Chapter 124

If we're talking about male characters whose names contain the character "惠" (hui) that I met during my first playthrough, the first one that comes to mind for Kazuma Hatake is Fushiguro Megumi.

He even acted as a beginner NPC for himself, guiding him through the basics of spellcasting and his first battle.

The most crucial hidden quest from last week's playthrough was also triggered by Fushiguro Megumi.

If it weren't for that area of ​​expertise, he would have been killed by [Xia Youjie] directly, and there would have been no way for him to successfully turn the tables and achieve a mutual destruction.

Moreover, Fushiguro Megumi and Satoru seem to have a close relationship. Not only have they known each other for a long time, but Satoru was also able to visit them directly during the New Year period.

In all these respects, Kazuma Hatake's affection for Megumi Fushiguro is quite good—at least several times higher than that of those old men.

After all, what player would dislike a newbie NPC who can give them a powerful special ability?

Now, in the second playthrough, which is earlier in the timeline, it's quite reasonable that Fushiguro Megumi is still a little kid.

In other words, this little girl... must be Fushiguro Miki, who will be cursed by that [Natsuyuki] in the future.

"Huh, you know Hui?"

Miki Fushiguro clapped her hands, her expression exceptionally happy.

"Is it someone your uncle knows?"

She hadn't seen Fushiguro Megumi's father much, and had always referred to him as "uncle."

When Fushiguro Megumi was called by the correct name, she became even more wary and responded with a cold expression.

"I don't know you."

Gojo Satoru, however, was a little curious and whispered to Hagoromo Kazuma, "How do you know him?"

These two cool guys, one big and one small, look so alike that they strangely resemble relatives...

Kazuma Hatake was a little stuck: "..."

This is a bit difficult to answer because he actually met her in the first playthrough—but this answer can't be said directly.

He thought for a moment, then tilted his head and replied to Gojo Satoru, "We met in the future."

Now it was Gojo Satoru's turn to say "...".

There's no such thing as "meeting in the future." When trying to pick someone up, people usually just say things like, "We seem to have met before..."

But Gojo Satoru firmly believed that Hatori Kazuma would never lie to him.

By the way, didn't this kid say something like "[At 28, he has already mastered the reversal technique]" in a particularly firm tone before?

After pondering for a moment, Gojo Satoru felt that this was probably not a coincidence.

He had once researched Yuqu Yizhen's techniques. The directions expressed by "Ten Directions" in "Ten Directions Maha" are extremely ambiguous, especially the last four directions, which have different interpretations in different ancient books.

—The Gate of Life, the Position of Death, the Past and the Future.

Generally speaking, a sorcerer usually awakens their innate spells between the ages of 4 and 6, and gradually learns how to use them through trial and error.

However, it is highly unusual that Kazuma Hagoromo did not know how to use it even when he entered high school at the age of 16.

Could it be that he actually unconsciously activated a technique similar to "precognition"?

Gojo Satoru wasn't entirely sure, but at this moment, he believed that Hato Kazuma did indeed know, or rather, knew the cub in front of him on one hand.

As for the details of the technique, we can study them later.

"And the other person, do you know them?"

With attention returning to the two cubs, Gojo Satoru continued to lower his voice and ask Hagoromo Kazuma, gesturing with his eyes to Fushiguro Miki, who was curiously watching them and whispering to him.

“Fushiguro Miki,” Kazuma Hatori could answer naturally, “I remember she’s Megumi’s stepsister.”

"I see... What about their parents?"

"I don't know him."

After a brief exchange, Gojo Satoru nodded slightly to indicate that he roughly understood the situation, and his gaze returned to Fushiguro Megumi and Fushiguro Miki.

“I asked this quiet and introverted but really nice guy, and he said he’s actually the son of someone your dad knows, but he doesn’t quite know how to describe his identity!”

Gojo Satoru released his hand from Hatori Kazuma's and instead wrapped his arms around the man's neck—and then began to spout a confident and nonsensical lie.

Yutori, who is not good with words, introverted, and a very nice person, nodded silently.

"……Um."

None of them are correct, but if you understand it, then it is.

"I see!"

Fushiguro Miki was delighted. "Then, could this older brother contact Megumi's father? I mean, Megumi's birthday is coming up soon..."

"Tsumiki".

Fushiguro called her name, her expression indifferent, showing absolutely no concern for that [father].

"I don't care where he's having fun now, I can't even remember his face anymore. Even if he comes back, I won't be very happy."

Fushiguro Miki: "Megumi..."

But Fushiguro Megumi didn't look at Fushiguro Tsuki, who looked worried, and turned to Gojo Satoru and Hato Kazuma to speak.

“I have no interest in hearing about that guy. If you came here just to talk about this, then I'm sorry, we have to leave now.”

Fushiguro Megumi took a few quick steps, about to pull Fushiguro Tsuki away, but Gojo Satoru stretched out his leg and easily blocked her way.

"Hey, don't rush off."

Gojo Satoru tilted his head, revealing a sly and incredibly cute smile.

"I overheard your conversation. Are you having some difficulties in life? I can try to help you find a job."

Miki Fushiguro's eyes lit up immediately: "Really? Then I..."

“Wait,” Fushiguro Megumi grabbed her arm, “I’ve already said how young we are, how could we possibly have a job?”

"Yes, you're only four or five years old?"

Gojo Satoru smiled and hooked his fingertips around his sunglasses, pulling them down slightly to reveal a very special and beautiful misty blue hue.

“But you have that talent, I can see it.” He said meaningfully, “You were looking behind that shop sign just now, weren’t you? Something naughty just crawled over there.”

Upon hearing this, Kazuma Hato looked in that direction again and discovered that a cursed spirit was quickly crawling away along the outer side of the roof and walls.

The game even popped up a window, asking him if he wanted to try and defeat the level 4 gecko spirit.

Kazuma Hatake, who had long since looked down on the level 4 experience pack, casually turned it off.

"you……"

Fushiguro Megumi paused for a moment before realizing that he could see things that Tsumiki couldn't, and that these two people could also see them—they were both special.

"Although you are indeed a bit young, we are short-staffed on our side. I can introduce you to a part-time job in advance."

Gojo Satoru took out his phone and swiped to one of the numbers.

"All you need to do is wander around the neighborhood when you have free time and report your discoveries. The salary isn't high, but it's definitely enough to meet your living needs."

Fushiguro Miki blinked in surprise—although she didn't quite understand some of what was being said, she could generally grasp what Gojo Satoru meant.

"Is it really that simple? It sounds like a patrol..."

"Haha, yeah, it's like a junior police officer on patrol, it's a pretty good part-time job."

Gojo Satoru winked at Fushiguro Miki, neither giving them a large sum of money as if it were charity, nor forcibly pulling the current Fushiguro Megumi into the world of sorcery.

Instead, he asked Fushiguro Megumi if she wanted to do a part-time job as a "window" to help monitor the activities of the cursed spirits.

This is a job that only requires the ability to see cursed spirits. Once you discover a cursed spirit, you don't need to get close to it; you can just report it to the high school.

The job itself is not dangerous, and it also allows Fushiguro Megumi to learn about curse power and curse spirits from other [windows] and assistant supervisors in advance, so that she will not feel flustered or confused about her special talent.

After all, the parents of these two cubs didn't seem very reliable, and no one in the family had taught him how to deal with them.

Gojo Satoru bent down, raised his palm to his lips, slightly avoiding Fushiguro Miki who was just an ordinary person, and whispered to Fushiguro Megumi.

"You don't need to lift a finger, and Tsumiki won't have to worry about living expenses anymore. How about that, pretty easy, right? In another year or two, you'll have a chance to awaken the spell—when that time comes, I'll tell you more."

"Being able to see [cursed spirits] is a talent, but it's also a dangerous sign. You need to gather some information beforehand."

Fushiguro Megumi stared at Gojo Satoru for a long time, seemingly having carefully weighed the pros and cons, before cautiously nodding his head.

He remained wary of the two strangers, but at the same time, he knew he couldn't remain completely ignorant of these strange things.

Furthermore, without parents to rely on, both Fushiguro Megumi and Fushiguro Miki matured quite early and had to consider more practical issues in advance, learning to support themselves.

Who should I contact?

"Heh heh, give me your phone numbers first, and someone will contact you later."

Having obtained their home phone number, Gojo Satoru smiled and patted each of the two cubs' heads, watching them walk away.

Fushiguro Miki looked extremely happy, constantly shaking Fushiguro Megumi's arm; the latter maintained a cold expression but did not refuse.

And Gojo Satoru, of course, called Mr. Yagami.

After Gojo Satoru finished rambling on about the situation, a very loud "Huh!?" immediately came from the other end of the phone, so loud that even Hatori Kazuma could hear it clearly.

Gojo Satoru softened his voice and skillfully began to drag out his words, acting both spoiled and coquettish.

"Please help me, Ms. Moth! You can't bear to watch them freeze or starve to death, can you?"

Moth said: "..."