Chapter 176: The curse is high and cruel... This is you...
The time that Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu left happened to be staggered with the time that the man left, and the player is not sure whether it is a coincidence or intentional on the part of the other party.
But at the same time, they left behind "evidence" that could be easily discovered.
Huiyuan Xiong bent down, staring at the empty plate, his eyes turning into confused little eyes: "Are there any seagulls nearby?"
As he spoke, he put his hand above his brow and looked into the sky nearby, searching for the shapes of flying birds.
Player raises hand: "Sorry, I ate it."
As for Nanami Kento, this is indeed the case.
Nanami Kento glanced at the player with a slightly surprised look, and in his calm tone, a question could be heard: "Are you hungry?"
"You've got quite an appetite! Great!" Huiyuan Xiong's eyes sparkled as he held his wrists and said with enthusiasm, "The more you eat, the stronger your body will become!"
Unlike his peers who expressed themselves in an extroverted way, Nanami Kento simply raised his hand and ordered another portion, and asked the player if he needed any additional food.
The player shook his head in refusal, and Nanami Kento nodded in understanding, only requesting two more main courses. "The exorcism mission is over, so we have plenty of time to figure out lunch."
"Hmm!" Huihara Yu stuffed food into his mouth, nodded, and raised his thumb with his other hand.
Haibara Yuu ate with relish, while Nanami Kento ate more politely. The player's gaze paused for so long that it was hard to ignore. The player noticed that the ears exposed under the golden hair gradually turned red.
Compared to the frank and unconcerned Haibara Yu, the direct and uneasy gaze that fell on his face was hard to ignore. Nanami Kento, who believed he could not completely ignore it, paused for a moment, distractedly raised his eyes and looked inquiringly.
The player slowly looked away.
While having lunch at the same time, the player thought for a moment and took out the Sukuna Finger.
Unexpectedly, Ryoumen Sukuna responded to the players' harassment this time.
"Ant." - Although it was clearly insulting.
Hmm~ So it is possible? I thought that I had to have full [Communication] before I could talk to Ryomen Sukuna.
After all, every time the previous players tried to communicate with each other, the result was always a fall on deaf ears.
"Oh! There's a reaction?" Haibara guessed from the player's expression, "Then Fushimi can talk to Ryomen Sukuna."
Nanami Kento took a sip of the juice at hand and said, "Don't take this as a good thing."
"The person opposite us is the Curse King, who has a notorious record of evil deeds dating back thousands of years. It's best not to believe anything he says." He warned his companions who were temporarily bound to the Curse King.
"Huh? Yes?" The player, who suddenly received care from his companions, responded subconsciously.
The next second after she agreed, she heard a clear sneer again.
"Can we communicate with Ryoumen Sukuna and find out the whereabouts of the other fingers?" Haibara Yu asked with sparkling eyes, but was quickly rejected by Nanami Kento.
The blond sorcerer, possessing a far more rational mind than his peers, suddenly raised his eyes, an unidentified warning to the players or a distant conversation with Ryoumen Sukuna. "Even though it was transformed into a twenty-fingered cursed object a thousand years ago, these years... and some curse casters even before that, have never given up on using cursed objects to revive Ryoumen Sukuna."
The implication is that Ryoumen Sukuna will, of course, share the information about the finger that is crucial to resurrection with the sorcerer.
Ryoumen Sukuna, Ryoumen Sukuna simply ignored Nanami Kento - just like he had ignored the players before.
Nanami Kento was about to say a few more words when his eyes suddenly became stern. The pop-up [Perception] also made the player look towards the racecourse at the same time.
"How could it be..." Huiyuan Xiong said in surprise, "Besides the one we exorcised, there are other cursed spirits?"
"This aura... let's notify the others in the high school first."
The players watched as Haibara Yu put down the 'tent'. This was beyond the capabilities of the first-year students, so they just had to wait for the high school to send other sorcerers.
“Eh…”
But the actual situation will not develop as expected.
A first-level cursed spirit, born from the resentment of gambling, was holding an ordinary unconscious person in its hands, and its body, which had the texture of ice cream, was devouring the person at an extremely fast speed.
Nanami Kento and the player exchanged glances, gathered their composures, and quickly decided, "Save the people first."
"Very good! It's time to stretch my muscles after eating!" Huihara Yu was full of energy.
Players have no opinion on this and just follow blindly.
Nanami Tate paused, then emphasized to the players, who seemed to be still in shock, "Remember, the seniors will be here soon. What we need to do now is rescue them and buy as much time as possible."
"...All of the above is based on the premise of ensuring your own safety. Do you understand what I mean?" He stared at the player intently, the seriousness in his eyes clearly visible.
The situation was urgent, and Nanami Kento did not waste any more time. He simply made a cooperation plan and rushed towards the curse in the distance first.
The player shoots to slow down the cursed spirit - Kento Nanami rescues the hostage - Yu Haihara attracts the cursed spirit to a distance.
There was a small error in the plan at the last stage.
Kento Nanami used a thallium knife to cut off the cursed part that bound the hostage, and carried the hostage away quickly.
Haibara Yu attacked from behind and then ran in the opposite direction of Nanami Kento.
The curse that was attacked was enraged, and its momentum increased greatly, and then... it attacked the player who shot from behind in the corner.
“Eh? Eh—!?”
Although there were some deviations from expectations, the player immediately entered the identity of Haibara Yu and led the curse in a remote direction away from the crowd.
[Endurance]: (You have excellent athletic ability!)
Easily create distance from the cursed spirit behind you, and players look for obstacles marked in red in their sight that can be used to dodge the curse.
When running, with the intense exercise, the necklace around the neck appears in the field of vision from time to time.
The player blinks.
The last time they encountered a special-grade cursed spirit with a domain, Ryomen Sukuna was freed from his fingers, and the tricky curse was resolved in just one encounter.
"Sukuna, can you defeat that cursed spirit over there?"
I had the idea of drawing a lottery, but I never expected to get a response from Ryomen Sukuna.
"Want to borrow my strength to escape?" The Curse King on the skeleton held his face with one hand, his kimono unraveling at his waist and abdomen, and slowly tapped the bones under his hands, "Beg me."
"Please!" the player said forcefully.
“…”
Why is there no sound?
"Fushimi!" The shouts of Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu overlapped.
The player caught a glimpse of two support figures from behind, and the hostages should have been placed in a safe place.
After talking to Ryomen Sukuna, the speed of escape slowed down unconsciously. The curse behind him had already approached a dangerous distance without him knowing when.
"You actually harbored the ridiculous idea of wanting to be saved by a curse. Good! Good! Your humble attitude delights me." Ryoumen Sukuna laughed wildly, his eyes half-closed, and spoke with undisguised malice, "My answer is—no."
Having completely lost his patience, Curse charged forward with all his strength, and immediately felt the cold power of the curse coming from behind.
On the left and right are Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu who are chasing after him, and they almost simultaneously try to push the player away from the cursed spirit.
Facing the hands stretched out from both sides, players grabbed them.
“…”
When Geto Suguru arrived, all he saw was Curse jumping around on the ground like a cat with a toy, and... three of his descendants flying in the sky.
Just say it can carry the weight of three people! The player, whose Death Flame was exhausted, thought smugly.
Nanami Kento reported the situation to Geto Suguru, while Haibara Yuu approached the player, blinking his still bright eyes: "Fushimi, what happened just now? Your movements have become much slower all of a sudden."
"Eh, well, I was talking to Sukuna, trying to seek his help... but he rejected me." Faced with the concern, the player smiled a little embarrassedly.
Huiyuan Xiong comforted without understanding: "Don't be discouraged!"
"Hmm? No, on the contrary, I think... the Curse King should be like this after all!"
"Bad, indifferent, cruel... this is you, Sukuna." The player said to his finger.
【Psychic】+15!
"*【Spiritual Communication】Progress: 75%[!]"
"Eh..." Huiyuan Xiong scratched his face in embarrassment, "If we can't get along well, it will be a headache in the future."
The player nodded carefully: "That makes sense..."
It is said that Ryomen Sukuna likes to eat women and children. Maybe we can start with food to build a good relationship?
"Sukuna, would you like some juice?" The player brought the cursed creature closer to the drink in the cup, while wondering if he could taste anything in this form.
His hand trembled, and his dry fingers slid down the wall of the cup and soaked in the juice.
“!”
"Oh my god!" the player was horrified and lamented, "The juice is undrinkable!"
Should I pour it on my fingers?
Now that's a whole cup wasted!
“…”
The Cursed King, reflected in the blood pool within the realm, leaned boldly against the withered bones. His kimono unraveled at his waist, revealing a gaping mouth on his abdomen. His scarlet tongue swept across it. "I'm looking forward to being the first to eat your flesh after my resurrection."
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