Chap 9: would you date me ?
Takumi strode through the streets of the city, his senses heightened as he approached the old decrepit building rumored to house a curse spirit. With each step, he could feel the weight of anticipation settle on his shoulders.
He soon arived at the place, from outside it's just a normal two story building that got left in the dust for too long. He walk inside, under the crumble sign of this place, the letter faded with time.
[Quest: exorcised curse spirit 0/0]
Upon entering the building, Takumi searched the first floor thoroughly, but found nothing out of the ordinary, just old furniture.
Worry, nervousness, fear. All these emotion inside of him is normal to experience, but he isn't normal anymore. Roght now he might be just as strong as a background character and that need to change.
He need to get stronger. Plus this is a pefect time to test his new skill.
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[Paralyzing gaze(D)]: any target that is caught under the user eyes will fall into a state of immobility
*must keep eyes on target for technique to work.*
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Undeterred, he turn to ascending the second
floor. However, as his foot touched the first step, a sudden attack from the shadows caught him off guard. A tail whipped out from the darkness,
striking Takumi right in the ribcage and sending him crashing into the adjacent wall. Wincing in pain, he quickly regained his footing.
'At least no broken bones.' He noted.
Pushing back the burning pain in his lung, he fix his gaze on finding the source of the ambush. Emerging from the shadows in front of him, the curse spirit revealed itself-a grotesque amalgamation of snake lower body andtop body has humanoid features. Long arm possesses sharp claws, with a body adorned with green scales, writhed and hissed menacingly at Takumi.
"Grrrrr~"
With a grimace, he channeled the power of the curse energy coursing through him, a flare of green cover his hand as he draw his blade.
It pounced, it's claw arm swipped at him. He dodged by ducking under the attack.
*slash*
*Thwack*
A quick slash to it's sides and a gut punch push the monster back as he passed. The slash only resulted in a shallow cut, and his punch was mildly effective at angering the curse.
*HISS*
It hissed in pain, trying another swipe turning arround.
'Slow, maybe a grade 3 prehaps?' He throught, back stepping out of the way from it's attack.
The curse now turning more violent send out more strikes with it's claw. causing him having dodge and block the slashes from his own blade.
[Perception] help his eye track on the curse spirit attacks. It's direction, where the hit would land. Right now his body is temporary unharmed by the coming attack but he's already pushing his limit. Soon he could be hit and any small mistake would mean his demise.
'I think that's enough.'
One of the claw hand was about to hit Takumi but a flash of green cast out to the room, Takumi eye iris dilated as he used his technique. He can feel curse energy running through it as he lock in to the curse body.
[Paralizing gaze]
The blood vessels in his eyes bulge out as his eye landed on the monster, it's body stopped moving. seized by a unknown force, weapon in hand, he approaches the curse.
Takumi can sense it's struggling to move with every step he move toward it, the more it tries to move, the more strain was put on to him, Takumi had to pour his curse energy in to force it stay still. He felt drynest in his eyes but he's determined to push on with his eye fixited on the creatue.
Standing in front of it, Takumi blade is just inches above it's head.
*whoosh*
He thrust the tip of his blade into the cursed spirit's head, The blade stabbed through the monster's head. The tip of the knife skewers to the other side of it's skull. A final blow that shattered its form and reduced it to nothing but dust.
Breathing heavily, Takumi surveyed the
now empty room, the silence echoing in
the aftermath of his battle. With the [Ding] notification from the system, he finally relaxed hía body.
[Quest completed]
[Received 1 gacha pull]
[+1 Strenght]
[+1 Endurance]
[+2 Perception]
[+1 Agility]
[+2 Energy]
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[User status]
Name: Takumi Nejima
Level 2 (28 points)
Strenght: 21.2
Perception: 25.2
Agility: 15.0
Endurance: 20.4
Energy: 26.0
Luck: 12 (+10 ) The blessing of the gacha goddess.
[Gacha pulls available: 2]
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He exit the building with a sense of accomplishment, he wonder what he should do next.
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[Questline: she who left it all behind]
[Raise your affection with Tojiko to progress]
[progress:□□□]
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His relationship with her isn't that great nor it's bad in anyway, she would visit a lot and brought him many gift. Most of which he doesn't like, want or even need, they do however have many long conversation with each other. Through, she wasn't interested in whatever topic he was talking and rather only like listening to him.
He hadn't realized it at first but he could identify red flag when he see one. And Tojiko had plenty, the way her eye look at him, it was the eye of someone who is very possessive. She would trace him like a predator, there was many time where he felt her eyes on him when he went outsides. Takumu was sure if Tojiko didn't have to go to her "work" she would follow him all day everyday.
Her attitude toward other woman, actually doesn't matter age or gender. If she caught him smilling at other person, she would act in a very "agitated" manner. It was getting so bad his business was also getting affected.
Takumi would also have to minimize her interaction with his clone bodies. He was sure she hadn't found out he is a curse user, at most she could know he has curse energy.
Picking his phone out of his pocket, he dial her phone number. The ringtone sound for a seccond before a voice answered on the other end.
"Who is this ?" A cold voice greet him on the other side.
"Hey Tojiko, how's your day been?" He greet her in a casual tone.
"Oh hi-mean *ehem* hello there Takumi. I was not expecting you to call me so soon." Tojiko voice turn sweet all of a sudden, her tone sound more cheerfull as she talk to him.
"Just wanted to call to check on you."
"Oh me ? I'm doing fine. *crack* just fine."
There was a slight pause in her voice and Takumi can her something snapping in the background.
"Am i interrupting you over there ? I can call-"
"NO, nonono. Everything is fine on my side, nothing is wrong at all. Let's keep talking. *swoosh*"
He can still hear a feint slashing noise and dripping of some liquid on the other side. But since she doesn't want to talk about it, Takumi decided to ignore it also.
"So, i was wondering if you want to hang out with me this weekend ?"
"Hang out ? With you ? I like the sound of that." Her voice turning intense and possessive.
"Yeah, so do you want to go anywhere ?"
"Oh anywhere work for me, as long as you are there with me."
"Sure, i know a asument park near my place. Let's go there then."
"Sound perfect, i'll even pick you up." Tojiko answered eagerly.
"Great, i'm looking forward to it. Bye." Takumi end the call there.
He was sure he would hear someone deathcry if he stays one second longer.