Chapter 15 Chapter 15 You are not allowed to give grades! ...

"Is this the goal?"

Eri Kimoto stared intently at the second-level cursed spirits that appeared before her. She felt that each one was so ugly. Was there really any good-looking cursed spirit in this world?!

This one was huge, with a head that looked like several heads fused together. The saddest thing was that it was wearing a tattered suit, and its eight hands were holding... a teaching stick, a ranking list, and test papers.

Eri Norimoto: "..How miserable."

Megumi Fushiguro: "...Indeed."

Eri Kimoto watched the cursed spirit roar, "I've explained this problem so many times...", "Why are you regressing again...", "I can even teach a pig!" as it rushed towards her.

Fushiguro Megumi frowned: "Be careful."

Eri Kimoto giggled, raised her eyebrows and replied, "I know," then nimbly dodged the attack from the cursed spirit's whip.

Unexpectedly, although this cursed spirit looked extremely heavy, it was actually very fast. Eri Kimoto could only increase her speed and suddenly turned sideways to avoid its next round of attack. The blackboard brushed past her cheek, leaving a deep groove on the wall.

"Oh, why are you so fierce?" Eri Qimoto pouted in dissatisfaction, and suddenly thought that it was probably because she was still wearing a school uniform. She always felt that this made the teacher's curse spirit even angrier.

"I've told you this so many times!!!"

"How could I have done it wrong!!!"

The cursed spirit screamed like this, and the eight giant hands instantly doubled in size. The teaching sticks in their hands remained intact, but the test papers and ranking list had been shattered into pieces. Fists and slaps smashed into Qi Ben Eri's head with a whirring sound.

Pretending to be scared, Qi Ben Eri hissed and rolled forward without hesitation to avoid it. The place where she had just stood had been hit by one of the black fists, leaving an extremely huge net. One or two more punches would probably smash through the place.

The white jade dog watching the battle whimpered nervously. Fushiguro Megumi frowned and patted its head, wondering whether he needed to help.

Could she really exorcise this second-level cursed spirit by dodging its attacks and not doing much to counterattack? And why wasn't she using a weapon? What was she waiting for?

However, as if she knew what he was thinking, Eri Kimoto dodged the attacks from the cursed spirits while shouting, "I can do it myself."

The reason she didn't use weapons... was, of course, to test her own techniques.

Now, she has finally found the best time.

Just as the curse spirit stretched out a hand again to hit her, Eri Kimoto dodged even smaller this time, almost brushing past its fist. She patted the curse spirit's claws happily and stood firm lightly.

The dolls on both hands finally began to change shape, gradually turning into a clearly visible eight-armed Q-version cursed spirit. Fushiguro Megumi, who had been focusing on her, had sharp eyes. He felt that the shape of the doll he had just seen was a little familiar... with a familiar frizzy hairstyle, but that was not the point.

After successfully performing the spell, Eri Norimoto actually stopped moving. The Level 2 Curse Spirit in front of her also stopped moving, even maintaining its position of preparing to attack, but now it seemed as if it had been paused. Fushiguro Megumi uttered a puzzled "Hmm?"

“Wow… so ugly…”

"Making someone else's doll this ugly...that's too much."

Then he heard Eri Kimoto's complaints. She pouted and turned back to herself, saying, "Look, this doll is too bizarre!"

Fushiguro Megumi: "...Is this your technique?"

He looked carefully at the doll in Eri Kimoto's hand. The doll, which looked really strange, was suspended in the air, with countless fine threads wrapped around its joints. The one controlling the doll was none other than the black-haired girl with a look of disgust.

"Can you control this cursed spirit now?" Megumi Fushiguro was very smart. From the current situation, he quickly figured out Eri Kimoto's technique, and the most important thing was that Eri Kimoto... had already begun to manipulate this unfortunate cursed spirit and started to make strange postures.

Ah, what kind of posture is this... Is Jojo standing?

“…”

Stop this outrageous operation quickly! He doesn't want to see the twisted cursed spirit playing JOJO Li!

Fushiguro Hui was very tired and his eyes were burning. He held his forehead and sighed, "Stop playing."

Hearing this, Qi Ben Eri glared at him in dissatisfaction and retorted: "I'm not playing! I'm testing my own strength! This is my first time fighting a leveled curse spirit!"

"Have you ever fought against cursed spirits before?" Fushiguro Megumi suddenly felt strange. Logically, she should not know anything about the world of curses, right?

Qi Ben Eri nodded, not paying any attention to the second-level cursed spirit beside her who was screaming, "I've explained this question so many times!"

But now I felt that it was a bit noisy, so I controlled its two paws and blocked its mouth.

"When I was little, I saw those little cursed spirits many times," Eri Kimoto said, her chin resting on one hand, a look of nostalgia on her face. "After the technique awakened, there were two times when I couldn't help myself and conducted experiments."

"And then you exorcised them?" Eri Kimoto seemed to understand his eager look, waiting for further action, so she patiently explained, "To be honest, I didn't know anything about cursed power at the time, so I didn't quite understand how to exorcise them. I considered it an experiment."

"Then how did you purify yourself?" Fushiguro Megumi asked with her eyes.

Qi Ben Eri raised the corner of her mouth and blinked at him in a playful manner: "That's it."

She raised her hands, and the cursed doll that was entangled by countless transparent magic power threads also raised its hands. It struggled as if in resistance, but was completely unable to escape control. Then, all its hands pinched her neck.

It was obvious that he did not hold back in this action, and he probably used all his strength. No matter whether it was a human or a cursed spirit, it would not be very pleasant to have the neck strangled... He used such a strong force that the pain could be clearly seen on the already distorted face, and even the sound of bones breaking could be heard. Megumi Fushiguro just watched the cursed spirit's face swell up, and finally used his claws to exorcise himself.

“....”

"How is it~"

The second-level curse spirit gradually dissipated behind her. Eri Qimoto raised her face slightly as before, looking expectantly at the boy in front of her, waiting for his answer.

"...Quite strong." Megumi Fushiguro said truthfully.

"Hehe!" Eri Kimoto once again showed a smug expression as if she had been praised, and continued to ask: "So how many points can you get this time, Mr. Fushiguro~"

...So this guy is the type who likes to be praised.

Fushiguro Megumi sighed inwardly, thought for a moment, and then said seriously, "Nine points."

“…”

However, this score made Eri Kimoto not so happy!

She pursed her lips, walked to his side, tilted her head slightly, and said with a little stiffness: "Why."

Where is this point deducted?

Eri Kimoto brainstormed, was it because it took too long to solve it? But from the time she saw it to the time she exorcised it, it only took two minutes. Is this considered slow for a sorcerer?

Or is the exorcism method inadequate? Could it be that the sorcerer would choose a more sophisticated method to exorcise the cursed spirits, like in the comics, where they perform a round of voice healing before sending them to enlightenment?

"It could have been controlled more quickly."

"You are very capable. Wouldn't it be better to just get close to it at the beginning and use techniques to prevent it from moving?" explained Megumi Fushiguro.

"It would be very painful if you were injured by a curse spirit with such strength and speed. This curse spirit is very strong even among the second-level ones." The young man looked down into her eyes. "Humans are not curse spirits. It is not so easy to recover from injuries."

Ah, so that's how it is.

Qi Ben Eri understood and began to defend herself: "I know, I just said it, I just wanted to try my own - eh?"

“Hey~”

Suddenly realizing something, Eri Qimoto's eyes lit up. She tiptoed to the boy's head and looked at him straight.

Fushiguro Megumi: “?”

"Hehe, so you are this type," Eri Kimoto grinned, "You really do care about me, don't you? Fushiguro-san~"

Fushiguro Megumi said nothing, but nodded in confusion.

After all, she is now half his student (? He also accepted the task of keeping an eye on her. The two of them will most likely become companions in the technical high school in the future. Moreover, although she has a bit of a bad taste and a troublesome personality and is a bit of a sister complex, she seems... not to be a bad person.

Why is this guy so close to me again?

Megumi Fushiguro's gaze involuntarily fell on her face. Even he had to admit that this girl did have a very good appearance. She looked like a good girl, the type who would always be awarded the title of "Three Good Students" and would be confessed to by boys of all grades and then shyly rejected with a blushing face.

...wait a minute, what am I thinking?

His gaze involuntarily fell on her face, then slid down imperceptibly, finally stopping at her slightly upturned eyes, which were filled with a sly smile. The boy tilted his head, frowning slightly: "Let's go and report to Mr. Gojo."

“Okay!”

....

....

The moment the two stepped out of the tent, the translucent barrier also dissipated.

Outside the barrier, Gojo Satoru was leaning against the car in a leisurely manner. The moment he saw Eri Kimoto, he applauded her.

"So strong, Eri-chan!"

"It's even more amazing than I thought!"

The corners of Qi Ben Eri's mouth rose about five pixels, but she still just snorted coldly and nodded at him: "It's okay."

Gojo Satoru flashed to her side and gave her two thumbs up: "Gojo teacher, I give you 99 points! The remaining one point is because I was worried that you would be too proud!"

Qi Ben Eri's face instantly turned red, and she glared at him fiercely: "Oh, no one cares at all! Who allowed you to give me a grade?!"

"Your technique is really interesting. I'm really looking forward to seeing your strength soar after becoming Gojo-sensei's student!" Gojo Satoru sighed, "But I guess by then you still won't be able to touch a single finger of Gojo-sensei's, not even the edge of his clothes!"

"Ohhhhhhh! As expected, Gojo-sensei is so strong!!"

Eri Kimoto: “….”

Smiling at him, the black-haired girl turned around and went back to the car and sat next to Fushiguro Megumi. She took a deep breath and clenched her fists tightly. Eri Kimoto made up her mind in her heart that she would practice hard until she became stronger and could successfully meet Gojo Satoru!

Then, absolutely!

I'll definitely make him strip naked and run naked at Shibuya Crossing! He really needs to get stronger!

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