Chapter 171: It's better to have less ability to distinguish between friend and foe in situations with high curses...
"MOXIMOXI—can you hear me?"
The player poked his finger: "Ryomen Sukuna?"
No response at all...
Even though I could occasionally hear the other party's contemptuous laughter.
Is it because the [Psychic] value is not full yet?
However, even when the player used the method of summoning the Silver Fairy to communicate with him, the [Spiritual Communication] value did not continue to increase.
The number of ways to obtain it in this way should have reached its upper limit.
"Nanaha! Are you... okay?" The player's voice turned concerned halfway through the greeting.
"Ah, it's just a little..." Nanami Kento, his eyes a pale blue, opened his mouth, but the words he was thinking of were stuck in his throat. He paused and briefly recounted his recent experience. "Last night... when I was about to go to bed, I found Gojo at the window, dressed as a ghost, trying to scare me."
Not even a honorific...
Now players can probably guess whether Gojo Satoru will go out and have some fun after the Test of Courage.
"What are you doing?" Nanami Kento, who had perked up after the conversation, looked at the player's hand.
"Senior Satoru said I could try to communicate with Sukuna when I have time." The player rubbed the skin on the side of his face with his index finger, feeling a little embarrassed. "However, I haven't received any response from Sukuna since I tried to talk to him."
"Take your time," Nanami Kento soothed. A flicker of hesitation crossed his face, and the player instinctively sensed he didn't want to talk any more. But after a long look, he tried to remind him as naturally as possible, "Ryoumen Sukuna... after all, he was the infamous Curse King from a thousand years ago."
He paused at the right moment, giving the players room to understand the implicit meaning.
Haibara Yu, the last one to arrive at the meeting place, mumbled for a long moment before using his imagination: "But that special-grade cursed spirit up front cursed both Fushimi and Ryomen Sukuna. Hmm... according to it, the two people tied by the red string will be bound together."
"It's unlikely we'll avoid contact with Ryoumen Sukuna, right?" the energetic bob-haired boy nodded, confirming his own words. "Gojo-senpai might have had this in mind, which is why he asked Fushimi to do this."
"You should have told me this last night." Nanami Kento glanced at him calmly, passing by his two classmates. It was rare to hear him speak in a joking, relaxed tone, "Being tied to Ryomen Sukuna...it's definitely a qualified ghost story."
When they arrived at the mission location and before entering the tent, Huiyuan Xiong thought of something and turned around to ask, "Is the communication method wrong? Do I need to meditate to communicate with the underworld?"
Players feel that the game will not have such complicated settings.
"Why not try painting Sukuna's nails and see if he will get angry?" Gojo Satoru thought for a moment and suggested with a ridiculous smile.
The player looked at his dry fingers and sharp nails, and shook his head solemnly in refusal.
If it feels like the other party is conscious and just doesn't want to pay attention to the player, it's better not to do this.
This time they are facing a second-level cursed spirit. With the arrival of summer, the number of cursed spirits has increased, and the intensity of the tasks assigned to the first-year freshmen has also increased.
Since the previous first-year students had never faced a second-level cursed spirit, the technical high school arranged for Geto Suguru to take over and ensure the safety of the three.
Nanami Kento's eyes lit up with surprise. "Those two people probably received just as many missions as we did, yet..."
"Senior Getsuyu can let Rainbow Dragon carry him. It will be faster to go back and forth than by car!" Haibara Yu analyzed.
Level 2 cursed spirits are still within their handling capabilities.
After everything was over, the somewhat embarrassed Haibara Xiong's eyes sparkled as he called out to Nanami Kento: "Nanami, have you felt the effect of this cursed tool..."
He was referring to the deadly flames ignited by the players.
Huiyuan Xiong curiously described his current state: "It seems to be like this when I was fighting just now. I feel light all over."
"I think it's just a feeling of weakness all over," Nanami Kento replied coldly, feeling the drain of his cursed energy. He bent his hands, stunned by the dull sensation and the relief in his body. "It's more like calming down the negative emotions than affecting the cursed energy."
"Decompose?" Nanami Kento quickly overturned his guess, "Or eliminate?"
"Calm down."
The player said, "It's calmness."
"The target's muscles and cells will stop functioning. If it's caused by negative emotions, it will disappear under calmness... but it seems that the speed is far less than the speed of the cursed tool attack."
Haibara Yu tried to understand, but obviously failed.
The player staring at the introduction of Death Flame was actually almost dizzy. "It seems to be just converting mental power? Or something unknown, into an existence that is almost in sync with cursed power, huh!"
"Having such a method... that's not bad." Nanami Kento nodded towards the player, his thoughts running through his head. He seemed relieved by something he'd been worried about. His face, expressionless, looked quite serious. "The only problem is, not being able to distinguish friend from foe is a bit troublesome."
The speed of the second-level cursed spirits in the area covered by the box weapon was reduced, but the sorcerer with wounds on his body and face was also invaded by the rain butterfly and was given the [Slow] debuff.
——Nanaha Kento and Haibara Yu were helped out of the tent by the players.
It seemed that after waiting nearby for a while, Geto Suguru saw the three people supporting each other and silently approached them. He extended his hand towards the players and took over the two temporarily exhausted juniors: "Let me do it."
"How do you feel?" he asked to no one in particular.
Nanami Kento pondered for a moment and replied, "It's not as troublesome as I expected."
"I was a little nervous when I first saw the second-level cursed spirits, but when I thought about Fushimi and Nanami being there, it felt like no different from any other mission," Haibara Yuu said, flashing a bright smile to the players and Nanami Kento on the other side through Geto Suguru. "I didn't expect we'd be so well-matched!"
Geto Suguru half-closed his eyes, patiently listening to his junior's feelings about this mission. Until Haibara Yu's voice stopped, his eyes moved slightly, and his gaze naturally shifted to the player present who had not spoken before: "Where's Fushimi?"
The player pondered for a moment, concentrating on pressing QTEs the entire time. The only thing that stuck with her was...
"Compared to the cursed spirits I've seen before, this one is even harder to accept visually." The player honestly expressed his thoughts.
Geto Xia Yu smiled and said, "That's right. Even for top-grade cursed spirits, their appearance rarely conforms to human aesthetics."
As a curse spirit operator who can subdue curse spirits for his own use, he is probably the most qualified person to say this.
Geto Suguru paused and gave them a heads-up: "With summer coming, the curse world is short on manpower. You may frequently receive missions to exorcise second-level cursed spirits."
Curse spirits are born from the negative emotions of ordinary people.
The arrival of the 'hot' and 'boring' summer will bring an unprecedented increase in cursed spirits.
Considering the situations some first-year students might encounter during their missions, Geto Suguru warned, "Try not to cause panic among ordinary people. There's no way to avoid it. You can ask the assistant supervisor to intervene later."
The sorcerer is indeed an occupation that is not officially recognized!
"The official authorities recognize the legitimacy of the Jujutsu World, but the existence of cursed spirits shouldn't be made public," said Geto Suguru, trying to change the image of the Jujutsu World among players. "It would cause panic among the public and lead to an explosion of cursed spirits."
"Huh? The authorities actually knew about this?" The player said in surprise, feeling slightly embarrassed that he had guessed the setting wrong. He put his fingers together and said, "I thought..."
Geto Suguru looked at the other person's profile as he looked down at the ground and his slightly drooped eyes.
"Knowing of the existence of the cursed spirit, yet not intervening, I'm surprised."
No matter whether it is a high-ranking official or the Prime Minister, the curse cannot be resolved by non-warlocks.
When he saw that doubtful forced smile, everything Geto Suguru wanted to say got stuck in his throat and he couldn't make a sound.
"The widespread appearance of cursed spirits, doesn't that mean," she paused, looking away, "that this country's national happiness is too... low?"
“…”
Huiyuan Xiong's eyes were sincere: "If Fushimi runs for mayor, I will definitely vote for Fushimi."
The player, suddenly feeling supported, resisted the urge to hide his face behind his hands. "Hey, if I could, I would definitely find a lucrative, idle job for Haibara."
Huiyuan Xiong narrowed his eyes and thanked loudly: "Really? Thank you in advance!"
Nanami Kento was speechless: "Now you're thinking about using your power for personal gain..."
Xia Yujie didn't seem to think it was a far-fetched idea and joined the topic naturally: "What position will Fushimi give me?"
Player: “Hey… this…”
Xia Yujie smiled and didn't force it. He turned to ask the others: "Have you thought about what kind of position to arrange for Wu?"
"Yes!" the player nodded heavily, speaking forcefully, "Take the best possible photo of Senior Wu, frame it, and hang it on the city hall building, with the words 'City Treasure' written underneath."
Maybe it can attract foreign tourists...
Players are very happy to imagine.
——Until I found out that the careers in the game did not include politics.
Instead, you can become a high-ranking official in the world of sorcery, or the leader of some organization, and so on.
But that has nothing to do with the mayor.
…
Back in the dorm, the player prepares to fast forward into the night.
Something strange happened to Sukuna's fingers placed aside, and dark red marks appeared on the seal as if bleeding.
"Sorcerer, you're playing with fire..." A deep male voice echoed.
「*Would you like to finish all your schedules for today?」
"[whether"
*21:05→06:00
"*loading...loading..."
The field of view darkens along with the black screen that skips the night's sleep cutscene.
The player thought uncertainly: It seems... I missed the conversation because of my quick hand!
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