Chapter 294 Wow! "I'm back, eh? How...
"I'm back, eh? Why does the atmosphere between you feel a little weird?" Gojo Satoru hesitated as he looked at Geto Suguru who was unconsciously absent-minded and Aurora who was taking care of the patient.
"Hmm? Really? No?" Completely unaware of the subtle shift in the NPC's mood, the player looked up and tilted his head in confusion. "Speaking of which, Gojo-kun, what took you so long to observe?"
"Could it be that someone doesn't actually know the reason and is just trying to frame me?" The player narrowed his eyes, as if hinting at something.
"How is that possible? I was just confirming something, so I'm a little late coming back, okay?" Gojo Satoru looked at Geto Suguru, who had long since come to his senses. He put the previous incident behind him and said to the cursed spirits still fighting. "There's something wrong with the cursed spirits on both sides..."
"Hmm? Wu, what do you mean?" After hearing what the white-haired boy said, Geto Suguru couldn't help but ask.
"First, there's the cursed spirit named Yeshan." Gojo Satoru stroked his chin, his eyes darkening as he spoke. "Although he has some of the appearance and characteristics of a cursed spirit, his cursed power is somewhere between first-level and special-level. Furthermore, he's not a cursed spirit shaped by special emotions, so logically, he shouldn't be able to speak..."
"A first-level cursed spirit can't speak?" The player raised his hand and asked in confusion.
"Generally speaking, they can't speak. This phenomenon only occurs with cursed spirits whose cursed power reaches the special level." said Geto Suguru. "However, there are exceptions. Those are cursed spirits that are formed by special emotions or born under special circumstances."
"For example, this one." Geto Suguru released a cursed spirit with the appearance of a parrot. Its body was twisted and grotesque, but after being summoned, it made an unusually clear and pleasant sound.
"Perform, perform..."
"It's a curse spirit born from resistance and disgust towards animal performances." The black-haired boy with bangs sighed rarely and took the parrot curse spirit back.
"So that's how it is." The player nodded in sudden realization. "Is this the case with Night Mountain?"
"That's not the case." Gojo Satoru shook his head. Under Aurora's suddenly changed gaze, he continued, "The situation in Yeshan is more complicated."
Gojo Satoru: "Although it's only a first-level cursed spirit, it possesses a very clear mind. Judging from the meaning he revealed and the not-so-smooth cursed energy, it seems that after the cursed spirit devoured the human soul, the human consciousness took over. This is obviously extremely difficult. However..."
However, judging from the information sent by Supervisor Gojo, the high school student named Yeshan should not have the potential to have such ability...
Gojo Satoru, who couldn't figure it out, scratched his hair in annoyance.
"What about Zaochun Xiaokui and Ikeda Lilu?" The player pointed to the long-haired cursed spirit that was gaining the upper hand not far away and the brown-haired girl beside her who was sweating profusely. He paused and added, "Their curses are so complex and intertwined, it looks like a mess."
"That's right!" Gojo Satoru snapped his fingers. "Because Aoi Sakura is now relying on Ikeda Riru's cursed energy, when Ikeda Riru gets emotional, it will stimulate Aoi Sakura, who is a cursed spirit. Once her cursed energy reserves can't keep up with Aoi Sakura's consumption, she will disappear again."
"Until I appear again when I'm needed next time." The boy with short white hair put his hands in his pockets, leaning against a tree seemingly relaxedly. His clear blue eyes stared through his dark sunglasses at the brown-haired girl lying on the ground, who was gradually struggling out of her coma. "Do you—understand?"
"So you're awake now, Miss Ikeda?" said Geto Suguru.
"Yes, but I..." Ikeda Liluo looked at her hands that were shaking unconsciously and pursed her lips. "I can't remember why Xiaokui became like that. Besides, was it really me who made her become like that?"
"What should I do now..."
"In the beginning, I just wanted to be good friends with Xiaokui for life. I didn't want Xiaokui to become like this..." Ikeda Riro covered her face, holding back the tears that were about to flow.
"You are indeed responsible for the fact that Zaochun Xiaokui has become like this." Ignoring the black-haired girl's crazy winks, Gojo Satoru continued, "You wanted to be her best friend forever, but you couldn't accept the fact that your friend had left. You subconsciously resisted Zaochun Xiaokui's death, causing her to become a cursed spirit and possess you."
"Wait a minute, Satoru... isn't that a bit too..." Geto Suguru stretched out his hand, trying to stop Gojo Satoru from speaking so bluntly without caring about others.
It's already hard enough to have caused a friend to become a cursed spirit, and if you say this, Ms. Ikeda will be even more miserable!
"If possible, please continue, Mr. Gojo." Ikeda Riku wiped away her tears and said with a firm gaze, "I want to know why Xiaokui has become like this, and I also want to know what I can do to make Xiaokui truly free!"
Player: "I want to know too!"
"...Tsk, I'm not finished yet." Gojo Satoru glanced away and continued, "Don't be too confident, Ikeda. Everything I said just now was based on the premise that you possess extremely powerful curses."
"But it's obvious that you and Ye Shan were just ordinary people before this. From an innate point of view, you don't have such abilities at all."
"Wait a minute, this means... could it be that?" The player suddenly thought of something and followed the white-haired boy's gaze to look at the long-haired curse spirit who was standing there after defeating Ye Shan.
"Li Luo-chan, try to use your cursed energy to lure Xiao Kui over here." The player looked at the puzzled brown-haired girl, thought for a moment, and then changed his words, "Use the same power that brought me out just now."
After hesitating for a moment, Ikeda Riro nodded and used her cursed power to try to attract Xiao Kui, who had turned into a cursed spirit, to her side... and succeeded at once!
"If Li Luo-chan didn't curse Xiao Kui, then Xiao Kui became like this of her own accord?" The player looked at Zaochun Xiao Kui, whose eyes were tightly closed under Ikeda Li Luo's control, and asked hesitantly, "Because... she wanted to take revenge on that guy named Ye Shan?"
"That's not right." Gojo Satoru shook his phone, shook his head, and continued, "To be precise, it was the result of the two of them."
"Because among them, the one who possesses immense cursed power is not Yoyama, nor Ikeda, but Sawaharu-Kokui... No, it should be said that Kikuri-Kokui."
"What..." Hearing such puzzling words, Ikeda Riku was dazed and lost control of her cursed power, allowing Zaochun Xiaokui to regain her freedom.
Geto Suguru's expression remained unchanged, but the cursed power in his right hand hidden behind his back was churning, and the subdued cursed spirits were also ready to move, just waiting to deal with Zaochun Xiaokui when she made any unusual movements.
But Zaochun Xiaokui did not launch an attack as he expected. Instead, he leaned his body on the brown-haired girl's shoulder. The sharp claws that tore the night mountain apart retracted their sharp tips, and under the surprised gazes of several people, he gently stroked Ikeda Riru's long hair.
"Li Luo... don't cry... don't be afraid, run..."
"Leave Yeshan... leave the teaching building... leave me..."
"Live well..."
"Xiao Kui... wuwuwu..." Ikeda Riro could no longer hold back her inner sadness and hugged the seemingly scary curse spirit tightly.
"Could it be that Miss Zaochun left the world with such an obsession..." Geto Suguru's eyes were heavy and he guessed in a low voice.
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After getting this information from the cursed spirit Xiaokui, the development of the matter seemed to be very clear.
Before her death, Xiao Kui, possessing immense magical power, turned her wish for Li Luo to leave the murderer Ye Shan into an obsession. Having witnessed her friend's departure, Li Luo refused to accept reality. After avenging her friend, she inadvertently made a wish to be with her forever. The two intertwined, leading to the current outcome...
"They were clearly doing this for each other..." The player who had come to this conclusion said sadly, looking at the man and the curse in a silent embrace before them, "They should have been friends forever, but because of that guy's meddling, it ended up like this..."
You've figured out the entire cause and effect of the "Possession Curse" incident. Your Intelligence +2.
Player: “……!!”
This is a pleasant surprise!
"The message that Gojo Yoshihito just sent was because he found out why Aoi Zaochun possessed such a huge amount of cursed energy."
Gojo Satoru opened his phone to display the information and said, "Saoharu Kokui's mother's surname was Kikuri before she married her father, Saoharu Yomei. Her name was Kikuri Eihide."
"As for the surname Kikuri, many outstanding shrine maidens have emerged throughout history. It is a bloodline that is hidden from the world yet extremely vast. Even though it has gradually declined with the passage of time and the decline of Onmyoji, the power within the bloodline has not changed because of this reason."
"Is it because of bloodline? No wonder Zaochun Xiaokui possesses such powerful curse power. After transforming into a curse spirit, even though the master's own power is relatively lacking, Zaochun Xiaokui can still easily defeat Yeshan, who is about to become a special-level curse spirit."
The mist dissipated, and Geto Suguru murmured in sudden enlightenment. But then he looked at Zaochun Xiaokui and Ikeda Riku, who were reluctant to part, and said, "But... what should we do in this situation?"
"What do we do?" the player asked, somewhat puzzled. "Hasn't the matter been resolved? The cursed spirit Yeshan, who disrupted social order, has lost his chance to continue causing trouble under Xiaokui's claws. This is a perfect happy ending!"
"Satoru, what do you think?" Xia Yujie ignored the self-righteous black-haired girl and instead focused his gaze on the white-haired, blue-eyed boy who was thinking with his head down. "Aurora is a new classmate, so it's okay if she doesn't know these things, but you should be very clear about them."
"If the situation of Zaochun Xiaokui and Ikeda Riku is reported to the General Directorate, then it will be clear what the outcome will be for them." Xia Yujie lowered his head and said in a somewhat obscure tone, "There is only one possibility, and that is..."
"That is, sentenced to death." Gojo Satoru looked up at the account that was still working diligently and took over his best friend's words.
"What?! This is also punishable by death?!"
The player, furious upon hearing this, narrowed his eyes, punched a nearby boulder, and said, "I absolutely will not tolerate this kind of behavior!"
The directorate that is incapable of accomplishing anything and always causes trouble is really frustrating for the players!
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