Chapter 12: Day 12 of Cultivation
Chapter 12
Kanako was feeling a little depressed at this moment.
Although she is the protagonist of the "movie" and is on the movie screen, she is like an outsider and watches everything from a bystander's perspective.
The bystander's perspective is used very subtly.
Just as Kanako always skips the long waiting time the dog went through at the station when watching "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" (even though this skip would delete the entire movie), she doesn't think there is anything wrong with it.
Kanako doesn't like other types of works except family-friendly and comedies from beginning to end, because those works often cause strange movements in her chest.
Kanako herself didn't know what that feeling was, she just knew that she would feel uncomfortable every time she saw those clips.
She couldn't even understand why humans loved to film such unhappy scenes. At first, she mistakenly believed that the stories in the film were real. In her eagerness to protect her dog, she accidentally broke a TV.
The entire TV was pressed up and down like a discus. Kanako only realized that she had done something wrong when she heard the sharp, explosive scream of the silver-haired Yorozuya owner behind her.
"I'm sorry..." Kanako lowered her head and said apologetically.
In just less than a year at the age of eight, Kanako learned a lot of things. For example, she understood that being a good person means not destroying things at will and must know how to control her own strength.
But Kanako still couldn't figure out why she didn't like watching movies.
After watching the movie called "Kanako", the familiar uncle's voice of narration changed and was replaced by the hoarse and unpleasant voice of the cursed spirit.
The cursed spirit paid all the price to reveal its trump card, and it became at ease again in the illusory world it had created.
It surrounded Kanako confidently and said to her, "How tragic..."
Kanako tilted her neck back in dissatisfaction, and made a crisp "tsk" sound, her face full of displeasure, as if "You're so annoying" was written in her left eye and "I'll beat you up if you keep annoying me" was written in her right eye.
Curse Spirit: “…”
If it had happened a few days ago, the cursed spirit would not have taken Kanako's expression seriously. It would definitely have been happy to see Kanako's negative emotions being stimulated by its own magic, making it easier for it to control her.
It’s a pity that now... forget it, let’s not talk about it.
The cursed spirit, which was judged to be above the quasi-first level, possessed unique intelligence. It used its brain a little, continued to use the method of fighting poison with poison, and changed its opening remarks.
"Your past was truly tragic..." The curse spirit's tone changed, with the ending tone rising, "Your life wasn't as good as mine!"
Kanako, who was about to lose her temper, was stunned: "?"
system:?
"As a living being born with a body, you have ended up living such a meaningless existence..." The Curse Spirit sneered.
"Your body is your gift, but it has never brought you any benefits so far. Oh, by the way, what you often talk about is doing things that are 'beneficial to others' and helping others, but so far there has been no progress, right?" said the curse spirit.
"Let me see, what have you done? You destroyed someone's beloved TV, shattered a shop floor, and ruined a cherished flower field... Oh, is this what you call helping others?"
The cursed spirit laughed crazily, "You self-deceiving lunatic!"
"And what about me? Humanity's fear of memories and illusions nourishes me, allowing me to grow step by step. I can also give back to them. In your words, it's repayment, fulfilling their wishes in the playground."
Kanako retorted, "Can you call it helping me if I have to pay a terrible price to fulfill my wish?"
"So what? There are so many people in this world who pay huge prices but may not get any rewards." The cursed spirit laughed.
"Those two sorcerers aren't good people either. They've been using you to catch me."
The cursed spirit, without even realizing it, automatically grasped the essence of "Sugar and Whip," and its verbal attack strategy against Kanako was as follows:
Taking advantage of her young age, when she has not learned to think about life and cannot react, selectively expound on the bad things she has done to confuse her;
While she was dizzy, he quickly instilled in her the bad side of humans and dragged the two sorcerers outside to the same level as himself, so that she would doubt and make wrong judgments;
The last and most crucial step is simply to take advantage of her illness and kill her!
"I admit that I once wanted to obtain your body, but now I have changed my mind." The cursed spirit's tone became unusually gentle under the deceptive power of the spell. "We can cooperate."
"Cooperation?" Kanako said softly, her momentum visibly weakened.
"Yes, 'cooperation'. It means we can achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. You want to find the meaning of your existence, so you can be a good person and help other humans. Although I have no interest in this, I..."
The cursed spirit wanted to say "I like humans very much" to further deceive it and bring it closer to Kanako, but for it, the mouth is the source of trouble, and it accidentally revealed its true feelings: "I envy humans."
"I want a body so I can continue to walk in this world. Curses are part of the rules, and since they keep appearing, there must be a reason, right?" the curse spirit said. "Even if I were eradicated, another curse would be born from humanity's fear of memories and illusions. What's the point then?"
"I only need a body. I can live in your body. Once you have me, you can use me to witness other curses with your own eyes."
etc.
A reason appeared that Kanako really couldn't refuse!
"Can you see the cursed power if you wear it!?" Kanako exclaimed.
System: [??? Wait a minute, why are you so obsessed with seeing the cursed power?!]
Kanako: [If I see the cursed power, I can truly kill the cursed spirit! ]
The cursed spirit didn't directly answer her question, but half-heartedly changed the subject: "It wouldn't be nice to be excluded, would it? If your strength can't access cursed energy, you won't be able to perform at your best in this world."
"There are rules that a sorcerer cannot change, but I can help you."
After all, it was within a simple domain, and the cursed spirit could easily capture Kanako's every move.
Under the influence of the technique, it felt the turmoil in Kanako's heart with satisfaction and was extremely happy.
"Hey, that rabbit in there—"
A bucket of popcorn was thrown onto the screen, and Gojo Satoru played the role of a bad audience member who was ruining the show.
"What are you still hesitating about? It would be easy for you to solve it quickly!"
Gojo Satoru: "Just deny it."
Kanako lowered her head and stroked her arm.
That's the problem.
Kanako couldn't deceive her own heart. She didn't believe the cursed spirit's lies, nor was she bewitched by it. The only thing that trapped her was the last possibility of "cooperation"...
She remembered that Gojo Satoru had said that her body was naturally incapable of possessing cursed energy.
Even one of the strongest reserve forces in the world of curses couldn't do it, and yet this cursed spirit dared to speak out loud despite the pressure of the contract...
Could it be true? Kanako's heart was inevitably moved.
At the same time, she thought with a sense of luck: there are rules set by the constraints, and with my physical strength, there shouldn't be any big problems if it is borrowed from me.
[You can’t think like that! Kanako!] The system was extremely anxious.
Kanako swore that after becoming a real life with a name, she would never deceive her own heart again.
...But is it really like that?
The anxious system frantically searched the database for historical chat records, and then transformed it into a ruthless broadcasting machine that circulated in Kanako's brain, waiting for a breakthrough.
Finally, when passing by a certain topic point, the system captured the changes from Kanako's emotional port, and it quickly rewound and played the content again.
[Why do people say that it is hard for humans to forget the white moonlight?] One day, Kanako was lying on the ground, flipping through a convenience store magazine given to her by her peers.
system:【……】
System: [What breakthrough is there in this sentence?! ]
"White Moonlight Literature? Wait." Kanako frowned, suddenly immersed in thought, "I remember in classic cases, there are always some scumbags who would talk about White Moonlight to avoid their own conscience and responsibilities."
[So, it can be seen from this that it doesn't matter who the White Moonlight is. It's just that they can't accept the regrets of the past, so they find excuses to lock themselves in a cage.] Kanako's voice in the chat log gradually overlapped with her own thoughts.
"Hmm..." Kanako thought for a moment and said, "I don't want to be like those scumbags!"
System: [How come it actually works! Oh no, of course you won't become a scumbag!]
The system had been completely misled, and said lovingly: [You are a very good person... No, you are not a human, that's not right either. Anyway, the above paragraph is not scolding you... You are a very cute rabbit...]
Kanako continued mumbling to herself, "That's why I didn't like watching movies before."
"I can eat and sleep well every day now, which is better than the previous seven years combined. Therefore, I particularly hate the past that is full of regrets, and I also hate seeing regrets in movies."
"In order to avoid going back to that time in the past, I have been trying to understand humans and become a good person—"
"Bang!"
The screen was broken.
Gojo Satoru deliberately controlled the force and only crushed half of the false space. He took a step into the "screen", and the black sunglasses had disappeared from his face.
"Are you struggling with the main point, Kanako?" Gojo Satoru asked.
Without waiting for Kanako's response, Gojo Satoru strolled leisurely beside her. "You're clearly a strong person, but you're unwilling to live up to the character of a strong person. You're clearly using the mindset of a weak person to understand the world, but you can't truly let go. You've become neither here nor there."
"Are you scared?"
"No!" Kanako was almost furious. "I'm just worried that I might become too willful and willful, which is not good."
"With a brain of yours that can't accommodate any other long-term plans besides eating...how willful can you be?" Gojo Satoru ruthlessly exposed.
Kanako is about to explode:!!!
"It's okay to be a little willful." Gojo Satoru tilted his head. "Perhaps no one can stop you in that world, but where you stand now..."
"But there are two strongest ones." He raised his eyebrows and smiled.
Yes. That really makes sense.
[Maybe I should just follow my heart and not be afraid of making mistakes.]
Crack, like the sound of some glass breaking at the edge of space.
[Yes, I can be myself.]
Click.
[I want to stay in this world, and I can stay in this world.]
Click.
“…” Kanako took a deep breath and turned around.
"Let's discuss this again, about what you said about lending it to me..."
"You're such a weakling who can only rely on talking big to exploit loopholes, and you're actually volunteering to lend me your abilities!?" Kanako exploded. "I hate people who overestimate their abilities the most! Get out of here!!!"
"Da da da" the bullets continuously fired from the parachute gun shattered the remaining half of the illusion space.
At that moment, the cursed spirit finally recalled the fear of being matched with Kanako's tremendous strength and oil-paper umbrella gun, as well as the shame of being lured into a trap by Kanako's few words.
【Author’s words】
This chapter pays tribute to the memes including EVA and Attack on Titan. I feel like I need to get off the Gintama-style throne!
Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or provided me with nutrient solution between 2023-11-10 16:53:37 and 2023-11-12 17:32:33~
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 1 orange 11 bottles; lonely cat 10 bottles;
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!
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