After that, the days passed one after another.
New year came, ushering in another year. Just as Duanmu Huai had guessed, once the new year began, reports about the Shibuya terrorist attack gradually faded from the media. Everything seemed to return to normal. Most of the Curse Users who had caused trouble had already been killed by Duanmu Huai and the other sorcerers, while the rest—whether they had realized the situation was bad or simply sensed trouble coming—had all gone into hiding.
For a time, it seemed as if everything had become peaceful again.
But Duanmu Huai knew this was not the end. Warp Space was now too close to Japan. Unless the ghost-story Curse Spirits hidden within Warp Space were completely eradicated in one go, it was impossible to say what might happen.
Moreover, even if the Curse Users knew how to protect themselves, the Curse Spirits were different.
Just like the student who had come to ask the Classics Club for help today...
"S-sorry, there's something I'd like the Classics Club to investigate..."
Perhaps because she had seen Duanmu Huai sitting there with her own eyes, the girl who had come for help seemed extremely restless.
"Is something wrong?"
"Y-yes, it's like this. I suspect that the house I'm currently living in... is a Haunted House."
The girl was a second-year student in the General Studies Department named Honda. She said that last year, her parents had moved because of work and bought a detached house. The house was in an excellent location, very close to both the station and the school, and it had a large yard. The decorations and other features suited their tastes perfectly.
The whole family had liked the house very much at the time. Since the price was also cheap, they bought it.