"Did it… succeed?"
Asagumo Chihaya quickly asked Chihaya Anon.
"I don't know either…"
Chihaya Anon, who had just opened her eyes, subconsciously replied, "I just felt a warm current suddenly rush out of my throat… Pfft?!"
The girl had not finished speaking when she made a strange sound.
"What's wrong?"
Asagumo Chihaya asked worriedly, "Asakura, are you alright?"
"No, I'm fine…"
Chihaya Anon's expression looked extremely strange; her entire face was distorted, as if she was trying hard to endure something.
Could it be that the Curse had gone wrong and caused her some harm, so she was enduring pain?
Asagumo Chihaya quickly looked at Asakura, only to find that the latter was scrutinizing her with a subtle gaze.
Good, it seemed at least Chihaya Anon wasn't in trouble, otherwise Takuma-kun should be looking at Asakura.
"Takuma-kun? What exactly is this…?"
Asagumo Chihaya asked him in confusion.
"It's a bit strange to explain. You'll know when you see it yourself."
Asakura took out his phone, opened selfie mode, and turned the screen towards the girl.
So Asagumo Chihaya saw that her forehead had become particularly bright, reflecting everything in front of it in a bizarre, funhouse Mirror-like manner.
Suddenly, she understood where Chihaya Anon's Curse [Mirror] had gone…
"Asakura…"
Asagumo Chihaya looked at Chihaya Anon with a strained smile, her expression like a Hannya, filled with a terrifying presence that even anomalies would struggle to match.
"I am truly sorry!"
Chihaya Anon immediately performed a fierce tiger's descent, prostrating herself to apologize, "I didn't do it on purpose! Although Asagumo-senpai, you might not believe me, I don't know why this happened…"
"Weren't you just meditating on various mirrors? You probably started subconsciously associating with some shiny things after thinking of familiar mirrors, but most of them weren't close by. So, when you thought of Chihaya's forehead, it triggered the Curse, right?"
Asakura added, rubbing salt in the wound.
"You, you—!"
Chihaya Anon gritted her teeth and glared at the delighted Asakura.
"…To Asakura, is my forehead really that much like a Mirror?"
Asagumo Chihaya's smile grew even brighter.
Actually, this level of social death isn't terrifying, but the key is in front of whom one experiences social death.
At this moment, Asagumo Chihaya's killing intent even surpassed that of an Asura.
"I'm really sorry, I'll dispel it right away… Um, how do I dispel this ability?"
Chihaya Anon immediately withdrew her fierce expression, shamelessly asking Asakura.
"Theoretically, you just need to say 'Dispel' to Chihaya. Well, of course, that's if you sincerely want to dispel it~"
Asakura's expression grew even more cheerful, "If you're still thinking about Chihaya's forehead being like a Mirror or something, it won't work~"
"…Asakura, you actually just want to watch the show, don't you?"
Chihaya Anon looked at Asakura, who was still fanning the flames, and felt quite powerless.
"That's right."
Asakura nodded without hesitation.
"Oh, for goodness sake, I don't care anymore! Dispel, dispel, dispel!"
Chihaya Anon closed her eyes and shouted randomly.
And it actually did turn Asagumo Chihaya's forehead back to its original appearance.
This made Asakura raise his eyebrows involuntarily.
"It seems you have a very good affinity with Curse [Mirror]."
He said approvingly, "I was originally planning to enjoy it for another five minutes."
"It's truly regrettable that I couldn't satisfy Asakura."
Chihaya Anon looked at Asakura with ill intent.
"Just to clarify, that thing is an 'incomplete' Curse. It won't have much effect on me, who possesses the complete Curse—" Asakura said with a smile, "Of course, if you wish, I could let you experience what the complete Curse is like. It might even help you develop Curse [Mirror] in the future."
The girl quickly dismissed her mischievous thoughts and shook her head vigorously, "No need, I'll… Huh, do you mean this thing is for me?"
"It's just temporarily entrusted to your care. Until you get permission, when I'm not watching, and only in dire circumstances—such as encountering an anomaly like today's—you are not allowed to use this thing indiscriminately—" Asakura said, "Come to the Clubroom tomorrow. I'll give you an application for the Magic Club, and besides that, I can also let the other members of the Clubroom try to see if they can use that pendant."
Actually, doing this was somewhat risky, but just like placing the bonfire at Nadeshiko's house, because people who have encountered the supernatural are more likely to encounter such things again than ordinary people, Asakura decided to keep this pendant with Chihaya Anon as a precaution.
"Um… does the school know about the Magic Club?"
Chihaya Anon asked curiously.
"Of course not. The Magic Club is just a facade; our actual name is 'Chiba Magic Society'."
"I see, so that room is called the 'Clubroom' and not a club room…"
The girl clapped her hands, looking enlightened.
"Alright, while Chihaya and I are still here, try out the effects of Curse [Mirror] again."
Asakura said, "Since the compatibility is so good, this Curse should have some other uses."
So, at the kind request of Asakura and Asagumo Chihaya, Chihaya Anon experimented with the other uses of the pendant.
That being said, just as Gokou Ruri could only make very subtle changes when she first started using her Curse, Chihaya Anon, who was still in the adaptation period and not even the breaking-in period, could only turn the surface of certain designated objects into mirrors, and even this was inconsistent.
For items that were originally relatively smooth or reflective, the Curse generally worked, but for fuzzy things like sweaters, which had no apparent connection to mirrors, it was much harder to coat them with a Mirror-like layer, and the success rate was very low.
It wasn't that the items themselves had any fundamental differences; it was just that Chihaya Anon's concept as the caster hadn't fully transformed yet.
Regarding this, Asakura's comment was naturally just to drink more hot water… Oh no, it was 'you just need to practice more'.
Finally, when Asakura asked her to cast Curse on black stockings, and because it was inconvenient on the bed, he hoped she would put them on before practicing, Chihaya Anon decided to take a break first.
"I'm going to see how Mom's dinner preparations are coming along!"
She quickly fled the room, while also earnestly instructing, "It might take a while to buy some seasonings or something for her. Asakura and Asagumo-senpai, please feel free to rest in my room! You can also read any books from the bookshelf!"