Chapter 96: The Parasitic Curse Spirit is More Troublesome Than Imagined
"Looks like the break is over," Ryouna said, smiling as she pushed Yukimura Seiichi away.
There was no awkwardness as imagined, and both of them kept their distance from each other openly.
The parties involved are not embarrassed, so why should he, a passerby, be embarrassed?
Thinking of this, the mocking look in Shuji Tanejima's eyes became even stronger.
Before he could even start joking, Liang Nai stood up first and said, "I'm going to get busy now. Good luck with training this afternoon."
After saying that, she left a kiss on the side of Yukimura Seiichi's face in front of Shuji Tanejima.
The orange-red eyes stared at Shuji Tanejima behind him. Those eyes were bottomless. Although they were a warm color, they were as cold as ice. A strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"This white-haired classmate shouldn't talk nonsense, right?"
The heavy gaze pressed down on him, almost making it difficult for Shuji Tanejima to breathe.
"...I'll keep it a secret!"
The threatened person immediately expressed his loyalty.
"Ryouna, stop making trouble." Yukimura Seiichi pinched Ryouna's palm with amusement.
So cute, how can it be so cute? A smile appeared in Yukimura Seiichi's eyes.
"Pfft—" Ryouna couldn't continue acting. She wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes and said, "Sorry, am I really that good at acting?"
This asking-for-a-beating look is quite like a chicken trying to break a cat. If Maki and the others were here, they would probably be hallucinating Gojo Satoru.
Shuji Tanejima: “…” Please don’t sit at the same table with Duoduo during the New Year.
"Okay, okay, I'm really leaving now. I still have work to do."
After Ryouna left, Tanejima Shuji finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't worry, even if she doesn't tell anyone, I won't tell anyone."
Now is the preparation period. If it is revealed, it will have a bad impact on Yukimura Seiichi and will also be harmful to Kirihara Ryona. It's not that the coach will have any opinion on Yukimura Seiichi, but it's mainly because there are bound to be some people with ulterior motives in the stadium at the end.
It's nothing more than questioning whether Yukimura Seiichi's training will be affected by his love life, or spreading rumors that Kirihara Ryona is abusing her power for personal gain and is not qualified to be a psychologist.
"After all, some people love to play tricks, which is not good for you or her."
"I understand. Thank you, senior. We will keep a low profile." Yukimura Seiichi's eyes rippled with tenderness. "However, except for the seniors in the high school group, everyone knows about my relationship with Ryouna."
"As for the others with ill intentions, I think this is just the last ditch effort of the weak and will have no impact."
Why does my mouth taste like dog food? Tanejima Shuji was about to say something, but he stopped himself. He was so full that he couldn't speak anymore.
"...As long as you are happy."
The reminder had already been given, and there was no point in saying more. After saying that, he rode away on his Segway.
“That’s not right!”
Halfway through the ride, he finally reacted.
"I actually want to ask this Kirihara assistant what he is doing here."
She is definitely not a simple psychiatrist assistant.
In other words, this group of coaches didn't even consult a psychologist.
There are so many excellent psychologists in Japan, but they would rather let the assistant of psychologist Gojo Satoru come and are unwilling to hire anyone else.
"What on earth do these coaches want to do?"
Ryona came to the monitoring room and nodded to greet Kurobe Yukio.
Chihu has been gathering intelligence these days, but has not found any useful information.
The monitoring room has a more comprehensive view, so Liangnai decided to go to the monitoring room first to observe and see if there are any clues.
Focus on the person who first develops sleepwalking.
"Shi Ping Xiang Tai suffered from sleepwalking four days ago. He was the first person to suffer from sleepwalking."
"Did anything special happen the day before he sleepwalked?"
Ryona looked through his files and found nothing unusual.
"No, just like usual, daily training and sparring."
"Same as usual?" Liang Nai's pretty eyebrows slightly frowned, "It seems that this cursed spirit is really sneaky."
Tsk, this is tricky, being able to move around under Chihu’s nose.
"But has it become addicted to growing vegetables?" she complained, "Almost all of you contestants are cursed."
The corners of Kurobe Yukio's mouth twitched. Stop using the hell metaphor at this time!
"Almost?" Saito Shige asked, "Then for those without cursed spirits, can you find out the reason?"
Maybe we can find a solution.
"Because they have my amulet for self-defense." Ryona didn't hide it and pointed at Atobe Keigo and Yukimura Seiichi on the screen, "Just the two of them."
Without exploring why they had that feeling, they seemed to see hope.
"Ms. Kirihara, we are willing to pay you for the amulet."
"It's useless." Kirihara Ryona sighed.
She looked at the dark monitor full of eye-irritating cursed spirits and her head began to hurt.
"They have all been planted with 'seeds', and the amulets have no effect on them..."
Hope was dashed and I fell into sorrow again.
Suddenly, the monitor showed a chaotic picture and anxious exclamations came from the loudspeaker.
"Shi Ping! Shi Ping! Send him to the infirmary!"
In the eyes of everyone, Shi Ping just fainted inexplicably, but in Liang Nai's eyes, a one-eyed cursed spirit covered with curse patterns was devouring Shi Ping Xiang Tai step by step.
"This isn't tricky, this is very tricky." Liang Nai's brows furrowed even deeper, and she murmured in distress, "It's troublesome."
In the infirmary, only one person who was close to Ishihira at the time of the incident was left, and the rest were asked to go back and continue training.
"Is there something wrong with him today? Did he show any signs of weakness before he fainted?"
Yamamoto shook his head. "There's nothing wrong. He wasn't feeling unwell before he fainted."
"He just suddenly fainted after the game," he added.
"Fainted after the game?" Ryona wrote down this clue.
Could it be related to the competition? Is the competition the key to triggering the curse?
"I understand. You can leave and go back to training."
Let’s put the specific reasons aside for now. The most important thing now is to get rid of the curse.
Yamamoto looked at the three coaches, and they nodded to him.
"Then I'll be leaving first."
There were only three coaches, Ryona, and Ishihira lying on the bed left in the infirmary.
Everyone present knew about the curse, so Ryouna didn't let them off.
"The technique is reversed - burn everything."
Her ability to control cursed energy has risen to a new level, and now she can control the size of the spell released.
A circle of fire enveloped the unconscious person on the bed, and the hands formed by the fire began to tear apart the low-level cursed spirit, trying to peel it off alive.
This is the most mature curse spirit so far, and Ryouna wants to see if she can find any clues from it.
Heat waves surged in the closed room, and shadows of flames danced on the white walls. Kurobe Yukio and his companions dared not breathe.
It wasn't because of fear, but because the scorching flames provided little oxygen in the combustion chamber, making them breathless and slightly suffocated for a moment.
"You're quite clingy." Ryouna increased her output, and the power of 'Flame Hand' increased a bit.
The person with eyes closed on the bed became paler and paler. The more powerful the 'Flame Hand' became, the more pain Shi Ping felt.
It seems that this is completely parasitic.
Of course it is possible to peel it off forcibly, but Shi Ping's soul and body have been absorbed by the cursed spirit for four days and he cannot bear such great pain.
We can only give up this plan.
"Hehe - I don't want to lose... Hehe -" Shi Ping Xiangtai roared unconsciously on the bed.
"Ms. Kirihara—" Saito Shi said worriedly.
"It's not him, it's the curse spirit."
Ryouna has seen many tricks of parasites controlling the host's body to gain sympathy.
The plan was exposed, and the cursed spirit's huge eyes turned scarlet. It still held its prey tightly and forcibly split out another hand to attack Ryona.
"roar--"
The three people who had not been able to see the Curse Spirit before now saw its appearance clearly.
Before they could react, Ryouna picked up the short knife and cut off its split arm.
"I wanted to stay and see if there were any clues, but now I've changed my mind."
The 'Flame Hand' pierced through the Curse Spirit's chest, tearing it in half.
The dirty blood of the cursed spirit corroded the white sheets. Liang Na couldn't bear it and threw a fireball to purify it.
This brutal scene made them respect Ryouna even more.
Young people nowadays are really amazing.
The curse was exorcised, but the person lying on the bed still didn't wake up.
"Ms. Kirihara, is Ishihira okay now? How long will it take for him to wake up?"
"This cursed spirit is parasitic. Four days is enough for it to take root deep into Shi Ping's soul."
"Reversal of the technique—Rebirth towards death."
Unlike the previous flame circles, this time the flame was gentler and warmer, like a cup of hot tea in winter.
Shi Pingxiang's pale face gradually returned to its rosy color.
"Okay, he's fine now. He'll wake up tomorrow."
In order not to disturb Shi Ping's rest, they left the infirmary.
"It's more difficult than I thought, but it's not unsolvable."
Liang Nai quickly sorted out her thoughts, "With the precedent of Shi Ping Xiang Tai fainting during the day, then according to the 'planting time', people will faint one after another."
"The situation is serious and I don't think we can hide it from them."
"So you mean to make it public?" Takunao Ryuji said with some disapproval, "It would cause mass panic."
"Then wait for them to faint one by one, and then I will burn the cursed spirits one by one?"
Ryouna crossed her arms and asked indifferently, "Wouldn't this cause panic?"
Takunao Ryuji looked pale and couldn't say anything to refute.
"Tell them that I will burn them all in one go while the cursed spirits are still at a shallow level. This will be faster and cause less damage to them."
"It can also help us train better, right?" His powerful and confident aura made people convinced.
The last sentence is to grasp them accurately.
The current situation has delayed daily training, and this is indeed the best method.
"We need to report this to the head coach." They compromised.
"No problem. Remember to give me the results as soon as possible. There are too many people infected, and the degree of infection varies. I need to find someone else."
The three coaches hesitated. Still looking for someone? The base's budget was generous, but the price of a sorcerer was also quite high.
"It's okay, the price won't increase if you increase the quantity."
Ryouna's assurance made them feel relieved.
"But there is only one request."
"Just tell me, I promise it'll be fine."
"Just don't let us lose money then."
Three coaches: “…” There was an uneasy feeling.
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