Akabane Raimin: I don’t know how strong that cursed corpse is.

Mercury Lamp: No matter what, you can't compare to me, your father's masterpiece!

Alice Margatroid: ?! Could it be that you are a puppet with self-awareness! ? ? @Mercury Lamp.

Naoto Miura: Magic Core, Cursed Corpse... Aren't the puppets you have driven by gears?

Ella: Let’s put aside the sophisticated electronic equipment, how can the gears alone give the puppet the ability to move? Or even self-awareness?!

Weiwei: I think so too—

Red Sand Scorpion: ...

-

Yaga Masamichi, who was tricked by Geto Suguru, lived up to his trust and performed well in the talks with the government. On the other hand, Reigen Shintaka's performance was even more surprising.

After all, he was a self-taught person. After being forcibly pulled over by Geto Suguru, it was understandable that he performed poorly in the beginning when facing the dignitaries of a country. However, when he gradually became familiar with the atmosphere and procedures, he almost became the protagonist in the following time.

A comprehensive explanation of Geto Suguru - it is better to say that this was the plan he proposed in the beginning. He connected the magic world and the government in an auxiliary supervisory capacity and assisted the two sides in exchanging ideas smoothly. Then he broke away from the rigid thinking of government workers, drew nourishment from the more imaginative cultural and entertainment fields, and proposed solutions and risk foresight that were relatively more feasible and constructive. Finally, he summarized the entire process with his more flexible social experience, sorted out the context of the originally castle in the air magic disclosure plan, and made himself the highest consultant for the entire plan.

Before getting to this point, he really didn't think he could achieve this level.

In other words, every time he felt that he had run out of ideas and energy, as soon as he was asked a question and thought that his every answer and every word would affect the future of the entire country and even the world, his dried-up soul would always be able to flow with a little bit of sweet water from the cracks.

He didn't know how many times he sighed at how incredible this matter was, and at the same time he felt increasingly cautious about his current situation.

God has mercy on him! He was originally just a social person who couldn't stand the harsh environment of a formal company, so he opened his own spiritual consultation business to make a living - to put it bluntly, he was just a small person.

Although he had admired the demeanor of the big shots on TV since he was a child and fantasized about what he would be like when he grew up, he realized when he really grew up that every corner of this society was filled with roads locked with the most advanced combination locks, but among the thousands of roads, the password of not a single road was in his hands.

That's why he gave up and was willing to be an ordinary young man in society and live a mediocre life.

If he were to express his ideas in a city other than Tokyo by chance, he might be very proud of it. However, when the stage was expanded to the whole country and even the world, he would feel that everything he did was wrong.

A clown? A jester to please the king? A monkey cloned in a laboratory?

Lingxuan Xinlong's hair fell down because of the pressure.

He still has to bear the pressure and keep moving forward!

Because no matter if it was due to misunderstanding or accident, he has now come to this position. If anything goes wrong, the responsibility will be his!

He couldn't push it open, and there was no way to push it open.

For some reason, everyone, whether in the sorcery world or government officials, was particularly convinced of his ideas. Sometimes he really felt that even if he casually said in the conference room that blowing up Mount Fuji would contribute to world peace, the people sitting on his left and right would seriously discuss how much equivalent would be needed and the corresponding various contingency plans.

Clay Andrich: Listen to me, that's it! People always interpret what I say on their own terms and always think I'm great and have too high expectations of me - my stomach hurts.

Yoshifumi Nitta: I think Mr. Reigen’s abilities are already very impressive, and there’s no need to be so self-deprecating.

Buggy the Clown: Hahahahahaha! These guys are so funny!

Tang Guanyin Temple: YOU! Such a gentle and smart man, even I, Guanyin Temple, can't help but cheer for the boy!

Shadow: The waves of the times bloom with true brilliance because they stand on the right crest of the wave - hum, that's not bad.

Ainz Ooal Gown: ...Those in important positions must be responsible for their words and actions. Very good!

Linghuan Xinlong: What's so good about this? !

King: Ah, here I come!

71. The End of Ten Years Ago

Reigen Shintaka feels that he is not suitable for his new job, but in fact, whether from the perspective of the sorcery world or from the perspective of a government official, he has done a good job.

What's more frustrating is that the better he accomplishes these things, the more everyone cares about the vague parts of his resume, and then becomes worried about his ability and position; and the more worried they are about Linghuan's ability and position, the more they want to know who he was in the past, where he was born, and where he grew up.

This process lasted for several months. Even if Ling Huan had no political sensitivity and the people he was dealing with were old hands in the government, he could still sense something.

This made him selectively hide his shortcomings in the following time and gradually fade himself out of the core of power.

Another month passed like this, and Reigen finally got over the two thoughts of "it turns out I still have some talent to hide" and "Do I really have talent in this area?" and completely adjusted his mindset. At the same time, regardless of whether they knew Reigen's feelings or not, the government authorities also cooperated with Reigen quite "tacitly" and squeezed him out of the core circle of the "Spell Power Popularization Plan".

In the end, Ling Huan was rewarded by the government for his outstanding performance in this reform plan that could affect the entire world. He was given special counsel, senior civil servant treatment, and a certificate of honor for special contributions...

Then it was gone.

Ling Huan couldn't say anything. He was actually quite open-minded about the issue of treatment.

When he was young, he dreamed of becoming one of the big names on TV. After growing up, although he did not have such a glorious moment in his own world, based on the roles he played in the past six months, he could barely be called a big name.

Therefore, the spiritual psychology is already very satisfied.

He had the opportunity to try out what he could achieve with his own abilities, enjoyed the power to decide the path of the entire country with just one word, and finally gave it up with his own will - after this experience, he has been able to look beyond material things.

So after the government staff clearly showed their attitude of ostracizing him, he was neither surprised nor sad about the treatment he received.

It's a pity that when he was still maintaining the pace of the reform plan, the fourth-stage plan he finally proposed - "paying attention to connecting with the international community, sharing the results of the reform, requesting assistance from other countries, and trying hard to use this as capital to occupy an important position in the next large-scale reform wave around the world, so as to win international status and reputation" - seems to have been targeted by political dignitaries who are dissatisfied with the meddling of an outsider who is highly tied to the world of sorcery.

He worked so hard and endured countless days and nights to finally finalize the fourth phase plan. After he accepted the award from the government, let alone the death of the leader and the collapse of the government - perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe it as a counterattack?

Lingxuan is only concerned about this matter now.

What if those senior government officials who are eager to clear his influence in the whole plan make the same old mistake, and are not fair to the person, or even stingy in this matter...then the little advantage they have accumulated with great difficulty in the wave of reform here will be completely gone~

To put it bluntly, policies are made to be seen by everyone.

The advantage of being six months ahead in reform plans is not enough for Japan to seek major changes. Moreover, other countries can do more or less the same thing if they see you do it once, even without specific guidance. It is not the case that you lock the door and other countries are unaware of the things you are researching.

Instead of holding on to toilet paper that is bound to be soaked by water and trying to regain the national self-confidence that has been lost over the past thirty years, it is better to take out the toilet paper before it is soaked and ask other people around if they need it.

If he lowered his posture, he would be able to speak more naturally in the future. If possible, he even wanted to regard these things as a sign of goodwill...

But he probably won't live to see the day when his version of the fourth phase plan is implemented?

Zhang Chulan: Hey~, it’s not easy~, are you sober?

Laos Tudin: What's going on? I don't quite understand what you're saying.

Wang Ye: Hi! Are you okay? Nothing new, don't worry about it.

Flyllian: Maybe it's because of conflicts between countries. It's a common thing indeed. But it's rare to find people who can see beyond this.

Wang Ye: It doesn’t mean that things that come together for a long time will eventually separate, and things that separate for a long time will eventually come together… It doesn’t seem to mean that either. Anyway, I don’t deserve the evaluation of “letting go”! You are exaggerating~. I just think this is a good thing, um! It’s a good way to be bad~

Li Shuwen: Indeed.

When Reigen was carrying his luggage back to the technical high school, Gojo Satoru, Geto Suguru, and Anmoto Shiki had a rare meeting.

Now, nearly half a year has passed since the three of them decided to implement the cursed power popularization plan. During this half year, the three of them had clear division of labor and rarely had the opportunity to meet. This was the first time that the three of them had gathered together.

Because the nature of Geto Suguru's work makes it inconvenient to move, the three of them decided to meet at a restaurant near Geto Suguru.

When Geto Suguru saw Gojo Satoru walking in with a swagger and Shi Shi who seemed a little uncomfortable with the restaurant environment, his eyes were a little dazed. One eye saw the time when he first met Shi Shi, and the other eye seemed to go back to the day when he had a showdown with Reigen.

On that morning half a year ago, if he hadn't accidentally opened the door of Mr. Linghuan's psychological clinic, he wouldn't know what he would be like now.

Maybe he will become the most vicious sorcerer of this century who kills people without hesitation? Or he will have a funny look with one hand flat, full of friendly words towards sorcerers, and the other hand clenched into a fist, covered with ordinary people's blood.

It can be said that the reason I have been able to stick to my past beliefs and come this far is all thanks to Mr. Linghuan’s words.

Unfortunately, although he was there when Mr. Linghuan was ostracized by the government, he was unable to help Mr. Linghuan at all.

Even after half a year of training, Xia Youjie still couldn't understand the twists and turns of government work.

He might be able to make a cameo appearance in secret to increase the credibility of "karma", but in public, he simply can't help Lingxuan in the slightest... His ability is not in this area, or in other words, if he acts recklessly in public by relying on his ability as a sorcerer, the end result will backfire on the people he wants to protect.

So Geto chose to do nothing.

[Hello~, Jie...are you okay? Those dark circles under your eyes, are you trying to COS a panda?]

「It’s totally fine on my end. At least it’s no more dangerous than the situation you two are facing. So, are you the one who’s fine, Satoru? 」

[Huh~~~?! Since I can appear in front of you so lively, it means that there must be no problem with my progress! ]

[That's true.] Xia Yujie thought to himself that this was also the truth.

If Gojo Satoru, who is responsible for clearing out those stubborn elements in the upper echelons of the Jujutsu world, had not done a good job, then even if he could still stand here now, he would definitely be missing an arm or a leg.

The same is true with poetry.

Facing the counterattack from the civil opposition forces in the magic world, the fact that she can arrive here safely today is proof that her work is progressing smoothly.

[It seems like things are getting pretty intense over there at Kyoumoto~]

This is the news that Geto Suguru often hears outside the two core battlefields - things like "The [Snow Woman of Destruction] has wiped out another sorcerer organization!", "So-and-so, who has been famous in the sorcerer world for a long time, was killed by [Skadi] without any resistance!", "The sorcerer who claims to have absolute defensive ability boasted: even the [Apostle of Destruction] can never destroy his spell!", and there are also groups that made similar declarations but were not just talk, and after making their moves clear, they were destroyed along with the ground beneath their feet.

In short, with the emergence of countless nicknames, the resistance to spells in the spell world and among the people has indeed become insignificant.

The same thing happened with Gojo Satoru. They decided to meet today. In fact, the three of them felt that their work was almost done, so they got together to report on the current situation and decide what to do next.

The result of their discussion was...

——There is nothing to do anymore.

The spell popularization plan, or the spell reform plan, has reached a point where it can no longer be overturned by the actions of a certain person or force.

By now, spells and cursed spirits have become common knowledge in this country, and the popularization of spells has certainly brought about a series of social risks that cannot be ignored. But in the long run, this is nothing more than the labor pains before dawn, and the warm dawn is destined to come!

This can already be seen in the statistics!

On the other hand, apart from the soil where Geto Suguru's work did not encounter any setbacks, whether it was Gojo Satoru's purge activities or the suppression of poetry, the actions of both people reached a threshold of "too much is as bad as too little".

Continuing to push forward the work with an iron fist will only do harm rather than good, so after the three of them reported on their own work, Shi Ge and Gojo Satoru decided to lay low in the coming days and temporarily let the resistance forces of the reform plan adapt to the new environment and new rules, instead of just stubbornly insisting on their own way to death.

They believe that today's changed society will be better rather than worse for both sorcerers and ordinary people.

Ordinary people are no longer the source of cursed spirits, and can more accurately seek help when persecuted by the supernatural. Furthermore... ordinary people also have a certain amount of capital to resist invisible violence.

As for sorcerers, they finally don't have to do good things in secret.

After the spell was made public, the first group of people who learned the spell power and even awakened the spell, those who were quick-witted had already made a fortune by opening channels.

Senior Sister Mingming, who can make the sound of coins colliding when she shakes her head, has become the new darling of the media. Even curse masters have become jealous and have taken the initiative to debut as Vtubers. A group of so-called curse idols have emerged in the virtual idol world. Everything is developing in a good direction.

...If there are really people or groups who still stubbornly cling to the old ways after actually experiencing these things, then the three special-level people who have freed up their hands may have to help them save face.

72. A new beginning after ten years

The summer of 2018 was very lively for Tokyo and the whole world.

The public disclosure of spells on a global scale was a thing of the past 10 years ago.

The popularization of spells, the popularization of spell high schools, the temporary surge in the number of curse spirits, the spell arms race - a series of settings that were no different from fantasy battle light novels to people in the past were thrown out one after another, and the whole world was in turmoil because of this.

As the initiator of the magic reform, Japan should have enjoyed the status of a leader and guide in the wave of popularizing magic. However, as the rumored "reform mentor" was squeezed out of the center of the stage by incompetent government insects, the basic policy proposed by the mentor of emphasizing common development with other countries was completely abandoned.

Japan, which fantasized that it could become an advanced country by relying on its six-month lead, was unsurprisingly defeated by some more scientific, open-minded and people-oriented countries.

Japan, which cannot be compared with some countries in terms of economic strength or population base, finally returned to where it should have been after losing its position as a leading country in sorcery.

Of course, Japan is not the only country suffering.

In this international wave of innovation, many countries were either swept up in public opinion or miscalculated the situation of a company, or both... before making sufficient preparations, they were forced or anxious to launch a movement to publicize sorcery, which eventually led to chaos in the country.

The strong will always be strong, and the weak will always be weak - then the problem arises.

Is Japan today a strong or weak country?

——Such inflammatory slogans were written in large red letters on the TV commercials, covering the entire screen.

The Olympics of the magic world is here!

Two years after the magic reform started by Japan, in order to stabilize the chaotic social public opinion and bring magicians more closely together with ordinary people, a neighboring big country took the lead in launching a nationwide college student sports meeting.

Japan, which was already feeling anxious because of the unexpected and understandable cold reception from the international community, immediately followed suit and played to its strengths in cultivating students' interests, launching a nationwide competition for the right to compete with clubs and schools.

Realizing that sorcerer sports competitions could become a new top international event, with the highest popularity and an infinitely broad market, a certain country across the sea began to copy part of the procedures of the Olympic Games and international championships, combined with the imagination of superheroes in comics and movies, and sent out event invitations to countries around the world.

Finally, taking into account a series of factors such as safety and venue, the first International Sorcerer Games was held in a major country, and it was an unprecedented success.

Starting from the second year, international competitions among sorcerers have replaced the Olympics, which has suffered from a ratings slump in recent years, and have become a magic weapon for getting rich that all mainstream countries are scrambling to get.

In the third year, the organizing committee of the event, which was officially renamed the Jujutsu International Games, issued a ban on special-grade sorcerers from participating in the event. Since then, Japan has never achieved outstanding results. Until this year, the eighth year, the government departments have been desperately creating a public opinion offensive, hoping to make a splash at the "Jujutsu Games" and raise the banner of an advanced sorcerer country. However, the result...

【What do you think? 】

【What do you think?】

[Don't play dumb, you are the seeded player representing the technical high school! ]

Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki, although the history is somewhat different from the original time and space, these two people still entered technical high schools at the appropriate age.

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