The Cursed Words, V1, Chapter 21: Jade

“Oliver!” Jade shouted excitedly and turned away from the sunny window. She was still a head taller than the boy, but both of them had clearly grown quite a bit. Especially Oliver… His white hair was tied back into a ponytail and his pale face was partially obscured by a graying black beard. At least his eyebrows were still black.

“You said you’re hungry? What do statues like to eat?”

“Uh… I don’t know?”

She smiled awkwardly and looked out the window again, “I like… I think the sunlight feels good. Nice and warm. But it’s not enough. It doesn’t give me enough energy.”

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The Cursed Words, V1, Chapter 14: Verde Trading House

“I’m only Rank 3 though…”

“Oliver, Baby, Word Changes can happen at any time, for any reason. Hmmm~! I just don’t know what change would cause a Miner to be able to move statues with their mind? Either way, I’m not paying you anything extra for haunted statues. If you want to sell them for a higher price, then you can go rent a carriage and travel to Kale Town yourself! Hmph~!”

“So you just don’t wanna pay more after all!”

“Who would ‘want’ to pay more money for anything?”

“Mama, don’t bully Ollie~!”

“Hyahahaha~! You two are so cute~!”

“Come on, Ollie! Ignore her! I’ll show you some of the stuff we bought this time!”

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The Cursed Words, V1, Chapter 13: The Deal

“Ah! Shit! How the hell did you escape?!”

Oliver opened his eyes to that angry face again in the morning, with a marble finger tip almost touching the back of that bald gray head…

“Wait, I’m definitely not hallucinating! You’re not bald anymore!”

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The Cursed Words, V1, Chapter 9: Denver

“Ah!”

Oliver shouted as he felt a sharp prick in his left shoulder blade! He looked back and saw a tall, pot-bellied man with a balding head, a shaggy beard and a cataract covering his left pupil. The right iris was green though. He had a few boils on his face, neck and arms that were exposed by his green t-shirt. His pants were green/brown camouflage.

“Uncle… Uncle Denver?!”

“Huh? Ah! Ollie?! Where did you come from?!”

“You shot me!”

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The Cursed Words, V1, Chapter 5: Money

“The quality of these sculptures is pretty damn impressive. Especially this angry woman… So much ‘detail’, hahaha~!”

Klein used a wet towel to wipe off all the moss and reveal the white marble statue in its entirety. Just like many famous sculptures, the woman was completely naked.

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The Cursed Words, Volume 1, Chapter 4: Klein the Plague Doctor

Inside the house with the angry woman sculpture, there were quite a few other statues. Mostly animals like wolves, lions and eagles. None of them were life-sized, but more than one was actually made out of green jade. Oliver recognized it as one of the more valuable gemstones that could be found in the mines. Of course, there were also very stark differences in value depending on the appearance and quality of the jade.

“This has to be worth a fortune, right?!”

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The Cursed Words, Volume 1, Chapter 3: Oliver the Miner

*Ding~! Ding~! Ding~! Ding~!*

The dark tunnel was filled with the clanging of metal and stone. A short boy, barely a teenager, was alone in the darkness. He wore a dark-gray steel hard hat, with a big, bright flashlight on the front. His mouth and nose were covered by a simple gas mask, while his green eyes were protected by dusty goggles.

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