I'm raising a fox fairy wife in Tokyo

No, actually he looked really cool just now.

I just didn't notice... Besides, the current environment adds a lot to the overall effect.

In the quiet summer night, the stars and moon are scattered, the wind carries the sound of cicadas chirping, and the sound of cars driving by on the long street in the distance.

And then there's mood.

By the way, Shijou Maki is in a very relaxed mood right now because...

"Lord Long, has she already attained Buddhahood?"

"Yes, he has attained Buddhahood."

The boy smiled and spoke as if he knew it by heart.

"The ceremony went smoothly, and Shijou's curse disappeared. What a poor kid... He'll surely be redeemed in his next life."

There's no such thing as a next life!

"Oh, I see. That puts my mind at ease."

"..."

Kaguya Shinomiya stared at Takagawa Takayuki, who was clearly lying but didn't even blink, and felt dizzy for a moment.

What do you mean by becoming a Buddha?

It was clearly torn into... ah...

Whenever the girl recalled what had just happened in the room, she felt it was all outrageous.

The boy was covered in blood.

He simply smashed that terrifying [spirit] into a completely unrecognizable shape with his fists, then stood in front of it and spoke in a cold, commanding tone.

Hand over the coffin.

Kaguya Shinomiya realized this once again.

So even a crazy spirit can be afraid of pain?

The room was filled with pitiful wails and flying blood and flesh.

Until.

The giant beast spirit dug out a rotten, festering head from deep within its throat, and then Gao Chuanlong stomped on it.

Too violent, too bloody!

So, exorcising spirits is done with fists?!

What is this?!

Kaguya Shinomiya was still unable to completely break free from the scene she had just witnessed.

The aftereffects are far more dramatic than watching any horror movie.

No wonder the boy said something like, "You should get used to things like this more often."

what……

No way……

Kaguya Shinomiya felt somewhat tired.

But she also understood that this seemed to be something that couldn't be helped, because...

She was still suffering from the curse, and an extremely terrible one at that. No matter how terrifying the boy was, he was also the one who saved her. Thinking this way, Gao Chuanlong's image in the girl's heart became even more noble.

"By the way, when did Shijou-kun get cursed?"

"Huh? Let me think..."

While Kaguya Shinomiya was lost in thought, Takagawa Takayuki had already naturally sat down next to Shijou Maki and started talking to her in a low voice.

"It was about two weeks ago, when I found that puppy."

"What's the specific date?"

"It seems like it was shortly after the start of the semester... Ah, I remember now, it was September 6th!"

"Eh?!"

Kaguya Shinomiya gasped in surprise.

"how come……"

September 6th was the day I received that cursed notebook, and a week later, I lost my breasts because of the curse...

"I understand."

It's not a coincidence, but... in some sense, the worst-case scenario.

Takagawa Takayuki had a very serious expression on his face.

sudden.

He said to the girl beside him.

"Shijo-kun, could you please roll up your skirt a little?"

"what?"

"I mean, look at the legs."

"??!"

……

The girl's slender and delicate legs were simply draped together.

and.

Although the location is slightly different, there is no doubt that it bears a pale red mark, like a wild animal bite.

"What...what is this, Lord Long?"

So embarrassing!

Both Shijou Maki and Shinomiya Kaguya thought the same thing.

Let's just look at the legs!

Why are their legs put together like that?!

Shijo Maki was blushing, while the girl next to her pressed her thigh onto her own.

Kaguya Shinomiya was also feeling shy, feeling the warm, smooth, and delicate touch of a young girl's skin coming from between her legs.

"Don't move around. This will make it easier to compare and confirm if it's really you... This is no joke."

"Then hurry up and confirm it!!"

The two girls said it almost in unison.

Until a long time.

Gao Chuanlong clicked his tongue twice, took a picture with his phone, and then finally looked away.

"It's confirmed, it's true."

"what……"

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Maki Shijou was completely confused about the current situation, while Kaguya Shinomiya had already found out just moments before.

Previously, when we were in the living room.

The boy had already said what a terrifying existence this mark represented.

【Cursed Plague - Death Mark (Death Gnaw)】.

A "SS" level [Spirit] capable of bringing a city to a standstill and plunging it into a state of destruction.

But unlike ordinary spirits, this thing is a pure curse.

"As long as it exists within you, it will continue to attract nearby spirits. Even if you keep destroying the spirits that are attracted, it won't work. This curse is permanent."

"And once you die, the [Death Mark (Death Gnawing)] will spread, infecting your known relatives, friends, lovers, acquaintances you've only spoken a few words to but don't remember what they look like, etc..."

"And then it was passed on continuously."

This is the cursed plague.

There is only one way to solve this.

“Find the [spirit] that spread the Death Seal curse, that is, its source, and then seal it away.”

"seal?"

"Yes, the cursed plague cannot be eradicated. It will inevitably reappear every once in a while. The last time was probably twenty or thirty years ago, around the turn of the millennium."

He rubbed his temples.

Takagawa Takayuki stood up and walked to the torii gate in front of the shrine not far away.

The long staircase stretches downwards, leading to a quiet, dark street in the distance, and further still, a bustling city ablaze with lights.

Now I know what my colleagues in Tokyo have been up to.

The appearance of the Death Mark is definitely not as simple as just cursing Shijou Maki and Shinomiya Kaguya.

Right now, all the mediums in Tokyo must be dealing with this—and I'm an outsider, so that's why I wasn't notified?

Yeah.

I've been isolated.

There's nothing we can do about it, since Tokyo and Kyoto have never had a good relationship.

Just as Takakawa Ryu was thinking this...

A huge explosion suddenly rang out in the distant downtown area of ​​Tokyo.

It was like a thunderclap suddenly exploding in my ears.

Fire shot into the sky.

Even from a considerable distance, one can vaguely see countless stars falling from the sky like a waterfall.

ha?

Two girls, who had also heard the commotion, ran to her side like startled rabbits.

Takakawa Ryu couldn't help but think.

Isn't Tokyo a little too chaotic...?

Chapter Twenty-Three: There are too many old guys.

“My suggestion is that, starting today, both of you should move to the shrine area.”

Long-term meal ticket!

In that case, I probably won't need to go out to work for a month or two.

As Gao Chuanlong thought this, he continued speaking to the two girls.

"Although it will probably be about another week before you are entangled by new [spirits], this is just based on experience, and no one knows what will happen next."

"Ok."

Kaguya Shinomiya and Maki Shijou both fully understood the situation at that moment.

And... for no apparent reason.

The girl felt that moving to live near the shrine would actually make life much easier.

"Tell the servants to bring your luggage over, and I'll go arrange your rooms."

"And another thing."

Gao Chuanlong suddenly seemed to remember something and said.