Kitagawa Tera expressionlessly placed the podium down, creating a loud thud, leaving the entire cla.s.s stunned.

"Since Mizuki-san feels that it is not appropriate for me to go now, I'll have to trouble you to submit my work."

Kitagawa Tera put his hand on Mizuki Yui's shoulders. "I don't want to hear that the homework was lost, dropped somewhere else, or had any other mishaps. Rest a.s.sured. I am a kind person and won't do anything to a girl…"

You, kind?

Mizuki Yui gulped, looked at the podium that Kitagawa Tera had returned to its original position, and nodded furiously, not daring to talk back.

Everyone present understood Kitagawa Tera's meaning. But they just looked around awkwardly, with no one jumping out to do any justice.

As mentioned earlier, Kitagawa Tera was not opposed to the use of violence. Even though violence could not solve problems, it could solve the people causing the problems.

Besides, Kitagawa Tera had done nothing wrong and would certainly not accommodate anyone.

Kitagawa Tera's current appearance reflected in the eyes of the pale girl who reminded him just now, causing her heart to thump slightly.

But soon, she lowered her head again. Her eyes were twinkling, not knowing what she was thinking.

Kitagawa Tera did not notice this. He returned to his seat and was about to sit down when a head popped in from the door. It was Kamiya Mirai.

"Terkun! Terkun! Terkun!"

She waved to Kitagawa Tera while winking, hoping that he would notice her.

The students were surprised again.

Isn't this Cla.s.s 1-3's Kamiya Mirai?

She was a big celebrity.

Not only was she good at sports and academics, but her results were also right at the top; she also treated others graciously and politely.

She was sweet-looking and well-mannered, as though she had come from the 2D world. Who would not like her?

Apart from having two shortcomings, mainly being overly enthusiastic about the paranormal and being very straightforward to the point of making people feel uncomfortable, there were few people who could measure up to Kamiya Mirai's superior qualities.

Rumor had it that a few second-year seniors had fought over her before.

"Is this for real? Cla.s.s 3's Kamiysan actually knows Kitagawa?"

"It can't be. Isn't that guy's reputation in tatters?"

As the whispering grew, Kamiya Mirai curled her lips in disdain. These high school students simply had no idea how fierce the cla.s.smate they were ridiculing was.

But this was not necessarily not a good thing for her. These people disliked Kitagawa Tera because they had not discovered his potential.

But she, Kamiya Mirai, knew! In this case, she would become Kitagawa Tera's good friend!

Her eyeb.a.l.l.s turned as various ideas started forming in her mind. But because morning a.s.sembly was soon, she could only shout to Kitagawa Tera, "Terkun! I'll look for you at noon. I hope you'll make some time for us to have a chat."

With that, Kamiya Mirai quickly left Cla.s.s 1 and returned to her cla.s.s.

Wow…

Kamiya Mirai 's last sentence undoubtedly caused the atmosphere to spiral slightly out of control.

Kamiya Mirai actually took the initiative to meet Kitagawa Tera, this irritable and gloomy fellow?

No one expected such an exciting scene to be waiting for them after winter vacation.

Kitagawa Tera paid no attention to the ruckus in cla.s.s and turned his head. "Asamiysan, thank you just now."

When he stood up, Kitagawa Tera had unintentionally seen her name on her textbook.

Asamiya Hitomi.

Asamiya Hitomi did not expect Kitagawa Tera to thank her again, and a tint of red appeared on her pale white face.

Her voice was quiet to start with, and deliberately lowering it made it almost inaudible. "Umm, excuse me, Kitagawsan, but please could you not talk to me."

He could not hear any disgust in her tone, so Kitagawa Tera thought it might be because Asamiya Hitomi was also being bullied, and talking with him might make it worse.

Kitagawa Tera indeed lacked consideration. He showed an understanding look before turning his head to face the blackboard while saying, "Sorry, I've caused you trouble."

"No, that's not the problem." Asamiya Hitomi blushed even more. She knew that Kitagawa Tera had misunderstood and said embarra.s.singly, "Talking to someone weird like me will make the others hate you."

Her voice was gentle and soft. Kitagawa Tera could not help it but slant his eyes and look at her strangely. He said with amus.e.m.e.nt, "Asamiysan, you can't possibly think that I'm now popular, right?"

To mention being hated, he was the one who had always been hated.

"No, not that… It's my problem. I have always been rather unlucky…"

Asamiya Hitomi's actions grew more animated, and she waved her hands vigorously.

"The cla.s.smates who have had contact with me all ended up being admitted to the hospital because of all kinds of accidents…"

As she spoke, Asamiya Hitomi felt something was strange.

She recalled telling this deskmate about all these things before, so why did he appear as though he was hearing it for the first time today?

"Such bizarre things actually happened?"

"… It has been like this since I was young. At home, I rarely come into contact with my family. My luck has always been bad. Cough cough cough…" Asamiya Hitomi suddenly coughed violently.

She seldom talked at school, and saying so much suddenly caused her to skip a breath and start coughing.

"Water." A newly-opened bottle of mineral water came her way.

"Thank you." Asamiya Hitomi took the bottle subconsciously and took a sip before reacting and silently waving her hands. "S-sorry, Kitagawsan. I will give you money so that you can buy another bottle…"

"It's only a bottle of water. Compared to that, I'm more interested in what you said about being 'unlucky'…" Kitagawa Tera said quietly as he looked in the direction Asamiya Hitomi was coughing.

There was a strand of black threads that appeared to have been entangled for a long time, lingering continuously…

Unlike grudges, those black threads seemed more like pure maliciousness, accompanying Asamiya Hitomi's breathing, moving up and down.

A cold message came.

'Discovered a paranormal 'curse'. Unlocking mission 'Darkness Buried in the Heart'.'

'System Notice: Your friend in school is shrouded in a curse. Everyone who goes near her is devoured by bad luck. Unfortunate events strike this poor little girl time and time again. Her fire of life is extinguis.h.i.+ng under the devouring of the curse. What you need to do is to unearth the past that is buried in the darkness. Either dispel the darkness or be consumed by it.'

'Condition for Completion: Lift the curse.'

'Reward for Mission Completion: Voodoo Doll (x3)'

A mission has been triggered? Kitagawa Tera was slightly surprised.

He had only been in contact with Asamiya Hitomi for a bit, but it was so rewarding?

However, under Kitagawa Tera's observation, a black thread started climbing onto his body like a living creature.

A cold, eerie feeling came into direct contact with him.

It's actually so aggressive?

Kitagawa Tera concentrated Cadaveric Aura in his eyes.

Under the magnification of the Cadaveric Aura, the details of the black thread were displayed.

The squirming black thread was actually trying to integrate into his body.

This might be why Asamiya Hitomi said that people's luck would gradually worsen after being in contact with her for too long.

Kitagawa Tera used wisps of invisible Cadaveric Aura to cover the black thread.

The thread struggled like a living being before finally dissipating.

'Notice: You absorbed the curse (remnant). Your Cadaveric Aura capacity has increased slightly.'

Huh?! Kitagawa Tera had a surprised expression on his face. Is there something this good?

When he looked at Asamiya Hitomi again, his dark pupils flashed with strong interest.

And Asamiya Hitomi, who felt Kitagawa Tera's burning gaze on her, subconsciously shrank her neck.