Type-Moon: Shinji Matou Also Wants to Be the Protagonist

"Yujin, the entrance exams are coming up soon. Why aren't you at home studying properly? What are you doing here?"

Rushing into the ward, before Hu Zhang could even ask a question, he was greeted by the old man's powerful and assertive voice.

"It's one thing for you to be alone, but you're also dragging Suzuki down with you and wasting time. It's really outrageous."

The anxious Huzhang was stunned into standing still by the old man's words.

But coming to his senses, Huzhang asked the old man on the sickbed in a low voice:

"Grandpa, when did this happen?"

Before entering the ward, Huzhang had already seen the doctor, who told him that the old man had lung cancer.

Although it is still in the early stages, considering the old man's age, he cannot withstand aggressive treatment plans, so only conservative treatment is possible.

But even children know that cancer is a terminal illness.

Conservative treatment sounds good, but in reality it's no different from waiting to die.

The old man snorted, patted his chest, and sat up straight.

"Don't look like I'm about to die. I'm still in good health. This little illness is nothing to worry about. Besides, I've lived this long enough."

The old man waved his hand, looking completely unconcerned.

Tiger Stick gripped the hem of his clothes and bit his lower lip, unable to utter a word for a long time, but his eyes gradually reddened.

He had only noticed that his grandfather had been coughing a lot lately and his appetite had decreased.

I thought it was just a cold caused by the cooler weather, and I never imagined it would be such a serious illness.

Suzuki, standing behind Itadori, remained silent.

The old man noticed the seriousness in the two young men's eyes, and instead chuckled twice, pointing to the chair beside the bed:

"What are you standing for? Sit down, my neck is getting sore from looking at you."

Upon hearing this, Itachi slowly moved to the chair and sat down, his shoulders still slightly tense.

His eyes remained glued to the old man.

Suzuki's gaze swept subtly over the old man's hand resting on the blanket.

That hand was so thin that the skin was practically glued to the bone, and the knuckles were an unnaturally pale white.

He was indeed worn down by the illness.

The old man showed no sign of dejection; instead, he cheerfully struck up a conversation with Suzuki:

"Little Suzuki, you sit down too. Don't stand there daydreaming with that kid."

I know my own body best; I'm just having some trouble breathing lately, but I won't die.

“Grandpa, Yu Ren is just too worried about you, that’s why he lost his composure. Don’t blame him. You’re a lucky man, how could you be defeated by a mere illness? Maybe the doctor just misdiagnosed you.”

As Suzuki sat down, he softened his tone and began to smooth things over for Itadori.

Upon hearing Suzuki's words, the old man immediately beamed with joy, then glanced at Itari, who was fidgeting uncomfortably:

"Little Suzuki knows how to talk, unlike this silly boy who came in with a long face, making me uneasy."

"Grandpa, I..."

Haddock finally adjusted his mindset, but the old man's attitude of treating him differently as before made him subconsciously want to complain, just like always.

But the old man waved his hand to stop him, and said to him in an annoyed tone:

"Alright, we made little Suzuki rush over here, but we didn't even have anything to offer him. Is this how the Itadori family treats its guests? Go and buy something right away!"

Huzhang was so overwhelmed by the old man's arrogance that he couldn't lift his head, and what the old man said made sense.

After gesturing to Suzuki to look after the old man, he slunk away from the ward.

After Huzhang left, the ward immediately fell silent.

"Grandpa, is there something you want to tell me?"

The old man's intention to send Tiger Stick away was very clear, even Tiger Stick himself could see it.

However, Huzhang was willing to cooperate with the old man's arrangements.

After a moment of silence, the old man asked Suzuki:

"Little Suzuki, you're a sorcerer, aren't you!"

"Correct!"

Suzuki answered honestly; he wasn't surprised that the old man knew about sorcerers.

Although he himself was just an ordinary person, his daughter-in-law was, after all, a sorcerer.

After being shunned by the sage, the sage was exhausted.

The old man knew more or less about sorcerers.

Upon hearing Suzuki's answer, the old man's expression became somewhat complicated.

There is a sense of pride in seeing the child's abilities, but also a concern for his future.

The work of a sorcerer is anything but easy; it's a battlefield where one could lose their life at any moment.

Then he asked another question:

"Has Hisahito been working as a sorcerer lately?"

"......Yes."

Suzuki paused for a moment, then answered honestly.

"I see. In the end, this child can't escape this damned fate."

How could the grandfather not notice the changes in Polygonum cuspidatum during this period?

However, ever since Hadid was born, the old man had foreseen that this would happen one day.

So the old man wasn't panicked; he just felt a sense of relief that this day had finally come.

"Little Suzuki, this old man shamelessly asks you for a favor."

"Grandpa, what are you saying? Just tell me what you need. It's too formal to ask for help."

"Haha, alright, I won't stand on ceremony with you then."

From now on, could you look after Yujin for me? That kid is good in every way, except his personality is too awkward.

He always puts other people more important than himself.

In the world of ordinary people, someone with this kind of personality could still rely on their physical abilities to make up for it.

However, this kind of personality will definitely be a disadvantage when entering the world of sorcerers.

It'll be up to you then. I know you're the kind of guy who doesn't like to suffer losses.

"Help me hold him back!"

"Grandpa, I would have done it even without you telling me, don't worry."

Chapter 123: A Lifeline

"Grandpa, remember to listen to the doctor. We'll come see you again in a couple of days."

"Get out of here! I'm not at the point where I need you to come and visit me. Do your own thing. If I find out you didn't do well on your entrance exams, I won't let you off the hook."

The two had spent the afternoon at the hospital, intending to stay and keep each other company.

But the old man absolutely refused and kept urging the two of them to go back quickly.

Unable to dissuade the old man, the two had no choice but to take their leave.

Huzhang reluctantly promised his grandfather that he would come back in two days.

But he received a strong rebuke from the old man.

As he walked out of the ward, Huzhang's straight back suddenly slumped.

His face was droopy, and he even stumbled several times while walking.

Suzuki followed silently behind him, not rushing to offer any words of comfort.

At times like this, no amount of lighthearted comfort is as effective as letting him process the situation on his own.

Hu Zhang stopped abruptly when he reached the bus stop downstairs from the hospital.

With a hoarse voice, he asked Suzuki beside him:

"Suzuki, is there any way?"

Modern medicine has given the old man a death sentence, but during this time Huzhang came into contact with the mysterious world of sorcery.

He had heard Suzuki mention that sorcerers could awaken various kinds of spells.

Could one of these techniques be the way to save Grandpa?

Suzuki looked at his reddened eyes, remained silent for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke:

"Have!"

Compared to Itō's grief, Suzuki's emotions appeared much calmer.

It wasn't that Suzuki was cold-blooded, but rather that he knew there was a way to cure the old man's illness.

That's why he didn't feel much sadness; instead, he was filled with a sense of urgency.

Upon hearing Suzuki's words, Itadori's eyes widened instantly, and his fists clenched involuntarily.

After taking several deep breaths to suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart, Itajō patted his face and asked in a trembling voice:

"any solution?"

"A technique called [Transformation of Non-Action]".

Suzuki revealed the method he knew.

Because sorcery originates from negative energy, most spells are offensive in nature.

Spells that can heal injuries are extremely rare.

Even the strongest healing technique, the Reversal Technique, capable of bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh to bones.

It can only treat trauma, not cure disease.

However, the "Transformation of Non-Action" is different. In the original storyline, the real person even cured the congenital physical defects caused by the Heavenly Curse by the "Transformation of Non-Action".

Strictly speaking, however, "non-action transformation" is not treatment, but rather transformation.

It reshapes the physical structure by directly rewriting the soul form of the human body.

Whether it is a congenital defect or an acquired disease, it can be completely corrected by rewriting the soul.

Cancer, a disease that occurs at the cellular level, can be resolved simply by replacing an organ.

After hearing Suzuki's explanation, Itadori felt like he had grasped a lifeline, and even his voice trembled with urgency:

"Then...where is this spell? Where can we find a sorcerer who knows this spell?"

Suzuki paused for a moment, then corrected Itadori's error:

"Not a sorcerer... but a cursed spirit!"

Upon hearing Suzuki's words, Itadori paused for a moment.

If the owner of [Transformation of Inaction] were a sorcerer, Haddock would definitely go to him for help without hesitation.

Even if it meant he had to work like a slave to repay the debt of gratitude, they would do it without hesitation.

But the owner of this spell happens to be a cursed spirit.

During this time, Huzhang also personally exorcised many cursed spirits, and has gained sufficient understanding of the nature of cursed spirits.

A cursed spirit, as the name suggests, is a spirit that inflicts a curse.

This kind of being doesn't seem like the kind of person who would take pity on him and help save his grandfather.

Seeing Itadori's stunned expression, Suzuki reached out and hooked his arm around his neck, saying:

"Yujin, I haven't told you about my life-giving technique yet, have I?"

"what?"