TRUST ISSUES (Yuta X Y/N)
III
Maki
Whatโs the mission, Satoru?
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ.
Gojo
Weโve been receiving reports of people disappearing by the ports. There are rumors of the cause being a siren.
๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐.
Y/N
They donโt actually exist, right? You knowโฆ with curses and all that?
Maki
Nah. Itโs probably a curse that can control people. And its grade?
Gojo
Grade 3. Simple enough, right? You should gather information before heading out. Iโll set up a curtain once youโre both done.
๐/๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ.
Maki
(Following her gaze, she gave a short nod) Yeah. Itโs a good start.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ. ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ.
Worker
What are you ladies doing here?
Y/N
We have a few questions to ask you.
Worker
Are you two reporters from TVC? Iโve already told them weโve said everything we know,
๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.
Maki
No, weโre investigators. Your boss hired us to look into the matter and find out what happened to your colleagues. So, tell us.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .
Worker
It all started two months ago.
Worker
Weโve been getting new shipments since we took orders from a new business, so most of us had to stay late into the night to unload them and pack โem to the warehouses.
Maki
How late into the night?
Worker
Depends. Some of us stay till midnight or even the crack of dawn.
Worker
We noticed some of our colleagues disappearing over the weeks and dismissed it as them needing rest. Howeverโฆ
๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐,
Worker
A week ago, during my shift, I saw one of them walking too close to the edge of the ports.
Worker
I tried to call him, but nothing reached him. Eventuallyโฆ he jumped off. That wasnโt the first time it happened.
Y/N
How many more times did it happen after that incident? And what time did the incident happen?
Worker
I think it was near midnight. Every night, one of them would go. Itโs gotta be some siren or creature.
Worker
Thereโs something out there. You ladies should leave too. No one stays here after 10 anymore.
๐/๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐.
Y/N
Itโs 9:58. That means all of you are clocking out soon, correct?
Worker
Yeah. Whatever it is, leave as soon as possible. Youโve got a long life ahead of you.
Worker
Iโm just an old man trying to make ends meet. I just hope this gets resolvedโฆ so my friends can rest in peace.
๐/๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข ๐๐ฑ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ .
๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฃ๐จ.
Gojo
So, whatโd you find?
Maki
Every night, one of them dies by jumping off the port. Which explains why thereโs some sort of barrier near it now.
Gojo
Iโll put up a curtain so the both of you can locate the curse easier.
Gojo
A curtain makes you invisible to the outside world, so you wonโt have to worry about being seen by people.
Y/N
Thatโs actually kinda useful. What if I forget to put up a curtain, though?
๐๐จ๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐, ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐๐.
Gojo
Hehehe, youโll find out!
Maki
(Sighing in disbelief) Satoruโs famous for not putting up curtains when he was a student. He destroyed a mansion before and it ended up on the news.
Gojo
Shh, Maki! She wasnโt supposed to know!
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐๐, ๐/๐โ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ.
Y/N
(thought) Gah, those curses againโฆ
Gojo
Donโt worry about those. Theyโre harmless. They wouldnโt even attack us.
Maki
(Flatly) Satoruโs a Special Grade Sorcerer. If he wanted to, he could easily decimate them with one move.
Maki
That reminds me, what grade are you, Y/N?
Gojo
Sheโs a Special Grade Sorcerer like me!
๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐/๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ง.
Gojo
Sorry, Maki. Thereโs always a duo in a trio.
๐๐๐ค๐ข ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ, ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฃ๐จ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐๐.
Maki
(Sighing as she shook her head) Come on, letโs just get this mission over and done with.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐/๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐.
Y/N
How strong are these curses usually?
Maki
Weaker curses tend to group together so they have strength in numbers. Those that are stronger usually act alone.
Maki
With that devil of yours, Iโm sure theyโre not a big problem.
๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ.
๐๐๐ค๐ข ๐๐ง๐ ๐/๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ.
๐/๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐, ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ.
๐
๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐, ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ.
Maki
Iโll take care of them and keep you covered. You deal with that one.
Y/N
(thought) How the f**k do I fight it?!
๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ณ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐/๐, ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฉ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐, ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐.
Y/N
(thought) Waitโฆ I have that guy in my bracelet.
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐.
Y/N
(Tightening her lips in annoyance as the curse lunged for her) Nacht, you b*tch! Come out before I die!
Nacht
Should you really be taking that tone with me, sweetheart?
๐/๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐. ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ, ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐๐ก๐ญ ๐
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ, ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ณ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ.
Nacht
You need my power, donโt you? You havenโt even discovered your own Cursed Technique yet, have you?
Y/N
No, obviously. Thatโs why I need your help to kill this Curse.
Nacht
(Smirking) What if I refuse? What will you do then?
Y/N
(Frustrated) But youโre attached to me! If I die, youโll die too!
Nacht
Not necessarily. As long as that bracelet stays intact, Iโll keep living.
๐/๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐. ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐.
Y/N
Then I better burn it-
Nacht
Okay, okay, Iโll help you!
๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฌ.
Nacht
Form a Binding Vow with me. Iโll grant you the ability to wield my Cursed Technique. The strength you can call upon will depend entirely on your own cursed energy.
Nacht
If you invoke the words โShadow of the Sunโ, Iโll take over your body, erase whatever threatens you, and ensure you survive.
Nacht
In return, Iโll also be able to heal you. Your safety is guaranteed.
๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
Y/N
Butโฆ if you break this vow, youโll pay the penalty. The same applies to me.
๐
๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก. ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐/๐โ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐.
Y/N
(Breathing steadily) I accept the Binding Vow.
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