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

Chapter 12 Sweets and Chi

A young man was sitting on one side of the beige table, and a man and a woman were sitting opposite him.

Half the table was filled with ceramic plates piled high and low, and each plate was clean without any residue.

The girl sat quietly with her chin in her hand. In front of her was a light green pudding with a thin layer of chocolate crisps sprinkled on it. Yogurt flowed down the sides, and she only scooped a small piece of the delicate pudding with a spoon.

She tilted her head to look at her two companions. The two who didn't fight just now were now eating heartily, and there seemed to be a hint of provocation in the eyes when they looked at each other?

Are you trying to decide the winner this way... How childish.

Student Nitro complained inwardly.

"Another chocolate mousse!"

"Tiramisu please!"

Two voices sounded almost at the same time.

The maid lady with bunny ears brought two desserts. To be fair, the waitress's outfit was cute and sexy. After all, the specially made maid outfit was tight at the cuffs and waist, and paired with snow-white over-the-knee socks.

However, the two people at the table took the plate without looking away. The eyes they looked at each other seemed to be more eager and burning, and their competitive spirit almost burst out.

Miss Kurohara, who has been working as a waitress in a cafe for three months and has won the title of "Most Popular Waitress of the Month" three times in a row, is feeling a little lost.

After all, the two young men in front of me are quite handsome.

"Um, two guys, do you need me to clear the empty plates?" Heihara tried his best to show his charming side, deliberately puffing out his chest and using a soft and cute voice to attract attention.

“——No need!!” They both answered at the same time without even turning their heads.

Miss Kurohara instantly wilted.

"That~beautiful sister——" a soft call.

Heiyuan looked up in confusion.

"I want a latte with sugar, thank you, sister~" Glass, who was sitting inside, tilted her head and smiled.

Wow, it turns out that soft girls are the cutest!

Miss Kurohara felt healed in her heart.

"Okay, little sister, please wait a moment!" Miss Kurohara walked away happily.

The little boy was really unpleasant—she acted like a spoiled child to herself.

……

Here, the two people at the table finally decided the winner.

Gojo Satoru had eleven plates piled up on his side, while Su Ze only had nine.

"Hehe! How is it, Ze-kun?" Gojo Satoru touched the cream on his lips and put down the twelfth plate.

“…I just had a full lunch.”

Mr. Su Ze also became stubborn.

"Here, there's one more portion. Who wants to eat it?" asked Glass, who was sitting next to Su Ze.

Su Ze and Gojo Satoru were stunned for a moment, then reached out to grab the last dessert at the same time.

However, due to geographical advantages, Su Ze won the championship.

"How is it?" He showed off the matcha pudding.

"Tsk." Gojo Satoru picked his ear with his little finger.

As for why Nitro only scooped out a small piece with a spoon?

The reason, of course, was that she didn't like desserts - she had said that this morning.

As for her initiative to offer matcha pudding just now...it was probably a small reminder to the two people who were about to fight.

"——I've already given you an excuse, so go eat your dessert!"

——That’s roughly how it feels.

"Hey, Ze." Gojo Satoru held his chin with one hand and spoke lazily.

"What?" Su Ze responded vaguely while chewing the pudding.

Gojo Satoru lowered his head, looked up, and looked at Su Ze over his sunglasses.

"Even if I activate my six eyes, I still can't see any of your cursed energy." He asked the biggest question.

Glass was also very interested and looked at Su Ze with coffee in both hands.

"It's very simple," Su Ze put down the plate with a thump. "Because what I practice, strictly speaking, is not cursed power at all."

Glass blinked.

Gojo Satoru tilted his head.

"Let me put it this way, the 'Qi' that I cultivate is basically a system of its own." As he spoke, Su Ze stretched out his palm, and suddenly, a ball of white mist-like gas condensed in his palm.

As he closed his eyes and slowly exhaled, white "Qi" was seen oozing out from his cuffs and collar.

And Su Ze, wrapped in Qi, looks even more handsome, and even his skin seems to be full of luster.

"Now, look at what I look like?" Su Ze opened his eyes and looked at Gojo Satoru.

"Hmm, an energy...clearly different from cursed energy is enveloping you."

This is exactly the same as what I saw during the sparring. Gojo Satoru-shindo.

"As for these flying swords..." Su Ze's eyebrows flashed, and then four small swords only as long as fingers floated in the palm of his hand.

"I can't really explain whether it is the Qi that contains the flying sword, or whether the flying sword itself is the carrier of the Qi."

"It turns out that flying swords can become smaller~" Glass moved closer. The four small swords were all crystal clear and very beautiful.

"It's just a little trick I just learned." Su Ze chuckled.

"The 'cave heavens' led by the flying sword... this is what Taoists call them." Su Ze explained, "These 'cave heavens' seem to be somewhat similar to domains. But their power is far less than that of domains... at least not now."

Gojo Satoru rubbed his chin, thoughtfully.

Between "Easy Field" and "Full Field"?

"Since even the six eyes can't see your cursed power, I think ordinary detection methods will be even more useless." Gojo Satoru said.

Come to think of it, that's probably the case.

After all, when he first came to this world, the sorcerer at that time did not use any spell power on him.

This was probably the reason why we were caught off guard by the curse when we encountered the disaster a few days ago.

"In that case...can you use cursed tools?" Gojo Satoru then asked the second key question.

"...It should be possible." Su Ze frowned slightly and recalled.

"I have successfully used a sword with cursed power... and also infused it with 'Qi' to enhance the effect." He would think about the battle a few days ago.

"Is that so... That's really interesting." Gojo Satoru continued, "What about Nozomi? How did you activate your reversal technique?"

After Su Ze finished asking questions, he wanted to try to find out from Glass the principle of the reversal technique.

"Hmm... um," Glass put down the coffee, "probably pa, piu, then sou, and finally a duang sound... that's it."

She said this with a calm expression.

Su Ze covered his face with his hands.

The corners of Gojo Satoru's mouth twitched. After confirming that Glass was not deliberately teasing him, Gojo Satoru had no choice but to give up in disappointment.

……

The three of them walked side by side on the sidewalk by the road. Gojo Satoru was holding a large bag of donuts in his arms, eating as he walked, looking so leisurely.

The sun began to set, and the number of pedestrians and vehicles on the road gradually increased.

Su Ze casually took a donut from the bag, which triggered Gojo's stress-protecting food behavior.

Su Ze glanced at him helplessly.

"Ze-kun, if your Qi is independent of the spell, then how do you become stronger?" Glass took out the lollipop from her mouth.

"Both cultivation and exorcism of curses are possible." Su Ze replied.

He paused for a moment, thinking of something: "Oh, right, the curse I exorcised... still leaves this behind."

Hearing this, both of them looked at Su Ze.

He pulled out a copper coin from his inner pocket. It was a round coin with a square hole and traditional Chinese characters carved on it.

Gojo Satoru lost interest after a quick glance, but Glass's eyes sparkled and she tilted her head to look at it for a long time.

"What is this...?" asked Glass curiously.

"Coins. A kind of thing used for folk entertainment. To be precise, this should be mountain ghost coins." Su Ze replied.

(I’ll post a picture later to help you understand what spending money looks like. The number of views is a little low now…)

"What do the words above mean?" she asked again softly.

"The Taoist spell is 'Thunder and thunder, kill ghosts and subdue spirits, slay monsters and ward off evil spirits, keep your mind clear forever, and obey the orders of the Jade Emperor.' It is used to kill monsters." Su Ze explained patiently.

After all, Glass is a young girl and is very interested in these novel gadgets.

Chatting and joking, the three of them slipped back to the entrance of Gaozhuan in the blink of an eye.

The light from the sunset was so bright that it was hard to open my eyes.

Su Ze raised his hand to cover himself and vaguely saw a figure in front of him.

He narrowed his eyes.

In the setting sun, that person's long hair sparkled like scattered gold, and the light highlighted her tall and slender figure.

She put one hand on her waist, holding her coat and looked at the person who came.

"Hey, boy, what type of women do you like?"