Chapter 495 ( Collection - II )
"Well, I think we'd better start going through these objects in greater detail now that they're sorted" - Kyōka said as she indicated to her faithful henchman to start working.
Cloud rolled his eyes at her before starting to inspect the objects in greater detail, starting first with the objects that could be of use to them, only to sigh with annoyance when he saw that despite giving them a quick glance twice, he found nothing useful, only things with huge monetary value, things that would be of no use to him the moment they left this dimension, though his gaze brightened slightly when he noticed a slight glow on some of them.
The blond slowly moved some objects, only to find a strange doll that looked like it had come out of a horror movie.
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[Cursed Doll (U)]
Lock it away if you don't want it to attack you in your sleep.
[Curse]: Reduces the Luck of whoever touches it by 2(+X) points, even if Luck is 0. Only works the first time they touch the doll.
[Possession]: Throwing the doll, causes it to apply [Curse] to all nearby enemies. The doll returns to its owner after 15 seconds.
[Cursed Object]: After receiving its owner, the [Cursed Doll] cannot be used by another person. Increases the damage received by the user by [Holy(Sacred)] type attacks.
[Pseudo Soul]: The [Cursed Doll] can follow instructions like a normal person, and can learn over time, but cannot act after moving 10(+X) meters away from the user.
[Sentence]: When [Curse] is applied to an enemy with luck 0 or negative, [Cursed Doll] causes [Doom] status, causing death after 30 seconds, and devouring part of the victim's soul, increasing the effects of [Curse] and [Pseudo Soul] by 1.
[Reckoning]: The [Cursed Doll], chooses her master herself.
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Both Kyōka, and Menchi, quickly turned away from the doll and looked at it apprehensively when they heard the description Cloud had given her.
Cloud for his part, just took it normally because it didn't matter that he lost 2 luck points, not with all the luck he had, not to mention that it was better to take it now, rather than have it happen in the future where its effects would be much more dangerous.
Kyōka and Menchi accepted this reasoning and touched the doll, only to feel a cold sweat run down their backs.
"I think this doll is perfect for Kyoko" - Cloud said as the two women nodded.
The doll was hideous, and had a gloomy aura about it, but Kyōka had to admit that it matched Kyoko's abilities perfectly, or rather, Kuro's.
Kyōka could see that in the future, Kyoko would become some sort of goddess of misfortune, which wasn't a bad thing at all because that was directly affecting the fate of her victims.
"Don't you think that thing is too ugly for someone like Kyoko-san to carry around?" - Menchi asked, only to freeze when she noticed how the doll bent its head and looked at her coldly with its button eyes.
"Remember what I said, this little one is possessed" - said Cloud as he stroked the doll's disheveled hair, who slowly returned to normal.
"That thing terrifies me" - muttered Menchi as low as possible because she didn't want to gain that thing's attention.
"What's wrong?" - Kyoko asked, who had heard all the noise her fellow travelers were making.
Cloud didn't say anything, he just threw his wrist at her.
Kyoko was surprised when she saw this as she unconsciously caught whatever Cloud had thrown at her, only to feel something cold attach itself to her soul.
Slowly, she looked down, and took a closer look at the thing she had caught, only to be terrified when she saw the doll's gloomy expression, though she quickly calmed down because somehow, she noticed that it wasn't as ugly as she first thought.
"That's weird" - Menchi muttered as she frowned - "She accepted it too quickly, she's not possessed by that thing?"
Cloud didn't answer, he just gave her a glance at the doll, and saw how she now had in her description that she was now directly connected to Kyoko. It could be said that the two now had a symbiosis relationship, Kyoko would feed her and the doll would follow her to the end of the world.
"It's possible, I mean, that thing is looking at you as if you killed its creator" - Kyōka said while smiling fiercely.
Menchi froze when she heard this, so she slowly looked slowly at the doll and noticed how it was watching her with its hair levitating.
"We'd better continue going through the objects I found" - Cloud said as he gained everyone's attention, even the strange doll's.
"By the way, where are Mimi and Sora?" - Kyoko asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"Resting on the couch, I left them there when I came back" - Cloud replied calmly as he continued to go through the objects, only to be rendered speechless when he found an object he didn't think he would discover so soon.
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[Crown of Envy (3/7)]
If it's not Mine, it's nobody's!
[Envy]: Produces the [Envy] effect, causing different side effects on the people around the user. During this effect, all those affected lose their vitality constantly. After 30 minutes, all those affected end up developing a possessive desire to obtain this object.
[Obsession]: Increases the concentration of everyone around the user, but only with one target. Those affected by [Obsession], ignore everything around them with the sole objective of fulfilling their desire.
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Kyōka was silent when she read this, only to see how Cloud decided not to risk things getting out of control, more so when he saw how Menchi's eyes had glowed slightly with a strange emerald color.
The taunt lasted a few more seconds after he put [Envy] away, only to notice how the light blue-haired woman, seemed to be looking around confused, as if she didn't know where she was.
"Was it another one of those 7 sins things?" - Kyōka asked as she frowned.
"That's right" - nodded Cloud while frowning because these things were dangerous.
"I see" - muttered Kyōka as he started to think, only to shake her head.
"What happened?" - Menchi asked as she looked at Cloud seriously.
"What's the last thing you remember?" - Cloud asked as he looked at the light blue-haired girl.
"I remember we were checking the objects, after that I felt like everything went dark" - replied Menchi while frowning as she started to think, only to notice how her memories became blurry - "Did something happen?"
"It's nothing, I guess you were too tired" - Cloud answered as he tried to calm the woman, who felt that the blond was hiding something from her.
"Anyway, we'd better continue tomorrow" - Kyōka said while gaining the attention of those present.
Cloud nodded calmly, though he now had a strange expression.
"Why did that thing only activate when I touched it?" - Cloud muttered when he saw how Kyōka and Menchi had gone to their rooms - "Is it because of my ability? And if so, does it also activate if someone with a strong sin corresponding to the object, touches it?"
Cloud was silent for a few seconds before shaking his head and continuing to check the objects.
He could stay up all night checking the objects because he hadn't consumed much energy.
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The next day, the girls had returned to the living room, only to see how the objects had disappeared, leaving only a couple or two strange objects.
"You were up all night going through the objects?" - Kyōka asked in surprise when she saw how Cloud was looking at the objects he had identified.
"I think I'm blind," muttered Cloud as he looked at the girls.
"Really?" - Menchi asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"No, I don't have those problems" - replied Cloud as he shrugged his shoulders, only to point towards the objects - "Anyway, after going through all the objects, those are all the ones that are useful to the others, the others, let's just say they are useless."
After going through all the objects, Cloud divided the objects into three sections. One, the ones that are useful to them, two, the ones that can also be used in other worlds for their benefit, example, precious stones, medicinal plants, seeds, strange minerals, among other objects that can be used by Tabane, Celestine or the other elves, and the last section, were the objects that only had monetary value, objects that he would sell later so he could continue buying useful objects for his group.
"What's all this?" - Kyoko asked as the strange doll, cocked her head to the side.
"I think you'd better experience it yourselves" - Cloud replied as he picked up a strange cube and tossed it to Kyōka.
"?" - Kyōka raised an eyebrow, only to feel her body tense slightly, only to see how everything seemed to be a little clearer, as if the fog that blocked her senses, dispersed - "What was that?"
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