The Goofy Spring Breeze Blows Everywhere, Geto's Sister is Truly Impressive Ch. 117

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Satoru: "Mhm~ You'll be seeing it again very soon." Then he hung up.

Nanami: "???"

'Is even Gojo-senpai playing the riddle game now? He held his phone, brain stalling for a full three seconds.'

Three seconds later, in a flash of inspiration—suddenly, everything clicked!

'Wait, could Gojo-senpai be saying that the answer to the unsolved mystery... is Miss Geto?!'

But there was no time for Nanami to think more about it. Up ahead, Haibara suddenly let out a sharp gasp that snapped everyone's attention toward him.

"—No, this is a worship site for the god of the soil," Haibara stared wide-eyed in shock at the curse crouching near the sign, "...This is—this is a Grade 1 curse!!"

Nanami: "!"

In that instant, it felt like the blood in his veins froze over.

This wasn't the Grade 2 curse the mission brief mentioned—this was a troublesome Grade 1 curse!

—A curse way above their current level!!

The powerful Grade 1 curse had already noticed them. Its twisted face curled into a terrifying grin, revealing rows of jagged, razor-sharp teeth.

Meanwhile.

Naoya had been locked in the clan's confinement room. He wasn't allowed to leave without permission for two months, and all his meals were delivered by clan attendants.

The young Maki and Mai Zen'in had originally made plans with Naoya to train every morning. But when they got to the courtyard they agreed on, they waited and waited—and their blond cousin never showed up.

The two little ones sat silently under the tree, a bit worried and kind of nervous—had their cousin, who'd suddenly started being nice lately, gone back to ignoring them like before?

"Come on, Mai." Maki reached out and grabbed her little sister's hand. "Maybe he just forgot. Let's go look for him."

The two of them walked out of the courtyard and just happened to see a servant hurrying past with a crate that had [Dog Cocky Cat Brand: Corn, Cicada Pupa & Bitter Melon Milk] printed on it.

"...That's Naoya's favorite milk." Mai's sharp eyes caught it. She pointed in that direction.

"Oh, yeah." Maki looked too. "But I remember he just bought a whole bunch a couple days ago. Is he getting more already today?"

"But they're not delivering it to Naoya-nii's room, or to the place where they keep the rat poison?"

System: [Wait, those two are grouped together!? The stuff Piggy drinks is on the same level as rat poison now?! (tears up)]

The two little girls watched from afar as the servants carried the crate away, falling into a brief silence.

"...That way leads to the family's confinement room," Mai said, a little nervous at the thought of the clan, "Should we... follow and check it out?"

Maki stared in that direction. "Maybe our cousin got into a bit of trouble. But the guards at the confinement wing are super strict. We might get stopped before we even reach the building."

"Then what should we do?" Mai looked up.

The younger Maki tried her best to think. She clenched her fists, recalling the photos of their cousin she had accidentally glimpsed, and the bits and pieces she had overheard from others in the clan—

"Maybe we can try asking our cousin's friends for help," she said. "If Naoya-nii is locked in solitary confinement, he wouldn't be allowed to have any communication devices, so his phone must still be in his room."

"...Yeah." Mai understood what her sister meant. "Sneaking into our cousin's room is way more doable than breaking into the solitary confinement chamber."

"Exactly." Maki nodded, clenching her fists. "And this just happens to be one of our advantages as kids. Come on, Mai—while the servants are busy moving stuff and things are kind of chaotic, we'll sneak in."

The two little ones didn't hesitate. They said it, and they did it.

Maki and Mai used the advantage of being small, dodged the servants who were carrying things, and snuck into their cousin's room during the chaos. They found the phone sitting right on the desk in the study.

Fortunately, Naoya hadn't set a password on his phone. Maki and Mai managed to unlock it smoothly and open the contacts.

There were a bunch of numbers saved inside—just a bunch of unfamiliar names (and some characters they hadn't learned yet).

"...Which one of these are our cousin's friends?" Maki froze, blinking. "Who should we call?"

Mai lowered her head, stared at the names in the contact list, and after a moment of hesitation, tapped a few.

Their nicknames were: [Get Lost, Demon], [So Annoying], and [Gross].

Maki & Mai: "......" These nicknames seriously did not match the vibe!

"Let's call them," Mai went on. "I think they might actually be our cousin's friends."

"Uh, why do you think that?"

Mai tried hard to find the right words, then spit out a sentence of English she had just learned, "Because, trouble is a friend!"

——Trouble is a friend!

System: [?? What a weird yet kinda logical way to identify a friend!]

Meanwhile, back in Iwate Prefecture.

Since Tokyo and Iwate were pretty far apart, Chihori boosted her speed this time—faster than a plane!

Wearing the clover leaf on her head, Chihori sprinted, glided, and landed with practiced ease, aiming to reach Iwate in the most time-efficient way possible!

System: [Wait... she's going that fast and her shoes are still intact?]

——Exposed! Chihori's true endorsement wasn't for strawberry milk—it was for these canvas sneakers that could survive sprinting, jumping, flying, and crashing without a single scratch!!

Guided by the map in the system's mind, Chihori finally made it to Iwate. She dashed across the treetops, when suddenly, the system spoke up.

[Hold on, Chihori-chan, there's a barrier over here.]

[You can pick up on that?] Chihori-chan hit the brakes hard. [What are the odds—did we run into Nanami and Haibara?]

[Maybe?]

[Still early. Let's check it out.] With that, Chihori dropped straight down and headed toward the spot the system mentioned.

Even from a distance, she saw the wreckage from a massive fight—splintered wood and shattered stones littering the ground. Not far off, two familiar figures were locked in a life-or-death battle with a giant cursed spirit.

[Wasn't this supposed to be a grade 2 cursed spirit!? That thing is definitely grade 1—!] the system shouted in her mind.

[Wait a sec, this feels kinda familiar.] Chihori froze for just a moment before recalling a manga she'd once read. [This is that mission Haibara and Nanami went on, the one where a grade two curse got misclassified and turned into a grade one!]

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