I said you are all war criminals

Hakuno applauded, "I want to be a character like that too!"

Doesn't this kind of character have a dark heroic feel?

That's really fascinating.

"The last mantra bead is also for a carefully selected person?"

Hakuno asked.

Speaking of this topic, Deng subconsciously raised his hand and bit his thumb.

"No... not."

Deng said in a dim voice, "The seventh mantra bead... no, that should be the first mantra bead. It was taken away before I could summon it."

Her teeth rubbed against each other, as if she was chewing something uncomfortably. "I failed."

“Failure…failure…failure…”

"It's okay if I fail."

Bai Ye caressed Deng's belly, letting her calm down. "It's just a game, don't get angry. Look at me, I never get angry."

“Failure…failure…”

The lamp was still mumbling to itself, like a tape recorder stuck.

"Hey, hey, cheer up,"

Bai Ye pinched Deng's cheek, and the touch was surprisingly good. "Isn't it just a curse bead? It's not something important."

"……Um."

The light blocked Bai Ye's restless hands on both sides and he got out of the bed. "I'm going to... the bathroom."

Bai Ye followed Deng in his slippers. He originally thought Deng was really going to the bathroom, but the girl didn't even go to the bathroom, but went straight to the window at the end of the corridor.

Under the hazy light, her hair took on a faint violet sheen. She rested her hands on the windowsill, her slender fingertips tinged with white, and her entire being exuded the fragility of a small animal. She stared silently out the window, her eyes hollow, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, like a butterfly about to flutter, casting a faint shadow on her fair cheeks.

Bai Ye followed her line of sight and saw nothing except a few slowly driving cars and a few pedestrians returning home late.

"Hey, what are you looking at? What's so good about this crappy night scene?"

The lamp did not answer and remained silent.

Bai Ye felt something was amiss. Although this girl was usually quite quiet, the atmosphere today was clearly off; it was a bit eerie. He reached out and patted Deng's shoulder gently: "What's wrong? Are you still fussing about that curse bead? It's just a broken bead, isn't it? If it's gone, it's gone. It's no big deal."

The light finally responded, and she slowly turned her head, "...That's the first one."

Bai Ye scratched his head, looking confused: "The first one? Does it have any special meaning?"

"That spell bead...was taken away before I could summon the other spell beads."

Deng bit his lip, his voice as thin as a mosquito. "I... I can't control it. I don't even know who owns it. This is completely different from my plan... I originally... I originally..."

"I……"

Deng's shoulders trembled slightly. "My script... had flaws from the very beginning. I hate this. I hate things that are beyond my control."

"So you hate me?"

Hakuno asked this while hugging the lamp.

He looked down at the pupil of the lamp as if he was looking at a clear lake.

"I'm not the kind of man who can be easily controlled."

Deng looked up at Bai Ye's pupils, as if looking at the lead-gray sky after a nuclear war.

She smiled softly.

"I know."

then.

The sky and the lake, lips and lips, blend together like this.

It became silent...

Simulator:?

30

Chapter 30 Xiangzi and Hakuno.

Slowly, Toyokawa Shoko lifted the covers and tentatively touched the floor with her bare toes. A chill instantly spread through her body. She shivered slightly, then planted her feet firmly on the floor, feeling its coldness and solidity. She bent down, reached out her slender fingers, picked up her underwear, and put it on.

As she moved, her messy blue hair cascaded down like a waterfall, covering most of her face. A few strands of hair wrapped around her neck, adding a touch of laziness.

Just as she was struggling to tie the laces, she heard an indistinct sound behind her.

"lamp……"

Xiangzi turned around and saw Bai Ye talking in his sleep in pain.

So Xiangzi came over and gently touched Bai Ye's face, "I'm here."

She knew very well that she was not Gao Songdeng.

But this does not stop her from calling herself Takamatsu Deng.

"I'm always here for you, Hakuno."

Xiangzi bent down and gently kissed the side of Bai Ye's face.

Then, after getting dressed, Xiangzi quietly left the room, her plump toes treading silently on the cool wooden floor. She walked into the living room and poured herself a glass of water, the crystal glass looking particularly delicate between her slender fingers. She stood by the French window, her gaze gazing across the gradually waking city.

Xiangzi took a sip of ice water, letting the coolness slide down her throat into her stomach, like an icy snake, coiling inside her body.

Then, at this moment, Xiangzi heard the sound of the door being pushed open... It was Hakuno getting up.

"It feels terrible..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Hakuno said without mercy.

"Even if you say that, I won't be happy."

Xiangzi turned his back to Bai Ye and just looked out the window.

She continued softly, "Are you feeling refreshed?"

"It's alright...how about you?"

Hakuno said in a dejected voice, "Is it okay for you to stay here with me?"

"no problem."

Xiangzi turned around, walked to the dining table and sat down, "Let's talk about the future, Hakuno."

Her voice grew serious.

Maybe this means she's getting serious?

"So, what are you going to do next?"

Xiangzi tapped the table lightly with his slender index finger, making a crisp sound.

Hakuno scratched his messy hair and yawned.

"From an efficiency perspective, the best plan is of course to grab a curse bead first, then find a random unlucky person and give it to him, making him the curse master, and then killing him as the curse master."

He shrugged casually, as if discussing what to eat tonight. "According to the curse message I sensed from that curse bead...killing the curse master is equivalent to killing a thousand ordinary people. From an efficiency perspective, this is more efficient."

Xiangzi shook his head and calmly rejected Bai Ye's plan. "The transfer of the curse beads is limited to the curse master and his blood relatives. Your plan is impossible to achieve."

Hakuno sighed and spread his hands.

"Well, it seems I underestimated how this thing works... How troublesome. Actually, I have many ways to revive the lamp..."

"But, in this Deng's script, the mantra beads are very important, right?"

Bai Ye rubbed his brows and said, "Since that's the case, there's nothing I can do. I will try my best to fight according to Deng's ideas."

"So, tell me what you want to do and what you can do."

Xiangzi smiled with satisfaction.

Then she began to talk about the various limitations of this battle.

"First of all, basically, the curse beads can only be used at night."

Xiangzi continued to explain, "Normally, the power of the cursed beads can't compare to that of the Shinigami and Quincy. No, in the final analysis, the curse contained in the cursed beads can't harm anyone at all... However, only at night, the power of the cursed beads will be strengthened by hundreds of times, turning them into a weapon that can easily kill others with curses."

"What time is it?"

Hakuno asked.

"The specific time varies depending on the circumstances of the day. Generally speaking, you can assume that the killing curse can be used starting at dusk. After that, the power of the curse will increase as the night progresses. After that, after the peak, the power of the curse will slowly decrease until daytime."

Xiangzi explained patiently.

Bai Ye nodded, this was easy to understand.

"The strength of the cursed energy varies not only with time but also with location. In places where spiritual energy gathers, such as cemeteries, hospitals, and abandoned shrines, the power of the cursed beads will be enhanced. Conversely, in places where vitality gathers, such as police stations or stadiums, the power of the cursed energy will be weakened."

Xiangzi said.

"It's more like a dark Pokémon than a spellcasting Pokémon..."

Bai Ye asked again, "What are the specific killing abilities of the curse?"

"…It's more interesting to figure it out on your own."

Xiangzi refused Bai Ye's inquiry.

Bai Ye smacked his lips. "Okay, that makes sense... Could you at least tell me its name?"

Xiangzi nodded and began to call out the names of the curse beads.

"Abandoned canals, Tsugaru drums, single-sided reeds, fools playing music, unfallen castanopsis, farewell clappers, and the abacus house... these are the unbelievable things that have been passed down in this place."

"Our firm?"

Bai Ye looked confused.

"It's Sumida Ward,"

Xiangzi patiently explained, "Asahi Beer's headquarters is over there."

"Oh, I see!"

Hakuno, who loved drinking Asahi beer, understood everything. "The curse is related to the Seven Wonders, right? I get it."

"Besides curses, the power of the curse beads can also be used..."

Xiangzi stopped talking halfway.

Then, “Boom boom boom!”

A rapid knock on the door interrupted Xiangzi's explanation. Then, an angry voice came from outside the door, "Hakuno! Open the door!"

Hakuno sighed helplessly. He was all too familiar with the voice: Shiina Riki. He looked at Xiangzi and saw that she was pale and had unconsciously shrunk back, as if she was trying to find a place to hide.

Bai Ye grabbed Xiangzi's hand, and the touch was soft and delicate. "We can't hide it from her. Let's go see her together?"

Xiangzi hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and followed Bai Ye to the door.

Hakuno opened the door.

"Hakuno, I found resurrection—"

Before the door opened, Li Xi started talking like a machine gun.

But when he was halfway through his words, Li Xi had already seen Xiangzi.

Her eyes suddenly widened, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her originally aggressive expression froze in an instant. She stood stiffly at the door, as if she had been cast under a spell.

Xiangzi's hair was a little messy, with a few strands hanging beside her cheeks, setting off her fair skin.

It also brings out a somewhat messy fragrance.

Three seconds later, Lixi regained consciousness.

then.

Shiina Riki roared and rushed towards Hakuno.