Chapter 14 This is the greatest arrogance.
"Ya Huali!" Xia Youjie shouted immediately, his voice urgent yet stern.
Upon hearing the sound, Ayaka Kaori turned around, her expression somewhat flustered.
Because she had never trained, she was not skilled at controlling the snow woman, so as soon as she let the snow woman take action, she realized that she had gone too far!
She only intended to freeze the person, but now she almost turned them into an ice sculpture.
After being scolded by Xia Youjie, Zhi Xueya Huali immediately felt like a child who had done something wrong, full of guilt after being caught by her parents.
Xia Youjie realized that he might have been a little too harsh just now, so he immediately softened his voice and said, "Let the Snow Maiden come back."
Originally intended as a minor punishment for the bad guys, it almost turned into a vigilante execution. Knowing she had messed things up, Yuki Ayakari meekly agreed and retrieved the Yuki-onna.
Over there, Xia Youjie had already manipulated other cursed spirits to rescue the person from the ice.
The other person, having survived the ordeal, had no idea what had happened, but this kind of unknown terror is the most frightening. So he shouted that there were ghosts and ran away, startling passersby as well. Everyone quickened their pace and left the neighborhood.
After finishing his business, Xia Youjie turned to look at Zhi Xueya and Hua Li.
Karin Ooyuki carefully counted on her fingers: "I'm...I'm sorry..."
Xia Youjie's expression was very serious as he asked her, "Ya Huali, why did you attack that person just now?"
"I..." As Oriyuki Karin was about to explain, she suddenly realized that her motives seemed to be a bit out of character.
I saw someone stealing, so I wanted to stop them and give them a little intimidation and punishment, but I almost accidentally froze them.
That makes sense, but in her eyes, those people are all monkeys. Would the little cult leader care if monkeys' things were stolen? The idea of monkeys stealing fits her negative impression of monkeys, doesn't it?
So Karin Ooyuki, who was about to blurt out an explanation, changed her words: "I...I don't...I don't like him. Dad, I want to kill...kill him, is that okay?"
She spoke hesitantly, stuttering and almost stammering.
Fortunately, she already looked guilty for doing something wrong, so Xia Youjie didn't think anything was wrong.
He looked at Yuki Akahara with a furrowed brow.
He wanted to reprimand her, but he knew very well that if he couldn't change the child's mindset, no amount of talking would make Oriya Karin realize that she had done something wrong.
Even... the child might think that it was all because of those monkeys that he got scolded by his father.
She would hate non-magicians even more.
Xia Youjie could only sigh helplessly in the end: "Ya Huali, don't do this again. I don't want to see you do this kind of thing, understand?"
Zhixue Yahuali:?
She glanced at Xia Youjie furtively, somewhat surprised.
She thought that Brother Jie would at least scold her a few times.
Wait a minute, has she successfully brainwashed Brother Jie?! What if she originally wanted to provoke Brother Jie so he wouldn't go down this path, but ended up becoming his mentor?
Karin Oriyuki's expression suddenly became somewhat hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
Xia Youjie actually saw her little expression, but he thought the child was unwilling.
He frowned again: "Ayakari?"
"Ah, oh, okay, I understand." Kiryuki Ayakari agreed absentmindedly, already thinking about how to salvage the situation.
Xia Youjie, sitting opposite, was also pondering how to resolve the child's situation.
He had initially thought he could teach them well on his own, but now he felt... he couldn't solve the problem by himself alone. And the people around him...
The faces of Gojo Satoru and Ieyasu Shoko flashed through Xia Youjie's mind.
Xia Youjie: "..."
Clearly, this question was beyond the scope of his peers' knowledge.
Should I go back and ask my parents?
But Xia Youjie hadn't figured out how to explain to them that they suddenly had such a grown granddaughter...
Xia Youjie finally thought of the Night Moth's Righteous Path.
Even though the other party doesn't have children either, as a teacher, shouldn't they still be able to teach children?
So after returning, Xia Youjie took advantage of Zhi Xueya Huali's afternoon nap to go find Ye Mo Zhengdao and tell him what had happened.
Noctua's Righteous Path: ?
He asked a crucial question: "Why is Ayakari hostile to non-magicians?"
Xia Youjie: "".
Oh right, I forgot they were still keeping the fact that Teacher Nightmoth was the cult leader Xia Youjie a secret.
Under the questioning gaze of Yae Masakado, Xia Youjie finally told Yae Masakado the whole story, and explained to him: "Because this matter... if it gets out, it may cause some unnecessary trouble, so we didn't tell you, teacher, before."
Night Moth said: "..."
He felt like he was having a heart attack.
Firstly: How could you not tell me, the teacher, about something so important?!
Secondly: My student actually defected in the future, and even planned to kill all non-magicians, but was stopped and killed by another student!?
The veins on Yagami Masamichi's forehead throbbed, and he suppressed the urge to curse as he asked, "If it weren't for the fact that you couldn't handle Akari's situation, were you planning not to tell me about these things?"
Xia Youjie: "..."
He felt he had made a mistake.
Before coming... I should have at least invited Wu to come along.
That way, at least I won't be the only one getting criticized.
In the end, as expected, Xia Youjie was given a lecture by Ye'e Zhengdao.
It's the same familiar posture; he just kneels there, bows his head, and admits his mistake.
He was originally alone, but when Ange Ji passed by, she heard the commotion and, out of curiosity, secretly listened in. She discovered that Xia Youjie was being scolded, so she asked in the group chat what had happened.
But no one knew, because Xia Youjie hadn't told anyone before he came to find Ye'e Zhengdao.
When Gojo Satoru learned that Natsume Yuuki had been scolded, he excitedly ran over to watch the show, only to be discovered by Yagami Masamichi.
The Way of the Night Moth: = =#!
That bastard, he was involved in this too!
"Wu! You come in here too!"
And so it turned into an even more familiar scene—the two of them kneeling in unison.
Gojo Satoru: "..."
Xia Youjie couldn't help but laugh: "Pfft."
Serves you right, who told you to come and watch the show?
Night Moth was even angrier when he saw that he still dared to laugh: "Jay, how can you still laugh!?"
Xia Youjie immediately stopped smiling.
After being scolded for a while, Gojo Satoru finally realized what had happened. He was a little indignant: "There's also a share for Shoko, why are you only scolding the two of us?"
Xia Youjie: I thank you on behalf of Xiaozi.
Masamichi Nobi was even more furious after being retorted, and he immediately gave Satoru Gojo a hard knock on the head.
Xia Youjie stood to the side, head down, trying not to laugh.
Sure enough, with one more person present, the feeling of being scolded was much better than when there was only one person.
Moth was truly furious. Such a huge thing, and not a single one of them thought to report it to the teacher. Did they really have to wait until the sky fell and they couldn't hide it anymore before telling him?!
Fortunately, a teacher is still a teacher. After giving the two of them a good scolding, Moth Zhengdao still remembered to solve the problem.
He glanced at Gojo Satoru and Natsume, then finally fixed his gaze on Natsume, saying, "Tell me about Akari. Have you ever thought about why she's the way she is now?"
When Xia Youjie saw that they were finally getting down to business, his attitude immediately became much more serious.
Of course, if Moth Master knew that he didn't take what he just said as serious at all, he would probably scold him again.
Xia Youjie had already thought about this question about the Night Moth Path, and answered it very smoothly: "Because she grew up in such an environment. Her father and the others around her had a very unfriendly attitude towards non-magicians, so she would be the same way."
“I had thought about it before. Right now, in her eyes, I am her father. If I can gradually influence her, Akari should be able to change her mind. But... it seems that the effect is not very good. This is what I find very tricky.”
Night Moth Masamichi looked at him and asked a question in return: "Have you ever thought about why your influence on Ayakari isn't very strong?"
This question stumped Xia Youjie. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Perhaps... it's because I'm not actually Ya Huali's father. Maybe in her heart, the cult leader Xia Youjie, who took care of her for five years, is her real father."
“That might be one of the reasons, but Jay, have you ever thought about another possibility? You are now a father she has lost and found again. She has already lost a father once, which will make her care about you even more.”
Xia Youjie thought of that day when Zhi Xueya Huali cried and wanted them to find the person who had taken over Xia Youjie's body and kill that person.
He did not deny it.
Gojo Satoru, still with his usual nonchalant attitude, said, "Anyway, no matter which one it is, Rika can't go back now, can she?"
Of course, rather than saying they couldn't go back, it's more accurate to say that none of them tried to find a way to get Yuki Ayaka back.
Masamichi Yagami glanced at Satoru Gojo and, unusually, agreed with him: "Indeed, no matter which one it is, parents are the role models for their children, and you—Jay, you are now her role model."
"According to what you've said, Akari hates non-magicians because the people around her have been hurt by them. That's a reasonable emotion. As long as she gradually comes into contact with some ordinary people, she'll find that she's generalizing from a few examples."
"Her real problem is that she doesn't see non-magicians as people like herself."
At this point, Yae Masamichi looked at Xia Youjie with a serious gaze and asked, "Jie, you made Ayaka change her mind about non-magicians, but what about yourself?"
Xia Youjie was stunned for a moment, and looked at Ye'e Zhengdao with a somewhat blank expression.
What's the meaning?
Night Moth continued, "You, and Wu, you two are the same. You possess strength that surpasses that of ordinary people, and even surpasses that of the vast majority of sorcerers."
“In your world, the two of you are one type of people, I and the other sorcerers are another type of people, and those non-sorcerers… are the lowest type of people below us.”
"Actually, it's not just you who feel this way; the vast majority of sorcerers think this way, believing that non-sorcerers are inferior to them."
Xia Youjie was about to retort when he was interrupted by Ye'e Zhengdao: "You don't need to rush to refute me, Jie. I know what you want to say. You believe that the weak are the masters of the world, and that sorcerers exist to protect non-sorcerers. But Jie, that is the greatest arrogance."
Xia Youjie was stunned by his words.
Masamichi Yamo continued, "The problem isn't with Ayakari, but with yourself. You yourself can't even see non-magicians as people like yourself, so why should you expect Ayakari, who is learning her father's behavior, to see non-magicians as her own kind?"
"Children are often the most perceptive. When her father looks at non-magicians with arrogance, yet demands that she not see them as a group inferior to herself, what do you think she will think?"
"The only difference between you and Asahi is that she calls non-magicians monkeys, while you prefer to call them weaklings."
“You’re just using some high-sounding words to make yourself look humble, but in reality—Jay, you’re even more arrogant and complacent than Wu.”
A note from the author:
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Good brothers should get scolded together, hahaha
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