“Did you do something because of that dream?” Qin Zi was very clever, since the other party had dreamed of Kayako’s future, she would definitely try to change it.
“Yes, I contacted Kayako... She’s a very pitiful girl, timid and cautious, no one loved her at home, and the students at school bullied her...” When mentioning Kayako, Lin Ze felt heartbroken. Such a good girl, yet she ended up like that. “I thought, since she became that thing after death, could I change her future, try to make her happy.”
At this moment, Qin Zi had a new appreciation for him. Whether it was for himself or not, having the courage to proactively face an unknown terrifying existence, this was not something ordinary people could do. “I know, you have a curse on you, I will try to help you sever this connection, otherwise you may be in danger at any time. Don’t think that the other party has solved the ghost flower for you and you’re safe, that’s just because it doesn’t allow its target to be targeted by other things.”
Lin Ze shook his head, “It’s impossible to sever it.”
Qin Zi didn’t know why the other party was so certain, but even if it wasn’t possible, she wanted to probe into his roots. “Don’t worry, it’s just an attempt. I’ll be fully prepared.”
“Will this cause the other party to descend?” Lin Ze was very concerned about this.
“No, the descent of a ghost must be through a medium, and the medium must be something related to your classmate Kayako, something associated with her.” This lunchbox was probably something of the other party, but it had been used for a long time and had become infused with the other party’s aura, it wasn’t a medium, she wanted to start with Lin Ze, follow the aura and investigate.
“Okay, but I hope that Sister Qin Zi makes comprehensive preparations, after all, I don’t know what will happen.” Lin Ze couldn’t argue with her, as long as he knew that the curse wouldn’t directly descend, otherwise it would be the end right away.
Qin Zi picked up her phone, instructing the Shinto priests on standby outside to start preparing. While waiting, Lin Ze asked about the flower’s situation.
“It’s normal, when a ghost creates a past life for itself, it will not only entrust its spirit to the other party, but also give the other party its name. From the moment they are born from their “past life”, they are closely related, for example, using deities as an example, it is like a guardian deity, deities and evil spirits are the same, the only difference is that evil spirits actively harm people, while deities usually protect humans, but if deities are angered, they will also bring down divine punishment, and even fall into evil deities!”
Qin Zi paused and continued, “Back to the topic, the ghost flower was locked away by the other party in its own world, its spiritual energy barrier, commonly known as a ghostly realm. It was cut off from its connection with the outside world, at this time, Hiraki Hanako would lose part of her soul, she would only sleep and be in a coma like a vegetable, leaving behind a fragmented soul and body. Fortunately, the ghost flower wasn’t killed directly, otherwise Hiraki Hanako would never wake up.”
After a simple look at his aura, and hearing Lin Ze’s words, she had a slight idea of the terror of the curse. To snatch away from the curse… Qin Zi sighed and didn’t continue.
“Then there’s no way to solve this?” Qin Zi didn’t say anything, but Lin Ze was very anxious to know.
Although she thought it was unlikely, Qin Zi didn’t mind explaining it to him. “There is, catch the ghost doll, subdue it first, then negotiate, let it enter an object for worship, then it will become its past life, or sign a contract to make it its spirit, like a familiar, but this requires the other party’s willingness, otherwise the ceremony cannot be completed. This kind of thing isn’t common, so it’s very troublesome to deal with, in order not to harm anyone.”
Lin Ze nodded, so he just had to fool the other party! CPU, right! He’s good at that!
A shrine maiden came in to inform Qin Zi that everything was ready. Immediately, Qin Zi prepared to take Lin Ze to the altar, and Lin Ze was hesitant about whether to tell Qin Zi about the Kayako in the dream.
In the end, Lin Ze chose to remain silent. Without a medium, it shouldn’t be a match. At worst, if it were, he just needed to test Qin Zi’s strength. The ending of the movie was open-ended, although everyone said that Qin Zi could defeat the other party in the original story, and the plot seemed to show this, but Lin Ze couldn’t gamble.
It wasn’t that Lin Ze was heartless, he would stop Kayako in the dream if necessary. The Kayako in the dream was just a small part of the curse’s power. If Qin Zi couldn’t even resist against her, then Lin Ze didn’t need to tell her anything about what happened afterwards. It was useless and might even cost her her life.
Taken by Qin Zi to the altar, Lin Ze and Qin Zi sat facing each other. The Shinto priests around each held a talisman, and four shrine maidens dancing a Kagura dance were positioned right next to the altar. There were also some Shinto priests playing musical instruments.
Qin Zi took out a mirror and placed it on the table, comparing it to herself. Lin Ze recognized it, it was the Dragon Tiger image mirror from the Dragon Kingdom. When watching the movie, Lin Ze thought it was the Yata no Kagami, and it was only after netizens explained to him that he realized it was the Dragon Tiger mirror. If it was the Yata no Kagami, the Demon King would have been instantly defeated!
“Just close your eyes.” Qin Zi took out another unknown statue, then instructed Lin Ze, and then began chanting an unknown incantation. The sound of the musical instruments around them became increasingly loud, but Qin Zi’s voice seemed to gradually brighten.
In this noisy situation, Lin Ze suddenly fell to the side. Qin Zi looked at Lin Ze solemnly, hair-like strands appeared on his body again, but this time the strands started to spread upwards. The incantation Qin Zi had just chanted was similar to tracing back to the source, it would reveal the connection between the cursed and the cursed.
One part of the hair-like strands flying towards the sky suddenly turned to the left. Qin Zi guessed that was where Kawauchi Kayako was, after all, she was the beginning of the curse, so it was normal to go in that direction. This line couldn’t be touched, Kayako couldn’t have anything happen to her before she investigated it clearly.
Qin Zi continued to look, but she found that another part was flying straight up towards the sky. “...” She fell silent, could the curse be flying in the sky? She stretched out her finger and gently touched one of the hair-like strands. The ground suddenly began to shake violently. The sky was torn open, a black hole-like vortex appeared in the sky. The hair-like strands were leading to that.
“What… what is that?” Everyone had fainted, only Qin Zi was watching this scene. The black vortex emitted an aura that made her despair. It kept absorbing black things, such as the things that floated out from beside Qin Zi. They were floating out of people’s bodies. In her astonishment, she discovered that the same thing was floating out of her own body. After sensing it, she felt even more helpless.
Those black things were the most vicious curses and resentment in people’s hearts. Was the other party feeding on them? Or was it the origin of these things? Regardless, it was a cause for despair. Qin Zi suddenly felt like the king of kindergarten, then suddenly an Ultraman came and said he wanted to fight her…
Her emotions began to decline, helplessness and despair wrapped around her tightly. “Just like that…” The Dragon Tiger mirror began to tremble violently, then suddenly exploded. The flying debris cut her face, the pain stimulated her to wake up.
What was going on? Was she just being bewitched? Just because she looked? Or because she looked with spiritual energy instead of her eyes?