Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

Maki slashed down with her sword, but this time Yuuto didn't retreat. Instead, he stepped forward, parried her attack with his own sword, and then delivered a horizontal slash in return.

Maki's eyes lit up: "Perfect timing!"

The two clashed again, but this time the tide turned.

Yuuto was significantly faster and stronger than Maki.

The sound of wooden swords clashing was as dense as drumbeats, forcing Maki to retreat repeatedly.

In just a few moves, Yuuto seized an opening and knocked Maki's wooden sword away with a single strike.

The wooden sword spun twice in the air before landing on the ground.

Yu Ren's knife was also pointed at her neck.

Maki was stunned for a few seconds upon seeing this.

She then disregarded whether Yuuto had used any magic, after all, she was the Tyrant of Heaven, and that was someone else's skill. She bent down to pick up the wooden sword, and said, accepting her loss:

"I lost."

Yuuto sheathed his sword: "You're not weak either, I'll let you win."

After saying that, he turned around, leaned the wooden sword against the wall, chatted with Maki for a few words, and then suddenly spoke:

"Those old guys from the Zen family have such terrible judgment when it comes to people."

Upon hearing this, Maki bristled like a hedgehog whose sore spot had been touched, and said in an unfriendly tone, "What do you mean?"

"The rules of the Zen temple are, in essence, about the supremacy of incantation power, which is why you are despised and looked down upon, right?"

Maki didn't reply, but her expression said it all.

As for why Yuuto knew about this, Gojo Satoru, who was standing to the side, imagined that this was also his birth technique, the power of "My mind is reason".

The four first-year students assumed that Yuuto had extensive connections in the world of magic, which was why he knew this secret.

Yuuto leaned against the wall and continued speaking as if in casual conversation:

"You may not know this, but your body, which is both divine and tyrannical, is what they should be most afraid of."

"The previous tyrant was named Zen-in-shin, you must have heard of him."

"But what you don't know is that back then, the entire Zen family was practically wiped out by Shen'er."

"If it weren't for that guy's temperament at the end, choosing to let the Zenin family go, the third family might have become the second family."

The entire venue fell silent instantly, and everyone seemed unable to believe what they had just heard.

Even the fact that they broke into the Zen-in family was an absolute taboo within the Zen-in family, and those who knew about it never mentioned it.

After all, as one of the top three families, to have their own home base breached is a disgrace.

Not to mention the conservative Zen family, even the relatively open Gojo family wouldn't do something like this.

Gojo Satoru looked surprised; it was the first time he had ever heard of this.

But on second thought, it makes sense.

Gojo Satoru had personally experienced Shen's strength. If he hadn't mastered the Reversal Technique at the last moment, he would have been beaten to death by him.

And blocking information is indeed something that Zen monasteries would do.

Egoku Yuta, who had been standing at the back, finally mustered up the courage to step forward:

"Um... Mr. Kasuga, my name is Yuta Otsukotsu, I'd like to get to know you..."

“I know you,” Yuuto said.

Yi Gu was taken aback for a moment: "Huh?"

Yuuto said casually, "You've only just entered the world of sorcery, yet you were already a Special Grade on your first day of school. You're quite famous now; your reputation has spread throughout the entire sorcery world."

Yi Gu nodded, somewhat nervous.

Guided by Yuuto, the two chatted for a long time.

Yi Gu seemed to have opened a floodgate of words, talking non-stop with You Ren.

Gojo Satoru, who had been standing by, suddenly said to Yuuto:

"Your swordsmanship is alright. I'll sponsor you a magic tool for free."

"So, am I a really nice person?"

Before Yuuto could even respond, Gojo Satoru had already pulled a key from his pocket, tossed it to the panda, and instructed him:

"Go to the armory and bring me the knife from cabinet number two."

The panda caught the key, responded, and trotted away happily.

A few minutes later, the panda returned, carrying a sheathed longsword.

Gojo Satoru took the sword and casually tossed it to Yuuto: "Here you go."

Yuuto caught it, drew the blade, and glanced at it.

The blade was jet black, gleaming with a cold light, and its magical energy fluctuations were very obvious.

"A level two spell tool called Shadow Strike. It's just gathering dust in the archives. You can take it and use it."

Yuu looked up at him.

Gojo Satoru waved his hand: "No need to thank me. With your swordsmanship and a good weapon, you'll take less damage next time you fight a level one cursed spirit."

Yuuto paused for a moment, then put the knife away: "...Thanks."

He sheathed the knife, nodded to the group, and prepared to leave.

After taking a few steps, I heard Maki's voice behind me.

"Hey."

He turned around.

Maki crossed her arms, looking awkward, and hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Thanks for what you said earlier."

Yuuto smiled, said nothing, and continued walking out.

A panda's voice came from behind: "Oh my, Maki actually said thank you?"

"Shut up!" Maki turned her head to the side.

Chapter 21 Awakening Technique of the Void, Void Fate Technique

When Yuuto carried the Shadow Blade out of the high school's barrier, it was already dark.

The train back to Shibuya wasn't crowded. He leaned against the window, his fingers unconsciously stroking the hilt of his knife.

The level 2 cursed weapon that Gojo Satoru gave him was completely different from the previous katana, which wasn't even a cursed weapon.

With it, I feel like I have wings.

However, if I had known that Gojo Satoru would give away weapons, I wouldn't have bothered Nishimiya Momo. Now it's not good to tell others not to take them, so I can only give them more compensation later.

When I get back, I'll have to show off my Shadow Strike to Qiong.

In addition, I talked to her about how I had secured a college admission opportunity for her.

Thinking of Sora, Yuuto's lips curved into a smile.

At this hour, that girl is probably curled up on the sofa waiting for him, and may have sent him a dozen messages urging him to come home.

He took out his phone and glanced at it.

No new messages.

Yuuto raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

At this time normally, Qiong would at least send a rabbit emoji.

He then smiled and shook his head, probably because he forgot while playing games.

After all, this crazy girl has done this kind of thing before.

The tram arrived at the station, and Yuuto got off and walked into Shibuya in the night.

Although it was already night, the streets were still packed with people.

After a lot of effort, Yuuto finally turned into the street where his house was located, and only then did the flow of people gradually thin out.

Just before entering the house, Youren suddenly stopped and took a few more steps, looking ahead with a surprised expression.

Not right.

An aura of magical power surged from the front.

The source is the direction of one's own home.

Yuuto's expression changed drastically, and he gripped the hilt of his sword and strode forward.

The closer you get to home, the higher the concentration of the curse energy becomes, as if something is spreading outward from the inside.

Just then, cursed spirits began to appear on both sides of the alley.

A dozen or so level-four cursed spirits were lying at the base of the wall, beside the trash can, and under the telephone pole, all facing the direction of his house, as if they were attracted by something.

They sensed the cursed power emanating from Yuuto and turned their heads.

Yu Ren didn't stop walking; instead, he walked even faster.

As the lightning magic was activated, pale blue electric light spread out from his body, instantly enveloping a three-meter radius around him.

The cursed spirits had barely pounced when they were struck by lightning and convulsed, instantly turning into black smoke.

[System Notification: Defeat 1 Level 4 Cursed Spirits, gain 2 points]

The notification sounded more than ten times, but Youren didn't even look at it and rushed straight to the gate.

As soon as the courtyard gate was pushed open, the concentration of the curse energy suddenly surged.

The courtyard was a mess, with four beautiful bodies scattered everywhere, but their condition was better than he had expected.

The two were locked in combat with a level-three cursed spirit. Though their movements were slow, they held on tightly to their opponent.

The other two had been smashed to pieces.