Hearing Rowan's words, Asuna's mouth opened wide in surprise. She already felt Rowan's Soul Manipulation was insanely powerful, yet who would have thought that this was only the surface?
Then just how powerful was true Soul Manipulation?
Fortunately, Rowan did not make her wait long and soon revealed the answer.
The meatball inside the classroom writhed madly, eventually transforming into a tall, sexy beauty.
The beauty opened her eyes and slowly knelt before Rowan.
"Number One greets Master."
Her attitude was sincere, her expression respectful. The way she looked at Rowan was as if she were looking at her creator.
Rowan said leisurely, "My Soul Manipulation can not only control her body through her soul, but also grant her a true soul, allowing her to be seen by others, live, and even eat like a normal person."
"It's just that the food she eats isn't human food."
While observing this newly born cursed spirit, Medea asked, "What do they eat?"
"Cursed spirits."
Rowan said calmly, "I forcibly changed her soul, making her more like a human. That is why her food is cursed spirits. The more cursed spirits she devours, the stronger she becomes."
"Is there an upper limit to this devouring?" Medea thought of a key question, and her gaze shifted slightly.
"No."
Rowan shook his head.
"In theory, she can eat every cursed spirit on Earth. But we all know that's impossible, because cursed spirits are monsters born from humanity's negative emotions."
"As long as humans exist for even one day, cursed spirits will not go extinct. There is only one way to exterminate cursed spirits."
At this point, Rowan closed his mouth.
Asuna and Medea exchanged a glance. Although Rowan did not say it, both of them knew what that method was.
However, that method was far too cruel.
No one would do it, and no one would dare to do it. That would undoubtedly mean making an enemy of humanity.
Rowan raised his hand, and the magic that cut almost anything activated.
An invisible slash instantly sliced the beautiful cursed spirit before him into pieces.
Asuna's expression changed, and she nearly cried out in alarm. She did not understand why Rowan would kill his own creation, and by such a cruel method at that.
However, in the next second, she froze in place.
Because the cursed spirit that had been sliced to pieces actually recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
One second? Or three seconds?
The beautiful cursed spirit returned to her human form once again, still stunningly beautiful, as if she had never been injured at all.
"Is this… immortality?"
Medea saw through it. This thing was very similar to the Five Elders and God's Knights from the One Piece world.
"That's right. It is indeed immortality."
Rowan admitted it frankly and said with a smile, "When I gave her a soul, I deliberately fixed the cursed spirit's soul in place."
"As long as the soul is not destroyed, no matter what kind of injury the body suffers, it can recover in the shortest amount of time."
"This is one of the core abilities of Soul Manipulation."
"By the way, this ability can be used not only on cursed spirits, but also on humans."
"Once the soul is fixed, the growth of the body will also tend to stop. It will not grow old, and it will not become ugly."
"Whatever you looked like when your soul was fixed is what you will look like in the future."
Medea's eyes lit up. She suddenly thought of a possibility and asked, "Eternal youth?"
Huh?
Asuna was shocked too. Why had the topic suddenly jumped to eternal youth?
Was such a thing really possible?
"That's right. Eternal youth."
Rowan snapped his fingers readily. As expected of Medea, she was still as sharp as ever.
Nero also could not help letting out an umu from the side.
"Eternal youth, is it? What a fine ability. Praetor, I also want eternal youth."
Heroic Spirits did not grow old, but Heroic Spirits who had obtained flesh did.
Because Heroic Spirits who had obtained flesh were already infinitely close to ordinary people. They would become hungry, become tired, and also age. Even after being injected with the Superhuman Serum, they merely had a lifespan of three hundred years.
Compared with eternal youth, the gap was far too great.
Now that an opportunity for eternal youth was right in front of her, Nero naturally would not miss it.
Because only with eternal youth could she stay by her Praetor's side forever, eating, drinking, and living happily. Who could refuse such a wonderful thing?
In any case, Nero could not.
"Of course."
Rowan raised his right hand and patted Nero's shoulder, readily fixing Nero's soul.
From this moment on, Nero possessed immortality and eternal youth.
"Do you want one too?"
"Of course."
Rowan looked at Medea. Medea did not hesitate at all. Her thoughts were more or less the same as Nero's.
After Rowan granted Medea immortality, his gaze turned to Asuna.
To be honest, Asuna was a little tempted. This was eternal youth, after all.
Moreover, once she was fixed, her body would forever remain as it was today. From now on, she could forever call herself an eighteen-year-old beautiful girl… Oh, no. A sixteen-year-old beautiful girl.
If other people knew about this, their eyes would turn purple with envy.
But then she thought again. She was still young and had not yet grown into her most beautiful self. If she fixed her appearance as it was now, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
"Can… can I think about it?"
Although Asuna knew that saying this was somewhat ungrateful, what woman did not love beauty? She truly wanted to be fixed at the moment when she grew into her most beautiful form.
"Of course."
Seeing Asuna's hesitant expression, Rowan guessed her thoughts. While finding it amusing, he did not refuse and readily agreed.
She had probably forgotten that he could influence the body by modifying the soul.
He would mention it when she realized it herself.
"Right, I'll help you break the curse on you."
Rowan had previously left the curse on Asuna to fish for clues. Now that he already knew who had cursed Asuna, there was no need to leave this curse in place anymore.
Hearing this, Asuna looked at Rowan gratefully.
"Thank you."
After today's small incident, she finally understood how dangerous this curse was. This thing was like a cursed spirit attractor, attracting cursed spirits no matter where she went.
She did not want to live a life where she would be attacked by cursed spirits no matter where she went.
That kind of life was far too thrilling. An ordinary person like her simply could not endure it.
"I'll do it."
At that moment, Medea suddenly spoke. Yesterday, she had followed beside Asuna the entire time and studied this curse. She understood the curse very well, so breaking it was nothing more than a simple matter to her.
In less than three seconds, Medea tore the black-red curse wrapped around Asuna into pieces.
"How do you feel?"
Facing Medea's question, Asuna blankly shook her head, because she did not feel anything at all.
Medea was not surprised. In the end, Asuna was still an ordinary person. Her perception of supernatural power was almost zero. It was normal for her not to feel any change.
That question had been unnecessary.
After that, she shifted her gaze to Rowan and asked him for the method to extract cursed energy from negative emotions and become a jujutsu sorcerer.
She really wanted to see what the difference between cursed energy and mana was.
Rowan was not stingy either. He explained the extraction method in person and used the Golden Gate to grant Medea, Nero, and Asuna the qualification to learn the abilities of this world.
However, Nero herself was not interested in cursed energy and did not extract it.
On the contrary, Medea and Asuna were both very interested in cursed energy and began extracting it one after another.
Medea picked it up very quickly. In less than half an hour, she extracted her first thread of cursed energy from negative emotions.
As for Asuna, even after gaining the qualification to become a jujutsu sorcerer, she still failed to extract even the slightest trace of cursed energy from negative emotions.
This once again proved that saying…
There was a gap between people.
Another thing worth mentioning was that although Medea was very interested in cursed energy, she only wanted to study this power. She did not intend to deeply cultivate cursed energy.
In the end, her foundation was still magic.
Compared to cursed energy and jujutsu, magic was far more powerful. Diving deeply into cursed energy while abandoning magic would undoubtedly be picking up sesame seeds while losing a watermelon.
Medea would never do something so foolish.
The entire morning passed as everyone conducted their research.
Naturally, Asuna skipped her morning classes. For a well-behaved girl like her, this was an entirely new kind of excitement, as if the door to a new world had opened.
There was a bit of nervousness mixed with a little thrill, making her seem much more lively.
Near noon, Nakiri Senzaemon called.
"Lord Rowan, I have already told Hinako Inui about you. Hinako Inui is currently waiting for your esteemed arrival at Kirinoya."
"Alright. I understand."
Seeing that Nakiri Senzaemon was putting in such effort, Rowan felt it would be inappropriate to stand him up. Mainly, he had never intended to stand him up in the first place. He brought Medea, Nero, and Asuna to Kirinoya. As for Number One, Rowan released her and allowed her to move freely.
Incidentally, Rowan did not know the way to Kirinoya.
Asuna led the way.
As the young lady of the Yuuki family, although she was not the orthodox heir, none of the treatment she should enjoy was missing.
She had been to a place like Kirinoya several times and was far too familiar with the way.
According to Asuna, because she had gone there many times, she had become acquainted with Kirinoya's proprietress.
And the facts proved that Asuna had indeed not lied.
After the group entered Kirinoya, Hinako Inui immediately pounced over and hugged Asuna.
"Long time no see, Asuna. You've gotten even prettier recently. Hurry and let Big Sis take a look."
It was clear that the two of them were indeed very familiar with each other. But Asuna did not want to accept Hinako Inui's enthusiastic hug at all.
The main reason was that the other party was hugging her too tightly. She was almost unable to breathe.
"Let go of me! Hurry and let go of me!"
After finally struggling free from Hinako Inui's embrace, Asuna let out a long breath and felt as if she had come back to life.
Just a little more. Just now, she had almost been suffocated to death by this woman's chest.
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