Shizuku transferred to Yami Kita Middle School at the end of the month, so a new month arrived a few days later, and this time, the class welcomed another transfer student.

It's just a man.

His name is Sakakibara Tsuneichi, and he is a very ordinary-looking boy. I heard that he was supposed to transfer here earlier than Shizuku, but he was hospitalized due to illness, so he didn't come to school until now.

Just like Shizuku's time, the students of Class 3, Grade 3 warmly welcomed Sakakibara Tsuneichi's arrival. On the surface, this class seemed very friendly and there didn't seem to be anything special about it.

But Shizuku knew very well that this was not the case.

It has been a week since she transferred to this school. Shizuku can feel that although everything seems normal in Class 3, Grade 3, it is actually a "performance". In other words, it is not that Class 3 is normal, but that the classmates "hope" that everything is normal. Therefore, although they seem to be talking and laughing on weekdays, they are no different from ordinary junior high school students. However, if you observe carefully, you will find that everyone is very careful not to touch the topic of curses, and except for their close friends, they all seem a little nervous.

This is not surprising, after all, it is rumored that the students in Class 3 of Grade 3 will die for various reasons, so now these students are just like the protagonists in Final Destination, worrying about whether they will die unexpectedly every day, which makes them live very cautiously. To be honest, if they stay in this environment for a long time, the psychological pressure will be too great and they may collapse.

Compared to the classmates who gathered around Sakakibara Tsuneichi's desk and tried to act as "warm, friendly and normal students", Shizuku sat quietly in her seat and read a book. This was the bad thing about the 1980s. There was no Internet, no computers, and student life was boring. Boys talked about football and movies, while girls talked about novels, TV series and comics... Although this atmosphere was quite nostalgic for Shizuku, she had no interest in chatting with girls about rumors and gossip about celebrities, so it was a good idea to simply make herself a literary girl.

However, during lunch break, the transfer student did something unexpected and very bold.

He went to say hello to Mizaki Mei, who was the "non-existent person".

Shizuku witnessed the whole process from the window on the third floor. At that time, the class monitor and another boy took Sakakibara Tsuneichi to familiarize themselves with the campus. As a result, they saw Mizaki Mei sitting there alone in the atrium, so Sakakibara Tsuneichi went up to him and said hello.

At that time, Shizuku saw the class monitor Tomohiko Kazami and another boy behind him with pale faces, as if they were about to die.

This is interesting.

Seeing this, Shizuku narrowed her eyes and smiled. Whether Sakakibara Tsuneichi did it intentionally or unintentionally, he had already broken the class rules and acknowledged the existence of Mizaki Mei, the "non-existent person". In this case, would this ritual still be effective?

Sakakibara Tsuneichi's contact with Mizaki Mei did not end there. During the afternoon physical education class, he was slacking off on the side due to health problems. At this time, Shizuku saw Sakakigi Yukari approaching with some trepidation, as if she was planning to tell Sakakibara Tsuneichi about the "non-existent person", but Sakakibara Tsuneichi had no intention of chatting with her. They just talked briefly for a few sentences, then he saw Mizaki Mei again and turned away again.

At that time, Sakuragi Yukari's expression was as stiff as if she was about to hang herself.

I see. Is that why you let Izumi Akasawa be the countermeasures committee member?

Standing in the crowd, Shizuku nodded silently. She finally realized that almost everyone in the third grade class three was very taboo about all this, unwilling to talk about it, and dared not talk about it. Only Akasawa Izumi, a girl with a strong sense of responsibility, was willing to take on this responsibility and was not afraid to be a bad person.

But it seems that Izumi Akasawa took a day off today...

Thinking of this, Shizuku raised her head and looked at the sky. At this moment, the sky was gloomy and dark, and it looked like a storm was about to come.

Maybe it's a little bit bad.

In the next few days, the atmosphere in the class became increasingly tense.

Although Izumi Akasawa, who had taken a leave, came back the next day, she did not seem to call Tsuneichi Sakakibara out to explain the situation as she did with Shizuku. Tsuneichi Sakakibara did not seem to notice the change in the atmosphere in the class, and he still ran around every day to find Saki Ming.

Everyone in Class 3 of Grade 3 saw all of this. Although they said nothing, the atmosphere of "maybe someone will die soon, and maybe it will be me" lingered in Class 3 of Grade 3.

And as if in sync with this gloomy mood, it has been raining all week.

The same is true today.

How bold!

Shizuku frowned as she watched Sakakibara Tsuneichi put down his test paper and walked out of the classroom. Today was the day for the test, and Misaki Mei, as the "non-existent person", left the classroom directly after finishing the test, and no one paid any attention to him. But what others didn't expect was that Sakakibara Tsuneichi also left the classroom after that, which made everyone who was taking the test stunned and speechless.

Shortly after Sakakibara Tsuneichi left, a teacher suddenly walked into the classroom hurriedly and looked at Sakuragi Yukari.

"Sakuragi! Your family just called and said your mother had a car accident and is being rushed to the hospital! They want you to hurry over!"

"Why?"

Hearing this, Sakuragi Yukari's face turned pale, she hurriedly picked up her schoolbag and left the classroom. However, not long after Sakuragi Yukari left the classroom, Shizuku found that she seemed to have seen something horrible, and suddenly turned around and ran to the other side of the corridor.

At the same time, she heard thunder coming from outside, and a barely audible "click" sound in it.

not good!!

At this moment, Shizuku jumped up without hesitation, rushed out of the classroom, and ran towards the corridor where Sakuragi Yukari ran out.

At this moment, Sakuragi Yukari was already at a loss, with a panicked look on her face. She took her umbrella and hurried downstairs. However, when she reached the corner of the stairs, Sakuragi Yukari's feet suddenly slipped, and the umbrella in her hand fell down, spinning down the stairs. Sakuragi Yukari turned around on the stairs and fell forward directly - in front of her, the sharp front end of the spinning umbrella was aimed at the girl's neck.

Sakuragi Yukari, who was completely unable to dodge, could only watch the tip of the umbrella pierce towards her...

“Swish!!”

At the same time, Shizuku jumped over the stairs, grabbed Sakuragi Yukari's collar and pulled her back hard, pulling the girl into her arms, and then the two of them crashed heavily on the stairs.

At the same time, the umbrella fell to the ground with a "click".

"call……"

Seeing the umbrella dropped on the ground, Shizuku breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she had felt that this was very similar to "Final Destination" when she had read the information before, she was still quite surprised after seeing it with her own eyes - he slipped and fell down the stairs, and almost had his neck pierced by the umbrella?

This was really an accidental killing.

If she hadn't just clearly sensed the "scanning and antivirus" wave of the world order, she probably wouldn't even have been able to detect it.

It seems that this thing is indeed much more troublesome than the evil spirit curse.

Thinking of this, Shizuku lowered her head and looked at Sakuragi Yukari in her arms.

"Sakuragi-san, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Hearing the word "injured", Sakuragi Yukari, who had been pale and stunned in place, seemed to come back to her senses. She looked at the umbrella blankly, and then looked at Shizuku behind her. Then Sakuragi Yukari burst into tears and turned around and hugged Shizuku tightly.

"Kasugano-san, I'm so scared!!!"

At this time, Sakuragi Yukari was really scared and cried. You know, just now, she almost watched the umbrella stabbing towards her, and she couldn't even dodge. The fear of being unable to resist and waiting for death in despair turned into a tangible entity at this moment. Even now, she can feel the clear touch on her neck.

If she were just a little closer, she would...

"Okay, don't be afraid, it's over. It was just an accident."

At this moment, the classmates in the class also heard the noise and rushed over. Seeing Sakuragi Yukari crying in Shizuku's arms, they all showed expressions of confusion and uneasiness.

While gently patting Sakuragi Yukari's back to comfort her, Shizuku raised her head and looked upwards. Then she narrowed her eyes, glanced coldly at Sakakibara Tsuneichi, and then looked away.

After a while, Sakuragi Yukali gradually recovered, but she was still very panicked. Even so, because her mother had encountered an accident, Sakuragi Yukali gritted her teeth and forced herself to cheer up and go to the hospital to see her mother. Seeing her expression, Shizuku decided to go with her, which made Sakuragi Yukali feel somewhat relieved.

"...Thank you, Kasugano-san."

It was not until they got in the taxi that Yukari Sakuragi gradually calmed down. She looked at Shizuku and whispered a thank you. Shizuku smiled slightly at Yukari Sakuragi in front of her.

"You're welcome. This is what I should do. Anyway, I'm glad you're okay."

"But mother..."

Having said this, Sakuragi Yukari began to tremble again. She curled up into a ball, as if she was afraid of something.

"This must be a curse. It must be because of the curse..."

Looking at the pale-faced Sakuragi Yukari, Shizuku said nothing, but reached out and gently touched her head.