Chapter 7

Hatoichi came to the Gojo family with the elders.

Even the elders probably didn't expect that Gojo Satoru would actually give away the Gojo family's mansion and garden as he said he would, and that Hatori Kazuma would arrange for them to come and cultivate the land and deliver vegetables the very next day, without wasting a single second.

These old men, who finally got a night's rest, found that it wasn't enough to be embarrassed by growing vegetables at home the next day; they also had to go to Wutiao's group of old friends to grow vegetables and embarrass themselves in front of them!

Their hands were trembling as they carried the hoes.

It wasn't entirely because I was angry; I was also exhausted from working yesterday.

But they really wanted to curse and angrily question these two unreliable family heads—don't they know what polite words are?!

One dared to give, and the other dared to receive!

But being stared at by those dark eyes, they could only endure the humiliation and reluctantly carry their hoes, as if they were saying one thing but doing another, and resignedly began digging and cultivating the land in the Gojo family's courtyard.

Given Gojo Satoru's undeniable power and his habitually authoritarian style as the head of the family, the Gojo family elders, no matter how resentful they were, could only accept their fate and watch as their once beautiful courtyard was turned into a mess by a few hoes.

His expensively constructed dry landscape garden is ruined, completely ruined...

Unlike the bustling scene of work in the courtyard, Gojo Satoru's bedroom was unusually quiet. At this moment, Hatori Kazuma stood outside the door, trying to bargain with the other party.

“I can also go fight… um, a near-level one cursed spirit,” said Kazuma Hatake.

"..." Gojou's blue eyes narrowed slightly behind his sunglasses, instantly sensing the doubt. "You, you haven't even heard of the word 'cursed spirit' before, have you?"

Otherwise, how could he stumble over even the simplest word?

"No, there really isn't," Kazuma Hatake honestly admitted.

After all, it's a new term for this game, and he happens to be very skilled at using "skip"—opening animation? Skip. Tutorial? Skip.

Skip everything that can be skipped; the goal is to jump straight into the game and start playing.

Anyway, even if you don't understand something, you'll learn it after playing a couple of rounds. Who wants to listen to someone who speaks slowly and rambles on and on?

For example, this "cursed spirit" or something like that... In Kazuma Hatake's mind, it's basically synonymous with "monster".

Fighting low-level cursed spirits is equivalent to grinding wild monsters, which in turn increases experience and levels you up.

Fighting high-level cursed spirits is equivalent to running elite dungeons, which not only level you up but also gives you a chance to obtain equipment and materials.

Apart from the different nouns, everything else is easy to understand.

In that case, Kazuma Hatori certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to team up with Satoru Gojo to run dungeons—this basically means that a powerful player will be in charge of the damage output while he provides support, allowing him to casually gain experience and also collect materials that the powerful player doesn't want.

However, Gojo Satoru doesn't think so.

Even if he didn't know how this young man became the head of the Kamo family, the information provided by [Six Eyes] was not lying. The other party was an extremely weak level four sorcerer, the lowest level, only slightly stronger than an ordinary person.

If I had to point out their strengths... it would be that they have good taste.

"I mean, even if you trust that I can guarantee your safety throughout, that's a good thing,"

Gojo Satoru shook his finger at Hagoromo Kazuma, his voice trailing off with a hint of unexpected surprise.

"But I'm a little surprised that you haven't even heard of the concept of a cursed spirit—but let's put that surprise aside for now."

"Now that you've become the head of the Kamo family, many people will be watching your every move... Well, you should at least start by understanding the concept of cursed power, right? Next, you'll need to learn about the three starter families and the General Headquarters, and so on..."

Kazuma Hatake: "…………"

He just wanted to grind dungeons to level up and maybe increase his favorability with Gojo Satoru on the side; he had absolutely no interest in the starter trio or the General Staff Department...

However, it is clear that understanding these basic game mechanics is a prerequisite for achieving his goal of [leveling up by grinding dungeons and getting close to Gojou to get married].

"So, what about your technique?"

Gojo Satoru continued to inquire about the situation from Hatori Kazuma.

Do you know what techniques you have?

Kazuma Hatake recalled the combat skills he possessed, and only the Crimson Blood Manipulation Technique was marked as [Core].

"Hmm... [Crimson Blood Manipulation Technique]."

"It's a bloodline technique passed down through generations of the Kamo family. No wonder he can be the head of the family."

Wu Tiao nodded.

However, having this technique alone might not be enough to become the head of the family. Those who occupy the top positions in the General Affairs Department are all cunning, old-fashioned, and conservative. Normal methods cannot make them willingly do these things that are so humiliating to their self-esteem and dignity.

But since Kazuma Hato didn't reveal anything, Satoru Gojo wouldn't deliberately ask—he wasn't the type to insist on uncovering every secret of the other party.

Not to mention that so far, the other party's style of doing things has suited his taste.

"Now that you've become the new head of the family, you can't be completely ignorant of the world of sorcery. I need to find someone to give you an emergency crash course."

Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow and pinched his chin, lost in thought.

"The basic education teachers related to the three main families are definitely not suitable. They would expose to those old men that you are completely unaware that your combined spell power in the world of jutsu is only at the fourth level. As a result, your prestige as the head of the family would be greatly diminished, which would threaten your personal safety..."

After all, those old men had been tormented quite badly by this young man, so their desire for revenge shouldn't be underestimated.

Kazuma Hatori listened attentively to Satoru Gojo's analysis. "I see."

In fact, as long as the obedience level was high enough, he wasn't worried at all about whether those old men would rebel—and the obedience level could be increased by treating them to a few meals.

"Speaking of which, it's the New Year holiday now, and the students are all on vacation, so we can't just disturb them..."

Gojo Satoru suddenly snapped his fingers, his tone becoming enthusiastic.

"I've got it! I've thought of someone—someone who can teach you the basics without ever revealing your secrets!"

Kazuma Hatake: "Hmm...?"

…………

"So, you brought him here?"

Fushiguro Megumi opened the door and looked at Gojo Satoru and the unfamiliar young man beside him, remaining silent.

"Come, let me introduce you. This is the newly appointed head of the Kamo family."

Gojo Satoru gestured for Fushiguro Megumi to look over at Hatori Kazuma, his tone lively and cheerful, "His name will be 'Head of the Kamo Clan'—!"

"..." Fushiguro Megumi was speechless for a long time, "...Really?"

The head of the Kamo family whose name is Kamo family head? That sounds like a lame comedy joke.

"The 'Three Families' refer to Gojo, Kamo, and Zenin," Gojo Satoru then explained some basic facts about the world of magic to Hagoromo Kazuma. "And this one, although his name is Fushiguro Megumi, is actually a member of one of the 'Three Families,' the Zenin family. He also inherited the Zenin family's ancestral technique—the 'Ten Shadow Techniques.'"

"oh."

Kazuma Hagoromo simply nodded, then stared at Megumi Fushiguro for a few seconds before...

Yes, he still prefers Gojo Satoru's face.

Kazuma Hatori quickly made a conclusion in his mind.

Fushiguro Megumi: "…………"

I have a subtle feeling that I lost somewhere, but it doesn't really matter. Anyway, it just makes me a little unhappy.

"You probably don't know this, but today is still part of the New Year holiday."

Fushiguro Megumi turned her gaze to Gojo Satoru, "I'm still on vacation."

During the annual New Year period, the number of cursed spirits generated by negative emotions will be relatively small, making it a precious holiday for sorcerers who have been busy all year to catch their breath.

Although cursed spirits may be generated and curse masters may be active during this period, it is far less busy than usual.

“There’s no other way, Megumi,” Gojo Satoru drawled, “I still have a quasi-first-level cursed spirit to deal with, so I don’t have time to teach him the basics of the cursed world right now—and you happen to know more about it, and you’re not one of the old man’s people—besides, you must be bored spending the New Year alone, right?”

When he said the last sentence, his voice suddenly lowered, and he spoke in a very serious tone.

Fushiguro Megumi's expression stiffened for a moment before she replied calmly, "No, I'm not bored."

"Okay, okay, come help him, I'll pick him up soon—"

Without a word, Gojo Satoru grabbed Hatake Kazuma's shoulder and gently pushed him towards Fushiguro Megumi, his tone turning playful and teasing as he joked.

"After all, he is the head of the Kamo family. I can't let people say that I kidnapped him."

Upon hearing this, Kazuma Hato immediately turned to look at him.

"I don't mind."

Gojo Satoru: “…………”

Fushiguro Megumi's eyes widened: "…………"

Gojo Satoru was taken aback by Hato Kazuma's words, only then remembering that this seemingly cold-looking head of the Kamo family had boldly proposed to him in front of everyone last night.

"Ahem, anyway, if you want to go on missions with me, you'll have to learn basic spellcasting knowledge and combat skills from Hui first—don't let Hui's young age fool you, she's already a level two spellcaster who can go on missions on her own."

After he finished speaking, a new pop-up window appeared in front of Kazuma Hatake.

[Handbook: Handbooks of varying levels are scattered throughout the game, offering corresponding rewards upon completion. Or perhaps you possess a keen eye and can uncover some hidden handbooks?]

[Currently triggered delegate:]

Gojo Satoru's expectation: Please meet Gojo Satoru's requirements regarding your knowledge of sorcery and combat skills within the specified time.

Basic knowledge of spells: 5%/100%.

Combat skills: 0%/100%.

Reward: Unlocks the team-up feature for missions.

Kazuma Hatake's eyes lit up.

Originally, if I wanted to team up with Gojo Satoru to run dungeons, I had to complete his request first to unlock this feature.

That 5% of common knowledge about spellcasting probably includes the three starter families I just introduced.

Since that's the case, there's nothing we can do. Let's stay with Fushiguro Megumi for a while and try our best to complete the request.

Reluctantly waving goodbye to the beautiful Daigo, Hagoromo Kazuma, who had just closed the door, turned around and saw Fushiguro Megumi staring at him intently.

"Um?"

"What...is your relationship with that guy?"

Fukurohime frowned.

"I want to get married (after maxing out our affection level)," Kazuma Hatake said frankly.

"I proposed to him yesterday, but unfortunately it was only half successful."

Fushiguro Megumi: "..."

Megumi Fushiguro: "!?!?"