A Ming remained unconscious after being subjected to a counter-curse. After examining him, Miwa Chisei discovered that this jujutsu had other things mixed into it.
The Assistant Manager had also contacted the police about Xiao Sui, who had been killed by a cursed spirit.
This was an appalling incident, and the identity of the Man in Black who had escaped remained unknown.
"The Cursed Patterns on that girl's head belonged to the Miwa family?"
As the Assistant Manager assigned to coordinate this case, Yu Haibara was surprised by Miwa Chisei's account.
Yu Haibara's hair was trimmed in a neat, clean-cut style. Dressed in an Assistant Manager's suit, he had shed his boyish immaturity and looked much more composed.
The two met at the hospital where A Ming was staying. Miwa Chisei leaned against the corridor window and gave a quiet "Mm."
"That reminds me of something. Did you know Riona was transferred to another department?"
At Yu Haibara's sudden mention of this, Miwa Chisei turned to look at the young man's gentle smile.
"I think it was around the time Yuta Okkottsu enrolled."
Miwa Chisei knew little about it. She had never cared much about Miwa Riona's affairs, as long as they did not involve her.
"Why bring that up all of a sudden, Yu?"
Yu Haibara frowned slightly, holding his chin as he spoke earnestly.
"On paper, it was a demotion, but the department she was transferred to is important. It handles specialized cursed energy research."
Miwa Chisei began to understand Yu Haibara's concerns. A department like that should have been controlled by families with secret techniques, such as the Three Great Families.
The Miwa family was not suited to involvement in secrets of that kind.
"What does that department research?"
At Miwa Chisei's question, Yu Haibara thought for