Chapter 26, Chapter 7: Good for cursing!

Haibara Yu and Nanami Kento finally learned about the "Alliance of Young Deaths" from Gojo Satoru and the others, and they were quite astonished after hearing it.

There were only a few people in the entire vocational college, from the second year to the first year, and only Shoko Ieiri survived!?

After thinking for a moment, Ieiri Shoko said, "Actually, you could say that all the boys were wiped out from first to third grade."

Four boys: "..."

Karin Oriyuki: "Pfft."

In the third grade, there were only Mingming and Angehime, so it's no wonder all the boys were wiped out. From this underworld perspective, IIVV has actually made some contribution to increasing the average lifespan of women in the world of sorcery.

Shoko Ieiri's gaze fell on Karin Oriyuki, and she asked, "So... how did these two idiots die this time?"

Her question carried a sense of world-weariness, as if she had already accepted life and death as commonplace.

How could they not be used to it? Think about it: on the first day that Yuki Ayaka came, she told them that Gojo Satoru was dead; on the second day, she told them that Yagami Masamichi was dead; and today is the third day, she tells them that Haibara Yu and Nanami Kento are also dead.

That is to say, Xia Youjie had already been on the death list once, otherwise he would have been included.

On average, we get at least one person a day, and we're already numb from all the glass we've been selling.

While the last time, Xia Youya Huali also brought some perplexing future developments, at least only Xia Youjie was killed. But what about this time?

Besides the mother, Ieiri Shoko, there were also those unknown strangers she encountered when going out; none of them survived.

So now, Ieiri Shoko doesn't want to feel sad anymore; she just wants to know how those two will die.

Karin Oriyuki, living up to her character—someone who knows exactly how her mother's friends died—said, "Uncle Nanami was killed by a Special Grade Cursed Spirit during the incident initiated by Tosaku, and Uncle Haibara seems to have been..."

Ayaka Shiki quickly calculated the time in her mind: "She died in a mission during her second year of college."

How many people: ?

They weren't too surprised that the former's cause of death was related to Rōsō, since, according to convention, most of them died around those two years... but Haibara Yu's...

"Second year? That means there's only one year left?" Gojo Satoru patted Haibara Yu's chest. "Alright, you win in the one about dying young. From today onwards, you are the leader of our alliance."

Even with Haibara Yu's usual positive and optimistic attitude, his smile seemed somewhat forced at this moment: "Thank you, Gojo-senpai, but this doesn't sound like good news, does it?"

Seeing his gloomy face, Xia Youjie smiled and said, "Don't worry, what Fei Li-kun said is just one possibility for the future, not something that cannot be avoided."

Gojo Satoru shared the same view: "Exactly, at worst you can just not go on missions for the entire second year."

Haibara Yu said with some helplessness, "But as long as there is a mission, there will definitely be danger, right? I can't go through a lifetime without going on missions."

"That's easy!" Gojo Satoru bumped shoulders with Natsumi Yuuki again, his smile full of confidence. "Leave it to us! We'll definitely give you two a good scolding!"

Qianhai Jianren: "..."

He had no problem with including Gojo Satoru in the list, but... why describe people like wolves?

Haibara Yu, seemingly oblivious to the other's description, clenched his fist with enthusiasm and cheered, "Oh! Then I'll trouble you two seniors! We'll work even harder!"

As Yukiko Karin looked at Haibara Yu, she had only one thought: their company president would definitely like this kind of part-time worker.

Or rather... capitalists would like this kind of working class, right?

However, Karin Origami didn't forget to raise her hand and remind everyone: "Um... Uncle Haibara died during the mission because there was an error in the mission information. The level of the cursed spirit was beyond what he and Uncle Nanami could handle."

For a moment, the entire room fell silent.

Shoko Ieiri sighed and rubbed her forehead: "Hiri, next time, remember to tell me earlier about things like this."

Karin Origami looked around at everyone, then took advantage of her age: "I forgot."

Okay, he's just a kid, what else can you say to him?

However, after realizing that the problem stemmed from incorrect information, Gojo Satoru couldn't help but mutter, "Those rotten oranges should just rot in the mud."

Xia Youjie lowered his eyes slightly, his brows furrowed. He was thinking about how to resolve this matter.

However, this matter is very difficult to handle. Although there are indeed cases like Hisahito Itadori, who was specially assigned a high-risk mission by the Director General's Office to take advantage of the situation and eliminate him, most of the time the intelligence was wrong simply because the window's ability was limited.

Unlike sorcerers who possess combat abilities, they cannot stand face-to-face with cursed spirits to assess their level. In most cases, their judgment of cursed spirits can only be based on indirect reasoning derived from the effects they cause. And this kind of reasoning is destined to be wrong.

Gojo Satoru and Natsuyuki also encountered intelligence errors in their missions, but for them, whether a cursed spirit was quasi-first-class, first-class, or even special-class only affected the time it took them to defeat it. But for other sorcerers, that was a life-threatening crisis.

"Is it possible to issue every sorcerer a life-saving magical artifact?" Xia You's mother, who had the world in her heart, suggested.

Gojo Satoru scoffed, "Those rotten oranges are the ones who wouldn't spend money on other sorcerers."

That's actually why Gojo Satoru just cursed the rotten oranges.

Errors in information from the window are unavoidable, but sorcerers can improve their survival skills. However—survival-enhancing magical artifacts are very expensive, extremely expensive.

That's something that can save lives in a critical moment, so it's naturally expensive. The Directorate General is unwilling to spend that money to equip every sorcerer with one.

Upon hearing this, Xia Youjie couldn't help but show a hint of disgust.

Taking this opportunity, Gojo Satoru put his hand on his shoulder and invited, "So, my childhood dream has been to take down all these guys. How about it? Want to come with me?"

Xia Youjie looked at him suspiciously: "Isn't your dream to become the strongest?"

"What kind of dream is that? Isn't that just a fact?"

Everyone: "..."

That sounds so irritating.

Xia Youjie smiled, his eyes half-closed: "Alright, I'll join."

Gojo Satoru narrowed his eyes, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and said, "Wait a minute, there's one more thing I need to confirm—you... do you want to defect now?"

He was thinking: Don't say you're joining now, or you'll end up all by yourself.

Xia Youjie: "..."

Xia Youjie's dead fish eyes seemed to scream "speechless": "I don't want to."

Upon receiving this reply, Gojo Satoru quickly waved his hand and said, "Alright! Let's continue training! Haibara, Nanami, go run some laps first, then spar with us!"

Seeing the scene suddenly become so exciting again, Karin Ooyuki was filled with questions.

Wait a minute, doesn't any of you find it strange that Gojo Satoru keeps asking Natsuyu Suguru if he wants to defect?

And this doesn't seem to be the first time, does it?

A few days later, Karin Okiyuki discovered that... Satoru Gojo would ask Natsuyuki if he wanted to defect whenever he felt like it, sometimes even just walking around and asking him out of the blue, which was unexpected and sudden.

Moreover, she always felt speechless when she saw Xia Youjie, and sometimes she even felt like punching him, but she always held back.

Karin was really curious, so she asked Gojo Satoru for the reason after he asked her again.

The result was somewhat unexpected—

“You mean this?” Ieiri Shoko explained lazily, “Didn’t I tell you before that Natsuyu had a daughter who also traveled to our world like you? When she left, Gojo promised to keep an eye on Natsuyu and prevent her from defecting, so he started asking about her every now and then.”

Although Xia Youjie also found it annoying, he never had an outburst for this reason.

Karin was taken aback; she really hadn't expected it to be because of their promise.

She had initially thought that Gojo Satoru, with his overconfidence, might make the same mistake again because he thought nothing would happen. But now it seems... although he might seem a bit unreliable, he's actually quite reliable.

Although his method of solving the problem is indeed quite outrageous... isn't this guy just a disruptive note that keeps jumping around on the edge of the score?

It's both frustrating and comforting, but the comfort doesn't erase the feeling of being speechless.

So, with a mix of relief and speechlessness, Oriyuki Karin silently gave Gojo Satoru candy as a reward.

Five insights gained from receiving candy out of the blue: ?

He glanced at the candy in his hand, then at Xia Youjie's empty hand, and grinned smugly: "See! Sure enough, I'm the one kids like the most!"

At the same time, he happily ruffled Yuki Aka's hair. And his way of expressing happiness was—with force, with great force.

Karin Oriyuki, feeling like she was about to be shrunk down by him: "..."

Can she take the candy back now?

But since he'd already given it, it was obvious that Gojo Satoru wouldn't return the candy he'd already received. Taking advantage of his good mood, Oriyuki Karin casually asked, "I heard from my mother that you, Uncle Gojo, have a promise with Uncle Natsuyu's daughter. Could you make a promise with Hishi as well?"

Gojo Satoru had just popped the opened candy into his mouth when he heard her words and paused. Because he suddenly realized…

"Do I look cheap? Why do you always give me a snack and then change the subject???"

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

She didn't say that the candy was to exchange for a promise with him. As for last time... wasn't that the chocolate bar you wanted?! You set the price yourself!

Oriyuki Karin still raised a big banner: "But I taught Uncle Gojo to reverse the spell."

Exchanging [Herrs] and the Reversal Spell for a promise isn't too much to ask, is it?

Gojo Satoru smacked his lips: "Alright, so what do you want to agree to?"

"Uncle Gojo, could you please not be so confident?"

"Huh?" Gojo Satoru frowned, his expression strange. "What kind of request is this?"

Karin Origami tried to gather her emotions—well, she couldn't. She activated her special ability, immersing herself in the emotions of Hiriki Ieiri, and then said, "Because Mom said that if Uncle Gojo had been a little less confident, many things might not have happened."

Of course it's fake, and even a bit out of character. Ieiri Shoko would never say something like that; at most, she'd just call him an idiot or a jerk while looking at his tombstone.

But even Yuki Ayakari was at her wit's end, racking her brains but unable to figure out how to cure Gojo Satoru's ailment.

This guy only matured a little after suffering a great loss. Although she did reveal a lot about the future to them, given Gojo Satoru's personality, he didn't take it too seriously. He kept saying things like "I am not like those other Gojo Satoru."

Xia Youjie's defection is probably off now. Once he takes control of [He], the plot where he was almost stabbed to death by Fu Heishen will definitely be cut...

Karin Origami simply couldn't imagine how inflated Gojo Satoru would become after his smooth-sailing growth.

Of course, she didn't expect such an agreement to actually make Gojo Satoru humble. She just felt that... since you can ask Natsumi Yujie every now and then if he wants to defect, then can you also think of the question she raised today every now and then?

So... I'm sorry, I can only make Dr. Ieiri's future character design slightly out of character.

Karin Oori wasn't worried that they would think that wasn't something Ieiri Shoko would say. That was the future, and it's not surprising that people would change in any way, okay?

If you find it strange, think about the leader of the cult, Jay. Doesn't it make sense that Ieiri Shoko's out-of-character moment?

To help Gojo Satoru remember this, Oriyuki Karin went into more detail: "Mom said that you and Uncle Natsuyu were too confident, which led to Uncle Natsuyu's defection during his college years."

While this might seem like putting all the blame on Gojo Satoru, Oriyuki Karin did it on purpose.

How can I make Gojo Satoru remember this if I don't make it sound serious?

"Look what's going on!" Gojo Satoru's eyebrows practically jumped up. "This guy's defection was his own fault, what does it have to do with me!?"

Ignoring what he said, Ayaka Oriyuki continued, "Mom also said that if you, Uncle Gojo, hadn't been so confident, you might not have fallen into Tōsō's trap, and Sukuna wouldn't have been able to be resurrected."

Gojo Satoru twitched his lips, wanting to refute but not knowing where to begin.

The main problem is—he's not familiar with this part of the story! How can he refute it?

Frustrated, Gojo Satoru was like a pufferfish, covered in thorns but not knowing where to stab.

Gojo Satoru: Damn it! You're Ryouso, huh? I'll cut your head off and use it as a football, or I'm not Gojo!

Finally, Karin Oriyuki looked at Satoru Gojo, who was seething with anger, and nodded in satisfaction. Then she turned back to salvage Shoko Ieiri's precarious character: "So Mom said you're an idiot and a moron."

Shoko Ieiri, who was listening to this story, also felt that this future version of herself seemed quite different from her present self, but upon hearing this, she couldn't help but exclaim, "That's good!"

Gojo Satoru: "..."

Zhi Xueya, Hua Li, and Xia Youjie: "Pfft."

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