Curse Returns: Eight Extraordinary Skills? I lack nothing.

Based on past experience, or rather, the laws of the world, the power of magic will inevitably decline after its peak.

This is an immutable iron law, a fundamental principle governing the operation of the world.

Therefore, experienced factions almost always choose to stay behind closed doors and live their own lives, waiting for the curse power to weaken before reopening to the outside world.

Those who are truly willing to hand over their power and coordinate it in a unified manner are mostly forces that have risen to prominence in modern times.

They have no lineage to carry on their legacy; they've practically stepped into three traps...

The dire situation in Switzerland was also reported to the General Alliance through intelligence.

The city, reduced to pure white ruins by the Pale Knight, served as a wake-up call, striking the hearts of every sorcerer.

The Sword-Wielding Academy held an emergency meeting. Yuuto quickly said goodbye to Sora, who was not an unreasonable person and did not stop him at all, but just told Yuuto to come back as soon as possible.

The Sword-Wielding Academy is located atop Gaozhuan Mountain and was recently completed in an emergency.

It's more like a fortress than a building.

The main structure, made of grayish-white boulders, rises abruptly from the ground, covering a vast area and extending from the mountainside all the way to the summit, layer upon layer.

The main gate is a stone gate that is over ten meters high. Two rows of sorcerers stand in front of the gate, dressed in uniform black uniforms, with spell tools hanging from their waists, and solemn faces.

Yuren stepped onto the wide stone steps. Every few steps on either side, a guard stood, and they all bowed their heads in salute as he passed by.

At the end of the stone steps is a long corridor with thick pillars supporting a high dome.

The corridors were lined with patrol change points, and every fifteen minutes a whole squad of sorcerers would pass by, their footsteps in unison and their armor clattering softly.

Passing through the corridor, you will arrive at the council hall of the Sword-Holding Academy.

Huge screens are embedded in the walls around the hall, displaying real-time global distribution maps of magical energy, mission updates from various countries, and more.

There were audience seats on both sides, which could accommodate hundreds of people, and they were already filled with representatives of sorcerers who had come from all over the country.

Yuuto found his seat and sat down. Not long after everyone had arrived, the screen in front of him lit up, displaying satellite images of the Swiss city.

The entire city, from its center to its edge, was turned pure white, as if a giant hand had wiped away all its colors.

Yuuto stared at the satellite image of the white city on the screen.

This guy was extremely confident and chose a rather high-profile way to make his entrance.

Not only can non-sorcerers see him, but even devices without any magical power can record him.

His purpose was to announce his arrival to the world.

After leaving Switzerland, he must have had some plans, which is why he chose to go into hiding again.

This meant that neither sorcerers nor various monitoring devices could trace his whereabouts again.

But Yuuto is certain of one thing:

"He will come to Japan."

With his arms crossed and brows furrowed, Tsukumo Yuki said, "Everyone knows his primary target should be Japan, but according to Tengen's description, our combat strength is probably not on the same level as this guy's..."

Will we win?

What Tsukumo Yuki said was exactly what the crowd listening below, and even Yuto and others, were worried about.

Can we win?

"Snapped!"

Gojo Satoru slammed his hand on the table, drawing everyone's attention. His tone was firm, with almost no hesitation:

"Don't worry, everyone, I'm here..."

"We will win!"

The people below reacted differently to these words, but they all instantly relaxed.

"Yes, we have five wise men, there's no way we can lose."

"That's right, that's right, he is the strongest, we humans still have the upper hand."

"What if we lose?"

"Unless something goes wrong, let Gojo Satoru unleash his ruthless mode and slaughter everyone." This is what Ankagi, who had teamed up with Gojo Satoru several times and been pranked by him many times, said.

The meeting ended quickly, and the final solution could only prioritize stability.

After all, they currently have no way to track down the Pale Knight, so they can only gather their forces and wait for him to reappear.

After the event ended, Yuuto approached Eki alone.

Yuuto had been wanting to talk to him about something.

To resolve the regrets in the original work and regarding the use of the yarrow stalk.

Using his dual-wielding abilities to alter the body and soul, he attempts to help Rika's consciousness return to normal and her body revert to human form.

He originally planned to communicate with Yi Gu after he became familiar with the abilities.

After all, unlike Maki and Mechmaru, Yuuto wasn't really confident about Rei, who had become a cursed spirit.

Moreover, the abilities required would likely include not only dual-wielding skills, but also the other eight extraordinary techniques to make it even possible.

If there's no way to solve it then, wouldn't that just leave Yi Gu Bai with something to look forward to?

But a lot will definitely happen in the long run.

Yuto was worried that something unexpected might happen, causing Rika to become a Buddha, or that other problems might arise.

Therefore, Yuuto would have no way to transform his body into a human and reawaken his soul.

Rika's current state is a mixture of Rika's own soul and the curse of the Otsukushi.

He was dominated by the intense curse of the Bone God from back then, resulting in a distorted personality and aggression.

It's not the complete Rika, but more like a vengeful spirit controlled by obsession and curse.

However, the true soul will occasionally appear and interact with the skeletal body, but this is very rare, and most of the time it is in a weak, dormant state.

Chapter 93 Bone: We're Pure Love

After listening to Yuuto's words, Otsuko looked down at Rika beside him, gently took her hand, and turned to Yuuto to ask:

"Yuto, what you're saying... is it really feasible?"

Rika seemed to sense something and turned to look at Otsuko.

He didn't flinch; instead, he gripped their hands even tighter.

Yuuto looked at Otsukoshi and Rika, whose relationship was now completely different from the original story and extremely close, and replied:

How will you know if you don't try?

After pondering for a long time, Yigu stood up, leaning on his sword, his gaze gently falling on Rika, and nodded:

"Yes, how will we know if we don't try?"

He took Rika's hand, his voice soft yet unwavering: "Rika, I want to spend my life with you."

Yuuto watched this scene with great emotion, but it also felt somewhat incongruous.

You know, most people would be terrified if they saw Rika now.

Its upper body is muscular, and its lower body is a long, shadowy tail.

Its head has multiple tentacle-like snake hairs, a single giant eye on its forehead, and is normally surrounded by a head-shaped shell.

Its mouth is extremely wide, covered with fine, sharp teeth, and its nails are long and sharp.

I'm not trying to discriminate based on appearance, but I have to admire the true men of today.

In the original ending, Otsu and Maki got together and even had children.

Although there were foreshadowings in the theatrical version, this was a major surprise.

Yuuto wanted to turn Rika back into a human so that she and Otsuko could have a happy ending.

So after the Songjiang incident, he did a lot of counseling for Yigu.

Of course, this is not coercion or brainwashing.

The main focus is still on explanation.

Yuuto explained Rika's condition to him, explaining why Rika became like this and what the nature of the curse was.

When Yigu first realized that he was the one who cursed Rika, he locked himself in his room for several days.

Yuuto almost thought he was going to become withdrawn, but Yigu eventually came out of it, and was even more determined than before.

At that moment, Otsuko, holding Rika's hand, turned to look at Yuuto: "Our love is pure."

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After Yuuto and Otsuko finished their discussion, they headed down the mountain to the Sword-Wielding Academy.

The college was already on holiday, and the already sparsely populated campus became even more deserted.

All third-grade students left school.

There are only two students in the second grade: Kinji and Kirara.

Among them, Kinji Sho was always restless, so he naturally wouldn't stay at the high school during the holidays. Kirara Hoshino, who always followed Kinji Sho, also chose to leave with him.

Only Inugami went home in the first year, Sora was picked up by Yuuto, and the others chose to stay at school.

Because of her numerous conflicts with the Zenin family, Maki naturally didn't want to go back and chose to stay at the vocational high school instead.

In a sense, the panda is the child of Principal Moth Zhengdao, and the college is like his home.

The case of the sacrum is somewhat special.

Firstly, Yi Gu is the youngest Special Grade Spellcaster, and currently holds the fifth seat in the Sword-Holding Academy, so he is very busy and cannot leave.

Secondly, he had a strained relationship with his parents.

Before Eto entered the high school, Rika's true soul was dormant for more than 90% of the time. Her consciousness in the cursed state was extremely aggressive, and she would even attack Eto's family members if they got close.

Ordinary people are not as tough and resilient as sorcerers. His parents were both afraid of and distant from Yi Gu. The only person he still keeps in touch with is his sister.

However, there are actually more people with higher vocational college degrees than before.