Chapter 16: I Can Finally Get Rid of These Evil Thoughts
What the heck! Ever since this damned mirror got stuck in my head, forget good luck, I’ve been nothing but plagued by disaster!
I’ve almost died several times! Where’s the good fortune you promised! All I’ve had are endless dangers and calamities!
My ordinary daily life vanished the moment I gained the ability to see those messed-up… and by extension, the moment this blasted mirror entered my head, my normal life was gone forever.
From being noticed by Lianbing, to developing a KillXLove relationship, I’m still treading the line of being possibly thrown into a disaster at any moment.
All the suffering I’ve endured, it’s all because of this damned mirror!
What’s more, it enhanced the Charm Magic Circle without my permission. I, a straight guy, was forcibly turned into a perverted pervert with a head full of filthy thoughts, and I’ve done quite a few vulgar things.
“Tch, you got the benefits but are still complaining. In the end, didn’t you enjoy it? You’re so heartless, Jun Jun.”
“Can you please just shut up?”
“No~ If you want me to shut up, then stuff my mouth with a lollipop~* * * *
I finally understand. Conversations with mentally unstable women are impossible.
No matter what I say, she’ll completely derail my train of thought and leave me speechless.
“But, it is indeed very strange. According to the investigation report provided by the Investigation Department, the things you’ve been through recently really have nothing to do with the word ‘peace.’ First, you were chased by a ‘preparatory serial killer,’ then you coincidentally arrived at a ‘corpse-herding’ scene and were attacked by unearthed zombies… Afterward, you were involved in the ‘Ghost Extermination Plan,’ and by accident, you were trapped inside Black Street with the serial killer…”
Why does she know all this? She knows more clearly than I do, who was actually there…
And also, the Investigation Department?
I remember Xue Qing mentioning before that the uncles who helped her clean her house belonged to the General Affairs Department, right?
Investigation Department, General Affairs Department, and she even knows about Black Street… Nana mentioned the word ‘organization’ before.
This means that both the Investigation Department and the General Affairs Department belong to some unknown organization.
What is this organization doing? Why is it stationed in Black Street? And how can it investigate my affairs in such detail…
“Jun Jun, you don’t need to guess by yourself. I’ll tell you about this after we go out.” It’s as if all misfortunes have come at once. Being hospitalized twice in a short period is already a considerable disaster… but.
Nana smiled slightly, showing a mysterious expression and said.
“Looking at it from another perspective, perhaps it’s precisely because of the Yata no Kagami that you’re still alive today.”
“You can’t be sure that the Yata no Kagami is the source of your ruined daily life, can you? Perhaps even if you hadn’t gained the abilities granted by the Yata no Kagami, these disasters would still have befallen you. In that case, as an ordinary person, you might have already died somewhere. It’s precisely because the Yata no Kagami chose you as its host that you’ve been able to overcome so many hardships and dangers. Isn’t that the luckiest thing?”
If you put it that way… it does seem to make sense.
“Besides, the fact that a group of beautiful girls have suddenly gathered around you might also be your good fortune brought by the Yata no Kagami~ Jun Jun, you really don’t know what’s good for you, hoho~”
“Good fortune…”
That flamboyant master, oh, no, that magic master Mengfa also said that my recent romantic luck has been very strong—
Maybe it really is like that.
Luck is always invisible, intangible, and vague. Who can tell whether it’s good luck or bad luck?
I’m not a gambler, I can’t feel the flow of luck at all.
However, no matter what, being favored by them is my good fortune. I owe them a lot and should be responsible for them.
Continuing to be passive like before would be easy, but that would be too irresponsible.
I need to shift from passive to active, start adjusting my relationships with them, understand them, and change them.
Of course, if I had to make a choice…
I would still choose Lianbing.
It’s not just because she was the first person I connected with, but because I can’t let her go. Whether it’s necrophilia, homicidal urges, wanting my corpse, or being schizophrenic, none of that matters.
I just want to do something for her.
So no matter how twisted she is, I’m willing to stay by her side, even willing to die by her hand…
I sincerely hope she can become normal.
The worst-case scenario, I’ve already seen it in the spiral nightmare, so I’m not afraid anymore.
Back in the dream, I saw her holding a corpse and a head with my own eyes, and I didn’t feel any anger, only sadness… sadness for her. I also felt regret, regretting that I couldn’t change her, regretting that I watched her descend into madness.
For me, not being able to hate her means liking her, and not being able to hate her means falling in love with her.
Although it’s a bit embarrassing to say so, I admit it from the bottom of my heart.
I’ve fallen in love with Ji Lianbing, and I want to be a boyfriend worthy of her.
“Yaa~~~ A pure little virgin’s heartfelt confession? Sweet and sour, hmm~~~ Oh my, it’s so sour it’s getting into my bones.”
Being told that, even I felt embarrassed, lowered my head, and rubbed my nose, feeling my cheeks getting hot.
Really… don’t peek into someone’s inner thoughts at a time like this!
“Say whatever you want! This is my true feeling right now!”
I’m not a waverer. Regardless of right or wrong, I will only follow my heart and never drag everyone down by being indecisive!
However, when it comes to girls like Lanhua, who still cling to me even after I’ve made things clear, there’s really nothing I can do…
Speaking of which, Yu Hui is the same. She always says that protecting me is her lifelong duty, and this duty won’t change even if I fall in love with someone else. In that case, don’t show such a lonely expression!
Not to mention Xue Qing, she often deliberately acts intimately in front of Lianbing to provoke her, almost as if she’s competing with her.
And then there’s the problem with my younger sisters that has never really been resolved. They keep clinging to me, their brother, wanting something to happen. This is not good, but handing over my cute little sisters to other men… I mean, absolutely not! I must find a reliable man who is similar to me but a hundred times better, someone they can entrust their lives to!
Sigh, it’s really troublesome. Even though I’ve boasted, it’s really not easy to solve it.
I thought Nana would laugh at my overestimation, but she didn’t mock me. Instead, she frowned slightly and said with a wry smile.
“… If you’re too upright, you’ll suffer a great loss, ‘Die.'”
“So be it. I’m not good at lying anyway, let alone lying to myself.”
“Not even able to deceive others, and yet you want to deceive yourself…”
“You’re really ‘clean’…”
“Perhaps it’s precisely because of your pure and upright heart that the Yata no Kagami chose you. The origin of the Yata no Kagami is the Chinese ‘Water Mirror,’ also known as ‘Jian.’ And ‘Yata’ means large or beautiful. As the saying goes, ‘The human heart can be reflected,’ its lodging in your body is enough to show what kind of person you are.”
This is the first time someone has praised me like this…
“And the Yata Crow behind the Yata no Kagami has another famous name in China.”
“The Three-Legged Golden Crow, right?”
The most famous legend about the Three-Legged Golden Crow is Hou Yi shooting down the suns.
Legend has it that Emperor Jun and Xi He had 10 children who were all suns. They lived in the east, beyond the sea, where there was a large tree called Fusang…
The ten suns, having nothing to do, went out for a stroll, and ended up scorching the earth. Hou Yi, thinking for the people, shot down nine of them.
Then, the remaining one returned to its nest, changed its name, and became known as the Yata Crow.
Legend has it that the Yata no Kagami was hung around the Yata Crow’s neck.
“That’s right. The Three-Legged Golden Crow represents the sun… uprightness. If you were a wicked person, the Yata no Kagami would never have chosen you.”
Stop, stop, stop, don’t praise me anymore, I can’t handle it.
“Now that you’re Lily’s master, you don’t have to worry about you doing anything perverse to Lily, right? Hehe~”
“I wouldn’t do that in the first place.”
“I know.”
Before I could finish speaking, Nana put her index finger on my lips and said with a slightly lonely smile.
“It’s just a pity for my daughter… like mother, like daughter. In the end, she will still be heartbroken by love…”
“Teacher Lili doesn’t like me yet, so she can’t be heartbroken by love, right?”
“She will fall in love with you. I am her mother, I can guarantee this, okay?”
That tone was exactly the same as my mom’s when she said Keling would definitely like me—Mother and daughter really seem to have some sort of connection. Could Teacher Lili really…?
“If Jun Jun, you only have eyes for one person, then I have nothing to say. But if you want to start a harem, don’t forget to include my daughter in it, okay? Ah, of course, I can too… hoho, how about it? Then you can savor both mother-daughter and father-daughter rice bowls at your leisure, okay?”
“You can’t stay serious for even three seconds before revealing your true colors, you hooligan!”
“Hehe~ Alright, enough messing around~ I’ve said what I needed to say. Next, I’ll help you solve your problem.”
You were the one messing around the whole time!
Huh? Solve my problem? Could it be…
“Can you remove it?!”
“You can’t say ‘Oh…’ like that!”
I rolled my eyes and looked at her with disdain. Nana pouted and retorted unconvincingly.
“Hey, even if it’s lost most of its power, it’s still a divine artifact, okay! How can a divine artifact be removed just like that?”
That’s true. As the saying goes, it’s easy to invite a god, but difficult to send one away.
Although this mirror came uninvited, it seems it won’t be easy to get rid of it.
“However, although I can’t remove it, I can change the magic circle that’s fixing it.”
“Oh, oh! You can do that?”
“Yes, in fact, any magic circle will do, as long as it can fix it. Changing the structure of the magic circle from the outside to alter its effect is not difficult. Hey, from now on, Jun Jun will have one less excuse for lewd behavior, won’t he?”
Even though I was teased like this, I didn’t retort.
Because I was too happy.
Although the problem that had been bothering me for a long time couldn’t be completely solved, at least half of it could be!
Is there any happier news than ‘restored self-control’?
I won’t have to worry with the lights on when I sleep, nor will I have to worry about losing my beastly instincts and pushing my sisters down!
Thank goodness, this way I won’t be so restless every time!
