Chapter 129 The Attracted Kuchisake-onna
Kuchisake-onna looked at Hakuto with eyes full of caution.
"Answer me!"
Hakuto's eyes turned black-gold. Instantly, Kuchisake-onna seemed to encounter some great terror, lying on the ground trembling in fear.
Hakuto's eyes returned to normal.
"Now, answer my question."
Kuchisake-onna slowly stood up, then answered Hakuto's question.
"Something attracted me here."
"You mean something attracted you here?"
"Yes. Something attracted me. And I couldn't sense your presence, so I appeared here."
"Who is it?"
"After arriving at this school, that presence disappeared."
A flicker of gloom passed through Hakuto's eyes, 'Kuchisake-onna had been deliberately guided here. What was the other party's purpose?'
[Kuchisake-onna was actually guided to Seigaku Academy by someone. Who is it? What is the other party's purpose?]
[One thing after another. Troubles never end. So how should I deal with this Kuchisake-onna?]
Kuchisake-onna lay on the ground, trembling. If she had sensed Hakuto's presence from the beginning, she would never have come near this place.
But it was too late to say all that now. Kuchisake-onna was already here.
"Give me a reason to let you live."
Kuchisake-onna's body shuddered. The aura on Hakuto frightened her. Even though she knew he was going to kill her, she still didn't have the courage to resist.
"I can become your contract Spirit."
'Contract Spirit?'
A flash of contemplation passed through Hakuto's eyes. He had to admit, that wasn't a bad idea. But Hakuto didn't need it.
Even so, others could use it. Hakuto was confident he could protect himself, but the other girls, his wives, had no means of protecting themselves.
"I don't need your contract."
Kuchisake-onna was instantly devastated. She was going to die. She was going to die.
"But I will arrange a contractor for you. You must protect that person's safety. If that person is harmed in any way, dying will be the least of your concerns. Got it?"
"I will follow your arrangements."
Hearing that she wouldn't die, Kuchisake-onna was overjoyed. As long as she didn't die, being assigned as someone else's contract Spirit was completely fine with her.
"Then go back and stay there for now. When I've chosen the right person, I'll let you out."
Hearing that Hakuto was going to lock her back in that place, Kuchisake-onna immediately shouted.
"Sir, please let me stay by your side. I don't want to go back there."
"Are you telling me what to do?"
A tentacle formed of black fog violently struck Kuchisake-onna. Kuchisake-onna let out a scream. Then the black fog swallowed Kuchisake-onna. When the black fog disappeared, Kuchisake-onna was gone.
"Don't let me find out who guided Kuchisake-onna here."
[Keeping Kuchisake-onna, with Evil Spirits running rampant, I plan to assign Kuchisake-onna as a bodyguard to one of my wives. But who to give her to?]
[First, I'll have to break Kuchisake-onna in for a while, lest she remain wild and difficult to tame. What if she has will of rebellion in her?]
[And that person who guided Kuchisake-onna here. Could it be one of the people who were here today?]
[Who could it be? I have no conflict with these people. There's no reason to deliberately guide Kuchisake-onna here. So was it unintentional?]
[Although I can't rule out unintentional, if it was intentional, who could it be? Otonokizaka can be directly ruled out. None of those girls have that kind of intention or ability.]
[My wife Alice and the others can be ruled out too. My wife Alice's silly performance just now really shocked me. To be able to laugh in front of that ugly Kuchisake-onna really just makes her a silly.]
Erina looked at Alice with a smile but said nothing.
Alice's face turned bright red. She wanted to defend herself but didn't know where to start.
[From Private Hyakkaou Academy, Momobami Kirari and Jabami Yumeko are crazy. They might do something like this. I'll put them on the suspect list.]
[As for Teitan High School, both Katsura Kotonoha and Saionji Sekai are possible.]
[Katsura Kotonoha's name, "Kotonoha", means "word" or "curse" in Japanese. And Katsura Kotonoha is a potential yandere. It's possible Kuchisake-onna was attracted because of Katsura Kotonoha. Saionji Sekai is similarly not someone to be underestimated. Maybe she wanted to use this opportunity to kill Katsura Kotonoha.]
[Forget it. If no more strange things happen after this, then let's just treat this as an accident. I won't think about it anymore. Go home, go home.]
At a coffee shop not far from Seigaku Academy.
After reading the final volume of "Love Metronome" that Utaha had written, Machida let out a breath.
"Shi-chan, this volume is good. But the ending... do you want to change it?"
Hearing this, Utaha shook her head.
"No, Machida-san. The ending stays as it is. If there's no problem, please publish it like this."
Hearing Utaha's answer, Machida said helplessly, "Alright. Since that's your decision, I'll publish it as you wish."
Machida looked at Utaha. "But as payment, you have to go shopping with me today."
Utaha wanted to refuse, but Machida forcibly dragged her away.
After shopping with Machida for a while, the negative emotions that Utaha had accumulated over this period were slightly relieved.
"Machida-san, let's stop here for today. We should go back."
Machida nodded.
"Shi-chan, where are we? How did we end up in this place?"
Machida asked Utaha.
"This place?"
Utaha only then realized that she and Machida had unconsciously come to a remote place.
A bad feeling rose in her heart.
"Machida-san, let's leave quickly. I have a bad feeling."
"Yeah, let's go."
Machida had just finished speaking when a sound from a nearby shadow attracted their attention.