Chapter 6

 "Whatever, anyways congratulations." Takana stated "You are now the youngest guy to ever kill a grade three who is not named Gojo Satoru" 

"Tch, how is he doing? I heard he took in two kids recently?" Ryuhei asked. 

"I heard it too, but he is really secretive about that stuff" Takana responded. "What? want me to settle you all a play date?" 

"I would rather be eaten by that curse before it" Ryusei responded. 

"Well Satoru did state that he is hoping to have you three meet each other" Takana said. 

The ride lasted a few hours and they finally reached the entrance of Jujutsu High. With the help of a barrier, it was disguised to look like a mountain. 

"Well this is as far as I take ya," Takana said as he and Ryusei stepped out of the car. 

"Shoko will be waiting around the entrance barrier" 

"What about you? Where are you off to?" Ryusei questioned. 

"I finally got a mission to be promoted to First Grade, I will stop at Yugi's first tho" Takana responded and the car took off. 

"He is not going to shut up about being a grade 1 after that" Ryusei muttered and started to take the flight of stairs. 

'Know that I think about it...why am I going to see Shoko for such an injury in the first place?' Ryuhei questioned himself after he had climbed halfway to the top.

A cold wind passed in his direction and his body shivered a little from it. He was still half naked and covered in blood and saliva. 

'Don't tell me that bastard just made me come here to humiliate my current condition' 

"Yoo~" A voice interrupted Ryuhei's thoughts as he looked ahead to see a girl standing in front of him. 

The girl had a slender figure and hazel-brown eyes. She had hair that reached her neck and bangs on the side of her face. 

Grade 2 Sorcerer: Ieiri Shoko 

"Shoko-san, long time no see" Ryuhei responded. 

"Hei-chan sure has grown in these 5 years" Shoko stated. "Remove your hand and let me see the injury" 

"Hai-hai" 

"So how is it being a sorcerer" Ryuhei asked as Shoko used her reverse curse technique on his wounds. 

"It isn't as exciting as I thought it would be" She responded "But I was never here for the action" 

"I think Shoko-san lives an exciting life, after all, you are the only healer we have" Ryusei responded. 

"You did learn how to speak sweet eh?" Shoko stated as she playfully slapped Ryuhei's healed shoulder. 

"Anyways, where is the idiot?" Ryuhei asked. 

"I hear is on a mission, I wonder how he is managing things with two children under him" Shoko responded. 

"I am wondering how are the children managing him" Ryuhei responded. "Anyways I should not bother you any longer Mrs. Healer" 

"Ahh, well off you go then" Shoko casually stated as she nudged Ryusei a little. 

"What if I get dumber rolling down the stairs" Ryusei complained as he started descending the mountain. 

"Then Mrs. Healer will heal ya" Shoko responded as the two parted ways. 

'Walking around half-naked is not really optimal, let's look for a cab first' With that Ryusei started his quest to find a way back home. 

 'Damn everything feels sticky' Ryusei thought to himself as stood on the roadside waiting for a taxi to pass by. 

Ryusei eagerly waited for five minutes until an empty taxi halted. "Finally!" he exclaimed, joyous, hopping into the backseat. Providing his local address, they departed. 

'Man he looks pitiful' The driver thought to himself as he looked at a half-naked Ryusei sitting on the back. 

'Some sort of liquid all over him, missing his shirt, definitely a bully victim' The man thought as he pitied Ryusei. 

'He even lives near the slums, poor boy' 

After an hour, Ryusei arrived at his destination. Opening the door, familiar surroundings welcomed him.

"Say, how much is it?" Ryusei questioned about his fare. 

"It's on the house this time, kiddo," the man replied, surprising Ryusei. 

"Also, advice for you: learn to fight back. If you let them hurt you, they'll persist," the man stated, driving off.

"He reminds me of my youth," the man thought to himself. As a former bully victim, he sympathized with Ryusei.

"What kinda drugs was he on?" Ryusei questioned himself but then shrugged off the strange encounter.

Dodging prying eyes on the streets, half-naked Ryusei slipped into his apartment. Without hesitation, he stepped into the shower.

"Finally~" Ryusei exclaimed with joy as he jumped on his bed. 

"It was too tiering of a day for someone like me," Ryusei muttered to himself. 

"for now, it's time to check out the template" 

'System Template' 

-[Templates]- 

-[Current Templates: 0/1]- 

-[GP: 10]- 

-[Normal Roll: 10 GP]- 

-[Rare Roll: 10,000 GP]- 

-[Epic Roll: 1,000,000 GP]- 

-[Legendary Roll: 1,000,000,000 GP]- 

'System buy and use normal roll' 

-[GP: -10]- 

-[You recieved a 'Normal Roll']- 

-[Activating 'Normal Roll']- 

-[You recieved Normal Template: Gongseob Ji]- 

-[Normal Template: Gongseob Ji]- 

-[Strength: SS]- 

-[Speed: SS+]- 

-[Endurance: SSS]- 

-[Curse Reserves: None]- 

-[Innate Technique: None]- 

-[Skills: Boxing(SSS+), Literature(B+), Reading(AA)]-

-[Unique Skill: Gongseob Ji-Counter(SSS+), Iron Fortress(SSS+)]- 

-[Unique Item: Gongseob Ji's Glasses]- 

'This guy's physical stats are absurd, even without curse energy he should be able to compete against Grade 1 sorcerers' 

-[Do you wish to Equip Template 'Gongseob Ji']-

-[Yes/No]- 

'yes' 

-[Template 'Gongseob Ji' is now Equipped]- 

-[Template: 1/1]- 

"I was expecting some sort of pain?" Ryusei thought to himself as he felt no change within him. 

"..." Ryusei's eyes went blank as a surge of information entered his head and he fell unconscious on the bed. 

At dawn's gentle embrace, Ryusei awakens in a state of panic, memories flooding his mind like whispers of a forgotten symphony.

"That guy, that was Gongseob Ji?" Ryusei muttered, a chill of realization sending a cold sweat down his spine. 

"His life was something" He muttered as multiple system notifications popped in front of his eyes. 

-[Acquired First Template! New Options available in 'System Shop']- 

-[Acquired Unique Skills! Skill Status has now been divided!]- 

-[Acquired Unique Items! The system storage function is now available]- 

-[Acquired Grouped Template Function]- 

'System show me all the new updates and system storage' 

-[Status]- 

-[Name: Ryusei]- 

-[Age: 9 Years 10 Months]- 

-[Race: Human]- 

-[Strength: C ]- 

-[Agility: B+ ]- 

-[Endurance: BB ]- 

-[Cursed Reserves: B+ ]- 

-[Cursed Technique: Cursed Inheritance(D), Gastly Laugh(F) ]- 

-[Curse Skills: Stack(D)]- 

-[Curse Controal: B+]- 

-[Buffs: None]- 

-[Debuffs: None]- 

-[Passive Skills: Reading(S), Literature(B), Boxing(B), Muay Thai(C), Aikido(A) ]- 

-[Active Skills: Gongseob Ji-Counter(D), Iron Fortress(D)]- 

-[Template: Gongseob Ji]- 

-[Template Skills: Fighter's Will(C), Fimiliar Aura(D)]- 

-[Quests: 2]- 

-[System Shop]- 

-[Fame Points: 2120]- 

-[Jujutsu Basics: Contains the basic techniques on how to control and use curse energy( Cost: 10,000 FP)]- 

-[Lost Past: Contains all past records of history of the world (Cost: 12,000 FP)]- 

-[The Cursed Ones: Contains records of all the curses encountered by humans in the past]- 

-[Hidden Techniques: Contains instructions on how to master curse energy and much more(Cost: 15,000 FP) ]- 

-[Chain of Thousand Miles: A mysterious cursed tool that can keep extending as long as the user doesn't allow the back end to be visible. (30,000 FP)]-

-[Slaughter Demon: A combat knife effective against Cursed Spirits.(100,000 FP)]-

-[Blessed Spear: A spear effective against cursed spirits.(100,000 FP).]-

-[Playful Cloud: Special Grade curse tool that grows stronger depending on the user's physical stats.(2million FP)]-

-[Qing Gang Jiang: A sword which grows sharper the more curse energy is provided into it (2.1 million FP)]-

-[Kogarasu Maru: A katana that absorbs the users curse energy to launch strikes of blue flames(4million FP)]-

-[Black Rope: Created by a sorcerer family from Africa It possesses a cursed technique capable of disrupting and canceling out the effects of other cursed techniques it comes into contact with. However, the more it's used, the more the rope burns away until nothing is left. (5.43million FP)]-

-[Dragon Bone: It can accumulate force and cursed energy as well as eject it out of the back of the blade in accordance with the user's will. (10 million FP)]-

-[Inverted Spear of Heavens: A special grade cursed tool with the ability to completely nullify cursed techniques on contact.(12million FP)]-

-[Template Slot: Adds spot for another Template to be equipped(10million FP) ]- 

-[System Storage]- 

-[Gongseob Ji's Glasses(U)]- 

-[Grouped Template]- 

-[First Genration Kings: 1/4]- 

'I don't understand their use...' Ryusei thought to himself as he stared at the three screens in front of him. 

'I do know about the Gongseob Ji-Counter and the Iron Fortress, however, what are the Template Skills? Should these two be template skills?' Ryusei questioned. 

-[Template Skill: Fighter's Will: Opponents severely weaker than the user will submit themselves.]-

-[Condition: Only affects a 15 meter radious]- 

-[Template Skill: Fimilar Aura: When facing the user the oppnents will get glimpse of people who they have fought with similar strength and skills]- 

-[Condition: Works only against people of similar level]- 

'I see, the Fighter's Will, is really helpful in conjunction with my innate technique' 

'All right then explain about System Storage and Grouped Template' 

-[System Storage: Stores items provided by the system]- 

-[Grouped Template: Collect templates with similar origion words and status to gain even more benifits]- 

-[First Generation Kings(1/4): Upon completion gain permanent buff in physical stats]- 

'So there are four more on the same level as the monk? what kind of world did these guys live in' Ryusei thought to himself. 

"Despite that, my stats are still not notable, I need to ramp up my training" Ryusei muttered to himself as he got out of bed and got ready to start his day. 

-[Acquired Innate Technique: Arms of Amaterasu]- 

"What!?" Ryusei questioned as a system notification popped in front of him. 

"Arms of Amaterasu? I think I heard about it?" Ryusei muttered to himself. 

"I think it was Takana-san's innate technique" 

"But why did I suddenly get it?" 

'System why did I get the innate technique' 

-[Host acquired the technique to Curse Technique: Cursed Inheritance]- 

"Through my innate technique?" Ryusei muttered in confusion. 

"D-Don't tell me!" Ryusei's eyes widened in fear as a realization hit him. 

'The only times this technique worked was when I killed my opponent!' 

Ryusei's knees went weak. Clutching his head in pain his mind raced every possibility to deny the claim. 

"I just got the notification! But I haven't interacted with Takana-san for the last 24 hours" Ryusei said calming himself a little. 

"But the system has never lied to me before. How did I get Takana-san's technique?" Ryusei questioned himself, digging through memories in search of an answer.

'System can you explain it more clearly' Ryusei questioned hoping to get any answer. 

-[Unable to Respond to the Host's Query]- 

'If I got the technique because of my Innate Technique, it means that I must have defeated Takana in some way' Ryusei concluded. 

'But in what regard? This technique barely takes any curse energy to activate and seems to have a mind of its own'

'System can you tell me when was the technique used?' Ryusei questioned. 

-[The Technique was used approximately 2 years and 5 Months ago]- 

'2 years ago? That should be after I was defeated by that curse' 

'That time...' 

"That time..." Ryusei muttered, his knees going weak again. A wave of dread passed through him, and his face turned pale from fear.

"It cannot be..." He muttered as he recalled a faint memory. 

----

"Damn it..." Ryusei muttered to himself as he found himself on an unknown bed. 

"You are finally awake brat," Takana yelled. 

"Takana-san? where am I?" Ryusei questioned in confusion. 

"In Jujutsu-High! Well, you got your butt handed to you by a grade 3!" Takana yelled and laughed mockingly at Ryusei. 

"Bit more off than you could chew eh?" 

"Whatever" Ryusei merely grumbled at Takana's teasing remarks. 

"Hey, Hey relax kiddo, I already warned you that you are barely worth a Grade 4 right now but you had to challenge a Grade 3 eh?" 

"I didn't challenge it okay! It ambushed me on the way home" Ryusei responded. 

"If you keep being this reckless you will end up dying before me," Takana remarked. 

"You wanna bet on it, Old Man!" Ryusei yelled irritated at Takana. 

"Why not, brat! If I end up kicking the bucket before you, I'll give everything I own to you!" Takana stated boldly, holding his arm out.

"Then I promise the same!" Ryusei responded as the two shook hands. 

"Look at you back up already" A voice interrupted their banter as the two turned around. 

"Shoko-chan! I thought you were busy with others" Takana said as he greeted the girl. 

"Thank You for helping me, Shoko-san" Ryuse said as he too greeted her. 

"No need to be so stiff," Shoko casually replied. 

"You two were creating a ruckus and the others were getting disturbed" Shoko stated. 

"Fine, fine Ryusei apologize for it" Takana shamelessly stated. 

"Huh!? you shouted first" Ryusei yelled 

----

"It cannot be right? it was so long ago...and It was not even a fight" Ryusei muttered to himself trying to deny every possibility. 

𝗗𝗢 𝗥𝗨 𝗥𝗨 𝗥𝗨 𝗥𝗨 𝗥𝗨𝗨𝗨 

𝗗𝗢 𝗥𝗨 𝗥𝗨 𝗥𝗨 𝗥𝗨 𝗥𝗨𝗨𝗨

Ryusei's phone rang pulling him out of his thoughts and back to reality. 

"Hell, Ryusei speaking," Ryusei said as he picked up the phone. 

"It's Yaga...I have some news..." A voice responded from the other side of the phone.

"I don't know how to put this softly, Takana was killed in his mission" Yaga stated.