The brave Simmel wants to resign

he........

Unable to accept living as a sorcerer.

Therefore, he wanted to use everything he had in his time to end the cursed spirits.

All that remains is to choose.

Will all humanity become warlocks, or will all non-warlocks perish?

There's still no progress on the former.

So, doesn't that leave only the latter?

Pain, regret, frustration, guilt, self-blame, melancholy, resentment, anger, depression, shame—countless emotions, countless thoughts.

But ultimately—

"If you were to put your feelings into words, it would make you seem too sentimental."

Facing Xia You's complicated gaze, Xinmeier did not flinch.

On the contrary—

"I may be a hero, but I'm not actually that good at pre-battle mobilization."

"After all, I am essentially a combatant, and what I am best at is indeed combat."

"Xia You, I think I understand what you're trying to say."

"but--"

Simmel raised her sword.

Looking into his eyes, Xia You seemed lost in thought.

"It's come to this—"

His light blue eyes were filled with encouragement, gentle yet serene.

"Words are no longer needed."

bang.

"Just like when we first met."

“I said it then, and I will say it again now.”

"—This is not something you should have to endure, Natsume."

"If your pride doesn't allow you to pass the responsibility to the adults, then I will break that 'pride' myself. Until then, just consider it a junior's coquettishness—you can attack me with everything you have."

The blade is rotated ninety degrees forward, vertically downward, with Simmel's thumb pressing the hilt against his palm and his four fingers together pointing forward.

Her watery eyes were like a clear blue sea, boundless and endless, encompassing all things.

"Come on, you still have a trump card up your sleeve, don't you?"

【——————】

"Attack!"

(.............)

"what."

How many times has this guy made me laugh in exasperation?

Xia Youjie covered his face with his hands, trying to calm his disordered breathing.

You arrogant fellow... Don't get cocky just because you've lived a little longer.

"Of course there is!"

As if he had anticipated this scene, Xia Youjie's face revealed the most relieved and sinister smile he had ever shown.

(I originally thought that the [Warrior] mode was the only way I had a chance to defeat it head-on, but... you're really over the top. You weren't even using your full strength in the fight just now, were you?)

No matter how you coordinate the techniques, it won't help.

(So ​​I only have one option left.)

Behind Xia Youjie is a cursed spirit that was summoned from the very beginning but has never been used.

[Top-Tier Imaginary Cursed Spirit]

【Tamamo-mae】

The first special-grade cursed spirit he obtained was also Xia Youjie's last trump card.

"Tamamo-no-Mae is a white-faced, golden-haired, nine-tailed fox spirit in Japanese legend. She transformed into a peerless beauty to serve Emperor Toba, bewitching the monarch and causing chaos in the court. After her identity was exposed, she was besieged by Onmyoji and a large army, and finally died in Nasuno, turning into the Sessho-seki."

Xia You turned to look at the cursed spirit.

The cursed spirit was enormous, dressed in a wide-sleeved kimono with a red background and green patterns, with long, dark hair cascading down to its shoulders, and its face covered with a white, eerie mask filled with many eyes.

"As a cursed spirit, Tamamo-no-Mae, as a nine-tailed fox, each of her tails represents a spell. Of course, the effects of the spells themselves are not exaggerated, and only one spell can be used at a time."

"The activation condition is based on the order of the tails and the actions of the tails, which is the timing of the announcement spell."

The brave man did not stop Xia Youjie from doing what he was about to do; instead, he opened his heart and waited for the surprise.

[Surgical Procedure Revealed]

Xia You is enhancing the effect of the spell by exposing the spell's formula.

"Spell One: Tail Extension, Hardening Manipulation Spell; Spell Two: Constructing an Immersive Illusory Realm; Spell Three..."

Xia You finished explaining all nine spells, which included multiple effects such as mental attacks, physical attacks, movement spells, and recovery spells.

Tamamo-no-Mae has collected enough faith in Japan. As a special-grade cursed spirit, she is completely different from Kuromu-no-Shi, let alone Tsuchigumo, whose upper limit is forcibly raised.

It could even be said that Xia You became a top-level sorcerer precisely because of this cursed spirit.

"Then... in the artifact storage of the high school, there are a total of 6 fingers of Ryomen Sukuna, including the ones that you and I recovered."

After Xia You finished speaking, he took out his fingers one by one, including the fingers that were originally attached to the top-level curse spirits such as Hei Mu Si.

"I will give five of my fingers to Tamamo-no-Mae."

—If this were a human, they would surely be dead by now.

However, for Tamamo-no-Mae, who is essentially a 'hypothetical cursed spirit,' the toxicity of the fingers is not unbearable.

But five is the limit.

If she continues to swallow fingers, the sheer power of the curse will exceed the limits that Tamamo-no-Mae can withstand.

Xia Youjie offered his fingers to the eager Tamamo-no-Mae and said casually, "It's a real shame that we can't let Tamamo-no-Mae eat them all."

"So, next, you're going to use that to fight me?"

"Ah, but there are two more steps before that."

After confirming Simmel's statement, Xia Youjie once again summoned his magical power.

Then, an invisible chain, as if descending from the sky, linked his body with Tamamo-no-Mae's.

"I will establish [bindings]."

"All eight spells were sacrificed for destruction in exchange for an amplification of the spell's effect."

what?

Although she had some understanding of the world of sorcery, this was the first time Simmel had ever seen such an operation.

——【Restraint】

In this world that values ​​balance, equivalence is the standard for everything, including magic.

Among them, constraint is the process of carrying out this equivalent exchange, which is divided into innate and acquired.

They were born tyrants, sacrificing their magical power for their physical body, or sacrificing their physical body for magical power.

The effects of the acquired "binding" vary from person to person. Some people use this system to sign irreversible treaties, while others use it to amplify their own techniques.

It sounds convenient, but it's not a technique that any sorcerer can learn.

It's very difficult and almost uncontrollable.

Only a very small number of geniuses will study it...

"It's just a mediocre work developed by a mediocre person trying to catch up with a real genius."

Whew! ——————Whew————

The cursed power drew in the air currents, causing them to collapse and condense towards Tamamo-no-Mae behind him.

Xia Youjie, dressed in a black uniform from the High School of Spellcasting, lowered his head slightly.

"They say one thing, but their actions are truly outrageous."

Simmel finally understood and couldn't help but laugh and scold.

First, use the effect of [Spell Reveal] to increase spell power.

Then, eight of the nine publicly revealed spells are sacrificed to one spell.

Doesn't that mean it wasn't made public at all?!

He got something for nothing in return, and in return, he received the ultimate boost to a spell.

The effect of technique four is—

"【Spell Four: Killing Stone】"

"The white-faced, golden-haired, nine-tailed fox was not born only to wreak havoc on the court. During the years when it concealed its demonic form, it once transformed into an auspicious omen, attached itself to a wise ruler, protected the nation's fortune, and blessed the people. This was covered up by a curse from later generations, and the crystallization of the curse power turned into the cursed object [Sessho-seki].

"The spell's effect is—an unconditional amplification of any spell."

then!

"The Ultimate Chapter".

"【Vortex】"

The cursed power spread out behind him like thick ink, and a giant vortex of cursed spirits suddenly took shape, with a deathly aura that devoured everything writhing between its folds.

It keeps rotating and curling inward, as if extremely high-density coordinate points have appeared out of thin air.