The next day, Father Michael O'Connell also came to the hospital, and I told him everything.
"What about you?" Father Michael O'Connell asked with a complicated expression after listening to me, "What about you? What were you doing at the time?"
I sighed: "I thought it was unbearable, and ran home first."
"I understand..."
"Taoist priest, what should I do? I'm innocent!"
I placed all my hope on Father Michael O'Connell. After all, everything yesterday proved that Father Michael O'Connell had misjudged the gender of the ghost because he believed me, but the mirror facing the sky was at least effective.
"Try apologizing, think about the bullying he had suffered before, and what he wants." Father Michael O'Connell said, and then asked me, "Didn't he give you any hints?"
I racked my brains, and finally thought of the carp plush toy that had initially appeared differently.
That's right!
He always brought something when he came over!
The first and second times were carp plush toys, the third time was piles of carp plush toys, and the fourth time was my beloved dog, Buddy, who had already been buried.
This was the clue that I had come up with at that moment, but hadn't grasped!
A clue that connected these events!
I excitedly told Father Michael O'Connell about this discovery, but I found that his face had changed.
"This is, a reverse birth curse..." He looked at me, his face turning somewhat pale.
I had a bad feeling: "What is a reverse birth curse?"
"The food and toys that the ghost gave you are actually offerings for the seventh day after a death. It is said that after a wandering ghost finds its target, and gives them offerings for seven days, then, after performing a ritual, can use the target's body to be reborn."
Then, Father Michael O'Connell frowned and said: "It's very strange, since you didn't do it back then, why did he use such a vicious curse on you?"
"... How would I know."
I looked directly at Father Michael O'Connell, and only then said these words.
Actually, I know.
That winter, I really didn't do it.
But I was the leader of those childhood friends, and it was me who ordered them to put the dress on the boy.
The boy was seeking revenge on me, it could be said to be more than reasonable.
However, I didn't tell Father Michael O'Connell about these things. After all, I couldn't figure out Father Michael O'Connell's personality, and if this person was single-mindedly good, he might have wanted to take the male ghost in first before collecting me.
At this time, I suddenly remembered that the reason why I ordered takeout the second time was because I mistakenly thought that I was having good luck with romance.
That mysterious girl who had ordered takeout for me for two consecutive days, if "she" was also that male ghost...
Two days of breakfast, three days of carp, and one day of Buddy.
I immediately told Father Michael O'Connell about this concern.
After he listened, he said with a serious expression, "If he didn't succeed yesterday, then today, it might be the last day."