Chapter 329: Poaching in the true sense! "...
"What's going on?" Fushiguro Shige asked in a daze, looking at the black-haired woman leaning on him with her eyes closed.
There was no mistake. The long black hair like a spiky little hedgehog, and the small red mole on the earlobe... The figure that suddenly appeared under the manipulation of the sorcerer who had hired him and used some unknown means was undoubtedly his first wife - Natsume Keiri!
However, she had left him a long time ago due to an incurable disease...
Could this figure in front of him be an illusion created by this female sorcerer who knew his past from nowhere in order to recruit him?
If that's really the case...
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Fushiguro Shige's eyes, and his expression became extremely unfriendly.
The strange thoughts in Fushiguro Shiro's mind suddenly disappeared in the ink-black eyes of the person in his arms who struggled to open them.
"Seriously..."
The long and fine eyelashes were like long ladders, and with their constant efforts, the pair of dark eyes were revealed in front of the two people.
Even in a weakened state, the woman named Huili still grasped the key point—she quietly looked at the man with short black hair, whose clothes had long been torn to pieces by the battle, and her eyes told it all.
It’s her, it’s really her! She is Huili!
"Eri..." Fushiguro Shigeki opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. He just looked at her with his dark, deep eyes, which were filled with sadness that he himself didn't even notice.
"..." The long-haired woman didn't say anything, but just made a slight arc and gently touched the scar on the corner of the man's lip with her delicate white fingers.
"Although I know it's not good to speak out now...but this situation can only last for an hour." The player, realizing that if he didn't interrupt loudly, the existence of the surreal handcuffs would disappear in this way, coughed lightly twice and decisively chose to be a bright light bulb.
"...Miss, can you tell me what you did just now?" As if waking up from a dream, Fushiguro Shigeki subconsciously hugged his wife, his black eyes fixed on the black-haired girl.
"Hmm...how should I put it specifically..." The player grabbed a chair that had survived and sat down, resting his chin on it. "I'll skip some unimportant details, but the bottom line is, the person you're holding is in spirit form!"
"She has always been by your side in the form of a spirit. I simply materialized her in a special way."
"Soul..." Fushiguro Shigeki looked at his weak wife, and the scene that emerged in his mind was the last time he saw Huili when she was seriously ill.
He was powerless and just begged his wife not to leave, which formed a sharp contrast with his wife who still had a gentle smile even when she was terminally ill.
And the last words she left were...
"Take good care of yourself and take good care of our only child... that is the blessing God has given us..."
Hearing that his wife had been staying by his side in spirit form, and remembering her instructions to take good care of their son, Fushiguro Shier couldn't remember where he had thrown the little brat away: "..."
I always feel like something terribly wrong.
The player, unaware of the twists and turns in the black-haired man's mind, tilted his head, looked at the weak black-haired woman, and stretched out his hand, "Come on, Miss Huili, hold on to me."
Natsume Huili nodded and stretched out her hand.
With the help of the pacifier, the golden flame filled with life energy was ignited by the player in another form, and slowly wrapped around Natsume Eri's soul under the nervous gaze of Fushiguro Shigeru.
A moment later, Natsume Huili opened her eyes again. After feeling the changes in her "soul", she turned around a few times tentatively and looked at her hands, which could move freely, with some surprise.
Natsume Huili touched the black head that came closer and expressed her feelings hesitantly, "I seem... not so weak anymore."
"Alright, that should stabilize it for now~~" The player chuckled, retracted his left hand, and struck a cool pose as he blew out the flames on his fingertips. "I'm awesome!"
"Thank you, Miss Aurora." Natsume Huili gave a warm smile, causing the player who was originally making handsome moves to awkwardly crush the small stones on the ground.
"Why is Huili's soul staying by my side..." Fushiguro Shigeru subconsciously moved his head closer and felt the urge to cry after feeling the warmth on his head. At the moment when his mind relaxed, he asked these questions unconsciously.
"When yin and yang are in harmony, the spirit returns to heaven and the turbid returns to earth. This is a principle that has existed since ancient times."
"But... when the passage connecting heaven and earth is blocked, the turbid energy can't return to its rightful place. So it chooses to swirl, condense, and grow in a space that doesn't belong to it. Naturally, it accumulates more and more, gradually forming a cursed spirit, a being filled with resentment and negative emotions."
"In this situation, the spirit's living space is squeezed, and it can only choose to rely on attaching to clean 'things'. And the first thing to bear the brunt is to avoid the existence of magical power that can only be activated and used under negative emotions--"
"So, Mr. Shinji, the reason why Miss Huili's soul has been able to survive in this deformed world for so long..." Looking at the annotations on Natsume Huili's body, the player looked at the stunned black-haired man and said with certainty, "Of course it's because of this powerless... Heaven and Binding that you possess!"
Natsume Keiri's Soul: A world filled with resentment lacks a connection to heaven and earth. This soul, which should have dissipated into heaven and earth, has chosen to cling to the body of Heaven and Curse: Complete Edition due to the uniqueness of its original form and the attraction of this special existence. It is willing to share the joys and sorrows with him, until they both pass away together.
Fushiguro Shier's eyes widened as he murmured, "It's the heaven and the curse..."
Is it because he was born with the heaven and curse?
Could it be that this heaven and curse that caused him to suffer torture in his childhood and be ostracized in his youth... actually become the power for him to meet his wife again?
Fate really plays tricks on me...
The black-haired man lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
But soon, he raised his head again and his body became tense again.
…
…
"Your situation is somewhat similar to that of a pair of good friends I know."
The player thought of Ikeda Riku and Early Spring Xiao Kui's current relationship, rubbed his chin, and said hesitantly, "If we compare their situations, Miss Huili must have had some unusual abilities when she was alive, right?"
Natsume Huili: “Yeah.”
Fushiguro Shiji: "What?"
"Don't be so surprised, Shi'er. You have your reasons for hiding it, and I naturally have mine. But..." Natsume Huili's smile remained unchanged, but the hands that tugged at the man's hair became even tighter. "Compared to you, who didn't know where you took your son and chose to marry into the family and change your surname, these are just trivial matters!"
I'll settle the score with you after this is over!
Where the black-haired girl didn't notice, Natsume Huili gave Fushiguro Shiori a fierce look.
Fushiguro Shiji: “!!!”
Fushiguro Shiji's expression became extremely frightened for a moment.
He actually lost his child and even married into the family and changed his surname... What a scumbag... He deserves a good lesson! It would be best if he could be forced to work hard for the players for the rest of his life!
"...Well, let's continue."
Not wanting to get involved in the NPCs' awful domestic affairs, the player coughed lightly and ignored the pleading look from the newly recruited employee. He said seriously, "Anyway, there should be some kind of connection between you two. Maybe even a contract. I'll need someone to take a closer look."
"But he has your fates entwined with his, there is no doubt about that."
"And the problem with Ms. Huili..."
"First, your soul is too weak. Although the flames have temporarily stabilized it, this isn't a long-term solution. Secondly, Ms. Huili can only follow Mr. Shinji, so it's difficult to separate you two for now. And finally... I don't have many of those materialized cards, so I can only rely on random refreshes."
The player pointed out the cards one by one, then slumped over with a helpless expression. "If we still want to communicate after the card effects have worn off, we can only wait until Miss Huili's soul becomes stronger. However..."
Judging from the current situation, as long as she doesn't consume too much energy, Miss Huili's soul should be able to last for another ten or eight years, so...
"Then how can we make Huili's soul strong again?!" Before the player could finish her words, Fushiguro Shigeki hurriedly interrupted her, and he couldn't wait to come out as soon as he got the news.
Player: “…”
Damn it, don't interrupt the players!
"Tell me, Miss, I can accept anything, even if you ask me to chop off those... Mmmm..." Fushiguro Jyou'er's mouth was suddenly covered tightly by Natsume Huili and squeezed hard.
"Shiner was just joking. Please don't take it seriously, Miss Aurora." Pinching the mouth of Shiner Fushiguro who dared not resist, Natsume Huili talked nonsense without changing her expression.
Player: “…”
This couple is really weirder than players imagined, but the relationship between them seems to be really good, and this level of fighting, judging from the results obtained by players, is indeed part of expressing their feelings.
Thinking of Lal Milch's ruthless teaching of Colano, and the ruthless shoulder throw that Elena used on D. Spedo... the player, who didn't have many reference points, nodded seriously as if no one was around.
"If you want to make Miss Huili's soul more stable, then you should do more good deeds, Mr. Jiner."
The player blinked as he looked at the couple who had stopped fighting, then extended his hand once more. "Choose to truly join my organization, and together we will catch the real culprit behind this, and truly liberate the world of curse!"
"This time, I hope you are sincere—"
"...Of course, Miss."
Holding his wife's hand, he squeezed it unconsciously. Fushiguro Shiro looked at the little girl in front of him who was still childish but had an unstoppable look in her eyes... no, it should be said that he was the girl of his future boss. As his wife barely grasped his hand in return, he forcefully raised his hand to meet it.
"But you have to be prepared, Miss, I am very expensive-"
[Fushiguro Shiori joins your organization]
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