Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 383 Conversation
"You guys want to see Yuta? Can I ask what it is?"

In a nearby coffee shop, Yuji and his two companions had a face-to-face conversation with Rika. With the evidence, Rika was able to confirm their identities, and then Zenin Kei made a request to find Otsutsuki.

Faced with Rika's questions, Zenin Kei certainly couldn't really tell the truth. They came to Otsutsuki for help, not to cause trouble for him. When to let Rika know everything about the curse was something Otsutsuki should decide, not them.

However, it was not easy for Hui to come up with an excuse to lie on the spot, so he made up an excuse that was half true and half false, choosing the part that would not reveal the curse.

"Something happened in school recently, and we wanted to contact a teacher, but only a few people have his contact information, and Otsutsuki-senpai is one of them, so we resorted to this desperate measure to find you..."

Yuji clasped his hands together and said sincerely, "Please, this is really important to us."

It wasn't a big deal, and Rika was still confused, but she at least understood the purpose of these people looking for her, which was to contact Yuta through her.

"If that's all, I can probably help you."

"That's great, thank you very much!"

Then Rika opened her cell phone and probably started contacting Yuta Otsutsuki. Soon she made a video call, which was also a convenient last confirmation. As long as Otsutsuki saw them, it would be clear whether it was true or not. Besides, it would always be more convenient to say anything in person.

When the video call was connected, Yuji and the others heard Otsutsuki's voice, and they were obviously relaxed but also nervous at the same time. Soon after Rika greeted Otsutsuki, Rika brought up the main topic, and then without waiting for Otsutsuki to say anything, she changed the direction of the camera.

"Megumi, Yuji...you guys..."

The three of them finally saw Otsutsuki Yuta, who had not been seen or heard from for several days. The latter in the picture had a complicated expression after seeing them. In order to prevent Otsutsuki from hanging up the phone with an excuse, Zenin Kei spoke first.

"Senior, we want to meet Gojo-sensei!"

Okkotsu Yuta was silent for a moment, probably considering how to start the conversation, but in the end all that came out of his mouth was a somewhat weak sentence.

"Don't worry about that anymore. Gojo-sensei and the others will handle it."

"Senior Otsutsuki, you should know my situation. Teacher Genichi saved my mother. If it weren't for him, I would have lost a lot of things I have now. It would be impossible for me to stay out of it. And there is also Yuji... Senior..."

Otsutsuki Yuta fell silent again. He knew something about Kei's affairs. He had met the latter's eccentric father several times in Juuko High School. Even that man, who could argue with Gojo Sensei within a few words, was always honest when facing Genichi Sensei. After all, for the husband who deeply loved his wife, Genichi Sensei was their savior.

Yuji's situation is not that serious, but it is also inextricably linked. What about me? If it weren't for Genichi, Rika might...

When he thought of this, Otsutsuki's heart tightened. Then he thought of what Gojo Sensei had said to him, and suddenly he had a huge headache and was in a dilemma.

"Otsutsuki-senpai, please! I don't want to find the truth through the Zenin family. If this goes on, we can only try to find Genichi-sensei directly..."

After hearing this, Otsutsukotsu Yuta has already realized Zenin Kei's determination. Although the latter said that he did not want to go through the Zenin family, if it really comes to the last resort, he will probably do it. As the Tenth Kage of the Zenin family, his request will definitely be met, but no one knows what price he will have to pay.

"Okay, I'll take you to see Gojo-sensei."

Hui paused. He thought he would have to spend some time persuading him, but he didn't expect that Otsutsuki would agree so easily. Then the three of them smiled relaxedly, and Otsutsuki gave an address through their contact information.

"Excuse me, Sister Rika, thank you very much for your help!"

"When you and Otsutsukoshi-senpai get married, you must invite us!"

The three of them bowed to express their gratitude, and Kugisaki even teased her, causing Rika to blush. This kind of sweet yet sour love, wow, is really delicious and enviable.

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"So you plan to go directly to see Gojo-sensei later. Are you ready?"

Zenin Kei and Itadori Yuji were both stunned: "What preparations?"

Kugisaki Nobara looked at them as if they were some kind of animal: "Isn't Otsutsuki-senpai's attitude obvious? That thing must be true, otherwise wouldn't he be able to reassure you with just a simple explanation? Why did he throw it to Gojo-sensei? Isn't it because he also feels that he can't or is not comfortable explaining it to us clearly?"

"What the guy inside Yuji said is true."

Zenin Kei made a quick decision: "Of course we have to go, but... Yuji, tell us what Sukuna told you on the way."

The address that Otsutsuki gave them was in a remote rural forest, and they needed to take a tram to go up the mountain. So on the way, Yuji told the two of them what Sukuna had told him.

It was not until they reached the foot of the mountain that Yuji roughly recounted everything that had happened, and successfully shocked Zenin Kei and Kugisaki to the point where they were speechless for a while.

"This is incredible... Is this the pinnacle of magic?"

He lived for thousands of years and dominated two eras of spells. The Heian period, which was once the heyday of spells, ended in the hands of that man.

A god walking in the world...only after truly understanding everything will you understand the weight of this title.

"So that's how the rumors were interpreted. No, doesn't that mean there's someone who knows the truth and is spreading the news behind the scenes? So this is all an enemy conspiracy, right?"

Kugisaki exclaimed, but Zenin Kei next to him was very calm: "Whether it is a conspiracy or not, as long as these are true, the result will be the same for us."

This hill was probably a private area, and the three even realized that they had passed through a barrier halfway through. However, the barrier was probably only used to prevent ordinary people from entering by mistake, and it had no blocking effect on magicians. When they reached the top of the mountain, the first person they saw was Yuta Otsutsukoshi, who they had not seen for several days but had just met in a video call.

"Gojo-sensei is hiding here?"

Otsutsuki sighed and walked in front to lead the way: "Keiko, you know that things have been going on a lot lately. Many people want to find Gojo-sensei. The door of Gojo's house is almost broken, so he hid here."

Walking into the courtyard hidden in the forest on the top of the mountain, they saw a familiar figure after a while. Who else could it be but Gojo Satoru who had disappeared and was being sought by all parties?
At this moment, he was lying on a lounge chair with fruit drinks on the low table next to him, looking like a tourist who came here for vacation. Hearing footsteps, Gojo Satoru with half-closed eyes thought it was Otsutsuki who came back, but then he heard that there seemed to be more than one footsteps.

"Gojo-sensei, someone is here to see you."

Gojo Satoru opened his eyes, and after seeing that it was his students, he lay down again as if to give up. He knew without guessing why Hui and the others were looking for him. It was because of many similar reasons that he decided to hide temporarily.

"Teacher Gojo!"

Yuji ran angrily in front of Gojo Satoru, blocking the latter from enjoying the sunlight in the forest. Then he opened his eyes and greeted him as if he had just seen the visitor: "It's Yuji. Do you want something to eat? There aren't many things here, but they're all good."

"Teacher Gojo..."

Zenin Hui stepped forward and interrupted their meaningless conversation. Hui, who seemed to always have a cold face, stared at the lazy man with white hair: "Teacher Genichi, what's going on?"

Gojo Satoru paused for a moment, then said calmly: "What's going on? You guys..."

Yuji couldn't hold it in any longer, and quickly told them everything they knew, including the source of the information, which was Sukuna's guarantee.

Gojo Satoru listened quietly without any change in expression. He even took the latte hand-ground coffee beside him to moisten his throat: "You all know everything, so what else do you want to ask?"

Yuji was choked for a moment, but Kei on the side was not affected by Gojo Satoru's attitude at all. He looked at the latter who was also extremely emotionally stable and continued speaking.

"We want to know what happened to Genichi Sensei, why he did these things, and what is Gojo Sensei and everyone else's attitude and approach to this matter?
If this continues, I'm afraid a war will break out."

Yuji and Kugisaki, who was silent beside him, were both startled. Yes, war! This word may be very far away from many people, but in fact, on this planet, even in today's self-proclaimed modern civilized society, it has never been far away from people.

So with the current trend in Japan, will war be a distant term? I'm afraid not... The killing of high-ranking officials, the fall of Tsushima City, and the recent fall of the Imperial Palace, the sorcerers' thinking makes them limit all of this to the scope of sorcery.

It's like a large-scale curse event. If there is a war, it will be a fight between sorcerers, just like before... However, is this really the case today? It is basically a pipe dream to say that the curse can be isolated from the real world after it is made public, especially now that it has such a big impact on the world of ordinary people.

"War, could it be..."

Gojo Satoru sighed and finally sat up seriously. He probably felt that he could not fool these good students of his, and since they came here, they must have already had a certain level of awareness, so he spoke.

"Megumi, Yuji, Kugisaki, just go back to school and forget about this. I'm hiding just to annoy those people who come to our door. We will of course deal with this matter. It's not as simple as you think, but it's not that complicated either. Don't worry, everything will be over soon, and... this is also what Genichi meant."

"Gojo-sensei, are you saying this is Genichi-sensei's plan?"

Perhaps because he felt that if he didn't explain things clearly today, Hui and the others would not give up so easily, Gojo Satoru decided to tell them the deeper truth behind the matter.

"Where should I start... How much do you know about Genichi?"

Without waiting for Yuji and the others to answer, Gojo Satoru continued, "The first time I met him was when I was a child..."

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"So, Genichi wants to use external pressure to force the situation to change faster before he leaves. Although his methods and plans are a bit too radical, and we don't know whether they are right or wrong, we can't stop him."

Zenin Hui frowned and concluded: "Master Genichi wants to make himself the common enemy of sorcerers and ordinary people, and then artificially create disasters to forcibly eliminate the existing barriers. He also intends to eliminate the existence of Neon as a country, making it transcend the country and nation and become a special concept in sorcery."

Yuji scratched his head and said, "Wouldn't this country cease to exist? Would everyone agree to this?"

Gojo Satoru smiled helplessly: "Yes, many people, especially those in power in Japan, are unwilling to have their power taken away. Even many sorcerers are unwilling to do so. There are countless people who oppose it, including Jugo, Zenin, Kamo, and even the Gojo family. But as I said, we don't have much room for resistance."

Everyone present was silent. After learning from Gojo Satoru about Shen Genichi's true past and the true nature of his techniques and abilities, they understood that Gojo Satoru's words were not an exaggeration.

The delusion of fighting the world on one's own is not impossible to achieve. In fact, based on past experience, it is very likely to be achieved.

Now, after hearing the plan that seemed like a play that they were going to direct together, Yuji and the others became much calmer, because they suddenly realized that things were not that bad after all, if all this was really planned by these adults... But there was one person who didn't think so.

"Gojo-sensei, I want to get involved too! I want to join that battle! I want to ask him in person..."

Gojo Satoru opened his mouth. His original plan did not include Yuji and Kei. Although the Ten Kage were strong, if Mori was not successfully subdued by Zenin Kei himself, releasing them would either be of no use or would result in mutual destruction.

But at this moment Gojo Satoru suddenly changed his mind. Genichi was so confident that he could fight against everyone on his own. If his side could win in the end, wouldn't they be able to achieve their goal and maybe even wake him up?

When Gojo Satoru expressed his idea, as expected, it received strong agreement from several people.

"Time is running out. In the coming days, if you want to reach the level of participating in that battle, you must improve your strength to a level close to that of special-class. Megumi, you need to subdue the Hollow with your own strength. Kugisaki, you need to master your technique to the point where it can be effective against special-class. As for Yuji, as for you... we probably need to talk to Sukuna."

(End of this chapter)