Chapter 27: Chapter 20: Hero, Go Beyond! (Request for Monthly Pass)
The Cursed High Specialized had treated this man who claimed to be "Awakened 2.5," but once awake, he kept to himself for a long time. He arranged for several seniors to teach you cursing techniques while he himself left Capital City to attend to business, instructing you to diligently cultivate and not slack off.
He would regret this decision sooner or later.
Your two male seniors were one bizarre panda man and another a mute wearing a mask.
And your two female seniors, one was proficient in martial arts with a hot figure and fiery personality; the other was a sailor-dressed beauty with black long straight hair, always ranting about removing evil spirits with her red Demon Sword, fair-skinned and lanky, naïve and sweet.
Being with these two inherently defective wastes felt like a sacrilege to the word "beauty." Internally, you severely despised them.
Relying on your amazing talent, you quickly blended into the group. The female seniors taught you hands-on, close whispering and frequent touching intensified your relationships quickly, yet your curse power didn't increase at all.
You felt like a failure, despairing. The martial arts senior, cool on the outside but warm on the inside, came to comfort and reward you.
Like a lamb entering a wolf's den, your relationship deepened naturally, and you both walked towards life's greatest harmony.
After one night, your power surged, and you became a Level 3 Cursing Master!
"True Form of Enchanting Demon! As long as you keep falling in love and making it to the final base, you could get stronger.
You realized your own path, and began being affectionate daily with the martial arts senior, enhancing yourself.
Your curse power increased, you had surpassed her, but then she wasn't enough for you anymore.
"So it turns out, I need more partners!" You caressed the sleeping senior's voluptuous body and quietly resolved to move on.
You quickly advanced on the other sailor-dressed girl, who agreed to go on a spring outing with you. After persistent wooing, the love-deprived black long straight senior fell for you, and during a camping trip, you solidified the relationship.
Your power improved, reaching the upper limit of a Level 3 Cursing Master, surpassing Black Long Straight.
Level 3 Cursing Masters, with great strength, now capable of carrying out missions alone, eliminating Curse Spirits and evil entities.
There was a small district in the north area troubled by evil spirits, often emitting terrifying laughter at night; the higher-ups assigned you a task, but currently, there was a shortage of cursing masters, they hoped you could undertake the mission. You choose: ?
You declined their request.
You really didn't want to remove evil spirits; you just wanted to keep leveling up, and your method of leveling up was to keep surpassing one powerful woman after another, this was your exclusive path, the path of Enchanting Demon!
Later, you heard that the evil spirit in the northern area erupted, a terrifying level 1 Curse Spirit! It took the sacrifice of nearly ten level 2 Cursing Masters to eliminate it.
"Ah, good thing I didn't go!" You felt fortunate you weren't involved, and it further strengthened your chosen path.
Returning to Cursed High Specialized, the martial arts senior learned about your two-timing, but her deep love for you meant not only did she not blame you, she even introduced you to another sister.
Defying the heavens. You praised her, with the philosophy of seizing the provisioned by heaven, you rapidly won over her best friend, successfully surpassing her.
You spent nights of revelry with the three women, your curse power grew slower, and you thought it was time to look for new targets.
A month later, at the Capital City Cursing Master contest, you met two talented female curse masters from a neighboring school, who had already heard of your exploits. Upon seeing your true visage, which they found stunningly handsome, they invited you to dinner.
Turns out these two were head over heels for you, smitten by your handsome appearance, and you easily won them over. Days later, you outpaced their strength as anticipated.
The school infirmary's beautiful doctor seemed to have astonishing strength, a significant tonic for you, you persistently pursued her until she agreed to date you. You became secret lovers, surpassed her, and you became a Level 2 Cursing Master.
You were not satisfied.
A graduated senior returned to school to visit teachers and you ran into her. You secretly followed, discovering they were secretly waitressing, and you caught them in the act, using it as leverage to coerce them where they hesitantly yielded—finally, you conquered them and brutally surpassed!
It turns out, there were innumerable strong women in the Cursed World, not that they didn't exist, but one needed eyes to see the beauty.
And you—you had such a pair of eyes, and moreover, you were strong and ambitious!
Cute junior, conquered!
Tsundere senior, conquered!
Gentle teacher, conquered!
The charming dorm manager, the bashful and adorable principal aunt, and the legally rich widow... nearly a hundred-year-old wise and cunning loli...
Conquered! Conquered them all!
You encountered one woman after another, both young and mature, starting relationships longer or shorter, and then surpassing each one, leaving them far behind.
You were a cad, leaving love all over the place, while some were utterly devoted to you, others were mutually using you, and you had nothing to feel guilty about.
You had become a Level 1 Cursing Master! Throughout the school, those who had been your old lovers were everywhere, some for a day, some two days, some three days, and if a week or more, they could indeed pride themselves.
"You just couldn't break through Level 1, so you started focusing on those Curse Masters in society."
"Gang boss's daughter, the female maniac from the villainous forces, rumored to be the reincarnation of a thousand-year-old villain... You didn't refuse anyone, conquered them all, and seized the opportunity to surpass their strength!"
"Heavenly Defiance, your physique is absolutely against the heavens!"
"When you abandoned all decency, this merely 'Fine' life talent of yours manifested the effects of a forbidden talent, and you freaking surpassed them by miles!"
"You've adopted a new life motto:"
"Heroes, strive to surpass!"
"In the entire Capital City, no Female Curse Master could escape your clutches, and you finally stood at the pinnacle, breaking through as a Special Grade Curse Master!"
"You are one of the kings of the Cursed World."
"Nice!"
"That's so me!"
A purple achievement title floated above his head.
Seeing this, Xu Shu, who had been upcycling butter into a flow of upgrades, couldn't help but clap and cheer as well.
And his curse abilities were somewhat special.
In reality, he was a brawny warrior of the physical extreme path, with no special abilities other than a spider's silk-spitting ability, which was quite ordinary.
But in this legendary "Kyoto Collapse," the Shen Valley First-class persona that Xu Shu cultivated was a Summoner, capable of summoning strong beings or even divine spirits to possess him.
Domain: Curse Slaughter Map!
Through rolling dice and using the "Surpassing Power" accumulated from surpassing those Curse Masters step-by-step, Shen Valley First-class could directly gain various amplified states, surpassing himself and embodying divinity.
The more Surpassing Power used, the greater the chance of summoning stronger entities—though bad luck might yield zero increase, with good luck, he could rival divinities!
"If only I could use this skill in reality, theoretically, these abilities exist in real life too, just unclear under which profession.
"But first, we can rule out it being a Warrior."
Xu Shu felt somewhat envious.
He continued experiencing the legend:
"In 2124, 'Wutian Nagato,' who had been missing for three years, returned looking very tired, and it was unknown what he had done."
"'Teacher, you've worked hard!' you went up to meet him, thinking to yourself that it's unfortunate the teacher, being the strongest human Curse Master, was a man, otherwise his assistance might have been enough to break through the limit of Special Grade… Well, it's not said that a man can't, just that I've not tried."
"The moment this thought appeared, it was hard to contain—truly rebellious and disrespectful!"
"Thankfully Wutian Nagato doesn't have the Mind Reading Technique, otherwise today, only one of you could have walked out of the classroom alive."
"'First-class, you've grown.'"
"Seeing you too had grown to become a Special Grade Curse Master, he felt great relief. Yet, looking at the once bustling Cursed Master College, now sparse with people, even someone as strong as him couldn't help feeling sad, 'During my absence, did the war with Curse Spirits really become so tragic? Did all the female students die in battle?'"
"Before he could ponder why it was only females who had died, you hurriedly explained, 'Ah no, teacher, they're not dead; they've just, well, gone on maternity leave.'"
"'Ah? Oh, I see~.'"
"It seemed he was a bit melancholic, perhaps finding it more acceptable if everyone had gone on maternity leave, rather than everyone having died."
"After resting for a moment, he gathered all well-known figures in the Cursed World and announced absolutely bad news."
"'A millennium ago, the deceased Evil Ghost King, Yoshitsune, has awakened. He has gathered a host of Curse Spirits and malevolent beings, and will conduct the Night Parade of Hundred Demons in three days at Shibuya, summoning the sealed Great Demon, the Nine-tailed Fox Yuzaoqian!'"
"With these words, all the figures were moved—it was clear they all knew that releasing Yuzaoqian would spell disaster for the whole of Japan and even the entire world."
"Everyone started to take action, gathering their dispersed forces to prepare for the epic battle against Yoshitsune and his Night Parade in Shibuya in three days."
"You, however, were very puzzled; you knew little about the strength of these monsters, but you vaguely recalled that three years ago, your teacher left because of that woman—why is he so silent about it now upon his return?"
"You looked at him doubtfully, but Wutian Nagato seemed to have forgotten about it, simply telling you that since you had now become a Special Grade Curse Master, one of the top strengths on the human side, naturally, you should contribute to this matter, and that you would be one of the main forces in the battle."
"It seems that the matter with that woman, in the face of the upcoming Night Parade of Hundred Demons and the Shibuya Incident, doesn't warrant mention—I shouldn't bother him with such trivial matters. That's what you thought."
"Considering that over 90 percent of the vacationing Female Curse Masters were raising your children."
"You didn't hesitate much and agreed."