In the end ,

Amemiya had reached the limit of his patience.

For six months, he had tried everything to make Kawase Naoko realize her mistake:

she should never have left him!

But it was no use.

She even planned to stay in Tokyo on her holidays to avoid him.

It didn't matter, as the saying goes, "If the mountain isn't mine, I'll find it."

Before dawn, Amemiya boarded the train to Tokyo.

His anger subsided when he thought of this scenery, a scene Kawase Naoko had also seen.

The rental house was remote and small; if it weren't for her, Amemiya would never have set foot in such a secluded and cramped place. It

was dark and eerie, and a few cockroaches seemed to crawl through the shadows just now.

Before he even entered the rental house, Amemiya could already smell the gentle scent of Naoko. It seemed as if she had even changed her shampoo since she left him.

He raised his hand angrily and knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

Knock, knock, knock, knock.

"Naoko? Don't you want to live anymore? Open the door!"

After about five or six minutes, a slovenly man with long hair and green clothes finally opened the door. His soulless eyes stared at him: "Is there something wrong?"

Very good. After leaving him, she really found a new man.

"I'm looking for Kawase Naoko."

"She's not here." After saying this, Ilmi raised his hand and closed the door.

Naoko couldn't be seen by others now.

How could she not be here?

Very good, Kawase Naoko, you even learned to lie to him.

Amemiya walked back and forth outside the door twice, trying to lie on the floor to look inside, but as if they had guessed his intention, the people in the room kicked over a cabinet, blocking the gap in the door tightly.

Amemiya was furious, but he could do nothing.

He thought that he could just squat at her door and wait, but he didn't expect that after squatting for a few days, only men came in and out, and there was no sign of Naoko.

Had he gone to such lengths to avoid him?

Finally, late one night, on a clear, clear day, Amemiya, taking advantage of the darkness, crawled through the stairwell window toward Naoko's rental apartment.

The closer he got to the window, the stronger the scent of Naoko became.

Through a thin, transparent pane of glass, Amemiya's eyes met the swollen mass of flesh within.

His Naoko lay slumped on the bed, her face craggy, her body bloated. With every breath, the decaying flesh on her body moved slightly, a stark departure from the Naoko he knew.

Her clear, pitiful eyes fixed on him, unfocused, her shapeless mouth moving as if to say something.

He let out the most piercing cry of his life, crouching before the soft flesh, examining the lover before him who had suddenly transformed into a different species.

Amemiya approached cautiously, only catching the single word, "hungry."

Though her appearance was vastly different, he was certain this was Naoko, the Naoko he had watched grow up.

A slight sting in his ear revealed that she had bitten it off. Her mouth moved, chewing the piece of meat that had suddenly been placed before her.

In a trance, Naoko could only sense the sweet, bloody taste of the flesh against her lips.

Her eyelids were swollen, unable to open. Hmm, it had been ages since she'd tasted such a tempting meal...

Half asleep, she seemed to hear Amamiya's cold voice, scolding her, urging her to eat slowly.

She also seemed to receive a few mild slaps, accusing her of nearly biting his throat.

[Amamiya Tomie sacrificed herself.]

[The nourished curse spread and grew, its vine-like tentacles snaking through the rental apartment, reaching far into the distance.]

[The first to feel the pain was Naraku, lying flat beside her. He tried to call for help, but Amamiya gagged him with a pair of socks. ]

Her limbs and soft flesh will capture and absorb passing demons, ghosts, and hunters. They will entangle with each other like intertwined branches, absorbing each other's nutrients until they are completely integrated... They will either actively or passively become the mother 's nutrients, entangled with each other and die.