[Spell Return] Beast of Despair

79.

—August 2018, 8, Tokyo, pedestrian walkway—

AM11: 52

Shizhi stood under the shade of the tree, staring at the small circular light spots cast by the gaps in the leaves, seriously thinking about what he should have for lunch today.

Before reuniting with the curse of the Yae family, she felt that it was necessary to appease her appetite.But even though she thought so in her heart, she had no clue.

It seems that she hasn't been troubled by such boring little questions as "what to eat today" for a long time.After the accident, three meals a day became an eating action that only existed for survival, and for a long time she couldn't even taste it.Worst of all, for a longer period of time, she didn't realize that her sense of taste had become so dull.

Chew, swallow.She used to only repeat this simple action.

But at this moment today, she is hesitating about how to choose lunch.Although she didn't like the tangled feeling of being unable to come up with an answer, she had to admit that she was glad that she was able to start tangling.

She kept searching for nearby restaurants with high ratings, when she suddenly received a message from Wujo Wu.Coincidentally, the subject of this message happened to be her tangled lunch problem.

"Today at 11:33

FROM Gojo Satoru

Come eat sushi! [photo]"

Yes, I opened the photo sent by Gojo Satoru, and my eyes automatically ignored the big face of Gojo Satoru, which took up two-thirds of the screen, and finally found the shop name sign in the corner, which happened to be their high school student. The sushi restaurant she went to when she was young—it was also the one where she was almost eaten by Gojo Satoru and went bankrupt.

I would choose this place because I know it is definitely not just a coincidence.But even so, she passed.

Because Sushi is a good choice, and I haven't seen him today.

Sitting at the familiar edge, it is inexplicable to think that the decoration of this store has not changed in the past ten years, and even the bottle containing sweet soy sauce is the same style as before.But this did not give her the illusion that "time has never passed", she always knew that her time was passing fast.

She rested her chin in one hand, and the air-conditioning in the store made her feel a little cold.The neckline of the shirt was slightly opened, revealing a slender golden necklace and a ring hanging from the necklace.In fact, it wasn't that conspicuous, but Gojo Satoru couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"Speaking of which..."

As if he noticed his gaze, he sat up straight, looked down at his hands, touched his fingertips lightly, and said to him:

"If I die unfortunately, maybe it will become a terrible curse like Yae Tsune."

Speaking of the most frightening possibility in the most flat tone, no matter how you listen to it, it feels unacceptable, but it is indeed a possibility that is very likely to happen.Yezhi was ready to face this possibility, and she hoped that Gojo Satoru would be the same.

But he seemed reluctant to consider this ending.He cut off her words almost without hesitation, and said decisively: "You will not die, absolutely not."

To be honest, Gojo Satoru felt that her current tone sounded like she was giving her last words.If it was any other time, then he would definitely have a few jokes.But now he really didn't want to hear the last words - even words similar to the last words.

"So I said what if."

She seemed very relaxed, and there was not much heaviness in her words, as if she was just chatting about ordinary trivial matters, which had nothing to do with life and death.

But they are indeed talking about life and death now, which is unavoidable.

"Based on the premise of 'becoming a curse after death', I have one thing to ask you." This conversation became more and more like a last word, "If I am a curse that loses its reason and only kills, then of course You have to exterminate me immediately. But I don’t want to be exterminated by others, I just want to disappear in your hands.”

Gojo Satoru took a sip of hot tea, but his throat became more and more dry, and his words seemed to become dry.

"Why are you saying such weird things all of a sudden? Don't push such a torturous job to me."

He smiled with a reluctant expression on his face.

What she said just now was actually just part of her "last words".The rest of it, she was about to say.

She touched the ring, and inexplicably became nervous about what she wanted to say next—she was a little ashamed to speak.

"If I'm a curse that can't kill, then let me stay by your side, just like that student of yours... Speaking of which, what's his name? I forgot again."

While saying this, she happened to touch Gojo Satoru's name engraved on the ring.She couldn't help but think that saying this really made her feel very embarrassed.

"That guy's name is Bone."

Under Gojo Satoru's soft reminder, Yezhi finally awakened a little memory.She suddenly realized and nodded: "Yes, yes. The kid who is haunted by the super curse spirit is called Yi Gu. But I won't pester you, I just want to stay by your side. I believe I can make you better powerful."

"I'm already the strongest, and I don't need an inexplicable spell like you to help me become stronger."

Gojo Satoru's tone and expression were full of disgust, and at the end he let out a heavy "hum", making this mood more obvious.

"I've been thinking about such boring things all day long." He flicked Yeshi's forehead mercilessly, "Are you stupid?"

"Just being prepared ahead of time. I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to say those words."

"There will be opportunities. We've got lots and lots of time."

Gojo Satoru held her hand tightly.

He really wanted to say that it didn't matter if she didn't get rid of the curse.You can buy new rings, as long as their names are still engraved on the inside.The mutilated body was fine, he never felt any disgust or pity for it, and it wasn't just the body that he loved.And Yezhi no longer feels repulsed by "showing the real body in front of his eyes", everything has become better.

So just stop at this moment, Gojo Satoru doesn't want to lose her.

"Let's not talk about it, okay?" Gojo Satoru stroked her ring finger, "I don't like to hear it."

Yes, he still smiles—a smile from the heart.

"Isn't it okay to plant a flag before the battle?" She pulled her hand out of Gojo Satoru's palm and patted the back of his hand hard, "If I made a promise early to get rid of this cursed spirit, I would go home and marry you ' promise, then I will definitely die there. So I will do the opposite."

"Oh--?"

Gojo Satoru deliberately prolonged the ending, wanting to applaud her idea of ​​teaching materials.Although it is completely unscientific to insert anti-flags or something before the war.

Moreover, Wujo Satoru's focus has completely shifted from Shizhi's wonderful anti-flag to other places.

"So you will marry me after getting rid of the curse spirit of the Yae family? It seems that I can finally see the wedding ring in the drawer again." Gojo Satoru leaned on her shoulder playfully and winked at her After a while, "I'm already looking forward to it. Hurry up and change your name to Gojo, Mrs. Gojo."

Shizhi shook his shoulders, and forcibly drove this super-large warm-blooded animal named Gojo Satoru away from his body.

"I'm just giving an example," she said.

"Hey—don't you want to marry me?"

"I didn't say I didn't want to." Yezhi poked his arm, "I really just raised a typical flag."

Gojo Satoru pursed his lips and shrugged helplessly: "Okay. But you will definitely marry me, I firmly believe in that."

"So confident?"

"That's right, I'm that confident." He gently tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear for her, "But I don't want to marry a curse, it will sound a bit perverted. So you have to answer carefully Come to me."

He knew that if Shizhi was gone, he would not be able to love anyone like she loved her.He was the only one who loved her so deeply.

He held Shizhi's face lightly, brushed her eyebrows and nose tip with his fingertips, and recorded everything with his touch.

"I never said how I spent the three years of separation." He suddenly said, "The reason why I didn't mention it is actually very simple, because I don't know how to say it. But I didn't Acting decadent. I'm just . . . living my normal life."

At first, he lived a very busy life and didn't give himself too much free time, lest he would think of all the words she had said to her when he stopped.If he is really free, he can only drink some wine, and let the alcohol temporarily paralyze his thinking.

But even so, he still remembered it.Think of the future she questioned, think of the pain she experienced, think of her appearance when she was afraid of her approaching.Then he began to think about what expression he should put on the next time he saw her so that it wouldn't trigger all the expressions he didn't want to recall.

It wasn't until January of this year that he stopped thinking about this question - because he saw Yeshi.

Thus, their story begins again.

"But now I have forgotten what kind of expression I made on the roof that day." Gojo Satoru shrugged, "But I should have behaved well? Otherwise, we wouldn't be sitting here now."

"Sorry, I also forgot your expression at that time. I just remember that I had an extremely strong feeling of wanting to beat you up. Because you didn't let me die and asked me to return the ring. Very annoying."

"Now? Is it annoying now?"

"Now...it's better."

"only a little bit?"

"Just a little bit."

"alright."

Gojo Wutiao spread his hands, it was good to accept this little bit reluctantly, but he stubbornly felt that he must have performed quite well, otherwise how could he be laughing now.

How lucky to make her smile today.

I want to continue to see her smile tomorrow, and it will be the same every day after that.

He leaned close to Yeshi's ear, whispering something in a low voice.

"No matter what, you must come back... This is the curse I put on you."

She smiled again, nodded slightly, her lowered eyes trembled quietly, always staring at their clenched hands.

"Enlightenment."

She called him suddenly.

"what happened?"

Yezhi raised his eyes, looked into his eyes, and found his own reflection in his eyes.She thought, she must be looking at more than Gojo Satoru.She is also looking at herself.

She moved her lips, but she was already so choked up that she couldn't make a sound, but she still said to him:

"I love you, always have."

80.

— August 2015, 8 —

PM9: 31

Shizhi woke up in a daze, only to realize that it was already dark.She couldn't remember how she fell asleep, but it should have been shortly after hanging up the phone, after all, her mobile phone was still casually placed on the bed.

She tore off the messy blanket wrapped around her shoulders, picked up her phone, and wanted to check for any new news, but saw a total of ten missed calls, all from her brother's side.There are still two unread messages in the voice mailbox, which are also messages left by him.

The sense of relaxation brought by a few hours of sleep disappeared in an instant, so he immediately turned off the phone screen and put himself in the darkness of the room again.

She didn't want to face it—at least not yet.

Wujo Satoru said that she could escape, or not face this matter now.Well, run away for a while.

She got up slowly and picked up the car keys on the bedside table.

Since he chose to escape, of course he had to use the most vulgar way to expel all negative emotions.So he decided to go out and eat something.

She wants to eat fried chicken.And it must be the kind of American-style fried chicken that is fried to a crisp, greasy, and you can taste the gravy in one bite.This is what she wants most now, none of them.

Differently, she went to a famous fried chicken restaurant a little far from her home, and ordered a large set meal. It was impossible for her to finish it, but she didn't feel ashamed of such a wasteful act.

Before the fried chicken was delivered to the table, her cell phone rang again.This time it wasn't a call from the other party, but the lie she had used to evade a few hours ago had become true.

She received an urgent job to go to the shipwreck yard in Nerima to help exorcise the curse entrenched there.