Yamiyo no Hotaru

Chapter 65

Originally, the word "curse" is said to have the same origin as the word "blessing". Although the word "curse" has a strong negative impression to modern people, it itself does not distinguish between right and wrong, as the word "curse" implies. Whether it is a thing or a word, it all depends on the person who uses it.

　In this case, however, such historical and language facts were not going to be of some comfort.

　"...!!?

　I braced myself for the words that Tsuchigumo spat out at the exact moment of her death. After all, at the moment I had stabbed the monster in front of me, at the moment I had taken her life, I had certainly felt something.

　It was a strange feeling that I could not describe in words... that made me stiffen and alert without moving an inch. I didn't know what was going to happen next. So, I just lay there, breath trembling, cold sweat pouring from my forehead. At the same time, there was a strange silence around me.

　"Big bro...!!"

　"Tomobe!!"

　The voice breaks the silence, and I only look at them. In my vision, I see a boy and a woman rushing toward me. Immediately I shout.

　"D-don't come...!! I may be cursed!! I don't know what will happen if you get too close!!"

　I warn them not to come here. It's dangerous to talk like this if it's true. Although it's not like the cursed video, in the case of a bad curse, not only the person himself but even the people around him can be involved in an unreasonable misfortune through a trivial connection.

　"...!? Stop!!"

　At my words, Madam Adviser raises her hand and holds Shirowakamaru still. She watches me carefully, and then she moves closer to me.

　"...Is there anything wrong with your body?"

　I shake my head in denial at the tense words of Madam Adviser.

　Yes, there's nothing wrong with me so far. Absolutely nothing.

　But... I don't think the spider was spouting nonsense at the last moment.

　"Madam Adviser, I'll be the one coming to him. Please wait."

　Hayama appears from behind Kochou and volunteers to step forward.

　He was considering the possibility that approaching or touching my side might cause harm to the person in question.

　"Hayama, take it easy! There'll be more experts here after the people on the surface. Isn't that dangerous...!!?"

　"It's no good! People from the surface cannot be trusted!! Wasn't Madam understand that!?"

　Hayama shouted. But he was right.

　I am a dangerous thing now because I am affected by Tsuchigumo's curse. Since no one knows what will happen to me, I must be killed immediately... or, in some cases, the death of the person who received the curse may trigger the curse itself. Maybe the person who received the curse will be sealed after the amputation of his/her limbs.