Curse Returns: What did the human-shaped wishing machine do wrong this time?

"There's no one else around to get in your way this time, aren't you afraid of me?"

The cursed spirit named Zhenren stretched out his head with his hands behind his back, his blue braids falling down with his movements.

In the eyes of a real person, he can see the emotions of the human soul through the body.

Generally speaking, the souls of ordinary people, like Yoshino Junpei, are a ball huddled inside their bodies. They are terrified when they see him. With just a little "inaction transformation," those souls can be stretched into strange shapes at will, like dough.

The boy in front of us has two souls in his body.

Darkness, surging darkness.

And a pure white soul curled up, enveloped in a viscous, dark, unidentified substance.

The soul of a cursed spirit is different from that of a human.

The real person could sense that the huge, black mist-like substance outside was the cursed spirit that was of the same kind as himself.

That's really interesting.

He thought he had to kill Alluka to touch the cursed spirit, but it turned out to be the opposite.

Why be afraid?

Alluka tilted her head slightly, looking directly at the real person so close to her, her azure eyes filled with confusion.

The Cursed Spirit is a cursed spirit born from humanity's hatred and fear of humanity, while Alluka has never experienced fear.

He was simply stating a fact; the real person knew Alluka well and wasn't lying.

However, at this moment, he didn't quite understand.

"Oh, I see. Well, now you're going to be scared~"

The blue-haired spirit leaned close to Alluka's ear, its clear, melodious voice creating a sense of temporal dislocation.

He gently reached out and placed his hand on the other person's neck with a hint of smugness, as blue-black magical power spread out from his palm.

Through the transformation of non-action, Zhenren wanted to pull out that black substance, so that he and Louhu would have another companion.

Based on what I learned that day, this cursed spirit also possesses intelligence, but it seems to be hampered by this human body.

The smile on the real person's face was genuine, but it was different from what he had imagined. After touching that black mass, the joy on the real person's face gradually froze.

The real person's heterochromatic pupils widened in terror.

He discovered a cursed power that could corrupt the soul flowing through his fingers.

A black, almost tangible mist suddenly rose up behind Alluka.

The thing seemed to have no physical form, but for some reason, the shadow it cast on the ground was exceptionally large.

Those black substances, as if alive, intertwined and roamed around her, each strand carrying a power to corrupt the soul.

She grew taller and taller, making Alluka, who stood in front of her, appear exceptionally small.

The overwhelmingly imposing body, the black hole-like facial features, and the malice they exuded—everything was assaulting the viewer's senses.

The real person unconsciously took a step back, and he said with feigned composure, "We are of the same kind, we should help each other, not help humans. What kind of cursed spirit are you created by humans?"

The real person couldn't guess what caused this cursed spirit to arise.

He had discussed this with Louhu Huayu and the others many times, but they hadn't come to any conclusion.

Upon suddenly witnessing the full form of the cursed spirit, Zhenren felt that perhaps they shouldn't try to win over Su Nuo, the curse master, but instead should simply let the cursed spirit before them exterminate all of humanity.

Such immense power would surely wipe out all of humanity, wouldn't it? A fervent glint appeared in his eyes as he thought this.

"Nanegagor?!"

Sensing the familiar presence, Alluka turned around in surprise.

He and Nanika usually communicated in the realm of consciousness; this was the first time Alluka had seen her in her entirety in reality.

Without thinking, he reached out to grab the dark, unidentified object.

But when Alluka happily tried to trap herself in the black mist, she found nothing.

"Why can't I hug Nanika?"

The dark-haired boy's clear eyes were filled with grievance.

Since Alluka was born, their souls have been intertwined.

This was his first and only chance to have close contact with the other person, but Alluka tried his best to reach out and touch the other person, but his fingers could only pass through the mist and he could not touch anything.

"Mr. Cursed Spirit, can I touch Nanica?"

Thinking about why Nanika was able to manifest, Alluka clasped her hands together, placing her hopes on the blue-haired cursed spirit.

"ha?"

I heard such an outrageous request.

The real person was somewhat surprised, but then sighed deeply.

He never expected that after witnessing Yoshino Junpei being turned into a cyborg, the other party would still be so foolish as to ask him to do something.

Human beings are such a foolish group.

Thinking this, Makoto lowered his gaze and placed his hands on Alluka's shoulders.

"Now that my kind has emerged, would you like to go down and keep them company?"

Alluka's body contained no trace of magical power, making her as fragile as a piece of white paper that could be torn at will.

The real man placed his fingers on Alluka's shoulder again, his palm surging with magical power. He wanted to ask Alluka whether she wanted to keep this human who imprisoned her soul, but the moment he looked up, an inexplicable magical power enveloped him.

His body began to twist uncontrollably.

His soul, along with his body, every piece of flesh and blood seemed to have its own thoughts.

The real person felt their body being torn apart in different directions by an unknown force that could destroy their soul.

He wanted to use a spell to restore his body to its original state, but every piece of flesh in his body began to go out of control.

The real man twisted his face into several pieces in an attempt to escape, but the moment his clones escaped, the flesh behind him turned into a bloody flower in the air, and his entire body splattered into a shower of scalding blood, which dripped onto the ground.

The real person felt that all of this seemed to take a long time, but in reality it only happened in a few breaths.

In the first breath, he jokingly wanted to kill Alluka, and as soon as he finished speaking, that force landed on his body.

In the second breath, the real man split himself into several pieces. He urgently contacted his clones not far away, wanting them to come and save him. However, the power seemed to be toying with him, reaping his clones one by one from behind.

On the third breath, Alluka spoke up, sounding somewhat aggrieved.

"Nanika, why do you only play with Mr. Cursed Spirit?"

Alluka could sense that Nanika was playing a chase game with Mr. Cursed Spirit, and he really wanted to join in.

He didn't like being left to play by himself by Nanica.

"A... Luke..."

The black, unidentified object stretched out its hand, which resembled a ball of yarn, and tried to touch Alluka. Their fingers stopped in mid-air.

If they take another step, their bodies will miss each other again.

However, just a few seconds later, Nanika returned to Alluka's body with a sense of dependence once again.

She couldn't leave Alluka for too long.

After she returned, Alluka heard hurried footsteps behind her.

"What just happened? How did I sense Nanika's curse power? Did something occur?"

Masamichi Nocturne anxiously examined Alluka from head to toe, and was relieved to find that she was not injured.

Just now, Lord Tianyuan suddenly disappeared, and the entire Hongxing Palace collapsed and shattered into a pure white expanse in an instant.

When Moth Masamichi sensed the two spells intertwining within the barrier, he remembered that Alluka was there and rushed over, fearing something might happen.

"Principal, it's nothing. Nanica and I just played with a cursed spirit for a while."

The black-haired boy obediently raised a smile, but the content of his words shocked Yae Masakado.

"A cursed spirit?! A cursed spirit has appeared within Lord Tianyuan's barrier?!"

When exactly? How come he didn't notice?!