Chapter 344 Cursed Child (63k)

Chapter 344 Cursed Fetus and Daitian (6.3k)

"Hiruto Knotweed, do you choose the person you save when you save someone?"

"I don't understand very well. What does that mean?"

During class one day.

When Hirohito was training, his teacher Roy asked him a very heavy question.

"For example, if there is a dying person in front of you, but he is a criminal with a lot of crimes and murders, will you save him?"

"Well, I think it should depend on the situation!"

Knotweed Hisahito hesitated for a moment, rubbed his messy hair, and then gave the answer with certainty on his face.

"If this criminal's life is targeted, I think he should be saved. Even a wicked person should die a correct death and be judged by the law. This is the correct result!"

"So what if the person who wants to kill this criminal comes for revenge? He has a family member who was killed by a criminal. He is very heartbroken. He finds this criminal and wants revenge. Do you think he needs to be stopped?"

"Well...but the law should punish this criminal..."

Knotweed Hisahito's tone was a little less confident.

His ideal is to save others. On the day of admission, he figured it out shortly after Roy prompted him. He was not based on the words left by his grandfather, but wanted to save others with his own will.

If he didn't take action when he could save someone else, and that person died, he would definitely regret it when he thought about it in the future.

So, he got his own ideal based on his grandfather's words.

But his thoughts only stop at the simple level of "going to save people."

How to save? Is it possible to save? Who to save? What should I do if I die while rescuing others? What should he do if the people around him die because he saved people? Should he give up his ideals... Questions like this have not yet been input into his simple brain.

"Let me ask you again, do you think the cursed spirit should be exorcised?"

Seeing that Hirohito's brain was a bit overloaded, Roy did not ask immediately. Instead, he smiled slightly and opened the question from another angle.

"Of course the curse spirit should be exorcised!"

This question was answered very quickly, almost without hesitation.

"The cursed spirit can only harm people, right? Then we can only get rid of it directly!"

"So, do you think there is any difference between cursed spirits and evil humans?"

"ah?"

Knotweed Hisahito was caught off guard by this question and was stunned for a moment before he could react.

"Um, for example...wisdom? Aren't all curse spirits monsters like beasts? Monsters that can harm people without wisdom are like pests, right? They can only be exorcised."

"No, there are also intelligent ones among the curse spirits. For example, in my debut battle, the three special-level curse spirits that attacked me were all intelligent curse spirits that could communicate with humans."

Roy looked at Hisuhito Knotweed, smiled thoughtfully, and rejected his guess.

"But without exception, they don't care about the life and death of human beings. When they attacked me, they killed a large number of human beings with one move, eventually leading to the death of hundreds of people. From a criminological point of view, they are different from criminals who have a long history of crimes. There’s no difference, right?”

"If you were from your perspective and you had the power to exorcise them, what would you choose at this moment? Exorcise them, or use the law to judge them?"

This question is very simple for Roy.

There is no need to hesitate at all. He believes in the theory of retribution. Since he has committed murder, he must have the consciousness to be killed. Since he has hurt others, he should repay others in their own way. Come back with revenge, don't complain.

Whether it is a criminal with a lot of crimes or a cursed spirit that kills people, if he is allowed to judge, there will only be one result.

Just kill and that's it.

But for Knotweed Hisahito, it became a problem that caused his brain to shut down.

If a cursed spirit possesses intelligence, what is the difference between a cursed spirit and a criminal?

Of course there is a difference, that is, the cursed spirit is not a human being.

But just because the cursed spirits are not human beings, can they be killed without trial? If there is a cursed spirit with good intentions, should it be killed just because it is not a human being?

Are his ideals so shallow?

What's the difference besides that?

There seems to be no more.

As long as they are evildoers, whether they are curse spirits or criminals, they will treat human life as nothing.

So the criminals can be saved and given a proper death, but the cursed spirits must be exorcised like pests?

Knotweed Hisahito frowned, as if he was stuck in a problem of the century, and fell into deep contemplation that he could not extricate himself from.

Roy understood when he saw his appearance.

Knotweed Hisahito's thinking is still imprisoned by the naive idea that "all lives are equal."

"Hisuhito."

Hearing the teacher calling him again, Hisato Hiroyuki pulled out of his thoughts and looked at Roy with a bit of confusion in his eyes, eager to get answers.

"Your ideal is to give others a right death, right?"

"Yes."

Knotweed Hisahito nodded.

Is even this ideal wrong?

This unacceptable look crossed his face.

"So, let alone whether you have the ability to let others die a correct death, I only want to ask you one thing - what do you think is the correct way to die?"

"That...for example, trial according to the law..."

"There are so many countries in the world, and each country has its own laws. There are many conflicts between them, but there is only one right death. Which law do you think is right? Neon's law?"

Some countries retain the death penalty.

Some countries have abolished the death penalty.

Which approach is right?

For prisoners, under two different criminal laws, which result is correct?

"Don't tell me that you should follow the laws of which country you are from. That's a clever answer to avoid this question. What I'm asking is, what do you think is the right death?"

Roy looked at Hishito the Japanese knotweed.

Watching him go from being deep in thought to having his facial features gradually distorted, to finally being sweating profusely.

Still can't get the result.

Although Knotweed Hisahito is a Neon man, he doesn’t think that Neon’s laws are necessarily the most correct.

However, it would be too embarrassing for him to think about this kind of philosophical issue, which is considered a difficult problem in the world, by himself!

"As expected, it won't work."

Seeing that Hirohito couldn't come to a conclusion for a while, Roy shook his head.

This question itself has no answer.

For people living in different cultures and different worlds, both choices may be right, and no matter which side you choose, it can also be right.

Roy didn't expect Hishihito to give a philosophical answer at all.

What he expected was that Hisuhito would come to a conclusion about which side he agreed with, and that he would make a choice among them, rather than solve the problem - no matter which choice he made, even if it was different from Roy's choice, he would At least it will recognize its ideals.

But being unable to choose between the two paths means that his ideal is nothing but rootless duckweed.

If you don’t even know what the right death is for yourself, how can you choose for others?

"It's okay if you can't make a choice now, but remember, you can't stop thinking. You will definitely encounter a time when you need to make a choice in the future. If you still can't make a choice by then, then your ideals will be equivalent to abandonment. ”

Roy did not demand an immediate answer that day.

I just hope he can stop thinking and come to a conclusion before the time comes when he needs to make a choice.

But Knotweed Hisahito didn't expect it.

This moment will come so quickly.

In July 2018, a super imaginary curse spirit appeared in the sky above Yingji Youth Home.

Curse spirits are essentially generated by human beings' fear, hatred and other negative emotions towards certain concrete things. For example, curse spirits like Zhenren are born from human beings' negative emotions towards human beings, while Leohu is caused by human beings. The negative emotions towards the earth are the negative emotions that humans have towards the forest.

But there are also some non-objective things in the world, and humans are also afraid of such things, such as slit girls and Hanako in the toilet.

Humans also have negative emotions such as fear of monsters in myths, legends and urban legends. What are born from this negative emotion are imaginary curse spirits.

The Ganesha curse spirit that Roy had snatched from Kensuo before was actually one of the imaginary curse spirits formed by the fear of the Ganesha god spread in India.

"Right now, this imaginary curse spirit is in the state of curse fetus and is still in the process of metamorphosis. If the transformation is successful, it may become a very dangerous special-level curse spirit!"

Outside the gate of the juvenile home, the auxiliary supervisor of the senior high school, Iji Chijie, pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose. The look on his face was so solemn that it could be called a dark cloud.

"What does this kind of monster mean by calling us here?"

It was Fushiguro Megumi who spoke in a suspicious tone.

In front of Ijichi, three people, Megumi Fushiguro, Hisato Hisahito, and Rose Kugizaki, were standing there.

Hishito Kizuna and Rose Kugizaki looked towards the interior of the juvenile home with heavy expressions.

In the juvenile home, a huge egg is floating above the sports field.

It was as round as a goose egg, as if an egg-laying animal was about to hatch. The curse spirit simulated this feeling, which made people feel extremely disgusting.

This curse spirit has not yet been fully hatched, and the curse spirit in this state is called a curse fetus.

"Once hatched successfully, it will be a special-grade cursed spirit... Even if we are asked to do this kind of task, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it!"

Kugizaki Wild Rose's eyes were raised high, glaring at the auxiliary supervisor opposite her with eager eyes. Her slightly forward upper body put a lot of pressure on Ichichi.

"Of course you don't need to deal with that cursed spirit!"

Seeing that the three people in front of him were giving him suspicious looks, Ichichi waved his hands quickly.

"I just reported to the window that there are still a few non-magicians who have not escaped from the juvenile hospital. I hope you can go in and rescue them. There is no need to deal with the cursed spirit!"

There are also some ordinary people who can see curse spirits. These people are called windows in the curse world. They are also the ones who usually report the appearance of curse spirits. They can be regarded as foreign aid to the curse world and have half a foot in the curse world. World, Ikuyo Kita has this quality.

"Originally, at least a first-level magician should be invited to solve this incident, but it is said that the recent first-level magicians are very busy. Teacher Roy has also gone overseas to perform a mission. I can only find you for a while..."

Ichichi smiled bitterly and explained the whole story.

As an auxiliary supervisor, his own strength is quite weak. He has not even awakened the technique. He is just one of thousands of workers and can only convey the above words.

The window had just confirmed the appearance of the cursed spirit for a few hours, and it would have been okay to delay for a while.

But the bad thing is, this time ordinary people were trapped inside, and magicians had to be sent to the rescue immediately.

"If it's just to save people, the risk is not high."

Fushiguro Megumi looked around the juvenile home, and considering the current situation, she felt that this task was not too unreasonable.

As long as you are careful and don't attract the attention of the special-grade imaginary magic spirit, there is no danger.

In fact, from a profit perspective, the lives of magicians who can save many people in the future are far more important than the lives of ordinary people. However, this kind of thing cannot be said openly, otherwise it will definitely cause a frenzy of public opinion and be criticized by a large number of people. Public opinion condemns and criticizes, and one person can drown them with just a spit of spit.

For the sake of humanitarianism, spellcasters must also be dispatched to rescue.

"Then I will lower my account."

Itachi Chijie was relieved to see that he had made up his mind and agreed.

He took a few steps back, made a palm seal with one hand, and chanted a spell.

"Born from darkness, darker than black, filthy and filthy, all are cleansed!"

The moment the words fell, a pitch-black cloud appeared over the juvenile home, and then quickly spread around like ink spreading in a vat, covering the entire juvenile home like an upside-down bowl.

"What's this?"

Knotweed Hisahito looked around in surprise, and patted the black inverted bowl like a barrier with his hand.

"This is a barrier technique called a tent."

After lowering the black curtain, Itachi Chitoko completely relaxed and looked at the Japanese knotweed Hisahito with a kind smile.

"The tent can isolate the inside and outside, and it can block different things depending on the setting. The most basic function is to hinder ordinary people's cognition. As long as the tent is lowered, no matter how fierce the fighting is inside, ordinary people outside will not think there is a problem. ”

After all, cursed spirits emerge from the negative emotions of human beings. It is necessary to ensure that ordinary people are not aware of the existence of cursed spirits on a large scale, so that people will not fall into panic and cursed spirits will not be born too frequently.

The enchantment technique is much more complicated than the enhancement technique. Even some first-level magicians don't know the enchantment technique. Even in high schools, it is relatively advanced knowledge and is far beyond the reach of freshmen.

"Let's go, try your best to control your aura."

Fushiguro Megumi glanced at the two people behind him.

Kugisaki isn't worried. A pure newcomer like Knotweed really worries him.

Hishito the Japanese knotweed and Rose Kugizaki both gave him an OK gesture.

Then the three of them rushed into the juvenile hall side by side with the lightest steps.

"What the hell is this?!"

The three people who had just rushed into the juvenile home were about to rush towards the dormitory immediately, but their eyes were dazzled the moment they entered.

Looking closely, I don’t know when the gate of the juvenile home has disappeared from behind, and the huge stadium has disappeared. It is surrounded by dormitory buildings, one after another, even the dark clouds have covered it, and the tents have disappeared. .

"This is not a juvenile home at all!"

"Even the gate has disappeared, how are we going to get out!"

"Calm down, my jade dog can smell the exit!"

Fushiguro Megumi's forehead was dripping with sweat, and his eyes looking around became very ugly.

But after seeing the two people beside him in panic, he immediately stopped them, and then to prove that what he said was true, he formed a palm seal to summon the jade dog.

The snow-white jade dog jumped out from the shadow, sniffed for a while and then stopped somewhere behind the three people. It kept wagging its tail as if to say that this was the exit.

Seeing that Jade Dog was indeed able to confirm the location of the exit, Kizuki Hisahito and Kugizaki Wild Rose finally breathed a sigh of relief and managed to calm down.

"But what is going on here? Why did it become like this as soon as we came in?"

Knotweed Hisahito looked at the situation around him, feeling a little panicked in his heart.

This building looks weird no matter how you look at it. It's like the kind of irregular building that appears in a dream. The connections between the spaces are unusually incoherent. It makes people feel panicked just looking at it.

"This space is really disgusting!"

Kugizaki Wild Rose also nodded her head. She also had the same doubts as Knotweed, and was equally panicked, but she was unwilling to show her cowardice and protected herself by muttering with disgust on her face, pretending that she was not panicked at all.

"I'm afraid this is the realm where the curse spirit was born..."

Seeing that the two people next to him looked confused, Fushiguro Megumi could only sigh and explain in detail.

"A magician who has studied his own magic techniques to the extreme, and combined with extremely high enchantment skills, can spread his magic techniques into the surrounding space and build a enchantment field full of magic techniques. Then It is the birth field, which is a symbol of the strong even among magicians. This is probably the birth field of the curse spirit... However, this field is not complete. It does not have the power of the real field. I am afraid it is just the field that it comes with when it is born! "

The real domain can not only enhance the state of the magician and enhance the power of the spell, but also has a very terrifying sure-hit effect.

If this field was a complete field, the three of them would have died the moment they broke in.

Hearing Fushiguro Megumi's detailed explanation of the field, Hirohito Kizuna and Rose Kugizaki both felt a chill.

In other words, they just had a brush with death?

Special-level curse spirits are too dangerous!

"It's unimaginable how Teacher Roy fought against three special-level curse spirits and had an overwhelming advantage..."

Hishito Knotweed remembered Roy's most famous battle and couldn't help but murmured in admiration.

They didn't even dare to confront a super-level cursed spirit that hadn't been hatched yet, but Roy was able to beat three super-level cursed spirits head-on. He was indeed the only four special-level ones in Neon!

"Let's go inside. At least we need to find traces of those people."

"……no way."

"This is also the fate of a magician."

After Kizwei made the suggestion, Fushiguro Megumi and Kugizaki Wild Rose looked at each other and could only nod in agreement.

The mission of a conjurer is to protect ordinary people.

This is written in the spellcaster's employment contract.

From the moment they set foot on the path of being a conjurer, they knew that they would be constantly wandering on the edge of danger in the future. At this moment, they have not encountered danger, and they have not found out the status of the people trapped inside. They cannot retreat due to emotion or reason. .

"Jade dog!"

Fushiguro Megumi formed a palm seal again and summoned the two jade dogs, black and white.

He let the two jade dogs explore the path in front, while he and the tiger stick followed behind them, walking deeper into the cave step by step with extremely cautious steps.

Not long after, the three people and two dogs arrived at a huge open space.

The open space is covered with smooth white tiles everywhere. Looking around, it should be the indoor scene of a certain room, but it appears outdoors, and the space is incredibly chaotic.

There were still several figures lying in the open space.

There were three people in total, all wearing juvenile home uniforms, lying on the ground, unconscious.

But there is no blood around, and it seems that he is still alive?

"It's the trapped people!"

Knotweed Hisahito immediately became energetic when he saw this.

Just as he was about to walk up, Fushiguro Megumi quickly grabbed the knotweed.

"Wait a minute, don't go there, let the jade dog test it out!"

Megumi Fushiguro glared at Kizumi angrily.

He didn't even think that there might be a trap ahead. Does this guy really take his life seriously?

"Sorry sorry!"

Hearing this, Hirohito the Japanese Knotweed looked at the two jade dogs, black and white, in front of him. He suddenly came to his senses and quickly apologized with a smile on his face.

Fushiguro Megumi glanced at him helplessly, and then directed the jade dog to step forward.

But this time——

"what a pity."

Before Jade Dog could run over, an old voice came from all around the clearing very suddenly.

"If the black-haired boy hadn't stopped it, it might have been over by now."

The moment the sound sounded.

Fushiguro Megumi's scalp felt numb for a while, and she looked in the direction of the sound with a horrified face.

Kizuki Hisahito and Kugizaki Wild Rose were startled at the same time, and followed Fushiguro Megumi's gaze upwards.

On a low building more than ten meters high, an old woman with gray hair was sitting cross-legged.

She has a stooped figure, and her face is covered with wrinkles and age spots. She looks like she will fall if the wind blows, but her whole body is condensed with hidden magic power, exuding a strong sense of presence, making her The three tiger sticks didn't dare to underestimate her.

"Who are you? A conjurer or a curser?"

Fushiguro Megumi looked at the old woman with a wary face, and quietly brought her hands together to form palm seals, ready to summon other shikigami at any time.

"As soon as I speak, I keep asking questions. Today's brats really don't know how to respect the elderly."

Granny Taigami opened her old eyes and looked condescendingly at the three people below.

"Now raise your hands and surrender immediately, and then leave with me. I won't hurt you, but if you don't listen to the old man's words, you will have to suffer."

"Old woman, is your brain as rotten as the wrinkles on your face?"

Kugizaki Wild Rose grinned, with an undisguised sneer on her face.

"Just sitting there and trying to get us to surrender with just one sentence, even Meng doesn't do that!"

Hisuhito Kibito and Megumi Fushiguro didn't speak.

But judging from their unflappable attitude, they obviously agreed with Kugisaki's words.

"Little girl, you are really sharp-tongued. I will give you the most painful experience later!"

Grandma Taigami's face darkened, she was so irritated by her words that her expression became more ferocious.

What she hates most is people calling her old.

Losing her lifespan and losing her beauty are the words she hates to hear the most when she approaches old age.

"Since you are unwilling to surrender, I will give you another choice."

Granny Ogami still sat there motionless.

But as soon as she finished speaking, a young man with a mohawk and dull eyes appeared in the open space.

He was standing next to the three people lying on the ground, holding a short knife in his hand, ready to cut.

"Okay, let's make a choice. There are three lives here, and there are three people over there. As long as you send one person to leave with me, I can spare one life."