Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 301 A new reunion

The one who built the barrier against cursed spirits and trained them to fight against them was naturally Zenin Kei. He lived with his mother under the protection of the Gojo family. Since childhood, Kei's teachers in curses were of course Kamiganichi and Gojo Satoru.

Both of them often go to the technical high school, so Hui almost regards the technical high school as her second home. Although she has not yet officially enrolled, she is already a qualified student of the Jujutsu Technical High School.

Ever since Ogata Yugetsu's illness was under control and Kei was able to take care of herself, Zenin Shinji has been traveling around the world with his wife. The ostensible reason is to try out cutting-edge technology and find techniques that can directly treat human diseases.

However, it is not known whether the real situation is to travel around the world with his wife. The only way Hui can see his mother now is through the latter's long-distance video call once a day.

Now we see Shenyuanyi with someone, and from what he says, he should be the new high school students. As for Zenin Hui, he hasn't graduated from junior high school yet and can only enroll again next year, so it's okay to say that he is his senior.

"Hello, my name is Zenin Kei."

Okkotsu Yuta also introduced himself shyly. He also saw the last scene of the jade dog tearing the cursed spirit to pieces. There was no doubt that the young man in front of him was also a so-called sorcerer.

But... it seems that the other party is not from the same class as me.

"Snapped!"

After petting the jade dog and waiting for the two to get to know each other, Shen Yuanyi stood up and clapped his hands to attract the attention of the two.

"It's better to do it now than wait for a good day. School will start in a few days, so why not call all the first graders to get together!"

Shen Yuanyi took out his mobile phone and sent a message to the group he had set up in advance. Except for some special cases, admission to the Jujutsu High School was basically notified and confirmed in advance.

Shen Yuanyi had contacted everyone long before and set up a group chat so that they could get in touch if anything happened. Now it’s being used.

Try your best to practice: "Huh? A party?"

Tuna Mayonnaise: “Agreed!”

It’s panda, not a panda: “Party, great!”

Lines of messages popped up in the group chat. The small group with only a few people was very lively at this time, and they soon began to discuss where to go for dinner and entertainment.

The most handsome man in the world: "Party? Unfortunately, I'm a bit busy now, so I can't go."

……

After taking a look at the lively chat in the group chat, Shen Yuan put away his phone. He didn't have to worry about the location of the party. He could just choose a restaurant he often went to. The service and dishes would definitely be satisfactory. It would not be too late to decide what he wanted to do then.

"Teacher Genichi, I'll go back first."

Zenyuan Hui was about to leave. What did the first-year party have to do with him, who hadn't officially enrolled yet? He should go back and prepare for the upcoming school term.

"No, Hui, you should come too. Although you are seniors, you know that there are very few students in the technical high school. You will definitely keep in touch with each other in the future. Just treat it as making new friends."

If it was someone else, say another white-haired man whose name was not revealed, Zenin Kei would still think about it and then leave.

But since it was Shen Genichi who said this, and he had always trusted this equally powerful yet very reliable teacher, Zenin Kei thought: It's okay to go, and it's not like he doesn't know someone in the first grade.

The first 'person' to arrive was Panda. To be precise, it shouldn't be said that he arrived because he was at the technical high school. When they decided to go to the party, Panda came directly to join them.

Besides him, there were Nanako and Mimiko. After hearing that there was fun to do, the two of them also clamored to go along. Geto Suguru, who could have controlled them, was not at the high school, and Ye Mo, that guy looked serious, but he was actually very doting on the two girls.

As for Shen Yuanyi... he has always been the type who doesn't care as long as it's not a matter of principle, so he also took two people with him.

Although Nanako and Mimiko are older than Panda, it was actually Panda who entered the technical high school first and became the former's "senior", which is also very strange.

Panda: What can I do? Pandas grow fast.

When they arrived at the gathering restaurant, Shen Yuanyi and his group saw that two people were already there, one was a young man with silver-gray hair and a collar that was high enough to cover his mouth and the part below, and the other was a young girl with a dark green ponytail and a pair of glasses, sitting there with her legs crossed, looking very cool.

"Tsuki, Maki, have you been waiting long?"

"Muyuhua!"

"No, we both just arrived. I didn't expect you to be so punctual."

Shen Yuanyi smiled and asked everyone to take a seat, and then the restaurant manager came into the box to inquire about the dishes. This restaurant was invested by the Gojo family, and this manager was a person from the Gojo family who had no talent for spells but was in charge of the family business in the real world.

The boys and girls at the table were all of about the same age, and many of them knew each other. Those who were strangers introduced themselves to each other and soon became familiar with each other. Even the shy Yuta Okkotsu was quickly pulled by Panda to blend in.

"What? Genichi-sensei said you're a distant relative of the Gojo family?"

As a newcomer in the world of sorcery, Otsutsuki certainly didn't know the reputation of the Gojo family. When he heard the news, everyone present looked at him sideways, and for a moment Otsutsuki felt a little uncomfortable under so many gazes.

After listening to Panda and the others' introduction to the major forces in the world of sorcery, he finally understood what the Gojo family represented.

"It is said that even Gojo Satoru was once a student of Genichi Sensei..."

Otsutsuki digested the news with amazement, turned his head and looked at Shen Genichi, but he couldn't believe that the latter, who looked young and only a few years older than them, was actually the teacher of another teacher.

Apart from some "secrets" about Kamigōichi, what attracted Otsutsuki's attention the most was the so-called 'Three Great Families'. It was known that he was a distant relative of the Gojo family, and the Kamo family was a member of the traditional faction, with its headquarters in Kyoto.

Now there is only one family left - the Zenyuan family.

Okkotsu Yuta glanced at the black-haired boy and the girl with dark green ponytail. If he remembered correctly, they both seemed to have the surname Zenin, right?
Maki sat there and looked at Hui without any concealment. Zenin Hui... Who in the Zenin family didn't know this name now? A Zenin 'Ten Shadow' staying in the Gojo family, those old guys were really worried about it.

Especially since the other party is said to have reached a level close to level one at this age under the guidance of this person, it’s really... so cool!

When she thought of the old men at home who only had eyes for spells, and could only watch the Tenkage wandering outside, with the name of the Zen temple but no connection with them, and there was nothing they could do about it, Maki felt very happy when she thought of this, but... deep in her heart, she didn't know why she still felt a little bit of resentment, as if there was another self who was questioning her heart.

Why? Why can some people get everything just by their natural skills, while she has to fight to get everything, even a little bit of autonomy.

Some people will give up on themselves and sink into depravity when faced with such situations, while others will despise them and ignore them with their better talents in other aspects.

Some people... or Zenin Maki, what she wants is to use her own efforts to overcome all the obstacles ahead. She wants to become the head of the Zenin family! As a sorcerer without any spells, she wants to do what they think is impossible!

So Maki Zenin chose to leave the Zenin family and come to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, just because here are some of the strongest sorcerers in the sorcery world today, and she wants to get everything here.

Hui nodded to Maki, but he didn't know what this senior sister who was also his cousin was thinking. In fact, he didn't care much about the so-called Zenin family, even though as long as he wanted, he could almost certainly become the next head of this ancient sorcery family.

But Zenin Hui didn't care. What he liked was every bit of life with his gentle and cheerful mother, as well as the teaching and company of teacher Genichi and others. It didn't matter even if there were no spells, as long as he could have such an ordinary and happy life.

In a sense, Hui and Maki are the same kind of people. They both have people or things that they cherish, and for this goal, they are working hard to become a qualified sorcerer.

It was just because of their innate differences that they had completely opposite fates. One had no talent for spells but aspired to become the head of the Zenin family, while the other was born with this qualification but disdained it.

It's really fate's trick.

……

"So, Otsutsuki, what is your technique? Can you tell me?"

The dinner was almost over, and the young people who had become familiar with each other were talking about everything. In the end, they naturally jumped to the most important thing for them, which was the "birth technique" of being a sorcerer.

Seeing that Otsutsuki Yuta was hesitant, Panda assumed that the former's technique was a rather secretive one that could not be made public, so he changed the subject and apologized for his abrupt question.

But Otsutsuki scratched his head and explained in confusion: "Uh, that... It's not that I don't want to say it, but I actually don't know what my technique is!"

Everyone was stunned when they learned from Shenyuan that Otsutsukoshi Yuta had great talent. No technique... This was impossible. It couldn't be that he also had the same heaven and curse binding as Maki.

Zenin Kei looked at Shingenichi. He was very familiar with him and naturally knew the latter's techniques and abilities. He had an inexplicable belief that Shingenichi knew techniques that even Otsutsuki himself didn't know.

"Haha, I do know what Otsutsuki's technique is, but it doesn't seem very intuitive to say it this way. Why don't we go and test it out in the field?"

Just like that, the originally undecided location for the tour suddenly became a training ground in the technical high school to test the effectiveness of the technique, and everyone seemed to have no objection to it.

Back at the high school, Otsutsuki stood nervously in the center of the venue. Standing in front of him was Shen Genichi. According to the introductions of others, mainly Panda and Zenin Kei, he himself had seen the latter's power.

Otsutsukota knew that the power possessed by their future teacher was beyond his imagination and understanding, and now... it was impossible to let them fight each other.

of course not.

Otsutsuki's technique is not the type that needs to be kept secret. It can be made public. Moreover, everyone present is his own person and will fight side by side with him in the future. There is nothing wrong with knowing his technique, and it may even be beneficial.

Yuta Otsutsukotsu was also very curious about this. He wanted to know what the effect of his superpower, no, the technique would be. Would it be as magical as making everything around him 'stop'?

"Now, Otsutsuki, focus all your attention on the cursed energy within you, that special aura... then let it flow, feel it, guide it, and finally release it!"

Because of his outstanding talent, Yuta Otsutsuka learned to control his own cursed energy without any guidance, and the release of the technique is actually very simple. If cursed energy is as natural to the sorcerer as breathing, then the technique can be almost likened to a kind of rhythmic, controlled, and frequent breathing.

Without guidance, it may take several attempts before one can perform the technique successfully. However, with clear guidance, one can perform it successfully as if it were instinct.

Otsutsukoshi Yuta obediently closed his eyes, and then the cursed power in his body released its power like an awakened mad dragon. The rich cursed power almost formed a large burning blue "flame ball" around him.

"No way, is the cursed power so terrifying? Even a first-level cursed spirit wouldn't feel this way, right?"

The crowd watching were almost all jaw-dropping. This performance was indeed a bit exaggerated. After all, although Otsutsuki was a distant relative of the Gojo family, he was actually just an "ordinary person" who had never been exposed to magic.

Besides, he is only a few years old, but his cursed energy is already so huge. If he has a better technique, wouldn't he have a future where he can start at level one and hopefully reach special level? No... If we only look at the cursed energy in front of us, a level one technique doesn't seem to be difficult.

After a brief but anticipated moment, Otsutsuki opened his eyes. His cursed energy had subsided, but there was some confusion on Otsutsuki's face.

"Teacher Genichi, I seem to have sensed the existence of that technique, but I still don't know what it does. How should I put it..."

"Snapped!"

Shen Yuanyi gave a crisp snap of his fingers, and then Otsutsuki found that once again, except for himself and Shen Yuanyi, almost all the people and things around him had stopped moving.

Now, of course, Otsutsuki knew that this was probably the work of Shen Genichi's technique. He looked over subconsciously, but it seemed as if a switch had been triggered. As the target of the technique, he felt as if he had some kind of understanding of this unknown, miraculous power before his eyes...

"This is my spell - Wheel of Time. Its effect is very simple. It controls the power called time. We are now in a state of accelerated time, so it looks like the world is standing still."

Shingenichi was explaining his technique not simply to explain it to Otsutsuki, but to meet the requirements of his technique.

In a sense, Otsutsuki's "imitation" technique is also a great power to distort the rules. As long as his own technique satisfies the analysis of the target technique, he can replicate the target technique. Whether it is the Wheel of Time or No Limits, he can "make it his own."

The condition for this analysis is the "copying" of the target spell, and the resulting spell is engraved in the body of the sorcerer, so the sorcerer's flesh and blood can undoubtedly speed up this process.

Once upon a time, Rika had turned into a curse, and Otsutsuki could use her as a channel to quickly analyze the enemy's techniques, so that he could quickly replicate the enemy's techniques in battle and catch the opponent off guard.

But now Rika is still fine, and Otsutsuki himself cannot devour the flesh and blood of the enemy, so he can only analyze the target technique slowly from all aspects.

"I... I seem to feel... I feel a force, just like what you are doing now, teacher. This is..."

(End of this chapter)