In The Academy As Sukuna

Ch 17 - The Ripple Effect

"Consumed by the flames of revenge, a soul can lose it's very purpose."

(POV: Ryomen Sukuna)

I slept till the next morning, and was transported to the infirmary.

Each student came out of the dungeon holding something new, saying that this was the 'reward'. For those who chose weapons, their old weapons were returned to the Academy.

My four teammates were interrogated for information about the dungeon and how they managed to beat it, personally by the principal.

All four of them cooperated fully, giving all the details they could remember.

But, since the four did not have direct contact with the boss, the principal had to wait for me to wake up.

When I woke up, I didn't respond to the summons of the faculty members, even the principal's.

Immediately going to my dorm room, I picked up my phone. I saw multiple missed calls and messages from my parents.

But more importantly, there were a few messages from the people I had told to investigate Ryogaku and Johan's pasts.

They had finished compiling all the information and sent it to me.

As I read through the information, my eyes widened, the information hitting me like a truck on a highway.

Firstly, Johan's past was unclear, as he came from a faraway village.

But it is confirmed that his village does not exist now. So I assume that his village had been destroyed, him being the only survivor.

Pretty basic backstory, you say?

Well its a problem because in the original story, he had no such past, his village still existed and he visited it from time to time.

Secondly, Ryogaku's village was burned to the ground and everyone was killed.

Again, normal backstory, but in the game, only his parents were killed.

This information was available because my father had agricultural trade relations with that village.

It was quite humorous how just my existence had caused the storyline to deviate so much.

I closed my eyes, a sigh escaping my mouth as I placed the phone back on the table. A sphere suddenly appeared on my hand.

It was the item [Equivalent Exchange] that I got as a reward from the dungeon. I had taken this out from my inventory.

I looked at the softly glowing ball in my hand, focusing my Cursed Energy on it, it started glowing brighter and making a low-pitched humming sound.

Abruptly, a message came up on the System.

[What do you wish for?]

I thought for a few seconds, I could ask for Anos's powers, or Yogiri's, but that would be out of bounds, probably.

Finally coming to a decision, I said with a low voice...

"Remove the limit on my physical abilities."

"And also, remove my upper limit."

The Upper Limit was a concept in the game.

It was the point during one's growth in strength where the rate of growth would start stagnating.

There was never a limit to strength, only a limit to growth.

Given infinite time, anyone could reach infinite strength in this world. The growth of strength was endless.

Moreover, removal of the upper limit also creates some other consequences.