Curse this wonderful world

87: [The Curse of 87]

Xia Youjie couldn't remember how he walked back to the dormitory, and what kind of mood he was waiting for Shen Yu to come back and call him.Probably his face was very bad, because when he regained consciousness in the corridor of the medical building, what he saw was Fukaba's worried expression.

"Jie?" She took his hand and shook it lightly twice.

Xia Youjie bent his lips, "I'm fine." He took out his mobile phone from his pocket, "Your. Forgot it in my room."

"Ah!" Shen Yu opened her eyes wide, and subconsciously reached out to touch her pocket.Of course she couldn't touch it, she herself seemed to realize that this action was a bit silly, stuck out her tongue, and smiled embarrassedly while taking the phone from Xia Youjie's hand. "I didn't even notice."

——It’s because it’s too painful, so I don’t have time to pay attention.

This thought could not be suppressed in Xia Youjie's mind.Fortunately, Shen Yu's attention was on the missed calls on the phone.The girl unlocked the phone and raised her eyebrows slightly. "Jie, I'm going to make a call." As she spoke, she walked downstairs quickly without waiting for his answer.

At this time, I felt that she [can't see] was really wonderful.

Xia Youjie watched Shen Yu's figure disappear at the top of the stairs, and he leaned against the wall beside him until he was sure that the girl would not turn back, as if trying to squeeze out all the air in his lungs, and exhaled deeply. in one breath.

This decadent scene was what Nitro saw when he opened the door.Xia Youjie's expression made her raise her eyebrows, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay." Xia Youjie shook his head.Thinking that Nitro didn't know the reason why Kagawa Kana was injured, he told the story in a low voice and briefly.

Anyway, Nitro will always know, so tell her first, so as to prevent her from saying the wrong thing.After all, it is definitely not a pleasant experience.

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Nitro's face darkened.Bowing her head and swearing, the beautiful brown-haired girl reached out and touched her pocket irritably—she would want to smoke when she was under a lot of stress, which was a signature gesture.

Very well, she understood why Xia Youjie's expression was so ugly.This is really... It makes people want to vent, but they can't find an outlet, and they can't express it out of breath.

"Sorry." Probably because her expression was too ugly.Xia Youjie spoke softly.

"Tsk." Nitzi suddenly became more upset, and looked up at him, "Don't take everything on yourself. It has nothing to do with you." After finishing speaking, she took a breath to suppress her temper, and asked as if changing the subject: "Where is Deep Feather?"

"I'm on the phone."

"...That's fine." Nitzi paused, looked at Xia Youjie's puzzled eyes and added, "Xiangchuan woke up, and I wanted to ask you to go in and have a look. But now, I don't think you should go."

And at this moment, there was a loud "bang" in the ward, followed by wailing and crying that could be heard clearly through the door panel.

It's hard to imagine that this is the voice of Kagawa Kana, who has a serious expression and meticulous work, and can calm down even in the face of broken corpses and limbs.But Nitro was not surprised at all.

"She's disfigured." The brown-haired girl looked at the tightly closed door and said blankly: "The reverse surgery can't remove the traces of the curse, and the skin graft is useless." So from now on, Kagawa will wear a mask The uneven burn marks on most of his face and upper body survived.

However, when Glass said this to Kagawa, who had just woken up, the 26-year-old female assistant supervisor just froze for a moment before laughing. "What does it matter, the assistant supervisor doesn't look at his face. It's good to be able to save a life."

When she said it, her tone was very calm and rational, as if she really thought so.but……

Jia Ruozi twitched the corner of his mouth expressionlessly.How can it be.

Thinking of this, the brown-haired girl lowered her eyes. "I'm going to smoke a cigarette. If Shen Yu comes, you also tell her not to go in."

After finishing speaking, she reached out to take out the cigarette case, and just as she turned to leave, she was stopped by Xia Youjie.

"Nitrogen."

"Ok?"

"If... I mean, if, someone has been suffering for you, but you don't let you know. What would you do?"

Xia Youjie lowered his head, from the perspective of the housekeeper, his expression was a little dark and inexplicable in the shadow of the corridor lights.But Nitro was not surprised, after all, the crying in the room hadn't stopped, it would be a ghost if he was still in a good mood at this time.But the problem with summer oil...

Nitro raised her eyebrows, ""Maggie's Gift"? Who? Wutiao can't do such a thing, so it's Shen Yu? What's she doing again?" As she spoke, she curled her lips at Xia Youjie's surprised expression Jiao, "Your way of asking questions like a friend out of nothing is too easy to understand. Why, what happened to her after you found out?"

"……not yet."

"But it might not be a good thing to know—or that idiot thinks it's a good thing, but you don't." Nitro frowned, "Don't look at me like that, you didn't say that on your face." It's just because the object is Fukaba.Nitro thinks she knows no less than the two DKs.Secretly resisting harm for the one she likes is really something she knows how to do.

Maybe you still feel great while doing it.

Tsk, Nitro frowned again.She wants to smoke more.But enduring the irritability, she still expressed her thoughts. "I won't ask what it is." Since Xia Youjie thinks it's not a good thing, she will only embarrass herself if she asks. "But Xiayou. If you don't think it's acceptable, tell her to stop."

"That idiot is very stubborn. If you don't make it clear, she will definitely take advantage of the loopholes. The past cannot be changed." Glass raised his head and looked into Xia Youjie's eyes, "If you think it hurt, then don't give her another chance to get hurt. "

After finishing speaking, Jiajin Glass waved his hands, turned around and walked out of the building.

But as soon as she took a step, she suddenly said again: "By the way, wait for Xia Shenyu to take you away, so you don't have to pay me back. Don't contact me at night. I want to sleep well. Today is really bad. "

Yeah, today was a really bad day.

Xia Youjie heard the thoughtfulness in Nitro's words, but he really didn't express his gratitude.And the only good news...

Xia Youjie lowered his head, took out his mobile phone, and looked at the long email from Takashi Enomoto in exchange for dozens of missed calls, his eyes sank again.

——Is this really good news?

/The so-called [Seeing] is the ability inherited by Rishangshan's lineage. Unlike the spells engraved on the body, [Seeing] can be learned and trained... The Priestess of the Crow shared the burden through [Seeing] Carrying the sinful sorrow and pain of others, this is the ability to use on the living.Hinasaki-sama is a special case. Her [Seeing] has been transformed into a magic formula, so it is also effective for spell spirits... The negative emotions that the priestess saw in [Seeing] will not disappear.They use their own strength to bind their burdens to themselves, so as to reduce the generation of curse spirits... At the same time, the sorrow and pain they see will become the power of the priestess. /

/ There is an entrance to the Underworld on Rishang Mountain.Those who are not strong-willed will be tempted by the setting sun of Huangquan, that is, the misfortune of Jinyang, and go up the mountain to die.If there is no enchantment seal, no matter whether the underworld is flooded or ordinary people are tempted to commit suicide, it will be a disaster.However, only the witches of the crows can suppress the guards in the seal. If there is not enough power, the witches will not only be incompetent, but they will also be in danger. /

/Hinasaki-sama is the only shrine maiden of the present age.This is her mission. /

/ Xia Youjun, I really can’t say more. /

Therefore, this is Shen Yu's secret. Her absence for several months, her mutated physical condition and the sudden decrease in her spell power are all explained in this paragraph.Likewise, those kisses that put him at ease.Because she already had such an ability, she just used it on him.

Like sharing a favorite sweet with them, cheering them up, and doing anything else she thinks will "make them feel better."

"Ah……"

Xia Youjie closed the phone.It seemed like he should call Satoru now and tell him that he knew what Fukaha was hiding from them.Or, like what Glass said, go to Shen Yu, even if you don't tell the truth, tell her that you don't need to help him [see] the magic ball anymore.Or, to act as if they didn't know all of this...

Because what Fukaba did was undoubtedly [absolutely correct] in terms of his philosophy.

- The strong protect the weak.Because it can exorcise curse spirits, conjurers protect non-conjurers.Because of such a mission, the witch absorbs pain, reduces spell spirits, and wears herself down to suppress an important seal.

— all this is no different.

However, at this moment, Xia Youjie couldn't help but think of Enomoto Takanao's words.

——"Mr. Xia You, is what we are doing really meaningful?"

Can't, answer.

Xia Youjie raised his head and pressed the weight of his whole body on the wall behind him. With the crying of Kagawa Kana still echoing in the corridor, the corner of his mouth pulled out an arc that also did not bring any warmth, and slowly closed it eyes.

It's very simple not to give Shen Yu a chance to get hurt, as long as she doesn't see her.For Xia Youjie, this wasn't even something he had to do on purpose.He is very busy, and Fukaha is not busy either.For example, although Nitzi said "don't pay me back" very considerately, in fact, Shen Yu hurried out after finishing the phone call, and never came back that day.

Of course, neither did the next day.

Then on the third day, Xia Youjie went on a business trip by himself.

It's absurd that such a miss would disappoint him on weekdays, but sitting on the flight to Hokkaido, the black-haired young man looked out the window and felt only a sense of relief similar to dazedness.No, maybe it's not appropriate to describe it as relaxed, but he really doesn't know how to be alone with Fukaba now.

Because he himself doesn't know what he should do now—or rather, what he wants to do.

Similarly, he didn't call Gojo Satoru in the end.

Then, time continued to move forward amidst such busyness.

The cherry blossoms in Gaozhuan quickly withered, and as the calendar was torn page by page, the pink clouds turned from light to thick green.Throughout May, under Xia Youjie's deliberate control, the days when he met Shen Yu were numbered, then June, and then July.

During this time, everything around me seems to be changing.As freshmen enter school, Nanami and Haibara also begin to take charge of their own affairs gradually.It was the busy summer when the curse erupted again. With the temperature, the wrinkles between Qi Hai's eyebrows seemed to be deepening, and her tone became rough.On the other hand, Huiyuan is still as cheerful and cheerful as ever, and the occasional encounters are all Jianren Qihai with a smile and a cold face.

Unknowingly, the juniors who were so unreliable when they first entered the school have also been promoted to the second level.

It looks like everyone is moving forward.

The old headmaster retired, and Night Moth became the new headmaster.Nitro has become the queen of the medical office, Gojo Satoru said with a smile that she will probably turn the entire medical building into her own territory in the next step.

But in Xia Youjie's view, Wujo Wu has changed the most.Ever since he mastered the inversion technique in the astral body incident, he has focused on developing his own abilities, and began to ride to a higher place.Xia Youjie once joked with him that [No Lower Limit Spell] should be renamed "No Upper Limit".Once the infinity that is fully automatic and can automatically identify objects is unfolded, even he can't think of any other ways to attack him.

"That's a must~" The young man in a simple white T-shirt raised his chin proudly, his smile was as bright as the sun in midsummer, "We are the strongest~"

—"we"...?

Xia Youjie curled the corners of his mouth ambiguously, but didn't answer.

Gojo Satoru didn't care either.It was rare for all three of them to be here today, so he asked Nitro and Jie to test the infinite new function together.The effect is good, he is very satisfied.Nitro felt it was too hot, so as soon as the test was over, he said he was going to buy a drink and left first.Gojo Satoru had never felt much about the temperature. Once the glass left, he walked back to the shade of the tree, and put his hand on Xia Youjie's shoulder as usual.

"Wu, let go. It's so hot."

"It's hot and you still wear long sleeves in summer?" Gojo Wu didn't care about Xia Youjie's protest at all, but he dragged his friend two steps in a twisted posture, but he raised his eyebrows, "Jie, have you lost weight recently?" Eh? What? Have you eaten too much cold noodles?"

"...It's just bitter summer."

"I didn't see you lose so much last summer."

"Probably because this year is particularly hot."

"So, why do you still wear long sleeves when you feel hot?"

"Sun protection."

"Huh? Are you a girl?"

"Ultraviolet doesn't care if you are a man or a woman." Xia Youjie perfunctory casually, reached out again and peeled Wujo Wu off his shoulder.This time the latter did not resist, let go of Xia Youjie, Gojo Wu put his hands on his chest, lazily leaned against the tree trunk behind him, looked at the sunlight leaking through the gaps in the leaves, and muttered dissatisfiedly.

"It's a rare day off." He paused, then suddenly dragged out the tone, "Jie~ so boring."

The sentence swallowed in the middle is "Fukaha is not here", right?

Xia Youjie narrowed his eyes, and suddenly said: "By the way, Wu, are you still looking into Shen Yu's matter?"

"I'm investigating." Speaking of this, Gojo Satoru also stopped laughing. "That restraint, I analyzed it carefully. It should be that something is regularly drawing her mana power—or spiritual power. Not only does it act on the body, but it should also be connected to the soul. Well, that depth, It should be the soul."

"Really..." Xia Youjie didn't expect this.

"But if you add more, you won't be able to find it." It's not that he didn't think about starting with the keyword "Sunshine Mountain Witch".However, many people, including the old men of the Gojo family, kept this secret.What can be found is only outdated information.But even these are enough for him to know what his little Mi is doing.

Use the power of [Seeing] to guard the gate of the underworld and suppress the witches who are bounded by Rishang Mountain.

Gojo Satoru narrowed his eyes, thinking of the records in those ancient books.Although all the materials do not record the specific methods of suppression in detail.But he went to Rishang Mountain to see it himself.Because the entire mountain has been sealed off by the main hall of the shrine, he didn't approach it.However, [Six Eyes] was enough for him not to get close and to confirm the barrier that surrounded the whole mountain, though fragile, was operating stably, and the familiar power that constituted the barrier.Coupled with the "restraint" on Shen Yu, Gojo Satoru felt that he could probably guess what the so-called "repression" meant.

Regularly draw Fuyu's curse spirit, or spiritual power, and supply it to that enchantment.

Gojo Wu's eyes were clear behind the sunglasses.Ice blue is originally a cool tone, and when he has no expression, the color becomes more heterogeneous. In Fukaha's words, it is full of inhumanity like looking down on the world from a height.

Rationally speaking, Gojo Satoru felt that this was a result he "supposedly" could accept.It's not a responsibility or a mission, it's just that he was educated to grow up like this.Because it is [Six Eyes], it must be the strongest of course.The same goes for Deep Feather.Because she is the Priestess of the Crow, it is natural that Barrier and her are synonymous in a sense.

Shen Yu can still move freely now, and although her spell power is weakened, she will not be injured or die because of it, but to this extent, it is completely within the acceptable range by the standards of the magic world.

but--

Under the cover of the lens, under the icy blue, flames ignited.

——Gojo Satoru clearly knew that he didn't want to accept his "feelings".

—and, at the same time, he had a feeling for no reason.You can't tell Xia Youjie about Shen Yu.

At least, not by someone other than Fukaha.

and so……

Gojo Satoru pushed the sunglasses, and laughed again: "Well~Jie doesn't have to worry too much. Didn't Xiaomi herself say that she would confess? It's July now, and she's still alive and kicking. I think I can trust her Once."

"Do you believe her...?" Xia Youjie lowered his head, squinted his eyes and repeated softly.

However, Gojo Satoru didn't notice his expression.The white-haired young man who was immersed in his own thoughts nodded heavily, and walked forward first.

"Well. I think it's okay."

—she is in charge of telling you the truth, and we, you and I, will find a way.

No problem.He said to himself, we are the strongest.

Gojo Satoru's hunch was correct.The only thing he didn't expect was that Xia Youjie had already learned part of the truth from another way.And if these "truths" have weighed on the balance in his heart, then the next thing will undoubtedly become a weight to make the pointer "tilt".

One day at the end of July, Xia Youjie, who had just gotten off the Shinkansen, received a call from Jiarui Niuzi before he left Tokyo Station.

"Xia You, when are you going back to school?"

"We've arrived in Tokyo. An hour at most." Niatz's voice was tense, and Xia Youjie raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. You'd better come to the infirmary directly after you come back. Although it is stable now. However," Nitro took a breath before continuing, "There is a problem with the mission of Huiyuan and Qihai. The two little ones are fine. Fukaba who followed was injured."