Magical Journey: The Other Shore Blooms on the Other Shore

curse……

Elena had heard of this term before. After all, magic in this world comes in many forms, and sorcerers are a branch of magicians who threaten others by casting curses.

Moreover, curses are usually highly contagious; if one person is cursed, those around them who come into contact with him will also be infected.

Therefore, sorcerers often don't have a very good reputation.

When Irene heard the word "curse" uttered by Qin, she naturally felt an urge to run away—that's only human nature.

But then I thought, if the curse were going to spread, it would have already spread to me, so what's there to panic about?

"So, your curse is to prevent you from eating? That doesn't seem so bad," Elena chuckled.

“Overeating is poison to me,” Qin said. “But that doesn’t mean I’m not hungry. Although my body can survive on very little food, I feel hunger all the time.”

amount……

Irena felt a chill run down her spine.

In other words, you can't eat the bread right in front of you, and you'll always be hungry...

too horrible.

It really is a curse, a sinister curse. The person who came up with this curse must be the biggest villain in the world.

"The reason they left without saying goodbye was to shift the blame onto me. If they knew I was cursed, you can imagine how they would treat you," Qin shrugged.

“You should have told me sooner,” Elena sighed. “We’re travel companions, aren’t we?”

"You don't seem afraid?"

"If this curse could spread, I would have been infected long ago. What am I afraid of now..." Elena pouted.

But people like Elena are ultimately a minority in the world. On the one hand, Elena is indeed unable to leave because of the Yin-Yang Sphere, and on the other hand, her knowledge is unmatched by ordinary people.

If an ordinary person heard that the zither possessed such a curse, they would surely do everything in their power to stay away from this source of plague. Who could say for sure that the curse might suddenly spread to them?

And Elena will inevitably become someone who is ostracized, just as Jean predicted. After all, she has been in contact with the source of the curse for so long.

“Indeed, this curse cannot be spread,” Jean said. “Because my curse is innate.”

Innate...

Elena's heart, which had just calmed down, was stirred up again.

What is meant by an innate curse...?

"About one in a hundred million people will be cursed, and this person will most likely die in childhood for various reasons; unfortunately, I am one of those lucky ones, and I am honored to be alive now."

"As far as I know, some people born with a curse will be immortal and suffer eternal torment, while others will be born with a poisonous body that will cause anything they touch to rot. Such people will be eliminated as monsters."

"As for me, I will continue to feel hunger until I die."

She absorbed a lot of knowledge all at once, something Elena had never known before.

Even if Elena is very knowledgeable, the world is too big, and there are too many things she doesn't know.

She didn't think Qin was lying; after all, all his actions suggested he was right.

“Then I can cast a satiating spell on you~” Elena said, “It will make you feel full immediately, so you won’t feel hungry anymore.”

Irene had always thought this magic was useless, but it was the secret magic that her witch teacher Fran had taught her.

It's said that if Elena doesn't come back to cook, she'll cast this spell on herself to prevent herself from starving to death in the cabin.

Thinking of Fran, that somewhat lazy teacher, Elena couldn't help but feel a little speechless.

How could there be such a lazy teacher in the world? But I'm still pinning my hopes of breaking the Yin-Yang Sphere on her... I wonder where Teacher Fran is...

"It's no use," Qin shook her head.

"Don't be shy, I won't take your money. Consider it just because I'm in a good mood."

“It’s not a matter of being polite or not… Do you remember how you were puzzled as to why the silence spell didn’t work on me?” Jean said.

"Huh? You mean..."

"This innate curse makes me feel hungry all the time, and makes me immune to almost any kind of status magic, including but not limited to control, illusion, and sleep..." Jean said. "On the other hand, this can be considered a blessing in disguise."

Just like immortal beings who will never grow old or die.

People with a naturally toxic constitution possess unparalleled destructive power.

Are these also some kind of "benefits" brought about by the curse?

"Actually, you're quite talkative, so why do you have to be such a silent person?" Elena asked, "Is it because of this curse? But people won't distance themselves from you if they don't know you have a curse, since your curse won't spread anyway."

"Of course it's not just that—it's getting late, you should go write in your diary."

"Fine, if you don't want to tell me, then don't," Elena said. He had many secrets that hadn't been revealed, but Elena wasn't one to pry.

As much as Qin is willing to say, Irena intends to listen.

If possible, I'll help as much as I can.

But Elena couldn't help with the curse at all.

Let alone innate curses, Elena can't even break ordinary curses right now. Everyone has their own expertise, and she hasn't studied this area. But if she calms down and studies it carefully, she might be able to overcome ordinary curses.

Elena and Qin stepped back into the cabin.

Although his family didn't know that Qin was cursed, it didn't stop them from looking at him with disapproval.

Elena didn't want to explain further; after all, revealing the curse would only complicate matters and could potentially backfire. She needed to come up with a plausible reason for Qin before this happened again.

For example... he has already eaten?

After a short rest for one night, Elena decided to leave.

Emil was still very reluctant to part with Elena. Although he had a lot of opinions about Jean, he didn't harbor any hostility towards Elena. Besides, it seemed that Jean and Elena didn't get along very well.

Nino was also there to see him off.

But at this moment, Nino's eyes were lifeless, her pupils were empty, and she mechanically waved her arms, like a puppet on a string.

She has been like this ever since she received the gift from Emil yesterday. After witnessing the happiness of others in the bottle, her sanity, which had sustained her, seems to have completely collapsed.

His eyes were vacant, as if he were no longer human.

For someone whose future is bleak, that fleeting taste of happiness can be the most deadly poison.

For someone like Nino, what she lacked was never the taste of happiness, but rather the direction to strive for... She lived an unhappy life, yet she was allowed to savor happiness, and ultimately, she could not find happiness in this place.

This is the greatest torture in the world.

Jean watched as Nino, now devoid of her soul, sat beside Elena's broom handle, as the broom gradually disappeared into the distance.

My future and her...

What difference is there...?

Qin shook her head slightly and continued to close her eyes to rest.