The boy had a pair of narrow and long eyes, but these eyes now revealed a sense of rawness and confusion.

He must have been totally confused about his situation.

He even stretched out his hand involuntarily, then lowered his head to confirm whether his body was real.

This is not a solution, Jiuyuan thought.

"Hello, young man." He introduced himself with a smile, "I am Huang Quanchuan, Huang Quanchuan Jiuyuan."

"...Hello." The boy paused for a moment, "Kayuki Kagome - my name."

Seeing that the other person seemed to be about the same age as himself, Jiuyuan changed his address and said, "Sugaru-kun, how much do you remember about yourself?"

After pondering for a few seconds, Xia Yujie shook his head uncertainly.

"Although I don't remember much...but I am sure that I should be dead." He looked at the boy warily.

From his family's perspective, Kuen now behaves like an evil sorcerer who plays with other people's souls.

Jiuyuan began to explain: "That's right. And now your physical condition should have changed, probably towards the existence of spirits and monsters."

It was obvious that he was not lying, and Xia Yujie briefly summarized what he could think of -

"I seem to have been trapped in chaos for quite a long time, so long that I almost forgot that I was once a 'human'." He looked up at the gentle-looking boy in front of him, "...You were the one who freed me from that cage, right?"

Jiuyuan nodded with satisfaction.

He stepped forward and said, "Suyu-kun, give me your hand."

Xia Yujie didn't do as he was told, and it was obvious that he was cautious by nature. However, Jiuyuan was not angry - as an employee, it would be better if he was a little smarter.

He simply opened his hand, placed the remaining monster candy in his palm, and then handed it to Geto.

"Please accept this gift as a celebration of your rebirth into this world."

Geto Xia Yu could feel that it was this magical candy that replenished some of his energy, allowing him to wake up from the chaos.

"Thank you." His voice became more sincere.

"Don't you want to eat?" Jiuyuan asked, "After replenishing your energy, maybe you will remember more about your own affairs."

After thinking for a while, Xia Youjie finally did what he was told - he was sure that this candy would be good for him.

Just as Jiuyuan said, he seemed to have a clearer understanding of himself.

"Kaguya-sama," he said, "Let me introduce myself again - I'm a sorcerer... in my previous life." He pressed his temples a little uncomfortably, "... maybe there's something wrong, I shouldn't just be a high school student."

"Memory loss?"

"...Maybe. But I vaguely remember that I am not this...immature." It can be seen that Xia Yujie is not very adapted to his current appearance, as if he was stuffed into a leather case that doesn't fit him and he doesn't know what to do.

"It doesn't matter." Jiuyuan doesn't care about these little things as long as they don't affect his work.

He asked the system in his mind: "Is his condition... a sign of spiritual damage?"

[System: It is possible that he was injured and his soul split into two parts. What we saw was only one part.]

Kuen: ...In other words, he might be an uncle who is much older than me?

Just now he called the other person "Getama-kun" because he thought the other person was about the same age as him, but now it is impossible to change his words, so he had to continue to use the name.

"There is one thing I care about." Looking at the boy who said "You are my son", Xia Yujie finally asked the question he should have asked from the beginning: "...Why do you say I am your 'child', and..." He seemed to want to carefully consider the wording, but finally found that there was no way to beautify this sentence, "Why help me?"

"First question." Jiuyuan pointed a finger, "Because you were 'reborn' with my help, a brand new 'spirit', in a sense you are indeed a child created by me, right?"

Without giving Geto a chance to respond, Kuen continued, "Regarding the second question, I don't specifically want to help you."

Summer Oil: “……?”

Jiuyuan: "It's just that the kid at home picked you up and brought you back."

Summer Oil: "...It sounds a bit ridiculous."

"Then let's say something that's not ridiculous. Are you feeling uneasy because I'm giving you one-sidedly? You can rest assured that I'm not a selfless good person. I'm just feeding you candy because I'm short of people, and I hope you can handle the work for me."

One-sided, unrequited efforts will make people think you have ulterior motives, and Jiuyuan always speaks the truth.

"I'm going to open a store and I'm short of staff, and you just happened to be picked up by my child. I thought it was a good match, so I gave you some candy to replenish your energy." Kuen shrugged, trying to make Geto relax and believe him.

"Oh, of course, you can just walk away," Kuen said, "but let's be honest, you have to pay me for the candy."

How could Geto, who was just born as a penniless spirit, possibly offer any reward?

But he doesn't like being controlled by others. Fortunately, Jiuyuan's current attitude is more equal and he tends to believe that both parties will trade voluntarily.

Xia Youjie is also a rebellious person. If the other party wants to keep him by force and extortion, it will be an act of humiliation to his self-esteem.

Since he could take out candy and had no one to accompany him, the boy in front of him must have his own trump card. Thinking about it in an extreme way, maybe he has the means to force him to stay, but he has no choice to use it at the moment.

...Rather than being tortured into a slave, he would rather bear some debt and pay it back when he can get the money.

At this moment, the system popped up a prompt.

【Mission: Recruit the first member】

[Reward: 300 reputation points, 3 Yokai Candies. ]

After listening to this, Jiuyuan still looked relaxed, but in his heart he felt that he must capture Geto-kun. After all, he now had no money to pay back the candies he had fed him, and if he let him run away, the candies would be wasted.

So he walked to the side, dragged a chair and sat down, looking at the black-haired boy in front of him with an increasingly gentle expression.

"Don't worry, I'm not a black-hearted boss. If you're willing to be my employee, I'll sign a contract with you, and I'll pay you normally... Well, given your current situation, I can provide you with food and accommodation."

After saying that, he took out a decent recruitment flyer and a contract from the drawer beside him.

This proves that he had indeed been planning this for a long time, and it was not just a nice talk to trick him into staying.

So, in Xia Yujie's opinion, the credibility has increased a little bit.

...just a little.

"Kayu-kun, you can take a look. I'll go make a cup of tea." After saying that, he didn't worry at all whether Kayu-kun would just run away. He put the contract and the recruitment flyer on the table, and went downstairs to boil water and make tea.

Soon, Xia Yujie heard the sound of a kettle.

The recruitment advertisement was of course made by the system, stating that free food and accommodation would be provided to employees with special circumstances, and the salary was negotiable. It also explained in detail the business of the store: it was mainly centered around the fortune teller, who charged for fortune-telling, and sold some sundries and intelligence.

After reading it, Xia Yujie found it quite simple and easy to understand.

The contract was also obtained from the system, and cost him 50 reputation points. It has the effect of an oath and is valid for both parties.

The content is basically normal and equal, such as guaranteeing the personal freedom of both parties and not leaking business secrets...

No one can find fault with it, it's normal.

This did make him waver. The most important thing was that although this was a squatter's house, it was obvious that they were planning to develop into an intelligence house.

For Xia Yujie, who knows that he is now "incomplete", this is exactly what he needs.

He wants to find his complete self.

Jiuyuan, who was making tea downstairs, heard the system prompt that the task had been completed.

The smile on his face became even brighter, so he made two cups of tea and also took out cookies for afternoon tea.

[System: ...Master, your attitude changes too quickly, doesn't it?]

Hisaen: What nonsense are you talking about? I have always treated Geto-kun with the warmth of a spring breeze.

When he went upstairs with his tea, he saw Geto standing by the table. Although he did not sign the contract, he would most likely agree to it.

He asked Jiuyuan: "The contract is only valid for three months?"

"This is a short-term trial contract. You wouldn't want to sign a long-term contract right away, would you? Besides, as your boss, I also need to evaluate you."

"I see."

After signing, Geto Suguru handed the contract to him.

Jiuyuan pushed one of the teacups in front of him and said, "Please take care of me in the future, Geto-kun. By the way, you can just call me Jiuyuan."

"……OK."

Jiuyuan remembered that he had just said that he was a sorcerer.

"Suyu-kun, do you know anything about Jujutsu High School?"

Just as he was about to reach out to hold the handle of the teacup, Xia Yu's hand paused in the air for a second. He frowned and said in a strange tone: "...I don't know why, but my subconscious told me that it would be better not to meet with the people from the college for the time being."

Jiuyuan blinked, "...Is there a festival?"

Summer Oil: “…I don’t know.”

...Amnesia is a problem.

Jiuyuan remembered that the high school had a fighting force as strong as Gojo Satoru. If they had a conflict...Kayougetsu, the new spirit, would definitely be at a disadvantage.

"Well, you reminded me..."

Jiuyuan thought of the mask he had just drawn, so he asked the system if he could give it to Xia Yujie?

[System: Yes, the fox mask is an SR-level item that can confuse his aura. When Geto wears it, he will only be considered a monster.]

"Suyu-kun."

"?"

Jiu Yuan stood up from the chair, propped up the table with one hand, and leaned forward. He took out a fox mask from somewhere and put it on the black-haired boy's head, saying, "Don't move... Okay."

Xia Yujie touched the top of his head and realized it was a mask.

Jiu Yuan looked at the boy in front of him with satisfaction——

Great! He is also a fox man!

The boy was delighted in his heart but pretended to be calm on his face.

"After we finish this cup of tea, let's go see your colleague." Jiuyuan said, "...He's a very cute child."