Curse of the Eye of the Dead

"father!"

Chacha poked her head into the kitchen.

Not even as high as Usheng's thigh, she ran over with small steps, stretched out her hand and grabbed the bony tail of the curse spirit.

She then raised her head, with an extremely serious expression on her immature face, like a little adult who wanted to discuss important matters.

The little adult lowered his voice, and said seriously: "...Brother Hui is in trouble."

Uno, who was cooking, was stunned, and couldn't help but look down at the little girl.

Mr. Curse turned off the stove, wiped his hands on his apron, and squatted down.He arched his back as much as possible, so that his line of sight was level with Chacha.

The black-skinned and white-haired curse spirit imitated the girl and lowered her voice, her eyes were very serious.Although the expression is still depressed, it seems that there is no energy.

"What happened to Hui?"

"He's hiding something important!"

Chacha described it earnestly with hands and feet, with obvious worries on her immature face.

"He's sad."

"...but pretending that nothing happened, just as stupid as Dad was before."

Mr. Curse Ling, who is also stupid, continued to squat obediently, blinking his eyes slowly.

Chacha continued to speak, her tone became lower and lower, and finally her eyes were a little red:

"But Brother Hui's problem is very troublesome. It seems that Brother Hui has decided to leave us alone..."

"Father, can brother Hui not go?"

That kid Fu Heihui probably put all his energy into pretending to hide it.

If a precocious and intelligent child has sufficient preparation time, the more he can come up with qualified lies and perfect the loopholes and deficiencies as much as possible-obviously, Hui has done enough scripts on the way home.

Uno doesn't have mind reading skills, what he has is just a little more observation than ordinary people.

He always puts all his trust in the children and respects the children's ideas. Even if he senses Kei's slightly depressed mood today, he will never force the other party to speak after asking to no avail.He could only silently touch the child's fluffy black hair, and decided to make the other party's favorite roast pork with ginger to make the child happy tonight.

This old father, who has not been in office for a year, is always so clumsy and silent to love each child with practical actions.

What's more, Kei just acted as if he had encountered a little trouble at school.

Very bright children choose to find additional excuses to obscure the truth after realizing that their depression cannot be completely concealed.

Apparently, the smart little guy has done well in acting.

At least for Uno and Tsumiji, the acting was very successful.

Only he failed to notice the special exception of Chacha.

Uno was stunned by Chacha's sudden news, and then he asked in confusion, "Chacha, why did you know Hui was leaving?"

Little Chacha tilted her head, with a blank expression: "...Because his expression and movements are so obvious? It's the same as seeing that Dad is in a bad mood."

As if this is a simple question of how much 1+1 is equal to.

Mr. Manju Ling stared at Chacha, then nodded and sighed: "That's it."

No longer ask the reason for Chacha.

Even if it was such a big event, Uno easily believed her judgment.

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Chacha realized Hui was lying from the very beginning.

The [reason] that Megumi said to be depressed was judged to be false by Chacha from the very beginning.

But everyone has bad moods and things they don't want to say.

What questions can be pursued without being hated, and what questions can't - Chacha seems to be able to tell the difference very easily.

Intuition?

There is probably such a part of the reason.

But not quite.

For Chacha, who has not discovered her own talent yet, her [process of making judgments] has not been penetrated yet.

The operation of the brain can always give her the answer directly, so she has become [natural] in her own eyes and [sensitive] and [intuition is accurate] in the eyes of others.

For example.

For an able-bodied, healthy person, they don't ask [how to walk] this kind of question.

Because instinct does it, it's a natural behavior for them.

Until I grow up and have a certain amount of knowledge, I will clearly say which muscles and nerves are used in the behavior of [walking], and explain the behavior of [walking] theoretically.

Chacha is pretty much the same thing.

She is sensitive to emotions.

But this is not a spell, nor is it a supernatural power, Uo has already confirmed this.

If you have to do a scientific analysis—it can only be said that this child's brain is very sensitive to [microexpressions].

Microexpressions are expressions that appear quickly and are difficult to suppress following an emotionally arousing event.The shortest duration is 1/25 second. *1

There is no doubt that micro-expressions often indicate a person's true emotions.

But the recognition of micro-expressions requires accumulated experience.

If you don't know the meaning of this expression, you won't be able to understand it even if you notice it.

But Chacha, who was only five years old, knew it subconsciously.

Her brain unconsciously records the special behaviors of the emotional changes of the people around her.

In the past, the hypocrisy of everyone in the Tsurumi family gave this child with a developed brain a chance to learn.

The shortest micro-expression that lasts only 1/25 second - Chacha who can notice this, even without spells and abilities, the brain itself is not ordinary.

Hui is still too young.

No matter how much you pretend, you can't pretend to be on the micro-expression.

Not to mention that very few people in this world can notice microexpressions.

So Chacha is always the first person to notice abnormalities.

She couldn't ask about Hui's lying - her brain was working subconsciously, giving her such a conclusion.

So Chacha, who never doubted her first reaction, just accompanied him silently and made him happy just like the decadent curse spirit who had not yet had light in the Tsurumi Family Forbidden Land back then.

Later, in the following relationship, Chacha discovered big problems one after another.

[Chacha: Brother Hui, sister Tsumiji, let’s go to the park together on weekends. ]

[Hui: Well, good. ]

It's just a simple invitation.

It's not like they didn't hang out together on the weekends before, and the relationship between their brothers and sisters is very good.

But after Chacha Leng noticed the lies and sadness, she deduced the fact that Hui "will never have a future" based on what she just raised.

Chacha was dumbfounded.

She held the small ball Hui lent her to play with, looked at Tsumiki who seemed to find nothing wrong, and then stared blankly at Hui.

Chacha opened her mouth to try to say something, but then closed it slowly.

The girl made several promises in a low voice.

[I'm going to Huige and Tsumiji's elementary school next year, so I can go home together in the future. ]

[We are five years old, six years old and seven years old, and we can all be in the same school in the future! ]

Hui nodded in agreement without exception.

...without exception, it is a lie that makes both parties sad.

Chacha was struck blank by this knowledge, and her brain came up with the answer instinctively, which made her feel more and more depressed.

Finally, helplessly, he ran quietly to find Mr. Cursing Spirit.

She didn't want her brother to leave.

Why do you want to leave?Aren't they family?Doesn't brother like this house very much?Is there any trouble that can't be solved together?

Chacha, who was once alone in Tsurumi's house, doesn't want to let go of every family member.

Mr. Curse Ling silently rubbed the little girl's head, picked her up, and fell into deep thought.

"Does Hui want to leave by himself?"

"Brother Hui doesn't want to! He doesn't want to at all!"

Chacha hugged her father's neck tightly, sniffed, and said softly and firmly.

"Then I understand."

Mr. Manu Ling gently leaned his forehead against his daughter's, and said in a low voice with a decadent expression, "Don't worry, Chacha."

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leave?

Or leave alone?

Hui that child is only six years old, where can he go?

There must be a reason for this.

Chacha didn't know the cause, she directly analyzed the result.

What Uosheng needs to do is to solve the cause.

The silent Mr. Mantra does respect every child's ideas, but that is only limited to the troubles that children naturally encounter and produce during their growth.

The idea of ​​being "coerced" is obviously another matter.

If Hui really wanted to leave, Mr. Manju Ling would be a little sad, but he would definitely not stop him.

But if Kei doesn't want to... no one can take his child.

Nobody can.

of course.

This willingness must be from the heart, not verbal.

Mr. Mana Ling, who coaxed Chacha out, returned to the kitchen again.He was thinking blankly, and accidentally cut off the cutting board while holding the knife to cut a piece of raw meat.

He paused, looked at the cracked cutting board and the slightly bald kitchen knife in his hand, and changed his face without changing his expression.

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Mr. Curse Spirit cooked dinner as usual, and sat at the dining table with the little ones.

After there were more people in the house, there were more voices denouncing Mr. Curse Ling for not eating, and the Usei who couldn't resist them gradually began to return to human habits.

The day-to-day atmosphere doesn't seem to have changed.

after dinner.

Tsumiki took the initiative to help Uosheng wash the dishes, but Chacha stuck to Hui, so Hui could only be dragged to watch cartoons with Chacha. After Tsumiki and Uosheng finished washing the dishes, the family of four sat together on the TV In front of the machine.

When it was time to tell bedtime stories at night, the three children were dragged into the adult's room by Chacha as usual, and they were driven to bed after hearing three stories.

Uno didn't talk to Kei all day.

He is waiting.

If Hui wanted to leave home, she would definitely tell herself.

That's not a kid who would play missing and worry about.

So Uno gave him enough time to let Fu Heihui come to him after thinking clearly.

as predicted.

Not long after Uosheng finished telling the bedtime story and sent the children back to the room one by one, his door was knocked again.

Uno: "Please come in."

Wearing the pajamas newly bought for him by Mr. Curse Spirit, the black-haired child grabbed the hem of his clothes with one hand, opened the doorknob and stood there.

The faltering little guy looked at the grown-up with green eyes.

"Mr. Ubu... I have something I want to tell you."

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Hui typed countless belly drafts in his heart.

In order not to worry the gentle Uso-san, he must state his affairs as calmly as possible.

——I will live a good life, it is a very superior environment, so I insist on leaving to go to that side.

It is necessary... to reveal such news.

However, when he spoke, Fu Heihui still felt his hands and feet were cold.

He looked at the adult's always gentle and serious dark red eyes, and his voice stuck in his throat for a long time.

In this home, no one is ever overlooked because of their young opinion.

Because the only adult in this family always listens carefully to everyone's words.

Hui suddenly felt fear and panic.

——If you open your mouth, there is really no room for redemption, right?

I really want to leave the home of Tsu Miki, You Chacha, and the world's best Mr. Mantra.

...Leaving this warmest and most peaceful home that he had only seen in his dreams.

Fu Heihui froze until the end, but still spoke.

His tone was normal, and he couldn't hear the slightest bit of coldness in his heart.

"Mr. Uno, my father's relatives found me and plan to take me back soon."

"It's a family of conjurers, rich and powerful. I have spells, and I can live well there, but they won't accept ordinary people who can't see curses, so I can't take Tsumiki with me."

"They came to pick me up during this time...Mr. Usheng is a curse spirit, and it will be very troublesome to be found out, so I think I will go back to the old house to live in from tomorrow until they pick me up, and I will be with them Saying that my stepmother took Jin Meiji away with her, those people probably wouldn't go to school to verify Jin Meiji's situation, after all, she has no blood relationship with me."

"Tsu Miki, please take care of me, Mr. Uo, thank you very much for taking care of me during this time."

After Hui finished speaking, he bowed seriously, then lowered his head, not daring to look into Mr. Curse Ling's eyes.

One second, two seconds...

How long has passed?

Hui felt extremely tormented.

Until he finally heard the reply from the adults.

"Ah, so that's what happened." The voice of the curse spirit was as deep and hoarse as ever, with a hint of understanding, "I see, Hui."

The other party's answer sounded like the hammer sound of a sentence to Hui.

He said nothing.

Hui has put all her strength into controlling her sore eye sockets.

"Then I'll go back to my room now, good night, Mr. Uo..." Sheng.

"The members of the Chanyuan family want to snatch you back." Mr. Curse Ling's next sentence interrupted the little guy's unfinished sentence.

He went on to say, "...and you don't want to go back, so I get it."

Hui froze.

He raised his head suddenly, his green eyes were wide open, looking a little dazed.

Mr. Curse Spirit hugged the little child into his arms, and then used a big hand to rub the messy little guy's black hair that was already a little raised.

Hui opened his mouth: "I..."

The curse spirit looked calm, and the bone tail moved with a click, and finally stopped at his feet, "We all listened to your plea for help."

Chacha heard it.

Tsumiki and I heard it too.

Mr. Curse Ling raised his eyes to look at the door, and two furtive figures leaned out—like kittens and puppies sneaking around.

Uosheng didn't expose it.

And Hui was nestled in the adult's broad and strong arms, listening to the steady and powerful heartbeat of the mantra, and couldn't control the redness of his eyes.

There was a soft cry in his voice, "Why..."

"[Ten Shadow Spells], that is the name of your spell, and it happens to be the strongest ancestral spell of [the Chanyuan family]."

Uno put his arms around the child and sighed helplessly, "I guessed it from the first time I saw your shikigami."

[Tsurumi Family] The generation before Uo's lifetime was the most prosperous generation.

At that time, the [Gosanjia] had no descendants who inherited the ancestral techniques, so the [Tsurumi family] was dominated by Tsurumi Uo on the contrary.

Many of his spells have been compared with [Yu Sanjia], and he has heard a lot of [Yu Sanjia's] ancestral spells.

[Tsurumi Family] also has records, although the content of the records is not much, but there are some characteristic information and basic abilities.

For example, the operation method of the Kamo family [red blood manipulation], the range of abilities of the Gojo family [six eyes and no lower limit], the characteristics of the Chanyuan family [ten shadow spells]... this ancient art that has been passed down for thousands of years, Many conjurer families with a certain history have basic information about it.

That's why Uno suddenly guessed the truth when he saw Kei's shikigami for the first time.

It's just that Uzumaki never cared.

Megumi is just Megumi, not an attachment to any magic technique.

In his eyes, there is no difference between Hui, Chacha and Tsumiki.

But obviously, other people don't necessarily think so.

It's like a Zen monastery who puts magic first.

Uno has no doubt that when Kei's existence is exposed, he will be forcibly taken away by members of that family.

So on weekdays, he only asked Kei to call out shikigami at home, and don't call out unless necessary.

However, was he still approached... It was obviously a foreigner who was living outside, but who told Hui to the Chanyuan family?

Uno didn't know, Kei didn't say that.

However, this does not prevent Mr. Curse Spirit from dealing with the problem.

"What did the person who found you and told you about the Zenyuan family tell you?"

Uno let go of the child a little, and faced him face to face: "The Chanyuan family will give you the best treatment? Don't worry about eating and drinking? Will you be taken care of as a young master?"

"Probably not wrong in a way, but did he tell you anything else?"

"The Yusanjia is a place that respects strength. You will undoubtedly drop out of school and be forced to train from the age of six, especially if you are a shikigami. Whether it is to tame a new shikigami or melee, this will be ignored. Make up for it aggravated, so every day will be very hard, and you have to come into contact with the curse frequently, and you may also face the assassination of the curse master."

"Besides, you are still a foreigner, even if you are [Ten Shadow Spells], the issue of background will still be a stain in the eyes of a certain group of people, they will ask you to completely sever ties with the past, and you will never be allowed to meet with relatives and friends from the past ...If it is even more unfortunate, the original successor of the Chanyuan family and the connections behind him will be hostile to you, because you may snatch their rights, and you are their threat... The family in the world of magic is more powerful than you imagined It’s complicated, and it’s hard for kids who grew up outside to adapt to the three views and concepts of that place, especially a good kid like you.”

"Over there, almost 100% of the people only pay attention to your spells and strength. Strength is your value. The more powerful the spell, the more expectations you have for you. There is no distinction between children and adults, and there is no weak one." leeway, their judgment criteria are only the weak and the strong...you will not feel relaxed and happy [-]%, do you know these things?"

As if talking about your own experience.

Uo, who returned to Tsurumi's house at the age of five before his death, lowered his eyes calmly. He simply integrated these things and told the child in front of him clearly.

Then he looked at Hui's expression and sighed again after a while, "Ah, so you know."

Huihong kept her eyes open and said nothing.

"So, is it for us?" Mr. Curse Ling said in a low voice, "Do you think that as long as you leave early, you won't disturb our house?"

Hui nodded slowly.

Then Mr. Curse Spirit flicked his forehead a little harder.

Hui was thrown back. He covered his forehead and drooped his head.

"Forget it, then let me be the first guardian."

Mr. Manu Ling exhaled, rubbed the little guy's forehead that was red by himself, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Hui, I won't allow you to go there."

The six-year-old child immediately grabbed the corner of his clothes.

He looked up, with a crying voice, and asked loudly: "Is it really okay? This family may be exposed because of me, I really... really like everyone, so I don't want to—"

"But this home wouldn't be complete without you."

Holding the child's face, the adult with a decadent face interrupted again: "Chacha and Jin Meiji will cry, and I will also be sad. Think about it differently. If Chacha or Jin Meiji made such a choice, would you feel at ease? ?”

Wheaton stayed.

Mr. Manu Ling wiped the tears from the corner of the child's eyes: "So, you are also very important, a very, very important part of this family, don't make such a decision again, Hui."

"You are only six years old, and it's not your turn to worry about the future. If you don't want to, you don't want to. If you don't want to leave, you don't want to leave. If someone threatens you, just complain to the adults and leave all the problems to the adults. Well, that's what kids are supposed to do."

"I hate trouble, but I'm never afraid of trouble because I'm strong."

"At least as your parent, I must be [the strongest]."

"So, rest assured to rely on me."

The curse spirit promised word by word, "As long as I don't lose you, I will be fearless and omnipotent."

The black-haired and green-eyed child finally hugged the adult tightly, crying very sadly.

Don't want to go, don't want to leave.

—then don't leave.

Really can……?

--Can.

This is what Mr. Cursing Spirit said.

[You are also important. ]

Such words, such a sense of security, are enough to quietly change the concept of a stupid child who always likes to put himself in an unimportant position.

"If... if it's really exposed... what should I do?" Hui's voice was lower than that of a kitten, and tears wet Mr. Curse Ling's clothes a little.

"Ah, this."

Uo tilted his head, stared at his decadent face and thought seriously, "This is a problem. If it really reaches that level, I need some time to deal with the identities of all of us... There will definitely be a period of time to hide , I can assure you that it won't be too long, but... we still need to ask for your opinions."

"Then, Hui, Chacha, Tsumiji." Mr. Manju Ling asked with a very serious attitude and tone: "... If there is a day, are you willing to escape with me?"

"willing!"

Before Hui could understand why the names of Chacha and Tsumiki appeared now, a girl's voice sounded immediately behind him.

Hui turned his head like a rusty robot, looking in shock at his older sister and younger sister who were poking around the door.

"We are all willing!" At the door, Chacha and Tsumiji said with a smile.

As long as the family is together, wherever is home.

"Where's Brother Hui?" Chacha answered and looked at Hui.

Hui nodded in a daze, then blushed.

His voice raised eight degrees: "...Why are you here!! When were you here!?"

Mr. Manu Ling blinked: "It's been there since the beginning."

Chacha shifted her gaze suspiciously, "Me and Tsumiji are out to go to the toilet."

Hui Ergen was almost blushing: "It's a lie, I want to go to the bathroom and eavesdrop at the door for so long!"

"It's...that... oh, it's so long-winded!" Chacha wouldn't lie, held back for a long time, and finally replied angrily: "Sister Jin Meiji and I are worried about Brother Hui, I've been worried for a whole day, Hui Brother, you are a big idiot! Don't talk back, you are an idiot!"

"You guys already knew...?" Hui's expression was stiff.

"Actually, Chacha was the first person to know about it." Uogi replied honestly, "She is very smart, and she has already seen that you want to leave home."

Chacha immediately raised her head triumphantly.

Hui's whole body seemed to be petrified. If he hadn't been hugged by Mr. Curse Spirit, he would have been so embarrassed that he wanted to hide in the shadow now.

Tsu Meiki was informed by Chacha.

She has been very restless, and now she can finally come forward and seriously criticize her brother.

The three little guys made a fuss.

To be precise, Hui stood honestly and was kneaded by Chacha and Tsumiji.

The black-haired and green-eyed child was still red-rimmed, and his forehead hadn't recovered from being blush by Mr. Cursing Spirit. Able to bow his head and express his acknowledgment with practical actions.

In the end he got a tight hug from Chacha and Tsumiki.

Hui Mo hugged it back slowly.

Mr. Curse Spirit, who was on the sidelines, thought to himself—like a litter of kittens and puppies.

In the end, it was Uo who looked at the time, picked up Chacha and Tsumiki one by one in each hand, and tucked Kei with his tail, and sent the little ones back to the room one by one.

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The next day.

Not long after the little ones came home from school, Mr. Curse Ling felt a slightly hostile look when he took the clothes basket to the yard to collect the dried clothes.

He paused, then finished what he was doing without changing his face, and when he was about to return to the room, his dark red eyes inadvertently swept a certain direction.

far away.

The young man with a pair of eyes of the sky tightened his face instantly.

But Uzumaki didn't do anything.

He just returned to the room with a normal expression, folded the dry clothes one by one, and sent them to each child's room.

The unknown white-haired young man in the distance is full of ghosts: ... Can you see everything after living so long these days?

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The author has something to say:

The five cats were shocked: ... See you soon! !

You will not be hunted down or run away, please rest assured.

But it’s true that I’m about to move to Yokohama XD.

I don’t know if you have watched the American drama Lietome. Chacha is similar to the main character in it, a master of micro-expression (but Chacha got hung up by Googoo, which is very unrealistic.jpg)