January 2016.

Otsutsuki Yuuta, an ordinary junior high school student that can be seen everywhere.

Black hair that is a little messy, skin that is a little unhealthy and pale, as if he doesn't get much sun exposure, so the faint dark circles under his eyes are particularly conspicuous.

He has a gloomy and timid temperament, and looks like he is easy to bully. - A boy who has few friends and is easily bullied by school violence.

No one will pay special attention to such an ordinary junior high school student. Otsutsuki Yuuta even feels relieved about this, and is used to living alone like this.

Others will not pay attention to him, and he will not pay special attention to others.

Although it sounds a bit...middle school, he is alone and avoids everyone else, actually to protect others.

Recently, Okkotsu Yuta noticed a person who was rare.

He was a boy wearing a black uniform, who seemed to be the same age as him. He had a special light-colored hair, not the golden color of mixed-race children or foreigners, but a lighter color, and Okkotsu Yuta felt that it didn't look like it was dyed.

But this special hair color was not the reason why Okkotsu Yuta noticed him. He noticed him because he had been sitting on the swing in the park where he passed by on his way to and from school every day for almost a month, and even his movements hadn't changed, like a doll.

At first, Okkotsu Yuta thought it was just a coincidence, he never paid attention to others. But as time went on, he never left that position, and no matter how busy the park was, no one paid any attention to him. Slowly, Okkotsu Yuta had a guess.

——He shouldn't do this.

Otsutsuki Yuta thought to himself, but on this day, his feet were uncontrollable as he walked towards another swing next to the light-haired boy.

When he sat on the swing, the iron chain connecting the wooden board made a creaking sound. Otsutsuki Yuta didn't know what he was doing. He could only sit on it awkwardly, secretly observing the boy next to him with his peripheral vision.

At this moment, the boy who had not reacted until now nodded, and the moment their eyes met, Otsutsuki Yuta stood up immediately as if his hair exploded, and then left the position stiffly.

——The boy didn't call him out.

After returning home, Yuta Otsukotsuki tossed and turned in bed all night because of this incident. He didn't know what he was worried about or what was bothering him.

On the second day, after not sleeping all night and with darker circles under his eyes, he went to school with his schoolbag in the morning. When he passed by the park, Yuta Otsukotsuki didn't look in that direction, but he intuitively felt that the other person's eyes fell on him, which made him stiffen and a little at a loss. His

reason clearly told him not to act rashly, but he was very concerned.

When school was over in the afternoon, Yuta Otsukotsuki passed by the park again, and he was very worried - because the boy who had been sitting on the swing had disappeared.

Before Yuta could figure out what this meant, something tapped his shoulder.

Yuta, who was timid, jumped violently and almost screamed. But just as he reacted, a sharp voice that he was familiar with appeared at this location.

[Yuta——]

[Don’t bully… Yuta!]

A black shadow slowly emerged from the air, carrying a frightening breath, sticky and terrifying. Yuta panicked and said, “No…!”

He finally saw who was behind him! It was the boy with light hair!

The boy of the same age as him had an innocent and clear look in his eyes. Otkotsu Yuta watched with indignation as the black curse used its sharp claws to surround the boy who seemed to have no idea what was going on!

Otkotsu Yuta, in the eyes of everyone, was just an ordinary junior high school student.

But only he knew that this world was extraordinary, and that he was cursed.

The girl he loved most, at the moment of death, kept the promise they had made to stay together forever, and turned into a curse, and stayed by his side forever.

"Rika--!"

Because no one had noticed this boy, Otkotsu Yuta thought that he and Rika were similar, but now it seemed that the other party could not see Rika--he might have misunderstood!

Otkotsu Yuta stretched out his hand and tried to stop Rika who was about to hurt others. But his movements paused comically the next moment.

Otsukotsuki Yuta was shocked to see the handsome boy with a clean temperament calmly taking something out of his pocket under such circumstances.

When Rikka's sharp claws were about to pierce through him, the boy took out... a piece of fruit candy from his pocket?

The boy did not speak, but expressed his meaning with his actions. He tilted his head, looked at the curse that ordinary people could not see with an innocent and calm look, held the candy in his hand, and handed over the black curse.

Rikka's movements suddenly stopped. Otsukotsuki Yuta didn't notice this, but was surprised: "You can see Rika?!"

The boy glanced at him through Rika, still without saying anything, but just moved the hand holding the candy forward.

Otsukotsuki Yuta watched Rika's reaction nervously - for him, Rika has always been uncontrollable.

But I don't know if his mood was transmitted to the curse that has always stayed by his side. Rika stayed in place for a long time, then carefully poked the fruit candy with his claws, and said in a puzzled tone: [Rika... for Rika? ] The

light-haired boy nodded, his eyes slightly curved, revealing a light and well-behaved smile.

- This is the first time that he has maintained such a calm reaction when others see Rika.

Ordinary people cannot see Satoka, but in special circumstances, such as when Satoka attacks others, the pupils of people who cannot see Satoka will also reflect the appearance of the curse.

Satoka was comforted very well, and as if she was sure that the boy would not bully her Yuta, she carefully picked up the fruit candy with her sharp claws, and then went back so calmly for the first time.

Otsukotsu Yuta breathed a sigh of relief. But after relaxing, he immediately remembered what happened just now, and apologized hurriedly: "Sorry! Rikka just thought you were going to hurt Donyicai...!"

Okkotsu Yuta said a lot of things on his own, but the boy opposite still did not give any response, which made Okkotsu Yuta realize that something was wrong.

The black-haired junior high school student raised his head in confusion and stared at the boy of about the same height for a long time. It was then that Otkotsu Yuta noticed that the other person's eye color was also very special. In the sunlight, it actually appeared purple.

The boy, who had never spoken, raised his head in front of Otkotsu Yuta, pointed to the place where his mouth was covered by his collar, and shook his head.

Otkotsu Yuta was stunned and asked carefully: "You mean... you can't speak?"

The boy nodded, tilted his eyes and smiled.

Otkotsu Yuta subconsciously said sorry again.

The light-haired boy shook his head and said nothing.

Otsutsuki Yuta wanted to say something else, but at this time he noticed the change in the sky, and the atmosphere at the moment made him seem a little overwhelmed again. So he tried to say goodbye to this special peer carefully, and the other party waved to him, as if saying goodbye.

With such a special beginning, Otsutsuki Yuta couldn't help but pay more attention to the other party.

When he saw the other party on the swing again the next day, Otsutsuki Yuta no longer ignored him, but took the initiative to sit next to him and tentatively said: "That... Yi Xingye Qie Yao."

"Aren't you going home...?" Otsutsuki Yuta asked.

The boy shook his head. Otsutsuki Yuta didn't understand what this action meant.

Perhaps realizing that he couldn't communicate like this, the boy looked around, picked up a branch from the vegetation around the park, and wrote a few words on the sand in the park.

Otsutsuki Yuta leaned over to take a look and read the words on it: "Gojumaki, Gojumaki Ji? Is this your name?"

The boy looked very happy and nodded at him.

Otsutsuki Yuta hesitated for a long time. He wanted to ask the other party who he was and why he stayed here. But because the two were not familiar with each other, Otsutsuki Yuta was too embarrassed to really speak. So he changed direction.

"Um, Inugami-kun... He used honorifics unconsciously.

After the other party agreed, Otsukino Yuta asked hesitantly, "Do you know Rikka?" The

light-haired boy smoothed out the name he had written before, and wrote two words on the ground that was covered with a layer of sand again.

"Curse? "Otsutsuki Yuta was attracted by this special word, and he could not suppress his curiosity and asked further.

But the boy waved his head and thought for a long time, and then wrote on the ground, "She is a good child."

"Yuta, don't be afraid of her."

Otsutsuki Yuta looked at this sentence and fell into a brief silence. He raised his head again, as if he realized something, and asked the light-haired boy in front of him: "...Do you know Lujun?

The boy who had been quiet all the time stopped moving.

He raised his eyes and met Otsutsuki Yuta's black pupils with his beautiful and clear eyes.

The long eyelashes of the light-haired boy trembled slightly. The sun had disappeared from the sky. The golden sunlight hit the other person. It seemed that a long time had passed. The boy who had just exchanged names with him shook his head very lightly.

——Do you know me?

This simple question got a negative answer.

This is natural, Otsutsuki Yuta is just an ordinary junior high school student.

But, Otsutsuki Yuta锞醯謎飧龃鳶甘譴砦蟮仿

Otsutsuki Yuta stared at the pair of special eyes, pursed his lips, and finally realized why he had such an idea.

Because this person looked at him with such gentle eyes that he didn't look like he was looking at a stranger.