Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume3 Chapter4 (section)

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When I returned to the conference room and told him about the matter in question, Naru gaped at me.

“Mai, what happened to you this time? Aren’t you being extremely helpful?”

…I’m sorry, okay? For being useless until now.

“You’re right. Sawaguchi-san isn’t the culprit. Besides, why would the curse follow me wherever I go?”

"Isn’t it because you’re a hindrance?”

"A hindrance?”

"Well, aren’t you here to solve the mysterious case in this school? As you’re a hindrance to himself, the culprit decided to eliminate you.”

“…If that’s the case, then it shouldn’t be only me who’s cursed. Don’t you think all of us should have been cursed? At least, the curse shouldn’t be cast upon only me, but it should be on this conference room.”

“That’s…”

Oh, I see. I got it. Yes, it’s true. Definitely true.

“So in other words, what’s happening in this school is due to the curse, right? About the curse, didn’t it come from Onmyoudou? Then, isn’t an onmyouji the one who can break it?”

”…Yeah.“

"That’s the reason. Because you’re an onmyouji, you’re a hindrance to the culprit in particular…”

“What did you say I am?”

"An onmyouji.”

“Why do you think I am one?”

…I blinked in surprise. Why… he asked. “…You’re not an onmyouji?”

"I’m not.”

Whaaaat! No way!! “But didn’t you use a hitogata in the previous case!? Bou-san said only an onmyouji can do that…”

“It was Lin who made that.”

…Lin-san… “…Is Lin-san an onmyouji?”

"Yeah, it seems so.”

…Whaaat? Then, Naru’s simply a psychical researcher? Somehow… I’m disappointed…

“It’s unlikely that the culprit would misunderstand like that. Supposing I’m really an onmyouji, I don’t think there’s a way the culprit would know that…”

“I told someone…”

“What?”

"I told someone that you’re an onmyouji.”

“…Who?”

What should I do? ”…Kasai-san…“

After giving me an intent gaze, Naru looked up at the ceiling and breathed a sigh. "So that’s to say… Kasai-san misunderstood that I’m an onmyouji? Mai, that means…”

“Yeah. I know. The probability that Kasai-san is the culprit has gone up, am I right?”

“It was you who said Kasai-san isn’t the culprit.”

“Yeah.”

“Will your belief remain unchanged?”

"I want to ask you about one thing.”

“What is it?”

“Do you think there’s a possibility that someone can cast a curse without knowing he’s the one doing it?” Unconsciously, for instance. In a trance, for instance.

"That’s impossible. Especially if it’s Enmi...”

“Then… my belief hasn’t changed.”

Naru tapped the desk lightly with his fingers. “Very well. I’ll believe you once again. …However, if an evidence that suggests Kasai-san is the culprit comes out in the open, I won’t agree with you.”

“…Yeah.”

It’s not Kasai-san. That’s impossible.

Naru rose. “I’m going to investigate something. You’ll help everyone search for the hitogata.”

“Roger that.”





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