The nightmare, as the name suggests, is a dream demon, a monster that has the power to weave dreams.
There are two very famous nightmares in the Type-Moon world, one male and one female.
The male one is the most famous, his name is Merlin, he is a prophet and court magician who appears in the legend of King Arthur. Although he appears in human form, he is not basically human, because he is a hybrid of a nightmare and a human.
I am a magician of the highest level, also known as the "Flower Magician". I am an immortal sage similar to Scathach, the queen of the "Land of Shadows". I am currently self-isolating in the "Garden of Avalon" in the inner sea of the star, relying on my EX-level clairvoyance to spy on the whole world. In short, I am an immortal and hentai.
The female one is a little less famous, and her name is "Len". The heroine of "Tsukihime" sequel "Utazuki Juyo". In the real world, she moves around as a black cat, and in dreams, she turns into a girl with long blue hair and a black dress. Although she doesn't have many roles, she has gained considerable popularity because of her cute appearance and innocent personality.
"Is it really you, Lian?"
Shinji didn't say this out loud. He named the black cat Lian because he thought of the nightmare demon. He didn't expect that she was really a nightmare demon. He just didn't know if she was the one he thought she was.
The people surrounding Shinji started talking.
"Night demon? What is that?" This is Tsuruya.
"I think I've seen it in a book." This is Kariya.
"Master told me the story of the nightmare." This is Sakura.
"Is it this kind of thing? Are you sure?" This is Loreleija.
"Sure, I'm also curious why the nightmare appears in the form of a black cat." Yustisa nodded and reached out to touch Lian.
The lotus hair stood on end, as if it had encountered a natural enemy. If you think about it carefully, Yustisa's third magic does have a great restraint on the nightmares that rely on dreams to survive.
"Don't scare her."
Shinji placed Lian on his lap and soothed the black cat by stroking the back of her neck with his fingertips.
"But I've never heard of a nightmare being able to devour a curse." Lorelaia frowned slightly, with a puzzled look on her face.
"Curse? What's going on?" Justisa showed up late and didn't hear the previous conversation.
Sakura directly pulled up Shinji's cloak, revealing his right arm: "Teacher Yustisa, my brother has been cursed, please help me take a look."
"What is this-?" Justisa's eyes fixed, and strands of white silk threads emerged from her sleeves, like spirit snakes, climbing up Shinji's right arm from different parts.
These threads are as thin as hair and penetrate directly into the pores, acting like probes, feeding back Shinji's physical condition to Yustisa.
After several dozen seconds, Justisa retracted the thread and seemed to have come up with the answer: "I see."
"What do you mean?" Loreleija asked.
"The nightmare lives by absorbing human essence. This curse is also a way of using essence, which falls within the range of the nightmare's absorption."
Although Justisa didn't know much about curses, she still analyzed the principle of curses with her profound knowledge of alchemy and human body. Magic power comes from vitality, and essence also comes from vitality. The two come from the same source and can naturally transform into each other. Otten Luoche's curse uses this point.
"Can it be exorcised?" Sakura's eyes were full of anticipation.
"I can, but—"
Without waiting for Yustisa to finish, He Ye immediately promised.
"I'll prepare anything you need right away."
"If there is no one in the Matou family, I will transfer him directly from London." Loreleija was not willing to be left behind.
"It's not that I'm short of anything. I have all the materials at home." Justisa waved her hands quickly, "It's just that - I'm not sure whether it would be more beneficial for Shinji to expel it or keep it."
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
"Is there any benefit in keeping a curse?"
"Normally, no, but Shinji's situation is special." Yustiza thought for a moment and explained, "I think you've already felt it. It's because of this curse that your relationship with the relic has gone so smoothly. If you continue at this pace, it won't be long before it truly becomes yours."
Shinji nodded: "Indeed."
Justisa continued to add: "One more thing, during the long conflict, your right hand has gradually adapted to the power of the curse. If the method is correct, it may not be impossible to make the power of the curse your own."
"Is this possible?" Everyone, including Shinji, looked at each other in confusion.
"It's possible in theory, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet. Well, it looks like I need to contact Orange before making a decision. She's more professional than I am when it comes to the human body."
Justisa, who was thinking, didn't notice Shinji covering his face at all, nor did she notice the strange expression on Lorelaia's face when she heard a certain colorful name.
"Okay, don't talk for now."
Shinji scratched his head, first gave Justisa a gag order, then said to Loreleija:
"Please, keep what happens next a secret and don't tell anyone."
Lorelaia raised her eyebrows: "What if I say no?"
"Then we can't even be friends." Shinji answered decisively without any hesitation.
"I understand." Loreleija answered solemnly, "I swear in the name of Barthelmero that I will not reveal a single word of what I saw and heard in the Matou family."
"Thank you, thank you very much."
"You're welcome." Lorelaia said calmly, "I hope you'll do the same for me one day - so is it really that Aozaki Touko?"
"yes."
"What does it have to do with you?"
"We are friends, and we can also be considered family."
"You actually managed to win over that top puppeteer. It seems that your Matou family is not as simple as you appear."
When she said this, Lorelaia finally released the queen's spirit that she had suppressed for so long.
"No, the Matou family is not simple to be able to cultivate someone like you."
"Thank you. The stronger my family is, the more help you will get." Shinji took this opportunity to express his attitude, as a way of repaying Lorelaia's trust.
"Since you said that, I would like to make a request." Lorelaia said bluntly, "I hope to get a way to remove this curse."
"No problem." Of course Shinji would not refuse such a small thing, "Justisa."
Justisa did not refuse: "I need some time to design and organize."
"It's okay, I can wait." For Loreleija, as long as there were no more victims in the future, this little bit of time didn't matter.
"Then I'll prepare it now." Justisa is very focused in her work. Once she gets into the state, she will devote herself to it until the completion.
Just as she was passing the corridor and preparing to enter the basement workshop, the doorbell rang.