Chapter 95: Just Supply Magical Power With the Reverse Cursed Technique
"Ah, ah, if I have to choose the most important thing in this context, probably...
I guess it would be the older sister type?"
Todo was clearly the type who would relentlessly pursue an answer until he got one. So, in order to get rid of the harassment quickly, Emiya constructed an answer in his mind that was somewhat close to the mark.
Didn't psychology already have similar conclusions?
The more a person lacks something during their growth, the more they tend to seek that thing as a supplement when looking for a partner—of course, being poor and desiring a wealthy benefactress doesn't count.
Because his body was severely injured earlier, the man who adopted him, Kiritsugu Emiya, died less than a year after the two found the young Miyu.
In the time that followed, Emiya himself had to simultaneously act as both father and older brother, using the inheritance Kiritsugu left behind to care for himself and Miyu.
They didn't even have any adults to rely on, as Kiritsugu was constantly traveling the world searching for a way to save it and didn't have many acquaintances, and those he did were fellow sorcerers.
Emiya had almost completely forgotten what his birth parents looked like over the long years.
He cared deeply for Miyu, true, but that was an affection cultivated over a long period, which was ultimately different from a mere preference.
"Oh, oh, an older sister type, right? So you prefer someone more mature, then?"
Upon hearing this answer, Todo's face immediately lit up with excitement.
"Yes, that is indeed the reason."
Emiya nodded as a matter of course.
"I get it, I get it! Intellectual older sisters are truly a man's harbor! And if you can add a big butt to that, it's even better."
Judging by Todo's serious expression, he clearly wasn't lying about this.
As for why he didn't include 'tall' in the list of prerequisites for a big butt? That's because he had already included that condition in the term "older sister."
If you say "older sister," it must mean someone older and taller! Could there really be some kind of cult not tolerated by the world that thinks otherwise?
"Um, that condition is really a bit too..."
Perverted?
Emiya personally wanted to say that.
"You only think that because you're inexperienced, young man. In a few more years, you'll understand the truth of what I'm saying."
Bang!
Just as Todo was trying to persuade Emiya, the door to the infirmary was suddenly opened, and a woman in a white coat walked in, carrying a notebook.
"You still have the energy to goof off in this state? Looks like you've recovered well. You can leave now.
Hurry up. I have to see many injured people every day. I don't have a spot reserved for you."
She looked down and scribbled a few notes in her book, then spoke to Emiya and Todo. This person was clearly the doctor or a member of the staff here.
"What a pity, young man. We were just beginning to truly get to know each other when the time came for us to part.
I hope that in the near future, we two can truly ignite a passionate spark."
If he had the choice, Emiya truly would not want to have a deeper conversation with this person with the peculiar way of thinking.
Seeing Todo push the door open and leave, Emiya subconsciously moved to follow him, but was suddenly called out by the medical staff member—
"Wait. I said he can leave, not you.
Your physical condition is worse than an old person who stays up until four in the morning every day. The fact that you haven't just dropped dead is proof your body is working hard enough."
She walked past Emiya and naturally sat down in the chair behind him.
"If you really want to meet that guy again, why not just wait until the exchange event?"
"...Exchange event?"
"You don't know? Kyoto School and Tokyo School hold an exchange event once a year, a competition to prove which school's students are stronger.
If I remember correctly, there's less than a month left until this year's exchange event, right?"
Everyone in the Jujutsu world knows that the two Jujutsu High schools represent the conservative and reformist factions, respectively. Academic exchange under such premises is never dull.
At this point, the doctor slightly shook off her lazy demeanor, and her heavily dark-ringed eyes looked directly at Emiya.
"But if you ask me, if you keep using that kind of life-force-draining energy, whether you'll even live to see that day is unknown.
I'm just a doctor; I don't understand research on unknown domains. But life force, once overdrawn, cannot be fully restored just by waiting long enough.
It's like a spring. Occasional overuse is fine, but if you constantly press it all the way down, won't it lose its elasticity before long?"
Not to mention, Emiya wasn't just pressing the spring all the way down; that kind of overdrawing was practically crushing the spring into a metal disc, right?
Emiya himself was naturally aware of his physical condition. Wielding the power of a Heroic Spirit as a human—even with extremely high compatibility—it was difficult to supplement the deficit in Cursed Energy.
He wasn't from a long-established sorcerer clan, so the Magic Circuits in his body hadn't undergone generations of refinement and correction.
As a primary-generation sorcerer, his amount of Cursed Energy was already excellent, but it was simply not enough.
"But, if I don't do that..."
"Don't get it wrong. This isn't a responsibility anyone forced on you. So, at least give your body a rest."
Emiya was interrupted by the doctor before he could finish his sentence.
She rubbed her temples wearily and said, "You're not like me, after all. My only regret now is accidentally revealing the fact that my Reverse Cursed Technique can work on others.
Because I'm the only exception in the Jujutsu world, the higher-ups have gone crazy trying to control me. Almost every day, severely injured sorcerers are sent here for emergency treatment, and most of them, like you, are sent at night, forcing me to work overtime.
I'm the one who truly has no free time at all, because if I were to lose contact for even one day, those higher-ups would lose their minds."
This matter didn't even need excessive words to describe, as the thick, ink-like dark circles around her eyes were the best proof.
The number of people in the Jujutsu world is sparse, but that depends on what you compare it to.
She is the one and only person in the entire Jujutsu world who can use the Reverse Cursed Technique to heal others. With everyone coming to her, working non-stop all year round is not a dream.
At this point, she silently pulled a cigarette from her pocket and lit it. After taking a deep drag, she continued to explain to Emiya—
"It's not that using that life-force-draining ability is completely unusable.
You either recuperate for a few months and then convert life force with restrictions, or you try to learn the Reverse Cursed Technique.
The positive energy derived from pure negative energy is also pure. This pure positive energy has almost no offensive capability; instead, it offers near-perfect recovery for the body.
As long as you can master the Reverse Cursed Technique to the level of Satoru Gojo, you won't suffer from life force depletion and physical overdraw before your Cursed Energy runs out. And the positive energy also helps repair your special conversion organs.
Well, though I have to say, that's highly unlikely."
The reason Satoru Gojo can use the Reverse Cursed Technique to the extent of constantly supplying his brain with fresh energy is mainly due to the support of his Six Eyes.
Without that level of precision in Cursed Energy manipulation, you shouldn't think about instantly repairing injured parts during combat.
Humans aren't Cursed Spirits, after all. If the various organs in their bodies become unbalanced due to an excessive influx of positive energy, the consequences are far more serious than a simple injury.
Making cells multiply endlessly and without purpose—doesn't that just turn into uncontrolled cancer cells?
"Using the Reverse Cursed Technique to supplement magical power conversion and compensate for life force consumption?"
Honestly, Emiya had never considered this possibility before, as they are two completely different types of energy. It's like trying to convert mental energy into physical stamina—could that truly be achieved?
But the words from the person before him seemed to genuinely suggest feasibility...
"That's right. Even just mastering the Reverse Cursed Technique would allow you to directly use positive energy to convert and maintain your body. As long as the damage isn't too excessive, there won't be a problem.
At the very least, it could extend your lifespan by more than ten years."
She was, after all, a certified, legitimate physician. Why would she try to deceive Emiya about something like this?
Although, from a modern medical perspective, the fact that his broken body could survive this year was already a medical miracle.
'Well, since there's already an absurd existence like the Reverse Cursed Technique, would modern medicine care if there's one more weird thing?'
"While that's true, learning the Reverse Cursed Technique can't be achieved overnight, can it?"
Emiya also knew he was a latecomer to Jujutsu Sorcery. Sorcerers from clan families learn Cursed Techniques from childhood, yet how many of them can master this technique?
"It's fine. You can come find me to learn every night.
And by the way, my name is Shoko Ieiri. Don't even get that wrong."
She took another deep breath of the cigarette in her hand. As she exhaled the smoke, she suddenly extended an invitation. She didn't even wait for Emiya to speak again before extinguishing the remaining stub in the ashtray.
"Don't bother thanking me, either. This is just something Gojo asked me to do.
Remember the time. I absolutely hate it when people are late."