CH 398

What I did with the time Kalin gave me is very simple.

First, I took a 『Restrain』 scroll, and fixed it to a tip of the black curse cloth without Zwei noticing.

The black curse cloth is elastic, and seems to change shape on its own to suit my convenience. I noticed this when I pulled it before to have Kalin touch it, and it stretched about as much as I wanted.

Maybe the way it was vibrating in response to Zwei has to do with the fact that the plate shows that I’m its owner.

I’d love to study this strange material, but unfortunately, Ahri might get mad at me again if I let my thirst for research get the better of me in front of Zwei.

And so, fixating it was easy.

I sneakily activated the 『Restrain』 scroll inside the cloak, stretched part of the cloak, and rolled it around the scroll.

It’s like I rolled up a piece of paper and tied it so it doesn’t open.

Then I moved the scroll with the black curse cloth attached underground, using a hole Kalin made.

I sent more 『Restrain』 scrolls from below the floor to stretch the black curse cloth to the whole floor.

At this point, the black curse cloth on my back and underground were only connected by a thread.

And so, I approached Zwei while pretending to approach the plate. Just close enough to not be suspicious, and put my plan into action.

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The 『Restrain』 scrolls push through the floor and the entire room, Zwei included, is wrapped in black curse cloth.

Zwei uses both hands to snap its fingers, but that sound is absorbed by the black curse cloth, and nothing happens.

“Eh? What?”

Zwei looks perplexed.

I say it again.

“『Restrain』”

This time, to the 『Restrain』 cloth with the black curse cloth attached I snuck below Zwei.

It looks like it has several black ribbons attached, which suddenly fly and wrap around Zwei.

“W-what is this!? I-it hurts? It hurts!”

The black curse cloth chafes against Zwei’s purifying light body as it wraps around it. Then they dig into it, and Zwei feels pain like its body is being scraped.

“M-my being is being scraped away!? I-it hurts. It hurts it hurts!!”

Zwei screams like it’s bawling.

That composure from before is completely gone. Zwei is like a kid throwing a fit now, as the black curse cloth makes a creaking sound.

This isn’t good… It looks like the black curse cloth works, even better than I expected in fact. But at this rate, it won’t hold for long.

Should I make the black curse cloth squeeze it harder? It might snap if I increase its power suddenly. I know I’m walking a fine line, but I increase the pressure.

“Please stop. Please please please… I know! Take this back! That woman’s divine protection. If you don’t take it, it will disappear too!”

I see Zwei’s hand through gaps in the black curse cloth’s ribbons, and it has a round lump of light inside.