Curse Returns: What did the human-shaped wishing machine do wrong this time?

"No, that's unrealistic, it's impossible..."

As that dangerous thought popped into his head, Xia Youjie slowly shook his head.

In this world, as long as people have desires, they will have negative emotions, and negative emotions will generate curses.

Negative emotions can transform into a web of desires, placing the sorcerer in an endless abyss, repeatedly resolving the endless curses born from desires.

Kill one, and another will come; desire is endless... and so are cursed spirits...

Unless... no one has any negative emotions anymore, but that's just wishful thinking and impossible.

No one can control the emotions of others; even gods and Buddhas can only use words to persuade people to do good.

Unless... everyone can control the magical power generated by their negative emotions like a sorcerer, or all ordinary people who generate magical spirits are killed...

"Sorcerers exist to protect those who are not sorcerers..."

When the fantasy of killing all ordinary people appeared in his mind, the belief that he had always tried to uphold and that he had always used to persuade others reappeared in Xia Youjie's mind.

This was the principle he had adhered to ever since he awakened the spell, but now it contradicted his pursuit.

In a daze, he swallowed several cursed spirit jades in succession.

Xia Youjie struggled to suppress the bitter, nauseating feeling rising from the back of his tongue.

The smell of the cursed spirit is the smell of vomit; this world is a world full of vomit.

Countless twisted and chaotic emotions, along with that feeling of nausea, were directly poured into his body.

Xia Youjie struggled to suppress the overwhelming nausea and arrived at a private kindergarten in Sendai in a daze.

Both children recently started kindergarten.

Because of the household registration office, Satoru was able to find out Hisahito Itadori's school immediately.

Having such a dangerous ability, yet having to integrate into society, especially in a kindergarten full of toddlers, Xia Youjie once tried to stop him, but Wu stopped him.

He never expected that, in his moment of self-doubt, he would unknowingly end up here.

"Achoo!—Sorry, brother, my nose is a little itchy."

On the lawn behind the kindergarten building, a black-haired child couldn't help but sneeze. He rubbed his nose somewhat embarrassedly and apologized softly.

"Is your little brother not feeling well? Let's go indoors then! It's almost nap time."

Upon hearing Alluka's words, Hisahito immediately stood up and tried to pull him inside to sit down.

The kindergarten curriculum is simple, mainly aimed at fostering children's socialization and helping them get to know each other and make more friends.

However, Alluka's abilities were rather unique, and Hisahito was a little worried, so the two of them found a corner to sit and chat.

Unlike Hisahito's world, Alluka saw a school with not only children her age, but also some flies hovering in the air.

As soon as he stood up, Alluka turned around as if sensing something. A few strands of hair were blown by the warm wind and floated past his forehead. Through the wall, he saw Xia Youjie's eyes, which were shrouded in mist.

"Brother Xiayou?"

From afar, Alluka waved in Xia Youjie's direction with her eyes crinkling into a smile.

It was only then that Hisahito Itadori, who was standing beside him, followed Alluka's gaze and spotted Natsume Yuuki's figure. His expression instantly tensed up with nervousness.

"Are they trying to take my brother again? I'll call Zhang Xiang right now."

With the children's well-being in mind, the Huzhang family provided them with cell phones early on and made a concerted effort to teach them how to make calls.

"No need, brother. Brother Xiayou must have come here on business."

Alluka blinked and replied.

Nanika likes to draw a lot of negative emotions from the world around Alluka, as well as the magical power generated by desire.

Now, Xia Youjie is surrounded by even more of those emotions that can serve as nourishment.

Alluka enjoys talking to Natsume, but Hisahito Itadori doesn't quite understand.

Noticing that Alluka had seen him, Xia Youjie gracefully landed in front of the two of them on a flying spirit.

"How have you been lately?"

Even though he was in a terrible state, Xia Youjie subconsciously lowered his voice and spoke to the two children in his gentlest tone.

"Are you here to arrest us again?"

Yuujin Itadori noticed that no teacher was looking in their direction, and he nervously gripped Alluka's hand.

"...That's not the case, I just happened to be passing by."

Their two meetings were not very friendly, and Xia Youjie knew that Itadori Yujin's attitude was not surprising.

In fact, he didn't know why he was here. He was already here when he realized what had happened, and he felt that his behavior was utterly absurd.

"Is...this how it is?"

Yuji Itadori smiled somewhat awkwardly and shifted his gaze elsewhere, but his eyes kept glancing at Natsumi Yuki out of the corner of his eye.

Unbeknownst to him, a level four cursed spirit was hovering in the air right where he was staring. While Itadori Yuujin couldn't see it, Natsume Yuuji and Alluka could see it very clearly.

"It must have been tough."

Xia Youjie's gaze lingered in the air, and he said something very softly.

He said this not only to Alluka, but also to his past self.

Because he could see cursed spirits when he was young and was born in the ordinary world, neither his family nor his friends believed that there were such things as cursed spirits that ordinary people could not see.

Xia Youjie only found meaning in life after entering a vocational college, and he has always adhered to his philosophy of helping non-magicians. However, now he is wavering.

"No~ I like my brother the most~ I like Xiaomei, I like Zhangxiang brother, I like Grandpa, I like so many people."

Alluka, who had been pampered since childhood, had no idea what Xia Youjie meant by "hard work." He withdrew his gaze from the cursed spirit, smiled obediently, and then slowly extended his hands to Xia Youjie.

"So... Xia Youjie, can you lift me up high?"

Xia Youjie's soul looked somewhat shaky, and even his eyes were covered with an undeniable bluish-black tinge.

Alluka and Nanika like people with strong desires, and they also like Xia Youjie like that.

After he suddenly spoke, the atmosphere in that small corner became tense.

"younger brother?"

Unexpectedly, Alluka suddenly started acting cute towards Natsume. Yuujin Itadori's fingers twitched slightly, and he opened his light golden eyes wide with tension.