"Hey, hurry over here!"
Hearing the shout from nearby, Kana Shizumi snapped back to his senses and turned to look.
He saw Jogo holding a suitcase, waving this way with a sour expression.
Woo~ Time to claim some top-tier gear.
Kana Shizumi quickly approached Jogo and nodded with an ingratiating smile. Jogo still looked displeased, but he handed over the wooden box in his hands anyway.
Taking advantage of the motion, Kana Shizumi finally got a clear look at what he was holding.
It was an antique-looking storage case.
It somewhat resembled the wooden containers used during the Taisho Era to store documents and stationery.
It looked old and elegant, with plenty of protective lacquer applied to it... the texture felt remarkably rich to the touch.
An antique, too.
"Everything inside is a Cursed Object this old man doesn't care much about and rarely uses. Take a look for yourself."
"...Huh?"
Perhaps noticing Kana Shizumi's somewhat peculiar gaze, Jogo rolled his eyes.
"You can't possibly expect to take this old man's 'collection' without giving anything in return, can you? See if there's anything you want in there first."
So the rewards had to be unlocked in stages...
What kind of tsundere old lady act was this? This was making him sick.
Forcing down the urge to complain, Kana Shizumi first swept his gaze over the wooden case, murmured, "Excuse me," and slowly opened it.
"Ooooooh!!!"
Mahito and Dagon clung to Kana Shizumi's shoulders from either side and peered into the case as well.
"Could you not scream like ghosts behind me? My ears hurt... Ooooooh!!!"
Such a violent reaction was only natural.
The traces of accumulated cursed energy were simply too obvious.
What did a huge pile of cursed objects of uncertain grade, all brimming with curses, look like?
Probably