Chapter 23: Cultivation Day 23
Chapter 23
Compared to twelve years ago, the appearance of "Geto Suguru" in the future of the parallel world line is not much different. He still has a bun on top of his head, but his short black hair has grown into long black hair that easily covers his shoulders.
Oh, the biggest change besides his clothes is probably the intermittent dotted line in the middle of his forehead.
Kanako recognized him easily.
"Are you on a mission today, Xiaojie? Long time no see, I missed you so much!" Kanako said the opening remarks frankly, and then she remembered the importance of time to human beings.
Then, somewhat uncertainly, she asked, "Do you remember me?"
"Geto Suguru" repeated what he had just said. The difference from before was that this time he emphasized the slight upward tone at the end of the sentence.
"Long time no see...?"
Kanako was stunned, ended the hug quickly, stepped back a few meters, and stared at "Geto Suguru". She saw him raise his arm and put his right hand in front of his chin as if he was lost in thought.
"I'm deeply sorry. Given my limited memory, I've probably never seen you before." "Suguru Geto" lowered his eyebrows slightly, expressing sincere apology. "But you were able to accurately call out my name. Such a discrepancy is truly strange. Could you please describe your situation in more detail?"
Kanako was stunned for a few seconds, and her little head, which was full of bizarre stories from novels, movies and TV dramas, started working rapidly.
The following conclusions were immediately drawn:
The future of the parallel world is not equal to the future of the original high-speed line.
Simply put, the future she arrived at after the ritual belongs to an if line, and the if condition of this future line is a world where Kanako does not exist!
What about the world of magic, the family members at the technical college... none of them knew her!
Kanako's mood fell to the bottom again in an instant. This time she couldn't get out of it immediately. She looked at Geto Suguru with eyes full of confusion and puzzlement.
how so……
The black-haired man with a bun in front of her...the most familiar stranger to Kanako, "Geto Suguru" squatted down and looked at her at eye level.
His brows drooped, and he said softly in a rather regretful tone: "It seems that you have encountered some problems."
Kanako covered her mouth.
"Suguru Geto" continued, "There's nothing inconvenient about saying this... In my opinion, everyone has their own secrets, and forcing yourself to speak out will only have the opposite effect."
He changed the subject, picking up the key words from Kanako's opening remarks, and said, "As you said, I am a sorcerer, and I am currently in the stage of carrying out the exorcism mission."
"Geto Suguru" activated the curse spirit manipulation technique and deliberately turned the curse around him into a dark black ball in front of Kanako, as if he was intentionally trying to confirm his identity.
"Let me introduce myself. I am the special-grade sorcerer Geto Suguru. You can choose to trust me." After completing the preliminary preparations to gain trust, "Geto Suguru" looked at Kanako who had obediently taken the bait and showed a hypocritical smile.
*
In the blind spot of Kanako and the system's knowledge, the guy in front of them who occupied Geto Suguru's body was actually Nozomi, an extremely evil curse master who had survived for thousands of years.
In the future line of this parallel world where Kanako is located, Geto Suguru defected as early as during his high school days and was diagnosed as a curse master. He launched the "One Hundred Demons Night Parade" incident at the end of last year and was eventually killed by Gojo Satoru himself.
Nose, who had been lurking in secret for a long time, took the opportunity to steal Geto Suguru's body, and after occupying Geto Suguru's body, he successfully inherited the physical life-giving technique "Cursed Spirit Control Technique".
In order to prepare a conspiracy that could change the world order, he was moving forward steadily like a behind-the-scenes operator, but an unexpected situation arose today.
Xusuo is not averse to accidents. He believes that with his own strength and experience, he can turn all accidents in the world into things that are beneficial to him.
*
Twenty minutes ago, an undisguised huge energy was approaching the position of the noose.
What surprised him even more was that the first person to notice this was not himself, but Hanamiya, who was discussing the battle plan with him.
A curse born from humanity's hatred and fear of the forest—Hua Yu naturally possessed a sense of nature. At a certain moment, its neck suddenly twisted, and it warned, "Something... is approaching here."
Hanami and Nozomi were currently on the same side, so there was no reason to deceive him. Nozomi decisively released hundreds of cursed spirits for investigation and testing, spreading across a three-kilometer radius with him as the center.
The speed of that huge energy was so fast that the first group of cursed spirits in the outer circle were almost all turned into ashes within a second. Noose immediately moved his position, intending to fight the enemy without discovering his base camp.
The second batch of cursed spirits in the middle section were of level three to quasi-level two strength, and died in the same way as the outermost circle, instantly killed.
Then came the third wave. The cursed spirits closest to the noose had already acquired intelligence and relatively useful spells. They charged in! They successfully delayed the attack for ten seconds! And then… nothing happened. They were completely annihilated.
Noose was in a state of panic. He racked his brains but couldn't predict how the situation would develop.
Who had revealed his exact location? Even the few special-grade cursed spirits he encountered most often had no idea where he was. How did they achieve this automatic tracking, like a game cheat?!
He even set up countless substitutes mixed with the same magical power and scattered them everywhere. As a result, the opponent didn't fall into any traps and moved forward in the most accurate direction!
Noose: ...
Noose: ...???
He panicked.
Is there anyone else in this world who can do this besides Gojo Satoru, with his six eyes and limitless talent? ...No, not even Gojo Satoru knows that he's taken over Geto Suguru's body...
So, the opponent he was about to face was someone that even Gojo Satoru couldn't defeat!?
There was no other way, so Luosuo had to repeat his trump card in his mind, holding an unprecedented sense of awe, and went ahead with courage.
Okay, now let’s turn the focus back to Kanako.
Kanako was only focused on finding her bound guardian as soon as possible and never took low-level cursed spirits seriously. So in a sense, she didn't think too much about it and just went ahead with it.
This is what happened along the way.
Kanako: Something seems to have blown past my face.
Those were the first cursed spirits trying to interfere with her, die.
Kanako: Right Turn, Accelerated Sprint: Ah, I stepped on a can and a pile of garbage. I'm not happy... Who on earth would just throw garbage in the mountains and fields?! I'm going to tell the police to punish them!
The second batch of cursed spirits, who were trampled to death by Qingpiaopiao as if they were garbage on the ground, disappeared in mid-air with tears in their eyes.
The final obstacle was that the cursed spirits with powerful close combat and defensive techniques gathered together. When they were ready to launch a sneak attack, Kanako calmly folded her umbrella and fired, "da da da da da," in one go.
Kanako complained innocently, "Who would want to fight at close range these days when they can just use firepower to solve the problem?"
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The cursed spirits made their final words of exorcism: ... Damn!
To sum up, Kanako had no idea that she had become Nozomi's imaginary enemy, so she had sent hundreds of cursed spirits under the control of the cursed spirit manipulation technique to paradise.
The memories end.
Kanako turned her back, crossed her arms, and pouted as she said, "Forget it, I don't want to trust a sorcerer like you."
Noose:?
Wait, that's not how the script should be written.
Just a few seconds ago, the expectation and trust in the special-grade sorcerer Geto Suguru in Kanako's eyes were almost overflowing from her eyes. Why did she not believe it now?
"Only underage children will receive my unlimited tolerance. So, since you, Geto Suguru, are a boring adult, it remains to be seen whether I should trust you," said Kanako.
Kanako pointed and said, "Besides, from what I understand, there are some sorcerers who will do anything to achieve their goals."
It mainly refers to the fight between Gojo Satoru and Kanako over the cake.
Kanako said righteously: "So in order to achieve the goal (grab the cake), lying is also a common thing, how bad!"
"Sorcerer, bad!" Kanako shouted.
Noose: ...Well said!
But wait, aren't you a sorcerer too?
Wait, something is wrong!
Suddenly realizing the loophole, Noose used his extraordinary imagination to automatically sort out the following clues:
First, after he deceived her by revealing his identity as the special-grade sorcerer Geto Suguru, the girl showed no inclination or hostility, which showed that she was not familiar with the world of sorcery.
So, how can we assume that she is really a sorcerer?
Anyone can use that tattered spell tool. Just rob any sorcerer with a family history.
The only purpose of the curse tool is to facilitate the "killing" of the curse.
The more he thought about it, the more exaggerated it became. He had secretly delved into the subject of body and soul, and could sense the essence of a certain creature to a certain extent.
From his perspective, this "human" who looks like a little girl... has a passion for blood and killing deep in her soul, and is a "soul" born for fighting.
Secondly, her physical talent is similar to that of Heaven and Curse Binding, but a certain amount of curse power remains in her body (the special curse spirit she just bit, which has not yet been digested)...
Human? Curse? She didn't meet any objective criteria.
It's simply a collection of BUGs.
"Let me explain next."
At this moment, an incomprehensible language came into Kanako's ears... Kanako was surprised. Although she didn't understand this language, as long as she listened carefully, the specific meaning would automatically emerge in her mind.
Hua Yu walked between the two of them. To be honest, Xiang Suo was not optimistic about its sudden behavior.
The girl with white hair and red eyes has been holding a cursed tool tightly in her hand since she appeared. The cursed energy in her body is very chaotic, but her skin is always in a tense state of battle... With the above characteristics, she must be very eager to fight.
And Hua Yu happens to be a special-grade cursed spirit with sufficient strength.
The mystery surrounding Kanako remains to be seen, Nozomi thought.
"Please don't continue thinking in the wrong direction." Hua Yu interrupted Nozomi's thoughts.
And what about Kanako? Kanako...she wasn't actually thinking at all.
There was a fresh scent emanating from Hanamiya's body. Kanako felt that it was different from any cursed spirit she had encountered before. This fresh scent reminded her of the raindrops among flowers and the scent of the forest.
After realizing that Hanamika's cursed spirit was of a high level, Kanako glanced at the cursed purple umbrella in her hand with some disdain, and looked at Hanamika without forgetting her original intention, wanting to take a bite.
System: […Stop eating! Don’t put “never forget your original intention” in such an outrageous place! ! !]
Kanako: [It's just a thought, my occupational illness is kicking in. I haven't eaten all day!!!]
Kanako: [After smelling so many foul-smelling cursed spirits, I finally found one that smells good. Anyone would definitely be curious about how it tastes...]
System: [No one would think this way, only you would! ]
"My name is Hanamiya, and the 'aura' you give me is very familiar." Hanamiya said politely to Kanako.
Seeing the Curse Spirit being so polite, Kanako nodded subconsciously: "Oh, hello Hanami, I'm Kanako."
Nozomi frowned: What does Hanamiya mean?
"Neither human, nor a mere curse... The remaining cursed energy within your body cannot replace your essence." Hanamiya said in a riddle, "Do you truly understand your true self?"
Of course I know. Kanako thought to herself, she is Yato, an alien!
But seeing Hua Yu's serious attitude, she looked confused but heavy.
"I don't know... I've only been awake in this world for a few hours (I just traveled through time). This world's past should have had traces of me (that damn if line made no one recognize me anymore QAQ), but it was erased by something unknown (the damned curse spell!)."
System: [...Wait, why are you also a riddle man? ]
Nozomi couldn't stand these two guys telling riddles anymore, so he threw the question to his temporary ally: "Hana Yu, what do you want to say?"
"Getsuyu, not all life forms that appear in human form are human." Hanami said affirmatively, his voice more gentle than ever before.
"I feel nature within Kanako... my Mother Nature... the purest and most ancient life force of the Earth."
Hua Yu: "So, she should be my companion."
Kanako:?
Noose:?
The system was stunned: [Huh? What kind of operation is this? ? ?]
【Author’s words】
Hanami is considered a spirit among cursed spirits, a curse born from humanity's hatred and fear of the forest. Protect nature.
When we talk about nature, we think of the earth. When we talk about the earth, we think of Kanako as a creature that grew out of the dragon veins of the earth (the energy of the earth), so... logically speaking, there is no problem!
Hua Yu: Yes, we are compatriots. I will be the first guarantor.
Brain Flower: Huh? Ah, that... makes some sense.
Kanako: Blend in!!!
PS: A bug was modified in the previous chapter. When the system said that the guardian's signal grid was scarce, Kanako found that something was wrong with her brain, so she started shouting "Geto Suguru" instead of Gon.
Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or provided me with nutrient solution between 2023-11-24 17:39:22 and 2023-11-25 20:03:28~
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