God's Prayer

Kawai found the man's rambling increasingly impossible to listen to—cursing people to death? What kind of bullshit was that? The Microwave Hermit who had claimed to kill people with curses in Beika Town was still sitting in Beika Prison!

"Um... are you here to see the chief?" Kawai wanted to throw them out right away, but there were three of them, and none looked quite mentally sound. If he angered them and they did something that involved the innocent Ms. Akiba, that would be bad.

It would be best to steer them toward the chief!

As Kawai wondered what to do, Akiba reached out and took the envelope Pegasus had offered. "You've certainly gone on long enough. So if I just write the name of someone I hate on this, you'll leave, right?"

"Precisely. Simply write down the name of the person troubling you, and God's curse shall descend." Pegasus continued with his mystical nonsense.

"Something that convenient exists? Then I won't hold back." Akiba picked up a pen from the desk.

"As long as you write the name on the white card inside the envelope, God will grant your wish," Pegasus said in an enticing voice.

Akiba looked unconcerned, but when the pen touched the paper, hesitation appeared on her face. She wrote something at first—then let out a breath, shook her head, and crossed it out before quickly writing down another name.

Kawai had wanted to stop her, but when he saw the name Akiba had written—Shiraishi—his face immediately filled with admiration—

"If your god is really so capable, then please get rid of this guy," Akiba said, folding the envelope and handing it over.

Pegasus accepted the envelope, drew two circles in the air as though tracing some sort of sigil, and muttered, "Your wish has been