"Um… Yu? Is that… is that you?"
Standing behind Nakano Yu, looking at the young man's back, her heart was filled with a sense of security, but she still couldn't believe that it was her adopted younger brother.
"And who else would it be?"
Hearing that, Nakano Yu smiled and replied. He remembered how Nino, when he told her he had superpowers, had said he was chuunibyou. Now, seeing Nino's astonished face, Nakano Yu felt a secret surge of satisfaction.
"This… this is a little too unbelievable."
Hearing his familiar tone, Nino completely relaxed. She tugged at Nakano Yu's clothes and quietly murmured.
"There's something even more unbelievable."
Nino's voice, of course, did not escape Nakano Yu. The young man just smiled lightly and said nothing more.
"Nino, I'll take care of that thing first, and then I'll take you home."
Nakano Yu said, moving Nino's hand away from his clothes.
"Mmm, Yu, you… be careful."
Nino's hand released Nakano Yu, looking a little empty, but she still told him to be careful.
To that, Nakano Yu just gave Nino a reassuring smile, then took Joyeuse and moved toward Shirai.
Looking at the monster whose half of the head had been cut by his sword, with white flesh and wriggling worms exposed to the air, obviously severely injured, Nakano Yu's eyes flashed with killing intent.
Today's task had originally seemed like an ordinary daily job, but he hadn't expected it to involve Nino's safety. If he hadn't arrived in time, Nino could have really died today because of such a bothersome curse.
"Shirai, in order to prevent the world from forgetting the existence of Blindfold Village, your obsession turned into a curse and became an evil spirit."
Nakano Yu quietly explained Shirai's origin, while the runic light around him exploded, directing ultimate killing intent toward Shirai.
"Ding-a-ling!!"
Feeling that intent, Shirai ignored the half of her head lying on the ground and tried to flee in a panic, but for some reason her spiritual body, which usually ignored terrain, was now completely out of control.
The fear from deep within her soul made Shirai unable to move, as if the ultimate horror of this world, or even a madman daring to defy the gods, stood before her!
"How truly ugly you are."
Coldly observing Shirai's actions, Nakano Yu spat out those words with disgust. As soon as the words fell, the golden light illuminated the night again.
That single strike, carried by Nakano Yu's killing intent, cut Shirai's body in half, turning her into a heap of rotten flesh. The copper bell that had echoed in the fog also turned to dust under Nakano Yu's attack.
Nakano Yu's attack even affected the alley, leaving a long, deep groove.
Seeing that, Nakano Yu pursed his lips. This time he acted out of hatred and couldn't properly control his strength. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have left any traces.
Fortunately, he was reasonable and did not use his full power, otherwise Tokyo would have been divided into East and West Tokyo.
After destroying Shirai, Nakano Yu raised his hand, and the sacred sword Joyeuse in his hand vanished into thin air. The golden glow around the young man also gradually dissipated.
At the same time, the system voice echoed in Nakano Yu's ears:
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have completed the daily task: 'Spirit of Curse'! Reward: chance for roulette +1!"
That's right, Nakano Yu had a system!
Strictly speaking, the system was standard for people like Nakano Yu, known as transmigrators.
It's just that Nakano Yu's transmigration was more like reincarnation; he appeared in this world as a baby, but without parents.
Fortunately, he was lucky enough to meet Nakano Reina and be adopted by Reina and Nakano Maruo, growing up with the Five Sisters and thus becoming a member of the Nakano family.
And the cursed system, after giving him the starting package [Ten Authorities of the God of War] and the sacred sword [Joyeuse], fell into a deep sleep and only woke up in the last half month.
After awakening, it had no other functions, only the additional roulette and task panel. The task panel randomly refreshed exorcism missions, completing which earned roulette chances, and on the roulette, rewards could be drawn, from omnipotent main gods of various pantheons to female panties, literally anything imaginable.
But Nakano Yu was not in a hurry to spin now. He had collected nine chances and planned to gather ten for a ten-spin draw; perhaps this suspicious system had some hidden guarantee mechanism he didn't know.
In general, Nakano Yu didn't have particularly good luck. All this time, most of the things he drew individually were various amounts of nihon currency, and even more absurdly, Miku's just-removed pantyhose.
Speaking of which, Nakano Yu got annoyed. Was he really that kind of person?
If the system gave him such a reward, wasn't it obviously underestimating him?!
Is he the type who would want older or younger sisters?!
Hiss~ Seems like that's not entirely impossible?
Shaking his head, Nakano Yu stopped thinking about those twisted thoughts and turned to Nakano Nino.
At that moment, Nakano Nino was standing with her mouth agape, with slightly flushed, bright cheeks, as if excited. Seeing Nino's astonished face, Nakano Yu clapped his hands:
"Clap, clap."
"It's over. Come on, Nino, let's go home."
Moving toward Nino, Nakano Yu said this, taking the dessert box from her hand, which was still in shock.
"Hm? This is… Nanatsujiya sweets?"
Seeing the Nanatsujiya logo on the box, Nakano Yu raised his eyebrows and said in surprise.
It seemed that that morning he had mentioned wanting to eat Nanatsujiya mochi or something similar.
He didn't remember there being a Nanatsujiya store on Nino's route home when he left her at the storytelling event. Did she go intentionally to buy them?
"Ah?! That's… Yu, you said you wanted to eat it, so I, thinking it was on the way, bought a portion."
Still in shock, Nino, seeing Nakano Yu at some point take the box, immediately recovered and quickly explained.
Hearing that, Nakano Yu was momentarily taken aback, but seeing her shy expression, he decided not to expose her. Instead, he reached out and patted Nino on the head, speaking in an older-brotherly tone:
"You've worked hard, Nino. Thank you."
Feeling the warm touch on her head, a strange blush appeared on Nino's cheeks, but she barely had time to enjoy it when she suddenly reacted and quickly stepped back:
"Wait! I'm the older sister, why can Yu pat my head like an older brother?!"
"It's still unknown who's older between us. Well, if Nino isn't convinced, you can pat me too."
The young man teased. The fact that he was the adopted son wasn't a secret in the Nakano family, only Nakano Maruo and Nakano Reina didn't know who was born first between him and the Five Sisters, so they reluctantly treated him as the younger brother of the Five Sisters.
Hearing Nakano Yu's words, Nino puffed her cheeks, still a little dissatisfied, and immediately reached out to pat Nakano Yu on the head.
Seeing that, the young man did not move, allowing Nino to place her hand on his head.
Feeling the young man's soft hair, Nino could even sense the fresh scent of his shampoo.
Looking at Nakano Yu, Nino's gaze gradually softened. Under the moonlight, Nino took a step forward.