"In other words, it's difficult to go back, isn't it?"
Gojo Satoru scratched his head in a bit of trouble, a light yet undeniably heavy expression appearing on his face. "Oh dear, oh dear, this is quite a hassle~"
Rias didn't answer; she simply flicked her fishing hook and continued fishing.
Seeing Rias's steady demeanor, Gojo Satoru couldn't help but be a bit speechless.
This child is truly incredibly steady~
Gojo Satoru felt a bit impatient inside, but he didn't let it show.
Because he knew that the current situation was no longer within his control; showing his emotions would only lead to being looked down upon.
"Could you explain the situation of this world to me?"
Gojo Satoru asked.
"Sure~"
A ball of light appeared in Rias's hand, and then she flicked it gently.
The ball of light wasn't moving fast, a point Gojo Satoru realized instantly.
However, he didn't make any move—he neither deactivated his Limitless Cursed Technique nor tried to dodge.
Yet, his Limitless Cursed Technique seemed as if it didn't exist; it was penetrated by the ball of light, which then entered his brain.
Instantly, he was stunned.
This was a world where mythical life forms existed—
Gods, Angels, Devils, Vampires, Yokai, Monsters, Dragons... the ball of light contained the basic common knowledge of this world's Mystery Side.
Among that knowledge was information regarding Devils.
The families of the Seventy-Two Pillars of Solomon, the nobility of Pure-blood Devils, Gremory.
And although the loli in front of him was young, she hadn't inherited her ancestral status; instead, she had relied on the Devils' 'Rating Game' to obtain an independent territory and become a Devil Lord.
The information was very basic. Aside from Rias's true age and the fact that her territory—known only by name—was very prosperous, there was nothing else.
But it was already enough for Gojo Satoru to understand the basic details of this world.
Provided that this information was not incorrect.
"A world where Gods and demons coexist..."
Gojo Satoru murmured, then looked at Rias and said, "You don't look like a Devil at all; on the contrary, you're quite kind-hearted~"
"Devils have long since deviated from their original path. We're all carbon-based life forms; to some extent, what's the difference between us and humans?"
Rias said casually.
"True enough."
Gojo Satoru smiled and then said, "Gaining noble status and territory through one's own strength sounds quite impressive."
"Want to trade a few blows?"
Gojo Satoru extended his index finger and smiled.
"What makes you think you can challenge me?"
Hearing this, Rias couldn't help but smile.
Gojo Satoru was quite interesting in a way.
It seemed he had guessed she might have the ability to help him, so he wanted to test Rias's power.
And Rias indeed had a way to help him, she just didn't want to go through the effort.
But—
If Gojo Satoru could provide a reason she couldn't refuse, Rias wouldn't be opposed to helping him; after all, it was purely for entertainment.
"Don't let my appearance fool you, I am a Sorcerer."
Gojo Satoru smiled. "In my world, among the group of Sorcerers, I am the strongest~"
"The title of 'the strongest' is very hollow~"
Rias said faintly, "One who claimed to be the strongest stopped thinking in space. One called the strongest by the world, an existence not ranked as a combat power within the world, could also be beheaded."
"An invincible god of war falls at the hands of weak humans, and arrogant individuals who always talk about being invincible can also be sealed."
"This title alone isn't enough~"
"You're not scared, are you?" Gojo Satoru flashed an exaggerated smile and said provocatively.
You're not flustered, are you?
Rias glanced at Gojo Satoru. That look seemed to see right through his heart, making him even more irritable.
Her eyes seemed to contain the vast ocean; forget seeing the depths of the opponent, it was already good enough not to be swallowed.
If one didn't look with any scrutiny, it was fine; one's own common sense and values would deceive them, leading them to treat the other as an ordinary, polite child.
But if one consciously tried to dig for information, they would find they didn't even have the courage to look her in the eye.
It was like seeing the tip of the iceberg of some gargantuan entity, instinctively feeling dread.
This dread originated from human instinctive fear.
Fear is a type of negative emotion, and Sorcerers can extract Cursed Energy from negative emotions.
This fear looks quite appetizing~
"Provocation? Fine, just this once, I'll forgive you."
Rias retracted her fishing rod, and then the rod disappeared from her hand.
"Come~"
Raising her hand, Rias beckoned with her finger and said, "Let me see how powerful 'the strongest Sorcerer' and 'the invincible human' truly are~"
Low damage, but high insult value.
"How scary~"
Gojo Satoru showed a Kizaru-style smile and then said, "Be careful, Little Rias~"
As soon as he spoke, Gojo Satoru lunged forward.
Just as his lunging movement was seen, Gojo Satoru was already in front of her.
A punch landed, but it stopped half a meter away from Rias.
"Hmm?"
As if he had hit something extremely hard, Gojo Satoru's smile stiffened for a moment.
His Limitless Cursed Technique was automatically and continuously active around him. The closer something got to Gojo Satoru, the slower it would become, as if stopping. In this state, no attack could hit Gojo Satoru; only expanding a Domain could negate the effect of this Magic Formula.
The principle is Zeno's Tortoise—bringing Achilles' 'paradox of never catching the tortoise' into reality.
However, this was the second time. Facing Rias, his Limitless Cursed Technique had failed.
"What's wrong? Is your punch only at this level? It's very weak."
Rias chuckled. "Or is it that you can't accept your Magic Formula failing against me?"
"Oh, do I need to explain?"
Gojo Satoru reduced the distance infinitely, moving away from Rias, and said.
Sorcerers explain their own abilities to enhance the effect of their Magic Formula; this is known as Revealing One's Hand.
Even so, in the face of such mysterious abilities, Revealing One's Hand is actually a disadvantage.
He truly couldn't figure out how Rias had ignored his Magic Formula.
"Does this kind of thing need an explanation?"
However, Rias looked at Gojo Satoru with a slightly strange expression, making the corner of his mouth twitch.
This child's personality is even worse than his.
Those words are quite hurtful~
"Then there's no other way."
Gojo Satoru raised both hands, showing a faint smile. "If it's Little Rias, this move should be no problem, right?"
In an instant, invisible ripples appeared beside both of his hands.
Cursed Technique: Blue, Cursed Technique Reversal: Red. Two forces manifesting as attraction and repulsion appeared, then overlapped, giving birth to a certain imaginary mass that could be launched.
"Hollow Technique: Purple!!"
An energy wave capable of cutting through space formed and rushed toward Rias.
At the final moment of launching the attack, Gojo Satoru saw that Rias's expression was exactly the same as at the beginning, without the slightest ripple.
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