Shiro pressed the send button on her phone and leaned back against the tree, nursing her injured right arm. It's probably broken.

She cursed her teacher and the higher ups for sending her on this task. Oh how she wished should could just lie in bed and lounge around watching her favorite animes. She had been away for nearly a week now, currently waiting to be picked up by Kiyotaka Ijichi. This time she was sent to a school, plagued by a rather annoying group of small curses. Individually, it was pretty easy to get rid of, but when the bounded together like a school of fishes in the ocean, it was quite an atrocious task. She had let her guard down while fighting them, and thus ending up with a broken arm.

She put a hand on her broken arm and waited for a blue light to shine. She gritted her teeth in agony as she felt the bone in arm start to mend. She watched as the wound slowly started to heal. It only took a couple of minutes but the pain felt like it was taking hours. She let out a soft sigh before leaning back on the trunk of the tree.

"So you're just going to stand there and watch?" She called out, eyes still closed, recovering from the painful healing she just went through. "Did my father send you? It's like you're not even trying to hide anymore."

The man hiding behind a nearby tree grinned. He was a tall man, with black hair extending past his shoulders, framing his face. He had narrow eyes and piercings on both ears. He donned an all black yukata and pants along with a tabi and zori.

"That was quite a show." He said as he made his way towards Shiro.

"Who are you?" She glared. She was exhausted and her healing her own injuries didn't help with the exhaustion. "You've been watching me for a while now."

The man only chuckled before giving her a polite bow. "Suguru Geto." He introduced. "Lucian wasn't kidding when he said you were talented."

"You can go back and tell him to fuck off." She snorted, still glaring at the man walking towards her.

Seriously, whats taking Kiyotaka so long. She mentally complained. This man was strong, she could tell by the aura he was exhibiting. Even if she was in top shape, he would probably still over power her. Being in the state she was in, her percentage of chance of winning was at the magical number 0.

"Ara ara... I'm not working with Lucian if that's what you're implying." He closes his eyes and gives her a tight smile. "Though he did offer a significant amount of money to bring you home." He let out a dramatic sigh before grinning once again.

Creepy.

"Excuse me?" She narrowed her eyes at the strange man. What does that even mean? "So what do you want then?"

"I'm simply quite interested in you." He shrugs.

Does he want to fight or something? Without taking her eyes off of him, she stands up, using the trunk of the tree to support herself.

"That's funny" She mused. "Most people would simply talk to the person, not stalk them from afar" Noticing the leaves and grass that stuck to her uniform, she started to pat down her backside.

"Ah, I wouldn't call it stalking per say" He waved a hand, gesturing to brush off her statement. "I like to think I was simply observing."

"Honestly, same thing." She stood still, studying his movements. She couldn't afford to be careless in this situation. "So, you never told me what you wanted."

Ignoring her question, he decided to make his way closer to her, the same grin never leaving his face.

Shiro had felt her muscles tense when he started walking, her eyes carefully observing his every move. What is he up to?

Shiro suddenly felt frozen in spot, she couldn't move. Every single cell in her brain was telling her body to move, but she couldn't move a single muscle. He saw him lean in, his hot breath only inches away from her ears.

"Why don't you join me?" He offered, giving her a pat on her shoulders. "My dream is to create a world with only shamans and sorcerers, I think you'd be a great addition."

As Shiro finally regains control of her body, she immediately jumps back, her body in a fighting stance.

"Well, it's only an offer" He shrugs, "I'll even get rid of your distasteful father as a bonus for you."

"Excuse you?" She sneered, "I don't need you to get rid of anyone for me."

"Well, that may be" he sighs, as a cursed spirit materializes on his right shoulder. "But you are honestly a waste of your ability."

"Sorry, did you come here to insult me or something?" She glared, burning imaginary holes into Suguru. What is he talking about?

Unfazed by her hostility, he only laughs, which adds more insult to injury. "Not at all, I'm just saying you're not using your abilities to its full potential."

Utterly confused by what he meant, Shiro narrowed her eyes, daring him to continue.

"Well..." He starts, as he suddenly turns his back on her, starting to walk away. "What you're merely doing now, is just the basics of what you could do. You could do so much more."

With those final words, he disappear in the landscape, leaving her pondering over what he could have meant.

"Shiro! There you are!"

Shiro turns around at the voice calling her name, before sighing, "You're seriously late."