Curse back: Gender-swapped cosplayers always meet the real person

Note: This chapter is two chapters in one

During the time when I traveled back a thousand years ago, I made a promise with Ryomen Sukuna.

The content of the contract is that every three months, I must give up my body for 12 hours. The time point is determined by Ryomen Sukuna, and the condition is that he cannot do anything to harm the people, things, or objects around me.

Although the constraints were not imposed on me, at that time, I thought it was not something I needed to worry about too much.

After all, the last time he occupied my body and tried to take away the ability to "make dreams come true", it was proven to be a failure.

But until this moment arrived.

It was not until I read the entire comic book and saw Shinji telling me the information he obtained by traveling through the world to find me and talking to the monks of Gochuji Temple, pointing out that my current identity is "Yushin Itadori" and not Suzuki Yuri, that I saw the fact clearly laid out before me.

If I had not gone to the battlefield of the decisive battle in Shinjuku, and just allowed all the people listed by Geto Suguru to go there, then they would have had to face being dominated by the plot line and end up in a mess.

Will things get better once I go?

Absolutely not.

The last incarnation occurred thousands of years ago, and by definition the cooling-off period is over.

Even though I don't know exactly what agreement Noso and Ryomen Sukuna reached, there is one thing I am almost certain of.

That is, the moment I choose to step into Shinjuku, Ryomen Sukuna will immediately take control of my body.

Afterwards, because of the effect of the so-called "God's Realm", all the characters will follow the plot and start to perform their respective duties, staging a round-robin battle against the two Sukuna.

Throughout the entire plot of the final volume, Ryoumen Sukuna has a huge advantage, which is that he can use the constraints to take out unlimited loans. Even if he has to free up his hands to deal with everyone, he can use the constraints to offset the cost of violating the constraints.

In other words, at that point, he would not be punished at all for violating the agreement.

On the contrary, he was able to continuously impose restraints, and after launching that fateful spatial slash, he was finally strangled by everyone’s combined efforts.

But once it reaches this step, God's purpose will be completely achieved, because the person He ultimately wants to kill is me, and also Yuji Yushin, who can be called the "gender-reversed two-faced Sukuna".

As long as I die, the process of promoting world integration will be completely stopped.

The world will be irretrievably paralyzed and once again become a plaything in the hands of that despicable god.

What's worse is that He most likely won't choose to start over due to lack of strength, but will allow the world to rot and stink in this stagnation, and become a stagnant pool.

Even if...even if we are not allowed to go to Shinjuku according to the time written in the battle plan, what can we do?

He will definitely choose to use his strength in other areas because his plan failed.

Staying in Shinjuku, at least some things are certain.

But if I don't go to Shinjuku, everything will be out of control again. If that god chooses to seal the whole world with ice and snow again, can I stop him?

.......No.

No, no, no, this is not what I want. No matter how I move, it will be a bad move... What should I do?

"......Lily, are you okay?"

Perhaps it was because of the emotional excitement brought about by the sudden information I received, I felt my blood rushing, and the temperature on my cheeks became higher than usual. If other people saw it, it would probably look like a morbid blush.

Xia Youjie couldn't help but look worried. He reached out his hand and touched my forehead, and said, "I think... you don't have a fever."

The slightly cool touch relaxed my tense nerves a little.

"Of course I don't have a fever." I came to my senses and shook my head at him, "I have a reversal spell, how can I have a fever?"

"It's just..." I said, "There are some things I haven't thought through yet, so I need to be quiet for a while. You guys talk first, I'm going to the prison gate."

After that, without giving them time to say anything more, I activated the square box next to me and entered the place I saw at the beginning.

Time stands still here.

Without anyone messing with them, every blade of grass and every tree will remain the same as when they first came in.

Passing through the blue and white sea of ​​flowers and across the golden ginkgo grove, I saw the park benches, the bamboo forest, the gurgling river, and finally the villa hidden behind the forest.

I walked through the living room, the corridor, the lounge, and finally returned to the big bed where I slept last night, staring blankly at the floating sea in the distance.

What to do, Suzuki Yuri.

I looked up at the shadows cast by the light on the ceiling and kept asking myself, what should I do?

This feeling was a hundred times worse than knowing that he was going to be locked up by Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru.

Is this the desperate situation?

Is this what Ryoumen Sukuna saw in me and felt pleased about?

A powerlessness deeper than despair?

Two hours ago, I was lying here talking with Masato Shimizu. I had just discovered the power of "Dream Fulfillment" and was eager to go out, thinking that I could use it to turn the defeat around and change the fate of everyone.

Two hours later, I was still lying here, feeling deeply confused.

Because I finally realized what a big mistake I had made.

This mistake wasn't even made at the moment when Sukuna and I chose to trade.

But at an earlier time.

Nose rope, two-faced Sukuna, gods of this world.

The three are undoubtedly formidable opponents.

I thought I had done my best to be vigilant, guard against and deal with them, but in the end, I found out that a mistake four months ago had almost ruined everyone's future.

Four months ago, I went to Satoshi Sakura High School to exorcise a cursed spirit caused by school bullying. I never thought that just a few moments of carelessness would put me in a dilemma.

What’s worse is that I can’t discuss this matter with anyone else, not even Yuji.

If I showed any sign of trouble, the punishment for breaking the contract would fall upon me immediately. That way, that lunatic could kill me right now without having to wait until Christmas Eve.

And if I bring this up with Yuji, that kid will definitely sacrifice himself for me, break his bonds, and tell me all the information he knows.

Damn it, Suzuki Yuri, why did you fall into that trap in the first place? You clearly knew how cunning this guy Nozomi could be, didn't you?!

No.....it's no use blaming myself now, the most important thing is to find a solution.

Solution.

Thinking of these four words and looking at myself in the mirror, I felt a sense of irony again.

If we really follow this situation, then Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru's decision to lock me up in the Prison Gate is actually the only option that seems to have some hope among all the options at the moment.

But....what a joke.

Could I really have the heart to do nothing and watch helplessly as they all perished in the decisive battle in Shinjuku?!

This is the last time, whether it is life or death, it can only be the last time.

*

Time passed while I was in a daze, and I didn’t know how much time had passed.

There was a creaking sound of a door being pushed open outside. I looked up and found Xia Yujie standing at the door, looking at me silently.

"Jie, why are you here?" I didn't look at him. I hugged my knees and sat up, lowering my head to count the number of small flowers on the quilt. "I told you that I want to be alone."

"Lily." He sighed, sat down in front of me, put a hand on my arm, and said, "I'm a little worried about you when you're like this."

"........."

I lowered my eyes and did not respond to him.

But he just stayed by my side quietly and didn't say anything else.

"Jay," I finally asked him, "if you want to tell someone something, but you can't reveal any information no matter what, what should you do at this time?"

"........ Lily." After a long silence, Geto Xiayou looked at me and whispered, "What you want to talk about is whether you and Ryoumen Sukuna had agreed to a bond when you traveled to the past..."

"How did you know——" I was stunned, then immediately reacted, leaned forward, rushed over and asked loudly, "Did Yuhito tell you something!"

"Last night, Gojo Satoru said that you went to settle down Hisahito. At first I thought you must have taken him back to the technical high school, so there should be no need to worry."

The call from Glass was obviously because she had just found out about my return. Also, Principal Ye Mo was so angry when he learned that I was locked up in the prison that he wanted to go out and beat someone up, and he also found out about it through Glass.

If Geto Suguru had already brought Yuji back last night, based on his personality, he would definitely tell everyone the news of my return as soon as possible. Then how could they have thought that the text messages they replied to were a prank by Gojo Satoru?

No, that's not logical at all.

If that was the reason, then Gojo Satoru shouldn't have given me the phone in the first place.

Because it is actually very easy to let everyone know that this message was sent by me.

I can prove it by making a phone call, taking a video and sending it out, or even talking about something only I know.

The reason I didn't call was partly because I was too angry, and partly because I was exhausted, so I fell asleep on the bed.

"And that night, I felt like someone came to see me." I grabbed my hair and racked my brains to recall the figure standing by the door.

It was not too tall, but it was nimble and its steps were light. It seemed as if it just glanced at me quietly and then walked away.

I was half asleep at the time, and since they didn't look like Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, I thought it was just an illusion in a dream.

But what if it wasn't a dream? What if the person standing there wasn't an illusion, but was Tiger Stick?

Since he was able to come in, it proved that Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru agreed to let him come in to see me, so why did he come secretly? Was there something he had to do without telling me? !

If so, what was that thing?!

Rubbing my nails, I became more and more panicked because of a bad premonition. I nervously grabbed Geto's arm and looked up at him and asked, "Geto, tell me, is it because you don't want everyone to know that I was locked up by you that you didn't bring Yuhito back to the high school?"

"Lily." Because of what I just said, Xia Youjie's eyes became darker and darker. He held my shoulders and said to me in a calm, gentle and restrained tone, "You should be mentally prepared for what I am going to say next."

“No…” I stammered, subconsciously looking away, and said, “Can I choose not to listen?”

"......Okay." Unexpectedly, Xia Youjie said, "Then I won't say anything."

I looked up at him and said in bewilderment, "You're not going to say anything?"

"Yes." He smiled softly and shook his head. "Since you don't want to listen, I think there is nothing to say."

"Are you hungry?" he asked. "There are some ingredients in the refrigerator. I'll make you something you want to eat. How about spicy chicken rice, mapo tofu, and stir-fried pork with peppers?"

"........No." When Geto Suguru stood up and prepared to go to the living room, I grabbed his sleeve, a tear fell from my eyes, but I still insisted, "What did Yuhito say to you, what happened, tell me exactly."

I promised that I would not escape again.

It's almost come to the surface, and I can't push it back.

"Okay." Xia Youjie turned around and sat back in front of me, and said to me with an extremely serious look, "Since this is the case, after I finish my story, can you promise me one thing?"

"what's up?"

"After that, we still have to eat."

"......I promise you."

"Okay, I'm going to start talking then."

"The reason why Satoru and I showed up in Shibuya last night was because we were worried that Nozomi would come back like he did last time and cause trouble on Halloween again."

At this point, he showed a somewhat helpless look, and added: "Of course, another small part of the reason is that Wu said that the Halloween dessert set launched by the store he often goes to is very delicious, and he wants to queue up."

"But I never thought that I would see you at Shibuya Station." He paused and said, "I admit that when I first locked you up in the prison gate, it was out of impulse, and rationality did not play a big role in it."

"On the one hand, I'm angry that you always avoided us and didn't want to tell me anything. On the other hand, I'm also afraid that you will run away without saying hello like you did last time."

"Actually, after you finished acting like a spoiled brat," Xia Youjie smiled bitterly, "I was already thinking about whether or not to let you out."

"I'll emphasize it one last time. I wasn't being coquettish!" I glared at him, but I wasn't in the mood to argue. I could only say listlessly, "Go on."

"Later... you guessed right, no one knew that Yuji had returned."