Unexpected Events and Changes [Added 700 words of plot]
In mid-July, the turmoil in the management department gradually subsided, and the three major companies successfully carved out a significant portion of the company. After this major reshuffle, half of the original twelve senior executives were replaced, along with a new staff below them.
The assistant supervisors responsible for the auxiliary tasks were also replaced, which was probably the most direct change felt by the students from the vocational high school. In addition, Gojo Satoru was called back to the Gojo family home several times and missed about a week of classes before returning.
It was summer, the peak season for cursed spirits, and there was one less cursed sorcerer who could go on missions alone. Tsurumi Ryu and Natsumi Yuuki were especially busy. The two junior students in the second year were not yet old enough to go on missions alone, but they would help Tsurumi Ryu when they encountered him on the road.
That afternoon, Tsurumi Kawakuri happened to run into two junior students. They had gotten to know each other better recently, so he casually asked them about it. He learned that they were going to perform a purification quest for a level two cursed spirit, a local deity. Since the quest location was very close to where he was going, he decided to go with them.
Tsurumi Ryu initially thought it was just a simple exorcism mission, after all, Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu were already level two sorcerers. But after receiving a call from Haibara Yu, Tsurumi Ryu rushed to the mission location, narrowly saved Haibara Yu, and learned the whole story, he felt anger and resentment for the first time.
Haibara Yu was seriously injured, and Nanami Kento also had many injuries. They were taken back to the high school and handed over to their family for treatment. Tsurumi Kawaru sat on a bench outside the school clinic, sulking.
Hearing footsteps, he looked up and saw Xia Youjie rushing over from the dormitory after receiving the news. In an instant, Tsurumi Kawaru had someone he wanted to confide in.
“Jay, Haibara almost died. If I hadn’t gotten there in time, that level one cursed spirit would have torn his body apart, and Nanami’s arm and left leg would have been broken as well.”
Tsurugawa Ryu was still somewhat shocked, angry, and frightened when he thought about that scene. He lowered his head and picked at the paint stains on the bench. "They were only level two sorcerers, how could they possibly defeat a level one cursed spirit? Moreover, that cursed spirit was worshipped as a god by the locals. The assistant supervisor said it was a mistake by the local monitoring window, but a mistake could cost the lives of two sorcerers."
Tsurumi Kawa was still somewhat agitated, and his words were incoherent, but Xia Youjie understood what he meant and sat quietly next to him, listening to him speak.
“Jay, are all the exorcism missions we take on first detected and then reported by the local monitoring system? Are there any other ways to detect cursed spirits besides this method? I don’t want what happened to Haibara and Nanami to happen to other jujutsu masters.”
Tsurumi Kawa started thinking seriously, trying to find a way to avoid or directly solve this problem.
Xia Youjie was taken aback, seemingly not expecting him to think so deeply. After a pause, he replied, "The monitoring organization window has existed for a long time, ever since the establishment of the General Headquarters. Because of the small number of sorcerers, most of the people in the window are people who have sorcery power but no offensive capabilities, and some are ordinary people who know about the existence of sorcery spirits."
Hearing Xia Youjie's answer, Tsurumi Kawaru said with some disappointment, "So there's still no way?"
Spellcasters are a minority, and spellcasters capable of exorcising cursed spirits are even fewer. Otherwise, these students who have just entered the college would not have been sent on missions after only a short period of training.
Xia Youjie fell silent, unsure how to comfort Tsurumi Kawaru, but his words made Xia Youjie start to think.
Tsurumi River hung his head in dejection for a while, but he really couldn't think of any good solutions.
At that moment, Gojo Satoru returned.
He came looking for them and learned about Nanami and Haibara's situation on the way. Seeing them sitting on a bench with their heads down, he asked them what was bothering them. After learning what they were troubled about, Gojo Satoru adjusted his sunglasses and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. The current situation is actually better. In the past, encountering a cursed spirit would basically mean certain death."
"Furthermore, we are also protected by the Tengen. You all know that the high school has a barrier, right? In addition to the Tokyo High School, the Kyoto campus, the Directorate General Office, and the Monitoring Organization window all have barriers. Even the tents we usually use are one of them. The barriers, strengthened by the Tengen, can effectively defend against cursed spirits and provide protection."
Gojo Satoru: "It's just that this kind of barrier can't cover all of Japan. However, the hypothesis put forward by Ryu is quite interesting. Some cursed tools and talismans also have a similar function of defending against cursed spirits and barriers."
He snapped his fingers and said cheerfully, "Oh right, perhaps we can improve and develop a new type of spell tool that can replace the function of a barrier and is also very convenient."
Tsurumi Kawakami looked at him with bright eyes: "Satoru, you're amazing—!!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Xia Youjie's eyes as he turned his head to look at Wujiao Wu with some surprise.
Gojo Satoru waved his hand casually, then began to complain to them: "I've been so annoyed these past few days. The old man at home insists on dragging me to some kind of meeting. I sit with a bunch of old men, and I can't even play on my phone. It's so boring."
The three families have shared the power of the General Headquarters. The heads and elders of the three families have been going to the General Headquarters for meetings every day. Gojo Satoru, as the next head of the Gojo family, was also taken to attend by the head of the Gojo family, just to learn by observation.
But Gojo Satoru was destined not to like such a boring meeting.
He complained for a while, but also shared a lot of inside information. Tsurumi Kawakami listened with only a vague understanding, and in the end, it was like listening to gibberish, going in one ear and out the other.
Xia Youjie was perceptive and gleaned a lot of useful information from it.
After pouring out his grievances, Gojo Satoru paused for a moment and asked them about what had happened these past few days.
Xia Youjie wasn't very good at expressing himself, so he just gave a brief summary. Tsurumi Kawakuri, on the other hand, had a lot to say, even mentioning interesting things or good restaurants he encountered during the exorcism mission. Gojo Satoru listened with great interest and said he would go again next time.
After Tsurumi Kawa finished speaking, his mouth was already dry. He hadn't forgotten the topic at the beginning, and looked at Gojo Satoru with longing eyes, deciding to entrust him with the task of developing new cursed tools.
Gojo Satoru hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing.
Tsurumi Kawa gave a low cheer, and at that moment, Ieiri Shoko, who was treating Haibara Yu and Nanami Kento inside, came out. When she saw Gojo Satoru, a hint of surprise flashed in Ieiri Shoko's eyes, as if she did not expect that her classmate who had taken a week off would actually return to school.
Tsurumi Kawaru stood up: "Shoko, how are Haibara and Nanami?"
Shoko Ieiri nodded slightly. "I'm all better now, but it's best to rest for a few more days."
Upon hearing her words, Tsurumi Kawa got up from the bench and went inside with Natsumi Yuki to check on the two junior students.
The next day, the assistant supervisor in charge of the land deity exorcism came to the college with compensation. In addition to monetary compensation, they also gave them a magic tool.
Gojo Satoru picked up the spell tool, glanced at it, and put it back, saying with a hint of disdain, "Don't you have anything better? Why bring out this kind of garbage?"
The assistant director's face stiffened, unsure of what to say. Haibara Yu and Nanami Kento, however, had no objections. After accepting the assistant director's apology, the man left as if fleeing.
After this incident, life at the college returned to normal. Just like last summer, Tsurumi Kawakuri traveled back and forth between mission locations, and the money in his account kept increasing.
As the summer heat subsided, a gentle breeze brought a touch of coolness, and the cycle of the cursed spirits' outbursts was about to end. Tsurumi River returned from a mission in the Kanto region, carrying large and small bags of local specialties for others.
Back in his dorm, Tsurumi Kawakami quickly washed up and then went to knock on Natsumi Yuuki's door with his things. Ever since entrusting the development of the new spell tools to Gojo Satoru, he had often secluded himself to study them, but the new spell tools were still nowhere to be seen, while the Limitless Technique had made new progress, and Gojo Satoru had become the strongest spellcaster in one fell swoop.
"Has Satoru not left yet?" Tsurumi Kawaru put the local specialties he brought into the refrigerator and turned to ask Natsumi Yujie.
Xia Youjie dried his hair and shook his head upon hearing this: "I haven't seen him come out since yesterday."
Tsurumi Kawa was a little worried, so he took a box of cake and knocked on Gojo Satoru's door. After knocking a few times and waiting for a while, no one answered, so he had no choice but to come back with the cake.
After taking a nap in the morning, Tsurumi Kawakami regained his energy. He had no classes in the afternoon, so he picked up a bag of trash and prepared to go out to buy something.
After he went downstairs to throw away the trash, he realized he hadn't brought his phone, so he ran back upstairs to get it.
After going back and forth once, I ran into Xia Youjie, who was about to set off to do a mission, just as I left the school gate.
The college was built on the mountainside, and the nearest bus stop was at the foot of the mountain, a 20-minute walk away. Tsurumi Kawaru waited next to Xia Youjie for a ride down the mountain in the assistant supervisor's car.
Tsurumi Kawakami: "Where is Jai going?"
Xia Youjie glanced at the task report sent to his phone and named a somewhat remote mountain village.
Tsurumi Kawakuri had never heard of this name before, but he had previously exorcised a cursed spirit at a nearby school, so they talked about some things there.
After chatting for only a few minutes, the assistant supervisor drove up. After getting a ride, Tsurumi Kawaru asked the assistant supervisor to drop him off at the foot of the mountain.
The car quickly arrived at the bus stop at the foot of the mountain. Tsurumi Kawaru waved goodbye to Natsumi Yujie and waited at the station for the bus to arrive.
He was going to the nearest shopping mall to buy some daily necessities, so he traveled light, only bringing his wallet and phone. The bus stopped and started along the way, and arrived at the bus stop near the mall twenty minutes later.
Tsurumi Nagare got off the bus and went straight to the mall. After buying his things, he discovered that a nearby tomahawk steak restaurant was having a promotion.
He looked at the event flyer that someone dressed as a mascot had just given him, thought for less than two seconds, and decided to go check out the store.
The steak was very fragrant and tasted great, and the complimentary dessert was also very good.
Tsurumi wiped his mouth with satisfaction and decided to recommend the store to others. Just as he picked up his phone to take a picture, he received a call from Xia Youjie.
"Hey Jay, I found a super delicious tomahawk steak restaurant. You'll be passing by here on your way back from your mission, so you can come and try it out." As soon as Tsurumi Kawakami answered the phone, he couldn't wait to share it with him.
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, then Tsurumi Kawakami heard Xia Youjie's somewhat hoarse voice: "Kawakami, the situation in the village is a bit complicated. I've dealt with the cursed spirit, but I've found two talented young sorcerers in the village, and their situation isn't quite good..."
Tsurumi Kawaru paused for a moment, then listened quietly as Natsumi Yuuki finished explaining the situation. His expression changed from calm and curious to angry and confused.
"They've gone too far! Jay, you beat them up for me! Then call the police and report them for child abuse! I'll call Mr. Kong Shiyu later and have him get that lawyer who helped us last time to handle this. They'll have to pay the price!"
Hearing Tsurumi Kawa's furious voice, Xia Youjie's mood suddenly improved a little. He listened quietly, hummed in agreement, and then hung up the phone. Looking at the village in front of him, he turned to the few cursed spirits beside him and instructed, "Scare them a little, but be careful not to let them die."
On the other hand, after hanging up the phone, Tsurumi Kagawa called Kong Shiyu and told him about the favor he needed to ask.
Upon hearing that the other party was going to the hospital for a medical examination, Tsurumi Kawaru called Natsumi Yujie and then went to a nearby general hospital to wait for them. While waiting, the lawyer in charge of the case arrived first, and the two exchanged a brief greeting before waiting together for Natsumi Yujie to bring the two children over.
Tsurumi Kawaru sat on a bench in the hospital lobby, carrying his purchases. Seeing the lawyer on the phone, he didn't disturb him. Instead, he took out a bag of chocolate beans and started eating them while glancing towards the hospital entrance.
After waiting for about half an hour, Xia Youjie was finally seen arriving at the hospital entrance with two little girls. As soon as he saw them, Tsurumi Kawaru got up and ran over to them.
"These are Mimiko and Nanako, they are twins." Xia Youjie looked down at the two shy children hiding behind him and introduced them to Tsurumi Kawaru in front of him.
Tsurumi greeted them warmly and handed them the chocolate beans in his hand: "Want some candy? It's delicious."
"...Thank you." The timid little girl peeked out and thanked her.
At this moment, the lawyer, who had just finished his phone call, noticed them, quickly walked over, and called the doctor and nurses to examine them and check their injuries.
After receiving the medical examination report and taking some photos, the lawyer asked some questions and then hurriedly left the hospital to prepare for the subsequent litigation.
Tsurumi River used snacks to befriend the two children, but when he saw the injuries on the two sisters, he wanted to run up to the villagers and beat them up again.
Xia Youjie touched their dry, yellow, and weed-like hair, paused for a few seconds, and said, "I plan to adopt them."
Tsurumi Kawakami paused for a second, then smiled: "Okay, we can go together. Oh right, I forgot to tell Satoru about the situation here."
He took out his phone and started texting Gojo Satoru rapidly, while also telling Xia Youjie that he had told Gojo Satoru about this while he was bored at the hospital.
"By the way, Jie, did you tell Ms. Yamo?" Tsurumi Ryu said a long sentence, then suddenly looked up at Xia Youjie, as if he had just remembered something.
Xia Youjie paused, his expression blank for a moment, and stiffly shook his head under his gaze: "...I forgot."
Tsurumi River showed a look of lingering fear: "Jay, Teacher Nocturne will give you a good whack on the head, and then make you write a three-thousand-word self-criticism."
Xia Youjie: "..."
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