Section E, Chapter 5: The Curse of Repression (Lucina, Lusa)
It's really unclear why only the two of them can see the hooded man.
Perhaps sometimes, their existence is so vague.
"Lusa, you can see that, right?" Lucina was still a little incredulous for a moment, and pointed to the bedroom door suspiciously, "It's, it's there." β
Lusa nodded nervously: and she saw the presence of the vortex.
The hooded man still stood there quietly, not knowing what he was waiting for.
But then, he stepped back and disappeared into the whirlpool.
The blue vortex was still open, as if inviting the two of them to enterβan illusion, of course.
Lusa was about to jump down and rush towards the vortex, but it shut down. At the same time, a letter and a thin-bladed dagger with a grip inlaid with small black orbs fell from it.
After Lucina took them in her hands with a traction technique, she felt a little confused and excited.
Loelle couldn't help but be curious and took a closer look. Icetail hurriedly climbed onto the elf's shoulders and took over the view of the high ground.
Lusa's eyesight was so poor that she couldn't see that the envelope still had the fire paint on it with the Black Tower Organization's Spiral Tower insignia. After Lucina violently tore open the envelope, the letter inside fell.
Eager to spread it out, Lucina saw that it was written with the following line: Piercing this dagger into the body can temporarily suppress the phantom curse that has not been passed downward. The Amrea Lock will revert to its previous state, using the five Ring of Resistance we previously provided.
Lucina was overjoyed, confused, and couldn't see it too clearly: didn't they specify it? Or did they not know what was going on?
No...... Actually, this is a detailed explanation. I even said that it could not be used by people who had given birth......
But all in all, there is a way out of Lusha's phantom curse!
Remembering how sad she had been before, Lucina suddenly felt even happier: the hooded man is occasionally quite reliable......!
"Why do you have to stab yourself with it?!" staring at the dagger, Lucina shouted helplessly, "There's no ordinary way?
"Well, what is the Phantom Curse?" Roel stared at the piece of paper, surprised.
"Same question. "Ice Tail can't read either.
"You don't need to know. Lucina noticed that these two guys had been staring at each other for a long time, so she hurriedly put away the letter and handed it to Lusha: "Lusa, can you see clearly?"
"It's a little difficult...... Lusha timidly held the letter very close to her face, and then she could barely read the words written on it: "Ah...... Is this the only way to use this dagger?"
She looked down at the dagger on the table, holding it up with some excitement, a little dazed.
Pierce me with this dagger...... Is that okay?
It will feel painful, but ...... It doesn't matter.
But after all, this is also a bit of a terrible thing, and Lusha still hesitates a little. Still, she wasn't so much hesitant to self-harm as she was thinking about where to poke herself: it didn't hurt much to Lusa. Just bear with it.
"It would be better for us to go into the house and do this. At this point, Tia made a soft suggestion: "It's not very convenient in the living room. β
"Good idea!" Lucina immediately pulled Lusa into the room to study, "Loelle, don't come here!"
"Ah, what a ......" Although the elf was curious, he thought about it and thought it was terrible, so he sat down obediently.
However, Icetail followed Lucina and the others to the house. Spotted by Lucina before closing the door, she kicked out unceremoniously.
"Oops!" the crystal scorpion rolled on the ground, wailing in pain. At the same time, the door to the room was shut.
Guladan was locked out because of his slow movements, and he hung his head and looked very disappointed.
"That'...... Shall I start then?" Lutha held the dagger, looking nervous as Lucina and Tia looked at her.
It hurts to think about it, so Lucina looks at her sister very worriedly, worried.
"You look at me like that...... I'll be more nervous. However, Lusha was a little frightened by this. After all, everyone is watching like this, which complicates something that could have been easily done.
"Well, let's go out. Lucina didn't want to see Lusa suffering, so she asked distressedly, "I can't bear to see it." β
"I think it's better for you, master, to get used to it. Tia disagreed: "Maybe Lusha will need to stab herself with it more often in the future...... Lusha can avoid the gaze of others, but you can't always avoid it. I can't bear to look at it, but I have to accompany her. You're a sister. β
"This, this...... That's right. Lucina's attitude wavered, which made her a little dazed at this time: "Then, let's take a look at it very ordinary." β
So, she began to force herself to stare at Lusha.
What do you mean by a very ordinary look...... Lusa, who was being stared at, held the dagger and couldn't help but feel more nervous: there was a feeling of being watched.
She sat down on the bed, her heart pounding at the knowledge that the dagger would suppress the curse's effects. On the other side, Lucina and Tia looked at themselves more or less nervously.
The difference is that Tia smiles, and the encouragement for Lusha can be seen in her eyes. And my sister is more panicked.
Actually, there is nothing to be afraid of and hesitate about.
It's just a stab yourself with a dagger...... In normal times, it's nothing. But this time, it always felt like it meant a lot.
Taking a deep breath, Lusha looked down at her two leg rings tightly tied to her thighs and the holster with the magic gun, ready for it.
She aimed the tip of her thin-bladed dagger at her thigh, and then stabbed it with determination.
The dagger sank into his thigh in an instant, and blood flowed out instantly, contrasting with the snow-white skin. She could clearly feel the sensation of a foreign body coming from the sharp, hard blade sinking behind her leg - and the pain that irritated her entire nerves.
With the sharp stinging pain that made her body tremble, Lusa's eyes were dizzy, and then she opened her eyes again with difficulty when she trembled as she held the dagger, and was pleasantly surprised to find that her vision slowly became bright again.
In addition, despite the pain, I could feel an extra burning sensation in my back.
Through Aya's backless outfit, it can be clearly seen that Lusha's snow-white back begins to gather into wings and some light streaks with illusory light, and is disintegrated in the moment of formation. It is a symbol of the power and curse of the phantom wing beginning to be suppressed at the same time.
The burning sensation disappeared, and Lusa, who had fully regained her sight, gasped and pulled out the blood-stained dagger, looking at the bloody hole in her leg with her restored vision, and was overjoyed. Lucina was even more excited, and almost jumped on Lusa: "Wow! I don't dare to breathe!"