Chapter 260 They're Just Crazy, Not Dead, What's the Big Deal?
After pulling her head out of the floor, Nyaruko looked at Hakuto, clutching her head with tears hanging from the corners of her eyes. "Master, aren't you going too far? I was trying to help you, and you treat me like this? Twice. You've smashed me into the floor twice already!"
Looking at Nyaruko's expression, Hakuto said, "If you keep talking nonsense, it won't just be crushing your skull and flipping you over. It'll be a full Deliberate Impact Combo."
Instantly, Nyaruko calmed down. Then, looking at Hakuto with a bitter expression, she said, "There really is no other way. I told you the only possible method, Master!"
Hakuto gave a cold laugh. "Then swear on the contract. If you're lying, from now on, you're not allowed any entertainment activities whatsoever, including but not limited to games, novels, anime, etc."
The ahoge on Nyaruko's head shot straight up. Her eyes looking at Hakuto were filled with fear. "Master, are you a demon? Without those things, I'd have no motivation to live at all."
"You think I believe that? Stop the nonsense and tell me the truth."
Rubbing her head, Nyaruko helplessly said, "I swear, everything I just said is true. The existence within this girl has completely transitioned from human to non-human."
Hakuto fell silent. Then, he turned to look at Umaru. "You heard what happened. I can't help either."
"Master, you can. Just give her an injection. Maybe it could solve this girl's problem. Really, trust me, trust me!"
Umaru's face instantly turned pale. Yukino's expression also turned somewhat sour. That kind of thing, how could...
[Seeing Yukino and Umaru's expressions, I know they think I plan to inject Umaru. But sorry, I have no such intention. Umaru is cute, but I have no desire for her. At most, I appreciate her aesthetically. It's not like how I feel about Yukino and the others, nor is it the purely lustful release I feel towards Momobami Kirari and such. So, I have no plans of getting involved with Umaru.]
[As for Umaru's problem, it's actually not that big of a deal. As long as the transformation doesn't continue, as long as Umaru doesn't interact too much with people, there's basically no impact. As for those she interacts with a lot, they'll eventually go crazy. But they're just crazy, not dead. So what's the big deal!]
The eyelids of those who possessed the diary twitched slightly. Then, they looked at Hakuto and silently complained, 'What does he mean, "they're just crazy, not dead"? Did he understand the kind of harm his words could cause?'
They could all imagine what the outcome would be if Umaru remained like this. The family and friends around her would eventually go crazy. Unless she stayed away from them, she couldn't avoid driving them insane.
It could be said that unless Umaru avoided all human contact for the rest of her life, she would drive anyone she interacted with crazy.
A look of despair appeared in Umaru's eyes. Seeing her expression, Yukino asked Hakuto, "Is there really no other way?"
Hakuto looked at Yukino, then at Umaru, and shook his head. "If there were a way to help, I definitely would. But the thing is, there really is no way. Once this transformation starts, it's irreversible."
He glanced at Umaru with pity. Hakuto genuinely wanted to help her, but the problem was that he was powerless to do so.
Tifa, standing nearby, said to Hakuto, "Why not give it a try? It's not like you'd lose anything."
Tifa didn't lower her voice to avoid Yukino and Umaru. Hakuto rolled his eyes upon hearing this. "I don't believe a single word of what Nyaruko said. If she said it was 100% certain to work, I might believe her. But she only said it's possible. 'Possible' means uncertain. The consequence might be putting in the effort and getting nothing in return."
"Besides, this guy has a nasty personality. What she likes most is lying to humans and then watching their expressions of despair."
"Slander! Master, this is slander! You're slandering me! I want a lawyer. I'm sending you a cease and desist letter!"
Hearing Nyaruko's words, Hakuto gave a cold laugh and grabbed her ahoge with one hand.
"Ow, ow, ow! Master, let go, let go! It's going to fall off, it's going to fall off."
Clutching her head, Nyaruko's cries of pain rang out.
Hakuto looked at Yukino and said, "Yukino, I can't help with this. Don't interact with her too much either, or you'll lose your sanity and become a lunatic."
Umaru forced a bitter, unsightly smile, then said to Hakuto, "If I want to try, is that okay?"
She looked at Hakuto. She wanted to try. If it really failed, then Umaru would probably choose to kill herself.
Living like this would just harm herself and others.
Hakuto looked at Umaru, hesitated for a moment, then said, "Try this. See if it works."
He took off the pendant around his neck and handed it to Umaru.
This was a Cthulhu contract item. He didn't know if giving it to Umaru would work, but trying might be worth a shot.
"Hey, hey, hey, Master, aren't you worried about them getting angry? Giving away a contract item so casually. And it won't work. After all, the contract is with you, not someone else."
Hakuto suddenly asked, "Then, if she contracts with Them, can it be suppressed?"
Nyaruko looked at Hakuto with a strange smile. "Master, do you think you would contract with a maggot in a toilet? To us, in this world, only you are unique. That's why we are willing to contract with you. But for others in this world, don't even think about it. There's no such possibility."
Nyaruko's words were hurtful, but they also told Hakuto that the rest of this world's people simply didn't have the qualifications to contract with beings like Nyaruko and Them.
"Then, what about other Spirits?"
"Unless it's that dragon."
Nyaruko's words made Hakuto fall silent. He knew which dragon she was referring to.