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chapter-291

After the monorail returned to the city, Seiji and the two ladies hailed a taxi and headed for the special hospital that Natsuya had previously registered him at .

Mayuzumi received a checkup upon arriving at the hospital . While he was waiting, Seiji received a phone call from Mai

Mai told him about the result of her investigation at Shouhei Hirai's residence: absolutely nothing!

"At the very least, based on that residence of his, he seems just like a normal person, but I'm not certain whether or not he has other places he lives in . Right now, the part that I'm most concerned with is his niece, Reo Tachibana, who's currently living together with him . I tried to find this elementary school girl, but I failed . It's highly probable that she was taken away by a Spiritual Ability user!"

Seiji frowned upon hearing this . He recalled the lost little girl that he met during the school festival .

This little girl was taken away by another Spiritual Ability user and was missing… was she currently a hostage?

Was the unknown Spiritual Ability user behind Hirai holding her hostage to force him to accept a curse being placed upon him?

This sounded like a reasonable inference .

"In that case, it's highly likely then that Shouhei Hirai was cursed by someone, or forced to accept a curse due to a hostage?"

"Yes," Mai agreed, "that can be inferred from the current situation . "

There was a moment of silence between them .

"I'll continue investigating, and I'll try to find this girl . Be on guard at your end as well . "

"I will . Senpai, you be careful as well . "

Mai hung up the call .

Although it wasn't one hundred percent certain yet, it was likely that Hirai was a victim here, and that the Spiritual Ability user who took young Reo was the true perpetrator!

'This isn't over yet,' Seiji thought to himself .

It didn't take long for the checkup to be completed . The examination confirmed that the source of Mayuzumi's nightmares was indeed hidden deep within her soul!

It was just as Seiji had expected . The doctor confessed that she was unable to cure this and told them that she could only prescribe some better-than-average Spiritual Medicine .

Seiji contacted Natsuya yet again .

"I'm willing to help you with any of your requests, Haruta-kun . But that doesn't mean this will be curable, since this is a different situation from the previous one . "

"I understand… I'm truly sorry for bothering you yet again, President . "

The scion chuckled lightly upon hearing this . "No need to say that, Haruta-kun . You're the person who saved mine and my retainers' lives, and more than once at that . I'm sincerely happy to be able to pay you back… or I should say that I hope you'll rely on me even more . "

"…What does that mean?" Seji asked after a pause .

"What do you feel it means?" Natsuya countered in a gentle voice .

Seiji was rendered speechless . 'Am I being flirted with?'

He could imagine the scene of the beautiful scion smiling gently and softly… and it definitely moved his heart .

'Stop! This isn't the time to be getting distracted . '

"Er… um… so . . . where should we meet you at?" He forced himself to ignore what just happened .

"We can just meet at my residence . "

"Alright, thank you . "

"No problem . . . " Natsuya paused for a moment before continuing in a playful voice: "Although I want to say that, don't you think just thanking me lacks sincerity?"

"Then what should I do?"

"Then what should I do?"

"After helping you out this time, could you do one thing for me?"

"What is it?"

"It's nothing big or difficult . It's something that only you can do," Natsuya told him in a gentle voice .

'This tone, these words… you're going to make my imagination go wild!' Seiji felt as if there was an itch in his heart .

"Is that alright?" Natsuya asked .

"Yes… of course . " He agreed to do it .

After the call ended, Seiji gave Mayuzumi and Saki an explanation .

"I can't promise that you'll be cured, but it's worth a shot… the last time that I worked together with that person, we managed to cure another girl who had a curse cast upon her soul . Perhaps this can be resolved in the same way . "

"How much is the fee to hire that person?"

"Er… she's helping me out of friendship . Please don't mention money in front of her, as she's a rich scion of a powerful family . "

'The type who has enough money to bury any ordinary person . '

Mayuzumi and Saki were both astonished .

"A rich scion… Is it really okay to have such a person helping us for free?" Mayuzumi asked .

"I already finished discussing it with her, and she said she'd be more than happy to help out . "

"It must be all for Harano-kun's sake . " Mayuzumi looked up at Seiji's face . "Truly… I'm so thankful to you…"

"Don't say that, Sensei . I'm the one who's willing to help out here of my own volition . " Seiji smiled . "I'm one of Sensei's biggest fans!"

Mayuzumi and Saki both looked at him deeply .

Mayuzumi and Saki both looked at him deeply .

Then, the three of them left the hospital together and took another taxi to Natsuya Yoruhana's residence .

They met the student council president after reaching her residence .

Mayuzumi and Saki were both astonished to see that Natsuya's beauty was far above the average person's .

Seiji introduced everyone to each other .

"I'm very pleased to meet you, Peach-sensei . I've also watched the animeHoney Candy Girl before; it's truly a great story!" Natsuya told her sincerely .

Mayuzumi smiled faintly . "Thank you… I'm delighted to receive your recognition . "

When she heard Haruta-kun say that Natsuya was a rich scion, Mayuzumi became quite nervous . But after learning that Natsuya was a fan of her work, Mayuzumi suddenly felt closer to her .

This girl's full name was Natsuya Yoruhana… she seemed like a nice match for Haruta-kun .

'Both her name and her appearance seem to shine so brilliantly…' Mayuzumi exclaimed inwardly .

"Let's sit down first and have some tea . Resting and relaxing will be helpful for what we're going to do later," Natsuya told them .

And so, the three of them sat down .

Natsuya poured tea for them, and each person began sipping from their teacups .

There was a momentary silence .

"Although I heard it from Harano-kun already, I still wish to hear it one more time from the person in question . The ritual from ten years ago—I wish to hear the entire process of what happened during the Story of One Hundred Demons game," the president told them in a serious tone .

Mayuzumi and Saki exchanged glances before looking towards Seiji .

"Go ahead and tell her about it . " Seiji let them know it was okay .

"Alright," Saki said, nodding . She then began recounting the story: "It happened when Mayuzumi and I were first-year students in high school—"

"Wait a moment," Natsuya interrupted . "Although Yoshizawa-san also has a firsthand account, I'd like to hear Peach-sensei… Amami-san's version . "

"Alright," Saki said, nodding . She then began recounting the story: "It happened when Mayuzumi and I were first-year students in high school—"

"Wait a moment," Natsuya interrupted . "Although Yoshizawa-san also has a firsthand account, I'd like to hear Peach-sensei… Amami-san's version . "

"…Why's that?" Saki asked .

"It'll be helpful for treatment afterwards . " Natsuya looked towards Mayuzumi . "Even if it's a bit difficult or unpleasant, please do your best to remember what happened at that time . It'll help stimulate the 'curse' left behind and make it become more active, which will mean that it'll be easier to detect . "

Saki revealed a stubborn, unwilling expression . "This will cause Mayuzumi too much pain!" she protested . "We can't do that!"

"Saki…" Mayuzum murmured .

"Mayuzumi finally managed to forget about that frightening experience after such a long time! We can't possibly make her remember it again!"

"Saki… I'll be fine!" The manga author's voice was louder this time .

"Mayuzumi…"

"It's fine . I'll be able to talk about what happened at that time . " Mayuzumi smiled softly at Saki . "After that… incident happened, I indeed spent a long period of time desperately trying to forget about it… and I believed that I had succeeded .

"However, in reality, I hadn't .

"I was merely running away from the truth . The fear I felt at that time, the scary presence that I witnessed, and that icy feeling… has always been inside my heart .

"Without truly removing it at the roots, I'll never be able to break free from my fear . And now is a chance to remove the root of the cause .

"I want to get rid of it, which is why I'll face it directly!

"You're by my side, Saki, and so is Harano-kun, and Yoruhana-san will help me as well… I-I can do this!"

Mayuzumi showed a resolute expression . This was the same expression of resolution that Seiji saw the first time that he met her .

This was why he wanted to help her so much .

Because… she was a manga author who had such a touching expression .