Special Learning Method

"Okkotsu, I suggest you read some medical books. That way, when you use Reverse Cursed Technique to heal others, it'll be more efficient!" Xia Jie said to Okkotsu, holding up a thick book.

The corner of Okkotsu's mouth twitched. Looking at the book Xia Jie was holding upside down, he could not help but complain, "Well, thanks for the advice! But when exactly are you going to stop, Xia Jie?"

Ever since summoning Rika that day, Xia Jie had truly begun getting injured one after another—or rather, self-harming would have been a more accurate description.

Xia Jie's act of breaking his wrist that night had genuinely startled both Okkotsu and Gojo Satoru.

At the time, Okkotsu had not even known what to say. Gojo Satoru, standing beside him, had also been shocked by Xia Jie's nearly insane stunt.

Clearly, he had not expected Xia Jie to go so far just to learn Reverse Cursed Technique. Instinctively, he had wanted to stop Xia Jie from trying this, but for some reason, he had first asked Xia Jie and Okkotsu for their opinions.

After seeing that both students agreed, Gojo Satoru decided to let Xia Jie and Okkotsu give it a try and see whether Xia Jie could truly master Reverse Cursed Technique. If he could learn it this way, did that mean others could learn Reverse Cursed Technique through the same method?

Gojo Satoru felt that the idea was a little dangerous, but... it was not without value.

Since Xia Jie had that kind of courage, why not let him and Okkotsu try?

With Gojo Satoru's approval, Xia Jie and Okkotsu officially began this unconventional experiment.

Xia Jie got hurt. Okkotsu healed him.

Xia Jie got hurt. Okkotsu healed him.

Xia Jie got hurt. Okkotsu healed him.

Xia Jie and Okkotsu repeated this process many times. Other than when Okkotsu was away on missions, Xia Jie came to find him almost every day.

Each time, Xia Jie's injuries grew more severe, and Okkotsu watched with his heart in his throat. Recently, Xia Jie had stopped injuring himself so much and had begun taking poison instead.

Fortunately, it was not particularly potent poison, and ordinary medical treatment could cure it completely. Even so, Okkotsu had been thoroughly frightened by Xia Jie. At this rate, who knew what else he might come up with?

Okkotsu gathered Cursed Energy in both hands and covered Xia Jie's abdomen. As the energy of Reverse Cursed Technique entered his body, Xia Jie felt the cells within him suddenly become active, producing some kind of antibodies that rapidly eliminated the toxins in his body.

In only a few seconds, Xia Jie regained consciousness.

Looking at the upside-down book in his hand, he returned it to Okkotsu's shelf and said somewhat awkwardly, "Did I... say a lot of nonsense just now?"

"Compared to that, I'm more surprised you didn't walk into the wrong room!" Okkotsu sighed.

After hesitating for a moment, he repeated the same old advice. "Xia Jie, if you really can't master Reverse Cursed Technique, maybe we should stop trying?"

When Xia Jie had first come to him, he had only inflicted minor wounds on himself, like cutting his arm with a small knife.

But gradually, Xia Jie's actions grew bolder. Mere flesh wounds were no longer enough for him.

He began deliberately breaking his own bones, stabbing his internal organs, and now he had started drinking mildly poisonous substances.

Okkotsu found it chilling. He could not imagine where Xia Jie got the courage to care so little about his own body.

Or was he really that confident in Okkotsu's Reverse Cursed Technique? Okkotsu himself did not have that kind of confidence!

He was worried that one day Xia Jie would go too far. What if he could not heal him then?

Whenever he imagined that situation, Okkotsu felt fear rise in his heart. He worried that if this continued, he would eventually get Xia Jie killed.

"It's fine!" Seeing Okkotsu's worried expression, Xia Jie patted him on the shoulder. "I know my limits! I feel like I'll master Reverse Cursed Technique very soon!"

Xia Jie opened the system notification.

Obtained [Reverse Cursed Technique] Knowledge Fragment (Medium) ×1!

Ever since his first attempt that day, Xia Jie had discovered that his Parasite Spirit could analyze the energy of Reverse Cursed Technique and obtain Knowledge Fragments related to it. That was why he was certain he could learn Reverse Cursed Technique.

So far, he had gotten... large and small [Reverse Cursed Technique] Knowledge Fragments from Okkotsu, more than a dozen in total.

According to the system prompt, once he absorbed all those Knowledge Fragments, he would initially master Reverse Cursed Technique.

Okkotsu looked at Xia Jie with a complicated expression, truly unable to understand where his confidence came from. He was starting to be afraid of seeing Xia Jie himself.

Fortunately... he would soon be going far away, so he would not have to face this anymore.

"Xia Jie, what are your plans for spring break?" Okkotsu asked.

Although Jujutsu High often did not act like a proper school, it still kept pace with other high schools when it came to major holidays. There was spring break, summer break, and winter break, though they were shorter than those at ordinary high schools, usually only seven to nine days.

"No plans. What about you?" Xia Jie replied casually.

Okkotsu hesitated.

"Is it inconvenient to say? A mission?" Xia Jie asked in surprise as he looked at Okkotsu's expression.

"It's not that I can't say." After thinking it over, Okkotsu answered honestly, "Gojo-sensei arranged for me to go abroad and find a foreign sorcerer named Miguel. He has some connection to last year's Night Parade of One Hundred Demons."

Miguel?

Hearing that name, Xia Jie pictured a Black man wearing a white beret.

Was Okkotsu going to look for the Black Rope? Xia Jie thought.

"You're telling me this... You wouldn't happen to be trying to get rid of me, would you?" Xia Jie teased Okkotsu.

Okkotsu's face reddened. "It's because you've been getting scarier lately! You've actually started taking poison!"

"Removing toxins is also an advanced application of Reverse Cursed Technique. I did it to confirm just how far your Reverse Cursed Technique can go!" Xia Jie said leisurely. "I can handle it!"

Okkotsu looked at Xia Jie speechlessly and could not be bothered to argue anymore.

After returning to his room, Xia Jie summoned the system and checked the Knowledge Fragments he had obtained from Okkotsu.

[Knowledge Fragments]: Reverse Cursed Technique (Small) ×11, Reverse Cursed Technique (Medium) ×4

When Xia Jie had first received treatment from Okkotsu, his Parasite Spirit had not been able to analyze any Reverse Cursed Technique Knowledge Fragments. But as the number of treatments increased, the Parasite Spirit within Xia Jie's body became more familiar with the energy of Reverse Cursed Technique, and analyzing its Knowledge Fragments was no longer difficult.

After absorbing all the Knowledge Fragments, Xia Jie's [Reverse Cursed Technique] directly reached level 4.

Xia Jie took a small knife from his room. After hesitating slightly, he cut his arm.

Hiss—Xia Jie sucked in a sharp breath, barely managing not to cry out.

Did I cut too deep?

Although Xia Jie often hurt himself to experience Okkotsu's Reverse Cursed Technique, that did not mean he had grown used to being injured. On the contrary, he was afraid of getting hurt and afraid of pain. That was why he always hesitated briefly before hurting himself.

He had all the reactions a normal human should have. It was simply that his endurance and determination far surpassed those of ordinary people.

Xia Jie gathered the Cursed Energy of Reverse Cursed Technique, and the wound on his arm immediately sealed shut, beginning to heal at a visible rate.

Xia Jie washed the blood off his arm and found that only a faint scar remained. He used Reverse Cursed Technique again, and this time, even the scar vanished.

The healing effect was not as powerful as Okkotsu's!

Xia Jie thought silently.

If it had been Okkotsu, a single treatment would have restored his arm completely. Still, Xia Jie had only just mastered Reverse Cursed Technique, so it was normal that he could not use it as well as Okkotsu.

That also meant his Reverse Cursed Technique might not achieve good results for certain injuries, such as a pierced heart.

What if he combined it with the Parasite Spirit in his body?

A familiar anime scene surfaced in Xia Jie's mind. Shinichi Izumi had his heart pierced by a Parasyte, then Migi continuously absorbed nutrients and pulled him back from the brink of death.

His Parasite Spirit had originated from Migi, and its abilities were extremely similar.

Then, could he combine medicine and Reverse Cursed Technique to achieve a stronger healing effect?

Xia Jie's eyes gradually lit up. He felt it was worth testing.

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