My Curse? A Different Yandere in Every Reincarnation
Chapter 131: Losing a True Friend

Chapter 131: Losing a True Friend

"..."

"S-Shizune, are you alright?" Lyuei asks as we run through a forest, no longer hearing the sounds of explosions or the sounds of blows, nor can we see the black and silver flashes of the attacks anymore.

"Y-Yes... I’m just tired," I say to Lyuei, almost falling from running so much. We ran very fast for a long distance and now we’re lost in a forest.

Lyuei, as an experienced cultivator, recovered quickly from the pain of losing all her acquaintances, because she knows that recovering quickly is the only option, or else she’d be left there lamenting and end up being killed by accident.

"Shizune, do you know why the celestial demon started a fight?" Lyuei stops momentarily, forcing me to stop as well. We’ve run too much and both of us need to rest.

The forest around us is beautiful, but it’s not like we have time to appreciate the fresh air and the silence of the forest.

"...I... know." Of course, it was my fault. I just didn’t think she would use a defensive formation to observe me sleeping to protect me. To begin with, I didn’t even know she had espionage techniques that even Yesheon couldn’t detect.

If I understood correctly, every time I used the formation beyond the defense, a surveillance ability was temporarily activated, and even when the barrier dispersed, the ability remained active for a while.

It turns out that this was enough for both Yeom to see the scene since I sometimes practiced dual cultivation with Yesheon in my room, and for Yeom to hear the sounds when we were in Yesheon’s room, which was next to mine.

"Shizune, the fight is over," Yui warns me, climbing onto my head. She was very worried that I would die in that fight. I just nod, as Lyuei is right here and can hear our conversations.

"Shizune, then tell me, why did the celestial demon attack the orthodox sect?" Lyuei speaks with suspicion.

’Ah...’ It seems I’m about to lose the only friendship I thought I had made. It’s a shame, but I guess it was to be expected, given how unlucky I am. Just because I’m trying to be a better person doesn’t mean fate will magically help me.

"This was because..." I wonder if I should be honest or lie, but I guess it doesn’t matter anymore to tell the truth.

"Yesheon and I have been practicing dual cultivation this whole time, but it turns out the celestial demon loves me and discovered everything." I didn’t think she would discover it this way, and I thought that if she found out, I would no longer be in the orthodox sect.

"...T-This... is some kind of bad joke, right?" Lyuei asks incredulously. Discovering that her idol was doing this in secret must be difficult.

"..." I remain silent. There’s nothing I can do about it. It’s a fact that the entire orthodox sect was destroyed because of me, and I don’t deny it, even though it was unintentional.

"I’m sorry for being the culprit. I... will move on. Thank you for being my friend, it was fun." I start walking forward, not knowing where to go, and it’s just a matter of time until the celestial demon finds me.

"W-Wait..." Lyuei stops me, grabbing my clothes.

"..."

’Is she going to want to kill me?’ She won’t be able to, because she’s not a Yandere, and I’ve already proven that only a Yandere or something indirectly related to him can kill me. So, no matter if she beats me or inflicts injuries on my body, it won’t matter.

Maybe it would be fair. Because of me, she lost everything she had. I would understand if she tried to kill me, although I’m too selfish to just let her, so if she attacks me, I’ll fight back.

"Did you know this could happen?" Lyuei asks with disappointment.

"...Yes." It’s undeniable that I knew there was a chance of her finding out, although I never thought she would discover it so soon and cause such destruction. I don’t even know why she took so long to lose control, as she has excellent composure in that regard.

"You knew... and still stayed in the sect... why did you deceive me? Why did you deceive the Grand Master?"

"I didn’t deceive anyone. I didn’t want this to happen..."

"THEN WHY DID YOU DO IT! WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ANYONE!" Lyuei yells at me, her hand gripping my clothes tightly.

I kind of understand her. I also lost everything in an instant, although in my case, it was entirely my fault for being unfaithful.

"I... was just trying to be happy." It’s undeniable that my intentions were good. I just wanted to be a little happy before dying again, because if I’m constantly worrying without pause, I won’t get anywhere.

So I tried to be a little happy before a crazy psychopath who claims to love me shows up to reap my life.

"...Was this happiness worth it for you?" Lyuei asks a difficult question, very difficult indeed, because regardless of my choice, I will be the villain in this story in the end.

"It was worth it." I was happy while it lasted, so I think it was worth it, even though in the end, everything turned into a disaster.

Lyuei releases me and takes a few steps back as I look at her, her face full of tears.

"Please... fight me," Lyuei says politely. Even though she had the chance to attack me cowardly, she honorably invites me to a fight.

"...Why?" I question her. I don’t understand the morality of a cultivator. I don’t understand why she would want to fight for that.

"..." She doesn’t answer me, instead, she assumes a fighting stance, making it clear that she won’t accept a no as an answer.

"...Senior... Lyuei knows that if we fight now... I’ll have to kill my only friend in so long." I see her gaze. This won’t be a simple fight.

She won’t stop until one of us two dies, and in the end, it will be an all-out fight, even though I may have lost in training, I can undoubtedly win in a fight to the death without using Yeom’s papers.

Yui remains silent and moves away, perching on a tree. She doesn’t try to stop me. She seems to understand why Lyuei wants this, even though I don’t.

I don’t understand why she’s willing to die, given that she survived such an absurd disaster like Yeom’s fury. It makes me feel bad. Why do I fight so hard to live if others who don’t have second chances waste their lives like this?

"If you’re really my friend, you’ll fight me," Lyuei speaks her sentence. A single tear runs down my cheek. I guess it’s been a long time since I’ve really cried for someone, rather than because of someone.

I assume a fighting stance, throwing my storage ring to the ground. One last fair fight between us, my current strength against her strength, the strength I’ve arduously gained after much effort.

"3..." We both start counting at the same time, in sync.

"2..." I remember the good times we had. It was quite fun, even if most of it was just training and silly conversations.

"1..." I remember one of our previous fights where she promised to show me her pet rabbit in a more special way than just seeing it normally.

"0..." As soon as we say 0, we rush towards each other. Although my style isn’t suitable for close-quarters combat, I prefer it this way. As we get close enough, I dodge a punch aimed at my face, a trademark of hers.

I hit her with a punch in the stomach, as ice forms in the area. She retaliates with a knee strike to my chin, being faster, and then takes a step back and charges again.

I form an ice sword, barely avoiding her punch, while the ice blade is stained with a little of her blood. I take advantage of the blade’s position to strike her chest hard with the hilt.

She lets out a small groan of pain as the area quickly freezes, until the ice is no longer in contact. She lands a very fast punch, hitting my nose hard, almost breaking it.

Blood flows as we continue our silent fight, the sounds of the blows being the only thing that fills the space.

We continue like this for almost 10 minutes, constantly hitting each other without stopping. We’re relatively evenly matched, but after 10 minutes of fighting, she’s at a disadvantage for the most obvious reason of all.

Her fighting style is based on pure brute force, while mine is weaker, but more versatile and efficient in the long run. Almost all of my blows have caused small freezings.

Lyuei’s body trembles with cold as several frozen areas are visible. She is deathly pale, with blood staining her robe. I’m not much better off either.

I’m covered in small injuries and bruises, as well as having lost about 3 teeth, and blood is flowing from my now probably broken nose. Of course, our problems can easily be healed with healing pills.

But neither of us uses this resource. Why? I don’t know. She doesn’t use it, so I don’t either. I don’t understand why she thinks dying here is better than continuing to live.

"Haaa... Haaa..." We both breathe heavily. We both know the fight will end with the next blow, as we’re both too exhausted to continue.

"..." In silence, we advance, but my situation, which is much better than hers, as she is debilitated by the ice, ends up giving me the advantage. I evade her predictable punch with a lightning-fast step, while I pierce her heart with the ice sword.

"..." I fall to my knees, exhausted, as she falls on top of me. She will soon die. Even if she uses a healing pill, there is no more salvation for her, because my ice affects the Qi of others due to its high Yin content, and now her meridians are being frozen. Only something of a higher level could heal her.

"...Why... did you want to die like this?" I ask, dropping the sword, no longer having the strength to continue.

"...Because I have nothing left but you... because a cultivator has the right to choose how they want to die..." She speaks, coughing up a little blood.

"...Thank you for this... Shizune," She says her last words, dying in my arms while giving me a final embrace. We may have spent little time together, but we were undoubtedly friends.

"...Shizune, do you want help?" Yui approaches, seeing my tears that won’t stop. I’m not well with this.

"No... I want... to be alone..." I speak with a voice broken by tears and fatigue. I just want to stay here, hugging the first true friend I’ve made since I got this curse.

My first real friend that I made through my own efforts, and the same friend that I had to kill with my own hands after taking everything from her.

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