[Curse back] Another you in the world

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There are a bunch of dishes on the table, as well as three kinds of sauces and a plate of thin noodles.Haruto rolled up his sleeves and started first, brushing the sauce, adding vegetables, rolling them up, and eating.Xia crabs are quite fresh, without a little fishy smell and the unique sweetness of these two creatures, just a little less sauce, served with refreshing vegetables and thinly sliced ​​sweet ginger, delicious!

It was so delicious that Xia Youjie felt very hungry, and his stomach felt a little full after eating. It had been a long time since he had eaten so full, and this feeling was even a little strange.

Qingdou was still struggling, he finished the last few crusts, put all the remaining ingredients in a bowl, poured some sauce and mixed it: "How many more bites?"

It's not impossible, Xia Youjie picked up the chopsticks.

In the end, there was nothing left on the table, and Haruto lay back and took a rest: "Where are Nanako and Mimiko?"

"Her school has a spring outing, and they went to Kyushu."

Wow, what school still has this kind of activity?Haruto was startled: "So good?"

"At your own expense."

Oh - no wonder.

"What about that day?"

"After going out, the organization has to use some business to attract people, otherwise."

Oh - the exorcist has gone.

Qingdou slightly turned his head to look at Xia Youjie: "Then you are not bored by yourself? I think you are bored, and you are starting to be in a daze in the small black room."

Actually, now that I think about it, it doesn't seem so boring.Alone in the dark, he didn't know what he was thinking, his thoughts diverged so far, and the black mud in his mind kept churning. Inadvertently, he sat from the dawn until the middle of the morning.With this appearance, it's no wonder that Haruto came to live with him for a few days with his luggage, as if he was sick.However, he didn't intend to study this matter carefully, anyway, it's not a big problem.

After waiting for a long time without getting an answer, Qingdou said again: "Then I'll come over to have a meal with you recently, right? Anyway, if you don't agree, I won't leave today. Let's take a step back and live in peace."

That's why I can't persuade you to leave. What else can I say, saying that your mother told me to stay away from you?To put it bluntly, I am afraid that Qingdou will have to call home and confront his mother face to face. Isn't this destroying the good family relationship?

He thought he was wicked enough, so he shouldn't continue to lose his conscience over such trivial matters.So I reluctantly agreed to this "take a step back".

That would be easy, Qingdou got up and cleared the table, and came back with a fruit plate and a pot of tea. The sun is not too bright here, but it is also very bright. There are not so many annoying bugs in spring, and it is quite peaceful and beautiful. afternoon.

Neither of them spoke. When Qingdou was drowsy, he heard Xia Youjie ask him: "You are the only child in your family?"

He opened his eyes and yawned: "There is another brother, but I have never seen him. When I was 17, I had an accident and passed away. I was born two years after his death."

He knows?Xia Youjie thought that everyone in his family would hide it from him.But it's not right to think about it. How can I hide it? The traces of 17 years of living alone are in my own home, and it is impossible to remove them easily.

"What happened?"

"I heard that the school's teaching building has been leaking for a long time and the steel bars have been corroded. In short, the building collapsed. Four students were killed in that accident, and my brother was one of them."

Xia Youjie keenly grasped a word: "I heard?"

"Well, because my brother was in his classroom on the third floor, the fourth floor was not collapsed, the second floor was only partially affected, and only one classroom on the third floor collapsed. I checked this out and saw the photos of the scene."

Ah, nine times out of ten, it's a curse spirit accident.

Qingdou narrowed his eyes: "I didn't understand why before, I always felt that the accident report and the scene were completely inconsistent, which was very strange. It was only after I got to know you that I realized that there really is such a thing...not so materialistic Well. I run a shrine at home. My mother also said that the divination I did before I was born was not very good. She didn’t agree with me coming to Tokyo alone. My father objected even more and stopped talking to me. Superstition, now I really believe it a little bit."

"How does divination work?" Xia Youjie changed the subject, not wanting to hang around the damned curse spirit.

Although he is not very interested in the things at home, but he has seen big things since he was a child, so he still knows a little bit. He got up and was going to chat in detail.Generally speaking, patients with depression seldom have curiosity, and it is rare that they are interested in this thing. Although there is a high probability that they have nothing to say, it is better than saying nothing. Qingdou immediately began to speak: "Our family The fishbone is used for divination. The fish must be salvaged in a specific season, and a specific size and variety must be selected. In short, many fishermen in our side know these things, and when they meet suitable fish, they will be sent home. Go. Then the fish will be kept in the main hall for a few days. After it is kept clean, it will be wrapped in a white cloth at a specific time to let it dry up and die. After that, it will be cut open to take out the fish bones, and the necessary parts will be removed, and the meat will be removed and dried. , cleaned, and then maintained with grease to ensure that it can be stored for a long time before use.”

It's so complicated, so: "Then how to read the divination results?"

"Different things require different bones. There are also divination supplies such as tortoise shells and conch shells. They are shaken in a brass bowl and then thrown on the ground to see the front and back of the bones and their direction. etc. It’s complicated, I can’t remember, there’s a book about it, but I haven’t read it either.”

"What about the accuracy rate?"

"Of course, it's scary. I used to think that my family was engaged in superstitious activities every day! But... divination of the weather and the location of fish schools seems to be accurate? That's why the local fishermen always remember what they need, because they use it. .”

Xia Youjie laughed without holding back, no wonder Mrs. Awaji said that fate can be changed, but when it comes to her own children, as long as there are such rumors, she will be afraid, which is a matter of course.

Those vague worries about Haruto's rough fate and short lifespan dissipated in an instant.So this kind of relationship is also a good friend, right?Even though he was no longer worried about Qingdou's safety, Xia Youjie was still prepared to have less contact with him.Apart from divinations that don't know the truth, it's really not a good thing to be with him. When they are together, they seem to be making trouble for each other.

So he raised his hand and waved: "Go back, the meal is over, if you have nothing to do, go back and review your homework early."

So indifferent.Qingdou was not happy, he lay down again: "I'll take a nap."

He dawdled for a long time, and Xia Youjie couldn't take it anymore in the evening, so he pretended to invite him for a walk, then threw him in the yard and released a curse spirit.That magic tool seems to have the same ability as Gojo Satoru's fully automatic no-lower-limit spell. If it is not aggressive, the spell will still work normally, so Haruto frowned when he encountered a ghost hitting the wall in the yard I turned around several times and couldn't find anyone, so I could only helplessly shout into the air: "Okay, okay, let me go? Where is my luggage, I can't sleep without my precious pillow, return it to me!"

Afterwards, the luggage floated by his side from the air, and was sent to the back door for him all the way before landing.

He was at the back door, and made an international hand gesture towards the inside: "I will come tomorrow! Send me a text message if you want to eat!"

People must come, so there is no need to hide it. As soon as he got home, he received a text message: [Sun, you can do whatever you want. ]

Shameless, throw people out and still have the face to order food.

But the next day Xia Youjie still ate a delicious stew, the freshest spring bamboo shoots stewed with shiitake mushrooms, carrots, marinated chicken and yam, as well as vegetable salad and wine steamed clams, one for Xia Youjie I couldn't hold back, and ate a lot.

One is really aware that the other party is sick, and the other is that the other party suspects that he is sick and takes care of himself, so both sides tacitly agree that all the work is done, Xia Youjie is very shameless and enjoys eating and waiting to die. Life.

"Aren't Nanako and Mimiko back yet? You have nothing to do every day? Moldy at home?"

In fact, there are still things. Kong Shiyu sends him text messages to explain the known locations of the curse spirits. He goes to work if he wants to, and squats in the house if he doesn't want to.It was a bit out of control to be in a daze for a long time in the room the day before, and the magic spell operation required more spell spirits, so he was actually quite busy before.But...after spending a fairly relaxing period of time being accompanied by others, he couldn't leave this comfort zone a little bit.

Danger.

It's a pity that when people came to him, he still didn't want to go out and eat the disgusting curse spirit.The burritos are delicious, and the bamboo shoot stew is also delicious. What are you going to eat tomorrow?He couldn't help but start thinking.

He didn't answer, and Haruto didn't continue to ask, but started to say: "There was a regional league in the Kanto region at the end of May. Hey, I quit the club after the competition. I didn't think about where to go to university or what to study. I I want to work here for a few years after graduation and then go back.”

Sure enough, no one can escape the desire to go up, and Haruto also wants to go back to be the head of the house.

"If you keep your job, stay there forever. If you want to go back, go back early. Why are you doing this?"

Qingdou took a deep breath: "Before going back to inherit the poorest, most miserable and most useless position of the whole family, enjoy yourself in the big city for a while."

A row of question marks popped out from the top of the head, the position of Patriarch is the poorest, most miserable and most useless?

Obviously, Qingdou understands his doubts very well: "My dad gave you krypton gold here, using the family's money, and the clan elders need to discuss and agree before using it. The position of the head of the family is bound to the head of the shrine. Our shrine , there is no business, and the income is also included in the family income. The family head's income depends entirely on the family annuity, do you understand? Compared with some families in charge of economic business in the branch family, our family is actually very poor, and we have to be responsible for all sacrifices and the like There are four big sacrifices a year, and sometimes people who are close to the family send tablets and ashes to the shrine to enshrine, and they have to perform rituals such as exaltation, at least once a week, to give The deceased who are enshrined do the farewell ceremony, and they can’t leave Awaji easily, basically they have to watch over there all the time, last year my parents came here and asked others to help take care of the shrine every day in their hometown before they can come out.”

"Really? I don't believe it. Those collections of yours are worth a lot, right?"

The young man in the country nodded: "It's because after I found out that I like collecting these things, others started to give them away. Although I am poor but have a high status, I often have richer relatives who give me things, such as high-end food, clothes and accessories. Other messy things, as gifts or something. However, it is impolite to send money directly, so there is no money.”

Xia Youjie was really speechless, no wonder he came to Tokyo even after arguing with his family.Thinking about it carefully is also true, when I realized the way of the conjurer, I turned around and went in another direction after seeing the head at a glance, and it is natural for Haruto to run at the speed of light after realizing this.

Now that he is concerned, Xia Youjie patted him on the shoulder: "Then you enjoy the present, if you make up your mind to go back and inherit, your good times are not many."

"Hey...you are the same, how many years do you have in your youth? When you get old, your body will fail, and it will be too late to enjoy anything, and your body won't be able to keep up. At least, you have to eat well, right?"

Is it necessary to beat around the bush to persuade people to take good care of themselves?Xia Youjie glanced at him, but didn't answer.