Eiri was startled by Lin Mu's actions.
Watching his handsome face gradually enlarge and approach her, she subconsciously widened her eyes.
Her body, however, was stiff, and she didn't react for a moment.
Listening to this person say, "Then, here I come, Eiri!"
What, what was he going to do?
Getting so close? Was he going to kiss her?
Just as Lin Mu was about to succeed, a fair hand suddenly reached out from the side, quickly blocking the space between their lips.
"Pop~"
The warmth on the hand made Kasumigaoka Utaha frown, looking somewhat displeased at Lin Mu's scandalous move.
"Junior Lin, are you pretending I don't exist?"
What did he mean, trying to kiss that tsundere Junior Female Student right in front of her?
She hadn't even kissed him yet, how could he kiss Eiri first!
"Ah!"
Coming back to her senses, Eiri quickly pushed Lin Mu away, taking a few steps back, her little face red as she looked at the two of them.
"Exactly, Lin Mu, what are you doing? You suddenly… suddenly made a move on me!"
Lin Mu shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said seriously, "Of course, I'm helping Eiri suppress the curse."
"So why did it have to be a kiss? You just… you wanted to kiss me, right?"
Eiri's cheeks were already red to her earlobes, and her whole body trembled.
The thought that if Kasumigaoka Utaha hadn't blocked him with her hand, her first kiss would have been gone.
Eiri felt ashamed just thinking about it, and her beautiful eyes couldn't help but glare at him.
Her cute little fangs were also bared, looking as if she was about to bite someone.
Facing Eiri's question, Lin Mu calmly nodded in admission.
"Yes, I was going to kiss you, that's how you suppress the curse."
"Eiri, Utaha Kasumigaoka, since you've both read novels and watched anime, you must know about the magic settings in strange otherworlds, right?"
"The so-called curse is activated by magic, and magic is life force for ordinary people."
"The curse wrapped around Eiri is using her own life force to operate, working like a shadow, making it impossible for Eiri to draw what she wants to draw."
"To suppress the curse, we can only disrupt and seal the abnormal magic used by the curse through external magic."
"In other words, we need to establish a magic channel between us, so I can use my magic to influence Eiri's magic and suppress the power of the curse."
Hearing this, Eiri subconsciously nodded, but then she immediately glared at him in embarrassment:
"You don't need to kiss to establish a magic channel! Can't you just touch with your hand?"
"And how do you prove that you have that so-called magic?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha also strongly supported Eiri, nodding in agreement: "Exactly, exactly, Junior Lin, in my opinion, you're just lusting after her, your loli-con tendencies acting up and you deliberately want to take advantage!"
"Exactly, exactly… You perverted loli-con! Ah, wait, Kasumigaoka Utaha, why am I a loli-con to you? I'm not a loli, okay? You just have slightly bigger breasts, how can you look down on people like that?"
Eiri, realizing, glared angrily at Kasumigaoka Utaha.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, however, confidently puffed out her chest, her full form highlighting her exquisite figure.
Eiri was instantly defeated, her heart filled with even more resentment.
"Ahem, don't quarrel, Eiri and Utaha Kasumigaoka!"
Lin Mu quickly spoke to stop the conflict.
"Since I proposed the idea of establishing a magic channel, I can naturally prove myself."
He stretched out his hand, and a ball of purple light appeared in his palm, growing brighter and brighter.
Eiri and Kasumigaoka Utaha stared wide-eyed in astonishment at this magical scene, their mouths agape.
"Is… is this magic?"
"To be precise, it's unformed magic, which is the most primitive form of magic."
"Ahem, I've already told you my identity as a magician, remember not to tell anyone."
Eiri and Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded vigorously.
They certainly wouldn't tell anyone.
However, knowing that he possessed mysterious powers, their worldview was completely refreshed.
Did things from fantasy really exist?
"Very good, since that's the case, I've already proven the existence of magic, so Eiri, do you still want to suppress the curse?"
"Although I'm very reluctant to let go of a beautiful girl illustrator like you, my editor, Ms. Sonoko, is already urging me to submit the manuscript. If you still can't draw, I'll have to find other illustrators."
"Ugh! No, I… I naturally want to suppress the curse, and it would be even better if it could be lifted."
Eiri stammered, glanced at him, and her cheeks turned red again.
"So, is there no other way? Does it have to be… a kiss?"
Lin Mu nodded seriously, "Yes, this is the only way."
"What you said about using hands is actually possible, but I haven't tried it. If something goes wrong and I turn you into a vegetable, I'll feel very guilty."
"A vegetable?!!!"
Eiri was startled by his words.
Kasumigaoka Utaha, on the other hand, looked playfully at Lin Mu, who was tricking Eiri, and stroked her chin with her small hand, not exposing him.
He said it so seriously that she almost believed him.
But as soon as she thought of him being a despicable and shameless pervert, a man who even thought about having a harem, everything made sense.
This guy definitely had other methods, but he insisted on choosing kissing, definitely to take advantage of Eiri!
977 And, for this purpose, he even used "other methods will turn her into a vegetable" to scare Eiri.
Lin Mu looked at the frightened Eiri and continued to say seriously:
"Yes, after all, I haven't tried it, and kissing is the safest and easiest way to establish a magic channel. It just depends on how you choose, Eiri, but please make a decision quickly, time waits for no one."
"That curse actually still harms you. Besides causing you mental torment, that Cow-Star person might eventually manifest by using your life force."
"Ugh… how can this be? Do I still have a choice?"
Eiri's eyes were teary, looking as if she was about to cry.
She felt so unlucky.
She was inexplicably cursed, getting caught up in such an absurd situation.
Gritting her teeth, she looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha with a flushed face: "Hey, Utaha Kasumigaoka, can you step aside for a moment?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow, but refused without hesitation.
"No. I need to gather material. I helped you before, now it's your turn to help me. I haven't seen a Junior Female Student kiss a man yet, so I want to watch!"
"Ah! Kasumigaoka Utaha, how can you be like this?"
Eiri was furious.
She had finally made up her mind to give up her first kiss to suppress the curse, which was already embarrassing enough. What did Utaha Kasumigaoka mean by watching from the side?