Don't force me to use my right fist.

"..."

Sōyū didn't have time to complain about this name full of stories; it wasn't something he should be concerned about right now.

"Saya-san, do you know where Hanezaki-san went?"

With a hint of anxiety, Saya asked quickly.

"Huh? Oh, Yuzaki-san suddenly fainted for some reason, and the class president helped her to the infirmary."

The girl replied weakly to Sōyū, looking as if she had been bullied by the person in front of her.

"Thank you."

Sōyu nodded to the girl in thanks, then turned and walked towards the door.

Just as the green-haired girl breathed a sigh of relief, Saya suddenly turned around and placed his hands on her desk once again.

"What else do you want to do?"

With her arms crossed over her chest, the girl named Shabusha asked haltingly.

"Excuse me, how do I get to the infirmary?"

Saya scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and asked.

"..."

Whether she was startled by Saya's sudden outburst or genuinely couldn't remember where the infirmary was, the green-haired girl remained silent for a long time as if she were stuck, which made Saya a little anxious for her.

"Turn left after exiting the teaching building, walk forward three buildings, and the third floor of the building with the white roof is it!"

Fortunately, a head with light blue hair and a strange headdress popped out of Saya's sight and answered his question like a primary school student answering a question.

Judging from her expression, she seemed to have solved some great problem, and her beautiful, goddess-like face practically screamed "Come and thank me!"

very beautiful.

But there's always a feeling that he's not very smart. "Um, thank you."

Saku thanked the girl who had clearly been eavesdropping on their conversation and had interrupted them; in any case, she had been a great help.

As for this person's name, we can investigate it slowly after we've dealt with Kaguya's problems.

Just as Saya was about to leave, the girl, who had smiled with satisfaction at Saya's thanks, quickly grabbed his arm and leaned closer to him with a mysterious look on her face.

"Young man, since I've done you such a favor, do you really think a mere verbal thank you is enough?"

The girl with long, light blue hair blinked her eyes, looking completely innocent.

"Then? What do you want? I have something urgent to attend to. Can we talk about it when I get back?"

"It's nothing, it'll be quick, it'll be quick. I just wanted to ask you something, young man."

The girl's small hands swung rapidly twice, and she pulled out a strange A4 sheet of paper covered with strange religious texts from somewhere.

"Are you interested in learning about the Axis Cult? If you join now, you'll receive a lovely little gift."

Whispering seductive lines into Saya's ear, the girl's finger kept pointing at the contract in her hand, just like a door-to-door salesperson.

The kind of forced buying and selling.

Sōyū, looking terrified, shook off the girl's hand and dashed out of the classroom as fast as he could.

"No. No need, thank you. I'm not religious. I have urgent business to attend to, so I'll be going now."

As Sawa retreated, he swallowed hard. This class is really full of talented people.

Damn it, Aqua! I almost got dragged into a real cult that's completely out of their minds!

Chapter Twenty-Three: Regret

For Kaguya, things weren't nearly as easy as they were for Saya.

It's a very strange feeling.

Kaguya Hazaki could clearly sense that she was dreaming, and was definitely not in reality.

Generally speaking, when a person realizes this situation, it's usually not far from her waking up.

But Kaguya showed no signs of waking up.

Even though she pinched her fair and delicate skin, which was as soft as tofu, hard and left a bloody mark, she still couldn't wake up except for feeling pain.

It was very quiet all around, so quiet that Kaguya could clearly hear her own heartbeat and breathing.

This is not a good sign.

Helplessly, he looked around and saw that apart from the ancient well, which seemed to be illuminated by a spotlight, everything else was shrouded in darkness.

It seems there's no other way to choose.

Kaguya Hazaki sighed.

Reluctantly, she took her first steps and slowly moved towards the ancient well.

She was very familiar with this well, after all, she had only seen it in a video not long ago.

"So, is something going to jump out of there? Or is something going to push me in?"

Kaguya Hazaki muttered to herself, speculating about what might happen to her.

However, things are clearly not that simple.

When Kaguya Hazaki got closer to the well, all she could see inside were piles of corpses.

Each body died in a different way; some were shot, others were hacked to pieces with knives.

Some were clearly swollen from being submerged in water, while others had been crushed into a puddle of mud by something.

All sorts of ways to die were displayed before Kaguya's eyes, and she was very familiar with each one.

Because each one is herself.

Each one of them is Kaguya Hazaki.

"Tsk, so the idea that dreams can dig into people's memories is really speechless."

Kaguya Hazaki wasn't frightened at all; in fact, she seemed quite used to it and sat down by the well.

She was already thinking about how she would die this time.

"But so, it really was because of a strange curse that I died? Then is my inability to live past my eighteenth birthday also a curse?"

Silently piecing together the information, Kaguya Hazaki frowned.

Previously, she didn't really believe that things called "strange" existed in this world.

Because if she admits it, it would mean that she herself is not normal.

This is unreasonable.

It wasn't until Saya appeared that she truly saw a corner of the real world.

No wonder that whenever I came to school during this period, I would almost inexplicably return to the state I was in three months ago without any warning.

If it's a curse from an evil spirit, then the logic becomes clear.

As for why she was only trapped in a dream this time and hadn't started the cycle of reincarnation again, the reason is quite easy to guess.

The face of a boy who wasn't particularly handsome, but could only be described as having delicate features, flashed through Kaguya's mind.

Although it's said that the curse cannot be shared, does it actually still help her weaken the effect of the curse?

But this time, can he bring about another miracle like before?

Kaguya Hazaki watched as the darkness gradually eroded the moonlight that illuminated the dry well, and sighed with regret.

"I'm such a scumbag for ignoring everything the person who saved my life did for me just because I can be reborn countless times."

"In the end, I still couldn't say sorry to that guy. My attitude was really bad. It's all because of my mother's genes."

First, there was a sense of relief, but in the end, it turned into a sigh.

I wonder if I'll ever run into that guy again.

Who knows, this thing might be a rare find, and we might not be able to find it again next time.

You should know that in the previous memories, there was never any mention of the library called Scarlet Devil Mansion being destroyed by anything.

"If fate allows, I'll thank you properly next time we meet."

Darkness had spread to Kaguya's feet, as if something was gnawing at her body. Kaguya frowned and closed her eyes.

This is the first time I've ever died this way.

Hopefully it will end soon.

Who are you going to thank?

A familiar male voice came from beside me, like a ray of sunlight piercing through the darkness.

With that sound, the tearing pain left Kaguya's body almost instantly.

Somewhat surprised, Kaguya opened her eyes and realized that she was lying on a bed in the infirmary without even realizing it. Beside her, besides the unconscious Tsubasa Amakawa, was the boy who made her feel a sense of security just by looking at him.

On the wall of the infirmary, a woman in white with long, messy black hair, as if she had just been hit by a cannonball, was embedded in the wall, her limbs twisted strangely, while she was still making eerie, chuckling noises.

"I saved your life again, so you have to pay extra."

Saya blew on the hair on his fist and said seriously to Kaguya Hazaki.

Now that we know this guy is incredibly wealthy, we don't need to feel guilty about extorting him.

If he hadn't come in quickly, that guy on the wall would probably have already taken advantage of Kaguya.

Yeah, and you can also get a piece of Amakawa Tsubasa while you're at it.

This guy has a habit of not picking when there are a lot of people around, but in her eyes, a couple more people don't count as a lot of people, they're more like extra food.

Sōyū was somewhat relieved that the blue-haired idiot wasn't another blue-haired idiot, otherwise, he wouldn't have been sure if the direction she was pointing really led to the infirmary.

"Want more money? I think there's a better compensation."

Kaguya Hanesaki placed her finger on her delicate lower lip and spoke to Saya in a rather seductive tone.

It has to be said that seeing such a contrasting expression on her face, which is usually as cold as an iceberg, is quite shocking.