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Beichuan Si had come specifically to investigate the incident of the Calamity Box, but who was the key reason behind it?

The answer, actually, is quite simple.

On one hand, it was for Nakajima Michika, who needed surgery, and on the other hand, it was for Shen Gu Mirai.

Shen Gu Mirai wanted to enrich her experience in facing the strange, that's why she requested Beichuan Si to bring her along.

"I really didn't expect Mr. Temple to forgive Inuzuka Yukari in the end."

Shen Gu Mirai followed behind Beichuan Si, her eyes twinkling.

She had actually been hiding nearby all the time.

She saw everything Beichuan Si said and did very clearly.

What Shen Gu Mirai hadn't expected, however, was that Beichuan Si, when he held all the initiative, actually chose to forgive Inuzuka Yukari—

This statement from Shen Gu Mirai made Beichuan Si turn his head.

"I didn't forgive her. In fact, I don't have the right to forgive her. The ones killed by the calamity were Inuzuka Shintaro and Fukuda, not me. I only called her out to get the Calamity Box."

Beichuan Si pointed out his fiancée's mistake mercilessly.

"Hehe... it's all the same, all the same!" Shen Gu Mirai waved it off nonchalantly.

In her heart, she was clearer than anyone that if Inuzuka Yukari were really anti-human and antisocial, Beichuan Si definitely wouldn't have treated Inuzuka Yukari in such a gentle way as he had just done.

Seeing Shen Gu Mirai's demeanor, Beichuan Si acutely sensed her thoughts.

But he was too lazy to point out Shen Gu Mirai's little schemes, simply taking out the newly acquired Calamity Box.

At the same time, the system's cold voice also swept through his ears—

Ding, system notification, you have found the new strange "Calamity Box (Defect)."

Beichuan Si looked at the system frame.

Beneath the name of the Calamity Box, notes from the past were neatly arranged.

"Calamity Box (Defect): Cold malicious thoughts eroding, the dead's grudges wail within. This object is of misfortune, this object is of omen, possessing the effect of cursing others to death. Now this gloomy, frightening object has fallen into your hands... who is your target then?"

Note: If one can ignore its backlash effect, this would be a good spiritual tool.

This was the information about the Calamity Box.

"Mr. Temple, we are almost there."

As Beichuan Si was pondering, Shen Gu Mirai next to him suddenly spoke.

Her voice brought Beichuan Si's thoughts back, and afterward, Beichuan Si lifted his head to look around at his environment.

Peeling walls... concrete blocks exposing steel bars everywhere, rust-streaked wires scattered all around, the ceiling also had wires hanging down.

From Beichuan Si's perspective, the surroundings dripped down like ghostly hands, making one's heart turn cold.

But in reality, although the place was somewhat sinister, there was not a trace of grudge.

This was just a commonplace abandoned building.

To clear a place for Shen Gu Mirai to battle with the malicious spirits... that's why Beichuan Si had chosen this place.

After all, good spirits and grudges were not things ordinary people could see, plus to avoid disturbances from others, that's why they had come a long way to get here.

"Mirai, how are you feeling about the preparations?"

Beichuan Si turned his head to look at Shen Gu Mirai beside him.

"...Uh... to be honest... I'm a bit nervous."

Shen Gu Mirai awkwardly gestured with her hands.

"You don't have to worry, I'll be watching by your side, and if you can't handle it, Yongshi and others will also take action. Plus with the Voodoo Doll I gave you, you really don't need to worry about anything going wrong."

Saying that, Beichuan Si seemed to remember something and reached to pluck Nishijou Kelian, who was lying on his shoulder.

"????"

Nishijou Kelian was lying down just fine when Beichuan Si suddenly picked her up, and she didn't have time to react, her little doll face full of confusion.

Beichuan Si ignored Nishijou Kelian's expression, only speaking:

"Kelian will also lend power from behind."

Hearing this from Beichuan Si, Nishijou Kelian then reacted.

She hurriedly felt around behind her plump hand.

She pulled out another body, then with a rub of her round hand, she turned it into the shape of a good spirits hammer, waving it at Shen Gu Mirai as if performing a trick, signaling her not to be afraid.

However, Nishijou Kelian's back of the neck was being held by Beichuan Si, and as she swung the little hammer, she also fluttered her little feet in mid-air, looking not only unimpressive but also with a sense of awkward cuteness.

But at such a time, Shen Gu Mirai naturally still had to appease Nishijou Kelian.

She placed Kelian on her own hand, the smooth, fair face rubbing against her plush doll face, all the while chuckling and saying:

"Then I really count on you, Little Sister Kelian."

As for Shen Gu Mirai in this state, Nishijou Kelian's round arms directly embraced her face, rubbing all over with her puppet body.

"Alright, get ready."

Seeing that the two of them just wouldn't stop, Beichuan Si also reminded them expressionlessly.

After receiving a response from Shen Gu Mirai and Nishijou Kelian.

Beichuan Si didn't hesitate any longer, he reached out and pulled the calamity box out of the black little box.

Roaring grudges and evil spirits surged out instantly.

In just one or two seconds, a cold, sinister 'cloud' gathered above the heads of Beichuan Si and Shen Gu Mirai.

These black currents wriggled, rapidly extracting heat from the air.

The currents continued to wriggle, as if trying to take human form.

But in the next moment—

Shen Gu Mirai's fists were already covered with a faint golden good spirit, and she leaped into the air.

Boom!

With one punch,

She directly scattered the black currents in mid-air.

Instead of waiting blankly for the opponent to take shape, Shen Gu Mirai took the initiative to strike.

This made Beichuan Si nod silently.

After all, the opportunity for victory was fleeting; if it were him, he would definitely take the same action.

But...

"Something's not right."

Beichuan Si watched Shen Gu Mirai clutching at evil spirits and smashing them around, along with Nishijou Kelian who lifted her good spirits hammer and smashed the floor till it cracked; he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Yes, something was off.

Logically, the Mouchi Witch's Certificate should contain many high-lethality curses... But why... why did Nishijou Kelian and Shen Gu Mirai choose to fight hand-to-hand?

Shouldn't there be some fancy curse involved?

"Something's not right."

Beichuan Si murmured again.

Shen Gu Mirai was now holding a piece of rebar concrete slab, fiercely smashing it on the cluster of evil spirits that came from the calamity box. Her exaggerated open and close movements didn't resemble a witch at all, but rather more like a close-range fighter.

And Nishijou Kelian had turned her good spirit's small hammer into a little drill, continuously drilling into the evil spirit trying to become solid.

Watching their actions, one good spirit and one human, Beichuan Si fell into deep thought.

The evil spirits were gradually decreasing, but the doubts in Beichuan Si's mind grew deeper.

Kelian and Mirai's close combat skills were very proficient.

But... who exactly taught them this way of fighting?

As Beichuan Si pondered more, something clicked. He suddenly thought of someone.

Gangye Yoshiko.

It must have been this woman who led Shen Gu Mirai astray.

Beichuan Si had heard from Shen Gu Mirai before that she often went to learn fighting skills from Gangye Yoshiko and indeed mastered them.

Maybe it was Shen Gu Mirai who learned those things from Gangye Yoshiko and then taught them to Nishijou Kelian.

"That makes sense," Beichuan Si muttered.

No one would just randomly know things unless someone demonstrated them, and they tried to emulate it.

And Gangye Yoshiko naturally fell under suspicion.

"...It seems I really need to have a serious talk with Yoshiko."

Just as Beichuan Si was thinking this, Shen Gu Mirai suddenly shouted out, "Mr. Temple, it looks like it's almost down. Weren't you supposed to deliver the final blow? Come quick!"

"Coming."

Hearing Shen Gu Mirai's call, Beichuan Si snapped back to reality, simply responded, and then reached out into the air!

The fierce and frightening Death Aura Hammer entered his hand.

And then!

Boom!!!!!

Subconsciously, he swung the hammer.

Grudges scattered.

Death Aura exploded.

Countless spirits shrieked.

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