Curse of the Eye of the Dead

Chacha slipped quietly.

She is lively like a carefree puppy on weekdays, and she has a strong sense of presence like a little sun.But if you deliberately calm down, Chacha can also become a vigilant little wolf lurking in the dark.

How to walk without making a sound, how to breathe so as to cover up the breath to the minimum... Chacha can always master the knowledge taught to her by adults the fastest.

She is a genius.

Although her wisdom is not as good as that of Ranpo's, and her strength is not as good as that of her father and Mr. Gojo, but considering that this reference is too outrageous, if you broaden your horizons, she is already a rare type in the world.

—— Whether it is IQ, EQ or motor nerves, Chacha is developing in an all-round way.

Versatility is also an amazing talent.

Except for the inability to use the enormous spell power that was born due to physical conditions, and no spells, as long as Chacha is willing to learn, there are almost no skills that cannot be mastered, and she can always reach an outstanding level.

Among them, the top micro-expression observation is rare in the world, no one can lie and hide the true emotion in front of her.And in the process of studying with Ranbu, the girl who has been swayed by her ears and eyes has gradually become more and more sensitive.

The girl with the brown high ponytail deduced from observations that there was a conflict between her brother and her father.

Must be something big.

Otherwise, Brother Hui, who has always looked forward to his father, would not take the initiative to get angry with Usheng's father.

Asking questions, however, does not yield answers.

Whether it is the father who is particularly stubborn in certain aspects, or the elder brother Hui who likes to take care of things alone, at this time, the strictness of their mouths is always frustrating.

And Chacha doesn't have mind-reading skills, nor does he have the powerful reasoning ability like Mr. Ranpo who seems to have opened the perspective of God.

It wasn't until Hui suddenly announced to his family that he was going to become a spellcaster that Chacha thoughtfully locked in on the direction of the conflict, and then relied on his excellent observation and analysis skills to determine that the cause of the conflict was related to his father himself.

Something related to Dad, even something that could make Brother Hui lose his temper... Chacha suddenly became uneasy, and the biggest possibility that popped up in her mind immediately made her face tense.

Pretending to go out and sneaking back at the right time, the eavesdropped argument confirmed Chacha's speculation.

That was the last thing she wanted to face.

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Chacha was brought back by Uno when he was four years old.

He is also the only person in the Kitazawa family who has seen the "original" Mr. Curse Spirit.

Back then, when that little guy who was only a little taller than Uzuki's calf raised a big smile, raised his hand and grabbed the terrifying bone tail of a strange monster, and brought the warm and bright sunshine to the lonely monster who had nothing, the fate of countless people happened. Earth-shaking changes.

It is no exaggeration to say that Chacha is the key to the formation of the Kitazawa family.

Therefore, if you ask who can give some clues about Uosheng's life experience, among the people Hui can come into contact with, probably only Chacha can tell a thing or two.

However, except for Uzuo, no one knows this.

It's like Uosu picked up Megumi and Tsumiki, and extended a helping hand to the brothers and sisters of Chuya and Akutagawa who have nothing to do with each other. There is a preconceived impression that Chacha is naturally classified by everyone as "no father and no mother, but because he can The ranks of orphans who saw the curse and were adopted by the Mr. Curse Spirit that they met by chance" are at most as the first adopted child, who can see a more comprehensive image of Curse Spirit's father.

And Chacha, who was told to keep the "Tsurumi family" in her heart at the beginning, was also very clever and clever, and never mentioned her own background.

As long as a person with normal emotional intelligence knows that the other party is an orphan, they will generally not deliberately ask for details. After all, this is really suspected of poking someone's scar.

In addition, there is another reason for not asking more questions - Chacha was too young when she was adopted by Usheng.

In the process of growing up, a large number of memories before the age of three or four are easily lost. Some people call it "childhood amnesia".Except for some unique events and knowledge-based memories, the rest of the daily part is often forgotten, or some non-existent memory fragments are produced due to self-brain supplementation.

At the beginning, she didn't dare to ask, but later on, she didn't think that Chacha could remember much of the things before she was adopted——Chacha did act as if she didn't remember things from her childhood.

So no one knows that Chacha comes from the magic world, from the "Tsurumi family".

No one knows the relationship between Uo and the "Tsurumi family".

That's the logic.

There is only one little surprise——

Chacha's brain development is different from that of ordinary people.

The "childhood amnesia" that most people have, hardly exists for Chacha.

After the age of 2, she basically did not forget the memory at all, even if she recalls it now, it can be as clear as an image.

The little girl just deliberately pretended not to remember for some reason.

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Chacha sneaked out of the house again, this time taking Hui also out by the way.

The youngest son who had just argued with himself ran out of the house without saying a word, and the old man of Juling who was at home alone felt a helpless mood of "my son is rebellious" when he found out. Here——the atmosphere between the two brothers and sisters is a little stiff.

They walked down the street one after the other without making a sound.

Hui was a little uneasy, wondering how much Chacha had heard—according to Chacha's sensitivity, as long as he caught the key words, he could roughly guess the answer, right?

He never doubted that the members of the Kitazawa family cared about each other, especially their elders. If they could do something, everyone would be obliged.

But it was precisely because of this that Hui was so uneasy.He didn't want Chacha to follow him to the magic world at all.

It has nothing to do with the fact that Chacha is basically unable to use spell power at all - in terms of strength, Hui is quite confident in Chacha's physical skills.If you don't use spells and spells, Hui might not even be able to defeat Chacha.

This is just a serious double-standard brother's desire to protect his youngest sister.

Hui with the word "double standard" written all over his face: I can engage in dangerous occupations, but my sister can't—!

Fortunately, Chacha has no such plan.

She will not consider joining the magic world for the time being.

The first is that I don’t want to stimulate my old father’s nerves anymore—Brother Hui has just entered the rebellious period, and if Chacha comes out again, Uosheng will probably die in a hurry.

The second... is because she can't go now.

After the birth rate of sorcerers in the Tsurumi family plummeted, they changed their development strategy, and now they have become an important member of the high-level conjuration circle with their solid family background.

And Chacha's physique is very special, once she enters the magic world, she will definitely attract the attention of the higher-ups.

In the beginning, it was probably just because Chacha couldn't use the magic power to repel in the traditional sense. After discovering Chacha's special physique...it was not so simple to repel.

"Chacha, listen carefully, you must not expose your physique until you are strong enough to protect yourself."

Although Chacha doesn't know what's special about her physique, when Uosheng taught Chacha the common sense of the spell world, he once told her so in an extremely serious tone.

That's something Uo and Tsurumi Toranojiro have worked so hard to hide, and it can't be known by those corrupt old things in the magic world.

Sora has a huge amount of magic power but can't use it, and he doesn't have spells - the last example is called the "best matrix".

As for her who used to be "Tsurumi Chacha", there is no guarantee that she will not be noticed by members of the Tsurumi family among the high-level people.At that time, not only Chacha, but Tsurumi Toranojiro who helped them will probably be involved.

Chacha calmly considered the pros and cons.

The two of them walked to the park and stood in a quiet corner.

"What's the matter with the curse on Dad?" Chacha asked about it as expected.

Although it was a question sentence, the girl's warm brown eyes were so calm that she seemed to have seen through everything.

Hui was silent, with annoyance on his face.

Hui didn't make a sound, and Chacha also had a way to guide the other party to speak out. After all, they were brother and sister who grew up together, and they knew each other's inner weaknesses most clearly.

No, to be precise, they all have the same weakness.

The weakness called [Family]——It is also their constant source of strength.

"I have clues about my father's past. Although there are not many clues, it must be related to my father." Chacha said, "So, brother Hui, please tell me what happened to my father."

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There are many things that Chacha couldn't understand when she was a child, but when she grows up, she can gradually notice the abnormalities.

Too good memory, at some point, is not an easy thing.

Why did my father stay alone in the dilapidated house in the forbidden area of ​​the Tsurumi family?

It's still a house covered with dense charms, rope bells on the outside, and covered by layers of seals.

Why did Dad keep guarding Grandma Sachiko's grave?

It is still the tomb guarded by him alone, and no one else worships.

The problems that I didn't realize before, I only feel suffocated when I recall them when I grow up.

The cursed person who remains in the world, the caster who has passed away... This combination is too reminiscent of Uo and Sachiko.

When Chacha was still in the Tsurumi family, she did not receive systematic education in spells—this has something to do with the shift in the development focus of the Tsurumi family.All in all, Chacha, who was only four years old at that time, did not understand the meaning of [祓消].

That's why the agreement was made.

[Why do you want to be expelled? ]

[Because I am in too much pain. ]

[Is it not "painful" after being exorcised? ]

[...Ah, it won't hurt. ]

The curse spirit who longs to be "exorcised" is waiting for someone who can "exorcise" him, but the curse spirit has been unsuccessful. After meeting a young girl, he got the simple and kind promise from the latter .

The little girl who didn't know the meaning of "exorcism" purely hoped that her favorite Mr. Curse Spirit would not feel "pain" anymore, so she hooked up with him and made an agreement.

——Let me "exorcise" you, so that you won't be in pain anymore.

——Let's hook up, Chacha, I will never break my promise!

The promises made when they were young became the things that the girls regret most when they grow up.

It would have been better if it hadn't been said.

If only I could forget.

After understanding the meaning of "exorcism", Chacha has been pretending to forget.

until now.

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What Huisuo stated was even worse than what Chacha had guessed, directly leaving the latter's head empty and cold from beginning to end.

No.

I don't want my father to leave.

This was Chacha's first thought.

but.

...That is the wish of the curse spirit father.

A wish that has been waiting for many years.

Compared with the content of the [promise], the [curse-breaking] method that Hui pursued... is obviously much better.

After being silent for a long time, and having done enough psychological struggle, Chacha lowered her head and spoke with difficulty: "Tsuruki."

Hui tilted his head, a little dazed.

The reputation of the Tsurumi family is not as good as that of the Yusan family. Although it was once brilliant, it is different now.

Therefore, people who don't know much about the magic world really don't know the meaning of this surname.

Chacha continued: "The Tsurumi family...is a family in the magic world, it is the family that is my bloodline, and it is also the place where my father stayed before."

"Before meeting me, Dad stayed in the forbidden area of ​​Tsurumi's house for a long, long time... I don't know much, after all, I was too young at that time." Chacha took a deep breath, raised her head, and said seriously He Hui looked at each other, "But one thing is certain, the Tsurumi family must have something to do with the curse on Dad."