In abandoned building
"This is not a joke--" Ye Rose jumped down the stairs on the second floor.
Behind her, a black shadow accelerated suddenly, rushing out like a bullet, and the blade of the scissors chopped down. She subconsciously used the catch on the front of the hammer with her backhand to accurately catch the blade, and the cold light rushed straight at her.
She knew very well that if she ran out of strength at this moment, she would be cut in half by the scissors.
(This guy has been restricting my movements. Is he trying to guard against my technique...)
From the very beginning, he held on to Wild Rose and wouldn't let go in this pursuit.
At first, she thought that she was underestimated by the other party. Usually, wouldn't the weaker party be attacked first? Once she thought so, she would become extremely angry.
Actually, this is not the case.
After observation, the man with the gap found that Itadori had no spells to use at the moment, and Fushiguro Megumi's spells were mainly based on Shikigami, but Norose's spells surprised him a little - her spells seemed to have the same origin as the Girl of Ugly Time, and he personally disliked this kind of spell that did not require direct contact to be used.
Therefore, his desire to get rid of Ye Rose as early as possible was due to his personal likes and dislikes.
Just as he was about to increase his strength, a cross kick came from the left.
It was a strong blow, but it had little effect on him.
He simply blocked it with his arm, and it was this gap that allowed Ye Qiangwei to quickly switch her fulcrum, quickly bent down and slid to the side, successfully escaping from the state of being restrained.
The tiger stick whose kick was blocked sighed: "Wow——so hard——"
This person is so thin and his body is like a stone!
As expected, ghost stories and humans cannot be mixed up.
The man with the slit mouth grabbed Yuji's ankle with his backhand and threw him out.
"Jade Dog!"
Just as he was about to hit the pillar behind him, in a split second, the boy called upon the Shikigami for timely support, allowing the Shikigami to change Yuji's fall and find a buffer point again to land.
As soon as one foot touched the ground, Yuji shouted, "I'm fine! Compared to this, Wild Rose—"
The man with the slit turned to attack the nearest wild rose. He raised his scissors high and was about to strike out with a fierce blow.
The jade dog rushed forward and bit the arm that was still holding the scissors, but in less than two seconds, it loosened its fangs and even its figure became illusory.
Fushiguro Megumi realized that her shikigami seemed to be disturbed.
The flow of cursed energy became strange.
This is the inevitable effect of the inherent attribute of the Slit-Mouth Man, [Chaos]. Even Gojo Satoru cannot avoid being affected. However, Gojo Satoru is able to re-coordinate his own power through faster conversion of spell power, and the others naturally cannot reach this level.
Once you enter the range of the Slit-Mouth Man's [Chaos], the entire circulation of the cursed energy will be broken.
Without the protection and amplification of cursed power, human forces are no match for it.
Their attacks were nothing more than harassment to the man with the slit mouth. He bent his body, raised his scissors again, and launched a slashing attack from a distance of several meters away from them. Everyone subconsciously stepped aside. Fushiguro Megumi, who had moved the longest distance and just managed to dodge, had a cut on his cheek and was bleeding.
(What was that just now… sword energy? Blade light?)
Fushiguro Megumi found it very strange. He finally accepted the fact that this young man in front of him, who was thinner than himself, was a melee fighter, but now he found out that he was actually a magic swordsman...
Fortunately, his fighting spirit saved him. If he had dodged backwards instead of to the sides, he might have been cut in half.
Thinking back to ten minutes ago, Gojo-sensei brought them to this abandoned building, lowered the tent, and told everyone with a smile on his face—
"Next, please treat today's one-day limited teaching assistant as a curse to be dispelled~ This is today's lesson, everyone, do your best."
Now Fushiguro Megumi just wants to say——
They were basically being chased by this monster, and the hunting relationship had been completely reversed.
Moreover, he could see that the opponent had obviously restrained most of his strength. If he was serious, the only person who could be his opponent here was Gojo Sensei.
“Tsk.”
He knew in his head that the opportunity to practice against a strong opponent was rare and would be of great help in improving himself.
only……
Being beaten like this, and the other party showing too much mercy, still makes me feel very unhappy.
"Do you want to give up?"
The man with the slit mouth waved his scissors and looked at Fushiguro Megumi.
"...How is that possible?" he said, "Hasn't this just begun?"
"Oh! That's exactly the kind of momentum I want, Fushiguro. You can actually say such passionate words!"
"You're making so much noise."
“…I’ll be relieved if you guys give up.” Muttering to himself, the man with the slit mouth started to move again.
Itachi felt the person in front of him disappear in an instant, and the next second a sharp blade appeared in front of him. He leaned back subconsciously, then supported himself with his arms and jumped back three times to escape the attack. Before he could stand firm, the blade attacked again from the left.
Too fast!
Yuji, who was still a beginner in the use of cursed energy, managed to grasp the blade with his hand at the critical moment. Even so, the base of his palm was still injured. He learned it by himself at this moment and was able to control the cursed energy in an instant, wrapping it around his hand, which resulted in only minor injuries.
"Eh..." The man with the slit mouth found it quite interesting.
The next second, he raised his leg and knocked Tiger Stick to the ground, then broke the scissors into two and pressed them against his neck.
The movement was so fast that Yuji didn't even realize what was happening before he felt a chill on his neck.
The world spun around, and the scenery in front of me turned into a knotweed on the ceiling: "..."
"Yeah, you're out." The man with the slit nodded. "It's going on and on and on and on and on and on. If you get hit by my fatal blow, you're out. Get up, boy."
"You're really amazing..." Yuji got up from the ground and patted the dust off his body, "Can I continue watching here?"
"casual."
Unfortunately, the other two also did not make it.
Megumi Fushiguro, who relies mainly on the power of Shikigami, is the most affected by the [Chaos] attribute of the Slit-Mouth Man. The Shikigami is almost useless. Relatively speaking, Norose performs the best. Her techniques can cause some minor injuries to the Slit-Mouth Man, but she also loses in physical skills.
As a result, the entire army was wiped out in less than ten minutes.
Gojo Satoru watched them walk down from the second floor. All of the students were covered in dust and dirt. He knew that the result was similar to what he had expected. Well...it was better to say that this was the normal result.
Gojo Satoru thought he was a considerate and good teacher. He encouraged them, "Everyone, please be happy. After all, this is a rare extracurricular teaching opportunity. It should be very helpful to you, right?"
After that, he walked over to the man with the slit, took out a file bag and handed it to him, "Here is the agreed information. If you are worried, you can open it now."
Jiuyuan heard the system prompt sound.
The reputation reward has been received, which can prove that Gojo Satoru did not cheat.
"No need." The man with the slit mouth stared at Gojo Satoru's smiling face, "I believe you won't do anything about this."
"You really have high hopes for me... Well, it's my honor." Gojo Satoru readily accepted the offer, and then said to his students, "Okay, we're going back to the technical high school next."
"Oh, oh, let me tell you a good news," he said. "You will have new classmates soon. Are you surprised? Are you happy?"
After Gojo Satoru led his students away, Kuen began to check his gains.
[The progress of the character mission of the man with the rift is advancing, the current progress is: 75%. 】
[Rewards: Reputation value 17000, current reputation value: 22300, reputation coins: 22300. ]
[Unlock the achievement of reaching 20,000 reputation and get the reward: 3 skill points.]
In this way, the ordinary card pool for daily replenishment can also be drawn, and the reputation store is also unlocked.
There is no time to lose, hurry up and get today's daily supply.
【Congratulations on winning the following items:】
[N: 1 box of black tea bags, 1 box of scented tea bags, 3 sets of ingredients for monster cookies, 1 set of tea set]
[R: Kimono (black, for men only) × 1, round stool × 2]
【SR: Automatic notebook × 1】
When Jiu Yuan saw the golden light, he was a little surprised. After seeing the real thing, he sighed: "...I drew a four-star in the friendship pool?"
He quickly checked the function of the automatic notebook, and the records said that it could generate simple extractions of visiting customers' information, and that it would be effective for any customer who entered the store.
Isn't this equivalent to right-clicking a user in the game to view their information... and a character profile will also be generated.
In other words, as long as he entered Jiuyuan's store, he would be able to know most of this person's information.
No wonder it’s SR.
"System." Jiuyuan put the things back into the warehouse. He had a bold guess, "Beyond the automatic notebook, is there a more advanced notebook that can see everything in a person's life?"
【some.】
[Querying data... Generating data...]
[SSR-level item: God's Notebook, available for a limited time at the Reputation Store, 17 hours left.]
"It's on sale right now?" Jiuyuan thought this thing was extremely useful, and he wanted to get it right away. However, it was very troublesome because it was only sold for a limited time. If it was taken off the shelves after the store was refreshed, he didn't know how long he would have to wait.
He asked, "How much is it?"
[Price: Reputation Coins: 40,000. ]
Jiuyuan frowned.
He still lacks nearly 20,000 reputation coins...
"What other tasks do I have to hand in now?"
[I suggest that the owner continue to advance the main storyline of the character of the gap man. ]
[After reaching 100% completion, 30,000 reputation will be awarded, which is the same as the previous year's reward of 30,000 reputation coins. ]
After saying that, the originally cold system added playfully:
[After you buy it, you still have money to draw a ten-draw, but I suggest you draw a ten-draw before buying... What if you buy it first and win the ten-draw? It is said that this is one of the tragedies that will inevitably happen in the card drawing game. ]
Seeing that Jiuyuan didn't say anything, the system thought he was worried about how to complete the task.
After all, the mission of the man with the slit is ultimately to achieve revenge.
[And...completing this mission means that there will be a certain degree of conflict with Gojo Satoru.] The system asked in a low voice: [Are you worried about this?]
Jiuyuan shook his head: "About this matter... I'm going to do an experiment today. If my guess is correct, I can get this reward before the notebook is taken off the shelves."
[…Experiment?]
"Yeah." Jiuyuan looked at the three available skill points in the panel.
His eyes fell on Hanako's skill [Moonlight Illusion] and Yukio's skill [Pure White Death Thought].
The former is an illusion, while the latter is a mind manipulation.
Even if one is invincible physically and in combat, is it possible for one's spirit to be flawless?
Soon, he knew the answer.
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"So, you have temporarily awakened your talent as a sorcerer..."
Yaga Masamichi and Yoshino Junpei were in the main hall, both sitting upright.
No matter who wants to embark on the path of a sorcerer, once they enter the technical high school, they will receive a special lesson from the principal. However, everything the boy in front of him has experienced is too bizarre. Although there are many sorcerers who awaken their talents later, it is almost unprecedented for someone to awaken so late like Yoshino Junpei.
As the principal, Ye Mo Zhengdao naturally has to find out whether there are any potential risks. He must be responsible for other students.
Long before this, Kagome had given Hanako a friendly reminder about this issue.
"Is it really okay? There are many corrupt rules in the world of curse arts, and it is very rare to find someone with Yoshino Junpei's special awakening ability. If things go wrong, I might..." I might be targeted.
Before he finished speaking, Hanako smiled and told him, "It's okay. I told him that if he is asked, just tell him my story directly."
For Jiuyuan, this is a good opportunity to make a name for himself.
He has seen the wonderful scene of his reputation flowing into the account like water.
As for the risks behind it...
After learning about the varying levels of sorcerers, the rampant infighting, the low efficiency, and the number of top-grade sorcerers that could be counted on one hand, he didn't think anyone could cause him any harm.
Especially since sorcerers are exposed to curses and deal with negative emotions all year round, the mental state of most sorcerers will be affected to some extent. This poses no threat at all to Hanako, who specializes in illusion, and Yukio, who has psychic abilities.
What's more, Kuen is not like Gojo Satoru. He does not need to care about any interpersonal relationships in the world of curse arts and will not be constrained by such boring things. Even if he is an enemy, he doesn't care.
Moreover, he was waiting to meet Gojo Satoru today under the pseudonym Hanako to verify his guess.
…
…
When Gojo Satoru came back, Yoshino Junpei had already stayed with the principal for almost two hours.
"Wu, you're too slow." Yega Zhengdao couldn't help but give him a lecture when he saw the student walking past with his hands in his pockets casually appearing at the gate.
"Don't mind such a small matter. So, this is the special student?" Gojo Satoru sat down next to Yoshino Junpei. His familiar attitude made the other party subconsciously want to move to the side. Gojo Satoru grabbed the boy's arm and said, "Ah, don't run away in a hurry. If you succeed in entering the school, you will be my student. It will hurt the teacher's feelings if you are so wary of me."
Yoshino Junpei: "..."
I had no choice but to sit back in my original position.
"Can you let me see your Shikigami?" Gojo Satoru said cheerfully, but his words showed an irresistible and tough attitude.
After all, this was someone else's territory. Yoshino Junpei nodded and released his own glowing jellyfish.
At this moment, dusk has fallen outside the window. In the dimly lit room, the light from the jellyfish becomes brighter and clearer.
"No problem. The procedure is consistent with my body. I was not forced to have an incompatible procedure implanted."
Gojo Satoru succinctly expressed what Yega Masamichi was worried about.
"That is to say, this is indeed a technique that the child already possessed... but it was only triggered by external forces?" Ye Mo Zheng Dao murmured.
Gojo Satoru's six eyes are able to discern this kind of rare information.
This helped Yega Zhengdao rule out the possibility that the boy in front of him might have been forcibly transformed and implanted with powers that did not belong to him. In other words, this boy was not a victim of some illegal experiment, and it also indirectly proved that there might not be any power behind him.
"I heard that someone used illusion to help you unleash your potential, so you were able to master the technique?" Gojo Satoru said bluntly, "I want to meet that person."
Yoshino Junpei nodded.
(…It’s the same as what Hanako-kun said.)
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…
"Ah... the child is calling me."
Putting down the porcelain cup filled with scented tea, Hanako said to Kagome, "Do you want to come with me?"
"No." Xia Youjie said, "Kyuon is almost done with school, so I won't go. Besides, I don't want to get involved too much with the high school."
"He's not a kindergarten kid. He won't be scared and anxious when there's no one at home..." Hanako frowned. He didn't agree with Geto's warm and even doting behavior, but it was ultimately a personal freedom and he wouldn't interfere with Geto's decision.
"Forget it," he said. "Remember to check if the eavesdropping device in the flowerpot in front of the cashier has been taken away. If it hasn't been taken away, just find a place to throw it away."
Xia Yujie resisted the urge to ask why there was a bug and nodded.
Hanako, on the other hand, went to the technical high school.
However, considering that there was still a troublesome barrier in the high school, he just stayed in his own area and did not plan to step out of the room.
Waiting for him were naturally Yaga Masamichi, Gojo Satoru and Yoshino Junpei.
The boy with black hair and red eyes sat upright in a chair, took a sip of tea slowly, and then turned his gaze to them.
Yega Zhengdao considered himself the oldest among the group of people and did not care about the arrogance of a child.
"Yaguchi Masamichi is the principal of this specialized school for spells. Next to me is the teacher in charge of guiding the first-year students, Gojo Satoru."
"Hello."
After getting the name, Hanako's expression softened a little. He said, "You have already learned it from Yoshino-san, right?"
"Even if we knew..." Yega Masamichi chose his words carefully and said, "It may sound a bit unpleasant to say this, but Yoshino's situation is too rare, and it is difficult for us to believe his one-sided statement."
"I've also seen some illusionists," Gojo Satoru said, "or rather, people who call themselves 'illusionists'. They can indeed influence the mind or create some illusions, but all they can do is confuse and induce harm."
Gojo Satoru took a step forward and Hanako raised an eyebrow.
He continued, "Their methods of attack are very simple. For example, they confuse people, which is to make them think that the cliff in front of them is flat ground, so that they fall and destroy themselves. Or they make people regard their trusted comrades beside them as mortal enemies, and cause a tragedy of self-destruction. However, the description of illusion in what you told Yoshino-kun has far exceeded the scope of illusion we know -"
"That is to say." Hanako slowly put down the teacup, folded his hands on the table, and then gently put his chin on top, showing them a sweet smile, "You have doubts about the truth of the child's mouth, and the root of the doubt is 'Can the illusion do this?' Is it?"
It was the first time I saw Hanako’s smile so bright and brilliant.
For some reason, Yoshino Junpei thought of the natural smile that appeared on his face after he had taught those high school students a lesson.
Hanako's smile suddenly dropped and her voice became a little colder.
"You actually compare my illusion to those inferior tricks under the banner of illusion... You are really bold."
The moth next to him also smelled the stagnant air.
There is no time to lose.
"——As expected, I'll take you to the underworld."