Chapter 309: Cursed Death

"Maso-san, a package just arrived at the mansion, signed by Tao Baibai. Should we keep it?"

In the presidential suite on the top floor of the Aman Hotel, a man wrapped in a bath towel answered the phone, from which came the voice of the security personnel at his home mansion.

He rubbed his hair, and the moisture on it quickly vanished, returning to a dry state.

Maso Shinjirou's mind stirred, and the television in the presidential suite turned on automatically; the image shifted, and the scene inside his own mansion appeared.

It was indeed the family security personnel holding the phone, contacting him.

He sat on the sofa with a smile on his face.

That beast Tao Baibai, couldn't he hold back so soon...

He actually hadn't intended to take Tao Baibai under his command; he was very skilled at psychological profiling, and although he had only met him a few times, he was certain that Tao Baibai was absolutely not a beast easy to subdue.

And as for things like beasts, compared to taming them, it was more convenient to kill them for meat.

"No need to keep it. You all open the package directly and see what it is."

As one of the heirs to the most powerful clan in Japan, Maso Shinjirou was certain that even among Reincarnators, he belonged to the kind that was uniquely gifted.

Just like the content in many manga and novels, people have aptitudes, and Reincarnators are the same.

Compared to things like Magic Power talent or martial arts talent, Maso Shinjirou believed that a Reincarnator's talent actually only had two aspects.

One is the natural endowment completed after anchoring upon entering the space;

And the other is the Reincarnator's influence in the real world!

Although Reincarnators execute missions in the space, measured by real-world time, the vast majority of a Reincarnator's time is still spent in the real world.

Therefore, before becoming powerful to a certain level, influence in the real world possesses an overwhelming advantage.

And as a male descendant of the Maso Clan, he was very skilled at utilizing this advantage.

Information gathering, assassination, detention, surveillance—all kinds of modernized methods were part of how he dealt with Reincarnators, and he was currently attempting to lead and promote the establishment of the 【Department of Special Abilities】 in Nihong. Once passed, he could utilize Nihong's financial power to further specialize his advantage.

Even looking ahead, establishing Nihong as his own private Garden would not be out of the question.

Maso Shinjirou possessed great ambition, and at the same time, he was extremely cautious.

He chose not to live in his own mansion precisely because he was wary of powerful Reincarnators discovering his identity and directly launching a forced assault to kill him.

Because of the Maso Clan's immense financial power and influence, the mansion was quite quiet.

But in Reincarnator battles, a quiet environment is not an advantage; on the contrary, it makes one more susceptible to assassination.

He chose to live in the most luxurious hotel in Tokyo, booked the entire top floor, and used technological means to monitor all locations in the hotel, with a large number of cameras connected to the network, recording every place outside his room without pause.

As long as any Reincarnator used extraordinary abilities within this range, it would be posted by him on the internet, thereby causing the Reincarnator to violate the space regulations and ultimately be erased.

Furthermore, on this floor of the hotel, he had placed quite a few long-range attack talismans to guard against beyond-visual-range sniping or bombing.

Maso Shinjirou wore a smile, wanting to see what exactly Tao Baibai had sent him.

"Maso-san, it is a videotape."

The security personnel saw that old-fashioned videotape and were somewhat puzzled. If one wanted to send footage, theoretically, sending it directly via the internet or mailing a USB drive or disc would be better ways. This kind of videotape had been obsolete for over a decade; nowadays, only a few people kept them for the purpose of collection.

Maso Shinjirou saw this item and narrowed his eyes. He looked at the security conference room fully presented on his monitor and spoke.

"You all go find a VCR and see what content is inside the videotape."

Several security guards in suits with pistols tucked at their waists looked at each other, but ultimately chose to execute the order.

They had someone bring a VCR, then connected it to the television and began playback.

Maso Shinjirou sat on the sofa, changed his posture, and with a wave of his left hand, red wine automatically fell into his hand.

Tao Baibai, you actually want to use that kind of thing to kill me. Heh, some ideas, but still thinking a bit too simply.

As a veteran Reincarnator, he was inherently sensitive to various items in the space. Just as everyone in reality addressed him by the name 【Maso Shinjirou】, in reality, he had long hidden his true name, and his current name was re-added into various records using family connections.

This was to avoid being cursed to death by items like the 【Death Note】 after his true identity was exposed.

And the appearance of this old-fashioned videotape made him alert in an instant. He watched as the several security personnel opened the videotape, and the television screen began to jump continuously.

He knew then that he was correct.

He switched the camera angle, observing the situation inside the room only from a concealed angle outside, while the cameras inside the security conference room were already connected to social media live-streaming software.

The next moment, the image inside the monitor began to flicker irregularly, and then the image began to distort.

Subsequently, those few elite security personnel armed with live ammunition kept retreating, retreating to the wall while still trying to retreat. Someone pulled out a gun, but their hands shook incessantly, unable to fire.

Maso Shinjirou pinched the bridge of his nose, thinking to himself that it was indeed that kind of thing.

A cursed videotape from the 【Midnight Ring World】, a dangerous item capable of bringing a terrifying curse Meme.

To actually use this kind of thing to curse me to death, tsk, it's practically opening a new Pandora's Box in the real world~

Maso, codenamed 【Clear Spring on Stone】, was not afraid, because he had not seen the content of the videotape. At the same time, although curse Memes like 【Midnight Ring】 were terrifying, the method to break them was actually quite simple.

One only needed to copy this cursed videotape and then have others watch it, and the curse would be spread.

But the next moment, things changed.

The image on the monitor flickered, and a woman with black hair and white clothes appeared on the monitor, moving with a frame-skipping motion, appearing eerily and suddenly in front of the security personnel.

Subsequently, the bodies of several security personnel trembled a few times and fell to the ground, silent.

His brow furrowed. Logically, the curse of Midnight Ring should only kill the cursed person after seven days; how could it be so fast?!

He saw the Resentful Spirit in the image twisting its form, slowly turning around, and the next moment, it looked up at the monitor outside the room.

Maso instantly turned off the monitor; that moment of eye contact did indeed give him a chill.

This was not like an ordinary cursed videotape; this thing had been altered!

He suddenly felt somewhat uneasy. This kind of handiwork did not look like the rumored style of Tao Baibai; that guy should be a Martial Artist.

At this time, the phone that had just been hung up rang again. Maso Shinjirou frowned and answered, preparing to have the people at the mansion dispose of that videotape. Just in case, he would still arrange for others to watch a copy.

Zzz~

A sound of electricity came from the phone, and the next moment, a familiar yet strange voice appeared in his ear.

"This is Maso Shinjirou. I am reading in the afternoon, and I might return to %&￥ after the year."

The beginning was still normal speech, but the content completely baffled him; however, the latter part had turned into something he couldn't understand at all, not like Nihong.

The only thing that remained unchanged from beginning to end was that voice, that tone—the person speaking was clearly himself!

Maso Shinjirou suddenly thought of something, and a chill rose from his tailbone.

【You have been afflicted by the curse: Ghost Call】

His voice on the phone slowly faded away, and finally, a female voice appeared, sounding youthful.

"Qingquan Shishang, you are not qualified to continue this hunting game."

"Hunting Reincarnators is a game for the strong."

"Farewell, Worm~"

——

【Breaking news: At noon today, the Maso Clan in Nihong is suspected to have been poisoned; all members within the residence have died.

Currently, the Prime Minister of Nihong has issued an order to thoroughly investigate this matter.】

Bai Cangshu lay on the hotel bed, watching the news report appearing on the monitor.

Tsk, what a lunatic indeed.

He now somewhat understood why others liked to call him a lunatic; some people's thought processes are indeed completely different from others.

That 【Qingquan Shishang】 had not offended the Heart Demon; it was merely because the Heart Demon wanted to cooperate with him that the person felt displeased and annoyed on their own.

And then, because of such a thing, the Heart Demon found the other party's hiding place in the real world and successfully killed them in an extremely short amount of time.

This kind of guy is indeed a bit crazy.

Tsk, being entangled by such a guy is really... interesting.

(End of chapter)