The Contest and the Anti-Armor [Bonus Chapter for 3k Views]

As a rare healer in the world of sorcery, Ieiri Shoko's techniques destined her to stay behind and become a rare existence like a giant panda.

They would find out about her technique sooner or later, so Ieiri Shoko didn't hide it and told them directly.

Gojo Satoru crossed his arms, staring directly at her, and said something infuriating: "I know you, the Reversal Technique. Those old men treasure you so much, why did they let you come to Tokyo Vocational High School?"

When the high-ranking figures in the world of sorcery are mentioned, Gojo Satoru's attitude is anything but polite, and his words even reveal a strong sense of disgust.

Upon noticing this, both Ieiri Shoko and Natsuyuki Suke paused, looking at Gojo Satoru with inscrutable expressions.

Upon hearing his words, Ieiri Shoko's expression remained unchanged, and she said in a cold voice, "Kyoto is too noisy, Tokyo is a bit quieter."

Gojo Satoru chuckled softly, his attitude towards Ieiri Shoko slightly changing. After this diversion, the topic shifted, and at least no one mentioned the techniques or the higher-ups anymore.

Seeing this, Tsurumi Kawakami, who was waiting to speak next, looked at them expectantly, his expression somewhat disappointed. After finishing their meal, they left the cafeteria together, heading towards the teaching building.

But as soon as he arrived at the classroom, he saw Masamichi Nobi stride in, throw down a "study on your own" message, and then be called away to a meeting by a phone call from Kyoto.

Without the teacher to discipline them, the classroom immediately descended into chaos.

Gojo Satoru, used to being carefree, initially found coming to school novel, but now, lying on the table, he felt increasingly bored. He looked around and met the eyes of Natsumi Yuuki next to him. The two initially whispered to each other, but later started arguing loudly.

"Forget it, let's go have a fight!" Gojo Satoru stood up from his seat, put his feet on the stool, and looked down at Xia Youjie.

Xia Youjie didn't want to argue with him, but this young master was too annoying. He got angry and agreed after being provoked.

The mature and reliable Ieiri Shoko had no intention of paying attention to these two childish kids from the start. She was holding a magazine, leaning against the table and flipping through it. The noisy classmate in front of her didn't bother her at all.

Tsurumi Kawakami's eyes widened as he watched this unfold. He glanced at the two people arguing on stools at the table in front of him, then turned and leaned over Iori Shoko's desk.

"Is it okay for them to do this?" he asked with some concern.

Going to school was a very novel experience for Tsurumi Kawaru. He was full of imagination and anticipation for his classmates, teachers and school life. While he was eager to try it out, he was also a little confused about the unknown.

Seeing Gojo Satoru and Natsumi Yuuki arguing, Tsurumi Kawakami, who was experiencing the role of a student for the first time, felt lost and helpless. He subconsciously wanted to ask for advice from the steady and mature Ieiri Shoko.

Shoko Ieiri, who was flipping through a magazine, looked up and glanced indifferently at the two childish kids in front of her. When she saw Nagaru Tsurumi's well-behaved expression, she was immediately filled with affection and gently comforted him.

"Boys are all like that, a fight will settle things, just ignore them both."

Tsurumi Kawakuri nodded, puzzled, and said "Oh." Just as he turned his head, someone grabbed his collar, pulled him back, and made him look up.

Gojo Satoru and Natsumi Yuuki made a fight, agreeing to meet at the school training ground. But such a thing couldn't be done without witnesses, so he set his sights on Tsurumi Kawakami and Ieiri Shoko.

"Come on, you and Shoko come together. Let's make a bet, the loser treats everyone to dinner."

Tsurumi Kawaru let out a sound, his round, golden eyes darting back and forth between Natsumi Yuuki and Gojo Satoru.

Upon hearing this, Ieiri Shoko became interested, snapped the magazine shut, stuffed it into her desk drawer, and looked at the two of them with great enthusiasm, saying, "You're treating us to dinner, right? Okay, let's go."

The training ground was located behind the school, near the mountains. A large area had been designated for regular combat training, but since the second and third-year students were not present at the time, the training ground was empty and was ready for them to use.

Tsurumi Kawaru sat with Ieiri Shoko in the stands of the training field. On the field, Gojo Satoru and Natsuyu Suke were already ready, standing face to face, the atmosphere between them ready to erupt.

Gojo Satoru stood opposite Natsumi, one hand in his pocket, looking somewhat nonchalant. He was still wearing sunglasses, making it impossible to see the emotions in his eyes, but from his slightly raised chin and the confidence emanating from him, it was clear that he was very confident about the outcome of this battle.

Xia Youjie still wore that ambiguous smile on his face, his tall figure standing straight in the sunlight.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds, and then suddenly started fighting. Several strange-looking cursed spirits appeared out of thin air beside Xia Youjie, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on Gojo Satoru opposite them.

Tsurumi Kawakami's eyes widened, and he was about to stand up when Ieiri Shoko stopped him: "It's alright, this should be his technique."

The black-haired boy stood up and glanced back at her before turning his gaze back to the training ground. After a while, he realized that the cursed spirits were indeed being manipulated by Xia Youjie.

Despite the attacks from the cursed spirits, Gojo Satoru seemed to be handling them with ease, managing to dodge each oncoming attack perfectly. Even attacks from tricky angles were blocked by an invisible barrier.

In the arena, Xia Youjie also noticed this. He frowned slightly, stared at Gojo Satoru for two seconds, and then suddenly switched to melee attack under the cover of the cursed spirit.

The sudden acceleration of the battle thrilled Tsurumi Kawakami, who watched their every move intently. Seeing his absorption, Ieiri Shoko asked, "Who do you think will win?"

"Ah, it should be five." Tsurumi Kawakami scratched his head, thought for a few seconds, and answered.

Gojo Satoru's technique must be somewhat special; as long as Natsume can't break through his barrier, he'll never be able to do anything to him. And right now, most of the cursed spirits released by Natsume have already been exorcised.

Shoko Ieiri glanced at the two players on the field and said with a smile, "I think Natsumi will win if the game goes on."

Tsurumi Kawaru looked at the field in surprise, then turned to the brown-haired, brown-eyed girl: "Eh, why?"

Shoko Ieiri sat in a chair with her arms crossed, squinted her eyes, and said objectively, "It's because of the depletion of her curse power."

Gojo Satoru's limitless power requires constant use of his incantation to maintain, and almost twenty minutes have already passed. If the battle drags on, his incantation power will be greatly depleted. Meanwhile, Natsumi Yuuki seems to still have some incantations left. Once more than half of the incantations on the field are eliminated, he will release a batch. Only he knows how many incantations he has left.

Tsurumi Kawakami nodded as if he understood, then turned his gaze back to the two people fighting on the field.

At this time, Gojo Satoru and Natsuyu Jie were not in good condition.

Gojo Satoru had indeed used the Six Eyes to the extreme because he needed to maintain his limitless power, and now his curse power was almost depleted, and his brain was also throbbing slightly.

Gojo Satoru hadn't yet mastered the Reversal Technique, and his excessive use of the Unlimited Technique was already straining his brain. Meanwhile, the cursed spirits manipulated by Natsumi were like annoying flies; once he used [Technique Reversal - Flying], they would stop for a while, only to be met with a constant stream of new ones.

Xia Youjie, who appeared to be handling things with ease, wasn't actually as relaxed as he seemed. It hadn't been long since he awakened his spell and discovered its power, nor had he mastered its application. To better utilize the spell, he attempted to subdue many level two and three cursed spirits, but these spirits were of low level and weak.

More than half of the cursed spirits have been exorcised by Gojo Satoru. He currently only has one level-one cursed spirit and a few level-two cursed spirits left, and he is just holding on to avoid revealing his true strength.

Both sides wanted to win, and during the stalemate, they guessed each other's situation. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia Youjie released his only level one cursed spirit. However, he was careful and temporarily kept one of the level two cursed spirits that had a special ability to hide.

“[Spell Sequence - Azure].” Gojo Satoru raised his hand and said in a deep voice.

A wide-range attack was unleashed from his hand, the sky filled with dazzling black and red light, the explosive curse energy spread out, and any cursed spirits that were touched melted away like snowflakes in the sunlight.

Xia Youjie's pupils contracted, his eyes widened slightly, and he rolled over to dodge the attack. He then released the level-two stealth spirit.

His action went unnoticed by Gojo Satoru because the residual cursed power left behind after the exorcism of numerous cursed spirits was so intense. The level-two cursed spirit, possessing the concealment technique, appeared behind Gojo Satoru like a shadow, and the moment it appeared, Gojo Satoru's six eyes also detected it.

But Xia Youjie was even faster. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he had already reached Gojo Satoru and then threw a heavy punch—

"Hmm—"

Before Gojo Satoru could reactivate his No Limits ability, the punch landed directly on his chin. The force was so great that he bit his tongue, and his chin felt numb and sore.

Xia Youjie swung his hand around once and then withdrew it. He was panting heavily, his right hand still clenched into a fist at his side. He stared at Gojo Satoru, who was covering his chin, and slowly revealed a provocative smile.

"You lost," he said with a smile.

Gojo Satoru rubbed his chin, his eyes glaring at him with displeasure: "Damn it, I definitely won't lose next time. I'm the strongest, you know."

The white-haired boy wearing sunglasses muttered to himself, his opinion of Xia Youjie completely changed. He acknowledged Xia Youjie as a formidable opponent, stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a grin, "It's on me, Jie, what do you want to eat?"

Xia Youjie froze the moment his hand touched him, then shook it off. Looking at Gojo Satoru's grinning face, he was a little unaccustomed to his change.

In the stands, Tsurumi Kawakami had been holding his breath slightly ever since Natsumi Yuuki released that cursed spirit. When he saw him punch Gojo Satoru in the chin, his eyes lit up, and he completely forgot about what he had just told Ieiri Shoko to guess that Natsumi Yuuki would lose.

Seeing that the results of the competition were in, Tsurumi Kawakami ran forward excitedly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Natsumi Yuuki: "You're amazing! Is your ability to manipulate cursed spirits?"

Xia Youjie felt a little uncomfortable under the admiring gaze of Tsurumi Kawa. He touched the tip of his nose, coughed lightly, and nodded with a slightly reserved expression: "Yes, my technique is the Spell Manipulation Technique, which allows me to subdue and absorb spell spirits and then manipulate them."

Tsurumi Kawaru exclaimed and started chattering around Xia Youjie.

Satoru Gojo, who had his arm around Natsumi Yuuki's shoulder, was completely ignored by him. Feeling a little annoyed, Satoru Gojo glanced at him sideways and reached out to touch Tsurumi Kawaru's neck.

The next second, Gojo Satoru felt a surge of surprise in his eyes as he felt a push. He glanced at his hand, which was numb from the shock, and then looked at Tsurumi Kawaru, who was still talking to Natsumi Yujie and had no reaction at all.

Gojo Satoru: "What is your technique?"

His six eyes can see through other people's spells, but he cannot see through the spells on Tsurumi Kawaru's body. Moreover, from the moment he saw Tsurumi Kawaru, he became curious about the faint curse power flowing in his body. This level of curse power is more than that of ordinary people.

Tsurumi Kawakami only realized Gojo Satoru was talking to him after being interrupted. He looked up and met Gojo Satoru's eyes behind his sunglasses, paused for a second, and then said, "Ah, my technique?"

Hearing this question, not only Gojo Satoru, but also Natsume Suguru and Ieiri Shoko who were walking towards them were curious.

"Hmm, it's a Thornmail, isn't it?" The black-haired, golden-eyed boy scratched his cheek somewhat embarrassedly under everyone's gaze. "Because it can reflect damage."

The group was taken aback by Tsurumi Kawakami's words.

Gojo Satoru was the first to react. He clenched his right hand, savoring the feeling from just now, which was very similar to the rebound that Tsurumi Kawakami had described. Thinking of this, he became somewhat eager to try it out, his eyes behind Tsurumi Kawakami's sunglasses full of amusement.

"Is that so? Reflecting damage sounds interesting. Want to fight me?" Gojo Satoru pulled down his sunglasses, revealing his unobstructed azure eyes staring straight at him.

Xia Youjie also became interested in Tsurumi Kawaru's technique and wanted to see how he would react when the cursed spirit attacked him.

Shoko Ieiri glanced at the group of people, shrugged, turned and walked towards the stands. With her back to them, she waved and said casually, "I can treat you for free."

Thus, the training ground, which had just finished one match, welcomed another two-on-one battle.

However, compared to the fight between Gojo Satoru and Natsuyuu, this time it seemed more like a game. Tsurumi Kawaru was surrounded by them, his slightly shorter stature standing there, coupled with Gojo Satoru and Natsuyuu's eager and ready-to-fight stances, it felt like witnessing some kind of school bullying scene.

Gojo Satoru: "You're ready, right? Here I come."

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his fist and threw it. This time, he clearly felt the reaction of the magic on Tsurumi Kawakami's body. The same force acted on him and was reflected in his fist.

This feeling inexplicably intrigued Gojo Satoru, like he had found a fun toy. After trying it repeatedly, he began to have no limits.

Gojo Satoru: "Eh, this time it was blocked by 'no bottom line.' So, does this kind of rebound can be neutralized?"

As he spoke, he tried it a few more times and found that the limitless attack did indeed block the damage reflected by the Tsurumi River Style Counter Armor Technique.

Xia Youjie then released the level-two cursed spirit with the concealment technique. This cursed spirit's attack was relatively weak, and its main ability was to conceal its aura and curse power. So he manipulated the cursed spirit to try to attack Tsurumi Kawa.

While sensing the feedback from the cursed spirit, Xia Youjie asked Tsurumi Kawaru, "How was it? Did you feel anything when the cursed spirit attacked you?"

The Shield Hero's ability is to reflect damage. This reflection is 100% physical damage, while for magical damage, he will take 15% of the magical damage himself, and the remaining 75% of the magical damage will be reflected back to the attacker.

When facing spell damage, the farther away the attacker is, the less damage will be reflected back to the attacker, reducing the damage to 25%.

Therefore, Tsurumi Kawa was not unaware of the attacks from the cursed spirits, but the attack from Natsuyuki's level two cursed spirit was very minor to him.

Tsurumi Kawakami nodded and truthfully told Xia Youjie how he felt.

This was the first time Gojo Satoru and Natsume had heard of this technique. They marveled at it and, after trying it many times, they became familiar with his anti-armor technique.

Gojo Satoru looked at Tsurumi Kawakami, stroked his chin, and said softly, "Hmm, your technique is quite special. You can use it as a shield in the future."

Xia Youjie was speechless for a moment, nudged him with his elbow, and was about to say something to comfort him when he heard Tsurumi Kawaru's surprised voice say: "Ah, how did you know I'm the Shield Hero?"

Before Xia Youjie could even complain, he heard him continue excitedly, "I think so too! I can stand at the very front from now on!"

Xia Youjie: "..."

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At this point, Gojo Satoru hadn't yet learned the Reversal Technique, and he couldn't maintain his limitless power indefinitely, so losing wasn't too out of character, right? :) At this time, the underage white cat, Oh-ryu, was on his first day of school, tentatively reaching out his claws at the new environment, seeming a bit reserved. Once he got used to it, he gradually returned to his true nature. The Cursed Return world is rather special; you can all guess what kind of person the idiot Oo-ryu will become under the influence of the DK group.

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