Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 359 The Origin of Spells

"Satoru, have you ever thought about what the future will be like?"

Gojo Satoru's face looked contented in the steaming hot pot. After hearing Shen Genichi's question, he looked up and thought about it. A world where spells were made public... Such a future would definitely be very interesting.

"Maybe... when sorcerers are no longer so mysterious, and curses become something like diseases, disasters, or accidents, then our Curse High School will probably become a real sorcery school. Actually, I already have a headache with so many students now. Genichi, you don't know how eagerly those students are chasing for my contact information, haha!"

As soon as Shenyuan smiled, Gojo Satoru's character determined that he would generally not be bitter and vengeful, or act like Hui, the cold style. He could get along with every previous class of students more like friends than teacher and student.

Then he can naturally become a teacher who is more like a classmate and friend in the eyes of more than one hundred students. Many people should have heard of or experienced such a thing. Occasionally in school there will be a teacher who can get along well with students.

Such a teacher might be more appropriately described as 'both a teacher and a friend', and Gojo Satoru is just such a person, so it is not difficult to accept that he is so popular among students.

It is hard for a handsome, powerful and easy-going teacher to be unpopular. However, Shen Genichi is the opposite of Gojo Satoru. Except for a few close people, he always looks distant and indifferent. The superficial politeness and smile are actually more like a disguise.

Therefore, until now, no student would come to him to ask for his contact information like that. Hearing these words that sounded a bit boastful, Shen Yuan smiled and ignored Gojo Satoru's answer that seemed to be changing the subject.

"Wu, in other words, have you ever thought about the future of the new generation of sorcerers? Once a sorcery is made public, it will affect more than just one place. In today's era, information spreads too quickly. By then... no, now it may have already attracted the attention of some people with ulterior motives."

At this point, Gojo Satoru could no longer get away with those light-hearted words. He sat up with a serious expression, then spoke after a moment of silence.

"To be honest, I'm not too sure. I know that the curse you mentioned is bound to be made public in the future. If we don't take the initiative, we will be forced to do so sooner or later. But as for what will happen in the future...all I can do is probably try my best to support them now, and then wait for Otsutsuki, Kei and the others to grow up."

……

"Satoru, I've been curious about one thing. Curses aren't something that's unique to a certain place, but why are they so prosperous only here?"

"If myths and legends, as well as local customs, are closely related to curses, then why are there so few spells and almost no curses in so many places in this world with a long history and cultural customs?"

Gojo Satoru tilted his head and thought for a while: "I had this question before, but I couldn't figure out why. Maybe this is related to the true origin of the curse."

Shen Yuanyi looked at the soup that was gradually boiling in the pot, with a different color in his eyes: "I have a rough guess. If those myths and legends are inextricably linked to spells, then you will find one thing. The myths and legends from all over the world seem to have one thing in common, that is, the end of the casual contact between gods and humans.

The Jedi Tiantong in the East, the Ragnarok in the North, and the collapsed Tower of Babel... It seems that in the past there really was a group of people in the world with god-like powers, who walked among the people until a 'gap' was created between humans and gods, and the gods disappeared from then on."

Gojo Satoru's expression became strange. Although Shen Genichi's words sounded a bit fantastic, they also had an eerie sense of harmony. Of course, reality could not be the same as mythology. The legends corresponding to those spells or curses had actually undergone changes caused by several times of transmission.

But if those myths and legends are really a reflection of some kind of history of magic in the distant past, then Shen Genichi's statement seems to make some sense.

"So I guess that in other parts of the world, spells were not unique to any place in the past. It was only later that people realized that the curses brought by spells were more dangerous, so they chose to eradicate the existence of curses and spells as much as possible."

Gojo Satoru's face was stern. Isn't this exactly the result that Kyujuku Yuki and Geto Suguru were pursuing? In order to get rid of the harm of the endless curse to mankind, either the existence of curses must be eliminated, or everyone must become cursers. According to this conjecture, could it be that someone has already succeeded?
"So how on earth did they do it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gojo Satoru realized that his question was inappropriate. Not to mention that it was just a guess, no matter how reasonable and true it sounded, if it could not be truly confirmed, it would still be just a guess.

Secondly, assuming it is true, then how can they, who are hundreds or thousands of years away from those myths and legends, know how people at that time managed to break free from the curse?

Then, as expected, Shenyuan Yi also shook his head: "I don't know, but I think, it must be a series of unprecedented and unimaginable feats. They must have gathered the efforts of countless great people, and only then was the curse eradicated from the lives of most ordinary people."

Gojo Satoru immediately thought of another question, which also related to everything they were doing now.

"Genichi, which method is correct? To end the curse or to let everyone enter the world of spells? Is everything we are doing now correct..."

Seeing that Gojo Satoru seemed to be a little shaken, Shen Yuanyi had to interrupt him and said, "Don't think too much, Satoru. There is never anything absolutely right, especially in this matter. It is right to say that breaking the curse is right, but don't spells still exist now? Even in the examples I mentioned before, spells are now extremely rare there, but they have not been completely extinct."

"Don't think too much, just follow your own path. You will never know whether it is right or wrong until you experience it once."

————“This is really troublesome…”

In the darkness of night, Gojo Satoru suddenly appeared on the top of a building. He came here to find Sukuna, who was temporarily occupying Yuji's body, and to defeat him so that the sleeping Yuji could wake up and take control of his body.

Logically speaking, all we have to do is wait for the transaction between Sukuna and Yuji to be completed, and Yuji will naturally come back. He is not a fool, and it is impossible for him to really give his body to Sukuna forever. The transaction between them must be time-limited.

But Gojo Satoru and the others couldn't just sit there and wait for the transaction to end. After all, he was the King of Curses. The curse had mandatory binding force, but the person who cast the curse was not invulnerable.

This is like the legendary devil's contract. The contract itself will be enforced, but there are always people who can tamper with the content of the contract, play some word games, or take advantage of the psychological loopholes of the other party to the contract to do some tricks.

Gojo Satoru came here to prevent such a thing from happening. Sukuna might use this time to do something. His best destination is still to stay in Yuji's "cage" until his final demise.

Originally it might have been just a large-scale search operation, but unexpectedly, there seemed to be news of Sukuna's whereabouts soon. The source was that an auxiliary supervisor somewhere nearby observed an extremely strong and evil curse aura.

After reporting through layers of authorities, the discovery that was most likely to be Sukuna's whereabouts finally fell into the hands of Gojo Satoru. Using [No Limits] he was able to quickly reach the scene, making him undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

"From the looks of it, it seems to be that guy Sukuna, but... he is releasing his aura so recklessly, is he afraid that others won't be able to find him?"

In Gojo Satoru's six eyes, the oppressive, evil aura rising into the sky in the distance was extremely obvious in his eyes. There were only a handful of beings, whether they were cursers or sorcerers, who could emit such an aura.

He raised his foot and took a step forward. There was nothing under his feet, but Gojo Satoru stepped on it. Then his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot and appeared near where the breath was.

……

"I see. Your plan might actually have some chance of success, or at least cause some trouble. Let's not talk about that for now. What's going on with this body? If I'm not mistaken, your plan must have played a role in my resurrection in this body..."

Just as Nozomi was about to speak, his and Yuji's expressions changed slightly at the same time. Their conversation was interrupted and they both looked in the same direction.

"Someone is coming. They should be looking for you. I have to withdraw first."

After saying this, Noso turned around and walked into the shadows without hesitation. Sukuna did not say anything. Only a moment later, a figure broke into Sukuna's perception.

"The exercise is over, it's time to go back."

A frivolous laugh came first, and then Gojo Satoru's figure walked into Sukuna's field of vision. The former glanced around, and the presence of the six eyes allowed him to see that there was still a curse left by another person here. It was very slight, but there was no escape under the six eyes.

“Gojo Satoru…”

Sukuna turned around and four eyes stared at him. The corners of his mouth cracked into a cruel smile.

"I just happen to have some time, come and show me how much worse you are than that guy!"

Gojo Satoru was stunned for a moment, then he smiled. He then took off his sunglasses to reveal his pale blue eyes. He moved his hands and feet as if warming up, and said with a smile.

"It just so happens that my hands and feet have been rusty lately, so I'll play with you. But to make it more interesting, how about we make a bet? If you lose, then you tell me why you came here, how about that?"

Sukuna tore off his clothes, and a cruel look gradually filled his eyes. He grinned and asked, "What if you lose?"

"The deal between you and Yuji didn't specify whether he could hurt me, right? You wouldn't agree to such a condition, and you only have half a finger now..."

"Very weak—"

(End of this chapter)