Yuko Kanoe's Decision

Shadow Yuuko responded in a sinister tone, as if she had already planned her course of action after becoming the "complete form" beforehand, and even knew more about the inside story because of the invitation extended to her by some curse.

She still felt a slight sense of apprehension because of the power of the mysterious Diary in Kanoe Yuko's possession.

However, since she can't absorb that power for the time being, and her purpose has already been witnessed by an Exorcists...

Shadow Yuuko's gaze fell on Miyauchi Hiyage.

Leaving aside Fujimiya Miki, an ordinary person, Miyauchi Hiyage's body seems quite suitable for spirit summoning.

Because Miyauchi Hiyage has only sealed his Pure Yang Body and Ripple, his physical strength and yang energy are only slightly higher than that of ordinary people. Unless someone has the ability to see through things or Transparent World, they will naturally not be able to discover these secrets about him.

The newly acquired Card Master Template is still in a period of rapid growth and doesn't have any particularly outstanding features.

To be precise, when he fully utilizes the "Fate" skill to perceive the fate of others and uses the teleportation function, his eyes emit a golden light, which is quite noticeable if he doesn't use Yellow Temperance to conceal it.

With the Card Master Template, Miyauchi Hiyage already has the seed of Mana in her body, and has also made slight contact with a trace of magic connected to space and fate.

In the eyes of those extraordinary beings with sensory abilities, he should indeed be considered a rather talented young man.

So, on Shadow Yuuko's side, Miyauchi Hiyage, whose physical and mental qualities are both good and who seems to be about to awaken her extraordinary power, is a fairly useful body. By using her body, we should be able to temporarily get rid of the constraints between her and the shrine and the basement and leave the school.

Besides Miyauchi Hiyage, Kanoe Kirie, who looks somewhat similar to her, is also a good conductor.

As Kanoe Shizuuko's granddaughter, although her aptitude is not particularly outstanding, due to the blood connection, her power should be able to exert a force closer to her own in the other party.

It is only right that Kanoe Kirie, the granddaughter, should pay some price for the mistakes her grandmother made back then.

But just as Shadow Yuuko was planning to use Miyauchi Hiyage as a springboard to take Kanoe Kirie away from the school, and then try to force Kanoe Yuko to merge with her after she contacted the curses that had come looking for her.

She suddenly sensed an elderly figure appearing at the entrance of the Seiwa Academy.

Although sixty years have passed, every time she sees the other person, Shadow Yuuko has to suppress the hatred in her heart and is unable to take action due to the constraints of her physical form.

However, now...

She no longer needed to endure it.

Although it was a little regrettable that the final fusion was not completed, she had absorbed so many years of negative emotions, and in this mysterious era of accelerated recovery, even without Kanoe Yuko, it would not have a significant impact on her now.

The seeds of hatred that have been sown for sixty years are now nearing their end.

Chapter 182: Kanoe Yuko's Decision

As night fell, the woods were shrouded in darkness.

And the appearance of Shadow Yuuko added a dark atmosphere to this forest.

Under Kanoe Yuko's somewhat uneasy gaze, Shadow Yuuko's eyes lingered on the Diary in her hand for a long time.

Then he turned his attention to Miyauchi Hiyage.

This also made Kanoe Yuko a little nervous.

After all, her strength was far inferior to Shadow Yuuko's. If the other party chose to vent her anger on others because she couldn't devour her original body, she would have no way to stop it.

She was already prepared. If Shadow Yuuko really wanted to use these people to threaten her, she would have no choice but to try to negotiate with her and do her best to protect the lives of Miyauchi Hiyage and the others.

To her surprise, Shadow Yuuko suddenly revealed a sinister smile, leaving Miyauchi Hiyage with the words, "You're lucky to have escaped with your life," and then saying to Kanoe Yuko, "Even if you gain other powers, it will only delay the time it takes for you to completely dissipate. After you lose all consciousness, you will still become a part of me."

Just as she appeared, she vanished from their sight like a ghost.

This operation was so confusing that even Miyauchi Hiyage was somewhat bewildered, let alone Kanoe Yuko herself.

What do you mean by saying I'm lucky and got my life saved?

After realizing that Kanoe Yuko was completely unable to control Shadow Yuuko, Miyauchi Hiyage had already prepared to seal Shadow Yuuko away.

In terms of numerical values, he's probably only at level one right now.

However, his special attack against Vengeful Spirit allows him to face higher-level Vengeful Spirit and monsters, making it difficult for them to penetrate his defenses. He can also easily create an area around himself that can constantly inflict real damage on these monsters.

Shadow Yuuko is a super- First-Class Grudge, but she cannot take his life.

At the very least, we need someone who has mastered the field.

There is now one human and one ghost present.

One is Fujimiya Miki whom he has known since childhood and with whom he knows each other inside and out.

Another one is Kanoe Yuko, the ghost who is the second batch of Diary holders. If Miyauchi Hiyage confronts her, she is actually someone who can be won over.

Once the holders of the second batch of Diary obtain the authorization, Kanoe Yuko can also be used as an "undercover agent" among these holders.

The remaining problems can be solved by creating the illusion that Shadow Yuuko and Kanoe Yuko "died together".

Miyauchi Hiyage was just waiting for Shadow Yuuko to come and attack him.

Who knew that Shadow Yuuko, who had been eyeing his body for quite some time, suddenly turned around and left, thwarting his plan to play dumb and take advantage of her.

As Shadow Yuuko left, he could see that both Kanoe Yuko and Fujimiya Miki behind him breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Shadow Yuuko's existence has indeed brought them a lot of mental stress.

On Kanoe Yuko's side, after she breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that the danger warning in her Diary had stopped appearing, she felt a strong sense of powerlessness again.

They were clearly one, but the other's power was so much greater than hers, and she also had all of her memories from her previous life.

Without the protection of the Diary, she would have been forcibly devoured by the other party long ago.

It seems the other party was indeed the true form of "Kanoe Yuko".

She looked at the Diary in her hand, completely at a loss as to how to resolve the crisis coming from Shadow Yuuko.

"But why did she suddenly leave?"

Fujimiya Miki, who was standing to the side, was still a little puzzled, so he asked Miyauchi Hiyage about it.

When Shadow Yuuko appeared just a few minutes ago, she felt that her back and palms were completely soaked.

If it weren't for the fact that Miyauchi Hiyage had been subtly sending some Ripple to Fujimiya Miki, he probably would have fallen seriously ill after returning home tonight.

But thanks to the protection of the Ripple, she is still able to maintain a calm and rational mind.

The first question she's pondering now is why Shadow Yuuko left.

Judging from the appearance of the other party when they first appeared, and what they said, the other party is also Kanoe Yuko, but it is the collection of all of Kanoe Yuko's negative emotions. It was the original body that was stripped away because the Kanoe Yuko in front of them could not accept her own ugliness.

Because she wanted to forget everything from back then, the Kanoe Yuko, had been unaware of this other side of herself for more than half a century.

Similarly, the ugly Kanoe Yuko was also unable to forcibly merge with her original self because her original self was unaware of her.

The other party mentioned two methods.

Either Kanoe Yuko suddenly realizes the truth of what happened back then and is able to see her again.

Either Shadow Yuuko gradually accumulates power, making her true form weaker until she disappears completely.

According to the other party, the second method was almost successful.

It wasn't until Miyauchi Hiyage and the others arrived, investigated the truth of what happened back then, and guided Kanoe Yuko to recall the truth, that guy appeared in order to devour the Kanoe Yuko who had lost her memory.

However, for some unknown reason, the ugly Kanoe Yuko seemed unable to directly merge with the Kanoe Yuko in front of her.

Judging from the other person's appearance, they seemed ready to explode at any moment.

Fujimiya Miki could only press her body tightly against the back of the shimmering Miyauchi Hiyage.

It wasn't just that she was thinking that if she were to die, it wouldn't be bad to die alongside Miyauchi Hiyage Himekage.

At the same time, she could also feel the reassuring feeling that Miyauchi Hiyage was silently conveying to her through the palm of his hand.

Miyauchi Hiyage seemed to be telling everyone, with his heartbeat that wasn't even accelerating, that he could handle everything.

That's why she had the time to ponder the reasons for Kanoe Yuko's departure.

Judging from what the other person said before leaving, it seems that they really only left because they remembered something else important.

Fujimiya Miki's gaze fell on Kanoe Yuko, wanting to know if the other's true form had any feelings.

At this moment, Kanoe Yuko was also puzzled by what Fujimiya Miki had said.

What exactly does the other party want to do?

At this point, it was only natural that Miyauchi Hiyage had to take action.

The moment Shadow Yuuko left, under the cover of the Yellow Temperance, he quickly used the power of "destiny" to see clearly everything around the school.

Then, at the school gate, he saw Kanoe Shizuuko, who was determined to die and whose fate was pointing towards death.

Is he preparing to exact revenge on Kanoe Shizuuko once again, a revenge he couldn't complete back then?

Kanoe Shizuuko has probably been waiting for this day to come for half a century.

Can Shadow Yuuko really feel the thrill of revenge like this?

Miyauchi Hiyage Himakage felt little emotional about Kanoe Shizuuko's impending death.

After all, what the other party did back then is a stark reminder of what happened.

She voluntarily sacrificed her own sister.

Then, because of her actions, her father chose to commit suicide in despair.

Although the Vengeful Spirit Kanoe Yuko, who had not yet split apart back then, spared her, she spent the remaining sixty years in confusion and atonement.

But in the Miyauchi Hiyage, even if Kanoe Yuko's Vengeful Spirit spared her, Kanoe Shizuuko should have chosen to end her own life.

Perhaps this way, after witnessing the death of her sister who caused her death, Kanoe Yuko could let go of her hatred and be reincarnated sooner.

Even if there is still resentment in her heart that is hard to resolve, Kanoe Yuko, who died in the sacrifice at the time of the decline of the mystery and became Vengeful Spirit by relying on the Ley Line and extreme negative emotions, would have a hard time surviving until the Mystery Revival without the help of external forces.

As a result, during the sixty years that Kanoe Shizuuko lived, knowing that her sister had become Vengeful Spirit, she could neither find a way to resolve the other's hatred nor was she willing to let Exorcists exorcise her sister.

They kept this Old Schoolhouse, which was long unusable, and for half a century, rumors about Yuko have been spreading throughout the school.

Normally, there wouldn't have been a big problem with doing this. In the past few decades, her actions had indeed solidified the existence of the "Yuko" ghost story in the school.

However, with the Mystery Revival, Shadow Yuuko quickly absorbed power by relying on those negative emotions. Then, relying on her own power and the constraints of her original body, she deliberately created some strange tales and terrifying events that did not harm people but would generate a lot of negative emotions, constantly strengthening herself by relying on the negative emotions of humans.

This also caused Kanoe Yuko, as the original body, to become increasingly weak. After realizing the existence of Shadow Yuuko, she was completely unable to control the other's actions.

Sixty years ago, he caused the death of his sister because of his own ignorance and foolishness.

Sixty years later, out of guilt and unease, he allowed Shadow Yuuko to grow strong.

It can only be said that the two most important choices Kanoe Shizuuko made in her life caused great harm to her sister.

Miyauchi Hiyage thought to herself, even feeling that if Shadow Yuuko had simply killed Kanoe Shizuuko, it was far too simplistic of her actions.

This probably doesn't satisfy her desire for revenge at all; instead, it satisfies Kanoe Shizuuko's own desire for atonement.

While muttering to herself, Miyauchi Hiyage suddenly thought of Kanoe Kirie, who looked about 80% like Kanoe Yuko Xizi.

Thinking of this, Miyauchi Hiyage then looked at Kanoe Yuko in front of him.

"If I'm not mistaken, that 'Yuko' probably noticed the arrival of Chairperson Kanoe Shizuuko."

"This morning, while we visited Chairperson Kanoe Shizuuko and obtained her permission to film, she also told us that she would come to the school in person to watch our filming this evening."

Although she had recalled that memory, hearing the name Kanoe Shizuuko again still had a significant impact on Kanoe Yuko's heart.

In the original story, Kanoe Yuko became aware of the complexity of human thought and the idea of "relying on gods" when faced with insurmountable problems through the strange tales and rumors circulating in the school during her interactions with the protagonist.

To force the story to continue, a classic Japanese forgiveness scene was added, where Kanoe Yuko forced herself to forgive the villagers for being too arrogant back then, failing to realize their attitude and noticing her sister's sensitivity. Of course, more importantly, it was because her feelings for the male protagonist gave her a place to place her emotions, ultimately forcibly resolving the hatred.

However, Kanoe Yuko has not found her own emotional support, nor has she used this forgiving mindset to project herself onto her past self.

Therefore, when she heard Kanoe Shizuuko's name, she subconsciously recalled her miserable appearance before her death, which made her expression turn slightly ferocious.

But then she shook her head violently.

She did indeed still harbor resentment towards Kanoe Shizuuko and those villagers from back then.

Even in her angries, she could never bring herself to harm her own sister; she only wanted the younger sister to live with regret and guilt for the rest of her life to atone for her sins.

Now, if that version of herself really wanted to kill Kanoe Shizuuko, she could understand the hatred in that version of herself, but she didn't want that version of herself to actually take that step.

After all, although they had broken free from their own limitations, their origins were still the same: Kanoe Yuko, who died sixty years ago.

Right now, Kanoe Yuko is still thinking about resolving the other person's hatred, rather than letting the other person indulge in their hatred and desires.

Therefore, after hearing from Miyauchi Hiyage that Shadow Yuuko's target might be Kanoe Shizuuko, she hesitated for almost a minute before making her choice with a firm tone.