for him. The pleasure derived from gambling has even changed his way of thinking, and it's not easy to change him back in a short time.
He's not a bad person, but he's definitely a terrible person in terms of his personal life.
There is still a lot to be done to change this kind of person.
Hanami still doesn't know what those things are. She just silently follows Zenin Kiyoshi, gently reaching out to carry Zenin Kiyoshi's things, but not making it obvious. After all, if these things were to float up, it would frighten many ordinary people.
After tidying up, the three of them finally caught the bus around six o'clock. Sitting on the bus, Zenin Kiyoshi looked at the familiar scenery outside the window, but at this moment he suddenly frowned. Under the blood-red sunset, a faint aura of cursed energy was slowly coming from not far away!
This aura was extremely faint, and Zenin Kiyoshi was able to detect it only because of the special effect of his Six Eyes.
Moreover, along with this aura came a barely audible cry for help.
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The moment he heard the sound, Zenin Kiyoshi raised his head and looked in the direction from which the strange phenomenon came.
It was a very ordinary Japanese-style building, and from the outside, there was nothing unusual about it.
Zenin Toji clearly noticed the changes at this time. If it were a month ago, he would never have paid attention to those things.
For Zenin Toji, everyone in this world has their own destiny. Since no one has helped him with all the difficulties he has suffered since birth, he naturally doesn't need to help others.
Even though the old man Zenin Naobito of the Zenin family helped him a little, he knew that the other party had initially valued his strength in Heavenly Restriction (Sorcerer Killer) as a form of exchange.
It could even be said that even if Zenin Naobito didn't help him, he could still resolve those matters.
However, after Zenin Kiyoshi arrived, some of these ideas changed, and even Zenin Toji didn't quite notice them.
He glanced at Zenin Kiyoshi, who had already begun to move, and asked casually:
"Are you going to go and take a look?"
"Hmm, let me try it myself. I want to test my current strength."
"I won't help you even if you don't tell me. I can't be bothered with those people's business."
Hearing this, Zenin Kiyoshi didn't say anything. Now was not the time to argue with Zenin Toji, this hypocrite. Lives were at stake, and he needed to hurry and save people.
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"Sister Hanami, please go and take a look first. If a dangerous situation has occurred, please take control of the scene."
"Um."
After answering, Hanami left immediately. After all, she was a cursed spirit, and even if she disappeared directly from the car, no one would notice anything amiss.
Zenin Toji had already reached the driver's side by this time. He didn't say anything, just glanced at the driver, and then said:
"parking."
Upon hearing this, the driver, already in a bad mood because of going to work, turned around and started yelling:
"You bastard, do you even know what nonsense you're spouting! A bus isn't a taxi! Do you think you can just stop it whenever you want...?"
Finally, at the end, the driver managed to take a moment to glance at Zenin Toji behind him.
Because it was summer, she was wearing a sleeveless short-sleeved shirt, and her marble-sculpted figure was directly and nakedly displayed in front of the driver.
Coupled with the deathly aura and coldness that Zenin Toji naturally exuded, the driver in front of him abruptly changed his tone.
However, out of a sense of duty, he forced a smile and said to Zenin Toji:
"Excuse me, sir, if you're in a hurry, you can wait until the next stop. Stopping now would be a bit..."
"parking."
Zenin Toji didn't argue with the driver. There weren't many people on the bus, and the road was very remote. There was only one other bus within 200 meters. Under these circumstances, he couldn't be bothered to say anything to the driver who didn't stop.
Under Zenin Toji's almost threatening tone, the driver did not hesitate, turned on the hazard lights, and pulled over to the side of the road.
He even opened the car door before the car had come to a complete stop.
However, after opening the car door, he did not see Zenin Toji carrying Zenin Kiyoshi out of the car.
After all, even Gojo Satoru couldn't keep up with Zenin Toji's speed when he was moving at full speed, let alone an ordinary person like the driver.
Zenin Kiyoshi, with his sleeve being held by the back of his neck by Zenin Toji, also experienced the feeling of moving at supersonic speed.
According to the worldview of the sorcery world, an ordinary Grade 1 sorcerer can run 200 meters in two seconds, which is 100 meters per second. However, for Zenin Toji, who can kick a truck away with one kick and shatter a modern reinforced concrete building with one foot, the speed of sound is his normal movement speed.
At this speed, in less than a few seconds, Zenin Toji had already arrived in front of that seemingly ordinary little building.
Zenin Toji glanced at Zenin Kiyoshi, then said indifferently:
"You can jump in through the back window yourself. I won't go in with you. It smells bad inside. If you have any problems, just ask the plant spirit."
After saying that, he walked straight ahead without any intention of staying in one place.
However, the guy didn't go far. He just came to a corner of the street, leaned against a telephone pole, and stared blankly at the traffic flowing in front of him.
The distance wasn't far, about two hundred meters. Zenin Toji estimated that if anything happened inside, he could get there in less than a second.
Meanwhile, Zenin Kiyoshi rushed into the room. He wasn't some brainless NPC from a idiotic TV drama. When lives were at stake, there was no time for idle chatter. The faster he acted, the better. Even if it was just a second faster, he would have a chance to save more people.
When he rushed into the room, there was already a dead body in the entryway. It was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, who looked to be about 1.6 meters tall and weighed about 180 kilograms. He died a gruesome death, with a huge wound in his abdomen and his internal organs had been ripped out by something.
Blood was flowing all over the ground, and it was still dripping and seeping down.
The man's facial expression was extremely painful and distorted, as if he had suffered immense pain before death.
After glancing at the man's corpse, Zenin Kiyoshi did not linger. Instead, he bypassed the corpse and rushed towards the source of the cursed energy upstairs.
Pushing open the door, one could see that Hanami had already brought the situation inside under control.
Here, a cursed spirit covered in fleshy growths is currently bound by vines, its head bearing both a male and a female face constantly emitting mournful howls.
The cursed spirit struggled incessantly, and fleshy tumors fell from its body, corroding large holes in the ground.
In front of the cursed spirit was a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old with a buzz cut. The boy looked terrified as he stared at the cursed spirit, his whole being in a state of near-madness.
Hanami looked at Zenin Kiyoshi who had rushed in and said softly:
"The man was already dead when you came in. This cursed spirit is probably around Grade 2. With your current cursed energy, it shouldn't be a problem. Want to give it a try?"
The Zenin Kiyoshi nodded in approval.
He wasn't a battle maniac, but in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen, if he wanted to make any changes, extensive combat experience was absolutely essential.
I came here not just to survive!
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At Zenin Kiyoshi's request, Hanami loosened the vines binding the cursed spirit.
The moment it realized it had regained its freedom, the cursed spirit roared and charged directly towards Zenin Kiyoshi's direction.
Most cursed spirits don't actually have much intelligence; they often kill anyone they see due to overwhelming negative emotions.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the cursed spirits are brainless. As special beings, they still know when to avoid certain beings.
Moreover, most of the time, due to the peculiar nature of their birth, cursed spirits do not like to wander around. Instead, they prefer to stay in their birthplace and kill humans who stray into it.
Apart from a few very special cursed spirits, most cursed spirits are like earthbound spirits.
But the cursed spirit in front of us is clearly not one of them!
Zenin Kiyoshi glanced at the remnants of cursed energy left behind by the cursed spirit as it rushed over; it had actually come from an underground parking garage across the street.
Moreover, judging from the appearance of this cursed spirit, it is probably one that was only recently born.
Based on the above two points, Zenin Kiyoshi has reason to believe that if he went to the underground parking garage now, he would definitely see a fresh corpse.
This cursed spirit is probably the vengeful spirit of someone who committed suicide. Moreover, the person's resentment was so great when they died that they directly transformed into a Grade 2 cursed spirit.
Clear goals, rapid evolution, and deep-seated resentment...
These things combined created a somewhat uncomfortable feeling within the Zenin Kiyoshi's tranquil atmosphere.
In his mind, if this type of cursed spirit appeared, it was most likely the so-called "vengeful ghost seeking revenge".
However, in any case, I am still a sorcerer, and if I encounter something like this, I should still take action.
He stared at the cursed spirit charging towards him, feeling the stench emanating from it. Zenin Kiyoshi let out a soft breath, lowered his waist, and exerted force with his right fist. In the next moment, his entire right hand shot out like a cannonball, so fast that his arm even made a "crackling" sound.
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Immediately afterwards, when Zenin Kiyoshi saw the hole in the cement wall and the slightly reddish sky outside through the belly of the cursed spirit, he was somewhat surprised to find that his strength seemed to have exceeded his expectations.
Looking at the wall with a large hole punched by his fist, Zenin Kiyoshi felt a chill in his heart. If such a big rock fell outside and hit someone on the head, it would cause him a lot of trouble!
However, just as Zenin Kiyoshi was worrying, the large hole in the wall was blocked by a somewhat helpless face. At that moment, he was holding the stone that Zenin Kiyoshi had knocked away, and he was covered in black lines.
"You brat, rein in your power!"
After saying that, he slammed the stone against the wall without making a sound.
Just then, Hanami's slightly anxious voice came from beside Zenin Kiyoshi:
"careful!"
Zenin Kiyoshi looked up and saw the cursed spirit whose abdomen he had blasted open suddenly fall towards him, its flesh falling off one after another, as if it were trying to bury him there.
Hanami intervened quickly, but the cursed spirit's attack method was too bizarre, causing Hanami to only be able to grab part of its body at the moment. The other part of its body was actually pressed down on Zenin Kiyoshi.
However, Zenin Kiyoshi did not panic at this moment. In fact, the reason he stood still was not because he hadn't reacted, but because before the cursed spirit attack landed, Zenin Kiyoshi had already used his Six Eyes to discern that the opponent's attack was only meant to entangle him.
The cursed spirit before him seemed to have no intention of harming him whatsoever.
What puzzled Zenin Kiyoshi even more was the other body that flew off the cursed spirit.
Thanks to the properties granted by the 10% Six Eyes and the 10% Heavenly Restriction (Sorcerer Killer) Body, he was able to see what the body looked like the moment it flew away.
It was a ball of flesh with a male face. The ball of flesh rapidly transformed and grew in the air. When it landed, it had already transformed into a human shape and lay directly on the boy's body, opening its mouth as if it was about to tear him apart.
At that very moment, Hanami's vines arrived just in time, locking the other party's throat and stopping him less than five centimeters away from the boy's throat.
The flesh and blood of the cursed spirit that had been stationary had completely dispersed, leaving only a haggard-looking woman who was tightly embracing Zenin Kiyoshi's body, with tears of blood constantly flowing from her eyes.
"Kill! Kill! Kill him!"
The female spirit clung tightly to Zenin Kiyoshi's body, repeatedly murmuring those words. She seemed no different from an ordinary spirit, but Zenin Kiyoshi could feel a sorrowful, almost tangible, sense of oppression emanating from her.
Zenin Kiyoshi himself didn't know how to describe this feeling. It was as if he was trapped in a glass bottle, with oxygen being constantly drawn out of him, and he could do nothing but watch his body slowly die.
In his previous life, Zenin Kiyoshi didn't have a deep understanding of cursed spirits. He just found these ugly creatures that would occasionally make electronic noises disgusting. Especially after he transmigrated, he encountered a cursed spirit attack. If it weren't for Gojo Satoru who happened to be passing by and saved his life, he probably would have really achieved the feat of quickly traversing the world of cursed arts.
Under such multiple influences, Zenin Kiyoshi would definitely not have a good feeling towards the cursed spirit. However, when he looked at the special cursed spirit that was tightly hugging his body and trembling all over, he felt as if he had been hit hard by something, and he was unable to recover for a long time.
Zenin Kiyoshi didn't know if this was a special ability of the cursed spirit or something else. He only knew that the moment the cursed spirit hugged him, a memory that didn't belong to him surged into his mind in an instant.
It was a conversation that took place in a dark and cramped basement.
It was a very narrow basement, completely empty. In fact, apart from the most basic bed, the most valuable thing there was probably a cheap, secondhand induction cooker.
The man was bent over, wiping the table. The wrinkles on his face, accumulated from fatigue, made him look almost ten years older.
Busy with work, the incandescent light overhead was somewhat dim, flickering occasionally, and Zenin Kiyoshi could even smell the damp, musty odor in the surrounding air.
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The man was bent over, wiping the table. Suddenly, he stopped, seemingly asleep. He staggered and almost fell to the ground.
It was only then that Zenin Kiyoshi noticed that the man's body was trembling slightly, his face was pale, and his limbs were cold. In the sweltering summer heat, this was not the state a normal, healthy person should be in.
After staggering a couple of times, the man leaned against the wall and stubbornly stood up. He wiped the table, as if only in this way could he find his way to live.
Just then, the man's phone rang. He opened it and saw a text message from his wife.
"Honey, the line at the hospital was quite long today, so I might be home late. Can you cook for yourself?"
The text message was accompanied by a picture, a photo of patients' dejected faces, with his wife standing at the back, and patients queuing up to get their numbers in front of her.
Looking at the text, the man remained silent for a while, then typed with some difficulty and clicked send:
"I'm sorry, Anzu, for making you go to the hospital to queue by yourself. It must have been hard for you. I'll make dinner and wait for you to come back so we can eat together."
The scene shifts, and Zenin Kiyoshi arrives at the hospital where the woman is. She is standing at the back, about 1.55 meters tall and weighing no more than 80 pounds. She is so thin and small that she looks like a small boat that could be swallowed up at any moment.
But for some reason, Zenin Kiyoshi could sense a tremendous power emanating from that thin, small figure.
It was an indescribable power that he had never seen in any sorcerer before.
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She looked at the text message on her phone, a smile appearing on her face. Just as she was about to type a reply, another message came in.
"Xingzi, let's give up treatment. You're already in the late stage; it's incurable. Rather than losing both your health and our money later, let's end it now..."
Looking at the message that had been sent, Zenin Kiyoshi felt a surge of anger. He didn't know where this emotion came from; perhaps it was anger based on the most basic moral values of an ordinary human being.
People always hope that beautiful things can be carefully cared for, but the world often doesn't do that.
The woman stared at the message on her phone, her smile freezing on her face.
Zenin Kiyoshi originally thought the woman would break down, wail, and call back to curse the man without thinking. But what happened next was something Zenin Kiyoshi would never forget.
The thin, bony woman stared at her phone screen for several seconds, then the smile that hadn't completely faded from her face became even brighter.
She typed "Mmm" with some difficulty using her index finger on the keyboard.
But just as she was about to send it, she suddenly realized that simply saying "uh-huh" would make her seem like she was throwing a tantrum.
So, the woman found a cute panda emoji online, typed "uh-huh" twice on it, and clicked the send button.
After sending those two words, the woman let out a long sigh of relief. Looking at the many patients in front of her, she suddenly smiled for some reason.
She laughed without making a sound, and Lu Shi didn't know how to describe that expression.
Liberation, reluctance, longing, magnanimity... In that instant, the expression on the woman's face struck Zenin Kiyoshi's heart like a heavy blow.
Before Zenin Kiyoshi could continue thinking about anything, his perspective shifted again, and he returned to the basement once more.
Zenin Kiyoshi naturally had no liking for the man who wanted to watch his wife die, but at that moment, the man's crying suddenly drew Zenin Kiyoshi's attention.
He turned his head and saw the man looking down at his phone, tears the size of beans dripping from his eyes. The man's sobs were soft, but penetrating; the whimpers were stuck in his throat, unable to be heard at all.
Tears fell onto the phone screen, wetting the cute panda picture his wife had sent, distorting everything in front of him. His almost silent sobs felt like dull knives cutting into his heart and lungs.
Just then, the man began to cough violently, but he paid no attention to it. He simply dragged his heavy body and cleaned the house little by little.
He knew Xingzi's personality; if there were any chores left to do at home, she would definitely rush to do them, and she would definitely want to spend more time with him in the final days of her life, giving him all the love she couldn't give him in the second half of her life.
But...aren't I the same?
Zenin Kiyoshi looked at the man in front of him, who was trembling but still tidying up the house. He looked at the two hospital diagnosis reports and a diary, and Zenin Kiyoshi fell silent.
The diary wasn't finished yet; it didn't contain much information.
"On February 17, 2000, the weather was overcast. Three months had passed since Xingzi and I were diagnosed with cancer. The situation was deteriorating rapidly, and we simply didn't have enough money. I calculated that if things continued like this, we would both die. So, without telling Xingzi, I secretly stopped my treatment."
I know that Kyoko will be furious and cry her eyes out when she finds out about this, but I am such a selfish person. I will tell Kyoko that when we confirmed our relationship, I said that I would die before Kyoko, because death would end everything, while the living would have to endure the dampness for the rest of their lives.
On March 14, 2000, it was drizzling. Xingzi found out that I had stopped treatment. As expected, she made a big fuss for a long time. She cried and begged me to go back to treatment, but I just shook my head and told her to live well. We still have children, and our children need to be taken care of. She needs to live well.
April 17, 2000, sunny. Xingzi is very strong. She told me that she would come down to be with me as soon as the child got married. I told Xingzi that if she came down so soon, I would avoid her because people who commit suicide are terrifying.
On May 18, 2000, it rained heavily. Xingzi's condition worsened; it seemed even the heavens didn't want us to be happy. Her illness had reached a point where it was almost impossible to cure...
June 19, 2000, it was raining heavily. We were almost out of money, and I was about to persuade Xingzi to give up treatment…
The diary entry stopped there, but some clues could be gleaned from the almost distorted handwriting and the traces of dried teardrops.
Zenin Kiyoshi felt a tightness in his chest.
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The diary lay there quietly, as if it were silently telling a story.
The man continued wiping the table, but his tears never dried up.
As a husband and a father, he himself didn't know what he was feeling when he said those words.
There are far too many injustices in this world for him...
Abandoned by his parents at birth due to illness, he was bullied in the orphanage where he was small and thin. As he grew older, the director and others increased his workload and eventually kicked him out when he was thirteen.
The reason was also ridiculous. The director believed that he was a person who would bring misfortune, and said that after he came to the orphanage, the number of kind-hearted people who came to adopt and donate decreased by more than half.
The reason the dean thought this way was because when he was very young, he had told the dean that he could see things that others couldn't.
At the moment he was kicked out, he didn't know whether he should feel fortunate or sad, whether he should resent the dean or thank him.
He huddled in the corner, like an abandoned stray dog.
But on that day, the stray dog encountered a star.
That was perhaps the luckiest time of his life.
He met Xingzi.
Anzu gave him an umbrella and took him to the kitchen where she worked. There, she almost begged him to find him a job, but at the cost of Anzu's already meager salary being cut in half. He received no pay at all, only a few dry, hard buns a day.
But those days were the best days of his life. He was able to spend every day with Kyoko and realize that there is still beauty in this world.
They worked there for a long time until one day, he took Kyoko's hand and said he wanted to take her to Tokyo; he wanted to give her a better life.
Looking back now, he doesn't even know how he had the courage to say those words, when he knew nothing and understood nothing, not even how to ride the subway...
He had nothing at the time.
But Kyoko still believed him. She didn't even ask any more questions. She just quietly packed her luggage, grabbed his clothes, and nodded to him as usual.
After arriving in Tokyo, he discovered how difficult it was to survive in the world. He worked tirelessly, spending all his time except for five hours of sleep each day, to barely find a cramped basement for the two of them to live in.
There is no sunlight here. The kitchen and bathroom are almost connected. The only ventilation opening is above the bedroom wall, where there is a small window. When you open it, you can see the shoes of passersby.
He felt ashamed of himself for only being able to find such a house, but Kyoko never complained about him; she only ever got angry with him once.
It was because he had worked overtime until 3 a.m. that day. When he came back, Xingzi had red eyes and was curled up on the sofa. She rushed into his arms and cried and scolded him, telling him not to work so hard and that he had to put his health first.
That day, Kyoko trembled like a kitten drenched in rain, her whole body shaking with fear of leaving. It was from that moment that he knew that he and Kyoko had long since become each other's light.
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They lived day by day, and their lives got better day by day. He was very hardworking and gained the appreciation of a boss, and his salary increased. Xingzi also went out to do part-time jobs, but her body was very weak and she could hardly do any heavy work. Even as a cashier, she would faint after standing all day.
That was the first time he lost his temper with Anzu and forbade her from going out to work.
He was earning more and more money, so he wanted to move. Xingzi disagreed, saying, "I like our current home very much. They should save money and buy a house that truly belongs to them."
So they continued to live there.
They had a child; it was the result of their joint discussion, or rather, the result of Kyoko's insistence.
She told him that she wanted to have a "home" of her own and a "family" of her own in this world.
He couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he agreed, but he had one condition: Xingzi absolutely could not refuse any nutritional supplements and necessary hospital treatments that he bought for her during this period.
With their mutual support, their child was born—a lovely girl. They loved her more than themselves.
Their family of three was finally starting to have a better life; he was almost ready to save enough for a down payment...
But at this stage, both the man and his wife were diagnosed with cancer, both in the middle or late stages.
He stared at the report, his face ashen.
Looking at the report, the couple put their child to sleep and then cried for a very long time.
Finally, under her own threat of suicide, Kyoko agreed to accept treatment.
The family's money is only enough to cover the medical expenses for one person.
From then on, I worked even harder, day and night.
But heaven has no pity for anyone in this world, and miracles never grace insignificant people like them.
The light flowing from between the fingers of the gods seems to flow only to those on earth who are equally radiant.
Despite various treatments, Xingzi's illness showed no signs of improvement whatsoever. She wanted to give up, but she was stopped by her own repeated outbursts of anger.
But just last week, after he collapsed at the construction site, he knew it was all over.
After waking up, he knelt down and begged his boss to let him continue working, but the portly middle-aged man coldly patted him on the shoulder and then told him that if he died on the construction site, he would have to pay millions of yen in compensation, but if he was allowed to leave now, he would only have to pay 500,000 yen.
She pleaded and told him about her family situation, but he just looked at her with disgust and then said something.
"Don't casually think about causing trouble for others because of your own problems!"
After saying that, the other person left.
He didn't tell Kyoko what had happened, but Kyoko knew what had happened; she knew better than anyone else.
Today, when Xingzi's report came out again, the man looked at the report, which still showed no improvement, and thought about the child's future. So, he sent Xingzi that message.
Their clean and simple deaths would cause their children far less trouble.
The money is enough for the children to live on, but not enough for the two of them to live on.
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This is the man's perspective. After reading all the diaries, Zenin Kiyoshi's perspective instantly shifted, and he came to Kyoko's perspective.
The man actually got one thing wrong: Kyoko had falsified the final report.
She gave up on treatment the day she learned of the man's accident.
Each of her treatments requires exorbitant medical expenses.
Xingzi calculated that if she could save the money from this week's treatment, she could buy her child about a season's worth of new clothes, take her husband to the Chinese restaurant he'd always wanted to go to, and have an artistic family photo taken...
She calculated so many things, crying as she did so, but in the end, Zenin Kiyoshi realized that Kyoko hadn't included herself in the calculations at all.
She saved up the money from that week, and every time her husband asked her to go to the hospital, she would pretend to go obediently and then wander around the park near the hospital until night.
She knew she was beyond cure, and she didn't want to add more pressure to her husband and children in the end.
In the park, she would find an inconspicuous corner to sit in, and then use the needles and thread she had bought to knit sweaters for her child, bit by bit.
The season she and her husband disliked the most was winter, because it was so cold and they couldn't afford sweaters. They could only walk around in the cold to relieve the stinging pain.
But at that time, she still had him; her child would be all alone.
She needs to knit enough sweaters for her child, who is already 2 years old. She plans to knit sweaters until the child is 20, because she feels that by then, her child will be able to take care of himself.
But as she continued knitting, Kyoko realized that she had unknowingly turned 22 and had no desire to stop. She kept thinking, "What if the child is too careless, or accidentally gains weight in the future?"
Later, the two entrusted all their savings to the man who had died in the entryway. He was their landlord, the landlord of the basement where they had lived for seven years.
They said this was the rent for the future, and they hoped the landlord would take good care of their children for the rest.
After hearing their story, the landlord was so moved that he burst into tears. He vowed that he would take good care of the child. Only after hearing these words did the two of them feel relieved, because they felt that the money they were paying the landlord was definitely more than their fair share.
After saying those words, the two said goodbye to the landlord.
The landlord asked them where they were going, and the two said they wanted to see more of the world before they died and didn't want to cause the landlord any trouble, since it would probably bother him if they died in the landlord's basement.
Upon hearing this, the landlord repeatedly assured them that he would take care of the couple's child as if he were his own.
After he finished speaking, he watched the two of them walk away.
What the landlord didn't know was that the two hadn't gone far. They were completely broke and extremely weak. Supporting each other, they made their way to a semi-abandoned garage opposite the basement.
They are there, and they can see their whole world.
On the first day, the landlord came into the house, stayed for ten minutes, and then came out. The sound of a child crying could be heard from inside the house. He did not take the child away, but left a two-year-old child to live alone inside.
The man originally wanted to go find the landlord, but Xingzi stopped him, saying, "The landlord may have gone to find a nanny. After all, the landlord is a man in his forties or fifties, and he may not have much experience taking care of children."
That was indeed the case. The landlord was worried that the man would come back to check on the child, so he hired a nanny and asked her to take care of the child.
The nanny stayed for four days in a row, and the landlord ended her work on the evening of the fourth day.
After that, the landlord never went to the basement again, and his son went into the basement the next morning carrying a bag of lime.
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By this time, the man and Xingzi were completely exhausted and had no strength left to move. They could only watch helplessly as their child was sent away to the place they had once lived.
The man wanted to do something, but he discovered that Kyoko was dead. He didn't know how long Kyoko had been dead, nor did he know what to do now.
He was filled with immense regret, regretting his own foolishness and why he had entrusted his child to the landlord.
But he seemed to have no other choice; he trusted his inhuman landlord more than the orphanage.
As the man watched his child's departing figure, a surge of hatred welled up in his heart. Just then, the monsters he had seen since childhood appeared beside him, laughing and mocking him as if they were ridiculing his foolishness.
He looked at his wife beside him, tears streaming down his face.
He didn't know how he died; perhaps he was eaten by a monster, or something else entirely.
In short, when he woke up, all he saw was the landlord's child he was about to kill, and his own body, which was tightly bound.
Time returns to the present, and consciousness returns to the body.
Zenin Kiyoshi looked at Kyoko, who was clinging to him tightly, and at the man who seemed to have gone mad. Suddenly, he felt a terrible headache coming on.
He didn't know why he could see the other person's memories. Perhaps it was because he had received 10% of the Flower Control ability? Or perhaps it was the cursed spirit ability after the man and Kyoko died?
In short, he saw all of this.
Hanami noticed that Zenin Kiyoshi was acting strangely. She turned around and looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, only to find that his eyes were a little red, as if he had gone through something.
Are you alright?
Hanami's voice came, carrying with it a gentle evening breeze that dispelled the sorrow.
Zenin Kiyoshi's voice was somewhat heavy, with a slightly nasal tone:
"Hmm, it's alright, Sister Hanami, please release that cursed spirit."
Hearing Zenin Kiyoshi's words, Hanami was stunned for a moment. She looked at Zenin Kiyoshi with an extremely complicated expression.
"If I release this cursed spirit now, that human will die."
Upon hearing this, Zenin Kiyoshi lowered his head, glanced at Xingzi who was now shedding tears of blood, looked at the infant's corpse at his feet, and looked at the man who was now struggling and screaming.
"Hmm, it's okay, let go."
When a person is about to be killed by a cursed spirit, the fear and other negative emotions released in that instant connect with the cursed spirit, allowing them to see it.
The boy overheard their conversation and frantically pleaded with Zenin Kiyoshi:
"No! No! No! Please! Save me! I don't want to be killed by monsters! Please..."
Zenin Kiyoshi looked at the other person, his eyes filled with nothing but coldness.
The vines loosened slightly, and blood splattered everywhere.
Chapter-28
Blood fell on Zenin Kiyoshi's face. He stood there, half of his face shrouded in shadow, making it impossible to discern his expression.
Zenin Kiyoshi did not stop the cursed spirit, but watched helplessly as it killed the wailing boy.
Zenin Toji walked in at this moment. He looked at the silent Zenin Kiyoshi, then at the cursed spirit still devouring the boy's corpse, frowned, and then asked:
"You failed to stop it?"
"Nothing was stopped."
"Why?"
Why should I save someone who deserves to die?
Hearing Zenin Kiyoshi's answer, Zenin Toji was somewhat surprised. He glanced at the apricot spirit that was still clinging tightly to Zenin Kiyoshi, raised an eyebrow, and then said:
"Why is that cursed spirit still holding you? Do you need my help?"
Looking at the cursed spirit whose eyes were still bleeding, Zenin Kiyoshi shook his head:
"No need, I can handle it myself. Could you please contact the chief of the Zenin clan for me? We can't solve this problem here."
Upon hearing this, Zenin Toji didn't ask any further questions, but instead took out his phone and dialed the number of Zenin Naobito.
"Hey? Old man, come to Yuangu Street. We've encountered a cursed spirit killing someone. I don't know any of the guys from the high school. Can you come and handle this?"
The Zenin Naobito, still somewhat drunk, listened to Zenin Toji's words with surprise and said:
"You actually get involved in those kinds of things? Hahaha, that's really surprising. I'll be there in a bit. You guys stay there and don't move. If someone dies, the higher-ups will need to take statements."
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After saying that, Zenin Naobito hung up the phone without giving Zenin Toji a chance to reply.
Zenin Toji put his phone in his pocket, looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, and a barely perceptible worry flashed in his eyes. Based on his observations over the past few days, Zenin Kiyoshi was the kind of person who could be defined as a "good person." He wondered if today's events would have any impact on him.
He sighed, and just as he was about to say something, Zenin Kiyoshi's voice rang out:
"Uncle Toji, if anyone comes to ask later, just say that you have killed those two cursed spirits. As for how they died, just say that when we arrived they were already corpses and we don't know anything about it."
"Ms. Hanami, you might need to leave us for a little while. You can go home and wait for us. We'll head back as soon as the questioning at the vocational high school is over."
Listening to Zenin Kiyoshi's words, Hanami nodded silently. Just as she was about to leave, Zenin Kiyoshi suddenly raised his hand and slowly pressed it down on the two cursed spirits in front of him.
Zenin Toji and Hanami both turned their attention to Zenin Kiyoshi, wanting to see how he would deal with the two cursed spirits.
"In the days immediately after I was rescued by Gojo Satoru, I awakened my own [Spell]. I originally thought it was because of my special physical condition that the awakening was delayed for so long. Based on the characteristics of the spell I displayed, the people at the high school also classified my spell as [Repulsion and Attraction].
At first, even I thought so, but it wasn't until I met with a friend who is also a sorcerer just now that I realized my spell wasn't [Repulsion and Attraction]."
Zenin Kiyoshi noticed the two gazes, but he didn't care and openly showed them to the two of them.
For someone you might be spending more than a decade with, it's impossible to only reveal the [Repulsion and Attraction] ability. If you show other abilities later on, both Zenin Toji and Hanami's trust in you will definitely decrease to some extent.
Concealing such things is the same as loyalty.
Loyalty that is not absolute is the same as absolute disloyalty.
Once trust is breached, even the slightest concealment or betrayal can never be repaired.
If that happens, then he will never be able to get 100% favorability from them. Zenin Kiyoshi will not choose to do something that would set a trap for himself.
Furthermore, after much deliberation, he realized that imitation techniques were not uncommon in the world of magic, especially in the ancient texts of the Zenin family during this period, where he found many traces of imitation techniques that had appeared in history.
Roughly every 50 years, a new user of the Imitation Technique will appear. However, the use of the Imitation Technique has many limitations, and most of the time it cannot reach the power of the original user. Therefore, even if it is mentioned, not many people will care about it.
It was precisely because he had prepared his explanation that Zenin Kiyoshi chose to tell the two the "truth" now.
As Zenin Kiyoshi spoke, he looked at Zenin Toji and Hanami. With the burst of azure cursed energy in his hand, the two spell spirits transformed into two vortexes, which, under Zenin Kiyoshi's control, became two crystal-clear blue cursed spirit orbs.
"I only just realized that my spell is [Imitation]. I can use spells from sorcerers I've interacted with, but they are all weakened versions, like this one."
Zenin Toji and Hanami looked at the two cursed spirit orbs in Zenin Kiyoshi's hand, their expressions different. Hanami paused, looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, and then said:
"You should have kept it a secret, at least you should have kept it a secret from me. Why didn't you wait until I left to tell me?"
Zenin Kiyoshi listened to Hanami's question, noticing the complexity and tremor in Hanami's tone.
Hanami is still too young to perfectly hide her emotions, and this is the best way for Zenin Kiyoshi to gain her favor.
"Because I never intended to hide anything from you, Flower Queen. Although we haven't known each other for very long, I think someone who likes plants can't be a bad person. Besides, you helped me carry so many things. I think we're friends now, aren't we?"
Sincerity is always the most effective tactic, especially for Zenin Kiyoshi, whose physical age is only about ten years old. No one would doubt his words too much.
As Hanami listened to Zenin Kiyoshi's words, she felt as if her heart had stopped beating for a moment.
Her mind was a little dazed. No one had ever said such a thing to her before, not even Jogo, who was also a different kind of cursed spirit.
Hanami could sense Jogo's kindness towards her, but Jogo's irritable temper and harsh tone actually kept Hanami in an anxious and uneasy environment.
She needs a gentle home, a home where she can fully express her personality.
Chapter-29
Lucky people use their childhood to heal their entire lives, while unlucky people spend their entire lives healing from their childhood.
From birth until now, Hanami has never felt any specific love, not even a kind tone of voice.
Zenin Kiyoshi's gentle words, sincere gaze, and trusting actions all evoked in Hanami a feeling she couldn't quite describe.
Hanami herself didn't know how to describe this feeling, but she knew that even if Jogo asked her to kill Zenin Kiyoshi, she would absolutely not be able to do it. In fact, she might even stop Jogo from killing Zenin Kiyoshi.
However, when intense emotions strike, the first reaction of introverted and shy people is often to escape, and Hanami herself was no exception. She looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, trying her best to calm herself down, and used what she felt was the best tremor in her voice to instruct Zenin Kiyoshi:
"I'll go back and wait for you. I'll come back soon."
Hanami's voice trembled violently, but fortunately, because she was a cursed spirit, the electronic sounds she naturally produced were not too obvious.
After saying that, she transformed into a cluster of flower petals and disappeared from the spot.
Zenin Toji, however, was sitting cross-legged on the ground. He looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, propped his chin up, raised an eyebrow, and then said:
"What's that thing in your hand for?"
"The Cursed Spirit Orb is a method to transform the entire body of a Cursed Spirit into a core of cursed energy."
"Did you kill those two cursed spirits?"
"No, no, that's all. They've just been made to look like this."
"Are you going to hide them for them this way?"
"No, I want to eat them."
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Hearing Zenin Kiyoshi's words, Zenin Toji's face showed a look of astonishment. He looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, his words tinged with worry:
"Is your brain cursed by a spirit? Or did the spirit's attack damage your brain?"
Zenin Kiyoshi looked at Zenin Toji, unsure how to answer. However, he worried that Zenin Toji might actually think he was an idiot and then come over and yank the cursed spirit ball out of his throat, which would be disastrous.
Although I don't know what a "rag covered in vomit" actually tastes like, just thinking about it makes me know I definitely don't want to experience it a second time.
So Zenin Kiyoshi patiently explained to Zenin Toji before swallowing the cursed spirit ball:
"This is my friend's spell. Although I'm using a low-quality version, the effect should be about the same. I can make a cursed spirit ball out of the curses that are weaker than myself, and then swallow them whole. In this way, I will have complete control over those two cursed spirits and store them in my own separate dimensional space."
Hearing Zenin Kiyoshi's words, Zenin Toji still stared at him with some suspicion, but said nothing more.
"I'm not crazy. Don't try to stop me. If I don't subdue and hide these two cursed spirits, they will definitely be discovered by the people from the college. I don't want them to leave no trace."
Upon hearing this, the suspicion in Zenin Toji's eyes completely disappeared, and even the slight worry she had previously had about Zenin Kiyoshi was completely put aside.
This kid is still the same as before; he's a decent, good-natured person.
It's good that this incident didn't affect him. As for what the kid wants to eat, he can't be bothered to care, as long as it doesn't kill him.
Seeing this, Zenin Kiyoshi finally felt relieved. He looked at the two cursed spirit balls in his hand, each about the size of a fist, and felt a headache coming on.
He didn't know if it was because of the 10% downgraded version or some other problem, but the two lumps in his hand were about the size of his fist.
Moreover, it seems that the size of this thing is determined by the strength of the cursed spirit. This is only a Grade 2 cursed spirit, and it is already this big. If it were to eat a ball of a special-grade cursed spirit later, wouldn't it be stuffed to death?
Zenin Kiyoshi felt a little dizzy, but he knew that now was not the time to hesitate. The people from the college might arrive at any time, so he had to speed things up.
After taking a deep breath, Zenin Kiyoshi picked up a cursed spirit ball and bit it hard into his mouth.
The initial taste was somewhat like extremely tough meat, but the moment it touched the tip of the tongue, an extremely foul, putrid smell and the taste of nausea and vomiting filled the entire mouth, as if someone had pulled your tongue out, rinsed it in a sewer, smeared it with dog feces, and then put it back in.
Even though it was so hard to eat, Zenin Kiyoshi didn't stop swallowing. He had asked Geto Suguru about the problem of eating the cursed spirit ball that afternoon.
Geto Suguru told him that it was best to swallow this thing in one gulp, otherwise the taste would keep getting stronger, and the faster he swallowed it, the weaker the taste would become.
However, the cursed spirit ball that Geto Suguru ate wasn't even as big as himself!
While suppressing his nausea, Zenin Kiyoshi swallowed hard, and Zenin Toji opened a bottle of water and handed it to him, saying:
"You look like you're choking. Why don't you drink some water to help you clear your throat?"
Zenin Kiyoshi took a sip of water, and it tasted even more bitter.
After enduring a painful process of about a minute and a half, he finally swallowed all the cursed spirit orbs. At that moment, a pleasant system voice appeared in his mind:
"Congratulations, host, you have gained the absolute favor of the cursed spirits [Kyoko] and [Miyamura]!"
Current affection level: Kyoko 100%, Miyamura 100%!
Unlock bonus: 100% total cursed energy for Cursed Spirit Anzu, 100% total cursed energy for Miyamura.
Kyoko and Miyamura have been detected as special mutated spirits. When the two spirits appear at the same time, the host can briefly see the spirits' memories!
Cursed Spirit Manipulation\] Controls 2 spirits. Currently, the number of spirits controlled is full. The absorption function will be unavailable until the next stage is reached.
Listening to the voice in his mind, Zenin Kiyoshi finally understood why he had been able to directly see the memories of Kyoko and Miyamura.
Their abilities are quite interesting. If they can see the memories of the cursed spirits later, it might be of great help to some of their plans.
After all, those ancient sorcerers who were reborn after being given flesh—are they cursed spirits or humans? No one can say for sure.
But his thoughts were interrupted at that moment, and he felt nauseous again.
This tastes really awful...
It felt like being filled with lard from the stomach to the throat, so greasy that Zenin Kiyoshi wished he could vomit it all out.
But just then, a slightly deep voice came over:
"Are you the ones who discovered this cursed spirit incident?"
Zenin Toji looked at the other person and nodded.
"There are some suspicious signs around. You need to come back with me for questioning."
Chapter-30
Hearing the words of the newcomer, Zenin Kiyoshi raised her head slightly and looked at the other person.
As expected, the newcomer had a buzz cut, wore sunglasses, was about 1.8 meters tall, and had well-developed muscles that made his black college uniform look somewhat bulging, giving him the air of a yakuza boss.
Yaga Masamichi, currently the head of the class at the Tokyo Jujutsu High School, is in charge of supernatural cases in the Shibuya area.
Although he had never had direct contact with the other party, Zenin Kiyoshi had gained some understanding of this college principal who died for his ideals through the plot of the original work.
He is one of the few normal people in the entire Jujutsu Kaisen world.
When Zenin Kiyoshi saw that it was the other party who was handling the matter, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He doesn't yet have the ability to confront the higher-ups directly. If he is punished by them because of what happened today, he doesn't really have any good solutions.
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In the worst-case scenario, he might even become a wanted criminal.
After all, while the higher-ups in the world of sorcery may not have many particularly powerful combat forces, the resources and social connections they control are enough to give him a hard time right now.
Moreover, once he truly offends the higher-ups, it will become much more difficult for him to win over the goodwill of the protagonists, and he may even naturally become the enemy of the protagonists.
Therefore, in Zenin Kiyoshi's view, he would never choose to turn against the higher-ups unless absolutely necessary.
However, this does not mean that he should blindly obey the arrangements made by the higher-ups. At least in this matter, he wants to first make some moves through the Yaga Masamichi.
Then, Zenin Kiyoshi looked at Yaga Masamichi, a faint sense of guilt in his eyes, as if he were grieving for not being able to save the two:
"Where is something wrong? When we arrived, those two cursed spirits had already disappeared."
Yaga Masamichi frowned upon hearing this, but his expression softened slightly upon seeing that Zenin Kiyoshi was only ten years old. Yaga Masamichi always had more patience for children.
"The residual cursed energy here indicates that this is the last place the cursed spirit appeared. I noticed this as soon as I came in. There are only traces of the two cursed spirits rushing in, but there is no sign of the cursed spirits leaving. At the same time, there is an abnormal fighting situation in the house, such as the large hole in the wall over there. That is obviously not something an ordinary person could do."
Moreover, I happened to be handling another case involving a cursed spirit nearby, and when I arrived, I didn't detect any fluctuations in cursed energy in the surrounding area. The cursed spirit is most likely still inside this house.
At this point, Yaga Masamichi glanced at Zenin Toji beside him. Although he could not sense any trace of cursed energy from the man in front of him, the pressure he felt was extremely strong. In front of him, he always felt an indescribable sense of being suppressed.
Listening to Yaga Masamichi's words, Zenin Kiyoshi felt somewhat helpless.
He had originally planned to clean up the surrounding remnants of cursed energy before the Zenin Naobito and the high school arrived, but unfortunately, Yaga Masamichi happened to be handling a case nearby, which meant he didn't have time to clean up the scene.
However, Zenin Kiyoshi quickly came up with an explanation. He looked at Yaga Masamichi, scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, and then explained:
"I made that hole. After I came in and found that these two people were dead, I felt a bit sad and lost control of my strength. I subconsciously vented my anger and made a hole in the wall. I'm sorry, do we need to compensate for or repair this?"
The best lies are always the vast majority of truths, with one or two falsehoods mixed in.
Listening to Zenin Kiyoshi's explanation, a hint of agreement flashed in Yaga Masamichi's eyes, which were hidden behind sunglasses.
The reason he said this in front of Zenin Kiyoshi was because he saw that the shape of the crack on the wall did not correspond to the wounds on the two corpses at all, and thus he made a misleading and erroneous point of view.
If Zenin Kiyoshi were to go along with his words and take the opportunity to back down, continuing to claim he knew nothing about those things, then it would mean that the other party definitely had a problem.
Now that the other party has given their explanation, and the situation is similar to the attack cracks I observed, it proves that Zenin Kiyoshi was not lying.
Moreover, Zenin Kiyoshi is only about ten years old, and Yaga Masamichi does not believe that Zenin Kiyoshi could have such a deep mind at such a young age.
As for Zenin Toji? Although he looked a bit scary, after repeatedly confirming that there was no cursed energy on the other party, Yaga Masamichi naturally ruled him out as a suspect.
The remnants of Hanami's cursed energy? They don't exist here at all. At her level, as long as she doesn't want to be discovered, even if she were standing right behind Yaga Masamichi right now, the other party wouldn't be able to detect her presence.
However, upon hearing Zenin Kiyoshi's answer, Yaga Masamichi was also somewhat troubled. If it was really as Zenin Kiyoshi said, then where did the cursed spirit that killed these two people go? If it wasn't found in time, the cursed spirit might continue to kill people.
This is his assigned area, and he doesn't want to see a few more inexplicable corpses here later.
This is such a troublesome thing...
Yaga Masamichi rubbed his head, then sighed, looked at Zenin Kiyoshi in front of him, and slowly said:
"Although you have given an explanation, according to regulations, you still need to come with me to the college. There will be someone there to question you and take your statement. As long as you tell the truth, there won't be any problems."
Listening to Yaga Masamichi's words, Zenin Kiyoshi nodded, but he himself was somewhat resistant and repulsed by this matter. After all, no one knew if there were any strange cursed tools at the college. If there were cursed tools like lie detectors, his affairs might be exposed.
However, if he didn't choose to go there, it would give people the feeling that he had a guilty conscience. Thinking of this, Zenin Kiyoshi felt somewhat helpless.
But at that moment, the voice of the Zenin Naobito came from inside:
"Hahaha, Yaga, are you really going to take your student to the interrogation room the very first time you meet them? Don't you think that's a bit too inhumane?"
Hearing Zenin Naobito's words, Yaga Masamichi's expression showed a slight surprise. He looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, then subconsciously asked:
"Are you Zenin Kiyoshi?"