Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 319: Subsequent Paranormal Research Society
The communication was forced to be interrupted due to this force majeure accident. The two schools of curse were invaded, and Ji Ku was forced to lose several important cursed objects. Many high-ranking people in Kyoto also died.

The storm caused by this series of major changes had just begun, so the exchange meeting, which was not very important, naturally ended in vain. Fortunately, for the parties involved, the first and second grade students of the two schools, they had already gained enough from this exchange meeting.

Although not everyone can overcome the mental barriers like Otsutsuki, in this wonderful and treacherous battle, it can be said that everyone else has their own unique insights.

The exchange meeting was suspended, and the students and teachers of the Kyoto school naturally returned to Kyoto. It was foreseeable that after such an unexpected incident among the conservatives, the storm that swept across the country would inevitably affect everyone.

The captured curse masters who invaded Tokyo Curse High were also interrogated to reveal intelligence. As expected, they did not know much about the people who instructed or hired them. The portraits based on their descriptions were also sent to relevant personnel for a comprehensive investigation.

The reason why they chose to invade Tokyo Jue High was very simple, that was because their employers made promises and agreements, and the specific content was what had just happened.

That is, their employer (Nosuke) agreed that they would attack Kyoto Jujutsu High School and then lure away the most troublesome Gojo Satoru, and the only one they would have to face was Geto Suguru. Compared to Kamigahara who has been silent in recent years, there is also Gojo Satoru who is so flamboyant that he is almost known to everyone in the world of Jujutsu.

The outside world is unaware of the specific information of the cursed spirit controlled by the technique, but Geto Suguru seems to be easier to deal with. At least these curse masters are willing to take such a risk. Anyway, their purpose is not to fight with Geto Suguru.

Infiltration, sneak attacks, hostages, threats... In short, they planned to use every possible means, as long as they could break through the Jiku according to the method that person gave them, or infiltrate the rumored Hongxing Palace.

Then they will not only have a high probability of escaping, but also gain a lot afterwards. As for the losses incurred in the process, that is not within their consideration.

Strictly speaking, curse masters are a group of lunatics with distorted thinking. While these guys ignore the lives of others, there are those who value their own lives extremely, and naturally there are also those lunatics among lunatics who are so crazy that they don't even value their own lives.

Since they have chosen the path of curse masters and accepted this extremely risky mission, these curse masters have no reason to shrink back. In fact, if more people die, it will be a good thing for them personally.

It would be better to say that they were hoping that as many other curse masters as possible would die, but no one expected that Geto Suguru's strength was so terrifying. The curse spirit that came to the front of a group of curse masters eliminated several weak guys in one encounter before the real boss showed up.

After their souls were scattered and they were thinking about their employer, these guys tried to find someone from Jue Gao to take as a hostage, but they ran into the team composed of Otsutsuki and others who were sent out.

There is no need to say much about what happened afterwards. After being captured, although these curse masters could be called madmen with a ruthless mind, under the 'service' of the cursed spirits carefully selected by Geto Suguru, and the shock of fear provoked by the newly subdued Snow Woman's ritual, these scums wanted to spit out all their childhood memories.

The interrogation of these curse masters was carried out with the presence of many parties, and the authenticity of the intelligence was beyond doubt. At least some people might still have doubts behind the scenes, but on the surface these things seemed to be just an attack planned by a group of guys with ulterior motives.

Even if the few remaining conservative high-ranking officials have thousands of doubts, they cannot even raise those questions without evidence. Having been in the world of sorcery and held high positions for many years, they actually understand the real rules of the game better than anyone else.

Because the so-called rules of the game were originally a framework tacitly agreed upon and promoted by the top leaders to restrict each other in order to gain more benefits. But the current situation is that they have no concrete evidence to put the other party at a disadvantage in exchange for benefits.

Yes, there is no revenge, especially for the remaining conservatives. They want to maintain the past rules and order of the game not because they are stupid, but because everything has developed to this point, regardless of whether the deaths of those senior officials this time were accidental or not.

The future in which the reformists will completely overwhelm the conservatives is unstoppable, so having been forced to this point, they have no choice but to consider one thing, which is a change of position.

Resist? The top powers in the world of curses were in the hands of the other side. Their secret powers, which had been hidden for a long time, did not bring them any good when facing the special-grade curse spirits that attacked Kyoto Curse High School. If Gojo Satoru had not arrived in time, there might have been one-sided casualties in that short battle.

This is the case with Gojo Satoru, not to mention Geto Suguru and the even more mysterious Kamigata. Even Otsutsuki Yuuta, who seems to have the most potential in techniques among the new generation, is actually a distant relative of the Gojo family.

How could they play this game? The power to overturn the table was unilaterally held by the other party. The most they could do was to cause some trouble, but there was no benefit in doing so except to destroy themselves.

The thinking of powerful creatures is different from that of ordinary people. As long as there are enough benefits, they will not feel any burden at all to betray or stab in the back even if they are just so-called allies or partners in the same camp.

As for revenge, it is even more impossible. Only when driven by interests would they not mind raising the banner of revenge to attack and peel off flesh and blood to fill their stomachs.

But the current situation is obviously not like this. Revenge cannot bring any benefits, and even the storm that will overturn everything they have has already started to blow. These guys who put profit first have already begun to think about how to change their camp to bring greater benefits.

However, the reformists represented by Kamiganichi and the Gojo Isshi family were calm and there was no attempt to take advantage of the situation to devour the conservatives who were in chaos. Their plans were still proceeding at the previous pace.

It has to be said that such a reaction also dispelled the doubts in some people's hearts, but this is not Shen Yuanyi's real purpose. After all, his unequal transaction with Nosozoshi has not yet ended, and in the future he will need to rely on the cursed party represented by him and Sukuna to promote future changes.

These remaining conservatives still have a reason to exist. Besides, it would not look bad if they took action to swallow up the other side. There is no need at all.

In short, for Shen Yuanyi, what happened next has nothing to do with him for the time being, and his own people will deal with the aftermath and negotiations.

The only thing he would need to focus on from then on would be the plan to usher in a new world, and everything would unfold from a common starting point for countless destinies.

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Sugisawa Third High School, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
The Paranormal Research Society's activity classroom, which was originally spacious enough, was now full of people. Most of the men and women here had similar expressions on their faces, which was the excitement of meeting the things they were interested in.

The Paranormal Research Club, also known as the Psychic Club in other colleges, was once a club that only a few people would be interested in and join, but now it is overcrowded and has become one of the top clubs in Sugizawa Third High School.

The reason is of course very simple, that is, over the years, whether it is folk legends or some official news reports, one can feel that strange meaning.

It is as if in the shadows of this world there is a mysterious power unknown to ordinary people. Especially among young people, topics related to the supernatural or the spiritual have always been regarded as manifestations of trends and fashion.

The frequency with which people discuss topics related to the supernatural and the paranormal has caught up with topics such as baseball, games, and anime. Therefore, in colleges and universities, clubs like this have become activities that students enthusiastically participate in.

"Everyone, the weekly gathering is about to begin. As usual, let's start by telling our own stories!"

As the president of the club, Keiji Yoshitake announced the start of this week's gathering in a familiar manner, and everyone officially started the event with an expectant look on their faces.

"Ahem, my name is Naoji Moriyama, and the story I want to tell you is a true story of a strange thing that happened near my home a few days ago..."

The boy on the stage adjusted his glasses and began to tell his story in a simple and unadorned way. It was this tone of voice, which was not exaggerated and was like an objective description of a real event that happened around him, that brought a great sense of reality and immersion to his story. "Hey, Yuji..."

The girl with short hair tilted her head and whispered to the boy with short pink hair next to her who was a little absent-minded. The latter tilted his head when he heard it, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear: What's wrong?
Sasaki continued in a voice that tried not to disturb others: "Do you think the story he told is true?"

Although Yuji Itadori was a little absent-minded, he listened to the stories told by the people on the stage. Itadori scratched his head and expressed his feelings.

"From the details, it should be true. Those fabricated stories are more complicated and gorgeous. What he said is very simple and there is a high probability that it is true."

Sasaki shook his head, looking a little anxious: "That's not what I meant. I meant do you think this story is really related to those supernatural powers?"

Yuji suddenly realized what Sasaki meant. In an environment where everyone was discussing such things enthusiastically, it was natural that some people would make up false stories in order to attract other people's attention.

In the eyes of veterans who are very familiar with this, of course, this type of story can be easily distinguished whether it is true or not. However, in addition to this type of story that can be identified as fabricated, there is another type of situation that is difficult to distinguish.

That is, the experience is indeed true, but it does not involve supernatural phenomena. It is just that the parties involved will mistakenly believe that some kind of supernatural force is interfering. The event is true, but the details are specious. This situation is the most difficult to distinguish.

Yuji thought about it, but was still a little unsure in the end, because to be honest, although he is now a pillar of the club and his importance is even no less than that of the president, Yuji actually doesn't believe such statements.

Because he has never come into contact with it personally, the reason is that simple. He is skeptical because he does not believe it enough, but he also has a little curiosity and desire to explore it.

Therefore, Yuji is always the first to step forward in every activity such as exploring haunted places. With his super physical fitness and athletic ability, it is a piece of cake for him to accomplish such tasks. As a result, he became a celebrity in the club, although he was already quite famous.

Sasaki curled his lips and expressed his opinion: "I think this incident was just an accident, and then it was processed by their imagination..."

"Let's not talk about this. I have a good thing here. Are you interested in trying it out?"

Yuji immediately understood Sasaki's sneaky and strange words. Unlike him, Sasaki believed in such things almost 100%. She has always been committed to finding and witnessing the existence of supernatural powers with her own eyes. She can even muster up the courage to pursue ghosts.

Therefore, she would often find information about some things or places from some channels, and then gather their three-person team, or test the authenticity of supernatural powers within the community.

Of course, all of those failed without exception, and this time will probably have a similar outcome, Yuji thought a little bored, but he still agreed. After all, it was a friend's request, so he decided to try again.

"Let's set the time for tonight. I'll ask the president for the key, and then we'll take a look at that thing together!"

Sasaki excitedly told Yuji her future plans. She actually felt more inexplicably confident in this attempt. Although what she got this time was a little unbelievable, she got it from someone else in a forum that specializes in discussing supernatural and paranormal events.

The other party even paid for the postage! Thinking of those inexplicable and weird words from that netizen, her hair stood on end, but this was not because of fear, but a shudder of the possibility that her imagination might come true.

"I have a feeling this time will be different!"

After getting Yuji's consent, Sasaki left with these words full of confidence. Next, she would go and call Iguchi.

Basically, none of the stories told at the party could attract Yuji's attention. Some people's stories were so false that everyone could tell, and then they walked off the stage in embarrassment amid boos.

Everyone knows that there can't be so many supernatural events, so everyone knows that many of the stories told at the gathering are plausible. But it's good to listen to them for fun, provided that you don't make them too fake. Otherwise, don't blame everyone for despising you.

The event is still going on...

When the school bell rang, the students went home and those who stayed behind also left one after another.

Paranormal Research Club, Sasaki took out the key and opened the door, after turning on the light four people walked into the club activity room one after another. Yes, four people, in addition to Sasaki, the big guy Iguchi and the bravest and fearless Itadori, the president Yoshitake Keiji agreed to Sasaki's request after listening to the latter, but he also put forward his own request, which was to witness the strange creature that Sasaki mentioned with them.

"Hehe, maybe this is our chance to truly witness a supernatural being!"

Sasaki was very excited. She had recounted the origin of the thing and the somewhat 'weird' process of getting it countless times on the way.

"Let's start quickly." Yoshitake Keiji urged impatiently.

Sasaki smiled proudly, then motioned for everyone to find a table and sit down. He then took out a wooden box from his backpack. After solemnly opening it, the four of them saw an object that made them hold their breath.

It was an unknown long object wrapped in a yellow talisman covered with runes.

Nourishes—

The light bulb in the classroom suddenly flickered on and off for a moment. The sudden change scared Sasaki and the others. Yuji Itadori looked up at the chandelier with interest. Keiji Yoshitake concealed his shock and then tried to explain the situation.

"It's probably because the classroom's lighting circuit is aging. This classroom has a long history."

"But it could also be the supernatural power contained in this thing, right? That's what's played out on TV and in novels!"

Apparently, some people don't think so. After the shock caused by the jump scare just now passed, Sasaki immediately became excited. The more strange phenomena occurred, didn't it mean that the things in the box were more likely to be related to the supernatural?
"Let's open it next!"

As Sasaki's hand reached out for the thing wrapped in the talisman, several people felt a strange feeling they had never experienced before, as if a spider's bristles or an insect's legs were scratching their skin. It was an instinctive sense of horror that something dangerous was approaching them.

The talisman was not very strong, at least it was not difficult to release if someone tried to untie it intentionally. So the talisman soon revealed the full appearance of the object it was wrapped in - it was a dry, strange human-like finger!

(End of this chapter)