Chapter 47 Main Body Two Days
Miss Shoko asked about my health again after a long time, and I said I was fine.
She looked at me with a skeptical gaze: "Is it really okay? You slept for an unexpectedly long time this time."
I smiled and said, "It's really good."
She stared at me for several more seconds, as if trying to confirm the truthfulness of my words.
I tugged at the corners of my mouth and returned a reassuring smile.
Whether it was for Itadori Yuujin or for the exchange meeting with Kyoto Jujutsu High School, Maki and Toshi practiced quite diligently.
I had nothing to do, so I liked to sit on the steps and watch them, occasionally offering a few comments.
The blade of the sword reflected a string of silvery-white light under the sunlight. As I watched Maki's ponytail flutter, I thought to myself, "Cool!"
Fushiguro Megumi was next to me, her hands resting on her bent knees, hanging naturally at her sides.
I nudged his elbow, and he turned his head away. During that brief moment of turning, I noticed Hui's beautiful eyelashes.
"What's wrong?" he asked me.
I voiced my question: "What level is Maki in now?"
In our year, putting aside Yi Gu who is far more talented, I ranked first in terms of level, followed by Ji, Panda, and Maki.
When I left, Maki's sorcerer level was the last one, level four. Of course, I knew that this was not her true level.
"Still Level 4," Hui said.
"How can this still be a Level 4?" I couldn't help but look at Maki waving her cloud-like weapon. "This is outrageous."
Maki's low spellcaster rating is not because she lacks strength, but simply because her surname is Zenin.
The world of sorcery is not entirely transparent.
I first discovered this fact through Zenin Maki.
There are many famous families in the world of jutsu, such as Zenin, the family of Maki, or Gojo, the family of Gojo-sensei. They are two of the three most famous families. The interests involved between the upper echelons of the jutsu world and these families are often deep and complex.
However, I don't know anything about this, since my ordinary background means I'm not involved in it at all.
When Maki was about to rest, Megumi glanced at me and asked, "Would you like to try playing too, Edagawa-senpai?"
I blinked, then pointed at myself with a surprised index finger. "Me? Why are you asking about me?"
Hui stood up, looked down at me, her dark eyelashes appearing long and curled: "Because I sensed that you were very interested, senior."
I paused for a moment, then smiled slightly, my eyes crinkling, and reached out my hand to him.
Hui cleverly reached out her right hand and grasped mine, and I used the leverage to stand up, patting the dust off my clothes.
"Perhaps," I said. "After all, even though I've been away for a while, the blood of a sorcerer still flows in my veins."
Seeing that Fukuro and I both stood up, Panda quickly asked, "Huo, you don't want to have a match too, do you?"
I said, "Hui invited me. As her former senior, how could I bear to refuse a request from such a lovely junior?"
Maki happened to walk over at that moment, overheard it, and coldly commented, "Your words and tone are just like Gojo Satoru's. How disgusting."
I:"……"
For a moment, I couldn't tell whether they were insulting me or Gojo Satoru.
Panda seemed a little worried: "Are you alright?"
“No.” I looked at him strangely. “Have you forgotten, Panda? I just sleep from time to time, but I’m perfectly fine when I’m awake. And Miss Shoko also said that my bodily functions haven’t deteriorated.”
Dog-Curled Thorn chimed in: "Salmon."
Maki took a sip of water and said, "But compared to Megumi, you've used so few spells this year. Your control over spell power and your use of spells must be much less fluent than before."
“That’s true, but Megumi and I were just having a casual spar, so it doesn’t matter.” I said, turning to look at Megumi Fushiguro. “Megumi, did you hear what Maki said? So if I really do badly, you can’t laugh at me.”
Fushiguro Megumi: "..."
Fushiguro Megumi: "I don't know, Edagawa-senpai."
On the light green lawn, standing opposite me was Hui.
To be precise, I am a little taller than Hui, but we are quite far apart now, so it shouldn't be very noticeable.
I rotated my wrist, recalling the past, and said, "It still feels a little strange sparring with a sorcerer with empty hands."
“If needed,” Hui said, turning his head to the left to look at the steps, “only Senior Zen Master Youyun can be borrowed.”
I shook my head: "No, I just miss the feeling of holding a spell tool in my hand."
There is almost no information gap between Hui and me. Whether it is me to him or him to me, we know each other's techniques inside and out.
Hui fights sorcerers by summoning shikigami, so her weakness is also obvious: she is not suitable for melee combat.
My technique requires close-range attacks, so unlike his, I am best suited for melee combat.
But what I don't understand is how much progress Hui has made while I was away.
Kugizaki Nobara told me that they had been training whenever they had time since they learned of Itadori Yuujin's death, and it's been almost two months now. Moreover, they had been practicing close combat skills for a long time before gradually incorporating techniques into their training.
"I can use spells, so you can remember to summon your shikigami without worry, Megumi."
He frowned: "But Senior Eikawa's technique... will be very disadvantageous if you don't have a weapon."
I waved my hand dismissively: "It's not important, it's not important."
As he spoke, he raised his fist at him and said, "Have you heard of Todo? Todo from Kyoto next door. You should be able to meet him soon. Todo once said that the fist is the best weapon."
Fushiguro Megumi: "..."
Hui doesn't have a habit of close combat, so I was the one who struck first.
He dodged my blow aimed at his abdomen by sidestepping, but before he could react, I immediately turned and swept my leg to block him. Hui shifted his weight and quickly retreated.
"Hmm." I slowly withdrew my right leg. "Your reaction speed seems pretty good. No wonder you trained in close combat with Maki."
Hui didn't answer me. He brought his hands together and formed a hand seal, clearly intending to summon a shikigami.
I didn't stop him, nor did I have time to stop him.
"'Nu'."
"Spiritual incantation".
****
As a member of the audience on the steps, Nobara Kugizaki couldn't help but ask Zenin Maki, who was closest to her, after hearing the name of the new technique: "Maki-nee, may I ask what the technique of Edagawa-senpai is?"
Zenin Maki looked relaxed and nonchalant, as if she didn't care about the two people talking back and forth in front of her.
When Kugizaki Nobara asked this question, she slowly explained: "Spirit summoning spells, simply put, allow you to see the target's lifeline, which represents death, and being struck along the lifeline means certain death."
Before the first-grader could even speak, the enthusiastic panda joined the conversation: "Doesn't it sound really strong?"
Without much thought, Kugizaki Nobara said directly, "That's cool, just as cool as Edagawa-senpai."
“It’s really cool.” Panda nodded in agreement, “but it’s not that easy to execute. On the one hand, the degree of death is different depending on the opponent’s ability. On the other hand, the focus of the technique is more on ‘penetration’, but achieving ‘penetration’ is not simple. The stronger the opponent, the harder it is to achieve ‘penetration’.”
After he finished explaining, before he could even get the feedback he was expecting, Dog-Curl Thorn chimed in at the opportune moment: "Salmon."
So Panda said smugly, "See, Thorn thinks so too."
Kugizaki Nobara nodded thoughtfully.
Zenin Maki rested her elbow on her knee, propped her chin on one hand, glanced at Panda, and quickly looked away, her gaze returning to Egawa and Fushiguro Megumi.
Fushiguro Megumi's close combat skills have improved significantly compared to before his training, but it's not hard to see that, as it stands, he is still no match for Edakawa.
This result was entirely within Zenin Maki's expectations.
Although she said that Erikawa was now less familiar with the use of spell power and spells, which was true, Erikawa was still a spellcaster who fought with close combat skills.
To her slight surprise, compared to when she was still in high school, Egawa's close combat ability had hardly deteriorated due to his slumber.
The two figures kept moving, and Zenin Maki managed to catch a glimpse of Egawa's eyes.
Those were eyes that normally shone with a cobalt blue luster like sapphires, but now they were glowing slightly, with a faint red halo around the center of the pupils.
This is also the familiar state that Edakawa's pupils would appear when he was using the technique.
****
Hui quickly formed a hand seal once again: "'Toad'."
The moment he finished speaking, the shadow beneath his feet began to float, like waves rising on the sea.
Then, large and small green frogs emerged from it, at first glance there were five or six of them, all with a pair of strange white wings.
I:"……"
Hui has many shikigami, but the one I dislike the most is probably the toad, because I don't like frogs.
The spell made the world appear as if it were sliced apart by black lines, which was hardly a pleasant sight. And now, facing the giant frog shikigami summoned by Yue, I felt even more uncomfortable.
The giant frog quickly stretched out its purple tongue and attacked me. Since I couldn't fight back for the time being, I had no choice but to dodge.
But the attack was ongoing, so just as a new round of attacks was about to begin, I spoke first: "Stop."
Fushiguro Megumi: "?"
His attack stance relaxed, and he asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Edagawa-senpai?"
I said, "I think it's good enough, Hui. You've made great progress, and I'm very happy about it."
"?OK."
Despite still having some doubts, Hui agreed.
When Hui and I went back together, Panda and Kugizaki Nobara asked in unison, "Why did it suddenly stop?"
Hui looked at me, and then I explained, "I felt it was about time to stop, so I called it a day."
The reason is very simple, and it may seem surprising, but it is very acceptable.
For example, right now, Panda and Kugizaki Nobara are both nodding.
My battle with Hui was called off, and we switched to Panda and Kugizaki Nobara.
Just as I was about to sit down, Ji suddenly reached out and tugged at me, gesturing for me to come to his side.
So I went up one more step and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
He mimicked Hui's hand gestures when he made hand seals, and then made a wing-like gesture.
I asked, "Are you referring to Emishiki-no-Mae? 'Toad'?"
He said, "Salmon."
I blinked, and in that instant, our brainwaves clicked, and I understood what he wanted to say.
"You want to ask me if I don't like them, right?"
"salmon."
I thought to myself, "Thorn and I are really in sync." I smiled and squinted my eyes: "Yes, but it's not directed at Hui Shikigami. I just don't like frogs."
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