Curse back: As a swordsman, what's wrong with a happy ending?

A top-grade master actually got into a quarrel over such a small matter.

"Just kidding~" She sat up, looking slightly more serious.

"Rather than saying that I don't keep in touch with Su Ze, it's more like I don't get along with the senior director..."

"After all, what we do here is "treat the symptoms", and what I want to do is "eliminate the cause"——"

“The reason…?” Xia Youjie didn’t quite understand.

"It's not about hunting cursed spirits, but about creating a world where cursed spirits will no longer be born." Jiujiu Yuki said calmly.

"That kind of thing...?!" He couldn't hide his shock.

"Hmph... Let me ask you, what exactly is a cursed spirit?"

"… something formed by the cursed energy that permeated humans, accumulating like sediment."

"Bingo," Jiujiu Yuki continued, "So there are two ways to create a world without cursed spirits—"

"First, eliminate everyone's cursed energy. Second, allow everyone to control their cursed energy."

She continued, "I originally leaned towards the first one, but I have only seen one person who has no magical power at all—"

"... Fushiguro is really bad." Geto Suguru was already shocked.

The clouds outside the window were dark and thick, and from time to time two swallows flew low over the window.

"Yes. But unfortunately..." Jiujiuyuki nodded, "So now, I will turn to the second method - to make everyone a magician."

"A sorcerer can control his own cursed energy, and the amount that leaks out is quite small, so it won't generate a cursed spirit—" Kujukuyuki stretched out his hand and clenched his fist. The blue cursed energy lingered in his palm and then extended to his entire forearm.

"Of course, the most important thing is to 'loop', so that the magic power can continue to circulate in the body - this is the only way to avoid leakage."

Raindrops began to form on the glass, and a thin layer of mist formed.

The raindrops fell on the eaves with a crackling sound.

"Then...wouldn't it be enough to kill all non-magicians?" Xia Youjie followed his train of thought and blurted out in a daze.

“…This idea “works.”

Jiujiu Yuki actually expressed his affirmation seriously.

"Wait..." It was Geto Suguru who questioned for a moment. He looked at Kyuju Yuki in surprise.

Jiujiuyuki looked ahead, resting his chin on his hand and said softly, "Rather, this idea..."

She suddenly fell silent.

The footsteps coming from the other end of the corridor were very steady.

"Ms. Yuki, could you please... not instill these messed-up ideas into Jay?"

Su Ze appeared from the corridor, wearing a white shirt and trousers, with a hint of displeasure on his handsome face. He gently shook the black umbrella in his hand, and the rain fell on the floor.

"——He was a little tired." Su Ze said lightly.

"Oh~ Xiao Zeze, you're here——" Jiujiu Yuki smiled and said, "I missed you so much. It's been so long since we met. Come and show me if you've grown taller~"

She beckoned Suze to come closer.

"Then please answer my call next time instead of calling back a week later—" Su Ze ignored him and leaned the umbrella against the corner.

"Oh, signal base stations are not so popular abroad, and I'm not always in the signal area~" She argued with a smile, trying to get away with it.

"It's rare to hear that you are in technical college, so I rushed back specially." Su Ze rolled up his wet sleeves to his elbows.

"Oh~ I'm really flattered~" Kujuku Yuki laughed.

"No, Miss Jiujiu——" Xia Youjie has not yet recovered from the shock, "You just said...'This method is feasible'?"

His eyes widened as he stared at Kujukuyuki, eager for an answer.

Su Ze glanced at him.

Jiujiu Yuki curled his lips and looked at Geto Suguru, "Yes. It's better to say that this is the easiest way at the moment--"

"Use selection to eliminate and promote human evolution."

"But this idea is too crazy—"

Ninety-nine knots are made by the base.

Su Ze turned around and bought two bottles of drinks.

Jiujiu Yuki changed the subject: "Let me ask you... Gosho, do you hate non-magicians?"

Su Ze put the coin in, and after the crisp sound of the coin falling, the vending machine spit out two bottles of drinks.

"……do not know."

Geto Summer Oil said slowly.

"I have always believed that "curse" exists to protect "non-cursors". However, recently, the philosophy I have always adhered to has collapsed-"

The house was very quiet, and rain was dripping outside the window.

He saw the ugliness and arrogance unique to the weak.

He looked down at his feet and said slowly, "I can't quite tell... 'The me who hates non-magicians', 'the me who denies this concept', which one is the real me——"

He suddenly felt a cool touch on his cheek and shuddered unconsciously, then raised his head slightly and looked to the side.

"Coke? You actually drink this, how rare..."

Geto Xia Yu looked at the can in his hand and was a little surprised.

Su Ze handed him a bottle, then raised his head and took a big sip, closing his eyes and saying, "Drink some carbonated beverage to clear your dizzy head—"

Xia Yujie was holding the drink and was stunned for a moment.

"Ozawa...where's mine?" Kujukuyuki pointed at himself, looking aggrieved.

Su Ze looked at her sideways, his face unfriendly: "You are spreading those fantasies randomly, there is no need to rush your head--"

"I think you need two corks to stop your crazy mind."

Su Ze looked down at him with a cold and merciless tone.

Jiujiuyuki was heartbroken and pretended to turn his face away.

Xia Yujie slowly lowered his head again and held the can.

"But, Geto..." Jiujiu Yuki turned and looked at Geto, "The two situations you just mentioned are not the real you~"

"……Eh?"

"You haven't reached that point yet. You're just hesitating now."

Jiujiu Yuki spread his hands, then looked at Suze, "Don't you think so, Suze-chan?"

Su Ze narrowed his eyes and glanced at her.

She waved her fist and stuck out her tongue in dissatisfaction.

Su Ze frowned slightly and looked at Xia Youjie, and said, "Jie, you know the "Ship of Theseus"1, right?"

"...The Ship of Paradox." Geto Suguru replied blankly.

"Yes, the same is true of so-called 'evolution' - when humans are forced to make 'choices' and 'changes', when society is forcibly transformed beyond recognition -"

"A society that is created under such a premise, and people that are created under such a society... can they still be called 'human beings'?"

Su Ze spoke clearly and gently.

Xia Youjie couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The rain outside the window stopped, as summer rain always comes and goes quickly. The clouds gradually dispersed.

"...What Miss Yuki said just now is right." Su Ze closed his eyes and finally agreed with Jiujiu Yuki's words.

"You haven't made a choice yet. "Choice" is your power... and our duty is to turn you back to that path-"

Su Ze raised his hand and pointed to the spacious corridor.

Xia Youjie couldn't help but look up. The road was clean and flat, leading directly to the open space outside the house.

There, the sky clears after the rain and the flowers and plants smell fragrant.

There were raindrops hanging on the tips of the green grass, shining brightly in the sunlight.

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Note 1: The Ship of Theseus (also translated as the Ship of Theseus), also known as the Theseus paradox, is a paradox about identity change.

"Suppose that after the components of an object are replaced, will it still be the original object?"

In the 1st century AD, Plutarch posed a question: If the wood in Theseus' ship was gradually replaced (a process that could be long) until all the wood was no longer the original wood, would the ship still be the same ship?

This type of problem is called the "Ship of Theseus" problem.