I'm a teacher in Tokyo!

When one ghost devours another, their wills and memories will merge.

In the silent tunnel, a sudden gust of cold wind arose, and mournful screams echoed from the sky. Even the surrounding walls began to crack slightly, with black liquid seeping from the gaps.

Meanwhile, after being devoured by the black demon in front of him, he began another battle on a new battlefield.

No, this must be Kotoko's trick!

At the same time, the aura in front of him was still approaching at an extremely fast speed, but the man could not feel its strength or its conflict with him. It had even invaded his domain, but its domain did not repel his domain in any way.

He struggled to suppress his resentment, but just then, the black demons in front of him rapidly invaded the red world, as if they were devouring a delicious cake.

This battle will determine which will dominate, or whether a chaotic will will prevail.

The blood flowing from the man's eyes intensified. Suddenly, one of the people below the altar collapsed stiffly to the ground, bleeding from his nose and dying.

The strange resentment on the other side was like a rootless duckweed, devoid of emotion, yet inexplicably and endlessly flowing.

The battle between ghosts is rather conceptual; there is no actual fighting. It's simply a matter of whoever harbors the most resentment devouring the other. After devouring the other, the ghost also gains the other's memories and becomes confused due to the influence of those memories.

The man was startled and began to shrink back the resentment around him, attempting to retaliate.

"In that case, we have no choice but to use that one move."

Because it has no obsessions and no emotional conflicts, it swims freely in its own domain, like a fish in motion.

The man endured the discomfort of the sensation moving through his body and walked forward, trying to observe closely what tricks Kotoko was playing.

But the moment he took a step, the darkness ahead seemed to notice him, and almost instantly, the aura of the darkness ahead became violent.

At the same time, the cult leader felt a sharp pain in his heart, and a surge of desperate anger welled up, making him want to abandon thinking and only want to kill wildly and bring this incomparable anger and despair to others.

He suddenly let go of himself, and almost instantly, the black in front of him rapidly devoured all the red.

However, this dead infant ghost's emotions, due to the fact that it died with its limbs torn off in its infancy, have accumulated unimaginable resentment. This resentment is the source of its power, but it can also cause it to lose control.

The cult leader had to admire Kotoko's strength, which was indeed well-deserved. The freak she created was so powerful that even the evil spirit he had created from the already extraordinary infant born by the grace of the Lord, who died tragically, was now unable to withstand it.

The demon of victory is less a victory and more a fusion.

If a ghost has no obsessions, is it still a ghost?

It's impossible that you became a ghost because you wanted to, right? Is obsession the same as becoming a ghost?

But, at that very moment;

He discovered that some memories had appeared in his mind;

The Ouija board game, the dream chase, the woman is tortured and killed again and again, the Ouija board spirit eats the woman again and again, taking everything from her.

"Kawakami Tomie, Yamamura Mako, Kayako..."

"The Ouija Board Game—"

"Breaking the rules means death—"

After being devoured, the memories gained were very simple, with no reason why they became ghosts, only the obsession to kill those three guys.

"As expected, it was Kotoko who did it. She somehow erased the ghost's memories, implanted this obsession into its body as its foundation, and then forced it into the dream to kill my Holy Maiden?"

Although the demon's goal was to kill Tomie, Kotoko placed it into Tomie's dream. In the dream, Tomie was influenced by the demon and imprisoned in her consciousness. At this time, anyone who touched this consciousness would be targeted by the demon!

"Such formidable skills, as expected of you, Higa Kotoko!"

Even the cult leader was shocked by Kotoko's methods at this moment.

Because this ghost had no emotions, it simply accepted the latter's obsession to make these three people know that they had violated the rules of the Ouija board, thus causing them to die in despair and regret, and easily took the lead.

Ghosts are like that; even if you are devoured by them, as long as you accept their obsession, you can accept their power.

However, this also has a drawback: if this obsession is not fulfilled, it will backfire on you.

Killing just three students was nothing more than an easy task for the cult leader, whose hands were stained with the blood of countless people!

"However, I must thank you for giving me such a great gift. Such a powerful demon, and with such a simple wish, you were able to make it my strength. This is truly gratifying!"

"So, who should we start killing?"

His eerie words echoed in the empty corridor. Because of his fusion with the super demon, he had gained the ability to distort reality.

Even the things he thinks in his mind can cause shockwaves in reality.

Meanwhile, on the altar.

A person slowly collapsed, blood gushing from their mouth and nose.

"Kawakami Tomie, everything started because of you, so I will start with you too!"

Most importantly—in his memory of the saintess's tragic death, he learned why this guy was so beautiful.

"Hehehe, I've arrived!"

……

When Yoshizaki returned home, he saw Kayako sitting at the table, engrossed in reading. At the same time, when she saw Yoshizaki open the door, Kayako showed a hint of "surprise" and then stood up from her chair: "Teacher, I made omelet rice, let's eat together!"

In fact, she had already seen the flashlight outside the window. After a panicked ten seconds, she quickly straightened the quilt, then sat up straight in the chair, pretending to be reading a book.

If the teacher saw her tightly hugging his blanket... just thinking about that scene made Kayako feel a little guilty.

With her ears turning red, she walked into the kitchen, brought out the omelet rice, and handed it to Ms. Yoshizaki. As her fingers touched it, Kayako felt a flutter in her heart.

"Thank you."

After placing the food he was carrying on the table, Yoshizaki was glad that he hadn't agreed to Kotoko's request to eat at a restaurant.

After the raid, Kotoko invited him to dinner, but he said that Kayako might have cooked at home. Kotoko then quickly pushed and shoved him into her car, dropped him off at an intersection about a hundred meters away, and then drove away.

He even said something like, "Thank you so much, Mr. Yoshizaki."

All right--

Kotoko's fear of kayako is probably going to be difficult to cure; she's now even unwilling to come within a hundred meters of this place.

Yoshizaki said while eating.

"By the way, I'm going to visit Tomie's house tomorrow because her grades haven't been very good lately. She has exams next week, so I'll go check on her tomorrow. Kayako, is there anywhere you'd like to go tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, Kayako paused for a moment while shoveling rice into her mouth, then sped up her pace, quickly chewing a large mouthful before swallowing it all at once. Only then did she manage a smile and say, "Tomorrow, I plan to read a book."

Actually—she wanted to go for a walk in the park with her teacher tomorrow.

However, it was clear that Tomie had once again taken over the teacher's time.

If I do poorly on the test, will the teacher stay at my home to tutor me?

"Try going out for walks in the park more often; don't stay home all day. I have a task for you tomorrow."

Upon hearing about the task, Kayako immediately perked up and said, "I can do anything."

"You must spend this three thousand yen by tomorrow."

Yoshizaki took out three thousand yen and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 127 The Corpse at the Door

Kayako puffed out her cheeks and chewed her food like a little hamster, but her eyes were fixed on the three thousand yen that Ms. Yoshizaki had taken out, lost in thought. She only moved her mouth occasionally to show that she was still eating.

My teacher gave me 3,000 yen and asked me to buy something tomorrow. What does he mean by that?

Kayako always felt that Yoshizaki-sensei was hinting at something to her, as the teacher had a good habit of being diligent and thrifty.

His stingy attitude is his hallmark of thrift, so he never spends money on himself.

Could it be his birthday tomorrow? No, according to the information I found out, the teacher's birthday is November 26th, and it's only October 18th now.

Moreover, given the teacher's personality, he probably wouldn't even be able to accept spending money on something like a birthday celebration.

And his visit to Tomie's house tomorrow, could it be—

To supplement household income?!

Kayako could almost picture Yoshizaki-sensei in front of the wealthy Tomie, who would throw 10,000 yen on the ground, just as she had done to Mako, and look at her with utter disdain.

The teacher clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, but due to the dire straits of life, he had no choice but to kneel on the ground and humbly pick up the banknotes from the ground. He worked hard to earn money to help support his family, and even gave 3,000 yen to his wife who stayed at home to help with their living expenses...

Wait, Kayako, what on earth are you thinking about all day long?!

She felt ashamed of her strange thoughts, took a small sip of miso soup, lowered her gaze, and asked casually, "Teacher, is there anything planned for tomorrow?"

"Kayako, your teacher doesn't have any other intentions. She just hopes you'll go out and explore more. As for the three thousand yen, you can buy whatever you want, but it's best if it's something related to Kayako. If it's not enough, you can ask me for more with a legitimate reason."

Yoshizaki wanted to cultivate Kayako's independence and self-reliance. After the previous incident with Ju-on, he could roughly guess the connection between Ju-on and Kayako.

To put it bluntly, Kayako now possesses the ability to influence the future of Ju-on.

Otherwise, when he exorcised the demon, the cursed spirit that would have appeared in the future for some unknown reason wouldn't have changed its mind about killing him just because of his few words.

It was because Ju-on was influenced by Kayako that it temporarily betrayed them and helped them fight that demon.

This also showed Yoshizaki Gawa another possibility—

Completely reform Kayako, enabling her to become independent and a normal girl.

In that case, perhaps the curse will no longer be unsolvable in the future, or even that there may be no curse at all.