Curse back: Gender-swapped cosplayers always meet the real person

Chapter 290 Celadon Bottle

It was already evening when we came back from our walk along the Kamo River.

As the sky gradually darkened, I stood at the door of the hotel, staring at the afterglow of the setting sun.

A raven flew over a telephone pole, circled in the air above my head, and then slowly descended, flapping its wings.

Just when I thought the bird would stay here, it spread its wings and flew towards the distant sky, without looking back or lingering.

It is said that in many cultural texts and stories, this large, pitch-black bird is a symbol of prophecy and wisdom.

The God King Odin is followed by two ravens named Haiji and Mulin.

They fly around the world and report to the God-King everything they see and hear during their journey.

Ha, if Norse mythology is true, maybe what I saw was one of those ravens.

"Okay, I'll take you here."

Fushiguro 'Shin' stood not far away and waved at me casually: "Goodbye."

"...Goodbye." I also waved to him in a friendly manner and responded politely, "I hope you will be in good health when I see you next year, Mr. Fushiguro."

Anyway, the project has been completed. He signed it promptly, which saved me a lot of trouble.

By the time we need to discuss cooperation next time, I might have already left the company, so there is no need to be stingy with your blessings.

He glanced at me and said casually, "No need to wait until next year."

".......ha?"

"I don't live here. I'm just here to deliver something." He said as a matter of course, "Maybe you'll run into me again next week."

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It was already 6:30 in the evening when I returned to my room after dealing with Fushiguro Shinji.

The sky was not yet completely dark, and the lights were just coming on. I stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window and could just see the night scene around me lit up.

This time the company was unusually generous and not only did they choose a five-star hotel, they also arranged and booked a luxurious private room.

The area alone is over 80 square meters, which is bigger than my little nest.

Balcony, sofa, king-size bed, central air conditioning, mini bar stocked with wine and drinks, carpet, desk, wardrobe, chairs, automatic curtains, everything is available.

The bathroom also has a bathtub, shower and smart toilet, and even the bath towels and bathrobes are neatly folded and placed.

And I could stay in a suite like this for several days at a time. It's hard not to be moved. Even Fushiguro 'Shinji's face, which was never fully revealed, seemed less hateful.

I took off my coat, relaxed my shoulders, fell backwards, rolled a few times, and buried myself in the bed.

Mm, comfortable~

Something hard rolled out of my pocket and hit my stomach. I didn't know what it was.

I turned to the other side, picked it up and saw that it was the celadon bottle that Natsume gave me.

That day, I followed the calibrated navigation towards the direction of Sensoji Temple. He chased me out from the depths of the trail, holding the fat cat that could only speak human language, and calling my name.

He said that Master Kong Jing had something to give me.

It is this small bottle, gourd-shaped, with the mouth of the bottle blocked by a yellow rolled-up talisman paper and covered with patterns that look like broken ice. From the outside, there is nothing special about it.

Shaking it next to your ear, it makes a clear and pleasant sound like pearls falling into a porcelain plate, as if you are listening to a beautiful pipa piece.

"What is this?" I weighed it curiously.

"It is said that it can ward off evil spirits." Natsume said, "Sensei Neko has checked it out and said that the spiritual energy inside is very abundant and will not harm people. Master Kong Jing asked me to pass it on."

Ah...can it ward off evil spirits?

"Can it be opened?" I asked, "Or do I need to wear it on my body?"

"Open it." The cat licked the cake residue on its paw and said, "Otherwise, who knows if it will be useful."

So I pulled out the talisman paper and spread it out, and saw two lines of words written in complicated handwriting.

Those who leave me will all have a future.

Anyone who disturbs my mind should not be kept.

"Everything that has left me will come back one day. Everything that disturbs my mind cannot be left behind." Natsume took the note, thought for a moment, and asked, "Sister Lily, is this what you mean?"

"Uh, hahahaha... maybe." I touched the back of my neck guiltily and said, "It seems that this is the only explanation."

I had forgotten most of the knowledge I learned in high school, and now when I saw these two sentences, I almost couldn’t react.

It also depends on whether the children who are studying have a flexible mind.

I held the bottle mouth and poured out the contents.

Falling on the palm of my hand was a round bead, the size of a glass bead, crystal amber in color, with a deep dot in the middle that glowed.

It really looks like the pupil in the eye.

I looked closer and could see my face reflected in the light, like a mirror.

My eyes met its gaze, and it could also shine into deeper eyes, layer upon layer, making it difficult to see clearly.

It's like a door inside another door, overlapping endlessly and extending into the vast distance.

And I walked back and forth among these doors, from the left to the right, from the front to the back, as if there was no end.

The sun in the sky suddenly emerged from the clouds, shooting out a straight ray of light, illuminating the world.

Two colorful rainbow bridges emerged, standing like a gate between the mountains, causing people on the roadside to exclaim: "It's a double rainbow, something good is bound to happen!"

It is indeed a rare sight, and I have never seen it before.

However, the moment I raised my eyes, the eyeball-like thing turned into a ball of light and slowly sank from my palm, as if it had never appeared.

I was shocked: "Natsume, it disappeared!"

Who would have thought that he was even more nervous than I was. He grabbed the calico cat named Spot and asked, "Mr. Cat, do you see anything wrong?"

The cat shook his head: "Not at all."

"Sister Lily, do you feel anything different?"

...feel different? Am I supposed to feel something?

Is it related to the world of monsters? Will I be able to see monsters in the future?

I followed the cat and shook my head, saying honestly, "It seems not...but..."

A gust of cold wind blew by, suddenly causing me to shiver. My mind became clear and the slight fatigue I felt from getting up early disappeared. I was stunned for a moment and couldn't help blinking.

"But what, Lily-sister?" Natsume asked.

"Oh, yeah," I said. "For a moment, I can't think of what I'm going to say."

"Huh?" Madara said, "How come you can't remember what you want to say while you're talking? Are you demented?"

"Teacher Cat!" Natsume grabbed the cat's paw and said with great disapproval, "Don't talk nonsense."

"What do you mean by dementia?" I glared at it in dissatisfaction. "Isn't this situation very common in real life? What I was about to say was suddenly interrupted, and I couldn't think of it for a while."

"It may take a while before I can remember."

"Okay." Natsume said helplessly, "Sister Lily, if you have anything else to say, be sure to call me."

"Yeah, sure!"