The Quail girl shook her head in a panic and hurried over to Amamiya Natsuki, sitting down on a chair.
Amamiya Natsuki crouched in front of Shoko and instructed her:
"Spread your legs a little. Let me check properly."
The "Ghost Fetus" level he'd just mentioned sounded so frightening that the Quail girl didn't dare hesitate. She bit her lower lip, turned her flushed face away in embarrassment, and obediently did as he said.
Amamiya Natsuki leaned in and carefully examined her with a serious expression.
"Does it hurt?"
The Quail girl shook her head, her voice so faint it was barely more than a mosquito's whine.
"No."
Amamiya Natsuki asked again:
"Do you feel anything else?"
The Quail girl stammered:
"I-I feel a little itchy and numb..."
Amamiya Natsuki mused:
"Some kind of Cursed Item must have gotten under your skin. It might even be a living thing... The only option now is to suck it out."
In fact, a prompt had appeared before Amamiya Natsuki, telling him how to deal with the Supernatural entity beneath Shoko's skin. That was why he could remain so calm.
"Eh?" The Quail girl's beautiful eyes widened. "...Suck it out?"
Amamiya Natsuki said solemnly:
"There's another way: cut open your skin and dig it out. Which do you choose, Shoko?"
"..."
The Quail girl fell silent.
The black line had spread to the inside of her thigh. Having it sucked out was awful, but the thought of cutting her skin open and digging it out sounded incredibly painful...
"Then I'll choose for you," Amamiya Natsuki instructed. "Shoko, close your eyes."
"..."
The Quail girl's lashes trembled as she hesitated. When she saw Amamiya Natsuki lean toward her without another word, she hurriedly shut her eyes and clapped both hands tightly over her pink