Chapter 106 The Second Player

"But there's no rule that says you have to go to a sorcerer's school, right?"

Saikai Haruto retorted, "And I think I'm still an ordinary person. My current plan for the future is to study hard and get admitted to the University of Tokyo, then graduate successfully and find a stable, well-paid job."

As the boy spoke, an expression of longing and anticipation for the future appeared on his face. His green eyes, as lush and bright as a forest and peridot, seemed to contain infinite vitality and energy, and the whole person seemed to be glowing.

"Well, isn't that a great goal?"

"Although this goal is currently very difficult for me to achieve..."

As if he had thought of something, he changed his tone and lowered his voice slightly. He sighed with inexplicable frustration.

But he soon cheered himself up again without anyone's encouragement, saying, "But I think I still have to have some direction to work towards. What if it really comes true someday?"

Even the voice contained a hint of smile.

"And then?"

Gojo Satoru blinked, a puzzled look on his face that seemed so delicate that it didn't even belong to a human. "Isn't this kind of life very ordinary?"

——Gojo Satoru grew up in the Gojo family, one of the three major families at the top of the world of curses, and was revered as a "son of God". He rarely lived the life of an ordinary person. Obviously, he could not understand "Igarashi Yuki's" "yearning".

"Isn't this the life of ordinary people?" he said, "Why do you still like this? Don't you want to be a sorcerer and protect ordinary people?"

It’s not that Gojo Satoru hates the life of ordinary people, but in his opinion - Saikai Haruto obviously shouldn’t like this type of life?

Come on, he's also super strong, okay? He's just a little bit worse than him, and about the same as Jay. Why would he wish for this?

Just like Geto Suguru, the reason he chose to become a sorcerer was based on the old-fashioned "justice": the idea of ​​"protecting ordinary people who cannot see the cursed spirits and are troubled by them."

...Gojo Satoru originally thought that Saikai Haruto would have similar ideas to Geto Suguru?

After all, the two of them gave him a similar feeling - they were both the kind of "kind-hearted people" who seemed to choose to "help ordinary strangers without asking for anything in return"?

"But I don't think I'm unusual. I think I need help, too. And isn't this kind of life good? My dream is to be admitted to the University of Tokyo, graduate successfully, and then make a lot of money..."

Saikai Haruto looked a little distressed. "Does it mean that I can no longer live the same life as before after I have that 'curse' you mentioned before? But I feel that my life in the past few months has not changed much compared to before..."

Gojo Satoru: “?”

Even he felt that Yuuki Igarashi might have some misunderstanding about the word "ordinary".

To be honest, even if he didn't have any magic and didn't become a "half-human, half-cursed spirit", he is definitely not an ordinary person among "ordinary people", okay?

——There is cursed energy in everyone's body. The only difference between a sorcerer and an ordinary person is that a sorcerer can control the cursed energy in his body and not let it leak out, while an ordinary person cannot. The negative emotions in the body form cursed energy, which then leaks out in large quantities to form cursed spirits. However, the cursed energy in "Igarashi Yuuki" comes entirely from the special cursed spirits in his body. As for himself, he does not have any cursed energy at all.

Gojo Satoru thought about this situation after that day. He knew there was a kind of reverse "Heaven and Curse Bonds", which were forced upon the body from birth and could not be established by oneself, replacing the weakening of cursed power with the strength of the body.

Such examples are not unheard of in the world of spells. Not to mention the distant past, it is said that there was such an example in the Zenin family, where the spell power was completely zero. Unfortunately, he was born into the Zenin family, which only focused on spells, and was completely abandoned. The situation of "Igarashi Yuuki" should be the same - their physical strength has long exceeded the scope of ordinary people. They can even catch bullets with their bare hands. How can they be considered "ordinary people"?

Gojo Satoru was completely puzzled.

"Yuuki, do you have any misunderstanding about ordinary people?" he complained.

He tilted his head in disbelief and approached Xi Haiqing Dou and asked, "Is it true? There is no effect at all?"

"Maybe?"

Saikai Haruto's answer was ambiguous, and his eyes drifted for a moment: "It has no effect."

"Yes, yes, I saw it. You were feeling guilty just now, right?"

Gojo Satoru walked backwards while facing Saikai Haruto. He pulled down his sunglasses and blinked his white eyelashes. His blue eyes were full of determination. "Why don't you admit it? I've seen through it all!"

“Because the impact is not that big at the moment.”

Saikai Haruto tried to make excuses, but he stood still and raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, I admit that there is another reason why I don't want to go - because I'm afraid of death. Even if it's to 'protect ordinary people', I want to ensure that I can survive intact first."

He spread his hands out, looking like he was ready to throw away everything.

"What?"

Xia Yujie and Gojo Satoru said in unison and turned their heads to look at him.

"What's so strange about this? Everyone is afraid of death, right? Although I know I'm very strong... but there's no rule that says strong people can't be afraid of death, right? There are still many unknowns in this world."

Xi Haiqing Dou looked away, but his expression was very calm: "I am just an ordinary human being, you know? I am only 16 years old, is it so incredible that I am afraid of death? I really want to live to 20, 30, 40 or even longer... Well, of course, I won't consider living to 100 years old - unless I can still be handsome and live a good life until I am old, if there really is such a future."

"But the world of spells, spellcasters, special spell spirits, etc., all sound very dangerous and the mortality rate must be very high, right? I don't want my life to end so easily."

He said this with such confidence that Xia Yujie couldn't even refute it.

——Because being a sorcerer is indeed a very dangerous thing. After becoming a sorcerer, you will be more likely to encounter rare, powerful and dangerous cursed spirits than ordinary people. If you are not careful and lack strength, you can easily lose your life. Moreover, the high-level people in the sorcery world are not good people either - Gojo Satoru knows this point very well. That group of people is corrupt and closed-minded, just a bunch of rotten oranges. If they knew the true condition of "Igarashi Yuki"'s body, his life would also be in danger.

But Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru rarely have such thoughts.

However, for example, Geto Suguru chose to join the Jujutsu High School because he chose to accept without regret the fate that "perhaps one day, for various reasons, I will be cursed and killed in the process of exorcising cursed spirits as a sorcerer."

On the other hand, it is also because of his firm confidence in himself. It is like Gojo Satoru has never thought about this possibility, and has always firmly believed that he will definitely be the strongest. Even if he encounters a special-grade cursed spirit, he will definitely win. He has never thought about the possibility of "losing".

So whether it was Geto Suguru or Gojo Satoru - especially Gojo Satoru, they had never thought that Saikai Haruto would have such thoughts.

Although no one has ever said that strong people cannot be afraid of death, there are still many people in this world who hold the idea that "strong people are not afraid of death."

Therefore, the sudden appearance of Saikai Haruto, who is obviously very strong but says that he is "afraid of death", made Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru feel a little weird.

——Especially for young people of their age, they rarely have such thoughts, right?

To be honest, this reason is a bit too down-to-earth.

"This is indeed a very normal reason..." Xia Yujie sighed softly, and the expression on his face faded.

"It's so weird. Obviously it's not wrong, but when you say that I always feel a little weird..."

Gojo Satoru pondered and looked at him suspiciously: "I thought you thought you were weak, Igarashi? You have a misunderstanding about yourself and the cursed spirits... Hey, listen carefully, the one who fought with you last time and almost ended in a draw was me. I am not 'very strong', but the 'strongest' sorcerer in the world of curses, a top-grade sorcerer, and Jie is also - there are only three such sorcerers in the entire world of curses."

He emphasized the word "strongest" and snapped his finger confidently, saying arrogantly, "Wouldn't it be fine if you were strong enough to say all of this? If you become strong enough and the strongest, and kill your opponent before you get into danger, then you won't die, right? Special grade cursed spirits can be very weak - if you become as strong as me, you can easily kill them. Are you weak, Igarashi?"

——Xihai Haruto said this, and Gojo Satoru almost thought that he was very weak and could die easily!

——The purpose of what Gojo Satoru said now was not even to persuade Saikai Haruto to go to Jujutsu High School——but to "correct" his thinking and win this disguised "debate".

What a great idea... As long as I kill all my opponents, I won't have to worry about dying myself, right?

Anyway, he is so strong, it’s not impossible for him to do it, right?

He is such a clever little fellow.

"Eh? Is that so? Ah, I thought there were many people like Gojo and Geto in the world of curse arts... Gojo, what you said seemed to make sense... Oh, by the way, but I have to correct one thing - that is, in the last fight, I didn't say 'I almost tied with you, Gojo', but 'I almost beat you'."

Xihai Haruto blinked thoughtfully, then nodded slowly, shaking visibly, as if he had opened the door to a new world - after all, as a law-abiding "friendly citizen", he had never thought of doing this - but it was obvious that something like a "cursed spirit" would never be protected by human law.