Chapter 18 — I Want Her, Even If It Damns Me
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Yuuto stood between two fates.
> On one side: Aika's soul, chained and glowing.
On the other: The Seventh Girl, licking her fingers, waiting to consume what remained of him.
And for the first time since losing his name…
> He spoke.
> "I want her."
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Return of the Curse
The Veil Realm screamed.
The chains snapped.
Aika's soul surged into him—hot, pulsing, familiar.
Yuuto collapsed—gasping.
> Bones cracking.
Flesh forming.
His body rebuilt… but not the same.
On his chest?
A new mark.
> A black lotus.
The Seal of Sin.
The Seventh Girl licked her lips.
> "You'll regret it… lover."
"But damnation always did suit you."
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Rebirth in Tokyo
2:44 AM
Aika woke up—gasping.
Sweating.
Her back burned like fire.
She rushed to the bathroom—
Looked in the mirror—
> "Yuuto?!"
He stood behind her.
Alive. Naked. Glowing.
> "I came back," he whispered.
"Even if I wasn't supposed to."
She touched his face—then his chest—then dropped to her knees crying.
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Side Effect
The moment they kissed—
Every girl in the bond felt it.
Reika dropped her coffee cup and started sobbing in a café.
Yuki and Yura orgasmed mid-sleep, screaming a name they forgot.
Lilith bit through her lip, staring at a photo that never existed.
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The Catch
Yuuto's presence awoke the dormant part of the curse.
Now, every time he makes love to one of them…
> Their love returns,
But so does pain.
So does risk.
So does possession.
The Seventh Girl watches.
Waits.
> "You think you can take back what you gave away?"
"Every climax brings me closer."
"And this time… I'll come through you."
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But Yuuto Has a Plan
If each of the cursed girls accepts him again willingly—
If they choose him,
Heart, body, and soul—
Then they can rewrite the bond.
But he must make them remember through intimacy.
One by one.
Seven trials of love, pain, and pleasure.
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And the first?
> Reika.
The cold, proud one.
The one who said she didn't need him.
She just texted Aika:
> "I saw him."
"He's in my dream again."
"Tell him to come. Tonight. I want to test if he's real."
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