Chapter 104: Monsters in the Story
Sumida River Fireworks Festival, busy streets, bustling tourists.
In the middle of the crowd, Ayako Nagase burst into tears.
Guess, am I crying for real or fake?
Horii Suzune looked at the other person and always felt that she should be thinking the same thing at this moment.
This is a very troublesome girl.
Seeing more and more eyes coming towards her, Horii Suzune sighed, and without caring whether Nagase Ako was crying for real or fake, she just grabbed her wrist and walked towards the haunted house not far away.
On the way, Nagase Ako was still crying, tears flying out, but she faced Horii Suzune's tough attitude.
She didn't seem to be disgusted. On the contrary, the other hand that was not grabbed by the wrist reached out to Horii Suzune's hand at some point.
It seemed like he was trying to push away Horii Suzune's attempt to grab his wrist, but in fact, it was more like he was taking the opportunity to caress Horii Suzune's fair and delicate skin.
The guilty expression on her face when she occasionally glanced at Horii Suzune could further prove her true thoughts at the moment.
Slut?
A nymphomaniac who just wants to hang out with pretty girls?
Pinggong Qianye, who was walking slowly behind, saw the scene clearly.
In fact, when he learned that the three talismans were missing, he knew that the person who did this must be a human, and definitely not a ghost.
Because talismans are used to restrain ghosts.
Afterwards, following the scent he left on the talisman, he easily found Nagase Ako who had not gone far.
The three of them came to a makeshift rest shed next to the haunted house, two in front and one behind, and Horii Suzune let go of Nagase Ako's wrist.
At this time, Nagase Ako had stopped crying. She was lowering her head slightly and using her hands to pick at the small bumps on her clothes.
Horii Suzune sat at the long table in front of Nagase Ako and said in a deep voice: "Nagase Ako, why did you secretly tear off the three talismans in the haunted house?"
"I, I just happened to pass by and accidentally knocked them down." Nagase Ako's eyes were a little wandering.
"Accidentally?" Horii Suzune said coldly, "Do you believe this?"
"Believe it, why don't you believe it?"
Although Nagase Ako was arguing, her voice was very low, and she looked guilty and as if she was confessing something.
Horii Suzune chuckled, then smiled, "Nagase Ako, I remember you were a novelist, right? You've even published your works on the Internet."
"I, I'm not a novelist!"
Nagase Ako's watery eyes widened and she kept waving her hands to deny it.
"is it?"
Horii Suzune took out her cell phone, searched for a while, and whispered, "Explode this evil world! Destroy all ignorant humans!"
"The Chaos Witch who lives in the uncertain sky, witness of all tragic stories!"
"She will use the Archangel's staff in her hand to draw the raging fire of hell. The lotus of fire will begin to bloom under the silver moonlight..."
"Ahhh! Stop reading!"
Nagase Ako finally couldn't stand it anymore. With blushing cheeks, she rushed forward, covered the screen of Horii Suzune's phone with her hand, and pressed it on the table to prevent Horii Suzune from continuing to read.
"I think it's well written, especially the next paragraph." Horii Suzune sighed softly, feeling it was a pity.
"You, how do you know that I have written this novel?!"
"This should have been written when you were in junior high school. The writing style is indeed a bit immature, but the imagination is very rich, which is a good plus point."
Horii Suzune commented seriously, "But you are still young and have great potential for growth. I am looking forward to your future novels."
"Ahhh!"
Ayako Nagase covered her ears with her hands and shook her head desperately.
No, the memories of the past Chuunibyou history are about to awaken in my mind again!
Chaos Witch!
Your most devout believers are still waiting for your return to the supreme throne where the blue moon and the sun shine together!
Chaos Witch!
The most valiant apostle sitting beside you is waiting for you to grasp the weapon of destroying the world again, and accompany you to destroy everything once again until the end of the world!
"I told you, I'll tell you everything."
After a fierce struggle of consciousness in her mind, Ayako Nagase.
In the present world, Ako Nagase, a mere high school student, defeated the Chaos Witch who was born in ancient times with great difficulty under the watchful eye of the Supreme Will.
Horii Suzune leaned back and tapped the table with her fingers, seeming to appreciate Nagase Ako's decision to surrender.
"I've just been constructing a story about a friendless monster in my mind recently. The details..."
Ako Nagase, who chose to speak frankly, recounted her creative experience with an expression that looked almost hopeless.
Guess, am I a real ghost or a fake ghost?
This is how she wants to catch the eye of increasingly discerning readers.
The complicated family life and miserable school experience are the fictional backgrounds that she wants to resonate with readers.
Although it's not entirely fictional.
Strange, bizarre and bluffing stories are her little trick to keep readers reading.
After Nagase Ako finished talking about her entire creative process, she looked like she was executed in public. Her upper body slumped on the table, with her long hair burying her cheeks.
After sorting out her thoughts, Horii Suzune gradually understood the whole process of what happened tonight.
It turns out that there are no ghosts.
The so-called real ghosts and fake ghosts are just plots in the novel made up by Ayako Nagase herself.
Even Nagase Ako herself was deeply involved in this story and couldn't extricate herself, so she asked herself in front of herself whether it was a real ghost or a fake ghost.
Rather than being influenced by ghosts, is it more like a mild form of schizophrenia?
"Ugh……"
Horii Suzune held her forehead with her hand, feeling a slight headache.
Is this how all novelists today write their stories?
No wonder the stories in today's novels are not well written, but there are more and more routines. After calming down a little, Horii Suzune looked up and glanced at Hiramiya Chiye, wanting to see if he had anything else to say.
"Hand over the three talismans in your pocket. They are of no use to you."
As soon as Hiramiya Chiye finished speaking, Nagase Ako, who was lying on the table, reached into her right pocket and slapped the three crumpled talismans on the table.
"Please hang these three talismans back to their original positions."
Ping Gong Qianye asked a member of the spiritual society to do this matter. He also had something to talk to this novelist who was obsessed with his fictional story.
"Stop playing dead."
Horii Suzune patted the table, and seeing that Nagase Ako had no intention of leaving the table, she reached out and pinched her little face.
"...I'm already dead...I can't possibly live again...Just go away and don't worry about me anymore..."
A weak voice came from the mouth buried by long hair.
"Witch of Chaos, why is it that your awakening is still so far away? Your devout believers offer your favorite strawberry ice cream, matcha chocolate, and lemon mousse every day on the altar under the stone steps of your throne..."
"Ah! Stop bringing up my bad memories of the past!"
Listening to Horii's voice that sounded like a spell, Nagase Ako was revived with full health in an instant, and various buffs were superimposed on her.
Her long, soft and shiny tea-colored hair was now disheveled, some of it sticking to her forehead and cheeks, making her look pitiful.
Oh, little guy, can’t I cure you?
The corners of Horii Suzune's mouth rose slightly, and then she gave Hiramiya Chiya a smug look.
"Have you ever heard of a monster born from a story?"
"You, don't scare me."
Nagase Ako shuddered and suddenly felt a little scared.
"The story is false, but when a writer's mood and desire to create it are extremely sincere, then the monsters in the story will emerge from the story into reality." Pinggong Qianye said in a calm tone.
He wasn't trying to scare Ayako Nagase on purpose, but this was really happening.
Although that was a story that happened hundreds of years ago.
This situation will naturally not happen to normal novelists, but there are always some writers who will put all their efforts into the stories they write.
He himself became the first reader who was deeply immersed in the story and unable to extricate himself.
Monsters, the monsters in the story, were born in this way.
"I, I admit that I shouldn't have torn off those three spells... I was wrong, I repent, and I am willing to compensate you for your losses..."
"Do you really think that you tore off those three talismans unintentionally? Is what you believe really only the truth determined by your own consciousness?"
Hiramiya Chiye's tone was so gloomy that Nagase Ako suddenly raised her head and said with a sad face: "How come you can tell ghost stories better than me!"
"Being possessed by evil spirits can easily lead people to do a series of actions that go against their daily routines."
Hiramiya Chiye ignored Nagase Ako's growing uneasiness and continued, "Think carefully, would you really do something like tearing up other people's things?"
"How did you know there were three talismans at that time? What kind of mood and thoughts did you have that made you tear off the three talismans one after another?"
"Can you remember it now?"
"Can you still swear that all your actions are of your own will?"
Nagase Ako was completely stunned and stood there motionless.
She really couldn't remember why she tore off the three talismans.
Tearing off the first talisman could be explained as fun, but what about tearing off the next three in succession?
Besides, why would I do such a rude and stupid thing!
And just now in front of Horii Suzune, I actually said the lines from the fictional story in front of her.
And at that time, I didn't feel it was awkward at all, it seemed like a natural habitual behavior.
"Woooooooo..."
This time, Nagase Ako really cried.
She lay on the table and cried very sadly.
She was clearly just trying to come up with what she thought was a perfect novel in her mind!
Horii Suzune walked out from behind the long table, came to Pinggong Chiye, and asked in a low voice: "Are her symptoms really that serious?"
"If it was really that serious, she wouldn't be able to tear off the three spells. It's just a sign."
In fact, Nagase Ako's symptoms were not mild, and had reached the point where her reality and falsehood were gradually becoming confused.
The reason why she could sense the location of the three talismans was because she had already become aware of the supernatural power.
The three talismans made her feel uncomfortable, so she took them off.
But when the talisman was on her, her symptoms were suppressed, so she did not choose to throw away the talisman.
She carried the talisman with her when she went shopping, and over time, the symptoms gradually subsided.
Finally, it was only after he yelled at himself that he finally got out of that state of not being able to distinguish between reality and illusion.
"You said you didn't mean to scare her..."
Pinggong Chiye did not refute this.
It's better to be scared and cry for a while than to let others cry for her when something happens in the future.
She is still a young girl after all.
Hiramiya Chiya recited the "Mantra of Light" to dispel all the ghosts that might be lurking in Nagase Ayako's body.
At the same time, give her a blessing so that she won't be unable to distinguish between reality and story again due to thinking too much.
The "Mantra of Light" is also known as the "Great Initiation Light Mantra of Vairocana Buddha". It has great power and great blessings.
(End of this chapter)
