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

For the first sixteen years of his life, Tousaka Hideno followed the rules.

This word seems to belittle him a bit... To be more precise, it should be "moving forward according to the ideal life plan."

- A happy and carefree elementary school, working hard to catch up in junior high school, then being admitted to the best local high school, and then moving towards a top university.

But he never thought of himself as a genius. Whether it was when he was in school or when he was kidnapped by a passing magician and enrolled in a technical college at the age of sixteen, he always believed this.

At best, I am just an outstanding person among ordinary people.

Just like the “good students” and “bad students” in school; after entering technical college, the “genius” and “mediocrity” people talk about seem to be just relative concepts.

This has always been reflected in him.

——It’s normal, human power is limited.

Toosaka Hideno lay on the grass with his arms outstretched, blood oozing out of the small cut on his cheek. His flexible and durable body had shed its tough outer shell, exposing his solid body. Bruise and abrasions covered almost every inch of his skin.

Tōsaka Hideno's breathing gradually became steady, but the stinging pain in his chest reminded him that his ribs were broken. He squinted to avoid the bright sunlight, which was burning his body, and the bumpy ground beside him had risen by several degrees Celsius.

——Even with the physical skills that I have worked so hard to master, I can’t beat them?

The fighting process was generally unremarkable. It was simply because my fighting skills were not as good as the opponent's, and small mistakes gradually became the key to changing the game...

"Cough, cough--" He raised his toes to block the coughing person in front of him, but Toosaka Hideno didn't care.

"Your physical skills are probably the strongest I've ever seen—" The guy moved his wrist and lightly touched the swelling on his face.

Toosaka Hideno continued to look at the sky aimlessly. At this moment, the clouds covered the sun, and the bright blue color was very beautiful.

However, Liuyan didn't care about the indifference and said to himself: "Your fighting skills are indeed sharp... Later, I almost subconsciously launched an unlimited technique, and my fist naturally contained some of the power of 'Cang'..."

——Ahh, he thought that the dignified Six Eyes couldn’t play anymore.

This guy's temperament seems to match his subconscious stereotype... but not completely.

Because the holder of the six eyes of the Gojo family that was woven from the mouths of his own teacher and other magicians... is indeed an extremely domineering existence.

——Has he been influenced by anything?

——What could be so powerful?

On the other side, Su·something·Ze sneezed heavily.

"You have a cold?" Xia Youjie said casually, "It's not easy to recover from a fever cold——"

He also thought that people who exercised regularly and had mysterious Qi in their bodies would have better physical fitness.

"No, not at all."

Su Ze ignored Rina Konishizu who was laughing at him behind him. Even with her mouth blocked, she couldn't suppress her arrogance, and her golden hair was swinging wildly.

……

Toosaka Hideno suddenly thought of his junior high school days when he often won first place, and recalled the embarrassing situation in high school when he was just barely among the best... This was not his laziness, but he had entered a bigger world.

Just like now, he was appointed as the first captain of Kyoto in his second year, so he should be an excellent and reliable core magician - in fact, he was praised by conservatives who wanted to innovate, and was called "a rising star of magicians outside the three great families"...

"Hey, let me tell you—" The person in front of him interrupted his random thoughts again. He didn't seem to be in a hurry to catch up with the others.

——If you can delay it a little longer, it will undoubtedly be a good thing.

"Don't think about it. I don't plan to chase those guys." Gojo Satoru seemed to see through his thoughts and sat down at his feet with his chin in his hands.

Toosaka Hideno was startled for a moment, then he looked up at the dome again, and the depression in his chest seemed to be released.

Gojo Satoru glanced at Tosaka, who was lying on the ground in a big shape, and said with a curled lip, "So I hate people like you who scheme against each other and play tricks on people—"

Toosaka Hideno did not deny it.

“——How hypocritical.” Gojo Satoru made a bold statement.

Toosaka Hideno still did not deny it.

……

The sun began to set from its highest point, and there were still about two hours left before the end of the game. In other words, more than half of the time had passed.

During this period, the remaining three-member team in Kyoto continued to hunt ink squid diligently, and even caught up with the last short period of time when the group enhancement buff was effective - that is, the item "Eureka" that was accidentally triggered by Konishizu Rina before.

However, without the most important search capability, and the three people needing to be vigilant against possible attacks, the speed of removing the squids dropped noticeably. Even with a 1.25-fold increase, it was only barely higher than before.

As expected, Kyoto's captain, Toosaka Hideno, was eliminated by Gojo Satoru, who ran several kilometers in one breath.

From this point of view, Kyoto Institute is lagging behind Tokyo in terms of both the number of people present and the score - for Su Ze and others, the situation is very good.

During this period, both sides triggered two or three props respectively, but the impact was minimal and not enough to change the situation.

Xiayou Jie and Su Ze also adjusted their strategy again, from searching for the second-level curse spirit to focusing on removing the ink squid. In the current situation, they only need to continuously obtain smaller scores to win in the simplest way.

The sun began to become less dazzling, and the scores of both sides continued to rise.

-

A small room.

"It looks like the results of the first round of team competition will be out soon." The blonde woman said, resting her chin on her hand.

She looked listless, scanning the screens in front of her with a bit of boredom. No one responded to her for a while, and the assistants on both sides continued to update the scores of the two contestants.

The score on the scoreboard was 375 for Tokyo and 299 for Kyoto.

"Night moth, Tokyo has indeed brought some good talents." The old man in the middle of the first row suddenly spoke, and the layers of wrinkles on his old face trembled with his hoarse voice. There was a strange look in his sunken eye sockets.

"Ah... yes, yes! You're too kind--" Ye Mo Zheng Dao was stunned. He never expected that he would be cueed again.

——It was mentioned by a senior who helped me a lot.

Jiujiuyuki seemed to be thinking about something, and glanced at the old guy calmly.

"The students from Tokyo are indeed quite strong. It is not unfair for Kyoto to lose--" Le Yansi added, then he moved his crutches slightly and turned back into the appearance of an old monk in meditation.

With the old man's final summary, the result of the team competition doesn't seem to be that important.

As a result, the atmosphere seemed to become relaxed for a while. Yamano, the head teacher of Kyoto Institute who had been arguing with Jiujiu Yuki before, said: "The students of your school are meticulous and capable. I hope that Mr. Yega can share his teaching experience later--" He said in a sincere tone, seeking advice wholeheartedly.

Yega Masamichi, who was sincerely complimented, felt uneasy for a moment: How was he taught? He had been in contact with Wu for the longest time, but most of that time was spent on teaching Ai no Chong Quan... Before that, he even asked for external aid Mingming to teach them human skills...

——But how can I say this?

...In short, the two sides in the room no longer had the clear sense of opposition that they had just had, and for a moment they were in such harmony that pink bubbles appeared.

"Everyone--" An inopportune voice interrupted a very timely conversation.

"There is still a second-level cursed spirit present..." Kujuyuki turned around and looked at the people behind him.

——Is this a reminder that the game is not over yet? The magicians were confused for a moment.

"——And we're going to be run into by the kids in Kyoto~" Kujuyuki smiled like a flower and whispered like a devil.