Clash of Ideals, Suguru Geto Awakens!

Chapter 22: Clash of Ideals, Suguru Geto Awakens!

"Don't make me sound like some homicidal maniac."

"I'm not a curse that kills people."

Ronawa flatly rejected Suguru Geto's proposal.

It's just Satoru Gojo. Should I really avoid him?

At worst, she could find some remote corner and hide when the time came.

Satoru Gojo couldn't seriously chase her down just to kill her, could he?

Ronawa's attitude also left Suguru Geto deeply confused.

He looked at Ronawa and asked, "Don't you hate jujutsu sorcerers at all? Don't you hate humans?"

Ronawa denied it as if it were only natural. "Why would I hate jujutsu sorcerers or humans?"

"Don't forget, you're now the enemy of every jujutsu sorcerer."

"From now on, all jujutsu sorcerers will find ways to kill you."

"Don't you want to kill them back at all?"

Ronawa nodded. She really did want to kill them back.

But at the same time, Ronawa knew that not every jujutsu sorcerer was her enemy.

Suguru Geto continued, "And humans. You've been following me for some time now. You should have seen how ugly a species humans are."

"Can you really tolerate such ugly, evil creatures existing in this world?"

Put bluntly, Suguru Geto wanted to guide Ronawa into hating humanity.

He wanted Ronawa to become the sharpest blade in his plan.

To slaughter every last human.

That way, curses would no longer keep being born.

The relationship between curses and humans was like light and shadow.

Only where light shone could shadows be born.

At their core, curses were born because of humans.

In fact, even ordinary people in this world possessed cursed energy.

It was simply extremely weak.

But it was there.

One person's cursed energy might be insignificant, but what about ten thousand people? A hundred thousand? Millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions?

With such an enormous population, even if each individual possessed only a tiny amount of cursed energy—

When gathered together, it became terrifying.

And curses were born from the cursed energy of countless humans.

Humanity's collective fear toward certain things, amplified without limit by the immense number of humans and their cursed energy—

Eventually gave birth to all kinds of curses.

That was the origin of curses.

Suguru Geto's plan was to ensure that curses no longer existed in this world.

To accomplish that plan, the only way was to kill every ordinary human.

And leave behind only jujutsu sorcerers who could control their own cursed energy.

Wouldn't that completely eradicate curses?

All one could say was that Suguru Geto's plan was pretty absurd.

The ultimate goal of everything he did was to create a world where jujutsu sorcerers would not be harmed by curses.

But had he not considered something?

If there were no humans in this world, would jujutsu sorcerers still exist?

And Suguru Geto was far too naive.

He believed that without curses, jujutsu sorcerers would no longer be harmed.

But in reality, the ones who caused jujutsu sorcerers the greatest harm were often jujutsu sorcerers themselves.

From any angle, Suguru Geto's plan was laughable.

But a laughable plan did not mean Suguru Geto would not carry it out.

He was the kind of person who, once he fixed his eyes on a goal, would pursue it without hesitation, no matter how ridiculous or impractical it was.

Put nicely, Suguru Geto was an idealist.

Put less nicely, he was stubborn as a brick wall.

Ordinary people turned back after hitting a wall.

When he hit a wall, he would either smash through it or die trying.

That was why Suguru Geto wanted Ronawa to become the sharpest sword in his hand.

He wanted Ronawa to help him kill all humanity.

Unfortunately, Ronawa did not see things that way.

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Faced with Suguru Geto's increasingly urgent questioning—

Ronawa swallowed the last bite of her breakfast and looked at him seriously.

Then she said, "I won't deny that some people deserve to die, but by the same token, many people do not deserve to die."

"For those who deserve death, I don't want them to remain alive for even one second."

"But for those who do not deserve death, I won't deliberately erase them either."

"If you want me to kill all humanity, then give up."

"You're too extreme, Suguru Geto!"

With her strength having increased, Ronawa no longer needed to play any undercover games with Suguru Geto.

Besides, her identity had already been exposed, so Suguru Geto could no longer hold anything over her.

Under these circumstances, she simply stated her thoughts plainly.

It would be best if Suguru Geto accepted them, but it did not matter if he did not.

What could he do to Ronawa anyway?

Then, ignoring Suguru Geto's ugly expression—

Ronawa continued, "I know about your past, and I can roughly guess what you're thinking."

"You want to create a world where jujutsu sorcerers will not be harmed, right?"

"Forgive me for saying so, but that's impossible."

"Even if both humans and curses disappeared completely—"

"Jujutsu sorcerers would still fight among themselves and eventually perish."

"People will never understand one another. Jujutsu sorcerers are no different."

"Conflict is the most fundamental theme of this world."

"You cannot eliminate conflict!"

Then, without caring about Suguru Geto's changing expression, Ronawa coolly got up and walked out.

Insulting Suguru Geto and then running away—what a thrill.

As Ronawa fled after insulting him, Mimiko and Nanako rose to their feet, intending to stop Ronawa and vent Suguru Geto's anger for him.

But Suguru Geto stopped them.

Mainly because he knew that the two sisters were no match for Ronawa at all.

At the same time, he was considering Ronawa's words.

Though he hated to admit it, Suguru Geto knew Ronawa was right.

Even if his plan succeeded in every respect, could it truly create a world where jujutsu sorcerers would never be hurt?

Impossible.

Conflict was unavoidable.

Even now, jujutsu sorcerers themselves were not united.

More jujutsu sorcerers died in internal conflicts than died while exorcising curses.

In the face of that fact, his plan really was rather laughable.

Even himself—

The self who had spent so long striving for a laughable plan.

Wasn't that laughable too?

Put simply, Suguru Geto's plan had always been utterly ridiculous.

He never admitted it aloud, but how could he possibly have failed to notice it at all?

He had merely clung to a sliver of hope.

And because no one had ever bluntly shattered his illusion—

Suguru Geto had continued to fantasize that as long as the plan succeeded, he could achieve his goal.

But now, Ronawa's blunt words awakened Suguru Geto from that dream.

He could no longer deceive himself, even if he wanted to.

What followed was a profound emptiness.

If his plan had been laughable from the start, if the goal he had worked toward could never be achieved—

Then what was the meaning of his existence?

What could he do from now on?

Hesitation, emptiness, confusion.

It was no exaggeration to say that Suguru Geto had completely fallen into a state of self-doubt and self-destruction.

He seemed to wither before their eyes.

That made the sisters Nanako and Mimiko hate that white-haired Ronawa so much their teeth itched.

Damn it, you ran fast. Otherwise, we would've taught you a proper lesson!

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