Curse Returns, a gamble from the start, I awaken dual spells

The place where we picked up our school uniforms was a converted storage room.

After receiving the school uniform, Rito was asked by the female teacher in charge of distributing it to try it on.

Although reluctant, I eventually agreed.

Soon, a boy dressed in the uniform of a magic academy stood before Nanami.

His dark blue high-top coat, dark blue wide-leg pants, and youthful face made the female teacher nod repeatedly.

"Unexpectedly, it fits perfectly."

Rito moved his still sore hands and feet, his heart filled with a strange feeling.

Now, I am also a student at a vocational college.

"Let's go! We still have things to do."

Nanami's tone was no different from before. After glancing at Rito, she turned and left.

"Um!"

Li Ren nodded and then followed.

The corridor was brighter than the principal's office, and the sunlight felt warm on Li Ren's face.

Whether it was just her imagination or not, after putting on this school uniform, Rito felt that she was much less tired.

The two walked forward, their light footsteps echoing around them.

At the end of the corridor is a fork in the road; the left leads to the dormitory area, and the right leads to the training ground.

Nanami stopped at the fork in the road, turned to the side, and seemed to be about to say something.

"Rational people!"

The sound of Tiger Cane came from the other end of the corridor.

Rito turned his head and saw that conspicuous pink head running towards him, followed by two other people.

Kugizaki stood with his hands in his pockets, walking at a leisurely pace.

Fu Hei walked at the very back, his face bearing his usual expression.

"I knew you'd pass!"

Itachi ran up to him and slapped Rito on the back with such force that Rito staggered forward half a step.

"I just told Kugizaki that you'd definitely be fine, but she didn't believe me."

"I didn't say I didn't believe it." Kugizaki walked over, rolled his eyes at Itajiro, and said, "I said, 'Don't have too high expectations, so you won't be too disappointed if you don't pass.' Is that the same thing?"

"Isn't this just disbelief!"

Kugizaki ignored him.

She glanced at Rito's school uniform, then at the bruises on his face and the dried bloodstain at the corner of his mouth.

"Why do you always end up like this during assessments?"

Kugizaki's tone was very calm, as if he were saying that the weather was nice today.

But to the ears of a rational person, it seems to feel quite different.

"...I'm used to it," Rito replied.

Fushiguro stood behind Kugizaki without saying a word.

His gaze swept over the injury on Rito's face, then landed on the school uniform, pausing for a second.

"Does it fit?"

Rito paused for a moment before realizing what Fukuro was asking.

"Hmm...it fits quite well."

Fu Hei nodded and then fell silent.

He had a sour face, as if someone owed him money.

Nanami remained silent.

He leaned against a pillar in the corridor, the coffee in his hand completely cold.

He only stood up straight after the voices of the others had subsided a little.

He looked at Huzhang and nodded slightly: "The man is in your hands now."

Then he turned to Rito, his gaze lingering on the bruises on Rito's face for half a second.

"Don't die during training."

After saying that, he threw the empty coffee cup into the trash can next to him, turned around and took two steps away.

Then it stopped.

"Oh, right."

He didn't turn around, and his voice was exactly the same as before.

"Mr. Gojo asked me to convey that there have been several recent incidents involving cyborgs, which are related to the cursed spirit you encountered before."

"He will personally explain the mission to you before it is officially assigned."

That's all.

The sound of leather shoes rang out again, and the tall, upright figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

The corridor was quiet for a few seconds.

The smile that had been on Itachi's face disappeared at some point.

He turned to look at Rito.

"Is that the guy who escaped into the sewers?"

Liren didn't speak, but his right hand had clenched into a fist at some point.

The fingernails dug into the palm, leaving several white marks.

Top-tier cursed spirit, a real person!

At the last moment, he managed to escape into the sewers.

Moreover, unlike before, the current real person can now unleash a domain, making it significantly more difficult to kill him than before.

I simply cannot do it with my current abilities.

"Rito, calm down. Don't let hatred blind you," Rito said to himself.

"Killing a real person now, whether in the past or now, is almost an impossible thing for me."

"The reason we were able to corner the real man before was just because we were lucky, and he also had accomplices."

"Juan Suo, Hua Yu, and Lou Hu—any one of these three could pose a fatal threat to me, so... I can't rush things!"

Rito took a deep breath and then exhaled gently.

In the original work, the next key plot point is the Kyoto exchange arc.

There are still more than two months until that time. At this point in time, Itadori will be taken by Gojo Satoru for special training.

To the outside world, it would be announced that Huzhang had been secretly executed.

He was only released by Gojo Satoru in the last few days before the exchange meeting was about to begin.

In this part of the story, Hua Yu appears to attract attention, while Zhenren sneaks into the high school warehouse and steals the third part of the Nine Phases of the Cursed Embryo Diagram and the Six Roots of the Nuo Finger.

Thinking of this, Rito's eyes narrowed.

"If we can utilize our foresight regarding the original plot, perhaps we can eliminate the real person completely within the high school without even lifting a finger!"

"But how am I supposed to explain this?"

"Given the personalities of those high-ranking officials at the vocational high school, if I were to expose this secret, even with Gojo Satoru protecting me, my situation would become extremely dangerous."

"Riri, I'll help you, let's take care of him together!" At this moment, Itadori spoke up.

The corridor fell silent for a moment.

At this moment, Rito was still thinking about the exchange meeting.

Flower Palace, Warehouse, Nine Phases of Cursed Embryo Diagram... these words swirled in his mind like an unfinished jigsaw puzzle.

Then it was Kugizaki's turn. She took half a step forward, moving from where she was standing next to Itadori to her own side.

Next up was Fu Hei, who simply said four words: "Count me in."

The rational person looked at them.

Itadori stood directly in front of him, Kugizaki was to his left, and Fushiguro was behind him.

He was surrounded by three people.

He suddenly remembered the can of melon soda from last night, and the scene of the four of them in front of the vending machine.

The clenched fist in his right hand slowly loosened.

The pale finger marks on his palm gradually regained their color.

"...Yes." Rito nodded.

"Let's go, let's go!" Itadori slapped Rito on the back, his smile returning to his face. "Let's go to the cafeteria first, the matcha daifuku is getting cold!"

He grabbed Rito and started walking forward, with Kugizaki and Fushiguro following behind.

The vending machine at the end of the corridor was lit with a warm yellow light.

Soon, four people walked through the light.