Chapter 2519: Chapter 1686: Restructuring (Yesterday, I Had an Exhausting Dream)

What happened?

Gojo Satoru stared blankly at the sky before him, his mind blank.

All he remembered was that he had just confronted Duanmu Huai. And this time, Gojo Satoru had unleashed the strongest spell only known to a few in the Gojo Family right from the start: "Void Style. Ci". It was a technique that layered Reversal Technique and Shifting Technique to create hypothetical mass fluctuations capable of slicing through space, the strongest spell Gojo Satoru possessed.

He also remembered condensing the spell and then firing it at Duanmu Huai.

Then... what happened?

The last thing Gojo Satoru excavated from his memory was a flash of red within the circular "Ci". Then, as if a signal had been lost and reconnected, when he next awoke, he was already lying on the ground.

He couldn’t feel the presence of his lower body at all, as if it had completely disappeared. But now, Gojo Satoru didn’t even have the strength to lift his head to confirm it.

"...!... Teacher!"

Faintly, it seemed as if he could hear shouting nearby, and he could see figures moving in front of him, but Gojo Satoru couldn’t clearly hear what they were saying, nor see anyone clearly around him.

Right, where is Tianyuan?

Gojo Satoru barely moved his eyeballs, but what he saw was the figure of Tianyuan nailed to a tree by a sharp red blade, gradually dissipating.

At this moment, Gojo Satoru finally understood.

Ah, I’ve lost again.

As if to verify Gojo Satoru’s suspicion, Duanmu Huai’s figure appeared before him.

"Frankly speaking."

Duanmu Huai withdrew the Longsword and looked at Gojo Satoru.

"Interesting, but that’s about it."

".............."

Gojo Satoru opened his mouth, still wanting to say something, but then, boundless darkness once again engulfed his consciousness.

With Tianyuan’s demise, the barrier also collapsed, not only that, but at the moment of Tianyuan’s death, all curse masters felt their powers distinctly weaken.

"How could it be? My power is weakening?"

Jiushiji Youji stared at her hands in amazement; she could sense that her power had notably decreased. If Jiushiji Youji was previously considered a special grade curse master, now she only had the skill level of level 1. As for the power reduction of others, it was even more noticeable, with some experiencing more than just a level drop.

"What’s so strange about this."

Duanmu Huai pulled out the Longsword, staring at the dissipating remains of Tianyuan. As a God of Destruction, once he locks onto a target, erasing all traces along with the soul is child’s play. Even if what appeared before him wasn’t the real Tianyuan but merely a magic power projection, as Duanmu Huai pierced it, his Divine Power would automatically follow the connection to destroy everything.

"You should know about mobile signals, right? Tianyuan and its barrier have actually served as a sort of signal base station. When it was alive, you felt powerful because your power signals were in the 5G range. But now that Tianyuan is dead, its soul and barrier erased by me, it’s as though the signal base station has been dismantled. If your signal strength is at 3G now, that would be impressive, naturally causing a significant power reduction."

"What about Curse Spirits..."

"Curse Spirits are the same. Curse Masters, Curse Spirits, all entities that draw power from that world will be affected."

Duanmu Huai said, letting out a cold chuckle. If possible, he’d prefer to return to the 512KB dial-up era, but unfortunately, due to Tianyuan’s influence before, this world’s melding with the other world was too deep to return to a signal-less primitive zone like other places.

Duanmu Huai sheathed his sword and then turned to leave.

There was nothing more for him to do here.

Walking out of the Curse High’s gate again, Duanmu Huai took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Yes... hmm, everything went as I expected, it’s done, the rest is up to you."

After saying that, Duanmu Huai hung up and continued walking forward.

"Wait!"

Just then, Yegao Zhengdao came out in large strides, stopping Duanmu Huai.

"Do you really know what you’re doing!? Doing this, those above won’t let you off easily!"

"Haha."

Upon hearing Yegao Zhengdao’s words, Duanmu Huai chuckled lightly.

"You don’t have to worry about that, they’re probably struggling with their own troubles."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Do you think I’m the only one displeased with them?"

Duanmu Huai stared at Yegao Zhengdao, shaking the phone in his hand.

"You curse masters seem to have immersed in the Magic World for too long, becoming insensitive to the external happenings. Remember? The Shibuya Station incident?"

"But, wasn’t that resolved?"

"Yes, it was resolved for the curse masters, but what about for ordinary people."

While speaking, Duanmu Huai looked at his phone.

"Thousands died in the terrorist attack, their families couldn’t even see their bodies. This is quite normal, since those people were transformed into monsters, even if their corpses were to be brought back and informed as their kin, they wouldn’t believe it. So now, the families of the victims are protesting and demonstrating in front of the Prime Minister’s Official Residence. For ordinary people, they don’t know anything about Curse Masters, Curse Spirits, and Curse Masters. They only know that there was a terrorist attack in Shibuya, and their kin died because of it."

Duanmu Huai spoke, casting a glance at the pale-faced Yegao Zhengdao.

"Besides, today the stock market crashed, the yen depreciated, and the losses amount to hundreds of billions. Who do you think will bear these losses and responsibilities? You sorcerers? Even if we sold all of you, it wouldn’t cover these losses!"

"............"

Yegao Zhengdao’s burly body began to sway, as if he understood Duanmu Huai’s meaning.

"As for me, I happen to have a few small connections within the government. They are very dissatisfied with everything the Magic World has done. Moreover, this time the mastermind... that Xia Youjie was a former Special Grade Curse Master, wasn’t he? So, that means this attack incident in Shibuya, from beginning to end, is entirely the responsibility of your Magic World, isn’t it?"

Saying this, Duanmu Huai smiled slightly.

"As for those old guys, you don’t have to worry about them. They will soon be arrested as leaders of the terrorist organization. To the outside world, it will be claimed that a cult organization was behind this terrorist attack—well, it’s not the first time anyway, everyone should be able to accept it."

"............"

"Of course, those old geezers weren’t that easy to catch in the past, unless Tianyuan was eliminated first to drastically weaken their power—they should now be about at the Level 3 Curse Master’s standard. I remember that with Level 3, a handgun should suffice. It seems they plan to send a special police force, and I think it shouldn’t be a problem to deal with a few old men at only Level 3 Curse Master level."

Drive the Wolf and Swallow the Tiger is one of the Judge’s best-used trump cards. Of course, Duanmu Huai, merely an actor, didn’t have any top-tier connections. However, being a behind-the-scenes boss of a large corporation was different. Especially after discovering the close relationship between the Magic World and the government, Duanmu Huai immediately contacted politicians familiar with both parties’ situations and made this suggestion.

Just as Duanmu Huai said, the matter was stirred up by the Magic World, but now they have to take the fall. The political bigwigs are, of course, displeased.

Moreover, strictly speaking, they loathe and detest sorcerers. After all, scandals, gossip, or political attacks are things everyone knows how to handle.

But curses? Spells? What the hell are those? I worked hard to climb to this position, and you hit me with a curse, and I’m dead? And others would only think I died of an illness, not even realizing I was murdered?

Where’s the justice in that?

If possible, they would also like to eliminate all sorcerers, but it’s obviously not feasible. After all, the history of the Magic World is older than them, and sorcerers are too powerful to be opposed.

However... what if they become weaker?

The Tribunal’s duty is to manage psychics, so Duanmu Huai is well-versed in how to handle this type of sorcerer. It is precisely because of the aftermath of the Shibuya incident that he quickly reached a cooperation agreement with the anti-sorcery faction within the government. As long as Duanmu Huai could crush the Magic World’s core, Tianyuan, and as a result, the sorcerers’ strength severely declines, then next... it would be time to settle new and old scores together.

"Screeeeech———!"

A pitch-black sedan stopped at the bottom of the steps, and Duanmu Huai waved at the dumbfounded Yegao Zhengdao.

"Now I will go and arrest those ’cult organization leaders.’ I hope they obediently cooperate."

After saying this, Duanmu Huai got into the car, and Yegao Zhengdao watched as the pitch-black sedan drove away from the Magic High School, disappearing at the end of the road.

After an unknown length of time, Yegao Zhengdao sighed, looked up toward the sky.

The sky of the Magic World—was about to change.

In fact, the Magic World has indeed undergone a tremendous change.

When it comes to magic, politicians have no chance against sorcerers, but concerning political persecution, sorcerers can’t compare to politicians.

Especially with this Shibuya incident, politicians view it as an unwelcome burden thrust upon them. The incident was caused by sorcerers, but they have to bear the blame. Who would be willing to do that?

After Duanmu Huai killed Tianyuan and eliminated the barrier over Japan, a witch hunt followed.

Firstly, there was Xia Youjie, the monk Duanmu Huai encountered in the Shibuya underground station, whose identity was a former Special Grade Curse Master and the head of a sect named Panxing Sect.

Moreover, the Panxing Sect is not ordinary. Its initial establishment was to worship Tianyuan!

And Tianyuan is the supreme existence in the Magic World!

Now, everything is connected!

So, the police immediately held a press conference, announcing that their "investigation" determined that the terrorist incident at Shibuya Station was initiated by Panxing Sect’s leader Xia Youjie, and Panxing Sect was therefore defined as a terrorist organization. Meanwhile, the police will deploy all resources to apprehend as many Panxing Sect-related personnel as possible!

Yes, take note of the term "related personnel."

Panxing Sect worships Tianyuan, and Tianyuan is part of the Magic World, so "related personnel" equates to all sorcerers in the Magic World!

While the police held a press conference, Duanmu Huai was also busy. He led a special task force into the Magic Director Department, demanding the high-ups make a choice.

Either get arrested as "cult members" and patiently await death.

Or resist to the end, and get killed by him.

As for their political backers—ha, don’t you think those people can’t be brought down?

In fact, as Duanmu Huai was causing a bloodbath at the Magic Director Department, the opposition party already filed an impeachment motion against the Prime Minister and his entourage on the grounds of "colluding with a cult"!

Compared to the usual black-gold scandals, colluding with a cult and being involved in such a large-scale terrorist act spells a complete end to one’s political career. The ruling party was also in turmoil and uncertainty.

The three royal families of the Magic World were also dragged into the vortex, facing the ultimatum given by Duanmu Huai.

Obey the government obediently or be arrested as cult organization members, the choice is yours!

Duanmu Huai’s determination to get involved in this matter was simple.

These bastards causing trouble would be one thing, but doing it in Shibuya, unaware that Ruby was performing live there that day? What, they didn’t have anything better to do than stir up trouble?

If I don’t kill you all, I’ll write my name backward!