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1 month later
December

"___-sensei," Nishikawa called out, picking on his nails. "I couldn't help but notice.."

___ looks up from mopping the floor. They had just finished training in the dojo and so far, Nishikawa was keeping up really well, much to ___'s surprise. His reflexes were outstanding and he was quick on his toes, but he would often overthink and end up wasting the openings ___ would give him. He was hesitant.

"Hm?" ___ turns to the boy with a curious gaze as he wipes his sweat with his towel.

"Are you a curse?"

___ was taken aback, but nonetheless, a smile adorns her face and she chuckles, gesturing the boy to come closer, so he does. She leans down to his level and cups a hand around his ear.

"I have a curse living inside of me."

Nishikawa's eyes widened as his body went stiff, immediately pulling away to see if ___ was joking. Although she was smiling, he could tell she was serious but he wasn't afraid.

"What gave it away, Hayato?" ___ asked, patting his head. Nishikawa shrugs, averting his gaze.

"Ever since my first day here, I've always felt this negative aura surrounding you, like a curse's. It's as if there's another completely different person that's around." Nishikawa said. "I just didn't want to pry in case you weren't comfortable talking about it."

"Are you sure you're five years old?" ___ places the mop back into the cabinet, feeling a shudder crawl up her spine from the boy's acute senses.

She was impressed that Nishikawa had picked up on Yatsukahagi since they first met. However, it wasn't because of the fact that he noticed at all because any regular shaman would be able to sense it, but the fact that he knew it wasn't her own.

"Well, I don't know if you've heard of my clan, but we were known for incarnating Yatsukahagi, the immortal curse." ___ makes her way out of the dojo, Nishikawa taking hold of her hand. She learned that he was very clingy since he was always alone back at his home.

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