Sensei Kubodera was quickly taken away.

The attempted suicide was one thing, and on the other hand, the police found Kubodera's old mother who had been dead for a long time in his home. Kubodera was suspected of murder, so he was taken back for investigation.

With this incident, today's class naturally couldn't be held. The only lucky thing was that no one died. If Shizuku hadn't acted decisively and snatched the kitchen knife from Mr. Kubodera's hand, who knows what would have happened.

After packing up her things, Shizuku left the classroom and planned to go investigate... However, just as she reached the first floor, a petite figure appeared in front of her, blocking Shizuku's way.

"Hello, meet Saki Naru-kun."

Looking at the girl in front of her wearing an eye mask and not saying a word, Shizuku's expression did not change at all.

"This is the first time I say hello to you."

"Yes."

Mizaki Mei nodded and stared at Shizuku. She was no longer a "non-existent person" and her classmates would no longer ignore her like before, because the ritual had failed and there was no point in continuing. However, Mizaki Mei herself did not like socializing, so even after the ritual was over, she still didn't talk much to others in class.

So Shizuku was a little surprised that she would take the initiative to talk to her, as she originally thought that she had little social interaction with the other party.

"Why?"

However, looking at Shizuku, Jian Qi Ming asked a question without any context.

"Um?"

"Why did you save him?"

"You mean Kubodera-sensei?"

Hearing Mizaki Mei's question, Shizuku tilted her head in confusion, while Mizaki Mei nodded.

"You saved Sakuragi-san before, too. Why did you do this?"

"This... is normal, isn't it? Seeing someone in danger, it's not strange to lend a hand, right?"

Although Jian Qi Ming's question was a bit strange, Shizuku still answered with a smile. However, Jian Qi Ming shook her head. Then she was silent for a moment, and as if she had made up her mind, she raised her head and looked at the black-haired girl in front of her.

"Because, aren't you dead?"

"……I?"

Shizuku was stunned by Mizaki Mei's question, but Mizaki Mei nodded, then she reached out and took off the eye patch she had been wearing. It was only then that Shizuku discovered that underneath Mizaki Mei's eye patch was an emerald green artificial eye.

"This eye of mine can see the color of death, Kasugano-san. So I saw the extremely vivid color of death emerging on you..."

When he said this, Jian Qiming's voice couldn't help but tremble.

This is not because Mizaki Mei is childish, she does possess this power. She doesn't know if it's because of her artificial eye or something else, but since she was a child, Mizaki Mei has been able to see the colors of those who are about to die. It is not a color that can be described in words, and the brighter the color, the closer the person is to death.

That's why she always wears an eyepatch over this eye.

Originally, Mizaki Mei had not thought of using the power of this eye, but her curiosity and doubts about Shizuku exceeded the scope of vigilance, because when she was the "non-existent person" before, she would not take the initiative to talk to Shizuku. However, her sister's inexplicable recovery and the death god she said she saw that night still made Mizaki Mei very concerned.

Not only that, after that, because the ritual lost its effect, Sakuragi-san encountered two accidents in a row and almost died. It was Shizuku who saved her from the brink of death. In addition, she even prevented Kubodera-sensei from committing suicide this morning, which made Misaki Mei make a decision.

She wanted to use the power of her eye to find the deceased, and then... tell Shizuku about it and let her solve the matter.

This is also the reason why Jian Qi Ming had remained silent before. On the one hand, it was difficult for her to convince others that she possessed this ability. On the other hand, even if Jian Qi Ming convinced them and found the real deceased, what could those ordinary students do?

There was nothing they could do.

So Jian Qi Ming remained silent until she saw Shizuku's extraordinary skills and mobility, and then she made a decision.

But just when Jian Qiming took off the blindfold, she saw something that she could not imagine.

That is the vivid color of "death" displayed on Shizuku's body.

The color seemed to have mass, extending from Shizuku's body all the way to the sky, forming a huge tower that reached the sky. Seeing this scene, Mizaki Mei was directly shocked, and she didn't even know how to react - from the time she had this ability until now, Mizaki Mei had never seen such a strong color of death.

Could it be that Kasugano is the deceased?

Jian Qiming was puzzled, but she was convinced in her heart that after all, the color of death for ordinary people was not so horrible and vivid. And considering the curse of Class 3, Grade 3 - it seemed that only this color of death could prove it.

But...why did she save people again?

This is what Jian Qiming can't understand the most. Could it be that this Kasugano-san doesn't know that he is dead, so he works so hard?

“…”

After hearing what Jian Qiming said, Shizuku fell into silence. She looked around - there was no one in the school at this moment. The gloomy clouds covered the entire sky, making the corridor look dim.

Then, Shizuku withdrew her gaze, looked at the girl in front of her, and walked towards her slowly.

"You, what do you want to do?"

Seeing Shizuku silently walking towards her, Mizaki Mei also seemed a little uneasy, because the color of death on the other person was too bright, so when Shizuku walked towards her, Mizaki Mei had the illusion that she was about to be swallowed by death. She couldn't help but step back until the cold wall behind her blocked her way, which made Mizaki Mei stop involuntarily.

"Bang!"

At the same time, Shizuku had stretched out her hand and pressed it against the wall next to Mizaki Mei, staring at her. Then, she stretched out her other hand and slowly stroked Mizaki Mei's pretty face. Her hand was not cold, but it made Mizaki Mei feel chilled to the bone. She bit her lower lip tightly and subconsciously stared at the beautiful face in front of her. Then, Mizaki Mei saw the black-haired girl in front of her open her mouth and slowly approached her.

“Ouch!!”

At this moment, Jian Qiming closed his eyes involuntarily, just like a small animal cornered by a ferocious beast.

Then...

“Puff.”

With a light laugh, the invisible pressure that had originally bound Misaki Mei disappeared instantly. The girl opened her eyes in surprise, only to see Shizuku in front of her looking at her with a smile.

"Okay, let's stop playing. I'm sorry for scaring you."

"Eh? ...Eh? Um..."

"Sorry, it was just a joke."

As she spoke, Shizuku stepped back and put some distance between herself and Mizaki Meiru again. Just now, when Mizaki Meiru had his eyes closed, she only got close to his neck and lightly sniffed the girlish fragrance on Mizaki Meiru.

After all, I didn't do anything physical, so it's okay!

It’s not illegal to smell it!

"Can……"

Jian Qiming certainly didn't expect that the other party would take advantage of her. At this moment, she was still confused and didn't know how to react.

"I really saw..."

"I know."

Seeing that Saki Ming was about to explain something, Shizuku waved her hand.

"I believe you didn't just make up a lie, but I'm just a little surprised... After all, you're the first person who can see it."

"it?"

"That's right."

As she spoke, Shizuku snapped her fingers.

"Come out, Frostmourne."

Along with Shizuku's call, the next moment, a pitch-black sword emerged silently from Shizuku's side accompanied by a cold wind. Seeing the sword, Jian Qiming's face turned even paler - at this moment, she clearly saw the dazzling color of death emanating from the sword.

"Let me introduce you to my weapon, Frostmourne. As you can see, it's a sword... well, it devours souls and imprisons them inside. To be honest, I didn't expect that anyone could actually see its existence."

"...Kasugano-san, who are you?"

At this time, Jian Qi Ming also reacted. She stared at Shizuku and asked anxiously.

Anyone who is not a fool would know when seeing this sword that the girl in front of him is obviously not an ordinary transfer student.

In response to Mizaki Mei's question, Shizuku just smiled slightly.

"I'm just a humble demon slayer."

Then she gave her answer.

"……Why?"

This answer obviously caught Misaki Meiri off guard. It was not until she followed Shizuku to a nearby cafe and sat down and heard the truth about the transfer from her that Misaki Meiri finally reacted.

"So... you were actually commissioned by the school to solve the curse of Grade 3, Class 3?"

"That's right."

Shizuku took a sip of coffee, looked at Misaki Mei and nodded.

"People here seem to think this is a curse or evil spirit, but in fact, what is happening in Class 3 of Grade 3 is far more difficult and troublesome than a curse, so I have been looking for a solution."

"So is there a solution?"

Hearing this, Jian Qi Ming immediately asked, and Shizuku nodded.

"I have thought of a way, but now I need a condition."

"condition?"

"Yes, that is to find the dead."

Shizuku couldn't help but sigh. Because of the distortion, it was difficult for her to find the dead. Of course, in fact, according to the distortion of this world, the dead person was not even dead. Shizuku also used spells such as "detect undead", but they had no effect. Just like the rumors said, the dead person existed in the class as a living person, and no one could detect any abnormality. Even with spells, it was difficult to find him.

But now...

Thinking of this, Shizuku raised her head and looked at Mizaki Mei who had put on the blindfold again.

"Misaki-san, I remember you said that you can see the color of death."

Many times, local monks are better at chanting.