Chapter 18: Eighteenth Day of Training
Chapter 18
Geto Suguru still remembers the existence of the system.
Therefore, when he encountered a problem that was difficult to explain using common sense in the world of spells, he would first ask the system.
Geto Summer Oil: [Why can Kanako suddenly see cursed power? ]
System: [Ah, this...]
Geto Suguru: [From now on, "Ah this" is prohibited.]
The system immediately corrected it: [I guess it's because of the guardian binding! ]
System: [According to the system, as the nurturing value increases, you can get certain rewards. This reward not only goes to Kanako, but also to the guardian. Don't worry, we won't let you take advantage of such a troublesome little brat for free!]
System: [The two-way channel you and Kanako have established is not only a brain communication, but also provides power feedback. For example, Kanako will provide you with enhanced physical strength, and you will...]
Geto Summer Oil: [Cursed power, right?]
Geto Suguru thought about it for a while, then called upon his cursed power to make a first-level cursed spirit that had been registered at the high school appear beside him.
The huge cursed spirit created a huge wave of air when it appeared, blowing up the corners of Geto Suguru and Kanako's clothes, bangs and hairstyle for a few seconds.
Kanako blinked, and her nose moved slightly, as if she smelled something strange, and then she turned her whole head towards the location of the cursed spirit.
"Hmm?" Kanako tilted her head in confusion.
It can be confirmed that Kanako cannot "see" cursed energy.
On the contrary, she seemed to use senses other than vision - most likely smell - to catch a hint of something strange floating in the air.
After the test concluded, Geto explained his actions: "Kanako, there is a subdued cursed spirit on my right."
Kanako showed a look of sudden enlightenment and said, "No wonder! I was wondering why there was a sudden smell like expired sausage coming from your right side!"
The subdued cursed spirit had never heard such an evaluation: ...
Geto Suguru: ...
The first-level cursed spirit that was subdued unexpectedly revealed an uncontrollable sadness: 嘤! QAQ
And with the ugly face that is common to cursed spirits, it complained to Geto Suguru about the destruction Kanako had done to it.
System: [Hey! There are too many scenes with the cursed spirit!!!]
Geto Satsuki: [So, such sharp sarcasm often drifts through Kanako's ears.]
The system wasn't used to Geto Suguru joining its and Kanako's small circle yet, and it took a moment to react: "Ahaha, are you praising me? You must be praising me, I get it!"
The three of them chatted incoherently in their heads for a while, and then Kanako suddenly jumped thirteen feet high (literally), almost hitting her head on the ceiling.
"Xiaojie means... I can sense the curse spirit!?" Kanako said excitedly.
Geto Suguru nodded, tilted his neck, and looked with lingering fear at the poor ceiling that Kanako could smash through with her head with just a jump, and decided to leave the rest of the experiment outside.
"Let's go to the playground." said Geto Suguru.
Kanako shook her head. "The playground is not an option. It's under renovation recently. The uncles working there acted like they saw a ghost when they saw the students from the technical secondary school (mainly me). They forbid us from getting within five meters."
Geto Suguru was surprised. "The surface of the high school playground was protected by magical energy when it was first built. It hasn't broken since I enrolled. Is the high school playground undergoing renovations?"
Kanako looked at the corner of the wall guiltily: "Who, who knows."
"Kanako doesn't know anything." Kanako hummed a little tune and whistled.
Geto Suguru didn't think about it any further. Considering Kanako's pure physical strength, he decisively took her to the training ground.
It is also the most resistant training ground on campus, and the one Gojo Satoru uses the most.
"The next test is your perception of cursed spirits." Geto Suguru was reminded of a point of knowledge he learned in junior high school, called the control variable method.
The first experiment released a first-level cursed spirit. Geto Suguru took back the original one and summoned a quasi-first-level cursed spirit in the same direction.
"Do you feel any changes?" asked Geto Suguru.
Kanako responded, closing her eyes and sniffing carefully: "It looks like moldy rotten fruit piled in the corner."
The ferocious figure of the quasi-first-level cursed spirit froze in mid-air for a moment, then it returned to Geto Suguru's palm in a wronged manner.
Geto Summer Oil: “…”
How come he didn't know before that these cursed spirits formed entirely by malice would be so easy to break through!
Besides, for cursed spirits, negative adjectives are considered compliments, right? Cheer up!
Putting aside those messy thoughts from his mind, Geto Suguru released another second-level cursed spirit.
The second-level curse spirit appears confidently.
This time, without Geto's reminder, Kanako held out her arm in a "wait" gesture, and with a slightly slower reaction time than the previous two times, she said, "Maybe it's... frozen tofu that's spoiled. I don't like tofu, so that's how I'll describe it for now."
The second-level cursed spirit left the scene regretfully.
Holding on to the last bit of self-respect, it wailed frantically to Geto Suguru in a place where Kanako couldn't notice.
Geto Xia Yu adjusted his drooping bangs, feeling a headache.
There was no common ground to be found in Kanako's subjective description. Geto patiently continued to throw out third and fourth level cursed spirits, repeatedly hinting to them in his mind: Don't break my defense, don't break my defense...
As Geto Suguru wished, they did not break the defense, but the reason for not breaking the defense was that the cursed spirits were of low level and their intelligence was also low. Apart from the instinct to emit curses, they had no consciousness.
Kanako stood there in a daze for a long time.
It was so long that her stomach started to growl, and Kanako couldn't help but ask, "Did you release the curse?"
"Yeah." Xia Yujie realized what was going on, "It's already been released."
“What!?” Kanako looked around, clutching the air with her five fingers. “I don’t smell anything bad…”
System: [Does it have to smell bad? I didn't say it had to smell bad! If you keep going like this, the cursed spirits in Master Geto's hands will cry!]
Kanako shook her head: "I didn't smell any strange smells, it felt like there was only air around me."
After saying this, she touched her stomach for confirmation. "I'm half-starved right now, and my ability to smell food increases by 200%! So if I didn't smell it, I didn't smell it."
So that's how it is. Then it can be confirmed.
Geto Suguru concluded: "Kanako, your current perception of cursed spirits mainly relies on your sense of smell. Your other senses are almost incapable of reacting to the breath of cursed spirits."
"Also, curse spirits of different levels have different scents. Essentially, the higher the level of the curse spirit, the stronger the aura you can capture..."
Drawing conclusions from Kanako's words is a technical job that requires divergent thinking.
From the first level to the second level, the subjective judgment of the taste is: expired grilled sausage, moldy rotten fruit, spoiled frozen tofu...
The only thing that ties these things together is the intensity of the flavor.
System: [There are so many intersections (I see), you are indeed a guardian!]
As for the cursed spirits below level three... Kanako can't catch their breath.
The reason is simple: they are too weak.
To make an inappropriate analogy, for someone like Kanako, who possesses future-class physical qualifications... it is normal for Yato to only see the strong and automatically filter out the weak.
But in a certain chess game, the smallest mouse can defeat the elephant, and seemingly weak things may also have an impact on powerful things.
"So... I can feel the curse spirit now, right? I can go and fight the curse alone!" Kanako opened her big red eyes, her tone full of anticipation.
Geto Xia Yu pinched his chin: ...
Of course he knew what Kanako was thinking, but for the sake of his bottom line, he had to say, "No."
Kanako lowered her brows sadly.
Geto Suguru: ...
……Feel sorry.
Faced with the possibility of making Kanako sad and being hated by her, her safety is indeed more important.
Geto Suguru has always been someone who would sacrifice the former for the latter.
"Kanako, why... do you want to eliminate the curse?" Geto Suguru asked hesitantly.
"Because I am the savior who came from the M78 Nebula to protect the Earth." Kanako said with a stern face, imitating Yaga Masamichi.
System: [Wait, that's Ultraman.]
Kanako: [Ahhh, don't show it! Although the mental activities that you don't want others to hear will be automatically blocked, but our current team voice chat is defaulted to Xiaojie! ]
Geto Summer Oil: [...Ahem.]
Seeing that Geto Suguru's expression was a little strange, Kanako quickly stopped her funny thoughts and answered seriously: "I can't explain it clearly, but since the idea has appeared in my mind, it means I want to do it."
"That idea is - don't hurt others, and protect ordinary humans from being hurt."
Protect ordinary humans from harm...
This concept is similar to "protecting non-sorcerers".
Geto Suguru inevitably thought of Gojo Satoru, that arrogant guy who strongly disapproved of such lofty ideals.
If Kanako was a sorcerer of the same age as him, Geto Suguru would definitely be happy to meet her and fight alongside her, but reality is always cruel. Kanako, who shares the same views as him, is like a responsibility weighing on his shoulders.
Not to mention the guardian relationship bound to the system.
"Speaking of which, we just happened to be at the training ground. Xiaojie, do you want to practice with me?" Kanako said, rubbing her hands together. "Don't underestimate me, I'm very strong!"
"...Then I will return the original words to you." Geto Suguru put away the technique and smiled.
Although he is a cursed spirit operator, Geto Suguru is not a fragile mage at all. He is also very strong in close combat.
Kanako was waiting for him to say this. She had already rolled up her trouser legs and was ready to attack.
One-on-one sparring is about to begin.
There were tunnels left on the wooden floor, and the walls were shaking from the violent collision, spreading all the way to the roof... This training ground was bearing a force that it should not have been able to bear.
…
After an unknown amount of time, Kanako stopped, wiped the corner of her mouth during the fight, and announced a pause.
The reason was - "I'm starving!" Kanako wailed.
The world is big, but eating is the most important thing.
Geto Suguru, who had just come out of the sparring state, was still a little dazed. He couldn't help but burst out laughing because of what Kanako said.
She laughed so hard she held her stomach and leaned forward, "Yes...it's a very Kanako-esque way of saying it."
Kanako was tired and hungry, she collapsed on the ground and gasped for breath: "Don't treat me as an adjective!"
She lay on her back with her limbs facing the sky, her eyes fixed on the ceiling where she had stepped several times, looking a little dazed.
While she was lost in thought, she didn't know what someone was secretly thinking in her head. She said for no reason: "Xiao Jie, this time it can't be considered as me admitting defeat. At most it's a draw."
"Even though I can't beat you now, it doesn't mean I won't be able to beat you in the future. Lady Kanako, I will not lose!"
Kanako laughed loudly and arrogantly without any manner.
The childish voice echoed in the vast training ground, and Xia Yujie heard her say, "Just watch carefully, Xia Yujie!"
【Author’s words】
I am the king of timing!
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