You say this is a love game?

"No, we must find a way to get rid of this guy."

"She has seriously affected my gaming experience."

That being said, Mizutani Makoto doesn't have any particularly good ideas right now.

While the boy was holding his chin in deep thought, Chidori was sitting on the edge of the tatami, staring at Mizutani Makoto quietly.

She just watched as the young man, who had just been brutally tortured three times, thought about his "countermeasures" without changing his expression.

"..."

What exactly is going on with this amazing nature?

It's not that he doesn't feel pain.

When he was being tortured by the Slit-Mouthed Woman, his face was definitely filled with pain. The pain of being caught by death was no fake. He definitely felt "pain", and he definitely felt the great terror of dying... But how could he close his eyes and open them again as if nothing had happened?

"Don't you need a break?"

Chidori suddenly said.

"rest?"

Mizutani Makoto's thoughts were interrupted. He looked at Chidori in surprise and said uncertainly, "Let's think of a way first. There will be three resurrection armors at twelve o'clock. I have to go in again then..."

"You still want to go in?"

"Ah."

"How is that different from committing suicide?"

"But we have to go in and try to find a solution. We can't just put the map aside like this."

As Mizutani Makoto was speaking, he found that Satori Yoshiko had also slipped out quietly. This little god of fortune was hiding behind Chidori's butt, clinging to Chidori's shoulders, and her little head popped out from behind Chidori, looking at him hesitantly, her attitude making it very clear.

Chidori also frowned, and the girl's silver hair sparkled with sparks. It was obvious that she was deeply moved by his death just now.

As a knife.

Unable to kill the enemy for the Sword Master, nor able to protect the Sword Master's life...

The Sword Soul Girl's brows were furrowed tightly, and as if she was discouraged, she suddenly lost all her strength.

"My requirements are much higher than yours."

She had to make a statement first.

Then, she changed the subject: "Death is just something, there's really nothing to be afraid of... But not being afraid of death doesn't mean accepting a meaningless death."

"Calm down. I think you're a little too hot-blooded. If you rush in blindly like this, what else can you do except die in front of Yoshiko?"

Mizutani Makoto glanced at the timid Satori Yoshiko.

No, he can still die in front of Chidori.

But such naughty words must not be said out loud.

He didn't want to be electrocuted.

Mizutani Makoto remained silent, which seemed to indicate that he agreed with Chidori's statement.

"Is the gap between the strong rank and the parallel rank really that big?"

"Of course."

Chidori crossed her arms and turned her face away proudly. "Don't you think about the huge gap between you at the Binding level and you at the Paper level... I'm not saying you're invincible, but you're still far from reaching the upper limit of the Binding level. You still have a lot of room for improvement."

Mizutani Makoto understood.

The strongest creature of the same level that he had ever seen was the Gyuto.

If he takes the [Secret Medicine of Boiling Blood], he might be able to fight against the Guhuo Bird.

But they are in a permanent state.

He has indeed not yet reached the upper limit of his rank, and many of his configurations have not yet been put in place, which is why he is powerless against the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

"...Collect the mission reward first."

Mizutani Makoto let out a long breath and looked at Tongzi's task system.

【Quest Status Update: The Eighth Color of Youth (100%)】

[The mission has been completed, and the mission reward has been issued. ]

Mission Reward: 600 million yen, 3 free attribute points, 3 spiritual power points, 7 small forging stones, 3 forging stones

Four strange stories about paper, two strange stories about paper and paper, and one strange story about paper and paper.

Among them, the comparison mirror has been chopped down to a paper-high position, and Hanako-chan can also be weakened to a middle position with props. Strictly speaking, there should be five paper-high-position ghost stories and two middle-position ghost stories.

In terms of rewards, compared with the Guhuo Bird mission, there is less money and spiritual power, but the free attribute points and forging stones are greatly increased.

[Stamina: 9→10]

After spending free attribute points, my physical strength was finally brought to the maximum level.

This is the limit of what the human body can reach.

"My maxed-out stamina greatly enhances my God Servant Spirit... and according to the tradition, the highest level of God Servant Spirit requires only 10 stamina points. This means that I've already reached the highest level of stamina."

"The next upgrade will be smooth sailing."

There are still two attribute points left.

The only attributes that Mizutani Makoto has not yet upgraded are Agility (7) and Intelligence (8).

Agility is a reaction nerve that can improve his reaction speed...

Intelligence is not IQ, but concentration, memory...

Mizutani Makoto's skill points ultimately tend towards "agility".

Agility is a good boost to his "Mind's Eye".

Agility: 7 → 9

[Spiritual Power: 33→36]

In the past, one had to rely on the descent of the gods to reach the upper level, but now, just based on the points of spiritual power, Mizutani Makoto's permanent state is already at the upper level.

If he were to combine the state of the God of Service and the Spirit of Descendants, his spiritual power should be able to reach the upper limit of the rank...

But in terms of combat effectiveness, he still needs to improve.

This is inevitable.

His spiritual power increased too quickly. Others should have a matching system and climb up slowly and steadily, but he just focused on acupuncture to upgrade rapidly. The upgrade speed was very fast, but only the numerical value was increased. Compared with old monsters like Guhuo Bird who had stayed in the same level for who knows how many years, he did have many shortcomings.

Mizutani Makoto stretches his muscles.

Although he triggered the Slit-Mouthed Woman in the middle of the journey, his purpose was accomplished as far as the outcome of this trip was concerned.

[The Eighth Color of Youth], this mission is completely completed.

At this point, the only things left on his task list were the bond task with Mai Yajima and the side task with Ippondo.

"And, I have an extra benefit."

Mizutani Makoto looked at the backpack.

His decision at that time was right.

Even though his soul dream was shattered by the Slit-Mouthed Woman, he had already rescued the most important information from the principal's office.

——[Hiiragihara Soichirō’s Diary]

——【Ashes: Nue (?)】

Chapter 147 A Nue and Soichiro Hiiragihara Eight hundred years of the Hiiragihara family, Gufeng Yiyun.

[Soichiro Hiiragihara's Diary] was expected.

Mizutani Makoto had previously thought that places like the principal's office would likely reveal the diaries of those involved, which was why he insisted on rushing to the teaching building after realizing something was amiss. The most important thing was to rescue the hidden plot.

In this way, death is worth the price of admission.

The rescued intelligence must be carefully taken a look.

[Diary of Soichiro Hiiragihara]

[Description: The curse of 42 generations will end in my generation.]

I'm 25 now. How many more days do I have left to live? According to our ancestors' rule of not living past 42, I'm already halfway through my life...

The first two paragraphs are quite normal, and are the standard speeches of a villain lamenting the brevity of life.

What's next?

[Anu... When does he plan to take my life? ]

"……etc."

What is "Anu"?

Mizutani Makoto was immediately stunned. Of course he knew Nue. Isn't this the origin of the curse of the Hiiragihara family?

So what is Soichiro Hiiragihara's situation like?

He's been scaring me since I was a child, saying I wouldn't live past the age of eight, then thirteen, fourteen... Now I'm twenty-five, and A Nue still hasn't taken my life.

[Anu asked me, if one day I was no longer bound by the curse and could live longer, what would I want to do...]

【What do you want to do? 】

I asked him, "Is he going to soften his heart?"

He scolded me and told me I wouldn’t live past 26…

I told him, "That means I only have less than a hundred days to live." He thought about it and then changed his tune, saying I wouldn't live past thirty.

26 years old, this is actually a critical node.

According to the school history verified by Makoto Mizutani, 26-year-old Soichiro Hiiragihara founded the "Private Hiiragihachi Academy".

And when he was 30 years old, a major fire broke out in the school. The private Hiiragiha College was burned down, and Soichiro Hiiragiha himself disappeared in the fire. Not long after, it was confirmed by the outside world that he had died in the fire, and the Hiiragiha family also began to disappear from that moment.

The diary continued, but when Mizutani Makoto looked at it carefully, he found that it had no reference value at all.

If I could survive, what would I want to do?

【Let’s live an ordinary life with Gardenia. 】

[Xiao Jing and Xiao Yu, I also want to see them grow up as a father, and start their own families...]

[But this kind of thinking is too selfish. I know that Ah Nue has probably softened his heart and is always trying to find ways to test whether I want to live.]

"I want to live, but how can I let the will passed down by my ancestors collapse in my generation?"

"The curse that has been passed down for over 800 years since the Heian period will end with my generation. As the 42nd head of the Hiiragihara family, I will face the fate of gracefully approaching death."

[And Jing...that child, even if he becomes the head of the Hiiragihara family in the future, he will not be bound by the curse.]

Even if it’s for his future…

"..."

Mizutani Makoto pondered and began to think about whether his perception of Soichiro Hiiragihara was too misplaced.

This guy is clearly the final boss of the private Hiiragigaoka Academy.

Why does he look like a kind old father?

Gardenia... Judging from the diary, this should be Soichiro Hiiragihara's beloved wife.

As for Jing and Yu, they were mentioned. On the day when the private Hiiragiha College officially opened, there were two children in the photo, a boy and a girl, named Hiiragihara Jing and Hiiragihara Yu. They were a pair of siblings born to Hiiragihara Soichiro, and the future head of the family would also fall on Hiiragihara Jing.

But the more I read this diary, the more something seems wrong.

Mizutani Makoto initially speculated that Soichiro Hiiragihara was afraid of death and planned the second sacrifice of Nue, but now it seems that Soichiro Hiiragihara did not have such thoughts. What he wanted was to completely end the fate of the Hiiragihara family in his generation and to comfort the spirit of his forty-first generation ancestor in heaven with a heroic death.

So how did you manage to do this ruthless job?

Mizutani Makoto wanted to read on, but found that the diary was gone.

This diary does not contain any content about "Private Hiiragigaoka Academy" at all.