Curse of the Eye of the Dead

The classmate Megumin met at the new school was named Yukimura Seichi.

It happened to be Kei's next table.

At first, Megumi didn't expect to chat with the other party. Just as Tsumiji worried, he had no intention of making friends after transferring to the new school and new class.Even if I was led by the class teacher to introduce myself on the podium, I simply gave my name and said politely with a calm expression, please advise me.

It wasn't that no one approached him out of curiosity during recess, but Huidu just dealt with it politely.

...After all, first-grade children are too naive and immature.

You can't expect children in the first grade to be calm, thoughtful and connotative. Naughty and naive is their normal state.

Most of the topics of boys of the same age revolved around popular special dramas such as Kamen Rider or popular anime such as Naruto and Dragon Ball. Although Hui watched it with Chacha, she was not very interested in it.

Megumi didn't want to play games with these kids at all.

After seeing them getting together, solemnly assigning roles, reciting shameful lines, and gesturing loudly in the class or in the corridor between classes and shouting "Chidori" or "Spiral Pill"... Hui became more and more determined about this idea .

Absolutely can't get involved.

So embarrassing.

So Fu Heihui, who rejected the game invitation of his peers, chose to sit quietly and read a book to pass the time.

He loves to read, and his preferences are gradually shifting from fairy tales to nonfiction books.He also read news reports and newspapers, but he was always dubious about these.

On the first day of school, Hui, who had already prepared to spend her spare time by herself, brought the weekly magazine "Fanxing".

Uno's "Traveler's 21 Years of Experience Notes" is being serialized on it.

After Hui quietly opened the weekly magazine for the first time, she jumped into the pit of her father's curse spirit without hesitation, and then turned out the monthly magazine "Evening Tide" and several other weekly magazines "Stars" that were published in the past. , I watched it several times from beginning to end.

And as the writer's own child, to catch up with Hui who still wants to chase after him, all he needs to do is open his big green eyes and gently grab the old father's trouser legs, and act coquettishly in a low voice (Hui seriously stated that he is definitely not being coquettish), and he will be able to Easily defeated the tall curse spirit who had no resistance to his own children, and smoothly obtained the special right to read the manuscript in advance.

The humanoid typewriter Mr. Juling always submits the manuscript three months in advance for the editor Pingsong to divide it into chapters, leave hooks, and publish it in batches.So much so that while other readers were still waiting bitterly for next week's update, Kei, who was a child of the Kitazawa family, was already ahead of them by at least one chapter.

Of course, it is impossible for him to bring out the original manuscript of Uo.

He can only bring weekly magazines.

Now, he is seriously revisiting the latest chapter of "Traveler's 21 Years of Experience Notes" in the weekly magazine-even though he has already read the ending of this chapter.

But an interesting story always stands up to repeated reading.

Since the story of "Bride Aqian" brought the novel an amazing opening, "Casino Dealer" has also whetted the appetite of all readers with its uncompromising plot.

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The background is still the Taisho period.

The story of the new chapter takes place in a lively town.

Karazawa Seiji, a traveler who passed by the town to supply supplies, received a commission from his friend Masaichi Otani, a policeman who lives in the local area, on the first day of his stay.

"Recently, strange corpses have appeared in the town." Otani Masaichi knew that his friend had extraordinary abilities, so he said solemnly: "I always feel that it is not something that humans can do... Please, please help me to confirm. Now, I will pay you accordingly."

Travelers will naturally not refuse.

Dagu took him to see the corpse.

All the dead were male.

They were all well-known bad gamblers in the neighborhood. When they died, their stomachs were cut open, and all internal organs disappeared.

"These guys are all rotten people. They are addicted to gambling. They lost their entire fortune. Well, this one, they even mortgaged their daughter as a bargaining chip." Otani Zhengyi looked complicated, "It's not a pity for them to die, at least I don't think it matters, but I don't The cause of their death cannot be ignored."

The traveler frowned as he looked at the corpse.

He seemed to have noticed something, but he didn't tell Da Gu Zhengyi, he just said that he was going to investigate.

A traveler disguised as a gambler walks into a famous underground casino.

Then I met the protagonist of this chapter, a 15-year-old dealer boy.

He is very handsome, wearing a foreign suit, with a gentle expression, but he is very experienced in shuffling cards and rolling dice.

The misfit traveler took a seat and put his money on the table.

Then, amidst the deafening shouts of the gamblers spitting stars flying around, the game of gambling began.

Most of them, including the traveler, made a lot of money.

Those who lost were yelling, and those who won were smiling.

"Do you want to continue betting?" The young croupier asked gently.

The traveler vaguely noticed that the other party's gaze was on one of them.

Sure enough, the gambler who won the upper hand pushed half of his chips onto the table, "Beat! Why not bet? I'm lucky today!"

lucky?

not necessarily.

thought the traveler.

The young dealer lowered his eyes and continued to shuffle the cards.

Winning and losing alternately, after the initial "luck", the gambler began to lose money continuously.

All the wins were lost, and he was so anxious that he knocked on the table again and again, but his eyes did not show the slightest sign that enough was enough.

"How about the guests stop here for today?" The young croupier couldn't help but suggest that he probably meant a little sincerity, but it doesn't sound so good to someone who is addicted to gambling.The croupier was almost hit in the face by an ashtray thrown by the gambler.

"Fart! I'm going to win it back in no time! I'm rich! I just made a lot of money!"

At this time, another elderly casino worker lightly added fuel to the flames: "This guest is a frequent visitor of our casino, don't underestimate him, he is very good at gambling, it's just bad luck for a while, and he will be able to do it soon." If you win back, even if you accidentally lose your capital, our casino can also borrow it. This customer has always been reputable and just made a small fortune. What's wrong with gambling? Anyway, he can afford to gamble, you little croupier Just don’t worry about that, deal the cards honestly, and let the guests enjoy themselves.”

"Yes! Yes!" The gambler nodded repeatedly.

The traveler heard an inaudible sigh from the young dealer.

The traveler looked at each other as if he didn't make a sound, and then watched quietly until the end, seeing through the trap of the casino.

The young dealer is playing thousands.

It's been out of the way from the beginning.

He knows who wins and who loses.

After the target was on the top, one slapped the red face and the other sang the bad face to add fuel to the flames... Then the prey fell into the trap.

Owing money to a casino is not a good thing.

Especially since this is an underground casino, with an entire violent group standing behind it.

The croupier controls the winning and losing, and keeps giving people hope back and forth, which makes people hold their breath and their heart beat like a drum.

He pinches the gambler's psychology to make people amazing.

In this way, the croupier pushed countless people into the abyss little by little.

In this kind of place, you can see the process of man's degeneration into beast.

The teenage dealer, after his work is done, turns his head away from the bankrupt and hopeless gambler.

He was also indifferent to the man's hoarse crying.

In underground casinos, there are rotten people who lose all their property, their families, and their parents, wives and children every day.

The cost of not being able to pay your debts can be horrendous.

So you can only borrow, rob, or sell your life.

One day later, you will be threatened by debt collectors, one week later, you will be confronted with violence, and half a month later, your hands and feet will be broken...

One day he will die in a dark corner, intimidating those who owe money to the casino and don't pay back.

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"Are you also chasing "Traveler's 21 Years of Experience Notes"?"

Megumi, who was fascinated by watching, was suddenly accosted by the passing table next to him, and he suddenly came back to his senses.

Like a frightened black cat, he opened his green eyes and looked at Yukimura Seichi, also 6 years old.

The child with short dark blue curly hair and eyes of the same color showed a gentle smile just right, looking very kind, "I'm sorry, did I scare you? Because I rarely meet peers who like this work, I can't help but talk to him for a while. You strike up a conversation."

"It's okay." Hui suddenly recovered.

It's Dad's reader.

He didn't mind it before, and now he doesn't mind it even more.

Hui/Chacha/Tsun Meiki: As long as you brag about my father, you can talk about anything.

Among the first-grade students who generally like comics and cartoons, it is not easy to meet lovers who also like serious literature.

Whether you are interested in it is one thing, but whether you can read it or not is another.

After all, "Traveler's 21 Years of Experience Notes" has many Chinese characters and special terms with the atmosphere of the times, which cannot be understood without any literary foundation.

That's why Yukimura Seiichi was pleasantly surprised and chatted with the new transfer student.

"Have you read the latest chapter yet?"

"Hmm." I have read the entire chapter.

The two children talked about their views on the plot.

The young croupier is the adopted son of the casino boss. Because of his nimble fingers, he has been trained to have amazing gambling skills. The boss has set up new casino routines around him.

Although the croupier grew up in that kind of place, he still retains a certain conscience.

But this kind of conscience has not been able to counteract the kindness of his adoptive father to him.

"It's not just kindness, it may also be fear, because the croupier is very aware of the fate of those gamblers, and he is afraid that he will fall to that point." Hui added, "That's why he struggles so much, but as always, he dare not disobey. "

"Honestly, dead gamblers deserve no sympathy at all."

"Yes, but also not to be taken for granted."

"I'm curious about the cause of death of the corpse at the beginning of the chapter." Said Yukimura Seiichi, "Considering the mountain god who appeared in the bride Asenri, the cause of death of the corpse is probably quite bizarre... What kind of monster formed by the gathering of resentment? "

"That..." Hui just opened his mouth, but immediately closed it slowly, and changed his words after a while: "I should know next week."

It's so risky, it almost spoiled it.

The cause of death of the corpse was the gamblers' fear of debt collectors.

Because they haven't paid the money, they are afraid of being killed by the debt collector's ruthless methods. Such fear... The fear of countless bankrupt gamblers finally gathered to form a curse called "debt collector".

"This novel, while supernatural, is always focused on describing [people], and I like that."

Yukimura Seichi said to the next table with a smile, "The scariest part of the whole story is not the supernatural part of the story, but the [people]... This kind of reading experience is really unique and novel."

"It's a pity that Mr. Kakuo does not accept interviews. I am really curious what kind of teacher can write such a real work. It must be an old man with profound experience, right? Notes of knowledge... Generally, authors don't take it casually. Name, maybe [Bride Aqian] and [Casino Dealer] are facts that can be followed.”

The 6-year-old Yukimura Seiichi, with a smile, said something that can scare many readers to death.

After all, "Traveler's 21 Years of Experience Notes" is not a gentle story.

Whether it is "Bride Aqian" or "Casino Dealer", they are all typical tragedies of the worst human nature.

After Hui was silent for a while, Yukimura tilted his head and added in time: "Ah, I'm just joking. I just want to praise Mr. Kakuo for his wonderful control of details and emotions."

Hui Ding fixedly looked at the classmates in front of him, lowered his slender eyelashes slightly, put his right hand on his lips slightly, and whispered with a ecstatic expression, "Notes... This statement is not impossible."

The weirdness in the article is a fantasy for ordinary people, but for those who know the magic world, it is a real curse.

Is it a fictional story?

Kei originally thought so.

However, considering that Manu Ling's father is unfamiliar with modern society, it can be inferred that the other party is not young, and it is not surprising for a Manu Ling who has been around for a long time to see anything.

Notes of knowledge, perhaps real notes of knowledge.

but--

Why is it called "Traveler's 21 Years of Experience Notes"?

21 years.

Does this number have any special meaning?

Before Kei could come up with an answer, he noticed Tsumiki passing by outside the window.

Tsumiji, a second grader, specially crossed the floor to see how her younger brother was doing. At this time, her eyes were shining, and she looked at her younger brother who was chatting enthusiastically with her classmates with relief.After being dazed, Hui tensed her body involuntarily.

Then there was the picture of being joked at home that "I want to make a hundred friends".

By the time I recalled this question again, it was already the next day.

Megumi asked this question at breakfast time.

Mr. Man Ling looked up at the child, seemingly surprised, but he still replied seriously:

"The plot is indeed an adaptation of what I have seen and heard in the past."

Aqian, the bride who couldn't be saved.

Indirectly became the executioner, the young croupier who died early in the end.

And various other characters...

More than 50 years ago, it was obviously much more chaotic than peaceful modern times.

"As for the number of 21 years."

When the curse spirit said this, he paused slightly, his dark red eyes lost his focus for a moment.

But he quickly regained his composure, and raised his hand to rub the little guy's black curly hair, his tone as calm as ever:

"That's because Traveler has only been traveling for 21 years."

Chacha blinked and answered, "Why did you only travel for 21 years?"

Tsumiji tilted her head: "Did you go home because you were tired from traveling?"

The dejected curse spirit nodded naturally: "Ah."

Hui still felt something was wrong.

But can't tell.

In the end, he gradually narrowed his eyes like a cat under the head-touching attack of an adult.

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No one in this family knows the life experience of Mr. Curse Spirit, and Mr. Curse Spirit will never tell his children about his life experience.

It is enough for children to grow up freely and healthily.

There is no need to carry the past of the dead.

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Traveler is only 21 years old.

Because Mr. Curse Spirit has only lived for 21 years.