Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1230 - 896: How Would You Know If You Don’t Try?
Reiger wasn’t going to miss this rare opportunity.
[Limitless Curse Technique] was only the first, and it certainly wouldn’t be the last.
Moreover, Reiger was also quite interested in the concept of domains.
Once fully mastering the [Limitless Curse Technique], Reiger planned to delve into this stuff, to see if it could be learned in a short time.
"Um..."
At this moment, Itadori Yuji spoke up weakly from the side.
"What about me?"
Judging by Teacher Gojo’s demeanor, it seemed he might have forgotten about him.
Although I don’t have a natural technique, I also need to learn curse power refinement and utilization!
"Ah yes, there’s you too, Yuji." Gojo Satoru tapped his forehead, thought for a moment, and said, "Alright then, I’ll invite someone to teach you."
"He’s my junior and also a Grade 1 Curse Mage. Given his personality, he’ll likely teach you well, hands-on."
Saying that, Gojo Satoru took out his phone and started dialing.
"And what about you, teacher?"
Itadori Yuji quickly asked another question.
"Me?" Gojo Satoru flashed Itadori Yuji a big smile and said, "I’m going to shut myself away with Reiger-kun to train!"
"In two months, Tokyo Prefectural Curse High School and Kyoto Prefectural Curse High School, the only two curse schools in the country, will hold an exchange event."
"This competition is typically for second and third-year students; first-year freshmen and fourth-year graduates don’t participate."
"However, because our school’s third-year students committed infractions this year and are temporarily suspended, and the second-year ace, Okkotsu Yuta, is unable to participate due to a mission, this year Tokyo Prefectural Curse High School will compete with the remaining three students from the first and second years."
Gojo Satoru raised a thumb at Reiger.
"Reiger-kun is so confident in mastering [Limitless Curse Technique] on his own, I’m going all out too, cramming all the usage and application skills of [Limitless Curse Technique] into these two months for you!"
"If you truly manage it, it’ll surely be a huge surprise at the exchange event, right?"
Especially those stodgy old men, they would likely be so shocked their faces turn pale, right?
If aside from him, there’s another person in the world who can freely use the [Limitless Curse Technique], the faces of those old men would certainly be something to see.
Even just for that, Gojo Satoru would give it his all.
"Two months, huh..."
Reiger gave Gojo Satoru a half-smile.
"You’re quite confident in me."
To learn curse power manipulation techniques comparable to Six Eyes holders in just two months?
To achieve what the elite curse mages of the Gojo Family haven’t managed in countless generations in such a short time?
If people found out, it would surely make the entire world of sorcery burst into laughter, right?
"What’s wrong? Have no confidence?"
Gojo Satoru’s comments retained a tone that felt both provocative and exploratory.
"Starting now?"
Reiger didn’t answer, but lightly asked another question.
"Starting now!"
Having sent out a message, Gojo Satoru put away his phone and said confidently.
"...Feels like I’m becoming quite unnecessary."
Watching the suddenly unapproachable situation unfold before him, Itadori Yuji felt a bit like squatting in a corner and drawing circles.
Huh? This is inside a forest? So there are no corners?
Then just go squat by a tree...
...
Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event.
This is an annual exchange event held by the only two curse high schools in the country.
Just as Gojo Satoru said, the exchange event in past years primarily focused on second-year and third-year students. First-year newcomers and fourth-year graduates were originally not supposed to participate.
But starting last year, first-year students from Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College began participating in the exchange event with the Kyoto sister school.
The reason was that last year’s second-year students, who are this year’s third-year students, committed some infractions and were temporarily suspended, making it impossible for them to attend the exchange event with the Kyoto sister school.
Moreover, the fourth-year graduates wouldn’t participate in the exchange event between the two schools at such a critical time since they were all preparing to become official Curse Mages and engage in sorcery activities post-graduation. Thus, the first-year students from Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College were honorably allowed to step in.
"So, is it our turn to participate this year?"
When Itadori Yuji returned to the dorm and shared this news with Fushiguro Megumi and Kugisaki Nobara, Kugisaki Nobara immediately raised her eyebrows.
"It seems so." Fushiguro Megumi, although frowning, expressed no particular opinion on the matter; he simply said, "The third-years are still suspended, and second-year senior Okkotsu won’t participate this time either, so as first-year students, even if we’re just filling the numbers, we’ll surely be selected, right?"
"I don’t know much about exchange events." Kugisaki Nobara chewed on a stick of candy and said, "But since we have to participate, I’m not planning to lose. I won’t accept just being considered as making up numbers!"
"But isn’t it difficult?" Itadori Yuji sat backwards on a chair, folding his hands over the backrest, and said, "Kyoto’s Curse High School will still have second and third-year students participating; our most experienced third-years can’t attend, and our second-year ace is absent too. Can our freshmen really stand up to Kyoto’s third-years?"
"You’re sure to hold us back, but we won’t." Kugisaki Nobara glared at Itadori Yuji, saying, "Experience doesn’t mean everything. Fushiguro is only a first-year but is already a grade-two Curse Mage, isn’t he?"
"...Someone like me still can’t play a decisive role." Fushiguro Megumi sighed and said, "I heard that one of Kyoto’s third-years is a grade-one Curse Mage, someone who has successfully exorcised a special-grade Curse Spirit in the past."
These words left Itadori Yuji and Kugisaki Nobara frozen in expression.
"A special-grade Curse Spirit?"
"Is that for real?"
The two couldn’t help but stand up.
Special-grade Curse Spirits, they had encountered one not long ago and had personally experienced its terrifying power.
The mere presence of one made them unable to even move, let alone confront it.
And yet, someone in Kyoto Prefectural Curse High School’s third year had managed to successfully exorcise such a level of Curse Spirit?
"This is true."
Fushiguro Megumi calmly confirmed.
"You know that Curse Mages are generally supposed to be stronger than Curse Spirits of the same grade."
Itadori Yuji and Kugisaki Nobara nodded immediately.
In the world of sorcery, based on differing levels of power and danger, Curse Mages, Curse Spirits, curse tools, and curse objects are all divided into several grades.
From low to high: grade-four, grade-three, grade-two, grade-one, and outside the standard, special-grade.
Gojo Satoru is a special-grade Curse Mage.
The Curse Spirit from the juvenile detention center was also classified as special-grade.
Even Reiger is now rated as special-grade—both a special-grade Curse Involvement and a special-grade Curse Mage.
Typically, the rating of a Curse Mage requires higher standards than that of a Curse Spirit. The purpose is to ensure that, under equal conditions, a Curse Mage can effectively exorcise a Curse Spirit and mitigate threats.
A grade-one Curse Mage will be stronger than a grade-one Curse Spirit.
A grade-two Curse Mage will be stronger than a grade-two Curse Spirit.
And so on.
Under these circumstances, a grade-one Curse Mage might even have a chance of victory against a special-grade Curse Spirit, which is one grade higher.
"The third-year student at Kyoto Prefectural Curse High School is named Todo Aoi. He is currently a grade-one Curse Mage and a year ago single-handedly exorcised five grade-one Curse Spirits and one special-grade Curse Spirit. He is Kyoto’s real ace."
Fushiguro Megumi spoke with a very serious expression.
"In other words, unless a special-grade appears, no one can confidently say they can definitely defeat Todo Aoi."
Upon hearing this, Itadori Yuji and Kugisaki Nobara fell silent.
"If senior Okkotsu participated, it would be a different matter." Fushiguro Megumi noted, "With our senior not participating, if we want to win, we might have to count on the one in the forest."
"...Do you mean if senior Okkotsu participated, we’d have a chance of winning?"
Kugisaki Nobara tentatively asked.
To which Fushiguro Megumi answered with surprising certainty.
"Of course."
Why, you ask?
"Because, senior Okkotsu and the one in the forest were both evaluated as special-grade on the day they enrolled."
