When Kanai and the others rushed to Atobe's room, Atobe was already unconscious. The TV in the room had been turned on at some point, and black and white snowflakes were playing on it.

Red Leaf felt very wronged. She gestured to Kanai to look at the woman's body that was gradually disappearing under her feet, and explained, "Just now, when Natori's ugly shikigami (Guaji was angry, but she didn't dare to say anything) called you, Atobe -san's TV was turned on ~"

"He was scared. Suddenly, a wet and messy wraith crawled out of the TV, and he fainted after just one look at Atobe -san (Atobe: … No, that wasn't because he was scared). How would I know that Atobe -san looked reliable, but who knew that he was so timid!"

Red Leaf, who was randomly explaining, spread out her hands innocently. Just now, when she saw that Atobe had fainted, and the wraith was about to approach, she directly jumped down from the beam and stepped on the wraith's face (Sadako: …). She unscrupulously used her own demon energy to forcefully suppress the wraith that was full of resentment but lacked demon power.

Under Gui Nu Red Leaf's wanton abuse, the wraith didn't even make a sound before its body turned into a pool of black water and slowly dissolved.

Fortunately, Kanai came in time and used the sealing formation to keep one of the wraith's hands, so that she could investigate it.

"It's still a split spirit," Natori said with certainty after glancing at Kanai's sealed hand.

Kanai, who had checked the situation, was a little anxious. "Atobe -san seems to have been pulled into a nightmare by the wraith —"

If the person who was pulled into a nightmare rashly tried to take it back, it was very easy to damage his soul. If he was pulled into a nightmare by the wraith, he could only find and destroy the wraith's original body to wake up from the dream safely.

However, they didn't catch the real wraith twice in one night. Kanai sighed and obediently set up a tracking formation, using the remaining resentment of the split spirit to track the wraith's original body.

As the formation was activated, the spiritual power lingered in Atobe's house for a moment, rushed into the TV in front of them, and disappeared without a trace. Even the light of the formation was instantly extinguished.

Kanai looked at the failed formation with a dumbfounded expression, and pursed her lips a little embarrassedly.

Natori carefully looked at the formation and smiled gently. "Hyuga's formation has no problem at all. The Split Spirit's technique should be the problem."

In comparison, Natori, who was much more experienced than Kanai, explained patiently, "It should be some kind of high-level concealment spell that hides the original body. This way, even if the attacking split spirit is destroyed, it won't affect the continuation of the curse."

"In that case …" Kanai couldn't help but frown. "The curse on Mr. Natori and Atobe -san hasn't been removed, right?"

Natori didn't say anything, and only nodded slightly. He could still feel the indescribable evil in his body, which meant that the curse hadn't been removed.

Fortunately, Kanna Hyuga and her shikigami helped him tonight. However, in the future, the curse would come back and not stop until it killed him.

Now, he was concerned about another problem. "Aoi Okubo is an ordinary person, right?

If this curse is really caused by her resentment, why would she use such a high-level concealment spell? "

So, were they looking in the wrong direction?

After all, judging from Suzuki's style, Aoi Okubo shouldn't be the only victim.

"In that case …" Kanai sighed. "This is bad."

The current situation was that if they couldn't find the original body, the curse wouldn't be removed, and Atobe wouldn't be able to wake up. However, if Atobe didn't wake up, Kanai and the others wouldn't be able to continue investigating.

… This was awkward.

The two exchanged glances, and Natori spoke first. "I think …"

Kanai: "… I think so too."

The two said in unison, "— Let's find outside help!"

"I think Nightmare Tapir -sama should be able to find Atobe -san in his dreams."

"If it's the Ice Emperor, I have a friend whose family has shares in it —"

Before the two of them could finish their discussion, a hoarse voice interrupted Ming Qu.

"It seems that without me, you can't do anything, huh?"

Kanai and Natori: …

At some point, Keigo Atobe, who had slowly woken up, narrowed his eyes and stared at Natori unkindly. "What do you want to do to my Ice Emperor?"

Natori Monday: … I haven't said anything yet???

Atobe pressed his forehead, stood up, and picked Kanai up from the ground. "You don't need to find outside help."

Seeing that the girl was still confused, he explained.

"The curse … won't appear again."

"I've already sent her away."

"Huh???"

*

After killing her biological father, Aoi Okubo used the knife stained with her father's blood to cut her neck.

Blood gushed out of her throat, and she had difficulty breathing. She fell to the ground in pain, her body twitching rapidly, and strange sounds came from her throat.

Enduring the pain of losing her life and the pain of her lungs, Aoi Okubo showed a smile of relief. Her eyes gradually lost focus, and her face turned gray.

"Is this release enough?"

Who was it?

A woman's voice sounded in the dark space, and it sounded in the dying girl's ears.

"Hani Suzuki is still dreaming of being liked by Atobe -kun."

"Yui Houjou is still acting all high and mighty as her vice class president."

Hearing the woman's words, Aoi Okubo's pupils shrank, and her whole body began to tremble.

"They're still living the same life as before, nothing has changed."

"In their eyes, you only have yourself to blame for your death. Let me think, perhaps they'll think … that's wonderful, since Okubo died on his own, so what does that have to do with us?" Seiji asked.

"You killed your father, and you died, so they'll be even happier, right?

After all … they just paid some money to get rid of their sins. "

The girl stared at the empty space, and her face became terrifying.

She tried to make some sound, but because her throat was cut, she could only make some low moans.

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

Aoi Okubo tried to move her fingers, her eyes were wide open, and blood red tears flowed out from the corners of her eyes.

[I can't accept this! I can't accept this!]

The person who harmed me to this extent is still alive and well, and can still live without any guilt!

… How can I be willing!!!

"So pitiful … You can't do it anymore?"

The woman's voice that Atobe felt was very familiar sounded.

"But, you can't take revenge anymore."

"You're going to die."

Aoi Okubo's hair was messy, and her eyes were bleeding. She was like a ghost. She tried to hold her breath, and her nails dug into the floor. She tried to open her mouth to say something, but she could only make some inaudible gasps.

Her fingernails curled outwards due to the excessive pain. Her fingertips, which exposed her flesh, scratched the ground forcefully. She seemed to want to write something with her blood, but halfway through, her body twitched violently and trembled violently. Finally, she stopped.

She finally stopped breathing, and her eyes were full of hatred.

She died with her eyes wide open.

"— Enough!" Keigo Atobe couldn't help but struggle. "Enough!

Enough!! "

"It's all my fault, don't torture her anymore!"

"Okubo!"

He couldn't break free from this strong restraint, and could only watch as Aoi Okubo's blood flowed to the floor, and wrapped around the girl like a flower.

"Are you … that unwilling?" the woman continued.

"If you really want to take revenge, then use your soul to exchange for it."

"Sa, how about injecting your soul into this ancient video?

The curse inside will definitely, definitely satisfy you. "

The woman chuckled, and her laughter got louder and louder.

Following her laughter, a blood-red thing gushed out from Aoi Okubo's body, and hovered above the house. It slowly turned from red to dark red, and then into a bloody mist.

The bloody mist seemed to have a life of its own, and rushed towards Aoi Okubo's body. It instantly wrapped around the girl's body, and then swallowed Mr. Okubo's body. It was like a greedy beast that swallowed the blood on the floor.

The bloody mist that ate the father and daughter's bodies became more and more terrifying, and its size grew larger.

"Look, how beautiful your soul is …"

"Then use your soul to awaken the child —!"

The scene suddenly disappeared, and deep darkness engulfed Atobe.

*

"Is this curse really being controlled by someone?" Kanai bit her lower lip, and stared at the magic circle that she had drawn but failed.

"It should be that mysterious woman who used Aoi Okubo's resentment to awaken a vengeful spirit," Natori explained. "If that's the case, at least we're not investigating in the wrong direction.

About that woman, can Atobe-sama remember whose voice it was? "

Atobe shook his head. Since he had just come out from the nightmare, his mind was a mess. His heart was filled with guilt, and he closed his eyes. For once, he did not care about his image and leaned against the sofa silently.

Kanai saw this, and quietly picked up the stall beside her, and wanted to cover Atobe with it.

Due to the storm, the temperature had dropped drastically, and Atobe's haggard and pale face made the girl want to take care of him a little more.

Atobe looked at Kanai with half-opened eyes, and then straightened his body.

After a while, he said softly.

"Aokubo … she's still conscious."

"Her soul is trapped in the well, and it's become nourishment for the vengeful spirit."

*

"Drip —"

"Drip, drip —"

It sounded like the sound of water dripping on the ground.

Atobe smelled a gloomy, damp, and musty smell. It was a strange smell that was rich in grass, moss, and rotten water.

Someone seemed to be walking towards him.

In the dark space without any light, Atobe Jingo, who was trapped, held his breath. His muscles were tensed as he prepared himself for any danger that was about to approach him.

The person approached Atobe and sighed softly.

"Atobe-sama."

Hearing the girl's familiar voice, Atobe's ears twitched. "Are you Aokubo?"

"It's me." Aokubo's voice sounded in the darkness. "Atobe-sama actually remembers my voice, that's … great."

"I …" Atobe wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. He only apologized dryly, "… I'm sorry."

"… It's all my fault."

"Atobe-sama isn't wrong." Aokubo's voice had a hint of a smile. "Atobe-sama is just … too gentle."

"As gentle as Atobe-sama … you really took over the curse for everyone, you're really … great."

The girl's voice had a hint of sobbing, but she quickly held it back.

"Atobe-sama, I'm not a good person. When I have the ability to take revenge on them, I'm crueler than anyone else."

"The instigators, Hani Suzuki and Yui Hōjo, were tortured to death by me. The accomplices, Otomo Tsukiko and Akegawa Yoshiko, either died or went crazy. I'm not a good person, I'll take revenge, I'll hate, please … don't hate me."

Aokubo's voice was as gentle as water.

"Compared to bad people like us, Atobe-sama is really naive."

"Such a gentle and naive Atobe-sama, how could I bear to let you suffer?"

Before Atobe could react, a hand pushed him from behind and pushed him into a bright light.

"Please don't worry about the curse, I'll help you stop Sadako Yamamura. Please believe me, I won't let you get hurt."

"Please leave, Atobe-sama."

"This time, Kui is really, really leaving."

*

"… The curse has been lifted."

Feeling the evil energy dissipating from his body, Natori couldn't help but sigh. He smiled bitterly at Kanai and said: "What a failure, I wasn't able to help at all this time."

If it weren't for Atobe, he probably would've died because of this curse.

Kanai shook her head, clenched the scepter in her hand, and looked up at Atobe.

"What about Aokubo?

How is she now? "

Atobe didn't say anything. He just rubbed Kanai's head and looked down.

"… She's gone."

*

After the reorganization, many students dropped out of Ice Emperor. Because Atobe's family suppressed the news, outsiders only thought that the Ice Emperor's recruitment strategy had been adjusted, and many students with poor grades were expelled. Most of the Ice Emperor's students didn't know the internal situation.

They only felt that some of the active members and students who used their power to bully others had disappeared. The tennis club's support group was disbanded, the student union was reorganized, and even some of the teachers were fired.

But no matter what, Keigo Atobe was the one who initiated this reform, and most of the Ice Emperor's students didn't have any opinions about it.

After all, in the Ice Emperor, Keigo Atobe was the emperor who couldn't be disobeyed. His authority was so great that even the principal's words had no effect.

As the principal, his authority was inferior to that of a student. Although he was upset, the Ice Emperor's principal still sent away some of the teachers who were forced to leave voluntarily.

… For example, the female doctor in the infirmary who had left because her contract had expired.

After greeting the principal, the beautiful female doctor unhurriedly packed up some daily necessities, smiled at some of the students, and left the Ice Emperor.

It was dusk, and it was the time of the devil. The female doctor hugged her cardboard box and walked into a dark alley. She turned her head and smiled at the air.

"How long are you going to follow me?

Ibaraki Doji? "

At the entrance of the dark alley, a dark Black Flame fell to the ground. In a few breaths, it turned into a silver-haired, golden-eyed monster, who looked down at the female doctor coldly.

"Long time no see, Qingxing Lantern."

After being called by her real name, the female doctor's hair gradually turned ice blue. Her face and clothes gradually changed, and she turned into a beautiful woman in a blue kimono.