Curse Shirou

"If it's convenient, can you tell me what happened to you?"

After the boy passed out last night, Kotomine Shiro decided not to stay in the mountains, but rushed to the outside town overnight with the boy and Shier on his back, and found a residential hotel for overnight stay.

Looking at the buildings in the town that are similar to the photos of modern houses, and the kimono on Lei, Kotomine Shiro realized that they might have come to an era closer to modern times.

After inquiring with the people staying overnight, they learned that it is the Taisho period, that is to say, it is less than 100 years from the origin of the crossing.

"……What do you want to know?"

Decades of habit of avoiding light made Lei sit silently in a corner without sunlight.

These two strange people, the strength of the black hair far surpasses themselves, while the red hair can turn himself back into a human being.

This is something he never dared to think about before, and he didn't think anyone would be able to do it.

And the most surprising thing is that he felt that his connection with Master Wu Mi was completely severed during his unconsciousness.

Just like his identity as a ghost.

"Don't be afraid, what's your name? Do you still remember your memory when you were a human?"

Although he turned back to black hair and black eyes, Tired still had that deserted look, but the words 'I'm not afraid' seemed to appear on his face.

He frowned and replied:

"Tired, my name is tired, what happened when I was a human being... I only remember a little bit, why, do you want to inquire about Master Wu Mi?"

Sure enough, even if he uttered the name Wu Mi, he did not die under the curse. The blood left in his body by Master Wu Mi may have really disappeared.

"Wu Mi..." Kotomine Shirou recited the name silently, and asked tiredly, "He is the one who turned you into an undead, right?"

"If you mean 'ghost', yes, all ghosts are transformed by Lord Wu Mi, like me now, it has been more than 20 years since I became a ghost, because ghosts don't grow old and die, so they can maintain this look."

Lei briefly described how he became a ghost, and the tragedy of killing his parents on the night his father wanted to kill him.

【I'm sorry, I'm tired. Dad will commit seppuku in the future, and he will make atonement with you...】

【Failed to let you be born with a healthy body, mom is sorry for you...】

The boy who turned back into a human closed his eyes, suppressed the sign of collapse, and said:

"If you want to ask me how many people I have eaten over the years, I can tell you that after turning back into a human, I already understand that I shouldn't live anymore."

The boy looked at Xiao Hui next to his leg with a blank expression. A little boy like this is really naive, but unfortunately he can no longer be naive.

"The deaths of my father and my mother are all my fault. It would be great if I could have died earlier at that time. If I die now, I should only go to hell."

Listening to the self-deprecating words, Kotomine Shirou sighed softly, and he put his palm on top of the boy's head, like he did to all the confused believers.

He asked the other party softly:

"You said you were aware of all the crimes you committed, so would you repent for them?"

The boy raised his head for no apparent reason, but in the black human pupils, the emotions seemed to be blocked by ice.

"Even if I repent, my father and mother won't come back, and the people I eat won't come back to life, so what's the point?"

"Yes, the mistakes that have been made cannot be undone, but people's obligations in the world should not end because of this."

Kotomine Shiro told the whole process of the exorcism ceremony last night.

If the other party's description of Gui Wu Tsuji Wu Mi is completely true, then this man named Wu Mi is as powerful as the 27 ancestors of the Dead Apostle, and I am afraid it is a very troublesome guy.

But Lei was able to get rid of the influence of the ancestor of the dead, survived the baptism chant, and even returned to the human identity. This kind of thing is simply unheard of, and there are few records in the history of the church.

If this is not the Lord's choice, then Kotomine Shirou doesn't know how to explain it.

"No matter what, you still have a human heart. You have no choice when you become a ghost, but since you have returned to the human side, I think you still have many other things to do before you die to atone for your sins."

Under the guidance of the young priest, he became tired and confused at the age of seven:

"I have to do something else, what is it?"

Kotomine Shirou patted his young shoulder and said heavily:

"First of all, you are the only child. After you become a ghost, your parents' tombstones must have been desolate, so you have to grow up quickly and make money, and go back to your hometown to repair your parents' tombstones."

"Secondly, the family members of the deceased who died because of you must make compensation for all they can find. Even if you die a hundred times, it will not change the fact that the family of the deceased has lost their labor force, so financial compensation is necessary. "

"On average, each family of the deceased can earn income for 20 years by compensating one person. Calculate the number of people you have eaten over the years. Now do you understand what you must do before going to hell?"

After a rough calculation in his mind, the pupils of the former Xia Xianwu trembled, and he answered with a sip:

"Must...must, make more money?"

"Yes, it seems that your confession is very thorough."

Kotomine Shirou nodded appreciatively. As expected of a ghost who has lived 20 years longer, he really doesn't need to be treated like a child. It seems that Tired is already a mature ghost.

"If you want to go to the kingdom of heaven like your parents, after paying off your sins, you can't be forgiven, and after compensating the families of the victims, you still have to do this...you can..."

Seeing that little ghost was stunned by Kotomine Shiro's words, and the corners of Zenyuan Shier who was doing nothing next to him twitched, he really couldn't listen anymore, he got up and said:

"I'm going out for a walk."

Picking up the [Arsenal], Zenyuan Shier put his hands in his pockets, and was about to go out to hide for a while, but Kotomine Shirou hurriedly called him:

"Wait, I have to go buy some clothes, I'll go out with you."

The clothes he is talking about are the clothes of this era, that is, the slightly improved kimono of the Taisho era.

The two of them are now wearing modern "outlandish clothes", and it is somewhat inconvenient to inquire about news with people of this era.

In fact, in this era, men wear suits and women wear conservative dresses, which can also be seen in big cities.

However, the villages and towns have not yet reached this level of development, and the difference in concept between the two is probably as big as the difference between the concession and the inland during the Republic of China.

On the way to the clothing store, I don't know what came to mind, the two adults suddenly fell silent strangely, only Xiaohui looked around curiously.

"Welcome to our store. What do you two want to buy?"

Under the gracious greeting of the boss, Zenyuan Shier hesitated for a while, and finally resigned to his fate and picked up a black kimono.

Men's kimonos don't have many styles to choose from, and the colors are all dark, including those for little boys.

The white kimono on Xianglei's body was entirely made of silk by himself, in Shirou's words——

The quality is very good, the workmanship is horrible.

Under the recommendation of the boss, the boyish and baby-faced Shirou chose a dark blue kimono and packed two for each of the two children.

The payment was made with silver ingots exchanged from modern times. In fact, they also brought gold ingots, but the denominations were too large, and they were not needed to buy these things.

Just as they lifted the curtain and came out of the clothing store, a group of people appeared at the intersection of the street just now, beating and kicking a man around.

"Tell me, what do you want to do to get close to Mr. Inoue's family!"

"Sneaky! The criminal who kidnapped and trafficked young girls recently is you, right?"

The man on the ground hugged his head and curled up desperately, howling and begging for mercy:

"No, no! I didn't! I was just passing by here..."

The leader holding the stick frowned and said angrily:

"I saw you stalking with my own eyes, how dare you not tell the truth? Everyone, keep calling me!"

It seemed to be a private matter of the locals, and Kotomine Shirou and Zenyuan Shier had no intention of stepping forward to stop it.

At this moment, Lei, who was following the two of them like a ghost, suddenly said:

"It's a ghost, there are other ghosts in this town."