Chapter 417: Humans Fear Heavy Rain
Chapter 417: Humans Fear Heavy Rain, Thus Forming Curse Spirits!
"Clack!"
A sound like stepping in water made Nishimiya Yuzuru look up. She looked at the empty muddy ground, but there was nothing. Just as she thought she had misheard...
"Clack! Clack! Clack!"
The sound became more urgent. Her eyes caught sight of strange footprints splashing in the puddles. But there was no one.
"What... huh?" She stood up in fear. The footprints didn’t stop, and they were getting closer. Fear spread, and she retreated along the corridor. Then she saw it: eerie, muddy footprints, now imprinted on the concrete. A real, tangible footprint.
Even stranger, after two footprints appeared, an abstract, eyeless, fluid-like, fanged monster gradually materialized from nothingness.
"!!!" Yuzuru covered her mouth, too terrified to even breathe. She had truly seen a monster.
She thought it would pounce on her. Her legs turned to jelly, and she stumbled to the ground, trying to run. In her overwhelming fear, she failed to notice that the monster remained motionless.
"Would you like me to help you up?" Someone extended a hand with a gentle voice. Yuzuru instinctively reached out. "Thank you."
When she was pulled up, she saw Ren. However, before she could express her surprise, she remembered the monster. "Run! There’s a monster!" At the same time, she grabbed his hand, ready to flee.
But as she turned, she froze. The sound of the torrential rain ceased. Time seemed to stand still. The monster was motionless. The raindrops hung suspended in the air like countless sparkling diamonds.
"Monster..." Ren looked at it. It was a Curse Spirit formed from the cursed energy generated by human fear of rain. "You came from the rain, so return to the rain."
He waved his hand lightly. The monster seemed to be pushed by an invisible force into the static rain curtain. Bang!
Its body exploded into a splash of water.Whoosh! Time flowed again.
"Magic? Illusion? Or..." Yuzuru’s large eyes looked at him. "Are you a monster too?!"
As soon as she spoke, his finger flicked her forehead. "Hiss! It hurts!"
"Who are you calling a monster? I’m a good person who came to find you. Forget gratitude, but which eye of yours makes me look like that disgusting thing?" he said unhappily, pulling her small face from side to side.
She was full of questions. "If you’re not a monster, how did you do all that?"
"Something like that. Anyway, the monster is gone. I’ve notified your mother. Let me take you home."
When home was mentioned, she silently lowered her head. "I don’t want to go back..."
"Why?" he asked, waiting quietly in the heavy rain.
"..." But her lips trembled, and she couldn’t articulate a reason.
A large hand covered her head. "Are you afraid of losing face? Or that your mother will hit you?"
"..." She neither refuted nor admitted.
Ren brought the umbrella in front of her. "Shoko gave this to me. I saw your mother and her rushing out in a panic. I was worried about Shoko’s health, so I came to find you. I promised her."
"Mama... Sister..." Yuzuru stared blankly at the umbrella. The simple words made her feel their anxiety.
"So, you won’t make me break my promise, right?" Ren blinked, giving her a way out.
"Mmm..." This time, she complied. He opened the umbrella and extended his hand. After a moment, she took it.
The two walked into the rain. The pouring drops splashed loudly but did not shake the umbrella. And strangely, not a single drop splashed on either of them. It was as if a barrier blocked the rain.
"Did you use magic again?" she couldn’t help but be shocked.
"Hehe, aren’t you cold? Your clothes are soaked." He didn’t answer, instead glancing at her soaked clothes.
"Tsk, now that you mention it, I am very cold," she shivered.
"Promise me you’ll go home and have a good talk with your mother, and I’ll dry your clothes."
"My mother has a terrible temper..." her mood became low again.
"Have you ever considered her feelings? Raising you and your sister as a single parent? Your sister is weak and suicidal, and you seem very detached. What do you think would happen if your mother died?"
"..." Yuzuru was startled. "You... how do you know everything?"
"Didn’t you say it? Magic," he narrowed his eyes. "Why not consider it from her perspective?"
After giving a final suggestion, he still dried her clothes. He couldn’t say too much about other people’s family matters. However, seeing Mrs. Nishimiya’s tired appearance still made one feel some empathy.
"..." Ren’s words were at least taken to heart. She became very silent throughout the journey.
Mrs. Nishimiya, who had just left, immediately returned home after receiving a call from Ren. But when she saw that Yuzuru hadn’t returned, and asked Shoko, Shoko also said she hadn’t seen them.
"Could Ren-kun have said that on purpose?" she hadn’t figured out what was going on yet.
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