Chapter 81 Chapter 81 Prelude (Part 1)
Yuyin stood against the wall for a while before she felt relieved of the nausea and dizziness caused by the teleportation array.
Just like the "restraint" that is regarded as the golden rule in the world of spells, everything in this world follows certain laws to form constraints and achieve balance. While the teleportation array brings speed and convenience, it also has corresponding flaws. Whether the body's strength can withstand the pulling force caused by space jumping is a very important point. Even as strong as Yuyin, she must use magic to protect herself every time she uses the teleportation array, but even so, she cannot completely get rid of its negative effects.
To be on the safe side, Yuyin used the teleportation point she carved at home this time, which minimized the possibility of being seen by outsiders.
After the dizziness subsided, she immediately packed up the equipment needed for the competition, then left home and headed to the archery competition venue.
"Senior Yuyin~"
From a distance, Yuyin saw the figures of several acquaintances and friends, especially Xingzi, who excitedly stood on tiptoe and waved to her when she saw her.
Before she could even get close, Xingzi rushed over and gave her a warm hug. "Senior, I missed you so much. We haven't seen each other for so many days because of the holiday. Woohoo~"
The opening ceremony of the National Kyudo Championship had already taken place. According to the original plan of the organizing committee, all competitions were to be concluded a week before the exams. However, due to the irregular holiday schedules for exams in different places and schools, after the first round of competitions, the second and subsequent rounds were postponed for a week due to protests from participating schools far from the venue.
This is also the reason why there is free time during this period after the Yuyin exam.
"Ahh, it's all because of Master Atobe who took you away, Senpai. Otherwise, you could have come to the training camp with us. I've become much stronger after this training!"
Rika Goto listened speechlessly to her junior's "distortion of right and wrong", thinking to herself that the filter was too thick. Although her relationship with Saionji had improved now, she still couldn't help but complain. Even if Saionji hadn't been snatched away by the tennis club to be a manager, she had never honestly stayed in any training camp from beginning to end. She still asked for leave and disappeared after only half a day of training.
However, even though she complained in her heart, Rika Goto would no longer sabotage others in person.
Tamane greeted her Kyudo club teammates including Anzi, Goto, and Saya who had come specially to take pictures of their competition, before walking into the venue with everyone else.
"We have matches every day for the next few days. Will that affect your work in the tennis club?"
Although the little angel Anzi had complained before that her senior had been snatched away, she still cared about Tamane herself. Since the Hyotei Tennis Club was also going to participate in the national competition, the pressure of the manager position would definitely be great. She didn't know that Tamane's manager position was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing, so she naturally became worried.
Yuyin comforted her and said, "It's okay. I've already arranged the training for the tennis club. Even if I'm not here, it won't be affected much."
To outsiders, it seemed that she had been staying in Tokyo these days, far away from the tennis club that was training in Karuizawa. But in fact, with the fixed-point teleportation array, she could travel back and forth between the two places in the blink of an eye. Except for the time for competitions, she actually spent most of her time at the tennis club.
Asami Saya also supported her and said, "Don't worry, since Yuyin said so, there will definitely be no problem."
Others may not know, but she, who also has a secret identity, believes in Yuyin's ability. Since she dares to say so, it must be without purpose.
Although others were a little curious about Tamane and the tennis club, the competition was imminent after all, so everyone's topic soon turned to their own competition. Tamane and Goto both said some morale-boosting words, and Anzi, as one of the three generals, was also full of fighting spirit. The Hyotei Women's Kyudo Club could be said to be a victorious team this year, and its momentum was unstoppable.
Saya Asami took the opportunity to take a few photos. She adjusted the screen of the digital camera and blinked, feeling that Yuyin and the others would definitely win today!
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As expected, at the end of the first round, Hyotei was ahead by a large margin. They maintained this huge advantage until the end, winning the second round.
But winning doesn't mean everything is fine. Xingzi urged, "Senior Yuyin, let's go watch the next round of our opponent's match~"
Although they had already collected information about the opponents they might encounter in the national competition in advance, and some of the more famous teams even had video materials to study, no matter how complete the information was, it was still incomplete and not as effective as on-site observation.
Of course Yuyin would not refuse. She had already agreed with Atobe that she would go back late today. In addition to participating in the competition and watching the game, she also planned to complete the demon-hunting mission that needed to be completed this week.
However, just as Yuyin responded and took a step forward, preparing to follow the group to watch the next opponent (because the order of the games was different, the opponent's game started later than theirs), the cell phone in her pocket rang at the right time.
Yuyin casually took it out and saw that it was actually the number of Senior Gojo. Her expression changed immediately. She said hello to Goto and Anzi and said that she had something to do. Then she deliberately walked to a corner where there was no one and would not be photographed by the venue's camera equipment to answer the phone.
"Senior, is there an emergency?"
It's no wonder that Yuyin's tone is so nervous. Although Gojo Satoru seems extremely unreliable most of the time, he is the strongest person she knows after all. If he calls her with a problem that even Gojo Satoru finds difficult, then the problem must be very complicated.
Gojo Satoru didn't beat around the bush this time and asked directly, "Gyokuin-chan, I remember you told me last time that the special-grade cursed spirit in the Kagudu Crater is not only intelligent, but can also hold a conversation?"
Yuyin glanced around again, confirming there were no prying forces observing from the sidelines before nodding and replying, "That's correct, but that special-grade creature is likely a special case resulting from the fusion of two worlds. After all, Kagudu Xuanshi was the former Red King and once possessed the strongest power of the stone slab's origin, representing chaos and disorder. It's reasonable that such a change would occur after the fusion of the worlds. As for his intelligence, I tend to think it comes from Kagudu Xuanshi, otherwise our appearance wouldn't be nearly identical. Even so, he can only repeat simple sentences. Furthermore, because of the similarity in power attributes, he mistook me for the former Blue King Yu Zhangxun, which shows that his intelligence isn't very high."
"Emmm..." Gojo Satoru pondered for a moment on the other end of the phone and said, "So, the bad-tempered volcano bald head I met is different from the fire-setting special-grade one you met."
"Volcano Baldhead?" Yuyin asked doubtfully, "Did you encounter a new curse spirit? Or a curse master?"
"It's a cursed spirit, a special-grade one at that, though it's no match for a single finger of mine," Gojo Satoru said contentedly. Then, his voice dropped to a serious tone as he continued, "Although its power is weak, compared to the cursed spirits and special-grade ones I've encountered before, it possesses a profound wisdom and can hold fluent conversations with humans. And this guy didn't come alone. Before I could deliver the finishing blow, he was rescued by another special-grade creature. I suspect it's his accomplice."
Yuyin's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
Don't think that this is an unimportant and ordinary matter. Most cursed spirits cannot speak clearly, nor can they think in a more complex way. This is common sense known to most sorcerers. This is why the power of cursed spirits is so much stronger than that of ordinary people, but sorcerers can easily eliminate cursed spirits of the same level. In addition to the difference in power, the most important thing is that humans have wisdom and can unite to carry out sophisticated and complex combat cooperation.
But now Senior Gojo told her that he had encountered a special-grade cursed spirit that could speak human language and communicate normally with people, possessing normal intelligence. Not only that, this cursed spirit also had accomplices, and they could even work as a team and provide support. For humans, this was truly...
Yuyin couldn't help but sigh: "Your news is really too bad."
Such an intelligent, special-grade cursed spirit might not be able to do anything to her and Gojo Satoru, but it is undoubtedly a powerful weapon for ordinary sorcerers and ordinary people.
After a moment's thought, Yuyin continued, "The most important thing now is to find out how many of these special, top-grade cursed spirits the other side has. Senior, was the rescue operation you mentioned just a coincidence, or have they formed some kind of organization and are systematically carrying out certain actions to achieve certain goals?"
Gojo Satoru said frivolously, "Unfortunately, it's probably the latter. That Volcano Head specifically waited for me on the route I had to take, intending to ambush me. Besides Ichi, my itinerary was only known by certain rotten oranges who had access to his reports. So, either someone among the rotten oranges is colluding with the special-grade cursed spirits, or someone within the special-grade cursed spirits' organization is secretly gathering intelligence. Either way, I have to be careful."
Gojo Satoru has never been worried about himself, but about others. If these special-grade cursed spirits rush up to beat him up without thinking, he is not afraid, because he can easily kill them all. But if they deliberately bypass him to attack others, or show up in places where there are many ordinary people to cause trouble, it will be more distressing for him.
Yuyin understood and said, "You called me because, firstly, you wanted to ask me more about the situation of the special-grade Kagudu to confirm your suspicions, and secondly, you wanted me to help you keep an eye out for this special cursed spirit. Because you don't trust the higher-ups and think there's a spy among them, right?"
"There are three more~ Of course, I'm worried about you, Yuyin-chan. Senior, I called you specifically to warn you that there might be one, two, three... I don't know how many special-grade monsters are planning to unite and cause trouble. Yuyin-chan, you should be more careful when you go out. Of course, with your ability, Yuyin-chan, you will definitely have no problem dealing with that one-eyed volcano head, but senior, I am worried. If you open your domain hastily without knowing it, and get discovered by the Rotten Orange people, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
"I understand. I will keep an eye out for the special grade you mentioned, and I will also ask my senior brothers and the head of the department to keep an eye out for it."
"Oh, you are indeed Yuyin-chan. Before I even opened my mouth, you knew what I wanted you to do."
Yuyin was speechless, "You're being too obvious, constantly hinting that Rotten Orange is unreliable, so of course we have to find other forces with the power to gather intelligence as external support."
"I'll leave this matter to you, Yuyin-chan~" Gojo Satoru changed his voice to a cheerful one. "Well, no more words, I'm going to go and get busy with the exorcism mission. If you have any news later, just call me directly. Anyway, those outdated rotten oranges don't know how to use technology. Tsk, but you have to pay attention to the small animals around you. You remember Mingming, she often collects information for money for the rotten oranges."
Yuyin recalled: "Remember, the one who was at the same time as the singer, the one who liked to make money?"
Rather than the senior's ability to control small animals, Yuyin was more impressed by his love for money. After all, she herself had a similar hobby of saving money.
"It's good that you have an impression of her. I'm hanging up bye~"
There was a beeping sound from the other end of the phone. Yuyin pressed the hang-up button and sighed. Life in this world is becoming more and more difficult. It is not enough to unseal the Curse King, but now the Curse Spirit has a major upgrade. They can actually unite and cooperate with each other and have wisdom.
Just as she was about to put her phone back in her pocket, she heard the familiar ringtone again.
She raised her hand and looked at the number displayed on the screen. Yuyin couldn't help but reveal a slightly surprised expression.
Because this is the contact number of the head of the department, Reiji Munakata.
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