Chapter 3: Twins
'Okay, calm down! You haven't done anything to her and she doesn't have her full Heavenly Restriction, If she did she would already have folded me like an omelette. Just ask her what she wants.'
"Do you want something?" I said straight-faced with no emotion.
'Nailed it'
She looked at me strangely, and I could hear some sounds coming from behind her. I moved to the side to see a similar-looking person hiding behind Maki. Even a smooth brain can guess that she must be Mai.
"We just wanted to see what the fuss was about about the so called prodigy of the Zenin Clan. If you want to know I'm Maki and she my little twin sister Mai."
I looked at her and then at Mai. I could see that Maki wasn't interested in this situation and looked like she wanted to be somewhere else, while Mai looked nervous for some reason.
'What I see doesn't match with what you're saying Maki.'
"Okay, you've seen me now. Do you want to something else?"
"Huh, you're straightforward." Maki looked like she respected that.
Maki looked at her quiet sister for a moment, then looked at me with a scrutinizing stare. She then smiled and pushed her sister towards me, who seemed to be trying to resist but was failing.
"My sister's been struggling to use Cursed Energy for some time and none of the Elders want to help her. She would be very happy if you could give her some tips."
'Huh, was that it? I guess I could give lend them a favor and be nice to them, so that when Maki awakens she doesn't hunt me down like all the other Zenins.'
"Sure, I'll show you how it works." I said as I looked at Mai.
"Maki could you…" I looked around, and it seemed that Maki left when my attention was off her.
'She's fast. Reminder to not take my eyes of her if a fight happens.'
"So Mai, what's the problem with your cursed energy."
Mai looked down and said: "…I can't use it. I mean, I can't bring it out."
"Mai, do you know what Cursed Energy is?" I asked her pointedly.
"It's what you use to power Cursed Techniques, right?" she said timidly.
"You're half-right. Negative emotions are also important to know about. Without it we won't have anything to proces into Cursed Energy. Sorcerers usually use negative emotions like grief or anger. Are you drawing on anything?"
"Not really…" she looked down when she said that.
"So the first step is to find a negative emotion you can use. Afterwards you just have to control your emotions." I explained to her
"Alright!" she said with motivation.
She was trying, as I could see from the changing expressions on her face, but was not succeeding as not even a drop of Cursed Energy came out. This is probably because she doesn't have much Cursed Energy to begin with because of her situation of being twins with Maki.
'I should help her.'
"Remember you have to draw on Negative Emotions. Anything that makes you feel something. This could be anything like grief, anger or even love."
"Love?" She said while doubting me.
"Yes, there is no curse more twisted than love."
With that sentence, something changed within Mai, and I could see Cursed Energy pouring out of her. It wasn't that much compared to mine, but I shouldn't use myself as a comparison because of the huge Cursed Energy Pool I had.
'No, the weird thing was the colour. It was pink like Yuta's. Maybe because they both used love? Yuta's was pink for his Love of Rika, and Mai's was pink for her sister?'
I flared my own and saw it was dark blue, almost black. Probably because I fueled it with the negative emotions of my Death in my previous life. I just shuddered a bit when I thought about the Abyss I was in before I woke up as Megumi.
'That isn't important now. I'm supposed to focus on Mai who looks like she's gonna pass out.'
"Okay, you can stop now."
She didn't respond before falling face-first onto the ground.
Or she would have if I didn't catch her in time.
I laid her down gently and quickly put my fingers on her neck to see if she still had a pulse. If she died here, Maki would hold a grudge against me.
Holding my breath, I felt relieved when I felt a pulse, but I felt worried again about how hot she was getting. I quickly put her on my back and rushed towards the infirmary.
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Maid POV:
Seeing Young Master rush towards the infirmary with a girl on his back makes me shake my head. The moment I look away, he does something stupid.
'Still as his attendant I'm supposed to help him.'
"How may I help you, Young Master?" I said while folding my hands in front of me.
"Could you get a Doctor to come over and check if Mai's okay? And, also stay with her to see if she's fine. If the doctor refuses say that it was my request."
I noticed Young Master looking at her worriedly and with a hint of fear. What an interesting situation.
"Will do so, Young Master."
I quickly found a doctor and brought him over to Mai.
"I refuse." The doctor said.
"May I ask why?" I said while looking confused.
"She's a failure and waste to the Zenin Clan. It's better if she or her sister dies." Said the doctor maliciously.
"I will have to remind you that this is a personal request from Megumi Zenin, the current heir of the Zenin Clan. Should I inform him of your refusal?" I asked back.
He looked like he wanted to punch me but calmed himself down. He then went over to Mai and checked her over while I kept watch on him. He then left a note with prescriptions for a fever and instructions on getting good sleep.
'She should be fine if what I'm reading is right. Where is Megumi now actually.'
And then I heard some shouting coming from where Megumi was previously. I looked out the window and saw him fighting with a girl who seemed similar to the girl next to me, who was now shyly hiding beneath her bedcovers.
'My my, it seems he got himself into more trouble. What am I supposed do with him?'
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