Chapter 17: Seventeenth Day of Cultivation
Chapter 17
[Of course I can't take them all!] The system continued to wail.
"What's wrong with wanting them all? I'm not one of those scumbags who treats everyone equally when looking for a partner. Of course I can't leave any of my family behind!"
No family member can be left behind.
The system was stunned for a moment, then said, "You're absolutely right, but you can only have one guardian for now."
The system read the rulebook: [Did I say the first goal is to fill up the first nurturing value? Each time it reaches 100, it's considered complete, similar to a successful graduation. At that point, you can switch to someone else as the binding partner.]
System: [The nurturing points you achieved during each previous binding will be permanently retained, and you will receive many rewards and feedback!]
After reading the system rulebook, it uttered a sigh.
There were a lot of "yo" sounds in the classroom. It was obvious that Wuxiaoxia was the one leading the funny behavior, and only Huiyuanxiong seriously joined in.
"I'm so touched. In that case, Kanako, please be family to all of us!" Gojo Satoru agreed quickly. "Monday with Jie, Tuesday with Naoko, Wednesday and Thursday with two younger students, and Friday, reluctantly, with the future principal..."
"On these last Saturdays and Sundays, just follow me and be Kanako Gojo. Perfect!"
Ieiri Naoko asked, "Why do you have two days?"
Gojo Satoru pretended to be stupid by making meaningless onomatopeia like "Ehei" and "Ahaha".
Kanako sincerely began to think: "Sister Naoko is right. If each person gets one day, then Gojo Satoru taking up two days is really abominable. I won't allow this unfair thing to happen!"
"So I'll make my own choice on Sunday. It's decided happily!" said Kanako.
"You guys..." Ye Mo Zheng Dao really couldn't stand these students talking to themselves.
Strictly speaking, Kanako is not a student at a technical high school. In addition, she is really young, so Yoga Masamichi will definitely not get angry with her, so he simply puts all the blame on the trio.
"Don't create so many confusing relationships for me!" Ye Mo Zhengdao's face was ferocious.
"Especially you, Wu," Ye Mo Zhengdao said, "Do you think the higher-ups will be able to accept it easily if you report it like this?"
"Tsk, you rotten orange who has never seen the world." Gojo Satoru cursed bluntly.
When Noctua mentioned the "chaotic relationship", the atmosphere became increasingly weird.
Kanako's eyes were blank, and she secretly thought of some strange things in her head. She jumped off the podium and ran to the side.
"No messy relationship! Absolutely not! I don't want to become the promiscuous scumbag in the TV drama!" Kanako wailed.
Nanami Kento's eyes widened in disbelief: "...What scum? What on earth did they teach her!?"
Ieiri Naoko said, "Stop! Put away your imagination. Although I once felt the same way as you, it seems that these are not Gojo and Geto's problems."
Ieiri Naoko's eyes revealed a hint of pity: "It must be some strange knowledge that Kanako was instilled with before she even met them. She's even more proficient in it than she is in addition and subtraction within 100."
"Outside the world of spells, there are other disgusting adults."
Nanami Kento frowned tightly.
As expected...the unreliable bastards in this world are so hateful!
Kanako didn't actually cry out loud. On the contrary, as she wailed, she ran straight towards her target with exceptional clarity of mind—
With a "pa", Kanako clapped her hands on Geto's palms, laughed joyfully, and said, "From now on, I'll leave it to you, Geto!"
The system had told her: The next person you actively hold hands with will be your bound guardian. Kanako took note.
She had already come up with the answer through her own independent thinking. As for the detailed reason, it was still a secret, and Kanako planned to reveal it when the time was right.
For a moment, Geto Suguru stood there in a daze.
Because at the moment Kanako held his hand, a strange voice that did not conform to common sense came to his ears: [Ding Dong! Kanako is bound to you. ]
【Welcome to the "Ceiling Cultivation System" and bind your guardian, Geto Suguru. 】
Geto Suguru:?
Did he get hit by some strange spell?!
*
There were no abnormal fluctuations in mana around, and there were no special warnings from Wu... After ruling out the possibility of a spell being activated and a prank, Geto Suguru's tense nerves relaxed a little.
He calmly asked in his mind: [What are you?]
[……]The system was speechless.
It was at a loss for words, and nervous, so it didn't know how to explain its existence for a moment... The biggest question was, why would binding to a guardian also directly connect to the system's inner world?!
[Eh? Xiaojie, why are you here?] Kanako's voice suddenly appeared beside my ear.
Geto Suguru is even more of a puzzle.
System: […Ah!!!]
Not only did he connect the system, but Geto Suguru also opened up a channel for it to communicate with Kanako on a daily basis!
Why didn't the system manual remind it that this would happen after binding a guardian... As a diligent 007 worker, the system would cry!
Moreover, as the strongest reserve in the future of the curse world, Geto Suguru is definitely not easy to fool... No, it's about gaining his trust.
Anyway, let me explain as clearly as possible...
The system resumed its old ways, saying in a calm voice: [Hello, bound guardian Geto Suguru.]
[The moment Kanako shakes hands with you, the contract is established. Kanako has actively chosen you as the one to be nurtured. This contract is enforced and cannot be canceled until the nurturing value reaches the maximum.]
[A mandatory contract? And one that can't be canceled midway? Can the two ends of this constraint really be balanced? How can such an unequal constraint be established?] Without hesitation, Geto Suguru threw out a number of questions.
Since the strange events happening to him now did not really endanger the safety of him, the people around him, and the weak people in the world, Geto Suguru was still able to calm down and have a good chat with it.
The system was stunned: [Ah, this.]
As soon as these words were spoken, the previous series of narrations were completely in vain, and the system consciously exposed its nature of being not rigorous at all and being very easy to fool.
Geto Suguru:?
System: [Actually, we can be less serious... just have a casual afternoon tea... and talk slowly?]
Kanako nodded: [Yeah! ]
Kanako: [Xiaojie, trust me, this system is easy to bully. Don't be afraid of it. Even if we don't listen to it or do any tasks, it can't do anything to us.]
Kanako: [And it can't eat, sleep, or rest. It can't enjoy the happiness and joy of life. It can only spend its miserable life as a worker in our ears every day...]
System: [Hello!!!]
Kanako exudes a personality that betrays her true nature: [In other words, we can ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist, but it can only desperately try its best to gain our attention...]
System: [Ah!!! Stop talking!]
Kanako smiled with enjoyment: [How pitiful.]
System: [Woooo ...
Geto Suguru: [……]
Geto: [I understand. Since even Kanako said so, I will... ah, sorry for the slip of the tongue. I will not be wary of it for the time being.]
System: [You just mentioned bullying, right? You definitely mentioned bullying! Absolutely!]
Geto Xiayou ignored it and turned to respond to the conversation with his classmates in the real world.
Please don't bully me! Master Geto Suguru!! QAQ
"Satoru." Geto Suguru stroked his chin in thought. "What do you think would be a good thing for me to do as Kanako's primary guardian?"
Gojo Satoru turned his head and said, "... Really, Jie? You're getting into character so quickly?"
Xia Yujie raised his eyebrows: "Are you kidding?"
"Of course not!" Gojo Satoru exuded arrogance. "Just wait, even if it's raising a child, I'm the best!"
Even the self-proclaimed "I (Laozi)" has come out...
Xia Yujie smiled, and Ieiri Naoko beside him patted his shoulder and said before leaving, "I'll leave it to you today, Mr. Xia Yu."
"Please go pick up the package."
*
Geto Suguru felt like he had been cheated.
What does his role as a temporary parent have to do with him having to pick up the express deliveries for the entire grade...or even all the teachers and students in the school?
In response to this, Ieiri Shoko explained in the text message: Most of them are prepared for Kanako, Big Brother Gouyu, damn daddy!
Comes with an original self-made emoticon pack of "Kanako giving a thumbs up".
Huh… Xia Yujie let out a long sigh and thought to himself: [Let’s start and explain your problem.]
System: [Okay, no problem. I've manually switched to plain language that can be easily understood by the magic world.]
System: [You can consider me as a part of Kanako's "Heaven and Curse Binding."]
Geto: [Well, what are the detailed regulations for bondage? ]
System: [She will become stronger, and an overly powerful life needs a bond to guide her from destroying the world.]
Geto Summer Oil was puzzled: [Huh?]
In terms of strength development, he would put Kanako and Gojo Satoru in a similar position. Gojo Satoru's strength did not trigger the special constraints of this kind of "system", so why would Kanako have it?
[Yes.] The system pointed out Geto Suguru's erroneous conclusion. [His birth overturned the entire world of curses, altered the world's balance, and led to the strengthening of curses in the current era.]
[In my opinion, due to the special circumstances of the world of spells, this fact is precisely the "constraint" that the world places on Gojo Satoru himself.]
[Kanako is outside the rules of the world of curses, so the constraints imposed on her can only be expressed in other forms.]
[As for the determination of "cultivation value", this is not a setting I can change. The only explanation I can give is that this is Kanako's own will.]
She has a vague idea of what kind of person she wants to be, and is on her way to that goal. I am a transit point that records her experiences and gains.
[Thank you for being her first bound guardian. Now I can finally calculate her training value.]
[Current Cultivation Value: 10/100]
[……] Geto Suguru received the information. His questions were indeed answered, but…
Geto: [Why didn't you just tell me straight out, "Have you read online novels? Some characters in those novels have a system that grants cheat codes, and I'm like that system"?]
System: =A=! ?
The system couldn't hold back any longer: [So you can understand the system settings!? ]
Geto Suguru: [I have never denied it.]
"Xiaojie!" Kanako came out of the dormitory.
Among the express delivery that Geto Suguru received was a box of clothes that Ieiri Shoko had customized for her. Kanako returned to her dormitory and chose one of the dozen or so identical clothes to change into.
It was the cheongsam style mentioned in the order form, except that it was for daily use (PS: combat style), so it was essentially a long gown with a cheongsam-like top and a Tang suit kung fu outfit for easy movement.
The main color of the fabric is black, and the pattern is sewn with golden thread. When Kanako was packing her new clothes, she found a sticky note at the bottom of the box.
Picking it up and taking a look, I could sense the designer's grief from the flying font: [I really can't imagine what it feels like to "whoosh, then soar into the sky"! QAQ!]
The resentment of the workers emanating from the note was no less than a curse, so Kanako quickly got rid of this hot potato.
At the same time, she realized something.
"There is a question that seems to be a bit important, Xiaojie." Kanako looked at the faint black energy surrounding Geto Suguru.
"What's that strange energy that feels like three-day-old dried herrings?"
Geto Summer Oil was shocked.
What was even more surprising was that he was able to understand Kanako's thought process in seconds.
Could it be that... Kanako can see cursed power?
【Author’s words】
Let us congratulate Xiaojie for becoming the first target of persecution (applause)
The next episode is coming soon!
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