Starting With The Sefirah Castle In The Anime World

Pain.

Endless pain.

For Kasumi Aika, this was nothing short of a hell made of suffering.

There might have been a little pain.

She had been deceived…

While enduring this agony, Aika couldn't help but recall the warning Ren had given her at the beginning.

Not just a little pain, but intense, unbearable pain.

She could not suppress the screams torn from her throat.

After an unknown amount of time, the pain gradually subsided.

But by then, Aika was in such agony that she could not even open her eyes.

"Open your eyes and look."

The voice at her ear made Aika, who had barely been able to force her eyes open, use the last of her strength to do so.

Before her eyes floated a dark mass that seemed to radiate malice.

"What is this?"

She opened her mouth, and a hoarse voice came out. Even she was startled by how rough her voice had become.

But even so, her attention was still locked on the black mass before her.

"This is the cause of your illness. That congenital illness has been eating away at your life, making your body weak. If it isn't cleared out, your lifespan will be greatly shortened."

Listening to the voice beside her, Aika finally realized this was the thing that had always been inside her body.

"These lesions have been lurking in various parts of your body. Fortunately, their positions have shifted slightly, so we were able to pull them out."

"This thing is a manifestation of a chronic disease. And because it has been eating away at your life, removing it will naturally have a serious impact on you."

"But being able to remove it will still be far more beneficial to you."

Kasumi Aika understood this clearly.

Looking at this black mass, a chill went down her spine when she thought about how it had always been inside her.

After seeing this, she finally understood. Such an unusual method, as expected, this person was anything but ordinary.

"In the coming days, as long as you undergo normal recuperation, your body will slowly return to normal. At the very least, you will not be as frail as before, always worried about falling ill…"

Aika bit her lips slightly, and a hoarse voice came from her throat.

"Thank you."

"Well, I accept your thanks."

At this moment, Ren had already withdrawn his spiritual vision and deliberately kept his gaze from wandering in Aika's direction, focusing instead on the lesion.

The so-called lesion was like a curse. No, more precisely, it was practically a curse.

A disease was just another form of curse.

His hands slowly closed, and the dark lesion was compressed little by little until it finally became a pitch-black crystal.

As expected, diseases and curses were almost the same kind of existence.

No wonder the Demoness Pathway was tied to disease and curses. Both diseases and curses were collectively referred to as disasters.

After collecting the crystalized disease, Ren turned around.

"Ms. Aizawa, thank you for your help with this matter."

"No problem."

Aizawa Sakuya agreed immediately.

Ren gave a slight nod and walked toward his study.

The remaining Aizawa Sakuya squatted beside the sofa, tightly holding Kasumi Aika's hand.

"How are you feeling? Does it hurt?"

"Mm…"

Aika's voice was hoarse, and the pain in her body had almost made her lose control. Her strength had been drained completely, leaving her unable to even raise her hands.

"The peeling process was more painful than I imagined. It hurt so much I couldn't stop myself from screaming."

"I heard it. That high-pitched note you hit just now was even higher than the screams in horror movies."

How could Sakuya, who had been watching the entire time, not know how much pain Aika had endured?

Especially during the peeling process, the voice had grown higher and higher, from sharp and piercing to hoarse. Anyone who heard the entire process could tell exactly what the person was going through.

Kasumi Aika's dry lips curved faintly. Her weak body wouldn't let her squeeze back, so she could only try her best to hold on to Sakuya's hand.

"I'm troubling you again."

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it."

Aizawa Sakuya didn't mind at all.

The two had grown up together, and naturally, she did not want Aika to remain so weak if there was a chance to help her.

Now that there was such an opportunity, of course she would speak up for her.

"It's mainly because Ren was willing to help. If it were anyone else, I really wouldn't know what to do."

Kasumi Aika also nodded slightly.

Even now, it was hard for her to imagine that kind of supernatural ability.

"So are you in the same situation as Ms. Nagi?"

"Not exactly."

Aizawa Sakuya thought about Nagi and the others, then shook her head slightly.

"Nagi-chan and the others have already obtained the power they wanted, but I still lack some opportunities. It's just because I am close to Nagi-chan that I knew about some things ahead of time."

"I am just a stand-in right now."

I see.

Kasumi Aika finally understood why Miss Sakuya had joined that group, and she also finally understood why Miss Nagi and Miss Isumi had transferred to other schools.

The reasons were clear.

"You don't need to think about anything else. You will remain weak for a while. For now, what you need to focus on is adjusting your body."

"After this period, your body should no longer be as weak as before."

Once the lesions were removed, the patient would definitely be a completely different person compared to their previous fragile state.

"Wait until you recover, then go thank Ren."

"Mm."

Aizawa Sakuya had already contacted her family, and she had also contacted the Kasumi family. Today was her birthday, and to celebrate, she had invited Aika to stay overnight at her home. Given her relationship with Aika, the Kasumi family had naturally agreed.

But after sending the weakened Aika home tomorrow, there would likely be a lot of turmoil in the Kasumi household.

Ah, her family was bound to be thrown into chaos.

Her father would probably insist on knowing exactly what had happened to her.

(To be continued.)