I'm raising a fox fairy wife in Tokyo

[Keep up the good work, everyone, and... Kaguya-san!]

"Goodbye."

Everything vanished in an instant.

When Kaguya Shinomiya came to her senses, she felt as if she had just woken up from a dream.

Before me lay a pitch-black basement—perhaps because the bodies of victims had once been left here, it had been cleaned exceptionally well.

There was nothing in the air except for the dull smell of dust.

The mottled walls have been painted white, and there is no longer any trace of blood on the ground.

Kaguya Shinomiya managed to stand up from the ground.

She saw it in the darkness.

Using the light from his phone, Gao Chuanlong seemed to be searching for something, and finally found a broken old-fashioned flip phone in the corner.

This is the coffin of Ryoko Sato and the other victims.

Perhaps, this phone once carried their hopes of escaping.

"do not want!"

They seemed to realize what Takagawa Takayuki was about to do.

Kaguya Shinomiya spoke almost instinctively; she still couldn't break free from what she had just experienced.

The girl appears cold and aloof on the surface, but in reality, she has a gentle and sentimental heart.

But the boy still made a move.

Just like before, he easily crushed the thing in his hand.

However, it wasn't the broken phone that served as a "coffin," but something else entirely—a jet-black statue exuding an ominous and evil aura, with two faces.

The instant I saw that thing.

Kaguya Shinomiya thought of Jiro Yagi's inhuman face.

"Found it! It really was because of this thing."

From inside the shattered statue, Takagawa Ryu picked out a small object that looked like a "fragment".

"What is that, Takagawa?"

"This..."

The boy carefully placed it into a beautiful little box covered with talismans, and then spoke.

"It's slices of the King of Curses' flesh."

Chapter Thirteen: Finding Them New Jobs

legend.

The ancient Hida Kingdom had a demon with two faces and four hands. It was strong and agile, carrying a sword on each hand and using a bow and arrow with all four hands.

They disobeyed imperial orders and enjoyed cannibalism; their name was—

【Two-faced Su Nuo】.

……

"This is knowledge from history books."

Gao Chuanlong put away the box and continued speaking.

"There are many folk legends about Su Nuo, including both evil and benevolent gods, which is the origin of its dual nature."

"However, in our line of work, he is known as the King of Curses."

"I won't go into the complicated details, but in short, many, many years ago, this guy was defeated, but not completely killed, so his power remained in his twenty fingers."

The one who swallows all the fingers can revive [Ryomen Sukuna].

"And this is a slice of flesh from a finger, probably about one percent of it."

Sliced ​​meat?

It's like crushing a finger...

“That’s right. In the past, these things were sealed up by powerful peers in various regions who had cooperation with the government. The Takagawa family also had some.”

"But over the years, problems have always arisen. Some have been stolen, some have been robbed, and some have simply been embezzled by those in charge."

"In that case, it's safer to grind the finger into pieces, because it's more difficult to reassemble it into a finger. This is the official order."

The result is.

As a result, countless slices of meat were scattered out.

Currently, there are approximately eleven fingers still known to practitioners in various regions as the "Two-Faced Sukuna".

"This thing can give ordinary people the power of ghosts and gods, it's a good thing, but even so, only one percent of the meat is enough for an ordinary person to withstand."

"Therefore, it is necessary to use idols and borrow their power through some kind of worship technique."

"This was something a group of people did many years ago."

Those guys are still doing this kind of thing after all...

and so.

The whole story is roughly as follows.

Once, Yagijiro was chosen by that group and given a flesh-sliced ​​statue containing the [Ryomen Sukuna]. Under its influence, he became a serial killer and imprisoned several women.

After his death.

The statue was probably taken back by that group of people, and later given to the fat guy they just met.

This has led to the other party recently starting to commit crimes in the area again.

Takagawa Ryu had asked Hayasaka Ai to hold off the other party temporarily so that he could get the statue first.

Because if the fat guy is dealt with first, the other side will notice.

They might quickly recycle or even destroy it; compared to that, Gao Chuanlong's judgment was that obtaining this small piece of meat was more important.

"As for Shinomiya-kun, staying in this basement is actually the safest place for him."

It contains the spirits of victims like Ryoko Sato, and will not actually harm the girl.

"That's about it."

Having understood the cause and effect, Kaguya Shinomiya stood up from the ground.

So tired.

Not the physical kind, but the spiritual kind.

"Well, let's just treat it as a visit to a haunted house."

That's the most terrifying thing!

Kaguya Shinomiya had to admit that, even as a genius heiress, she was indeed not good at this...

With Gao Chuanlong's help, he left the basement.

When the girl returned to the corridor, she discovered that the house had completely changed—it had suffered considerable damage.

Most of the walls were smashed open, and there were broken wooden planks and all sorts of messy things everywhere. The second floor on one side had even collapsed, and a fat, smelly headless corpse appeared there abruptly.

Fortunately.

Having just undergone the training, Kaguya Shinomiya was not intimidated.

And I was also mentally prepared.

After hearing Takagawa Takayuki say that he pushed her down into the basement because he was worried that she would be attacked by another fat man, the girl understood.

That guy...

"Already killed."

Gao Chuanlong's nonchalant tone was truly terrifying.

although.

Kaguya Shinomiya didn't feel sorry for the other person either.

The fact that such a heinous criminal, who has caused the disappearance of several women, died so easily is even considered merciful.

Hayasaka Ai was waiting for the two of them in the corridor.

When the blonde girl looked at the boy, what was reflected in his beautiful sky-blue eyes was something profound...

Awe!

Takagawa Ryu's strength far exceeded Hayasaka Ai's imagination.

It was as if the door to another world had been opened. The scene of the boy holding a wooden sword and suddenly unleashing a fire dance was imprinted deep in the girl's heart.

What the hell is that?!

Simply incredible! !

An enemy that seemed invincible to him was like melted butter in the hands of a young boy.

With a "whoosh," it was easily killed.

in case.

If I had that power, could I protect Kaguya-sama?

The inner thoughts of Hayasaka Ai.

On this night, such a seed was sown.

"Let's go."

Walk through the messy corridor.

The three of them quickly left the house, which was mostly destroyed.

It was still late at night.

The summer stars and moonlight gently shone down, mingling with the streetlights along the street and illuminating the road ahead.

It felt like I had returned to some kind of "real world".

Kaguya Shinomiya breathed a sigh of relief.

Hayasaka Ai had already contacted her family's driver. It was so late, and it was certainly not easy to hail a taxi in the remote suburbs of Saitama.

"It will be ready in about twenty minutes."

"Well, my work is finished after I take you two home."

"Thank you for your help, Takakawa."

"It's nothing. So, the 50,000 yen payment, will it be transferred or cash?"

"Ugh?"

fifty thousand?

So few?

Are you sure it's not 500,000 or 5 million or anything like that?

For the Shinomiya family.

Even fifty million is nothing.

Kaguya Shinomiya looked completely bewildered, and Takagawa Takayuki offered the following explanation.

“We’re not just catering to rich people like Shinomiya. If the prices are too high, ordinary people can’t afford them.”

"The basic exorcism service costs 50,000 yen per session."

That's it...

At that moment, both Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka felt that the boy had suddenly become incredibly great.