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How long did that tug-of-war last? Finally, a ray of light leaked from the Death-Black Stone, and the aggregate of curses began to fall away.
And they seeped into the Phoenix Feather Earring, which was used as a sacrifice, and transformed into a new form.
Zzzing──!
Like that, when the ritual was over, the Death-Black Stone no longer existed.
Only the token of the promise that Haitai and the girl once shared was left intact in the box.
「𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」
Ding!
【Half-Moon Stone】
▶A token of the promise shared between the divine beast Haitai and the girl Eun-ryeong. It is filled with a pure power that repels evil.
It was a success. It was the exact same item I had seen in the game.
I wiped the sweat from my forehead and proceeded with the other emotion as it was.
Ding!
【Black Phoenix Earrings】
▶Earrings made from the feathers of a phoenix. It is imbued with the refined energy of a curse. It increases the wearer’s resistance to curses and the power of the forbidden techniques used by the wearer.
Since the materials were different, it turned out to be a slightly different item than in the game, but its nature itself didn’t seem to be much different.
In that case, I would definitely be able to create it using these two materials.
Twin shikigami with opposing yin and yang energies. Black Yin and White Yang.
「𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚.」
Like that, I finally returned to the academy with my exhausted body.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
𝕒𝕨𝐞𝔟𝐬𝘵𝙤𝙧𝚒𝐞𝚜.ċ̇𝙤ᴍ
“Millipede Oil, Lightning-Struck White Oak Tree, White Carp Blood. Crow’s Quill.”
Unlike the Dudooree, Tae Baek-se, and others that I’ve made so far, Black Yin and White Yang have the title of high-ranking shikigami.
Naturally, it took time to produce them, and I had to gather other materials to support the main ingredients.
“It’s come to this, is it possible?”
“. . . They’re all very picky items. I can get them if you give me a little time.”
Fortunately, Seo Ji-an now had some money to spare, so it wasn’t too difficult to get her help to procure the materials.
After all the materials were gathered, I devoted myself to making shikigami whenever I had spare time in my dorm room.
Since they were precious materials that I might not be able to get again, I absolutely couldn’t make any mistakes.
“Junior. Is it far?”
“If you keep nagging like that, it’ll take longer.”
“It’s been a week since the presentation. If it takes any longer, I might want to watch over you.”
“. . . Just be patient for a few more days.”
Because Arietta, who came to visit me every day during that process, kept whining, I couldn’t help but have quite tiring days.
「𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙨.」
To be honest, I didn’t know she was such a bothersome person.
I feel like throwing her somewhere because she’s getting on my nerves for nothing.
「. . . 𝙎𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙩.」
Anyway, through that process, I finally reached the completion stage of making the shikigami.
That night, I worked hard without sleeping and finished making the shikigami, and the next day, I met with Arietta and handed over one of the earrings.
It was the medium of the shikigami made by processing the Half-Moon Stone.
Arietta, who had been staring intently at the earring as if possessed, tilted her head for a moment and said to me.
“Something’s different.”
“Originally, I was going to give you the Phoenix Feather Earring as it is, but I thought this would be better in terms of compatibility.”
Even if she was given a bonus effect for her forbidden technique, there wasn’t much merit to it. On the other hand, for me, it would be an advantage that was better than anything else.
It was a natural judgment considering the performance.
“Then what about my earring?”
“From the beginning, since it’s a shikigami that’s a pair, I have the other one. Is there a problem with that?”
“No, there isn’t. . . . . . .”
At that, I nodded and helped Arietta summon the shikigami contained in the Half-Moon Stone.
Poof!
What appeared like that was a beautiful white-furred fox.
『Kiiing!』
Flick.
Plop.
Looking at White Yang, who had settled on her shoulder and was rubbing its body, Arietta stroked its neck with a satisfied expression.
“. . . It looks like your fox, Junior.”
“Strictly speaking, it’s the same guy. Black Yin and White Yang are shikigami that seep into the prepared body and follow its form.”
To explain it simply, it was easier to think that I had infused White Yang’s power into the Thought Fox that had been with me for a while.
“Is it okay if I take it?”
“Yes. That guy doesn’t seem to hate it either.”
White Yang was a kind of insurance that I had put in place. Since it still had all the memories from when it was the Thought Fox, it would definitely watch over Arietta from the side so that she wouldn’t go astray when I asked her to.
Looking at that sight, I took out the Black Phoenix Earrings from my arms and placed them on my own shadow.
Then, after a while, the earring was sucked into it and disappeared.
“Black Yin.”
Puhwaaaak!
I had already confirmed that the effect of the earring would be maintained even if I put it in my shadow, so there shouldn’t be any particular problems.
Flap!
『Kiiing!』
A black-winged bird landed on my shoulder as well, just like White Yang.
It was Black Yin, White Yang’s mate, made using the Black Bird as its body.
“Is that another pair?”
“Yes. That’s right. Its name is Black Yin.”
“It’s cute. . . . . . .”
It had grown a little bigger than when it was the Black Bird, and its appearance had changed noticeably.
Now, it had changed into a luxurious appearance that seemed more like a divine beast than a crow.
「𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙞, 𝙄 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮?」
Black Yin and White Yang had the condition that their power could only be infused into lower-ranking shikigami, so among the shikigami I had, the Black Bird was the best choice.
If its abilities are the same as in the game, it will definitely be possible to enlarge it someday, so I’m looking forward to it in many ways.
“Since they’re twin shikigami, it’ll be helpful if we ever have to fight together.”
“It kind of feels like a couple.”
“. . . Isn’t that a little different?”
Anyway, Arietta expressed her gratitude to me with great satisfaction.
I also obtained the shikigami I was aiming for, so as a result, it could be said that the presentation event ended successfully.
「𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩?」
The festival event and the academy head assassination incident, which can be considered the main theme of Chapter 2 of the story. Originally, it was a situation with a high degree of difficulty, and it’s hard to predict what kind of hardship will come my way because of the aftermath of the hell difficulty.
「𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙-𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」
Considering what’s happened so far, there’s no doubt that a troublesome crisis will definitely come just with the power of the protagonist Yoo Ha-on and her party.
So, I have to do my part this time too.
「. . . 𝙄𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 2 𝙣𝙤𝙬.」
I let out a small sigh and tried to steel my resolve once again, desperately suppressing the sense of pressure that was closing in on me.