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

Xia Youjie hadn't expected Alluka to react this way. He was slightly stunned, opened his mouth, and suddenly felt a ridiculous sense of dislocation in his mind.

Alluka wanted to help him...

Even the children noticed his unusual behavior...

"Xia Youjie, can you lift me up high?"

As Xia Youjie was lost in thought, Yalujia's insistence interrupted him once again.

"ah."

Xia Youjie blinked slowly, then stretched out his somewhat stiff hands and lifted Alluka into the air from under his armpits.

He moved very carefully, as if he was afraid of hurting Alluka herself by using too much force.

Xia Youjie was very tall with long arms, and Alluka, which he lifted up, was suspended in mid-air.

Her fine, black hair was blown around by the wind and smeared all over her face. Alluka tucked her hair behind her ear and giggled happily.

Innocent laughter echoed in the wind; anyone seeing this scene would think it was just a boy in uniform playing with a child.

But the truth is that apart from the happy Alluka herself, both Natsume and Hisahito Itadori had very serious expressions.

"Brother Xiayou, can you carry me on your back?"

Alluka, swinging her little feet in the air, smiled and tilted her head, making her second request.

"good......"

With such a simple request, Xia Youjie responded softly, holding Yalujia in his arms and turning him over to place him on his neck.

His thoughts were in complete disarray.

He knew it; he always knew it.

After Alluka speaks, as long as he fulfills his three requests, there is a very high probability that the cursed spirit created from worldly desires will grant his wishes.

Moreover, whatever he wishes for, the only one who will pay the price is the next person who makes the wish...

But...but...

In a daze, Xia Youjie's bun had come loose a bit, and the messy strands of hair mixed with Alluka's black hair, falling onto his neck and causing an uncomfortable itch.

Xia Youjie didn't move the hair away, but instead turned his head to stare at the child.

Alluka looked genuinely happy and cheerful, flashing a harmless smile as he looked over.

He made a third request.

"Xia Youjie, give me a compliment!"

His voice was very soft, the indistinct ending so soft it seemed to melt into the warm breeze.

Xia Youjie paused, his voice a little hoarse, and said, "Alluka is such a kind child."

Yes, this child is really kind.

She noticed the desire that had arisen in his heart and offered to help him fulfill his wish.

It also shows that he has been under too much pressure lately, and his former beliefs are about to collapse.

Xia Youjie could no longer remember why he had always insisted on the correct theory that sorcerers should protect non-sorcerers.

Not only because of the increasing number of cursed spirits, but also because he learned from the top-level cursed sorcerer Tsukumo Yuki that Lord Tengen had not assimilated with the astral body.

Riko died in vain. Besides Riko, the corpse of the other astral body was sold to the Panxing Cult by someone unknown.

So, what exactly is it that they have been insisting on all along?

He wanted to live in a world where there were no cursed spirits and no such disgusting higher-ups.

But he knew that as long as the cursed spirits existed, there would be disgusting organizations like the Directorate General's Office.

The cursed spirits kept swarming out like maggots, and no matter how hard you tried to eliminate them, you couldn't get rid of them all.

"Xia Youjie, what is your wish?"

The cool breath pressed against my neck, like the icy chill of snowflakes hitting my skin.

Nanica's high-pitched voice was still so familiar.

Xia Youjie snapped out of his thoughts and realized that half of his shoulder had lost all feeling.

However, Xia Youjie's attention was not on the stinging pain in his body.

He really wanted to tell Nanika that he wanted a world without cursed spirits or cursed power.

He didn't know if Nanika, as a cursed spirit born of desire, would grant his wish.

Because all the cursed spirits include Nanika herself.

Xia Youjie didn't know if his wish would come true, but if Naniga was still alive after he made the wish, how could he repay the price that would belong to the entire world?

If his wish could truly be fulfilled, Xia Youjie would not mind sacrificing himself as payment to Naniga. However, the price that this cursed spirit demanded was not just his own organs and life.

At that time, Satoru, Shoko, Yaga, Nanami... they will all be implicated by him...

Nanika was still waiting for Xia Youjie's answer. Her pale little hands were wrapped around Xia Youjie's neck, her dark features filled with expectation, and she kept staring intently in Xia Youjie's direction.

"Take a nap..."

Xia Youjie reached out wearily, his warm palm gently stroking Nanika's hair, and repeated a sentence when she looked at him in confusion.

"You and Alluka should both get a good night's sleep..."

Xia Youjie rejected his past self and changed his beliefs.

He wanted to make a wish to Nanika, but he didn't have the courage to do something crazy.

He didn't want to implicate everyone at the college because of himself.

Nanika stiffly turned her head to the side, and returned her body to Alluka with a puzzled expression.

Alluka and Nanika were of one mind, and he, too, couldn't understand why Xia Youjie would make such a wish. Alluka, having regained his body, actually felt a bit sleepy.

He fell asleep lying on Xia Youjie's back.

With a tired smile on his lips, Xia Youjie lifted Alluka down and placed her next to Itadori Yujin.

On a hot summer afternoon, even the wind was warm. The shady corner where they were was neither too hot nor too cold, so he wasn't worried that the children would catch a cold.

"You are all good children, let him get a good night's sleep."

Xia Youjie waved his hand, and the level four cursed spirit was instantly reduced to ashes under his palm.

He left on his flying spirit, leaving Yuujin Itadori behind, sitting there bewildered, not knowing why Yuujin would do this.

Yuji Itadori couldn't guess what kind of inner struggle Xia Youjie had gone through; he only knew that this wish was light, and the next price would also be light.

Alluka was sleeping soundly, lying on the lawn with a smile on his face, perhaps having a sweet dream.

However, when it was time for them to go into the classroom after lunch break, Alluka was still asleep.

Just as Yuujin was wondering what to do, a weak voice came from not far away.

"Do you... need any help?"

Yuji Itadori looked up and saw a child, a little older than them, timidly looking over from under a tree not far away.