The brave Simmel wants to resign

So I accepted the ring.

It's an agreement.

We'll always be together...

.....................

Swish.

It sounded similar to the sound of rubber shoes rubbing against the ground that I heard at school, but sharper and higher-pitched.

Then came... black and red...

When cleaning the elementary school classrooms, the boys wouldn't press the mop firmly down on the floor; instead, they would loosely pat it. This would leave a puddle of water, and with each pull, a trail of water would appear, fading from dense to sparse.

The blood that day was just like that.

The out-of-control car crashed through the park railing, and [—] was affected.

The small body flew out, and was run over by a car the moment it hit the ground.

All the weight and impact were concentrated on the upper part of my head, and my face, which I had always thought was beautiful, was split in two.

Blood, blood, blood...

【So sad~~~~】

What happened next...

【Rika, me——】

I do not remember.

I like red~~

.......................

...........

call....

Crackling sound.

Yi Gu You Tai opened his eyes in the secret room.

He sat on a wooden chair, his feet on the edge of the chair, curled up in a ball, looking somewhat like a pill bug that had been poked.

Dim lights, talismans plastered on the walls, damp air.

The boy clutched his head in pain, having not slept well for some time.

Ever since Rika went berserk and injured her classmate, Otsuko has forced himself to stay sober, only in this way can he prevent others from being hurt in the first instance.

However, the process was not entirely smooth.

The adult who took me away... is he called a sorcerer?

At first, there were two people who could clearly see Rika's presence and even said that they were to be executed because of orders from above.

(Great!)

At that moment, Yuta Etsuko made a relieved smile on his tired, pale face.

(Finally, I can stop hurting others.)

With just a moment of relaxation, Yuta Etsukotsu fell asleep due to exhaustion.

When he woke up again, the two people had disappeared, and in their place was a middle-aged man who looked bitter and resentful.

The name seems to be Kusakabe. He said something about a level two sorcerer being killed by the cursed spirit within him and now lying in the hospital, so he needs me to come...

Although I don't really understand it, it seems like I've hurt someone.

(I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry...)

But this time there shouldn't be any problems, right?

—And then this time, even though he tried his best to stay sober, Yuta could only watch as the man named Kusakabe went from wielding his sword with the elegance of a swift swordsman at the beginning to questioning his life after realizing that he couldn't cut Rika at all.

(I'm finished.)

Lost in thought, Etoku Yuta was forced to follow the sorcerers into the dungeon where they imprisoned prisoners, without being harmed or even restrained.

And then—I've stayed there ever since.

Even when he tried to commit suicide with a knife, he failed.

Yi Gu You Tai could only curl up into a ball in an emo mood.

call out....

"But...this place is too scary...."

Yi Gu You Tai secretly scanned his surroundings twice with his eyes covered in dark circles.

The talismans, the candles...aren't you afraid they'll catch fire? And is it just my imagination, but I keep hearing a lot of faint noises here...?

A little scared, Yi Gu buried his head to stop himself from thinking too much.

Although it seems like there's a spirit inside me and I'm planning to die, high school students are indeed at an age where they're afraid of ghosts and spirits.

I buried my head in my knees, and my vision went completely black.

The visual residual noise gradually fades away, and then...

【飒.....】

Ok?

【......you............】

I feel like something touched my skin, and I think I heard a sound...

It can't be Rika... No, that's not right, Rika didn't come out, she's still sleeping.

This is...!

"Wow!"

Suddenly looking up, Yi Gu jumped off the chair in a panic, letting out a slightly naive cry.

What could be seen was indeed a cursed spirit.

Instead, it was a tiny cursed spirit, its entire body a deep purple, soft and slimy, somewhat resembling a fat earthworm, with only two slit-like eyes as its facial features.

He was somewhat ugly in appearance, but—Yuta Otsukoshi seemed to be the type who didn't care about appearance, and even breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the visitor.

"Ah...it's Ugly Baby."

He acted as if they were old friends.

The boy had been in this dungeon for two days, and during that time, apart from the sorcerer who had initially brought him here, he hadn't seen a single living person.

But the dead were seen.

This creature called Chou Bao seems to be a cursed spirit, just like my own Li Xiang. For some reason, it has the authority to move freely in this dungeon.

"Yi Gu...are...alright...?"

The ugly little purple baby speaks very slowly, much like a baby still in the learning stage.

After listening patiently, Yi Gu gave a not-so-pleasant smile.

"I'm fine." He forced a smile.

"Someone will come to deal with my problem soon. Ugly Bao, won't you be scared by Rika?"

"fine........"

Chou Bao is Yi Gu's only... friend in this terrifying and gloomy dungeon, though calling him a friend is a bit strange, but he's someone who can help Yi Gu relax.

But why put cursed spirits in the dungeon?

Yi Gu, who was completely unfamiliar with the world of sorcery, did not delve into this issue.

But suddenly, the ugly baby in front of him shuddered.

"........Ah.........Here it comes............"

Ok?

coming.

What's coming?

Before Yi Gu could ask, Chou Bao wriggled back to the ground, and then disappeared out of some crack.

The door was opened just two seconds after I left.

Click—

"Yo! Yo yo!!"

Then a figure hummed a song and quickly walked in.

"Wow, that's amazing! I can feel that unfathomable magical power even from this far away. Hmm, very good!"

Yi Gu You Tai was a little nervous. What kind of person would come?

Hey.

Hey.

The footsteps were light and quick, but for some reason, Yi Gu felt an indescribable pressure.

instinctive.

He began to feel a little scared.

Then--

Swah——

"ah!"

The man peeked out from the doorway, his back slightly bent, a broad smile on his face.

It was a rather handsome man who walked out from behind the door. He was dressed in all black and had a slender figure.