Restarting life, starting from bullying Pochi-chan

"Hello, Mrs. Sato..."

Toyokawa Shoko stepped forward to socialize.

Mrs. Sato's attitude towards the arrival of Kitahara Makoto and Toyokawa Shoko was cold and distant. She obviously did not believe that two high school students could solve her daughter's problems, otherwise she would not have waited until the weekend to let them come.

Toyokawa Shoko naturally understood this truth, so she simply said a few words of greeting and quickly got straight to the point:

"Mrs. Sato, can you take us to see your daughter?"

Mrs. Sato sighed: "Come with me."

The three of them came to the room at the end of the corridor.

Mrs. Sato pushed open the door and saw that the light inside was dim. It was obvious that the curtains were drawn tightly.

After turning on the light, Kitahara Makoto saw a woman in pajamas sitting on the bed. Judging from her age, she should be a college student. She had disheveled hair and dark circles under her eyes. She was huddled up with her knees hugged, mumbling something.

Not only that, the walls of the entire room are covered with various talismans, making it look quite eerie and strange.

"Kana was about to graduate from college, but I don't know why she suddenly became like this." Mrs. Sato's eyes were a little moist. "We found the best doctors to treat her, and also the priests from famous shrines, but it still didn't work. Now we can only apply for her to take a leave of absence. In order to prevent Kana from getting lost, we have to lock her up in the villa."

Mrs. Sato turned around and looked at him, pleading, "No matter what method you use, as long as Kana can be restored to normal, the 20 million yen reward will not be reduced by a cent."

"Please rest assured. We will do our best to treat Miss Kana." Toyokawa Shoko comforted her softly, and then raised her eyes to Kitahara Makoto, "Kitahara-san, did you find anything?"

Kitahara Makoto shook his head slightly and said:

"I haven't seen any evil spirits yet."

Although the atmosphere in the room was quite eerie, there were indeed no evil spirits or the like.

"Is this so..."

Toyokawa Shoko felt a slight sinking in her heart.

After being possessed by the ghost senior, she was also able to see things that ordinary people could not see. Now she searched the entire room but found nothing... So, the female college student in front of her might not be possessed by an evil spirit, but suffering from some sudden mental illness?

Maybe he even ate the green grass...

But no matter what, the Exorcist group got off to a bad start, and it will be difficult for them to become famous later.

After hearing the conversation between the two, Mrs. Sato looked disappointed: "If there is no other way, please go back..."

"Mrs. Sato, please be patient."

Kitahara Makoto opened his backpack and directly took out the book of answers.

Giving up a reward of 20 million yen just like that?

It will hurt so much that I can't breathe!

"Why did Miss Kana become mentally ill?"

Kitahara Makoto asked directly.

Crash.

The book of answers began to turn pages rapidly without wind, immediately attracting the attention of Toyokawa Shoko and Mrs. Sato.

(Is this the book of answers that Su Shi mentioned?)

Toyokawa Shoko pursed her pink lips, a look of curiosity showing on her pretty face.

Mrs. Sato had a skeptical expression on her face, and it was obvious that she thought the Book of Answers was some kind of magic prop.

As for whether the book of answers would be coveted by others, Kitahara Makoto was not worried. Only the weak would be timid and hesitant, while the strong would inspire awe.

As an exorcist, if you don't have any 'magical' abilities, how can you gain people's awe and trust?

If the other party is unreasonable and wants to take it by force, and I know a little bit of fighting skills... well, it's the weird worm.

Although Kitahara Makoto only intends to make money with the hallucinogens, this thing can do more than just eat fat...

After a while.

A line of words quietly emerged on the page:

[Curse]

"curse?"

Kitahara Makoto raised his eyebrows. It didn't sound like a good thing.

"It seems that Miss Kana is not mentally ill." Kitahara Makoto looked at Xiaoxiang and handed the book of answers to him. At the same time, he whispered in Toyokawa Shoko's ear how to use it, "I have used up my number of questions. I will give it to Shoko next."

The warm breath fell beside her ears, and Toyokawa Shoko's pretty face turned red. Her heartbeat quietly accelerated. She took the book of answers with both hands and said seriously:

"give it to me."

"…How can we eliminate the curse?"

Toyokawa Shoko asked softly.

Crash.

The book of answers automatically gave the answer without any wind:

[Burn the cursed painting]

"The cursed painting?" Kitahara Makoto looked at Mrs. Sato next to him and said simply, "Madam, ask where the cursed painting is."

"Is this thing really useful?"

Mrs. Sato still treated the book of answers as a magic prop and took it with doubt.

Crash.

The Book of Answers quickly gave guidance:

[The oil painting on the desk]

Chapter 155 Strip Therapy

"Is that it?"

Toyokawa Shoko turned her eyes and looked at the desk beside her.

There is an ordinary oil painting in the corner of the desk. The style of the painting is gloomy and looks inconspicuous.

Kitahara Makoto raised his eyebrows slightly.

This painting style... why is it somewhat similar to the sky in the other world?

"Strange, why don't I have any impression of it..." Mrs. Sato said in a puzzled tone, "I come here every day, but I don't seem to notice the painting."

Kitahara Makoto and Toyokawa Shoko looked at each other and understood.

It seems that this painting is indeed the source of the curse. It has an unknown mysterious power that can make ordinary people subconsciously ignore its existence.

"Let's wait until Miss Kana wakes up before asking." Kitahara Makoto said seriously, "Mrs. Sato, have someone find a basin to burn something."

"……All right."

Mrs. Sato agreed after a slight hesitation.

It’s just a strange painting. I’ll just burn it. What if I can really save my daughter?

In order to make my daughter return to normal, I have tried all kinds of messed up methods before, and this time is no different.

After Mrs. Sato gave the order, a maid brought in a stainless steel washbasin shortly afterwards.

Kitahara Makoto reminded:

"One lighter is missing."

The maid bowed slightly and said, "Please wait a moment, sir."

"I'll get the painting..."

Toyokawa Shoko reached out and picked up the cursed painting, and suddenly snorted.

"what happened?"

Kitahara Makoto looked at him with concern.

Toyokawa Shoko frowned slightly, knowing that she shouldn't hide anything at this time, and lowered her voice and said:

"Just now, a cold breath penetrated into my body through my fingers..."

Kitahara Makoto raised his eyebrows: "Is it a curse?"

Toyokawa Shoko shook her head: "I don't know."

"Give me the painting." Kitahara Makoto reached out to take the strange oil painting, and immediately felt a cold breath invading his body through his fingertips, but it soon disappeared into thin air like snow under the sun.

"It seems that the exorcist monk's physique can resist the curse..."

Kitahara Makoto felt relieved.

After a while.

The maid brought a lighter, and Kitahara Makoto directly lit the strange oil painting and threw it into the basin.

As the flames devoured the painting, a hollow scream suddenly rang out in the room, which was particularly eerie and creepy.

Mrs. Sato was startled, her face turned pale, and she looked around nervously:

"What was that sound just now?"

Kitahara Makoto looked over and said, "Madam, you should have heard it clearly. Of course, it was the sound of this oil painting."

"..."

Looking at the oil painting that was twisting strangely in the flames and seemed to come alive, Mrs. Sato couldn't help but take a half step back nervously.

Fortunately, apart from the strange scream, nothing else unusual happened, and the oil painting quickly turned into ashes in the flames.

The room fell silent.

The three of them waited quietly for a moment, but the female college student on the bed still had her hands on her head, shivering, without any change.

Mrs. Sato couldn't help but frowned and said hesitantly:

"Didn't you say that burning the painting would be enough? Why isn't Kana getting better?"

Kitahara Makoto simply said:

"Madam, please call the maid in."

When the maid came in, Kitahara Makoto handed her the book of answers and taught her how to ask questions.

When you are in doubt, this is the book of answers.

If you have a guide but don't use it, you're a fool. Kitahara Makoto is not a masochistic player.

Crash.

The Answer Book quickly gave the answer:

[Curse Remains, Hand of Deprivation]

"Eh?" Toyokawa Shoko blinked and asked curiously, "The remaining curse is understandable...but what does the rest mean?"

Kitahara Makoto understood clearly that he was being asked to use the Hand of Deprivation to remove the cursed aura.

Obviously, although the source of the curse was burned, the aura of the curse was not eliminated. If left alone, the female college student on the bed might remain crazy, or she might wake up on her own within ten days or half a month.

But no matter which possibility it is, it cannot satisfy Kitahara Makoto.

I'll take the 20 million yen reward!

Even Jesus cannot be stopped!

"Mrs. Sato, please step out for a moment." Kitahara Makoto turned around and said, "Give us ten minutes of privacy."

Mrs. Sato hesitated for two seconds, then nodded and agreed:

"Then I'll go out and wait for you two."

"..."

boom.