Chapter 101: The Curse Tech Academy: A School Full of

"Kid, in all these years, you're the first person bold enough to defy me like this."

"I won't deny that, in martial skill, you've earned my respect—but soon, I'll beat you to death with my own hands!"

Shengzai sensed his weakness; as an ancient monster from a thousand years ago, Nigihayami Kohanakami quickly recognized his own advantage.

In the coming close-quarters combat, he would attack with even greater ferocity, forcing Shengzai to trade blows and take damage in return.

If the brat wants a brutal, fist-to-flesh brawl, Nigihayami Kohanakami would gladly oblige him!

After all, the body he was using wasn't his own—even without Reverse Cursed Technique, he'd only lose a finger at most, while the brat across from him would truly die if he fell.

Just as Nigihayami Kohanakami grinned mockingly at Shengzai, his heart suddenly lurched—and the black tattoos on his face and the mouth beneath his eye gradually vanished.

Fukumimi, who had just summoned his shikigami and was preparing to strike from behind, froze again at the sight.

Shengzai, however, sensing the change in Tachibana’s aura as it shifted back from his otaku persona to his usual goofy self, let out a deep sigh of relief.

Good—it had changed, but at least it hadn’t gone off the rails.

"Idiot Tachibana, what the hell were you just doing? Where’d that otaku weirdo go?"

After confirming Tachibana had returned to normal, Shengzai walked over and without a word, delivered a sharp knock to his head.

Tachibana, knowing he was in the wrong with a giant bump on his skull, didn’t retaliate—only apologized: "I don’t know what happened, but after swallowing that finger, I suddenly lost consciousness for a moment."

"When I came to, I felt my body moving on its own, fighting against you, Shengzai."

"Then I tried to regain control—and now I’m like this."

Hearing Tachibana’s explanation, Shengzai fell silent, because if he remembered correctly, the first time Tachibana swallowed Nigihayami Kohanakami’s finger, he only regained control after eliminating the school’s cursed spirits.

So… because it was his first time encountering Nigihayami Kohanakami’s finger, Tachibana’s body needed an adaptation period?

Originally, the school’s cursed spirits were meant to help Tachibana through that adaptation—but since Shengzai killed them all, now he’s adapting through fighting me?

"So if that otaku inside you surfaces again, can you suppress him?"

After a moment’s thought, Tachibana replied: "I think I can handle it. Want to test it now?"

Seeing Tachibana’s ready-to-try attitude, not only Fukumimi but even Shengzai were startled—they each grabbed one of Tachibana’s arms and urged him not to be reckless.

According to the original plot, Tachibana should have no trouble suppressing Nigihayami Kohanakami’s consciousness again.

But Shengzai couldn’t afford to gamble—he’d almost lost control just now, and Gojo wasn’t here.

What if Nigihayami Kohanakami surfaces again and Tachibana can’t suppress him?

"Damn it, I didn’t expect your otaku inside you was that strong—this fight was so intense, my school uniform’s completely ruined."

"This was my brand-new uniform this year! Now that the school’s turned to rubble, can we skip class tomorrow?"

"I’ve already been marked twice—if I get marked once more, I’m definitely getting expelled."

Looking at Shengzai’s school uniform, now reduced to tattered rags from the battle with Nigihayami Kohanakami, Tachibana looked apologetic.

He wanted to generously lend Shengzai his own uniform, but when he looked down at himself, he realized his own uniform was just as shredded.

Shanze High’s rules were strict—no uniform meant automatic demerits.

And both Shengzai and Tachibana, being broke, had bought no spare uniforms.

Nearby, Fukumimi, hearing their concerns, could only stare in silence, thinking these two clearly had no normal thought patterns.

Normal people, faced with tonight’s events—cursed spirits rampaging, the Cursed King awakening, the entire school nearly destroyed—wouldn’t be worrying about whether they could skip class tomorrow or how to get a uniform.

The one who should be panicking tonight was him, Fukumimi!

He’d only come to Shanze High to retrieve a Special-Rank Cursed Object left there by his seniors—and now this chaos had erupted.

A powerful wild teenage sorcerer, the awakening of the Cursed King, and a normal high school student who could effortlessly suppress Nigihayami Kohanakami’s consciousness—how was he supposed to report this?

He was just a first-year student at Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College! The events he’d witnessed tonight were more absurd than every cursed spirit he’d ever encountered combined!

"Young men, I just heard your dilemma. Since you can’t keep attending this school, how about joining Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College?"

"Given your current situation, you probably shouldn’t stay in a regular high school anyway."

"And best of all—we provide uniforms for free, and you get two sets upon enrollment."

The speaker wasn’t Fukumimi, but a tall, handsome man with silver-white hair and black silk bandages over his eyes.

Though he appeared out of nowhere, holding an oddly mismatched Sendai specialty—Kiku Fu —neither Shengzai nor Tachibana found it strange, because his words had already caught their attention.

Tachibana: "Us, total underachievers… special talents? You’re saying a school wants to recruit us—and in Tokyo? You’re serious?"

Shengzai: "Tuition and uniform fees free? Two uniforms just for enrolling? Is this school legit?"

Gojo didn’t care about their bizarre thinking—he found them fascinating and perfectly matched his own vibe, so he nodded: "Of course it’s real. Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College isn’t an ordinary school."

"Everyone here is a genius. Just look at me and Fukumimi—we’re all tall, handsome guys who made the cut."

Tachibana: "(￣￣), Shengzai, I think this baldy’s right—we’re exactly the kind he’s talking about!"

Shengzai: "(▽｀), Only handsome guys? No hot girls? Is this some gay school?"

Shengzai: "(▽｀), only good-looking guys? No beautiful girls at all? Is this some kind of gay school?"

(End of Chapter)