Curse Return: Swordsmith Start

That was the ultimate strike created by Senji Muramasa. The moment he decided to unleash it, all the swords in the sword-making process would shatter like snowflakes, converging and leaving only the sword in his hand.

It is a single stroke that can sever time, space, or cause and effect all at once.

After understanding this strike, Yue Ren knew that his previous guess was correct, and this power could help him accomplish many of his plans.

But before that, he needs to properly understand and absorb this "assets," since it's not his own. Even if he's a genius, he'll need time to practice using it skillfully.

Two months later, the campus damaged by Xia Youjie's attack had been repaired, and the college seemed to have returned to its former peace.

Yuta Otsuki finally understood his own background and realized that everything he displayed was due to his own power. His "ex-girlfriend" Rika was just an ordinary person who was affected by his unconscious "hope".

He unknowingly cursed Rika. His true identity is that of a distant relative of Gojo Satoru, a descendant of Sugawara no Michizane, one of the three great vengeful spirits of Japan, and he possesses unimaginable talent in curses.

It was this talent and power that allowed his desire to "not want her to die," combined with his powerful curse, to directly transform his dying girlfriend's soul into a top-tier curse that surrounded him.

When he chose to give himself up, the curse he had unconsciously placed on him dissipated. The little girl named Rika Kimoto truly loved him. Even though she had been imprisoned by his power for so long, she never thought of taking revenge on him. She was even grateful to him for allowing her to continue to accompany him for so long. Therefore, the curse on the Special Grade Vengeful Spirit Rika Kimoto was successfully broken.

At this moment, the girl named Rika Kimoto truly went to be reincarnated. Because she was worried, she left a "legacy" for her beloved, leaving him the spell of her companion spirit "Rika".

If needed later, Yuta could use his power to recreate a cursed spirit named "Rika". However, this cursed spirit would have nothing to do with the girl. At most, it would be a cursed spirit version of artificial intelligence, a "shikigami" with powerful abilities. It can only be said that the girl was truly deeply in love.

Thus, this great war in the world of sorcery came to a complete end.

After accidentally breaking the curse, Yi Gu was depressed for a few days due to self-blame, but he rallied under the expectations of his teacher and ex-girlfriend before they "became Buddhas". After a period of training, he officially began to show his power as a special-grade expert.

Originally, his Special Rank status should have been revoked because of Rika's disappearance, but Gojo Satoru, on the advice of Echito, used the excuse of his poor performance and the escape of others to negotiate with the higher-ups and gave Otsuko several months to prove himself. During this period, his Special Rank status was temporarily retained.

He did not disappoint everyone's expectations, and in just two months he regained his power and returned to the Special Grade.

As for Yue Ren, he should also be a Special Grade, but when Gojo Satoru brought up the matter to the higher-ups, he was met with strong opposition. There were many reasons, but the core idea he expressed was that a country bumpkin like him with questionable combat ability was not qualified.

His application for special-grade status thus came to nothing, and he continued to act as a first-grade mage.

The Yue people didn't care about this at all. As they said before, "Special Grade" is just a title, which is useless except for making people feel good.

As you can see from the original work, even a special-grade Yi-Gu has to obey the higher-ups and has no autonomy whatsoever. He doesn't intend to curry favor with the higher-ups, so why would he bother with such a useless title?

There's absolutely no need or inclination to waste time on this; his time is very precious.

For example, now that he has obtained the "Black Rope", he has been studying its principles. However, he is troubled by the fact that this thing can disrupt the spell, which has caused Yue Ren's usually invincible spell to suffer a setback for the first time.

The research progress has been severely hampered.

Fortunately, the Yue people weren't mindless and only knew how to rely on techniques. So, after a barrage of methods including experience summarization and demonstration, the shy 'little girl' finally revealed her true nature to him.

Well, it's not that hard to understand. Essentially, this is a technique that focuses on the "arrangement" of the surgical structure.

Other spells convert spell power into their desired arrangement and corresponding properties, but this one is specifically designed for that.

It is the arrangement of the incantation power that constitutes the structure of the spell. By scattering the arrangement of the incantation power, the spell is disrupted and prevented from taking effect.

To give an analogy, if we say that spell power is electricity and spell is an electrical appliance, then the effect of a spell is to supply electricity to the appliance. In this case, the spell of the black rope is a "hammer" that is used to hit the appliance and smash it, so that it can't be used.

Judging from the effect of another similar cursed artifact, Tennis, which forcibly interrupts the spell's effect, Yue Ren estimates that its effect is to instantly affect the "current," causing a momentary power outage, thereby breaking the spell.

After understanding everything, Yue Ren lived up to expectations (as if no one knew), and successfully replicated this "chaotic demon" technique after two months.

He incorporated this learned technique into his weapon, "Yuanhong".

Looking at the seemingly ordinary but completely new "Abyss Rainbow" in his hand, Yue Ren smiled slightly. This directly meant that the threat of "techniques" to him had further decreased.

He is no longer at an absolute power level with his strongest teacher; the other party is no longer an "untouchable" existence to him.

Of course, his "ultimate move," Thousand Blades, can also break through any limits, but that strong player will just throw out the ultimate move right from the start.

He doesn't know if he can defeat his teacher. After all, breaking through the "no limit" is the real threshold for fighting him. "Azure", "He", "Zi" and "Boundless Void" are all very troublesome techniques. If they really fight, he will have to rely on intelligence and combat wisdom.

However, Yue Ren felt that he had a great chance of winning in a life-or-death battle. After all, he had an absolute advantage in intelligence. As long as he made no mistakes in key decisions during the battle, a single hit of the Thousand Sons Blade that could cut through everything should be enough to kill him instantly.

However, since the two sides are not hostile, such a thing is unlikely to happen.

He now undoubtedly possesses the power to become the "player" in any potential "disaster" to come.

Before he could even feel happy, his "cheap" teacher gave him a "trouble" first.

It was the same familiar workshop, where Yue people were busy with their research.

My sister has returned these past few days. The Vietnamese are trying to figure out how to get her out of the country in a reasonable way, and to sell off all the family assets that can be sold.

After all, the coming year could be a disaster. Although he felt that he had damaged part of the cause, who could predict the future? It was necessary to stay away from Japan, the epicenter of the "accident"... Should he go to Mingxiang for a solution? Perhaps that would work, since her "sense" was extremely sharp, and she was the only smart person who could sense the impending danger and get out in time.

If someone is clearly "greedy for money," she will help take care of them to the best of her ability, as long as she gives up some benefits.

The Yue people have plenty of money now.

However, these are things to consider later. Right now, the familiar carefree white-haired man has brought a "troublemaker."

"This is young Fushiguro Megumi, your junior. I hope you can teach him how to become a qualified sorcerer in the coming days. You won't refuse me, will you, Yueyue?"

"Who's the little kid...?"

"..."

With his short, spiky black hair tinged with blue, and deep blue eyes, Yue Renjin looked at the "naive" "Class A war criminal" in front of him, ignoring the white-haired man, and felt inexplicably dazed.

Now that this person has arrived at the higher vocational college, our Tiger Cub Tiger Emperor can't be far behind, right...?

Megumi Fushiguro, one of the main trio, is a descendant of the Zenin family, one of the three founding families.

His father is Fushiguro Jinji, the "first generation of Heaven and Tyrant" who almost killed Gojo Satoru. He himself possesses the Zen family's ancestral technique "Ten Shadow Techniques" and is known as a "genius sorcerer" by the students of Kyoto School.

He is a boy with a calm and taciturn appearance, but a selfless personality who hopes to help and protect those he considers kind.

He should have been a very trustworthy partner, but due to the cruel twist of fate, he indirectly caused the deaths of many important people in the final battle, and was therefore labeled a "war criminal".

Looking at the black-haired boy who was bowing politely to him, Yue Ren glanced at Gojo Satoru's familiar "eager for him to take over" expression.

He simply nodded.

"Okay, the reward is to spar with me again in a few days, is that alright?"

To truly judge a person, one must get to know them before making an evaluation. This is Yue Ren's consistent principle. Since he is a junior entrusted by his teacher, he will fulfill the corresponding responsibilities. As for his attitude towards him, he will gradually decide on his own attitude as they get to know each other.

Moreover, he was also curious about the "Ten Shadow Spells" that even Su Nuo coveted.

Taken aback by Yue Ren's question, Gojo Satoru, upon seeing the serious and determined look in Yue Ren's eyes, did not hesitate to show a relieved smile.

"Of course, how could a teacher refuse a student's reasonable request? So, I'll leave Hui to you for now. Please train him as much as you like, just remember not to break him. Bye-bye."

"Hui, be strong!"

"..."

The frivolous man, who couldn't resist joking around before leaving, made Hui feel like she had been sold out without her knowledge.

Can't this guy just act serious for once? He always manages to leave people feeling awkward and confused.

The workshop door closed behind Gojo Satoru, raising a cloud of fine dust.

Fukuguro stood still, his back ramrod straight.

His gaze swept over the blank swords hanging on the wall, the documents piled on the shelves, and the half-finished magical tools in the corner, finally landing on the man in front of him who was forging iron.

With the same black, tousled hair as him, a handsome and resolute facial profile, and a bare upper body without the exaggerated muscles of a bodybuilder, he still had everything he needed, giving him an overall robust, smooth, and comfortable look.

But these were all secondary. What truly attracted him was the feeling emanating from the other person, like a piece of fine steel that had been forged and tempered, its sharpness concealed, unassuming yet possessing an inner weight.

This is why, theoretically, the person in front of him should only be one year older than him, yet he felt that the man was a real man; his spine was very straight.

This senior is definitely a strong person!

This was his first feeling after receiving approval from Senior Yi Gu.

The Yue man, with his back to him, was putting away the tools he had just used for forging, one by one. The hammer struck the anvil, making a crisp, light sound.

"sit."

Fuhei paused for a moment, then sat down in the chair that seemed to be prepared for the visitor.

"When Gojo brought you here, did he say anything?"

Yue Ren wiped the sweat off his body, went to the side to get two cups of water, and handed one of them to the black-haired boy.

"Tell me to learn from you first."

Fushiguro Megumi's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, carrying the clear, crisp quality unique to young people: "To become a qualified sorcerer."

"A qualified sorcerer."

Yue Ren repeated it, his hand still moving as he drank tea.

"What do you consider to be the qualities of a qualified sorcerer?"

Fushiguro Megumi remained silent for two seconds.

"...able to complete the mission, remove the curse, and protect ordinary people."

Yue Ren turned around, leaned against the worktable, crossed his arms, and his gaze fell on Fu Hei Hui's face, not sharp, but deep.

"Is this your own idea, or did someone else tell you?"

Fukuro looked up at him.

Is there a difference?

"Yes." Yue Ren slightly raised the corners of his mouth. "And the difference is huge. The former means you have found the path you want to take, while the latter means you are just walking on a path drawn by someone else."

The workshop fell silent for a moment. In the distance came the sounds of students training on the college campus, probably Maki and her friends, faint and indistinct, as if seen through a veil.

"If it's the former, you might be destroyed when faced with absolute despair, but you will never be defeated. Your will will not yield because you know it was your own decision and this is the price you must bear."

"The latter, under the same circumstances, you might be crushed by the enormous gap between reality and your will, your will might be completely destroyed, turning you into a hideous state that is unimaginable today... for example, falling into the trap of becoming a 'curse master'."

Fukuro Megumi lowered her eyes and did not answer.

Yue Ren didn't press the matter. He turned around, took a real knife from the weapon rack, weighed it in his hand, and casually tossed it to Fukuro Megumi before leaving the room and going out into the courtyard.

"Get up and walk."

Fushiguro Megumi caught the katana, stood up, and followed.

"How much of the basic stuff do you know?"

"I've studied some."

"I've learned some..." Yue Ren repeated his words, his tone devoid of emotion. "Alright, attack me, use everything you know."

Fushiguro Megumi gripped the katana, remaining motionless.

"What's wrong?"

"...You have no magical energy fluctuations." Fukuguro Megumi's gaze swept over Yue Ren. "There's no point in fighting like this, and besides, you're wielding a wooden sword."

Yue Ren laughed, not a perfunctory laugh, but a genuinely amused laugh. This child actually had such a strong sense of honor; he was a "good person."

He offered no explanation, but instead raised the wooden sword in his hand and casually swung it through the air.

At that moment, Fushiguro Megumi's pupils contracted slightly.

Even though no magical power was leaking out, the trajectory of that slash through the air formed a blade that tore everything apart. It grazed his earlobe, causing a slight pain while a thin layer of sweat broke out on his back.