Chapter 10: Ritual

　　In the closed space, he could hear their voices from time to time, and could feel two pairs of eyes scanning him from behind. Kei Kojima was a little upset, and many complicated and messy thoughts flashed through his mind.

　　It was unknown how long the journey would take, and Kei Kojima felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, finding it extremely difficult to endure.

　　He simply closed his eyes and began to try to simulate the generation of the technique over and over again in his mind.

　　Like most family-inherited sorcerers in the world of sorcery, Kei Kojima possesses innate spells in his body. He only needs to inject cursed power into the spells and complete the corresponding hand seals to cast the spells.

　　After years of accumulation, the spells of the sorcerer family have been mostly simplified and modified, so that the descendants can learn them faster and cast them with greater power.

　　In Kei Kojima's memory, he was taken to his hometown by his mother when he was very young. After going through the family's unique ceremony that day, he gained cursed power in his body and could also see cursed spirits.

　　However, there were only a few sorcerers left in the family. Apart from his mother, there was only a distant, white-haired great-uncle. The two of them worked together to preside over and complete the ceremony.

　　The family's population has already been reduced to zero, and the only two sorcerers left are his mother and Kei Kojima, who has not yet completed his studies.

　　The most important reason why the family's sorcerers are in such a state of decline is that the family's birth techniques are very complicated and require lengthy and tedious hand seals to perform. A small mistake will lead to failure and the family will have to start all over again.

　　The effect of accumulating strength and then exploding is indeed significant, but it takes too long and is difficult to learn. In today's words, the cost-effectiveness is too low.

　　By the time he had time to form seals and perform spells, others would have already finished defeating several rounds of monsters.

　　They became a burden on the battlefield. Instead of bringing a Kojima family sorcerer, it would be better to bring a lower-level sorcerer who could at least provide some assistance. Before the formation of the technique, the Kojima family was just a fragile character in urgent need of protection. As a result, this family quickly withdrew from the stage of sorcerers.

　　Today's sorcerers have almost no memory of this family, which is enough to prove how far away they were from the present.

　　As they lived in seclusion in the mortal world, no longer participated in the disputes within the magic world, married and had children with ordinary people, and most of their descendants became ordinary people without magic power.

　　By the time of Kei Kojima's grandfather, there was no one with cursed power.

　　If it weren't for the sudden explosion of cursed power in their mother when she was fourteen, their clan might have completely disappeared from the world of curses and become an insignificant member of the vast sea of people in the mortal world.

　　This is the consequence of a sorcerer marrying an ordinary person; the bloodline becomes increasingly thinner until it loses its power.

　　However, it was clear that his mother didn't care about the family legacy. Although he graduated from Jujutsu High School, after resigning from his career as a sorcerer, he quickly married his father, an ordinary man, and gave birth to him. She didn't expect Kei Kojima to carry the banner of reviving the family; she just wanted him to be healthy and happy.

　　However, no one expected that after participating in the activation ceremony, the cursed power of Kei Kojima, who was born in this generation, became stronger day by day, which was no longer something that his mother, a third-level sorcerer, could teach him.

　　Because my mother lacked magical power and lacked guidance, she was unable to successfully perform the complex family rituals before leaving the magic world. However, she made rough modifications to the rituals, barely shortening the time and simplifying the process required to perform the rituals, but at the same time greatly reduced the effectiveness of the rituals.

　　But now Kei Kojima hasn't even learned his mother's simplified technique.

　　I'll take this opportunity to go home and ask my mother for some key points.

　　I will try to master at least one technique after school starts, so that I won’t be laughed at by those two guys anymore!

　　He wanted to become an independent adult faster and faster.

　　Kei Kojima doesn't want to live under the protection of others anymore.

　　He is stupid, but not foolish.

　　He couldn't possibly go back to the wrong path he had taken before.

　　Kei Kojima thought this in his heart.

　　He tried to trace the technique again, familiarizing himself with the operation over and over again.

　　Even fools have their own way of living. If it doesn’t work once, try ten times. If it doesn’t work ten times, try a hundred times.

　　You will always succeed.

　　Before... Xia Yujie always said that he had a stubborn personality. Once he made up his mind about a person or thing, he would never change. He would not turn back until he hit a wall. He would just keep running on the wrong path and never look back.

　　But he had no other choice.

　　Only in this way can he survive.

　　Kei Kojima practiced the technique in his mind over and over again, immersed in his own world, trying not to pay attention to the movements behind him, and soon fell into his own world, very focused.

　　The two people in the back row spoke a little quieter, and after a while, they both looked at Kei Kojima in front of them, who seemed to be in a trance.

　　"You're really hardworking." Gojo Satoru chuckled, "You can practice even here."

　　His six eyes can see the cursed energy in Kei Kojima's body.

　　A tiny amount of cursed energy, like a small river, circulated in Kei Kojima's body, and was injected into the technique intermittently, which looked quite difficult.

　　"It's a very interesting technique," Gojo Satoru muttered to himself, "What exactly is it used for... I really want to know."

　　Geto Suguru didn't answer, but just stared at the slender neck of the boy in front of him.

　　It seems to be somewhat similar to... the back of the neck of the person in the dream.

　　Or is it his illusion?

　　Gojo Satoru did not make trouble anymore. The driver drove the car steadily to the city. Before getting out of the car, Gojo Satoru slapped Kei Kojima, who was immersed in meditation, to wake him up.

　　"Hey, wake up, we're here."

　　Kei Kojima was awakened, jumped up from his seat, and stared at Gojo Satoru with a vigilant look.

　　"You're so scared, you're so timid."

　　Gojo Satoru glanced at him:

　　"Don't forget to come back on time~ Otherwise we won't wait for you~~ Kei will have to go back by himself~"

　　“…Okay, senior.” Kei Kojima replied in a serious tone.

　　Forget it, just call it whatever you want. I’m too lazy to correct you.

　　The most important thing now is to leave them quickly.

　　Kei Kojima pointed his toes outside, and couldn't wait to leave.

　　This guy's thoughts are really easy to understand.

　　Gojo Satoru only needed to look at his face to know what this guy was thinking.

　　Kei Kojima thanked the driver and asked about the specific time of return.

　　"Okay, I'll be there on time."

　　He also asked for the driver's contact information and said that if he could not arrive on time, he would send a message and find a way to go back by himself.

　　If possible, he didn't want these two plague gods to be in the car on the way back.

　　At that time, you can return to school one or two days in advance, so you can always save time!

　　Kojima Kei bowed his head and said goodbye to the two people:

　　"Goodbye, senior! See you at the start of school!"

　　After saying that, he ran away in a hurry with his schoolbag.

　　Geto Suguru went home in the opposite direction to where Kojima Kei left. He pointed to the other side and said, "Let's go, Satoru."

　　"Okay~" Gojo Satoru followed him.

　　The three people went their separate ways.

　　Kei Kojima turned around and secretly glanced at the two people walking in the opposite direction. After a while, they disappeared. He was immediately happy.

　　My waist is no longer hunched, my back is straight, and I walk more briskly.

　　For him, it was almost like returning from hell. He felt much happier. Thinking of meeting his mother soon, he hummed a little tune and skipped home.

　　The three of them walked in opposite directions, the distance between them getting farther and farther.

　　Gojo Satoru couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

　　They were really hated.

　　After not seeing Gojo Satoru for a long time, he came to Gojo Satoru's home. Gojo Satoru's parents were very welcoming and specially prepared a table of food to entertain Gojo Satoru.

　　"Auntie's cooking skills are really good."

　　Gojo Satoru praised:

　　“I’ve been thinking about it since I ate it last time. I didn’t expect to be able to eat it again~”

　　Mother Xia waved modestly:

　　"It's just home cooking, just don't be disgusted, haha~"

　　"How could it be~~"

　　Gojo Satoru replied with a smile, taking a slow, graceful bite of his food. His every move was that of a nobleman.

　　Last time, this classmate and good friend of Gojo Satoru's son just came to his house for a meal, and the next day, gift boxes were delivered to his house like water. They were all extremely expensive gifts on the market. Someone was even sent to deliver them to the door to thank them for their hospitality to the young master.

　　Even though the couple, who had always been calm and rational, were still frightened.

　　It seems that the person my son made friends with this time has an extraordinary background.

　　...Especially his unusual white hair and his deep blue eyes, as blue as the sky.

　　The young master picked up the spoon and was about to drink the soup when he suddenly stopped.

　　Geto Xia Yu was the first to notice his friend's abnormality:

　　"What's wrong?"

　　Gojo Satoru's originally relaxed expression turned somewhat serious. He stared into the void across from him, lost in thought. After a moment, he put down his spoon and stood up.

　　"Sorry, uncle and aunt, I have something urgent to do right now, so I have to leave first."

　　Father and Mother Xia were shocked:

　　"So suddenly?"

　　"Well, I suddenly remembered that there are some things at home that I haven't dealt with. I have to rush back."

　　Gojo Satoru turned his head and looked at Geto Suguru and paused:

　　"It's nothing important. Jie, you stay at home with your uncle and aunt. I'm leaving first."

　　The implication is that he can handle it alone.

　　Xia Youjie noticed that the look in his friend's eyes seemed a little different from usual, but he had always trusted this man. Since he had said so, he would not raise any objections.

　　"Okay, I understand. Go ahead. Contact me if you need anything."

　　"good."

　　Gojo Satoru seemed to have something really important to do. After saying goodbye to Geto Suguru's family, he took his coat, opened the door and hurried out.

　　Xia's father and mother were left with a bewildered look on their faces. They stood up to see him off, but Gojo Satoru had already left. They looked at their son with puzzled eyes.

　　Instead, Geto Xiayou sat at the table and continued to eat leisurely:

　　"It's okay. You guys should eat quickly, or it will get cold soon."

　　A few minutes later.

　　Gojo Satoru was already standing on the roof of a building, looking down at the scene below.

　　It's a sidewalk.

　　People were hurrying along the road. Among them, there was a woman carrying a big bag.

　　The phone in her pocket rang, and the woman picked up the phone with a joyful tone in her voice:

　　"Are you home already? I'm on my way and will be back soon. I'll cook you a feast tonight! Wait for me, -Kyu."

　　She said so.

　　Gojo Satoru followed her with his eyes, watching her disappear at the end of the street.

　　"I see."

　　He whispered: