I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

Mako could see the genuine concern in his face.

"I just want to make money to give back to everyone in the community..."

Although the girl in front of him spoke in a clear and cool tone and had no expression on her face, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with him, Yoshizaki could still feel her sincerity. She was a kind child.

“I will keep an eye out for you. If the orphanage is having any difficulties, I can help raise funds.”

Or... once you've made a fortune in the stock market, donating a portion of it won't be a problem!

Of course, with my current savings, donating a small amount is fine, but a large sum... that would be a bit of a stretch, since I haven't even bought a house yet...

As the saying goes, those who achieve success should help others, but I haven't even achieved success myself yet!

"That's very kind of you……"

She bowed respectfully once again: "But the orphanage is still barely operating now. If it really can't continue in the future, I will come to you, teacher."

Mako Yamamura did not refuse decisively; strictly speaking, she could not refuse for the sake of so-called face.

But since it's not necessary right now, she said something that was a roundabout way of putting it.

"It's nothing, it's just doing a good deed."

If... there is a god in this world, then perhaps I can become a Buddha after death because of my good deeds.

Control Tomie, convert Kayako... Follow Kotoko to expel the evil spirits.

After arranging things, Yoshizaki took Mako back to his office to help her get a meal card and so on.

Because he had walked a long way and was feeling a bit hot, he took off his coat and put it on the chair.

Take out a form and start filling it out;

But at this moment——

Mako noticed the necklace hanging around his neck;

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 81 Mako's Obsession (45K)

Chapter 81 Mako's Obsession ( )

That necklace—

When I saw the bust of Ennozuno on Yoshizaki Kawakami's clothes;

Although Mako Yamamura's face remained expressionless, the shock she felt inside was almost overwhelming.

Looking at Yoshizaki Kawa, who was looking down, she leaned forward slightly, her fingers gripping the edge of the table. Her gaze was fixed on the necklace, and her knuckles were slightly white from the excessive force. All the previous calm was completely shattered at this moment.

Fragmented images flashed through my mind like scenes from a movie: colossal stone statues, booming cannons, shouts mixed with cries for help—all of these images were then shattered by the raging wind and waves.

Memories churn, swirl, suffocate, and faint in the waves—

What kind of stone statue is that?

Mako didn't know what the name was, but she knew it must be related to her past.

Otherwise, so many bizarre images wouldn't appear in my mind, nor would I feel that sense of familiarity... No, perhaps it's not so much familiarity as it is more like obedience.

But why do I have this feeling?

What exactly is that thing? What is its connection to my background? Could my abilities come from it?

Countless questions swirled in her mind, making her almost want to use her abilities on the teacher in front of her immediately.

Previously, the dean had been very secretive about how he found him. Only after repeated questioning did he finally tell the dean that he had been found on the beach, holding a strange stone statue.

But whenever she tried to ask questions like what kind of statue it was, or where she found it, the old headmaster would pretend to have forgotten.

Mako knew that the dean was lying to her; in fact, he always remembered what had happened back then.

However, because the dean raised him, he cannot use his abilities on him.

Therefore, Mako never knew her origins, who her parents were, or why she had such strange abilities.

No one is indifferent to their origins; she had remained calm about these things before because she didn't want the dean to worry.

—The dean must have had reasons for having to hide his identity.

But she also has the right to pursue the truth. Mako has lived in an orphanage since she was a child, and her only wish in this life is to make the orphanage bigger and stronger.

At times, she even considered going to the circus and using her abilities to impersonate magicians to perform and earn money.

This idea was abandoned because the dean intervened.

Perhaps driven by the human instinct to understand oneself, a branch of thought arose within Mako's sole desire at that moment.

Find out your origins and understand why you possess this power.

But now the only clues are the statue, the seaside, and the surname of his own "mountain village".

Because she lived in the countryside, there were no cell phones or similar devices. The orphanage also lacked books, and her only source of information was magazines and daily newspapers occasionally salvaged from the trash. Naturally, she couldn't obtain any information about herself from them.

But now, Mako sees hope.

The university has a library; perhaps if I know the name of the idol, I can find the information?

Therefore, the most crucial thing now is the idol.

Should we use our abilities on him?

Mako hesitated;

I have two abilities in total.

First ability: Through touch, one can manipulate and read the emotions of the other person.

The second ability is to attach one's will to an object, making the object "come alive".

For example, one can attach one's will to an orange and make it float, or even change its composition, making a sour orange rot faster or become sweeter.

They attach themselves to CDs, destroy the recorded content, and record their own voice and appearance onto them.

Her first ability was to make the other person feel various emotions, such as love, dependence, jealousy, and anger. By switching between different emotions, she could barely make the other person obey her every word.

If I could touch the teacher in front of me right now, perhaps I could find out where the necklace came from.

Should we do it?

But if I fail, I might end up in a hopeless situation, just as the dean said.

Her fingers trembled slightly. She was standing in front of the desk, and the teacher was writing materials in front of her. She could touch his face if she reached out.

Everything is so easy; if all goes well... I can control him.

Mako had one hand on the edge of the table and the other on the surface. Her heart was pounding and she was extremely nervous. However, thanks to her expressionless face, Mako estimated that there should be no expression on her face.

It's now--

next moment,

"Bang bang bang..."

There was a knock on the office door, and Mako was so startled she almost fell to the floor. She grabbed the desk to steady herself, feeling a cold sweat break out on her back.

At the same time, she subconsciously looked behind her, and was slightly taken aback when she saw the girl's appearance in front of the door;

so beautiful.

It was a beauty that defied description; her face possessed an innate charm that made Mako's heart race the moment she saw her.

"May I come in?"

Although Kawakami Tomie was very reluctant to do the "knocking on the door" thing, that guy... well, I'll give him face.

Who told him to save me before!

"Please come in."

Yoshizaki Kawa didn't even look up. There were just too many things to fill out for the enrollment procedures, and he wondered who came up with such a form.

After finishing the last section, he handed the document over for Mako to sign.

Only then did he turn his gaze to Tomie, who was standing to the side: "Is there something you need?"

"What's up?!"

She seemed about to explode, but then, remembering that she was always the one who suffered in these situations, she swallowed her anger: "Where are the props you took from me last time? Give them back!"

Last time this guy came to inspect my séance, he confiscated a large number of statues from me. You have to understand that those were things that she had searched for a long time before finally getting them from a shop!

"Oh, those things? They're in that corner. Go get them yourself."

After a joint inspection by Makoto and Kotoko, it was found that there was nothing of real power inside, so Yoshizaki Kawa naturally did not confiscate it.

Meanwhile, Tomie, who had been preparing for a long time to use the argument that Yoshizaki Kawa was a privately purchased item and the teacher had no right to inspect it if he disagreed, opened her mouth but couldn't utter a single word when she heard him give in so easily.

These words, which she had been holding back, were making her uncomfortable. Finally, she couldn't help but complain, "Aren't you going to confiscate those weird things?"

After signing the document, Mako couldn't understand their conversation, but at that moment she was secretly relieved.

Luckily, I didn't make a move, otherwise, if this classmate had come in, they would definitely have noticed something was wrong.

—Let's wait until we have more time to figure out how to do it.