Watching the specially bolded red exclamation mark on the post, Shen Gu Mirai's fingers slid down to continue reading.

"The so-called box of calamity is actually a black box condensed with human malice; intense malice forms ominous objects, and these ominous objects are what calamity is. According to legends, the box of calamity was gathered from the malice of a woman who resented all people, long ago."

"The specific reason is unclear; all that is known is that her resentment formed the black box, also known as the box of calamity. By silently reciting the name of the person you wish to curse twelve times facing the box of calamity, the calamity will curse them to death. Similarly, while using the calamity curse on someone else, you too will be enveloped by the calamity, and your soul will follow the other's. This is what is known as the price."

"This object is a gathering of curses, tarnished by it, one will never be able to achieve enlightenment or transcendence."

Upon reading this, Shen Gu Mirai couldn't help but mutter, "Where exactly can one obtain such an item?"

The owner of the post, being knowledgeable, included instructions on how to acquire the box of calamity after a lengthy introduction.

"The box of calamity cannot be made with human blood or strands of hair; the real method to obtain it lies in venturing into an unknown mountainous area to seek an unnamed wooden hut; by finding that hut, you can find the box of calamity... After completing the task of cursing someone, it will eerily vanish, then reappear in the hut... waiting for the next person to discover it."

The content of the post ended here.

But due to the simplistic title and the verbose content, this post was buried at the bottom, only Shen Gu Mirai managed to dig it out and thoroughly read it.

However, Shen Gu Mirai felt that this was the most comprehensive post about the box of calamity; its contents were highly credible.

For example, 'intense malice forms ominous objects,' 'resentment formed the box of calamity,' etc.

Shen Gu Mirai had also encountered so many malevolent spirits with Beichuan Si, and she knew that malicious spirits' resentment had curse-like effects.

The statement that strong resentment and malice can curse others was undoubtedly correct.

As for the previous posts?

Could human blood and the hair of the intended victim serve as mediums to create the box of calamity?

Is it necessary to use the box of calamity at a specific time and place?

What were all those nonsensical statements about?

If blood and hair could create the box of calamity, what about those who are naturally bald? Could mixing bloodied scalp and hair also curse someone?

And those specific times and places... this isn't a summoning ceremony; it's entirely unnecessary for such ritualistic things, right?

It couldn't possibly make sense!

Thinking this, Shen Gu Mirai copied and pasted the contents of the post into a document, then moved her laptop next to the printer.

After connecting to the printer, she printed everything out.

"The information I could grab from the internet is just this much... To truly understand what's going on, one must examine the situation onsite."

Looking at the A4 papers spewing out one by one, Shen Gu Mirai glanced at the time.

It was already past eight in the evening, too late to head to Beichuan's house.

Moreover, the data she had found on the forum needed to be categorized...

Considering this, Shen Gu Mirai took the still-warm printed materials into her arms and then picked up her notebook from the side to jot down some worthwhile content.

While jotting, she showed a smile on her face:

"Hehe, I have been working so hard, I wonder what kind of reward Mr. Temple will give me? What will Mr. Temple reward me with?"

Thinking this, Shen Gu Mirai began humming a tune.

...

Meanwhile, at Beichuan's house.

Although Beichuan Si had asked Shen Gu Mirai to help investigate the specifics, he wasn't someone who just waited for information to come to him. Through his source, Gangye Yoshiko, he roughly understood the manner of death of Fukuda and Inuzuka.

As Otomoto Ai had investigated, both individuals' times of death and manners of death were strikingly similar, and there were no signs of forced entry or destruction at the scene.

These signs all indicated that some kind of supernatural force was indeed at play.

"The box of calamity... what exactly is happening behind the scenes?"

Beichuan Si tapped his fingers on the desk.

Without a field investigation, it was impossible to fully understand what had happened; merely researching online couldn't reconstruct the original events.

He wondered how Otomoto Ai was doing.

Beichuan Si glanced at his phone.

And just as he looked, his phone rang.

A name popped up on the screen.

Otomoto Ai.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

Did you find anything at Inuzuka Sister's place?

Beichuan Si raised his hand to answer the phone:

"Hello? Otomoto, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me, Brother Temple," Otomoto Ai replied calmly.

It seemed that her emotions had stabilized, at least not as volatile as they had been in the hospital room earlier, her voice two pitches higher than usual.

"Inuzuka's sister's side… Following your instructions, Brother Temple, I contacted her on the phone just now. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so we ended up talking until now… I'm very sorry."

"No problem."

Beichuan Si responded generously.

As long as the desired information was obtained, it was worth talking for a long time.

"So about Inuzuka's sister… What's the situation?"

"Yes, during our conversation, I brought up Inuzuka's issue… her emotions also became somewhat agitated, how should I put it… It felt like she was particularly indignant. She told me that everything her brother did was faultless; the wrong one was someone else."

Particularly indignant? The wrong one was someone else?

What was Inuzuka's sister indignant about? What did she mean by someone else being wrong?

Beichuan Si leaned back on the sofa, listening quietly as Otomoto Ai continued.

"Originally, I wanted to ask everything in one go, but she didn't tell me everything over the phone, and instead said she hoped we could meet in person. It would be easier to understand each other if we talked in person."

Otomoto Ai hesitated for a moment then added:

"Considering you always said not to rush things, Brother Temple, and to wait for your decision, I didn't accept her request immediately. What should we do, Brother Temple? Should we go to Yamanashi Prefecture in person? If it's just a trip… the next Saturday and Sunday are coming up, there shouldn't be much of a problem with just a short visit."

Her words made Beichuan Si nod in satisfaction.

At least Otomoto Ai remembered his words and didn't act rashly on impulse.

That was already very good.

As for Yamanashi Prefecture?

"Go," Beichuan Si answered without a hint of hesitation.

Yes, there was absolutely no reason not to go.

If we want to unravel the true circumstances, we must head to Yamanashi Prefecture.

Either way, a trip there was inevitable, so there was no need to think about the answer.

This resolute response from Beichuan Si made Otomoto Ai fall silent.

After a few minutes.

Beichuan Si could clearly hear Otomoto Ai take a deep breath from the other side:

"...I understand. Then we'll go back once. And... I'm sorry, Brother Temple, for causing you so much trouble this time."

Her voice carried sincere apologies.

Because she felt that it was mainly due to her request that Beichuan Si had gone to such great lengths.

But—

"Don't say sorry, such disheartening words."

Beichuan Si said expressionlessly:

"Rather than hearing apologies, I prefer hearing someone say 'thank you'."

Uh...

Otomoto Ai was stunned.

How many times had she been left dumbfounded by Beichuan Si's responses?

She lost count.

However…

"Yes!"

Otomoto Ai bowed to the air, enunciating each word:

"Thank you, Brother Temple."

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