Chapter 107 The Second Player
Gojo Satoru was dissatisfied: "That fight was clearly not over... There should be a limit to bragging. If the fight continues, I will definitely be the winner."
"Ah...if you mind, let's fight again some other time next time."
Xi Hai Qing Dou said indifferently, "Then we can tell who wins and who loses, right?"
He was still thinking about what Gojo Satoru had just said.
Cursed spirits are not human beings, cannot be seen by ordinary people, are not protected by human laws, and do not have any human rights such as "curse spirit rights" or "curse rights" or any other messed up rights. Moreover, they are "dependent" on humans and are absolutely opposed to them. Obviously, there will be no problem in "killing" the cursed spirits.
As long as the enemy is eliminated first, there will naturally be no danger - Xihai Qingdou suddenly realized - bullshit.
Is it really as simple as Gojo Satoru said? A certain hesitation appeared on Saikai Haruto's face. Although it sounds good, with the bad luck buff that "Igarashi Yuuki" has, he deeply doubts that even if there is no problem at the beginning, he will "accidentally" encounter various "unexpected accidents".
However, Geto seemed to have misunderstood his thoughts.
"I know you may still be a little undecided, Igarashi. You said before that your dream is to get into the University of Tokyo, graduate, and find a good job. Is your purpose... to make money? But I heard you say just now that this goal is difficult to achieve at the moment?"
Finally, Geto spoke up. His attitude was calm, gentle, and patient. Although he was almost two years younger than Igarashi Yuuki, he acted like a peer. "Can I know the reason?"
Although it is not quite the same as what he was thinking just now... but it is still very reasonable! Summer Oil-kun! Have you finally found a way to persuade him "with the right medicine"?
"Well... there's nothing I can't say."
Xi Haiqingdou's expression suddenly became gloomy. It was like the manga "squatting in a small corner of black lines and drawing circles". He muttered to himself and vented:
"Haha, it's just that the tuition fees of Tokyo University and other schools are very, very expensive, and I don't have that much money... It's just that my part-time job hasn't been going well recently. Not only did I not make any money, but I even lost money. By the way, it also caused a major financial crisis... It's no big deal—"
...Isn't it obvious that you care a lot?
Xia Yujie was speechless for a second because of his "look like he doesn't care but actually cares a lot" look.
It turns out that everything is still a matter of money.
Gojo Satoru sneaked out from the other side of Saikai Haruto like a ghost, and asked curiously: "Eh? Is the tuition for university very expensive?"
"Satoru, are you curious too? I remember the price was not low, but the University of Tokyo would still be much cheaper than private universities like Keio University? The first year's tuition for university includes tuition and admission fee, which is at least several hundred thousand yen... If it is a private university, the fee will be at least doubled. It may not be a big deal for you, Satoru, but for ordinary families, the price is not cheap."
Xia Yujie reminded him intentionally or unintentionally, trying to get his point back.
He continued, "Most people's dream is to go to a good university, graduate from school, and find a job to earn money... But on the one hand, it takes a long time to make it, and on the other hand, the tuition fees also hinder many people from taking the first step."
"It's very expensive." Xi Haiqingdou sighed and counted on his fingers: "The admission fee of the University of Tokyo is 280,000, and the annual tuition is more than 500,000... In other words, the tuition in the first year will add up to nearly 800,000..."
Gojo Satoru didn't understand what was going on, so he blurted out, "Hey, isn't this very cheap?"
——The total price of any set of clothes he wears is more than 500,000. If he is at home, the price of a random kimono is over a million. Some of them cannot be bought even if you have money in the outside world.
It's only 800,000 yen, is it expensive?
Xia Yujie laughed awkwardly: "...Um, Igarashi, Satoru didn't mean it, he just, uh, lived too much as a young master and didn't know anything."
He gave a simple and rough definition of Gojo Satoru.
Xi Hai Qing Dou: "..."
Do you know that the more truthful the words are and the more unintentional the actions are, the more they touch our hearts.
You know, he used to talk to others like this - Xihai Haruto sighed silently in his mind, and suddenly he understood why "Yuyuan Chiaki" was suddenly disliked by some people sometimes.
"Price and the like are all relative. It may seem like nothing to you in Gojo, but to someone as unlucky as me, it is a lot of money that is hard to come by."
Saikai Haruto remained calm and smiled calmly: "Gojo, you seem to have no sensitivity to the topic of 'price' at all? You said such a thing in front of me so easily that I almost felt jealous and wanted to beat you up."
"I just told the truth, I don't understand."
Gojo Satoru protested, blinking his thick and long eyelashes, and suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked, "By the way, Yuuki, I remember that the card I gave you last time had about 500,000 yen in it, right? Is that not enough? Or have you already spent it?"
"Ah." Xi Haiqing Dou gave him a sad but strangely calm smile: "That card... Actually, it was lost on my way back. I thought about it and it must have accidentally fallen out when we were fighting before, and was shattered into ashes by 'Cang' somewhere. I hope its soul in heaven can rest in peace."
His tone was calm and unperturbed, and it was impossible to tell how heartbroken he was when he learned about this before—if you didn't look at his facial expression or the look in his eyes.
...And where does a card like "Spirit in Heaven" come from? !
A look of sympathy naturally appeared on Xia Yujie's face - no matter who heard such news, they would feel sympathy for him.
"...Igarashi, you seem to be a little unlucky." He couldn't help but say.
...No, that's not what he wanted to say! But he suddenly realized that Igarashi seemed to be unlucky.
"Ahem, well, what I actually want to say is that sorcerers will be paid very high!"
He coughed twice quickly and changed the subject in a calm tone.
Seeing the boy, who originally had a dull and lifeless look, immediately perked up, staring at him expectantly, without blinking, like some kind of large canine creature with its ears erected and its eyes following him... Xia Yujie suppressed the urge to laugh and continued to analyze as if nothing had happened, a little rationally:
"If you, Igarashi, choose to go to Tokyo University step by step, but you can't make money, I think there is only one way left, right? That is a student loan."
He said calmly, "But if you do that, you will be burdened with a lot of debts as soon as you graduate or even before you graduate. There are also many people who have not been able to save any money for many years after graduation and are still struggling to pay off their student loans... If you want to make money, Igarashi, you will probably have to wait for many years - and you will have to take on debts and 'pay them back' first."
——At this time, his analysis was not from the perspective of a "spell caster", but from the perspective of an "ordinary student" who was not much different in age from "Igarashi Yuuki".
This situation is not an isolated case. In other words, many families in Japan who do not have enough money to send their children to school almost all face the same choice - going to a good university is to make money after graduation, but going to school itself also costs money. If you choose a student loan, you will have to "owe money" or "lose money" before making money.
Saikai Haruto obviously understood this fact as well, and his eyes gradually dimmed in shock.
——In fact, what he wants more is of course to “make money”! But it would be too suffocating to “owe money” before “making money”, right?
The poor ghost Saikai Haruto can't bear to hear this.
Then he heard Geto Suguru hesitate for a moment, and then changed the subject: "But... if it's just a matter of money... the Jujutsu High School provides subsidies for students, and each mission to exorcise cursed spirits will have different rewards. If you become a sorcerer, Igarashi, sorcerers of every level will receive a salary, and if you pass the sorcerer level assessment and can reach a first-level sorcerer or a special-level sorcerer..."
He thought about it and roughly quoted two price numbers.
Xi Haiqing Dou's eyes suddenly lit up: "Hey, hey, are you telling the truth, Geto?"
"Of course. There's no need for me to deceive you about this, right?" Xia Yujie nodded affirmatively.
He knew it... Sure enough, this was the right way. He glanced at Gojo Satoru beside him and smiled calmly.
Gojo Satoru seemed to understand something: "With your ability, Igarashi, you can definitely be rated as a special-grade sorcerer. Special-grade sorcerers have the highest salary. Oh, if you don't want too many people to know, it's not impossible to apply for the first level -"
He then explained in detail the various benefits and expenses of being a sorcerer to Xi Hai Qing Dou, and said in high spirits: "...How about becoming a sorcerer if you are short of money? With your ability, you don't need to worry about being short of money."
——Thank God, he finally found the right way!