Curse of the Eye of the Dead

The 13-year-old Hui got an answer beyond his imagination and understanding.

"Lixiang... she is my childhood sweetheart."

Yigu Youtai folded his hands together, pinching his own fingers constantly.

When he said these words in a low tone, his eyebrows drooped deeply, and his expression carried the sadness and melancholy that had already soaked into his soul.

It is a very uncomfortable process for Yi Gu to state an extremely painful past event that can even be called a psychological shadow.

That feeling is like being ruthlessly pushed into the deep sea, falling continuously and suffocating a little bit.

He hasn't recalled that time for a long time.

Until now.

It was the first time he met his kind, the young man with a very soft heart was keenly aware of the kindness and help of others, he was moved, but he was helpless for a long time, after all, he couldn't resist the impulse, so he couldn't help but Raising his hand, he gently grasped the life-saving straw.

Holding all kinds of complicated thoughts, Yi Gu Youtai endured his depressed mood, digging out the heavy past from the depths of his mind bit by bit.

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That was the spring of 2011.

On the day of Bone Yuta's tenth birthday, his favorite childhood sweetheart Kimoto Rika chose to steal his dead mother's wedding ring from grandma's cabinet in order to celebrate his birthday, and then gave it to Bone as a birthday present. bone.

Sato, who likes Yuta the most, said, "This is an engagement ring."

The precocious and very possessive girl raised her hand with a smile, and hooked up with the ten-year-old boy with a very serious expression after she finished speaking.

"It's an agreement." Lixiang seemed relaxed, but said nervously: "When they grow up, Lixiang and Yuta will get married."

And Yi Guyouta, who also likes Lixiang the most, raises a pure smile when he hears this.

The ten-year-old boy happily agreed without even thinking about it, "Okay, then we will be together forever, forever."*1

To be together forever.

——This is their [agreement].

Although both of them are young, this cute [promise] sounds like a child's play, but at least at that time, these two children took it seriously from the bottom of their hearts.

If there is no accident, the two who like each other the most may really be able to achieve a good relationship when they grow up together.

But no if.

Not long after that.

11-year-old Qimoto Lixiang was unfortunately crushed in the head by a speeding car while crossing the road and died on the spot.

then.

Standing on the opposite side of the road waiting for Li Xiang to come over, but happened to witness the moment of death, Yi Gu Youtai was so frightened by the accident that he was too caught off guard, his mind was empty, and his heart was full of confusion, bewilderment and fear.

How to do?

Is Satoshi dying?

No.

No.

I want to save her.

Can't die, can't die, can't die...

Don't die, Satoshi.

Ten-year-old Yigu Yuta had only one thought left.

Subsequently.

A special curse spirit named [Rika] was born from a pool of blood, and then firmly grasped the ankle of the young Otoko Yuta.

——You want to marry me when you grow up.

The soul of the dead Lixiang was distorted into a terrifying appearance.

Even if she turned into a super-level curse spirit, she who loves Youta the most in this life still firmly remembers the [promise] between them, and has been attached to Yigu Youtai ever since.

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Uo, who was staying in Hui's shadow, was stunned.

The deja vu story made his expression freeze a lot, and his long bone tail also became stiff and motionless.

And Megumi Kitazawa widened his beautiful green eyes.

He listened to Yi Guyoutai bit by bit, recalling the past pieced together, he couldn't help being silent for a long time, he was so shocked that he didn't know how to speak.

"That is to say, Lixiang...that curse spirit was originally a human girl?"

Kei emphasized the word [human], and her heart beat faster for some reason.

——Pure human beings turned into pure curse spirits.

This concept was too foreign to Kei.

No matter whether it was the curse spirit father or Mr. Gojo, the two most authoritative and representative adults never mentioned this possibility when they taught the children of the Kitazawa family the common sense of the magic world.

Mantra spirits should be born from negative emotions and are completely different from human beings.

An example of human beings turning into curses, Hui also only heard about the double-faced Nuo of the King of Curses—but that was not turning into a pure curse spirit, but the notorious curse master who turned the corpse into a super cursed object. Consciousness is just integrated into it, and a human body is needed as a container to revive it.

This is obviously different from a pure mantra.At least the curse king revived with the help of a container can be seen by ordinary people, but the natural curse spirit cannot.

And [Lixiang], the special-grade curse spirit carried by Otoko Yuta... If the explanation is not fulfilled, it is almost the same as the normal born natural curse spirit.

"Well, yes." Yi Gu nodded in response, confirming Hui Na's unbelievable murmur.

The black-haired and green-eyed young man instantly "boomed" in his heart.

Being too smart, his hands and feet felt cold and numb for a moment, Hui couldn't help lowering his head subconsciously, and looked at the shadow under his feet.

The atmosphere fell into silence again.

Maybe it's because the environment is too warm, or maybe it's because the mental pressure hasn't reached the limit yet, the past that Yi Gu Youtai dug out from the depths of his memory is much more detailed than he himself imagined.

Details that were previously unnoticed also emerged little by little.

Yi Gu Youtai, who was two years older than Hui, lowered his eyes slightly, a little lost in thought.

After a long while, he raised his hand and gently grabbed the clothes on his chest - the engagement ring Li Xiang gave him was hidden under it.

"Lixiang has been very aggressive towards everyone except me since she became what you called [curse spirit]." Caught in his own thoughts, Yi Gu, who didn't notice Hui's stiff expression, continued to speak Said, "Although she usually listens to my words, once she encounters something that irritates her..."

Yi Guyou paused too much, and the rest was self-evident.

But he quickly raised his head nervously, and hastily added: "But Li Xiang was not like this before she was alive, she was just, just..."

Yi Gu Youtai tightened his hands a little bit, firmly grasped the ring under the coat in his palm through the clothes, "Li Xiang is just...a bit possessive, and she cares too much and wants to protect me too much. "

Yes.

Li Xiang, she... Even if she becomes like this, she still loves herself as always.

Yi Gu Youtai's eyes were a little sore.

Kitazawa Megumi didn't know how to speak.

This situation is obviously beyond the scope of his comprehension - he himself has been shocked to the point of death by the brand new information.

But fortunately, there are adults who can understand this matter better.

Megumi's shadow slowly extended to the aisle, and then a tall human figure like a hill emerged from it.

——dark brown skin, lifeless fluffy white hair, wearing a white T-shirt and trousers that are indistinguishable from humans, but the pair of slender bone horns and the slowly swinging terrifying bone tail have long been It completely exposed its inhuman identity.

Yi Guyou turned his head too abruptly, and he slowly widened his eyes, watching the strange mantra in front of him tense his body, and his whole body was stunned.

Even his mouth was slightly opened wide for a while, his expression full of bewilderment.

It wasn't until Hui called out "Dad" softly to the non-human gentleman, and moved to the side to give up his position, that Yigu Youtai came back to his senses.

Did Kei-kun Kitazawa know him?

This is Yi Gu's first reaction.

Wait... Kitazawa-kun calls the other party Dad?

This is Yi Gu's second reaction.

In less than a second, An Xin was shocked again to the point where his head was empty, Yi Gu's eyes widened in astonishment, and he glanced back and forth between Hui and Uo.

Uosu calmly sat beside Kei with his dark red eyes drooping.

He is also a super-level curse spirit, but he "killed" his terrifying aura, and he was as invisible as air at this time, which did not irritate Lixiang.

At most, it was because of Yishun's flustered emotions, so Uo could vaguely feel the hostile and vigilant eyes of the "distorted" girl--it is certain that as long as Uo could hurt Yi Guyou even a little Too much meaning, that child named [Rika] would attack him without hesitation.

Did not expect this to be the case.

Unexpectedly, such an event with such a low probability... actually happened for the second time in just a few decades.

Uo, who originally thought that what Kei encountered was a natural curse spirit, trembled at his fingertips, and the original hostility in his heart was completely extinguished.

He murmured silently, feeling extremely heavy.

But this time... the two children in front of him are obviously much better than that time.

It is much, much better.

In Uo's perception, the huge curse aura behind Yigu Yuta is tightly coiling around the young man, like a dragon guarding a treasure.

Let no one hurt.

Do everything you can to protect it.

Even if there is a lot of hostility, even if the consciousness is blurred and it is difficult to control one's emotions due to the spiritualization of the curse, [Rika] is faintly limited by Otoko Yuta's own will after all, and will care about Otoko's own thoughts, so he is working hard to endure The impulse after the mantra is spiritualized.

This scene made Uogi extremely complicated.

The black-skinned and white-haired Mr. Curse Ling lowered his eyelashes slightly, and his expression was as depressed as ever...or more subtly, he became more depressed.

No one knew that he felt almost envious towards [Lixiang] from the bottom of his heart.

so good.

This child named [Rika] is really strong.

He was still so young when he died, but he was obviously much better and more remarkable than himself.

At least the child hadn't made irreparable mistakes after becoming a curse spirit, nor had she harmed the existence she cherished.

……so good.

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Hui is not Gojo Satoru.

No matter how capricious and childish Wujo Satoru may be, he is still an adult, a conjurer who grew up in a place like the Yusanjia.He has only been with Kitazawa's family for a year or two - because of his busy work, the actual time is at least half less.

But Hui is different.

Kei has the surname of [Kitazawa]. He is a child who has been doted on by Mr. Cursing since he was six years old. He regards Uo as his father from the bottom of his heart, yearning for and relying on him.

For father and son who are really close, they often don't need to worry too much about the conversation.

Hui pursed her lips and asked, "Father, can human beings become curse spirits?"

"...the possibility is so low that it is almost non-existent, but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

Uno replied calmly, he raised his hand and touched Kei's head, his tone was gentle, as if he was explaining remote knowledge points to the students, and the statement was very official: "Casting [curse] on others is a rather A rare and special talent, similar to the reversal spell... No, it is even rarer than the reverse spell holder, in short, it is an ability that very few people can freely control."

Uo: "And those who have a strong [curse] talent can take the initiative or unconsciously [curse] themselves or others due to emotional relationships, and distort their souls according to their wishes... to make the human soul curse spirit, that is One of the outcomes that can be achieved is, of course, a rather difficult one to achieve."

When Yi Gu Youtai heard the words, some fragments of memories flashed in his mind.

He couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Did I curse Li Xiang? Did I make her look like this?"

Uo: "I don't know, maybe the child cursed himself in order to stay with you... Generally speaking, it is almost impossible for a child from an ordinary family to have this talent. If any of your parents or ancestors A conjurer with this ability can make sense."

Yi Gu shook his head in confusion: "As far as I know, my family and Li Xiang's family are ordinary people, our ancestors... I don't know about that."

Uno lowered his eyes, "No matter who among you cursed who, the matter has come to this point, and there is no way to change it."

Yi Gu Youtai's heart suddenly suspended, he held his breath, and stared at the strange spell in front of him without blinking.

"Lixiang... the child you mentioned is dead, and the dead cannot be resurrected. Now her soul is cursed like this... It's a pity that even I don't know how to undo the curse and release the child's soul." way."

Uo's voice was low and hoarse, "What are you going to do? If you want to return to a peaceful life, getting rid of [Rika] is also a way, and I may be able to do this."

Yi Gu panicked: "Exorcise? What is that?"

"The official statement of killing the curse spirit."

"Kill, kill? There Xiang... what will happen to her soul?"

"If you are exorcised in the state of unresolved spell." Mr. Curse Spirit lowered his eyes, looked at his folded hands and said slowly: "It will be completely dissipated like ordinary curse spirits. Personally, You may wish to understand it as a kind of restful and peaceful sleep."

Uosu thought dejectedly: On the premise that there is no clear solution to the curse, this may be the best result.

Instead of retaining this distorted and painful sad posture, it would be more comfortable to turn into a cloud of smoke.

However, Yigu Yuta shook his head crazily in fright, and rejected the proposal almost without the slightest hesitation.

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*Volume 10: The Promise between Yigu and Lixiang