Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 294: The Beginning of a New Era of Determination

When facing Shen Genichi, Gojo Satoru did not want to lie or hide his true thoughts. It was like facing a lake. No matter whether his thoughts were good or bad, or whether they were in line with morality, good or evil...

Gojo Satoru could throw them all in, and the abyss would accept them all as always. This sense of security made him speak out his true thoughts without too much hesitation.

"Oh, how can I agree to this kind of thing?"

Gojo Satoru leaned back on the sofa, his whole body immersed in it, looking extremely relaxed or even lazy.

"Isn't it the duty of a sorcerer to protect ordinary people? But now they are sacrificing the life of an innocent child, and what they are seeking may not necessarily be absolute safety. No matter how you look at it, this is a compromise by a cowardly and incompetent person..."

Perhaps this idea is a bit "irresponsible". The astral plasma assimilation plan is not that bad. Its existence does guarantee the stable existence of Tianyuan. After all, other people cannot have experienced the future like Shenyuanyi and therefore have knowledge of all this.

However, this idea still came to Gojo Satoru. He really couldn't imagine that if the so-called stability required such sacrifices, then what was the meaning of everything he gained?
Just like when those people from the Panxing Sect on the plane threatened him to take Tennuriko's life, this time he agreed to only give up one person's life. Would he have to give up other people's lives if there was a similar situation in the future?
This couldn't help but remind him of some remote areas that were eroded by curses. The people there were simple and honest to put it nicely, but ignorant and stupid to put it bluntly. Unable to resist the curse, they began to "serve" those vicious curses.

Just like the offerings to "ghosts and gods" in the past, they offered living animals such as cattle, sheep, and even other people of the same kind, which eventually formed a strange "balance" with the curse.

Of course, this balance is just an illusion. No matter if they have only instinctive thinking or reach the level of human wisdom, they will not live in peace with humans. Born from human negative emotions, they can be said to be natural enemies of humans.

As for the villages that enshrine curses, there is usually only one ending: they will eventually be unable to withstand the increasingly greedy demands of the curse and will be devoured by the curse spirit. Only with the intervention of the sorcerer can they reverse their original fate.

This situation is actually essentially the same as the incident that troubled Gojo Satoru. They are both "compromises" in essence. At the beginning, it is one or two "insignificant" people who are paid as the price, but later on, there will be more and more people involved until the situation becomes unbearable and the entire line collapses.

From the very beginning, he should not have compromised. The scene where a powerful magician was forced to commit suicide because of his curse that threatened many lives was just a plot in a drama in Gojo Satoru's opinion.

The fight over the curse has always had only one ending... Now Tianyuan assimilation only requires one astral plasma body, but what if there are changes in the future that require more "containers"?

Shen Genichi did not intend to tell Gojo Satoru directly about the future without the worst ending after the failure of assimilating Tengen. Although there were some unexpected changes in the incident involving Tenriko, it also became an important turning point for them.

Just like now, Shen Yuanyi can see Gojo Satoru's inner struggle and transformation. For many things, it is impossible to get the most precious "result" by relying solely on other people's preaching and experience. Everything you hear is not as good as experiencing it in person.

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"I have the same idea as Jay and the others. I don't want a child who has been indoctrinated with wrong ideas since childhood to blindly go down the wrong path."

Shen Yuanyi raised the corner of his mouth. He had to say that Gojo Satoru at this time was quite similar to him more than ten years later. He usually looked unreliable, laughing and scolding, but at the same time he had a warm heart.

Even Shen Yuanyi himself would feel ashamed of himself on this point, because he was actually a very selfish person. All the things he had done in the past to benefit the public were just ordinary, tangible assistance to innocent people that did not involve the things he cared about.

But once his bottom line is touched, the things he has done in this era, whether in the future or in the past, are the most true portrayal.

"Haha, Satoru, you're not much older than her, right? You should be considered a 'child' after all."

Gojo Satoru's originally serious atmosphere was suddenly interrupted by this, and he rolled his eyes immediately. How could they be compared? One was a greenhouse flower who had been protected since childhood, and the other started to exorcise the evil curse after gaining enough power.

Even though they are not much different in age, the difference between the two sides in this respect is huge. After Gojo Satoru expressed his true thoughts, he looked at Shen Genichi.

He had a feeling that the latter might have a solution to this problem... He couldn't tell whether it was intuition or the long-term "omnipotence" displayed by Shen Genichi that gave Gojo Satoru this feeling.

Shen Yuanyi also understood what Gojo Satoru meant. In fact, the follow-up of this incident had indeed been basically resolved. Shen'er had already sent a report on the completion of the task. All the high-level leaders of the Panxing Sect had been cleared out, and the remaining believers would inevitably be liquidated by the General Directorate because of this incident.

Moreover, he even found some "interesting" things, which could save Shenyuan a lot of trouble in the foreseeable future.

"Thinking too much can lead to worries and fears. Satoru, just do whatever you want to do, as long as you think it's right." Gojo Satoru felt a little relieved after getting the support of Shingenichi. The former's affirmation only accelerated his decision. Even without this conversation, he would eventually make up his mind to change everything.

As for the failure of Tianyuan's assimilation ritual... then it's best to hope that there will be no bad ending after its failure. Fortunately, he now has a lot of say in the Gojo family. As long as he can quickly get rid of Tianyuan who may become alienated, according to the nature of those guys in the general directorate, there will not be any full-scale civil war afterwards.

He is very confident about this aspect, because the strongest sorcerers in the world of sorcery are all related to him.

"Then I'll leave first."

Gojo Satoru perked up and was no longer as relaxed as before. He was now going to meet Geto Suguru and the others, and then discuss things carefully and confirm their opinions.

"Teacher Genichi."

Not long after Gojo Satoru left, two figures entered the room. They were the first-year students of this year, Gojo Satoru's juniors: Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu.

The serious-looking Nanami Kento and the more lively and cheerful Haibara Yu form a complementary pair during the mission. The latter also has great trust in Nanami Kento, who has excellent abilities and character, especially Geto Suguru, who is a year older than him.

He is determined to become an outstanding sorcerer, so naturally he admires Geto Suguru, who has a similar background to him but is only one year older than him but has been able to reach the threshold of a special-grade sorcerer. Yes, among the three sophomores, Geto Suguru and Nozomi are the most respected seniors by others, or the most lovable juniors.

As for Gojo Satoru... although his strength is the strongest among the three, what is equally unique is his personality.

Since there are not many people in the technical high school, there is actually a lot of contact between people of different grades. Therefore, the two first-year students have already had a deep understanding of this famous "Six Eyes". To be honest, it is difficult to treat him as a friend with such a personality, and to be a respected senior...

But if we talk about the magician they trust and respect the most, even Geto Suguru or the mature and steady Principal Yega are not as good as the teacher in front of them who seems to be like a lake that will never be disturbed.

The main reason why Nanami Kento and his companions appeared here was because of the task assigned to them by Kamigami Genichi: to lead the assistant supervisors to deal with the passengers who got off the plane and witnessed everything caused by the curse.

Of course, this solution only allowed them to use various methods to appease and hint to the passengers that the existence of the curse is still something that cannot be made public. Unfortunately, more than a hundred people experienced this incident this time.

Gojo Satoru teleported instantly and dealt with the criminals, including the way Glass treated the wounded. A few passengers were even able to see the cursed spirits summoned by Geto Suguru under the extreme pressure of life and death.

In addition, although the authorities have been trying to suppress the heat of this air hijacking incident, some news has already been reported. Now they can only try their best to minimize the impact and shift the focus.

It is even more difficult to deal with these more than a hundred people. In the past, when curse incidents occurred, there have been cases where many people experienced them together, but it is not necessary for them to witness it at the same time, and the authorities can also adopt multiple methods to deal with it later. In the end, it will just add one more supernatural legend circulating in the city or among the people.

Nanami Kento and his team came here to report on the progress of the mission. The situation was not very ideal, and some seemingly true rumors had appeared on the online social platform.

After listening to their reports, Shen Yuanyi did not show any emotion, which made the two of them a little hesitant. As the highest person in charge of the astral plasma incident, this was an incident that could potentially lead to the leakage of the curse.

But Shen Yuanyi finally just nodded to indicate that he understood, and told them that they just had to do their best.

After sending away the two confused but at least much more relieved people, Shen Yuan Yiya did not focus all his attention on the so-called aftermath. Sooner or later, the curse would be revealed. Although it was not stated explicitly, it was already a consensus among some people.

Especially now that special-grade cursed spirits are becoming increasingly active and being born, you never know when an unprecedented large-scale curse incident might occur. At that time, no matter how hard you suppress it, you will not be able to hide this kind of thing.

Rather than letting it ferment naturally and trigger panic among the people, it is better to guide it intentionally to reduce everyone's panic as much as possible, so that when the curse is truly revealed to everyone, the most chaotic situation will not occur.

However, while some people support doing so, there are naturally others who oppose making the spell public and causing unknown chaos. This is another contradiction between the new and old factions in the spell world today.

(End of this chapter)