Curse Return: Swordsmith Start

He paused.

"After all, this is something that cannot afford any mistakes. Every step needs to be verified repeatedly to ensure accuracy. I'm only making this suggestion because you happen to be here now."

"Your research may indeed have some unique aspects, but if I really needed it," his gaze was calm, "I should have come to you long ago, shouldn't I?"

Tsukumo Yuki remained silent.

She looked at the boy, at his calm eyes.

Suddenly, I realized that this person is really scary.

It's not about being terrifying in terms of strength.

It's that kind of—

Calm, methodical, and with every step carefully calculated.

"Okay." She finally nodded. "But I want to know the whole story."

"If that's the case, then we'll have to add..." Yue Ren said.

"You've become one of my supporters."

Tsukumo Yuki looked at him.

"If what you say is true, and it doesn't violate human rights," she said, emphasizing each word, "I would be very interested."

The Yue people stretched out their hands.

"Then it's a deal."

Yuki looked at the hand, then at his face.

After a brief pause, he reached out and grasped her hand.

It's a deal.

"By the way," Tsukumo said, letting Kiss loosen his hand, "you said 'the second ally'? Who was the first one?"

The Yue man picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip.

"The man who went down the wrong path because of your guidance."

He put down his teacup.

"Xia Youjie".

Tsukumo Yuki's expression froze.

"I pulled him back from the wrong path," Yue Ren said.

Yuki Tsukumo opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found that she couldn't say anything.

She looked at the boy, at his calm face.

Suddenly, she realized that this person was far more complex and terrifying than she had imagined.

While Echigo was trying to win over his teammates, Gojo Satoru wasn't idle either.

Considering that Hu Zi has no magic formulas and only uses incantation to enhance his power, it is too monotonous. Although he has a short sword given to him by the Yue people, this weapon is more of a help to help him passively deal with special situations. He needs a more direct and effective means.

So Gojo Satoru taught him "Ji-niwa-ken" to strengthen himself, a technique that uses incantation to enhance the damage of his fists.

On this dark and stormy night, Gojo Satoru, who had just finished disciplining Tiger in a small room, encountered an uninvited guest on the road.

Sensing the presence, Gojo Satoru told Ijichi, who was supposed to take him to the vocational high school, to leave early. Then, a cursed spirit descended from the sky and attacked him.

A heavy punch was thrown at Gojo Satoru's head, but the latter easily dodged it, leaving a spider web-like pit with a radius of five or six meters at his feet, demonstrating the power of the punch.

The visitor was one of the spirits of the natural disaster curse, representing the sieve that represents humanity's fear of the earth.

Following its boastful promise, it attempted to eliminate Gojo Satoru and then obtain the top-grade cursed artifact "Prison Gate" from Rōsō.

The battle between the two sides was beyond the level of a first-level sorcerer.

The lava, unleashed at full power, instantly burned down part of the road. He thought he could easily resolve the situation, but when the dust settled and Gojo Satoru was completely unharmed, Lou-ko was filled with endless doubts. He thought that his attacks should have hit the opponent completely.

Faced with Pot's doubts, our mischievous teacher Wu Tiao was naturally happy to answer them. He demonstrated his "no-holds-barred technique" to Pot using a "handshake game" and took the opportunity to give Pot a good beating.

It can only be said that these cursed spirits are still too young and too straightforward.

It wasn't until he was kicked away and his body seemed to fall into a lake that Louhu realized Lu Suo hadn't lied. The carefree white-haired man in front of him was a formidable enemy who could easily defeat him, truly deserving of the title of the strongest sorcerer.

Taking this opportunity, Itadori, who was thousands of miles away, was brought over by Gojo Satoru in just a few seconds, just so that he could witness the highest peak of a sorcerer - "Domain Deployment".

It's not that Haddō has never been exposed to the expansion of domains, but it was never done while he was fully conscious.

During the previous incident, Su Nuo was asleep when he opened his domain, and Yue Ren's "Wu Yuan Sword Technique" only allowed him to see it for a few more seconds.

On the other side, our Pot Treasure was also very cooperative. Seeing that Gojo Satoru had brought a burden, it was not to be outdone and directly activated its own domain.

The realm of water clocks—"The Coffin Covered by Iron Mountain".

This is a purely offensive field; the spell's effects include high temperatures, magma, and rock.

An ordinary sorcerer would be burned to ashes by the intense heat within seconds of entering the domain, but Gojo Satoru, despite carrying a "burden," still had the energy to give an on-site explanation.

The high temperature around him had no effect on him; he was even able to multitask and provide protection for the Japanese knotweed next to him.

This is the true value of being the strongest sorcerer.

While explaining the three solutions to the resistance field, Gojo Satoru also demonstrated them on the spot. With a single "Boundless Void", he directly crushed Pot Treasure's "Coffin Iron Mountain". Gojo Satoru ended this sneak attack and assassination with an absolute crushing victory.

With the barrier broken, Gojo Satoru appeared in the desolate wilderness with a bewildered Tiger Staff and a louvered pot with only its head remaining.

Itadori looked completely bewildered. After all, everything that had just happened was too outrageous. This cursed spirit, which was now just a head, was stronger than any enemy he had ever seen before, yet it had been toyed with and killed by his teacher. The huge gap in combat power left him somewhat dazed.

A similar scene of switching worlds suddenly flashed through my mind, and I had a sudden realization.

So that was the expansion of your domain, senior? No wonder you were able to force that guy back... Senior, are you from the same dimension as the teacher...?

While Tiger was still in shock, Gojo Satoru was not idle either.

He stepped on the face of the water clock and twirled it like a soccer ball.

The reason I spared its life was simply to obtain some information.

(Is this the bad feeling Yue Ren was talking about? Its strength is indeed much stronger than that of an ordinary special-grade, it has intelligence, can speak, and came to attack so rashly. It doesn't feel like something that could be done alone. It must have partners...)

"Alright, who sent you...? Looks like you weren't ordered to come. What good would killing me do you...?"

"In short, who wants to oppose us? Speak up..."

In sync with the words, Gojo Satoru stomped harder and harder, gradually flattening the head of the water clock.

He was never one to show mercy to his enemies. Although his tone sounded somewhat relaxed, Louhu could sense the murderous intent hidden beneath the calm.

Even so, the person... no, the cursed spirit, remained stubborn and refused to say anything.

Just as Gojo Satoru gave up asking questions and was about to exorcise the jar, its partner, one of the natural curse spirits, Hanamichi, made a move. Using his special technique, he weakened the jar's fighting spirit for a moment and took the opportunity to quickly escape into the forest with the jar's remaining head.

His aura was concealed so well that he escaped Gojo Satoru's perception, naturally catching this strongest person off guard.

Unlike the Yue people, Gojo Satoru did not feel uncomfortable about this; on the contrary, he found it quite interesting.

After all, he hadn't encountered someone who could be his "opponent" in a long time.

However, after the excitement subsided, he suddenly thought of Yue Ren's face and the other party's entrustment.

(Oh no, Yue Ren said before that we should gather as much intelligence as possible... Oh well, let's just pretend we never met. If we don't mention it, we probably won't get scolded.)

Mischievous Gojo Satoru found a way to avoid being scolded.

Tokyo, an abandoned residential building.

A charming woman strolls leisurely through this gloomy area—a rather incongruous scene, but it doesn't matter, because no one sees her.

The woman eventually arrived at an abandoned iron gate and casually pushed it open to enter.

Contrary to its appearance, behind the door lies a leisurely and pleasant beach scene, as if from another dimension.

A cute, red, octopus-like spirit is leisurely taking a bath in the ocean.

On the beach, a human-like, stitched-face spirit is leisurely reading a book on a sun lounger, while a cartoon doll-like creature resembling a spinning top is building sandcastles on the sand.

The human spirit didn't look up when it heard the door open, but instead smiled and spoke.

"Is the water clock alright?"

The alluring woman looked completely unconcerned.

"She was on the verge of death, but Hana went to save her. She should be fine now."

"That's so irresponsible. You were the one who encouraged it, weren't you?"

"What are you talking about? I advised him not to go."

Just then, I heard the door open behind me again. I turned around and saw that the familiar figure had returned.

Hua Yu held in her hands a water clock that now only had one head remaining.

"Louhu, Hanayu, you're alright...that's so good."

The humanoid cursed spirit's ambiguous smile, coupled with its somewhat gloating tone, instantly ignited the water clock's fury.

"What makes you think everyone's safe and sound?"

"It's already a good result... Now you should understand, right? Gojo Satoru needs to seal it away at the right time, in the right place, under the premise of absolute advantage."

As the mature woman spoke, the spinning top doll playing in the sand came to Hua Yu's side and placed its cute little hand on the water clock. A second later, the latter's condition was noticeably better.

"Thanks......"

The water clock, which wasn't having much trouble speaking, expressed its gratitude to its compatriots. With this help, his recovery wouldn't take long. This kid is really good; he's always there when something's wrong.

"Oh dear... it seems the impeachment preparations are almost complete. I'll have to leave the rest to you."

"If you find it useful, then use it. My role was predetermined from the start, wasn't it?"

Faced with the mature woman's coquettish request, a cold, emotionless young voice rang out.

"She's still the same as always. Despite possessing intellect and wisdom, she treats herself like a tool. How pathetic."

The spinning top-shaped cursed spirit didn't continue the conversation, and the others weren't surprised, since he had been a man of few words since birth.

It's not that it's not fully developed; it just seems to simply not want to talk much, somewhat like the Thögen over there.

"The operation will be carried out on October 31st in Shibuya and Shinjuku. We may need to split into two groups. The necessary weapons have been prepared. We will explain the details later."

"Alright, real person, impeach."

The cartoon spinning top spirit remained silent, while the human spirit closed the book in its hand.

"Alright, in that case, let's act cunningly, like a curse, and like a human being."

The mature woman nodded, then took out a photo, which was probably a street scene taken by a security camera. The person in the photo was Xia Youjie.

(Well then, Natsume-kun, I'm sorry, but I might need your body...)

......

Back in the college dormitory, Yue Ren took out his day's find: a well-preserved notebook. The creator, of course, was one of our four top-tier students, Tsukumo Yuki.

His research experience on the 'soul' is summarized in the book, and Yue Ren felt very satisfied after reading it.

His idea was indeed correct; this thing could help him fill in the gaps and deepen his understanding of the soul.

In addition to this, there's an extra high-end combatant, and all that's required is an afternoon of talking, making it a very worthwhile deal.

Of course, what the Yue people said wasn't just empty talk, but the truth; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to convince that willful guy.

Moreover, although she joined, she didn't stay there all the time. She simply shared her way of finding her own path with the Yue people. She was a person who was used to freedom.

The Yue people were used to it and had no objection to it. Just like with Xia Youjie, they never expected everyone to be together all the time. Their requirements were not high; they just wanted someone to be there to offer some help when it mattered most.

Now that this matter is settled, all that's left is to wait patiently for the real person to appear.

Logically, Tiger should be able to get in touch with him soon, so we should focus some of our attention on him.

a few days later.

Yue Ren emerged from the workshop, continuing to expand his arsenal, still clutching the notebook belonging to Tsukumo Yuki; he had almost completely mastered it.

"The shape of the soul... the anchor point of consciousness..."

He muttered to himself, his mind racing, as he walked toward the training ground. Fushiguro and Kugizaki should be waiting for him; he shouldn't be late since he had promised.

The story goes back to a day ago. Yue Ren, who was back at the vocational high school with nothing to do, was caught by Maki in his own workshop. Under Maki's "kind" gaze, Yue Ren agreed to join her in the intensive training of the two juniors. Now it's time for the appointment.

The exchange meeting is about to begin, and Maki doesn't want all of them combined to be no match for Eto.

Arriving at the vending machine near the training ground, intending to buy a drink, I encountered an unusual situation.

Four figures faced each other in pairs: Fushiguro and Kugizaki, and opposite them, was that... Mai and... Toudou Aoi?

With a black bun hairstyle, a sports vest, and a muscular physique, this tall man, over 1.9 meters tall, stood there like a wall. He crossed his arms and looked down at Fu Hei with a face full of disdain.

The iconic figure, coupled with the sudden sense of déjà vu that appeared in his mind, confirmed Yue Ren's identity.

A third-year student at Kyoto High School, a first-class sorcerer named Toudou Aoi, a disciple of the special-class sorcerer Tsukumo Yuki, and the biological brother of Itadori Mirai who is not related by blood.

Known for his unique criteria for choosing friends (a preference for women with large hips) and his combat intelligence, he combines techniques and physical skills to form a tactical fighting style, and is an indispensable figure in Itadori's future growth path.