Chapter 98: Such a Powerful Cursed Spirit Sorcerer—And He

The terrifying high temperature not only reduced all the cursed spirits gathered on the school rooftop to ash, but also turned the ground into a vast expanse of charred earth.

As thick smoke rose in great plumes, the air for hundreds of meters around grew unbearably hot.

“Roar——————!”

After completing all of this, the Kango Ryū, which had been circling in the sky, finally descended again and landed beside Tokugawa and Fushiguro.

“You’ve worked hard, but although your technique eliminated most of the cursed spirits, there are probably still some stragglers nearby—please deal with them together with Bixiao Hu.”

Shengzai leapt down from the dragon’s head, first stroking Kango Ryū’s horns, then turning to give it orders.

Upon hearing Shengzai’s command, Kango Ryū nodded with unmistakable human-like understanding, let out a dragon’s roar, and took to the sky once more.

“I’m Fushiguro, a second-rank cursed spirit sorcerer from Tokyo Metropolitan Specialized School of Cursed Spirit Techniques. Are you from Kyoto Prefectural Cursed Spirit Techniques School?”

Currently, Japan has only these two institutions for cursed spirit technique education, and Shengzai’s age clearly matches his own.

Since Fushiguro had never seen Shengzai at Tokyo Metropolitan Specialized School of Cursed Spirit Techniques, it was only natural that he assumed Shengzai was a student from Kyoto Prefectural Cursed Spirit Techniques School.

“Cursed Spirit Techniques School? Cursed spirit sorcerer? What are you talking about?”

“I’m Shengzai Wen. I’m not from any cursed spirit techniques school you mentioned—I’m a student at Sanyō High School.”

“If you don’t believe me, ask the idiot beside you—we’ve been in the same school since middle school.”

Shengzai was, of course, aware of cursed spirit techniques schools and curses, but now he had to pretend to be clueless.

The reason was simple: he couldn’t explain his spirit servants or his abilities.

Most cursed spirit sorcerers in the world have masters or guides, especially among the three great cursed spirit families, whose lineages stretch back generations.

Before today, Shengzai had never interacted with any other cursed spirit sorcerers; if he knew about cursed spirit techniques schools and curses without any guidance, it would seem far too strange.

Self-awakened cursed spirit sorcerers do exist, so Shengzai now intended to play the role of one.

“You’re not a student of the Cursed Spirit Techniques School, you’ve never received formal training, yet you can command a spirit servant like that and wield such a powerful technique?”

Upon hearing Shengzai’s words, Fushiguro was stunned—especially when Tokugawa nodded in agreement, confirming that Shengzai wasn’t lying and that they had been inseparable since middle school. The black spiky-haired boy stood frozen, speechless.

Fushiguro had originally assumed Shengzai was a student from Kyoto Prefectural Cursed Spirit Techniques School, perhaps even a genius from one of the cursed spirit families.

After all, the power Shengzai had just displayed, combined with his age, might not rival monsters like Teacher Gojo or Senior Oguro, but he was clearly on the level of a prodigy like Dōtō Aoi.

But the truth? According to Tokugawa’s description, Shengzai had never received any formal instruction or cultivation.

From middle school through high school, he and Tokugawa Kazuto spent their days brawling everywhere, and even among delinquents, they were quite notorious.

Fushiguro didn’t believe Shengzai was lying—Tokugawa, his closest friend, was right there, and if Shengzai’s claims were investigated even slightly, their truth would be easily verified.

Yet Fushiguro still struggled to accept it: Shengzai, with no formal training at all, was already this strong—what if he received proper instruction? With such talent, he’d surely become the fifth “Special-Rank Cursed Spirit Sorcerer” in just a few years!

“Shengzai, when did you get this strong?!”

“Fushiguro just said only curses can fight curses—tell me quick, how do you become one of you… uh… cursed spirit sorcerers? Yeah, how do you become a cursed spirit sorcerer?”

Seeing his best friend unleash such power, it was impossible for Tokugawa to remain unmoved.

Especially when Senior Sasaki and Senior Iguchi were in danger, Tokugawa had felt utterly powerless.

His grandfather had just told him before passing away today: do what you can to help those in need.

Yet now, he couldn’t even protect the seniors who had been put in danger because of him.

If Shengzai could become a cursed spirit sorcerer like Fushiguro, then Tokugawa believed he too might have a chance—so now, he was eagerly asking his friend for the secret.

“How to become a cursed spirit sorcerer? If you mean that kind of supernatural power, I honestly don’t even know how I got it myself.”

“One night, I was attacked by those things… uh, the curses your friend mentioned.”

“While fighting them, I realized no matter how hard I punched them, they wouldn’t die.”

“After beating the so-called curse repeatedly, I suddenly felt a new power surge inside me—and then I killed it…”

Shengzai’s description was simple, but Fushiguro, listening beside him, was left speechless.

He knew clearly that Shengzai’s case was a classic example of self-awakening cursed energy through contact with a curse, instinctively using that power to kill the spirit.

Why was he so stunned? Because Shengzai’s actions seemed utterly insane.

A normal person encountering a supernatural entity like a cursed spirit would immediately try to flee, wouldn’t they?

But Shengzai’s reaction? He just went straight up and punched it. Was that normal human thinking?

“Well, I didn’t even know such supernatural beings existed at first.”

“I met it while walking in the park—I thought someone was just pretending to be a ghost, so I decided to teach him a lesson.”

Okay, now that he knew the real reason, Fushiguro was even more speechless.

“So… if I just go find a curse and fight it… oh no, I mean, battle it… maybe I’ll get this cursed energy you guys have?”

Shengzai’s awakening experience seemed insane to Fushiguro, yet Tokugawa wore an expression of sudden understanding—as if he was already itching to try it out.

“Whether you awaken cursed energy depends on talent, and besides, ordinary people fighting cursed spirits is just far too dangerous…”

As a cursed spirit sorcerer, Fushiguro felt it was his duty to warn Tokugawa about the dangers of cursed spirits and dissuade him from reckless behavior.

But his earnest advice clearly fell on deaf ears—Tokugawa was already rolling up his sleeves, planning to scout the school for any stragglers.

(Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! (￣￣)

(End of Chapter)