Chapter-71
After personifying the sofa into his inner world, Zenji Kiyoshi was finally able to calm down for a while.
Sukuna was more troublesome than he had imagined. This guy seemed to realize that as long as he didn't have a relapse, he would never be able to escape the reality of being bound.
In this situation, he began to try to bother himself, hoping that one day he would get annoyed by his various demands and let him go.
However, Su Nuo was unaware that Zenji Qing could "block" his messages.
Although I could feel the tremors coming from my inner world, there was an indescribable fog between me and the specific requests.
It's somewhat similar to receiving a message but not being notified.
Seeing that his various demands were not being met, and having shouted himself tired, Su Nuo cursed Zenjiro a few times to vent his anger before collapsing onto the sofa that Zenjiro had previously materialized.
As his body, clad in a white women's kimono, was enveloped by the sofa, Sukuna himself felt a pang of emotion. To be honest, the sofa was indeed much more comfortable than the flesh-and-blood throne he had materialized.
But thinking about it, it makes sense; a chair made of bones wouldn't be comfortable.
Why did I create an inner world filled with blood and a throne piled with flesh and bones in the first place?
It seems to be something I saw in an ancient book, which says that this is how one can demonstrate the majesty of the King of Curses?
Just like wearing shoes, only the person wearing them knows whether they are comfortable or not.
That might indeed project an air of authority, but the smell of blood and rotting flesh is unpleasant, and sitting on a chair made of bones for too long can be uncomfortable, causing lower back pain. Plus, with blood everywhere and the surroundings quite damp...
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As for why it's so realistic, it's probably because one's own soul power is too strong, and while constructing one's inner world, one unconsciously moves closer to the real world.
But looking at the bright lights around her, and the complete inner world with carpets, sofas, televisions, bookshelves, fruit, etc., and feeling the warmth and comfort emanating from the sofa, Su Nuo felt that her previous actions were actually somewhat unnecessary.
After all, only you can see your inner world, and there are very few outsiders. Even if there are, you would most likely not let them leave alive. So what is the point of showing off your authority in front of a dead person?
It's more accurate to say that it's about making myself more comfortable during this period of imprisonment.
Thinking of this, Su Nuo turned on the TV again, put his feet on the coffee table in front of the sofa, casually picked up some fruit from the table, and started eating the fruit while watching the children's cartoon. The sofa enveloped half of his body.
Feeling everything here, Su Nuo suddenly felt that this kind of life might not be so bad after all.
Meanwhile, Chan Yuanqing had already organized and collected all the information that the old cult leader had previously given him. This information would be of great help to him in gaining a certain level of status and influence within the Panxing Cult.
He needs those things, but as for Tianyuan, he plans to take a long-term view.
At least regarding the fusion of the [Star Essence], the question of why the fusion speed has accelerated in recent years remains to be resolved.
The old cult leader was still unconscious. Most of the rest of the Panxing Cult members were lying on the ground. The few members of the Q organization were tied up together by Shen Er and piled up like stray dogs.
After Zenyuan Qing woke the old cult leader with cold water, they had a pleasant conversation. With Zenyuan Qing smiling, the old cult leader personally saw them off from the now somewhat dilapidated Panxing Cult headquarters.
After Kuroi finished buying the fried noodles and drinks, what came into her view was the almost fawning smile of the previously arrogant leader of the Panxing Cult, the bloodstains on his body that had not been wiped clean, and the cheerful smile on Zenji Kiyoshi's face.
The moment the old cult leader saw Miss Kuroi approaching, he practically rushed to her side. Without saying a word, he knelt down and led the Panxing Cult members in a frantic apology to Kuroi.
Furthermore, the old cult leader personally took a whip and lashed the two members who had insulted Miss Kuroi until they were unconscious, and only then did the matter end.
On the way back, Ms. Kuroi was moved but also curious. She asked Zenin Kiyoshi how he managed to get the old master, a proud and arrogant person, to apologize.
After swallowing a mouthful of fried noodles, Zen Temple Qingze smiled and said:
"Everyone makes mistakes. I just caught him making a mistake. From now on, Ms. Kuroi and Riko Tennen should no longer have any trouble with the Panxing Cult. I told them that if you encounter any danger in the future, I will not forgive them, regardless of whether it was done by the Panxing Cult or not."
Therefore, the Panxing Cult might send people to protect you and Ms. Tian Tian Li Zi later, so please don't worry about that, Ms. Kuroi.
Hearing Zenin Kiyoshi's words, Kuroi's eyes reddened again. She looked at Zenin Kiyoshi and whispered:
"Thanks..."
While accepting Ms. Kuroi's thanks with great generosity, Zenji Kiyoshi secretly used his spiritual power to envelop the fried noodles and cola in his hand.
Meanwhile, in his inner world, Su Nuo looked at the food that appeared before him with a look of disdain on his face.
Does Zenji Seiji, that brat, think he can eat this stuff that's a mixture of cheap, garbage noodles and this bubbly, murky stuff?
But... the aroma wafting from the fried noodles made Su Nuo really hard to resist.
I haven't truly tasted anything for many years. Although I can construct whatever I want in my inner world, the sense of taste is the one thing I can't deceive myself about.
The food he created was always just tasteless cardboard.
But the food that Zenji Sei had created at that moment made Sukuna smell that mouthwatering aroma once again after a thousand years.
He hesitated for a moment, looked around at his own empty mental world, and then gave up.
Su Nu opened the yakisoba box, cut open the cola can, then tentatively ate a bite of the yakisoba and drank a sip of cola...
The sounds of slurping noodles and burping could be heard.
Chapter-72
Okinawa attracts many tourists in the summer, especially during summer school season, when many students from wealthy families choose to vacation here.
Take Nanamin, for example. He was only a little over ten years old at the time. The only reason he came here was to spend his long and boring vacation.
Unlike other children, Nana Ming showed a maturity and indifference far beyond her peers from a young age.
He had little interest in most of the things that kids were enthusiastic about: anime, games, soccer, pachinko...
All sorts of things that seem interesting to her parents are extremely boring to Nana Min.
The parents seemed somewhat helpless about this. They had seen a psychologist, but the doctor's treatment plan was to have Nana go out more and try not to stay at home reading all the time.
Aside from that, he did not offer any meaningful treatment options.
Nana Ming tried to communicate with her parents about their frequent visits to psychologists, but unfortunately, they didn't think that a ten-year-old could give more effective advice than a professional psychologist.
After several unsuccessful attempts to communicate with his parents, Nanamin gave up on the idea of having effective communication with them. He simply accepted their treatment suggestion, thinking that since he couldn't resist, he would put on an act, even if it was just a pretense, to make his parents a little happier.
And leaving Tokyo was something Nana Mina herself was actually willing to do.
When he was very young, his grandfather touched his head and told him that he was different from his parents. He had a talent that his parents did not have: he could see those disgusting and ugly monsters.
His grandfather told him that when he saw those monsters, he must try his best to avoid their gaze and not make eye contact with them.
Back when they were abroad, there weren't many of those things, and Nana Ming could barely ignore their existence.
However, after his parents decided to return to Japan, and after Nanami saw the almost ubiquitous cursed spirits, his personality began to become increasingly withdrawn and silent.
As for those things, my grandfather simply told me not to come into contact with them, and even less to try to destroy them. I just needed to ignore their existence and not care about them.
Things were alright in Denmark, but the number of cursed spirits here in Japan has reached a level that makes Nana Ming feel fearful.
Whenever he saw the monsters that came to his home with his parents every day, he became more and more resistant to everything outside. His disgust and fear of those strange creatures completely detached him from the fun of a normal child.
The reason she came out this time was because Nana Mina felt that there should be fewer cursed spirits in Okinawa than in Tokyo.
The sun on the beach was a little too bright. Nana sat under the parasol, feeling a bit bored. The number of cursed spirits in Okinawa was about what he had expected. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as in Tokyo, it was still more than three or four times more than in Denmark.
But at least... the two cursed spirits that had always stayed with their parents in Tokyo didn't continue to follow them.
Nana Ming has a deep psychological trauma from the two cursed spirits that have always followed his parents. Although he believes that he is good at pretending most of the time, he has also shown a trace of fear or terror in front of the two cursed spirits.
And those two cursed spirits seemed to... have caught their gaze.
They knew they could see them, but they didn't expose them. Instead, they continued to follow their parents with an almost mocking attitude. Unsurprisingly, Nana's parents' health was visibly declining day by day.
He wanted to save his parents and had asked to return to Denmark more than once, hoping to seek his grandfather's help.
However, her parents kept refusing her requests, citing that they were too busy with work.
Through her final persistence, Nana Min finally managed to go to Denmark immediately after Okinawa, giving her a glimmer of hope.
As for whether his grandfather might have any real solutions, Nana Ming wasn't sure, but this was the best solution he could think of.
He's just a child and has no idea how to save adults.
This is not something he should be thinking about at his age...
Nana's parents were chatting on the beach. She glanced at them, noticing their improved complexion, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
However, the sunlight reflecting off the sea was a bit too bright for Nana Ming, so he turned around and looked at the road behind him.
He enjoys watching the cars come and go on the road. When a car whizzes past him, he feels as if time is being crushed under its wheels.
Nana Ming didn't know why she had such strange thoughts, but she just liked them.
As a black sedan drove by in the distance, Nana Ming suddenly had an inexplicable and strange feeling.
It was as if some unknown entity was constantly drawing his attention to the car, making it almost impossible for him to take his eyes off it.
The car wasn't moving fast, and the windows were open about two-thirds of the way down.
Through the car window, Nana could see a boy about her age sitting in the passenger seat.
The boy seemed to have noticed her as well. Nana Ming wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that there was a slightly familiar surprise in the boy's gaze.
It was as if he knew himself.
The next moment, the car suddenly turned a corner and stopped not far away, its hazard lights flashing. Under Nana Ming's somewhat confused and puzzled gaze, the boy in the passenger seat got out and jogged towards her.
"You can see those things too, right?"
Under the summer sun, the first words that boy spoke to her were something Nana Ming would remember for a lifetime.
He didn't know why the other person could accurately reveal his biggest secret, but out of an instinct for self-preservation, Nana Ming didn't speak. Instead, she looked at the boy in front of her and lowered her head in silence.
The other person wasn't angry at his rudeness; he simply smiled, then pulled a strangely shaped, dark yellow piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to him.
"I know what you're worried about, but it's okay. Wear this paper and it will help protect you from those things a little. I live in the Lianzhi Apartments at the end of this road. You can find me there."
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Looking at the yellow paper handed to him by the boy, Nana hesitated, unsure whether she should accept it.
Zenjiro glanced at the young couple behind Nana Ming, frowned slightly, and then asked softly:
"Those are your parents, right? They should be possessed by cursed spirits, which are the monsters you see. Although those monsters haven't caught up yet, judging from the remnants of cursed power on them, those things haven't let them go. Take this not only for you, but also to protect your parents."
Hearing this, Nana nodded. He didn't refuse any longer, but reached out and took the yellow talisman that Zenji Qing handed him. Then, in a somewhat awkward and weak voice, he said:
"Thank you, my name is Nanami Kento."
Because she grew up in Denmark, Nanami's Japanese is not particularly good, and because of her blond hair and blue eyes, she is not well accepted by her peers in Japan.
It seems that whether in middle school or elementary school, if you don't find your own clique within the first three days of class formation, no matter how hard you try afterward, you will be excluded by the quietly formed clique.
This situation is particularly challenging for Nana, who is a transfer student, a foreigner, not fluent in Japanese, and unable to integrate into the Japanese student community. It's a situation where all sorts of negative factors are stacked up.
During his time in Japan, he was almost always a loner and rarely interacted with people his own age in a normal way.
Moreover, the way Japanese people interact with each other makes him feel somewhat oppressed. They pay too much attention to superficial etiquette, and there are always various constraints when talking to them.
Therefore, when communicating with Zenin Sei, Nana Akira tried her best to be as polite as possible in broken Japanese.
Zenji Kiyoshi quickly realized why Nanami was so reserved.
Zenin Kiyoshi is becoming increasingly adept at this ability to quickly perceive the subtle thoughts in others and deduce the reasons behind their personality traits.
Even he himself didn't know whether this could be considered a symbol of the chosen succubus...
Maybe my surname was "Liu" before I transmigrated in my previous life, and I might even have had a few sworn brothers from the Peach Garden Oath...
As he pondered those thoughts, Zenji Sei's lips curled into a slight smile:
"You don't need to be so polite with me. I'm not Japanese, and I don't like the rules and regulations here. Just talk to me however you feel comfortable. My name is Zenin Kiyoshi, you can just call me Kiyoshi. I have to go now, otherwise I'll get a parking ticket if I park my car there. If you have any difficulties later, you can come find me over there."
Zenji Kiyoshi did not choose to continue the conversation with Nanami, partly because it was really inappropriate to leave the car parked there, and partly to keep the other party in suspense.
Judging from Nana Ming's appearance, she probably hasn't entered the world of sorcery yet, otherwise she wouldn't be unable to remove the residual sorcery power from her parents.
The fact that he didn't refute her when she tentatively asked him earlier indirectly confirmed that her guess was correct.
In this situation, there is at least a 90% chance that Nana will take the initiative to come and find her.
[Similar Groups], [Foreigners], [Problem Solving], [New World]...
Various labels that strongly appeal to Nanami are attached to Zenjiro Kiyoshi, and behind these labels lies Nanami's imagination of Zenjiro Kiyoshi.
The real Zenjiro Kiyoshi was not perfect, but in Nanami's imagination, Zenjiro Kiyoshi was absolutely perfect.
In this way, the longer Nana Ming spends imagining things, the easier it will be for her to gain favor with Zen-in-Chiyo later.
People develop a kind of habitual way of thinking. When you habitually use a certain way of thinking to think about someone, regardless of whether that person actually acts according to your way of thinking, you will subconsciously try to make excuses for them in your mind.
Trying too hard to gain favor can actually give people a bad impression.
It's better to let the other person fill in the blanks themselves; that way, it's easier to achieve your goal.
Of course, the second option is riskier. If the other party doesn't fill in the blanks, then the opportunity to continue contact will be completely lost.
But Zenji Qing was certain that Nana Ming would not leave the remnants of the curse power on her parents unattended, so he was almost 100% confident about Nana Ming's subsequent visit.
Moreover... the scroll of talisman paper that I just handed to Nana Ming was actually the same tool I used to seal Su Nuo earlier.
There were still some remnants of the barrier on that thing that could repel cursed spirits. If Nanamin really encountered any danger, it should be able to hold on for a while.
As Zen-in-Chief got into the car and drove away, Nana-Ming's parents walked over from the beach. They bent down, looked at the still-dazed Nana-Ming, and said with a smile:
"Little Nana Ming, was that your classmate just now?"
Hearing her mother's words, Nana nodded subconsciously; explaining at this point would be more troublesome.
Upon hearing this, the father smiled faintly and then said:
"What a coincidence! Why didn't you invite him over for a meal? Did he just leave in such a hurry?"
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"He still has things to do, but I'll invite him over next time he's free..."
When Nana Ming said these words, he himself felt a little strange. Why did he assume that the other party would definitely accept his invitation?
However, Nana Ming's parents did not notice the lack of confidence in her words. They were overjoyed to hear their child's leap up the social ladder. They told Nana Ming that if she were to invite the other person next time, she must let them know in advance, and they would prepare a sumptuous meal to entertain Zenjiro.
Nana Min could only nod slightly awkwardly in response.
Meanwhile, Shen'er looked at Zen-in-ori and asked with some curiosity:
"Do you know that kid? And he's a foreigner?"
"No, I don't know him. I just felt a connection with him."
"First impression? What's that?"
I find him pleasing to the eye.
Hearing Zenjiro's explanation, Shen Er didn't say anything. He glanced back at Nanami and her family, who were about to disappear from sight, and then said:
"You gave them that thing to protect them, right? I can sense that there's a lot of residual curse energy on those two."
"More or less."
"Will this meddlesome brat be in danger?"
"A hypocritical adult?"
Chapter-74
Okinawa is not cool at night, especially when rain is about to fall, it becomes unusually hot and humid.
The sea in the distance looked somewhat dark at this moment, and a thick, humid wind swept in with the waves, making people feel a little cloying when it blew on them.
The room was air-conditioned, so it wasn't too stuffy. Zenji Sei was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, seemingly resting.
Shen Er lay on the sofa, fiddling with the remote control in his hand. Perhaps because of the high humidity, a few dewdrops were condensing on the outside of the remote control.
The TV show featured a sitcom starring Ken Shimura, and the humor was still very funny, not outdated even in the eyes of Zenin Kiyoshi.
But clearly, neither of them was paying attention to it at the moment. Shen Er took out his Sharp flip phone, glanced at Zenjiro, and seeing that the other was still resting with his eyes closed, he turned his body slightly to the side and turned the back of his phone towards Zenjiro.
He himself was fiddling with the buttons on his phone, a faint smile occasionally appearing on his lips.
Zenji Sei didn't notice Shen'er's little actions at the moment. Although he looked like he was resting with his eyes closed, he was actually talking to Sukuna.
In his inner world, Zenji Kiyoshi looked at Sukuna, who was lying on the sofa, drinking cola, eating snacks, and constantly changing TV programs, and his lips twitched slightly.
He had originally thought that Su Nuo would be extremely resistant and uncomfortable with what he had given her, but he didn't expect her to accept it so quickly.
Indeed, it's true that almost everyone with normal intelligence is inseparable from the conveniences brought about by the Industrial Revolution.
With a slight sigh, Zenji Kiyoshi walked to the sofa opposite Sukuna, a smile on his face:
"You seem to be settling in quite well here. Do you need anything else?"
Su Nuo glanced at Chan Yuanqing, his eyes devoid of much emotion. Although he was fairly satisfied with this kind of life, he still didn't have much affection for Chan Yuanqing.
Enveloping the soul in the real world and materializing it in the spiritual world is not something that requires much sacrifice.
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Sukuna knew very well that Zenin Kiyoshi had not actually invested much in him so far, and under such circumstances, he naturally wouldn't have much affection for him.
He looked at Zenjiro, raised his finger slightly, and a terrifying slash instantly appeared in front of Zenjiro, then passed through him, but did nothing, only cutting the sofa under Zenjiro into pieces.
"Kid, I've never allowed you to be qualified to sit with me."
Because it was within his own inner world, Sukuna's attacks posed no real threat to Zenji Sei.
The amplification of his soul by the Six Eyes and the Heavenly Curse was too great; it was something that Su Nuo, with his mere finger strength, could not withstand at this moment.
In Zenji Sei's eyes, his actions were no different from the impotent rage of a child who had been provoked.
He stood up, glanced at the sofa that had been chopped into pieces, his expression remained largely unchanged, and even his voice still carried a hint of amusement:
"I originally thought you were the kind of person who would take things in stride, but now it seems you're not as open-minded as I imagined."
Sukuna listened to Zenji Sei's words without even lifting his eyelids. He simply picked up a bottle of cola from the table, tilted his head back, took a large gulp, and then exhaled deeply before saying:
"Don't try that clumsy provocation, kid, it's utterly ridiculous."
Zenji Qing didn't heed Su Nu's words. Looking at the half-empty bottle of cola in Su Nu's hand, he asked directly:
"If you want to burp, just burp. Do you think burping is unseemly, so you hold your breath and exhale in a more elegant way?"
Sukuna was speechless at Zenin Kiyoshi's leaps of thought. Although he had lived for over a thousand years, Sukuna had to admit that Zenin Kiyoshi was the first person in all these years to dare to speak to him in this manner.
What annoyed Su Nuo even more was that, because the power of Zen Temple Qing's soul was too strong, the fate of this inner world was not under his control.
In other words, Zenji Qing can harass me here for as long as he wants.
Zen monk Kiyomi Sukuna remained silent, but pressed for details:
"Is it because I'm here that you've become more aware of your image? But weren't you the strongest person in that era a thousand years ago? And I remember reading about you in a book."
Your life motto is "Live as you please," so wasn't exhaling instead of burping a violation of that motto?
Hearing Zenjiro's words, Sukuna unleashed several more slashes, this time shattering the sofa and television set along with it, but Zenjiro remained unharmed.
Even Zenjiro was looking at Sukuna at this moment, and said in a slightly reassuring tone:
"Mature adults generally do not solve problems by simply venting their emotions; doing so is actually a sign of immaturity."
"You brat...you're really annoying! Once I get out here and have my own body, the first thing I'll do is kill you!"
Zenji Kiyoshi didn't take Sukuna's threat to heart at all. Although Sukuna did keep his promise in the original story and killed Gojo Satoru as soon as he left, he was confident that at the beginning of the original story, he would definitely be able to reach the level of Gojo Satoru and Sukuna.
Did you kill me to vent your own anger?
Zen-in-shiki looked at Su Nuo, his expression calm and indifferent.
"I just wanted to do that."
"When people want to do something, it must be driven by some kind of inner force, unless you are crazy and do something without any reason or cause."
Judging from your current mental state, you're clearly not that kind of crazy person. So, what I just said must have hit a nerve with you? You felt uncomfortable, but didn't know how to refute me, so you came up with the most primitive and mindless solution to get rid of me.
Isn't this a different kind of non-serious approach to life?
Hearing Zenin Kiyoshi's words, Su Nuo was taken aback for a moment. He looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, and his tone no longer had the fierce and ruthless tone it had before:
"Not taking life seriously? What kind of bullshit conclusion is that?"
"When faced with a problem, instead of solving it, one thinks about solving the person who created the problem. This is a typical sign of laziness, irresponsibility towards one's own life, and a manifestation of inner emptiness and a lack of self-worth."
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Zenji Kiyoshi himself didn't really think of a good way to win Sukuna's favor.
After all, Sukuna himself was very powerful, and in the Heian period he lived in, he single-handedly suppressed the entire era of sorcery.
With his immense power, he could basically live as he pleased.
As mentioned in the original work, Sukuna had fought against Orochi and gave the assessment that [Makoro] and [Orochi] had similar adaptability.
This proves that even those mythical beings are not afraid of Sukuna at all, and can even be said to be above them.
So what is there that Su Nuo cannot do?
Love, freedom, rights, power...
The things that ordinary people pursue their whole lives are probably just things that Su Nuo can easily obtain in his eyes.
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Sukuna once said that he knew what love was. It wasn't that he didn't understand love, nor that he had never been loved.
Su Nuo had experienced Li Mei's "love of longing" for him, Wan's "romantic love" for him, and the "faithful love" of some ordinary people for him.
After fully understanding what love truly is, he concluded that love is a meaningless thing.
However, in Zenji Kiyoshi's view, this was entirely Sukuna's own misjudgment.
The love that Li Mei, Wan, and the people of that time had for Su Nuo was abnormal and distorted.
Longing is the emotion furthest from understanding, and if you can't even understand the other person, how can you love them?
At that time, the common people were more afraid of Su Nuo than in love with him.
As for Wan, he's a complete psychopath; his love is pure, but also twisted.
When Lu Ziyun asked Su Nuo what love really was, Su Nuo's answers seemed, at least in Chan Yuanqing's opinion, to be completely fabricated.
Lu Ziyun's seemingly relieved expression at the time probably meant that she thought Su Nuo was making things up.
Therefore, in Zenji Kiyoshi's view, Sukuna is an "absolute tyrant" who is very stubborn and has never encountered anyone who dares to oppose him.
Given this image, if you want Sukuna to reveal his weaknesses, or to gain favor in some way, the only way is to harass Sukuna for a long time and let him gradually adapt to normal human communication.
Step 1: Through repeated harassment, make Su Nuo adapt to the way normal people speak and communicate, and change the dictator mentality in his mind.
Step 2: Through long conversations, begin to deeply analyze Su Nuo's internal psychological state in order to increase favorability as much as possible.
Step 3: Through daily interactions, Sukuna gradually adapts to your presence.
Step 4: Based on your own strength, make some reasonable changes to Sukuna that can alter the plot.
As for Su Nuo's final fate?
Zenji Qing could only say that Su Nuo was an evil person, and a very evil one at that. Even if Su Nuo eventually reformed, it did not mean that the sins he had committed could be forgiven. He still needed to atone for his sins.
Even if the price of atonement is Sukuna's death, then it is the right thing to do.
Having a personal preference rating doesn't mean you'll lose your ability to make your own judgments because of it.
Those who deserve to die should die; those who don't deserve to die should live...
This was the first principle that Zen-in Kiyoshi established for himself after arriving in the world of magic.
While Zenjiro was pondering these things, Su Nuo was furious and laughed. He looked at Zenjiro with a gloomy look in his eyes, and as his curse power surged, it seemed as if countless blood and corpses were emerging from behind him.
"Kid, you have absolutely no idea about curses..."
Just then, Ms. Kuroi's voice came from the gate, it seemed that Riko had returned.
Seeing this, Zenji Kiyoshi interrupted Sukuna, then said with a smile:
"We'll be spending a lot of time together later. This is just a normal chat between friends. I'm not your servant. Don't always put yourself on such a high pedestal. Calm down. After the blood and corpses are removed, you'll be the one stinking here."
Oh, right, I have to go now. I'll talk to you again tonight when I have time. Also, I'm quite interested in your battle with the Yamata no Orochi a thousand years ago. Try to recall it; I'd like to ask you about it later.
Also, I've been having some problems with projecting and finely controlling my magical power lately. Could you summarize some cultivation knowledge and points to note for me? I'll try to find some interesting things for you to put in your mental world later. Oh, and I've fixed the sofa and TV for you, no need to thank me."
After saying that, Zenji Qing glanced at the murderous Su Nuo, chuckled, waved his hand, and left the inner world, leaving Su Nuo with his cursed power churning.
Looking at the empty inner world before him, Su Nuo felt as if he had punched a cotton ball, which was extremely unpleasant.
The churning power within him was somewhat irritating. Su Nu glanced at the sofa and television in front of him, about to unleash a slash, but then thought that without those things, he would just sit here alone, lost in thought, for another long time...
With a helpless sigh, he ultimately chose to unleash his slash in a blank corner of the world.
"Damn brat, you'll be the first person I kill when I get out of here! No, I'll eat you alive!"
Su Nuo sat on the sofa, his smile twisted and grotesque.
But the next moment, looking at the cola on the table and then at the TV program, he couldn't maintain that broken, distorted smile any longer.
Without genuine malice and murderous intent in one's heart, that kind of smile cannot be shown...
At this moment, Zenji Qingze had already stood up. He looked at the pushed-open door with a gentle smile on his face:
"Hello, I am a guard sent by Lord Tianyuan. My name is Chanyuan Qing. Please take care of me, Miss Tianyuan."
Riko's hair was slightly damp at the moment. The wind is very strong in Okinawa on rainy days, and even with an umbrella, your hair will still get wet.
At this time, Riko was about the same age as Zenin Seiji, around ten years old.
At this moment, Riko's expression was not as cheerful as it was in the original work; in fact, she seemed somewhat timid.
She looked at Chan Yuanqing, nodded slightly, and then bowed slightly, saying:
"Um, I'm sorry to have troubled you. Please take care of me in the future, Zen-in-kun."
"Just call me Qing, Miss Tian Tian."
Upon hearing this, Riko Tenn blushed. This kind of address is usually used in very ambiguous relationships, right?
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However, Zenji Kiyoshi was unaware of this. He had only been in this world for a short time and was not familiar with this Japanese way of addressing people.
Moreover, he himself didn't particularly like the surname "Zen Temple".
But the moment Riko's face flushed slightly, he realized that he had spoken rather carelessly.
Fortunately, Ms. Kuroi noticed this in time. She looked at the two of them and immediately realized why Riko was blushing, as well as the somewhat embarrassed Zenin Kiyoshi.
So she took out a towel, wiped Riko's slightly damp hair a few times, and chuckled as she defused the situation:
"Kiyoshi isn't Japanese. He grew up abroad, so he might not be very familiar with our local language and address. Miss Riko, you must be hungry, right? When I went to buy fried noodles for Kiyoshi and Mr. Shinji today, I also brought you a portion. It's your favorite shrimp flavor. I put it in the refrigerator, and I'll heat it up for you now."
Through the warm, subtly scented towel, Riko could feel the care and warmth that belonged to Kuroi. She was like a wet kitten, nestled in the warm and comfortable embrace of her owner.
Kuroi was instilled with the idea of being a "tool" from a young age by people including her parents, while Riko lost her parents before she was old enough to understand.
These two people were fortunate enough to come together, relying on the kindness in each other's hearts to survive in this cruel world.
Darkness, coldness, hatred, disgust... It seems that from the moment they were born, the malice of this world surged in like a tidal wave.
They were powerless to resist, and could not even muster the will to resist in secret.
The gears of fate carried them forward, even knowing that separation and death lay ahead, even knowing that this brief companionship would only bring greater sorrow.
They remain the same.
Kuroi didn't want Riko to become a star-like body that was fused with Tengen-sama, and the more time she spent with Riko, the more reluctant she became to part with her.
Whenever she thought of this, it was Riko, who was only ten years old, who comforted her.
But Kuroi knew that Riko wasn't as open-minded and cheerful as she appeared on the surface. While she was tidying up Riko's diary, the wind blew open a page of Riko's diary.
The words written in that diary are eight words that Kuroi still cannot forget to this day.
"It is not advisable to form a bond with such a person, as it will only increase their loneliness."
This is a phrase often used to describe a love story between a long-lived species and a short-lived species.
A monster and a human fall in love, but after the short-lived one dies, the one who leaves behind an immortal offspring is left with only endless loneliness.
Rather than being destined to be alone, it's better not to meet in the first place.
And for Riko and Kuroi, how similar their fates are to this statement.
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Around the age of sixteen, Riko will be assimilated as a star-like body.
No one knows what will happen after assimilation, just as no one knows what will happen after death.
In the end, we never saw each other again.
Riko can face death with equanimity. She is not afraid of death; she is only afraid that her departure will cause Kuroi pain.
Gentle and courageous people may choose to die after their loved one's death, because they know how heartbreaking it is to leave a beloved person to bear loneliness and longing.
Rather than letting their loved ones bear the pain, they would rather experience the wet and painful rest of their lives themselves.
Watching Kuroi walk towards the kitchen, Riko put down the towel and said to Kuroi:
"Kuroi, let me go with you. You probably haven't eaten either; your stomach was growling when we drove back."
Hearing what Tian Tian said, Kuroi blushed slightly. She glanced at Riko, but did not refuse her request. Instead, she smiled and said:
"Miss Riko! Then please be careful not to burn down the kitchen later, and also, don't put chili sauce in my noodles!"
"Hehe, no way!"
After interacting with Kuroi, Riko's initial fear and anxiety about seeing outsiders lessened considerably.
She turned to look at Zen Temple Qinghe Shen'er, a radiant smile blooming on her face like the sun. A few strands of her damp hair clung to her fair forehead, making her look like a flower blooming in the rain.
"What would you like to eat? Kuroi is a great cook, and her fried rice will definitely be more delicious than what you eat outside! I'll also cook for you~ I'm going to become a great person like Lord Tengen in the future! It's not an easy thing to taste my cooking."
Riko wore a faint smile, and she often mentioned her identity.
The reason for doing this is actually quite simple: she needs to constantly numb herself and convince herself that she needs to accept her identity.
At the same time, she was also numbing others. Through this seemingly humorous way of acknowledging others, she made everyone understand that she had never been afraid of death, that she was a qualified astral body, an astral body that did not require much effort to manage.
You should know that there used to be some disobedient astral bodies that strongly resisted merging with Lord Tianyuan, and even went so far as to try to escape from Lord Tianyuan multiple times.
To ensure the perfect fusion of the astral body, in those days, everyone chained it up in the basement. It ate, drank, and relieved itself all in a small room of less than ten square meters, and was watched by someone at all times, whether it was washing up or using the toilet.
The woman eventually went insane, completely losing control of her excretions, but no one cared about that; all that mattered was preventing her from committing suicide and preserving her physical integrity.
As for her mental state? They didn't really care.
However, according to ancient records, after Tianyuan merged with that star spore body, he seemed to cry and wail for a short period of time.
Furthermore, since that incident, Lord Tianyuan has strictly prohibited the use of severe punishments such as confinement on astral bodies.
To avoid suffering the same fate herself, and to prevent implicating Kuroi, Riko would tirelessly repeat her statement—that she "takes pride in becoming a Stardust Body"—in front of everyone who knew her identity.
She needs to use this rhetoric to protect herself, and she needs to use this foolish behavior to protect Kuroi.
For the frail woman, feigning madness was the only way she could protect herself and those around her.
Zenjiro looked at Riko in front of him and felt a little uncomfortable.
The person who strives to live a good life ends up with that kind of fate, especially when the other person has finally mustered the courage to live for themselves...
Thinking of this, Zenji Qing glanced at Shen Er, who was sitting there watching TV without a care in the world, coughed, and then said with a smile:
"Could you go and buy some rice? Buy two extra bags, I'm going to cook some Chinese food later."
"Now? It's raining outside!"
Chapter-77
Even so, he eventually went out. Under Zenji's repeated requests, along with coercion and enticement, he reluctantly opened his umbrella and walked out of the house.
Both Kuroi and Riko advised Zenji Seiji to buy rice tomorrow, but under Zenji Seiji's insistence, it was clear that Shinji only listened to Zenji Seiji.
In the pouring rain, Shen Er took the car keys from Riko and clicked his tongue at Zenji Qing.
Perhaps even the heavens disapproved of Shen'er's actions, because after he went out, the rain outside intensified.
Rain fell from the sky like a waterfall, and the rain curtain in the night stretched out in the color of the lights, connecting the entire sky and the ocean together.
The wind was a bit strong, and the rain was pattering against the window, making a "drip-drip" sound.
Riko looked at Zenjiro and asked with some curiosity:
"Um, um..."
After a long pause, Riko still didn't know how to address Zenin Kiyoshi, so she could only blush slightly and then say:
"Qingjun, why did you insist on making him go out to buy rice today? And why did you say the rice at home wasn't good... Is it because something happened outside, and you're subtly reminding him to go out and observe the surroundings?"
Hearing what Tennatsu Riko said, Zenin Kiyoshi smiled and shook his head, then said:
"No, I really just want to eat that brand of rice. It's okay, just consider it as sending him out on patrol. After all, he's been lying here all afternoon. There's no such thing as getting paid for nothing."
Zenjiro's answer made Riko pause slightly, then she chuckled and said:
"You're quite an interesting fellow, much better than the previous guards. At least you're willing to talk to me."
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"Didn't those guards talk to you before?"
Upon hearing this, Riko scratched her head, seemingly a little embarrassed:
"They usually ignore me and tell me to shut up and be quiet, saying my behavior is distracting them..."
"Do you remember their names? I'll ask Lord Tengen when I get back."
Seeing Zenjiro's serious and earnest expression, Riko knew that he wasn't joking and that he would definitely hold those two accountable when he got back.
As for those two, Riko didn't really want to do that. Although their attitude wasn't particularly good, they were still people who had helped her, so there was no need to be so ruthless.
So she smiled somewhat awkwardly, then whispered:
"I usually don't ask about names. Okay, let's go to the kitchen and cook! I've never had Chinese food before! Is it good? What's the difference between it and Japanese food?"
Zenji Seiji realized that Riko didn't want to tell him about those people, and he didn't try to get answers from Riko. If he wanted to know about these people, there were plenty of ways to ask.
The old leader of the Panxing Sect is a very good point of entry.
However, even though his mind was elsewhere, Zenin Kiyoshi didn't forget to answer Riko's question:
"Chinese cuisine is much more abundant than Japanese cuisine, both in terms of variety and portion size. It is also cooked more using gas, which adds more aroma and seasoning to the ingredients, and it is probably saltier and stronger in flavor."
"Really? I don't believe it. The ingredients are the same, just the cooking methods are different. How could it be as exaggerated as you described?"
After listening, she took out a light gray apron from the cabinet, handed it to Zenji Qing, and then said:
"This is the apron that Kuroi bought for me when I was learning to cook. It should fit you pretty well, right?"
Upon hearing Riko's words, Zenji Kiyoshi subconsciously glanced at the height difference between the two, and his lips twitched involuntarily.
Because boys and girls develop at different ages, girls are often taller than boys between the ages of eleven or twelve and fourteen or fifteen.
For example, Riko Tenn currently appears to be a bit taller than me.
And just as Riko is saying now, the apron she discarded actually fits her perfectly.
Seeing Riko's hesitant expression, Zenin Kiyoshi also showed a helpless look.
Fortunately, the apron was light gray; if it had been pink, this might have become a source of embarrassment.
As Kuroi watched Zenin Kiyoshi obediently put on Riko's apron, an undisguised smile appeared on his face. It had been a very long time since such a relaxed and contented smile had appeared in his handsome eyes.
"Kiyoshi, I have some small stools here that Riko used to stand on when she cooked last year. Would you like to use them?"
Although Zenjiro wanted to say no, he glanced at the table and nodded silently.
The laughter in the room grew even stronger.
Ten minutes later.
"Could you help me clean the seeds out of these chilies? Remember to wear gloves, otherwise the chilies will sting your fingernails."
Zenjiro handed the bell pepper to Riko, who, having put on her plastic gloves, confidently said:
"Don't worry! I can handle this little thing!"
She took the chili pepper and immediately started tearing off the seeds.
As the strong smell of chili peppers filled the air, Riko couldn't help but sneeze, and tears started streaming down her face. She instinctively wanted to rub her eyes, but Zenin Kiyoshi stopped her.
"If your hands are covered in chili peppers, rubbing your eyes now is practically suicide. Do you have some tears in your left eye that you need to wipe away?"
As Zenjiro was speaking, he stopped what he was doing, reached out, grabbed a tissue, and then, without Riko noticing, used the tissue to wipe away the tear stains under the corner of Riko's left eye.
When Riko sensed Zenin Kiyoshi's body approaching, her muscles instantly tensed up.
She seemed to be able to smell the fragrance on the other person, and feel the warmth of their breath.
You can feel a soft wiping sensation under the corner of your left eye.
Suddenly, a multitude of sensations overwhelmed Riko, putting her already not-so-bright mind into overload mode.
Her eyes were red, and she stood there stunned, not knowing what to do.
If she disliked this feeling, she would leave immediately and push away Zenjiro Kiyoshi's hand.
But for some reason, looking into the other person's clear eyes at that moment, Riko felt that the other person didn't think much of it.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings, her eyes lowered and closed gently, her small earlobes were quietly tinged with a blush, and her breathing became slightly short and shallow.
Chapter-78
When driving in the rain, you always need to slow down because of the reduced tire friction. Therefore, driving slower and keeping a greater distance from other vehicles can ensure that traffic accidents will not occur.
Shen Er was driving, the windshield wipers swishing against the windshield. The wind was strong, and some plastic trash was being blown into the sky in a spiral.
He wasn't driving very fast, after all, it was someone else's car, and he didn't have much money on hand. If he damaged someone else's car, it wouldn't be easy to pay for the damages.
If something goes wrong, you can't expect to win the money back by betting on horse races, can you?
And now...
Suddenly, the image of a woman appeared in his mind, and his attention became slightly distracted.
Even Shen'er himself didn't know why, but when facing that woman, he always had a strange feeling in his heart that he couldn't explain.
Being with her felt similar to being with that little devil, Seina, at the Zen temple, but there were also differences.
If being around that brat Qing in the Zen temple makes you feel less lonely and more relaxed...
So when he was around Eri, he not only felt nervous, but also a little reserved. Normally, he should have been very resistant to such uncomfortable emotions, but he didn't feel resistant to Eri's strange emotions at all. Instead, he even felt a kind of longing for them.
It's not that kind of strange longing, but rather a desire to be with the other person and to feel genuine joy when I hear them speak.
My thoughts drifted far away, and I didn't even notice the situation on the road for a moment.
With a screeching sound of tires rubbing against the ground, Shen Er jerked the steering wheel and barely managed to avoid a complete collision.
After stopping the car, Shen Er immediately unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the car door, and walked towards the place where the accident had just occurred.
But the moment he got out of the car, his previously worried expression instantly changed.
He stood there, staring at the woman in front of him with long, golden hair that reached her waist and a warm smile on her face, a slightly annoyed expression on his face.
The woman seemed oblivious to Shen'er's gaze. She looked at Shen'er, a slight smile playing on her lips, and then said:
"If you almost knock someone down, you should at least come over and help them pick up their motorcycle."
The woman was wearing sunglasses, and although most of her face was covered by the sunglasses and helmet, judging from her fair skin and voice, she was probably just a teenage girl.
However, Shen Er did not go to help the woman as she wished. He remained standing in place, his muscles slightly bulging, and the murderous intent in his eyes became more and more obvious.
Although Shen'er doesn't possess any magical power, the existence of sorcerers naturally gives him a completely different feeling from ordinary people.
It's hard to describe the feeling precisely, but if I had to make an analogy, it would be like the difference between Japanese tofu and firm tofu.
In short, for him, the difference between the two is quite significant.
The more powerful the sorcerer, the stronger that feeling will be.
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However, just now, when Shen Er felt the intense sensation emanating from the girl, he knew that the girl in front of him was the most powerful sorcerer he had ever seen!
It was an aura several times stronger than that of the Zenji Naohito!
Someone of this caliber would never appear in a place like this for no reason. Recalling what Hua Yu had said earlier, he even regarded the girl in front of him as an enemy who had come to kill Zenji Qing.
He absolutely would not allow anyone to destroy the glimmer of light in his hard-won home, where he had finally found a sense of belonging.
A different kind of aura, unlike the power of the curse, rose from Shen'er's body. Faced with that aura, the surrounding rain seemed to be somewhat afraid. Not a single drop of rain could fall on Shen'er's head. It was either evaporated into water vapor or fell in another direction.
Upon sensing the killing intent emanating from Shen'er, the blonde woman sighed helplessly and then said:
"Tsk, I learned about your temper from the old man Naohito Zenji before I came here. Just as he said, you are a very domineering and unreasonable man. Don't give me that scary look. I'm not a bad person."
Hearing the blonde woman's words, Shen Er frowned slightly. He looked at the woman and then asked:
"The old man from Jibi? You know him?"
As the woman helped the motorcycle to its feet, she said to Shen'er:
"When I was studying at a vocational college, I went to Zen-in's house a few times with Teacher Yaga. Because I can drink quite a bit, I also got to know Mr. Naobi a little."
Hearing this, Shen Er no longer doubted the matter.
After all, what the blonde woman said did sound like something that old man Naokijin Zenji would do.
"Why have you come to see me? And who are you?"
The blonde woman grinned and then took off her helmet.
The next moment, a slightly bold voice rang out, carrying an extremely vigorous vitality:
"Currently speaking, I should be considered the only Special Grade in the entire world of sorcery, right? My name is Tsukumo Yuki, and my main purpose in coming here is actually to see you or Zenin Kiyoshi."
Shen Er raised his eyebrows slightly. When he heard the name Tsukumo Yuki, he already felt that something was not right. Why would a top-level sorcerer, the pinnacle of the entire sorcery world, want to come to him?
So, after Yuki introduced herself, Shiki didn't pay much attention to her and walked away without saying a word.
Seeing Shen turn and leave, Tsukumo Yuki grew anxious and then said:
"Why don't you finish your sentence? Aren't you going to ask me why I'm here?"
Shen Er glanced at Jiujiu Yuki, his expression remaining largely unchanged, and simply replied:
"I don't really like dealing with sorcerers like you. I have no interest in why you're here, and I don't care what you want from me. Whatever it is, I won't agree."
Hearing this, Tsukumo Yuki froze on the spot. She looked at Shen Er and said with some helplessness:
What kind of woman do you like?
Chapter-79
Yuki Tsukumo has a habit of asking people what kind of women they like when they meet them for the first time.
This is not a simple, trivial question, but a philosophical question about life that Yuki Tsukumo himself has come to understand up to this point.
Based on the other person's answer to this question, Yuki Kujiro can quickly create a character sketch of them.
First, if the other party refuses to answer questions, or shows indifference and impatience towards your questions, then this person is most likely the kind of person who is unapproachable. Generally speaking, you won't get along with this kind of person.
Secondly, if the other party answers the question, then from the most basic perspective of personality compatibility, they are at least much better than the person who did not answer the question at all.
The type of woman someone likes basically reflects their inner nature.
For example, men who like anime loli characters are likely to have some regrets from their childhood, or they may lack self-confidence and hope to have a female partner who can be completely controlled by them. Such people are often highly independent but lack confidence.
Men who like mature, sophisticated women are more likely to be attracted to people who possess certain "feminine" qualities.
This "trait" does not only refer to the "secondary sexual characteristics" of women, but in a sociological sense, it encompasses qualities such as "attentiveness," "gentleness," and "maternal radiance."
According to a Japanese sociological survey, due to differences in their own genes and hormone levels, women with more attractive figures tend to be more gentle and have more feminine qualities.
Men who like this type of woman are generally more traditional and chauvinistic. Of course, there are also those who are simply lustful and attracted to other women's bodies.
Of course, Yuki Tsukumo didn't dislike or look down on that kind of person.
It's a basic human desire, nothing to be ashamed of admitting.
Just pursue it openly and honestly.
The reason she asked this question now is actually quite simple.
Even from the moment she appeared and spoke to her until now, she has never revealed anything about her personality that would allow her to observe it.
If things continue like this, all the chance encounters I planned will be completely meaningless.
You should know that Tsukumo Yuki has devoted almost all her energy to the issue of how to completely resolve the problem of the cursed spirit.
And Shen'er, who has no magical power left in his body, is the experimental subject she desires most right now.
She needs to obtain something from Shen Er that can break through existing research, something from Shen Er that can support her to continue.
However, even Yuki Tsukumo herself was unsure whether she would be able to obtain what she wanted.
After all, Shen'er's physique is, to put it bluntly, a unique "gift" bestowed by heaven, and whether it can be replicated is completely uncertain.
But no matter what, she wanted Shen'er to cooperate with her and see if she could find a way to resolve the [cursed spirit] in this world from him.
However, Shen'er's cold attitude discouraged Tsukumo Yuki. If Shen'er did not accept her ideas, she might have to use forceful methods to take Shen'er away from here.
However, if they really force Shen'er to submit by force, then the biggest problems will be the various parameter issues and adjustments to the data.
After all, someone who is being forced is unlikely to obediently cooperate with their experiment.
Therefore, until the very last moment, Jujutsu did not intend to use his abilities to deal with Shen.
In Tsukumo Yuki's opinion, although Zenji Naobijin said that Shinji had even more terrifying power than himself, she was not really willing to believe such things, after all, the elders in her family always said so.
No matter how bad the children in their family are, they will always show more favoritism towards their own family.
Therefore, in Tsukumo Yuki's mind, Shen was just a rather special "Heaven and Curse," and his strength should not be comparable to Zenji Naoki's at all.
At first, Tsukumo Yuki had some doubts, but those doubts all disappeared after she actually met Shen.
Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from her body, Yuki Tsukumo became certain that even if she really wanted to use force to coerce Shinji into submission, it would probably take a lot of effort.
Moreover, it is even more likely that, against an opponent of Shen'er's caliber, she might not be able to get him to cooperate with her experiments while preserving his physical integrity.
After all, Yuki Tsukumo's Life-Giving Technique is basically the most exaggerated ability in the entire Jujutsu Kaisen.
In the end, he was actually able to create a black hole by hand. If he hadn't been tricked by Tianyuan's words and shut down his simplified domain, the outcome of his battle with Lusuo would have been hard to say.
Hearing what Tsukumo Yuki said, Shen was slightly taken aback. Then, he looked at Tsukumo Yuki, who was still smiling, with a slightly strange gaze. After hesitating for a moment, he still spoke of the figure in his heart.
"What kind of woman do I like? Probably someone gentle who can encourage and be tolerant of others."
Upon hearing this, Tsukumo Yuki shook her head in dissatisfaction, then continued to ask with a smile:
"It's not just about personality, but also about physique. What kind of physique do you like in a girl?"
That's the key point! A preference for plumpness and a preference for slenderness reveal completely different souls, destined to never become close friends.
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Hearing Yuki's somewhat insane words, she didn't even reply. Instead, she walked straight to the car, preparing to leave this somewhat neurotic guy.
When Kujukyu saw that Shen was about to leave, he hurriedly said:
"Don't rush off! The main reason I came to find you is because of a special-grade curse that has recently appeared here. Although you are not officially members of the High School yet, since you have joined, you have an obligation to help me when facing disaster."
As Yuki Kujuku spoke, she walked toward Shen'er's car. As she placed one of her hands on the tire, Shen'er suddenly realized that no matter how hard he pressed the accelerator, the car could not move an inch.
And this is the method of the ninety-nine yogis.
[Wrath of the Stars]!
Chapter-80
The life-giving technique of Tsukumo Yuki is called "Wrath of the Stars". Its core ability is to give itself or a specific object (such as the shikigami "Phoenix Wheel") an imaginary mass, thereby enhancing the power of its attack.
Its specific effects are as follows:
Imaginary Mass Control: By using a spell, imaginary mass is added to oneself or the shikigami "Phoenix Wheel". The increase in mass will significantly increase the power of attacks (such as punches, kicks, etc.), but one's physical strength will not be enhanced by the increase in mass, and only the defense will be strengthened by the spell power.
Burden-free characteristic: When using the technique, the ninety-nine yogis will not feel the weight of the added mass, nor will they be affected by their own imaginary mass.
Unlimited expansion: Theoretically, there is no upper limit to the addition of hypothetical mass. In extreme cases, if the mass is stacked infinitely, it can even create a black hole through self-destruction, causing a near-unsolvable attack.
Simply put, she's a glass cannon. She can attack by imagining that her arms weigh 100,000 tons, but she can still swing her fists with normal weight.
However, this ability can only be used on one's own body and "Phoenix Wheel," and cannot be applied to other people or objects.
Otherwise, this ability would become even more terrifying. Imagine scattering a handful of sand, each grain of which weighs hundreds of tons. How would your opponent possibly catch it?
The reason she was able to stop Shen's car was by increasing her own weight, which directly suppressed the movement of Shen's tires.
Looking at Tsukumo Yuki standing in the rain, Shen Er's face showed a hint of impatience.
"I am not a sorcerer, nor have I ever been a professional sorcerer. I repeat, I have no obligation to help you. Let go of my car now."
The rain intensified, and the atmosphere between the two became increasingly tense. Shen Er, looking at the woman in front of him, had already begun to imagine the battle scenario in his mind.
At that moment, a helpless smile appeared on Tsukumo Yuki's face. She gently touched her forehead, sighed, and said:
"What about Zen-Yuan Qing? He's a highly skilled professional, isn't he? I'm now requesting Zen-Yuan Qing's assistance in my current operation to eliminate cursed spirits, in the name of a top-level sorcerer."
Even after all, he ignored Tsukumo Yuki and slapped Tsukumo Yuki's hand off the car.
"My name is Zen-in-Kei, there's no point in you saying these things to me."
Having said that, he drove off, leaving Jujuro Yuki speechless.
Watching the car taillights disappear into the distance, Tsukumo Yuki shook his head, then put on his helmet, got back on his motorcycle, muttered something about being uncouth, and followed closely behind Shinji, heading towards the direction where Zenji was.
As soon as the car came to a stop, Yuki Kyuuji knocked on the door even faster than Shinji.
The rain was still heavy outside. Shen Er stood quietly behind Tsukumo Yuki, holding an umbrella, without any intention of offering to hold the umbrella for her.
Tsukumo Yuki didn't pay any more attention to these things. When the door was opened, what came into view was Zenji Seina's slightly surprised expression.
"What's wrong? Are you curious about seeing me? Are you a prospective student?"
Looking at Zenin Sei's expression, Tsukumo Yuki's face revealed a mischievous smile. She reached out and, before Zenin Sei could dodge, ruffled his hair, then whispered:
"It's nice to meet you, but could you let me in first? It's raining quite heavily outside."
Upon hearing this, Zenji Kiyoshi quickly stood up and made way for her. Tsukumo Yuki smiled slightly and then slipped through the gap that Zenji Kiyoshi had made.
She was wearing a black leather jacket, and her body was covered in water droplets. Whether it was intentional or not, she deliberately shook her hair as she passed by Chan Yuanqing, and a few cool raindrops fell on Chan Yuanqing's face.
The raindrops made Zenjiro close his eyes slightly. He looked at Shinji, who was standing in front of him without making any move, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.
Shen Er simply shook the umbrella, hung it behind the door, and complained:
"This crazy woman followed me all the way here; I didn't bring her with me."
Hearing Shen'er's words, Tsukumo Yuki was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and waved to Shen'er and Zenji Sei.
Riko rushed out of the kitchen. As a fellow astral body, she had already sensed something amiss long before Yuki Tsukumo arrived.
Upon seeing Yuki Tsukumo sitting on the sofa, Riko became even more certain of her thoughts. She looked at Yuki Tsukumo somewhat timidly, unsure of what to say for a moment.
Yuki Tsukumo didn't initiate a conversation at this moment. She just looked at Riko with a complicated expression, looking almost like a different person from her previous carefree self.
Zenjiro Sei also sensed something at this moment. He walked up to Riko and whispered to her:
"Miss Riko, could you please get me a towel? If my hair gets wet from the rain and I don't dry it quickly, it's easy for it to smell bad and I'll catch a cold."
Hearing this, Riko breathed a sigh of relief. She nodded to the Zen temple and then walked towards the bedroom.
Zenjiro Kiyoshi then walked up to Tsukumo Yuki, a look of confusion and curiosity on his face, and asked the still somewhat immature girl before him:
"Why is Senior Ninety-Nine here? I heard from Master Nightmoth Masamichi that you should be on a mission overseas right now."
Upon seeing Zenjiro Sei, he naturally called out his name. Tsukumo Yuki pouted, somewhat complaining:
"Ugh~ I told those guys at the vocational college a long time ago not to hang my photo on the admission wall, and they obviously didn't listen to me. But, is that photo on the admission wall nice? Does it look like me?"
Zenin Kiyoshi was somewhat prepared for Tsukumo Yuki's sudden change of pace, and he wasn't unhappy about this abrupt shift in the topic. Instead, he smiled and replied:
"She's pretty, but overall she's still not as good-looking as she is in person."
"I knew those idiots couldn't take good pictures of me. Oh well, since you recognize me, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. I have two main objectives in coming to Okinawa this time. First, to deal with a special-grade cursed spirit I'm currently chasing, and second, regarding you, Zenin Kiyoshi."
When Tsukumo Yuki said this, her expression became much more serious than before. She looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, her voice slightly solemn:
"Recently, there have been frequent incidents of sorcerers and ordinary humans disappearing near Beika Town, and according to the investigation by the High School, these things seem to be related to you."