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

The second-generation rich man named Kawakami was beaten up by Su Ze in the end.

He won't be left with any disability, but he will have to stay in bed for a few months at least.

Su Ze left all the "evidence" that the assistant supervisors had easily investigated next to that guy.

——Kawakami’s own hard drive and videotapes, the data files searched by Inosuke and others, and so on.

Then, Su Ze didn't need to say anything more, Master Kawakami naturally knew what to do.

——Five days later, several newspapers in Tokyo simultaneously reported the news that "the eldest son of the president of the Kawakami Group surrendered himself", and the accompanying picture was a picture of Master Kawakami lying on a hospital bed with bandages all over his body.

This topic caused a small stir for a while, and even made the headlines of several tabloids. Several legal education channels were discussing this matter.

There is still debate on folk forums about whether there are some kind-hearted people who are secretly doing good deeds.

Or maybe he was a special detective who accepted the commission from the female victims. He was not bound by the law and used lynching to force bastards like Kawakami to accept punishment.

And so on, there are many different opinions.

But as time passed, there was no official response. Apart from this photo taken by reporters when he surrendered himself, Kawakami never appeared in public again and never mentioned anything else.

All these factors have made netizens think a lot.

The discussion about the identity of the "man behind the scenes" is getting more and more bizarre. Some otakus have even left comments saying whether it is the great Code Geass 1 who came to save Area 11 of the new century 2...

"I went to that forum yesterday—"

Gojo Satoru rested his head on his head and said casually, "The rumor that the 'man behind the scenes' is the prototype of Saeba Ryo 3 is spreading rapidly now—"

Su Ze was speechless at these increasingly unreliable claims. He said helplessly: "Let's not talk about Lelouch, it's simply nonsense... Ryo Saeba was a character from many years ago. If we have to talk about the prototype, he should be the prototype-"

"Hey! According to the setting, he can't remember his own age~" The head of the Gojo family was talking nonsense.

Su Ze didn't continue talking about this meaningless topic.

"Okay, stop talking about those irrelevant things. Let's get back to the topic--" Su Ze waved his hand to end the small talk, "Let me talk about my side first--"

"That bastard Kawakami has probably never seen a noose."

Su Ze sat on the sofa, propping his chin with his hands, and added: "...To be precise, he at least "doesn't remember" having seen Him."

When Su Ze took out the photo of that woman, Kawakami was telling the truth when he said "I've never seen her".

——This is the test result under the dual effects of Qi and perception techniques.

"So what do you think is the truth, the former or the latter?" Gojo Satoru asked.

In other words, was it that the "Noose" was not involved at all; or did it really give Kawakami some hints and then modified some of his memories?

"There is indeed some shallow 'residue' there." Su Ze said.

Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow, "…So, what's the answer?"

"I don't know either." Su Ze said without hesitation.

"Did you check it?"

"Yeah. It was definitely not long ago, and it was left by a curse that I've never seen before - but that's precisely why I can't be sure." Su Ze tapped his cheek.

If the residue was left by the "noose", then the answer would naturally be clear.

But not having seen the remnants of the curse undoubtedly added another layer of fog to the confusing truth.

"...But I think He did it on purpose." Su Ze spoke slowly, holding his chin.

He hooked his fingertips, and a flying sword appeared. Su Ze reached into it, took out a thin file and handed it to Gojo Satoru.

“…Is that all?” Gojo Satoru raised his eyebrows.

It is a personal file that records all known information about a person.

"Even among 'this little bit', a considerable part of the content is not her herself--" Su Ze sighed softly, looking calm.

Gojo Satoru's expression became even more strange. He lowered his head and opened the file. The woman in the one-inch photo had short light brown hair and charming eyes, but the seam line on her forehead ruined her look.

"Name: Yuji Kaori"

"Gender: Female"

"Date of birth: July 1978, 7 (currently 13 years old)"

……

"She is the host that the Noose is parasitizing now." Su Ze said calmly with a blank expression.

Su Ze met this woman outside the hospital in Gongcheng City several years ago.

He didn't care at first, until he suddenly fell into some kind of illusion, then Su Ze noticed the abnormality around him.

"…This is also my fault. I had just come out of the "illusion" at the time, and I was restless and my mind was not clear enough. I didn't even notice her abnormality at the first time..."

Su Ze closed his eyes slightly and frowned, saying with a hint of self-blame.

But then again, if it weren't for the unique properties of "Qi", the real caster would probably not be identified until now.

——Looking back now, it seems like it was a wise decision to take direct action at that time.

“Forget it—” Gojo Satoru interrupted him, “After reviewing the situation, we can analyze it from a third-person perspective, and it will definitely be clearer—you were alone at the time, and you were accompanied by Glass and the Utaha, so it was inevitable that you would be constrained everywhere…”

"Besides, we have all experienced the power of that bastard illusion—"

Gojo Satoru showed a look of disgust.

"...It's so rare that you can comfort others--" Su Ze joked.

"Stop it and don't change the subject. I know you are worried about this." The head of the Gojo family waved his hands and pouted in dissatisfaction.

"In fact, this matter is very simple. It's just a matter of 'fight' or 'not fight'," he added.

Su Ze said: "...Indeed. The advantage of "Noose" now is that it is in the dark - He may know us better."

"But our advantage is also obvious - the Noose thought it was hiding well, using other people's skins to move around... Little did it know that we had already begun to notice its existence."

This appears to be a two-way intelligence barrier.

Zuosuo knew the news about Su Ze and others, and at the same time was certain that he was in the dark; and although Su Ze's understanding of "羂索" was half clear, he was always on guard against the hidden threats - this was something that Zuosuo probably didn't know.

"...and, it's been a while since we gave it our all in front of everyone." Su Ze continued to add.

Gojo Satoru was stunned for a moment, then chuckled.

"... Humph. The strength that guy perceives may not be our true level... huh?"

"Ze, you are so cunning——"

"Please describe it as a master plan."

Suze responded.

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(Note 1, 2: Lelouch, the protagonist of "Code Geass", is the vice president of the Ashford Academy Student Council and the leader of the Black Knights ZERO. In an accident, he gained the mysterious power of "Geass". He vowed to crush the Holy Britannia Empire.

Area 11, the nickname of Japan in the anime (the name changed after the invasion of the Holy Britannia Empire)

(Note 3: Ryo Saeba, the protagonist of City Hunter. He accepts commissions on the message board at the entrance of Shinjuku East Station. He only accepts sexual comments from beautiful women. He has amnesia and cannot remember his age.)