The Japanese-fear sorcerer who started by taking in Tomie

"Tomie, the Slit-Mouthed Woman, when do they usually come back to life after being killed in ghost stories?" Shin Gengen asked the two while eating warm porridge.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman shook her head blankly.

She has only been alive for 50 years, and has spent most of her time wandering aimlessly throughout Japan. She is used to being alone and has only dealt with other ghost stories a handful of times, let alone been killed.

She really didn't know the answer to that question.

Tomie raised an eyebrow smugly, seemingly showing off to the Slit-Mouthed Woman. She first cleared her throat generously and explained to Shingen.

"Generally speaking, it's three years. However, it depends on how popular the legend is. If it's popular enough, the resurrection time will be shorter. Conversely, if no one remembers it, the resurrection will be extremely slow, or it may never happen."

Xin Hengyuan nodded in understanding.

"Oh right, Tomie, did you ask the school for leave for me?" Shin Hengyuan suddenly remembered something important: he hadn't told Ms. Kuki to ask for leave yet.

Although I may not go often, I still need to ask for leave eventually.

"Take leave? What leave do you need? School's been on holiday for a week already," Tomie waved her hand and said.

"What's going on?" Xin Hengyuan frowned. "What happened at school?"

"You're asking me?" Tomie pointed at herself incredulously, then retorted, "This is all thanks to you! Didn't you blow up the school?"

"Huh? I blew up the school!" Shin Hengyuan looked incredulous, but then quickly remembered the last thing he saw before he lost consciousness.

I must have triggered Wild Magic when I used [Tracer Bullet], and the flames must have been [Third Circle Spell - Fireball].

"Thanks to you, the third-floor women's restroom was blown up, and the ceilings on the second and fourth floors collapsed as well. The fire department came overnight to put out the fire, and the school suspended classes immediately, saying that they needed to inspect the structure of the entire teaching building."

Tomie said, counting on her fingers with a smug look on her face.

"Speaking of which, you should thank me!" Tomie crossed her arms, chin held high, revealing her smooth neck like a proud swan. "The police were already there when we arrived. If it weren't for me, you would have been taken away by them long ago! Humph!"

After saying that, he turned his head away, the meaning of which was all too clear; even a fool would understand.

Shin Hengyuan smiled slightly, deliberately ignoring Tomie who was strutting around expecting praise, and turned to the Slit-Mouthed Woman to ask, "What was the school's final explanation?"

"Hey! Hey! Hey!!!"

Tomie was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.

The slit-mouthed woman replied gently, "The official report says it was a methane explosion."

A toilet exploding with methane gas—that makes sense!

As long as it's not a gas explosion, it's fine.

It's going to be tough on the female students at school; how much poop and how much biogas would it take to create this effect?

Xin Hengyuan guessed that this matter must have gone viral at school by now.

"Forget it, the pot is made of biogas anyway, what does it have to do with Xin Hengyuan?" Xin Hengyuan leaned against the headboard and continued to drink his porridge with a clear conscience.

"Were there any casualties?" Xin Hengyuan asked, looking up as he ate.

"Yes!" the Slit-Mouthed Woman answered decisively.

Xin Hengyuan's eyes darkened, and he put the spoon back on the edge of the bowl.

As expected, it dragged others down with it.

Shin Hengyuan admits that he is neither a good person nor a bad person, but if anyone gets dragged into his battles, he can't afford to take that responsibility.

"Who is it? A student or a teacher?" Xin Hengyuan asked in a deep voice.

The slit-mouthed woman blinked, her eyes above the mask curving into a clear smile: "Yuan-kun."

"Who is it?"

"It's you."

Xin Hengyuan was stunned and completely puzzled.

Tomie stretched out her finger and gently poked Shin Hengyuan's chest, then snorted and explained.

"You have four broken ribs, three of which are broken, and your internal organs are slightly displaced. You have lost more than one-third of your total blood volume. It is a medical miracle that you are still alive."

Xinhengyuan: ...

Tomie is one thing, that's just her nature, but how come you, Slit-Mouthed Woman, have also learned to joke around?

But that's alright, at least no innocent people were dragged into this.

"You two go out first, let me sleep a little longer," Xin Hengyuan said, waving his hand.

The slit-mouthed woman glanced at him reluctantly, but didn't say anything more. She simply pulled his blanket up a little, carefully tucked the corners in, and whispered.

"Yuan-kun, please get some rest."

After saying that, he got up, pushed open the door, and went out.

Tomie was still standing there, pouting as if she wanted to say something, but Shin Gen had already closed his eyes, so she could only bite her lower lip in grievance.

"Drink the porridge while it's hot, I won't care if it gets cold, and I won't cook it for you again! Ugly duckling, wait for me!"

"Tomie." Shin Gen suddenly called out to her.

Tomie paused, turning back to look at the person on the bed.

"Thank you."

Tomie paused for a moment, then snorted and turned her head away, but a small smile involuntarily curved her lips, which she couldn't hide.

Tomie gently closed the door.

The moment the door closed, her composure crumbled.

Tomie clenched her fists, and the wide grin at the corners of her mouth was almost as wide as that of the Kuchisake-onna (Slit-Mouthed Woman).

That's great, that's great, that's great! He said thank you! He actually thanked me!

Tomie could clearly feel the distance between herself and Shin Hengyuan; she had definitely taken a huge step forward! Tomie clenched her fist tightly.

Xin Hengyuan, you can't escape now. Sooner or later, you will willingly become my servant.

Just wait, that day won't be far off!

The slit-mouthed woman was still standing in the corridor waiting for Tomie, her eyes cold, as if to say, "Minamoto-kun is mine!"

Tomie raised her chin. "What are you looking at? Shin-kun said thank you to me, but he didn't say thank you to you!"

The Slit-Mouthed Woman didn't reply, but silently went back to doing her housework.

"Hmph! You bitch, trying to curry favor with Shinheng-kun, huh? Move aside, let me have a turn!"

……

After the two left, Xin Hengyuan opened the system panel that he had requested to be closed.

【Name: Xinhengyuan】

[Class: Warlock (Wild)]

Race: Human

[Level: 3]

Experience points: 530/2700

[Mana Points: 8/8]

[Team Composition: Chaotic Good]

[Languages: Japanese, Chinese, English...]

Basic attributes:

【Strength: 8】

[Agility: 10]

[Physical Fitness: 8]

【Intelligence: 11】

【Perception: 14】

【Charm: 16】

Class Trait: [Wild Magic]

【Magic Fountain】

【Super Magic (Not Selected)】

Spells: [Tricks: Fire Arrow, Friendship, Wizard's Hand, Lesser Illusion]

[First-Circle Spells: Magic Missile, Shield, Language Proficiency, Bond of Eternity, Radiant Orb, Tracer Bullet, Summon Familiar, Divine Berry]

[Second Ring Spells: Enhanced Attributes, Prayer of Healing]

Upon reaching level three, I acquired three new spells: the first-level [Divine Berry], the second-level [Enhance Attributes], and [Healing Prayer].

Xin Hengyuan was quite satisfied with the spell.

【Divine Berry Spell】This was originally exclusive to Druids and Rangers. The effect is simple: it creates ten berries that last for 24 hours. One berry can provide all the nutrients needed for a whole day.

With this, Mom no longer has to worry about him going hungry in the wild.

Furthermore, the berries also have a slight healing effect; although it's not a major remedy, it can be used to save lives in critical moments.

【Enhance Attributes】As the name suggests, touch a creature to enchant it with magic. There are six options: 【Bear's Tenacity】corresponding to vitality, 【Bull's Strength】corresponding to strength, 【Cat's Elegance】corresponding to agility, 【Eagle's Majesty】corresponding to charm, 【Fox's Cunning】corresponding to intelligence, and 【Owl's Wisdom】corresponding to perception.

With all six attributes covered, it somewhat compensates for the relatively weak attributes of the new Hengyuan.

The final [Healing Prayer] is another spell exclusive to priests.

The effect is just like its name: healing, and it's a group healing technique. Although the amount of healing per session isn't large, its advantage lies in its ability to treat multiple people simultaneously, making its practicality unquestionable.

Looking at the three new spells in his mind, Xin Hengyuan felt that he was one step further away from becoming a legitimate sorcerer.

Oh well, no magic god is going to check his passport anyway.