Chapter 25
"He infiltrated the director's office too?"
As the night breeze swept by, the wind chimes under the eaves swayed and chimed softly, and the drooping eyeballs suddenly seemed to come alive, blinking and bringing a new secret message.
Upon seeing this latest news, the young man in the cassock widened his eyes, a rare expression of genuine surprise on his face.
How could the other party move so quickly?
Did you notice something?
No, that's impossible. Ever since he obtained this body, he has always kept his whereabouts extremely secret, avoiding leaving any trace of his magical power behind during his actions.
If someone had truly sensed something amiss, the [strongest] would not have remained indifferent.
As he scanned the various traces such as "[Gojo Satoru and the Kamo family head joined forces to exorcise a large number of cursed spirits]", "[Gojo Satoru and the Kamo family head sat in a coffee shop basking in the sun]", and "[Gojo Satoru sat by the river all afternoon and only caught three fish]", the young man in the kasaya remained somewhat silent.
Is it really just a coincidence?
He would never accept such self-deceiving words of comfort.
Meticulousness, rigor, and attention to detail are essential to carefully placing each piece in its proper position, ultimately forming the best plan that can control variables.
Having "lived" alone for so many years, arrogance, pride, gullibility, and other character traits that lead to failure can no longer be used to describe him.
Even with his plans disrupted, he remained calm.
After all, such unexpected situations become extremely common when the timeline is extended to several hundred years.
In other words, does the plan need to be modified slightly...?
"A game against smart people,"
As his fingertips traced the stitches across his forehead, the young man with his flowing black hair smiled slightly.
"I'll never get tired of coming here, no matter how many times I do."
When he scrolled to the bottom of the intelligence report, the half-written content made his expression change, and he became slightly curious.
"Oh, I even found out his real name? Let me see..."
With a flick of his wrist, the page of the paper was turned, and the young man who saw those words suddenly fell silent.
"…………"
...That guy must be a smart person, right?
…………
"Yo, Megumi—"
Gojo Satoru raised his hand to greet Fushiguro Megumi, who was carrying a shoulder bag, and their manner of conversation was quite familiar.
"Finally, I've completely moved into the high school! Keep it up, and hopefully I'll become a top-tier sorcerer soon!"
"Don't talk about things with an extremely high level of difficulty in such a lighthearted tone."
Having traveled a long way from Saitama Prefecture to this suburban school, Fushiguro Megumi sighed wearily, uttering a single complaint before continuing his journey towards his assigned dormitory.
However, just as he was about to take the next step, he froze on the spot because of a sight he caught out of the corner of his eye, turning his head inch by inch.
The Kamo family head, who had previously firmly told him that he liked Gojo Satoru and even wanted to become a teacher at a high school because of it, actually appeared at Tokyo Jujutsu High School!
And he was standing right next to Gojo Satoru!
Fushiguro was deeply shocked.
"Hey, you noticed it too?"
Gojo Satoru deliberately used his unusually cheerful smile to introduce Fushiguro Megumi to the stunned man.
"This is my colleague now, and he will be your teacher Kamo for the next year! Remember to greet him when you see him!"
Kazuma Hatori also greeted him, "Long time no see."
Although it wasn't a long time for him, it would be about three months in game time.
Fushiguro Megumi: "…………"
Real or fake?
Megumi Fushiguro, who was already so shocked that she started uttering single words, held back for a long time before silently uttering a question.
"How did you do that? Did you beat up the principal?"
He remembered clearly that three months ago, when Gojo Satoru first brought the Kamo family head to him, he was a sorcerer with no basic knowledge, who did not know how to sense sorcery power, and was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person.
With such a low level of ability, how could he possibly become a teacher? Apart from the principal being beaten up by Gojo Satoru and forced to sign the appointment letter, he had absolutely no other feasible ideas in his mind.
Or perhaps, the truth was indeed as he suspected: the black-haired youth was deliberately feigning ignorance...
"How rude of me! How could I have done that?"
As expected, he witnessed the earthquake-like reaction in Fushiguro Megumi's pupils, making Gojo Satoru's satisfaction all the more worthwhile, as he had specially brought Hagoromo Kazuma to wait here.
"This teacher appointment went through the proper procedures and was even approved by higher-ups—"
Fushiguro Megumi: "…………"
Fushiguro said confidently, "So that means you beat up the higher-ups too."
Upon hearing this, Gojo Satoru, who was about to retort, hesitated for a moment and then stroked his chin.
"Shouldn't I say I treated them to a meal...?"
We still had a big meal.
"?"
Fushiguro Megumi didn't understand the meaning of those words and slowly typed out a question mark.
Kazuma Hatake: "..."
He and his technique are now so famous among the higher-ups that even just sitting behind the shoji door and saying a few words can make the other person tremble with fear.
This is much more effective than killing a few old male NPCs to intimidate the rest.
Moreover, according to Kamo Nokichi, they didn't dare to talk about him behind his back, and could only communicate with each other with their eyes.
After all, no one wants to accidentally blurt out "Handsome Dad" when complaining about Kazuma Hatake—this title seems to have a kind of "restraint" that forces them to say it whenever they want to mention it. The only solution is not to know his real name.
Or, like now, we can refer to him by the title of "Head of the Kamo Family".
But those people didn't want to call him by his real name, nor did they want to admit that he was the head of the Kamo family, so they were stuck in an awkward situation.
Moreover, if someone were to say something behind your back and the other party found out, the consequences of that spell would be no joke.
After hearing all this, Kazuma Hatori didn't care about his reputation, as long as the method worked.
If players care about their reputation in the game, should the extreme evil route for players in the story still be available?
In this game, that would probably be the Curse Master route...?
However, his goal in playing this game is clearly not to reach the pinnacle of the Cursed Masters and become the ultimate villain, so he is not considering playing the extreme evil route for the time being.
Let these old NPCs keep jumping around for a while.
Kazuma Hagoromo opened the game's management module and confirmed that the Kamo family members were still working hard to earn him gold coins.
Over time, he had nearly doubled his initial amount of gold coins, and just looking at the numbers made him feel very satisfied.
As for the negative effects of the sixteen-hour workday, Kazuma Hatake easily dismissed them.
Low obedience, plotting rebellion? Then treat them to a few cheap meals every now and then and have a heart-to-heart talk.
As the game progressed, it stopped reminding him that the players' obedience was decreasing.
They probably heard about his techniques, and were too afraid of being fed up with his good food, so they didn't dare to have any thoughts of resistance.
Now I just eat cheap meals and do some odd jobs. Compared to that Yasuo Maeda, isn't this an incredibly happy life?
Sure enough, he was a kind player.
Kazuma Hatake nodded slightly to himself and explained simply to Megumi Fushiguro, "I just used a little trick to show them my strength."
Fushiguro Megumi remained silent: "…………"
Could it be that they used [Black Flash] on the higher-ups? If so, they definitely have to submit.
Anyway, it's already confirmed that the other person will be a teacher. Fushiguro Megumi silently scanned the two of them back and forth, feeling like she had a lot to say, but didn't know where to begin.
In short... he should go get some sleep first; he feels really tired right now.
I'm physically and mentally exhausted.
Fushiguro Megumi took a few more steps forward before remembering something else and turning to look at Gojo Satoru.
When is the opening ceremony?
When asked this question, Gojo Satoru simply tilted his head, strongly suggesting he was deliberately trying to look cute.
"Huh? What opening ceremony?"
Fushiguro Megumi was momentarily speechless at the question, then silently turned her head away. "Really? This school doesn't even have an opening ceremony..."
Although I already knew that the number of students at the Spellcasting Academy was small, I didn't expect that they would even cancel the opening ceremony... That's too casual.
"Hey, after all, you're the only freshman right now. The other one has special reasons and won't be able to come for about two months."
Gojo Satoru smiled and put his hands behind his back. When he stretched them out again, a piece of paper appeared as if by magic, which he handed to Fushiguro Megumi.
"Although there's no opening ceremony, there's a mission! Big surprise—!"
"…………"
Fushiguro Megumi stared at the paper for a few seconds, then looked up at him, unsure of what expression to make.
What kind of surprise is this...?
"Okay, okay, actually it's about your college admission assessment."
Gojo Satoru shoved the paper into Fushiguro Megumi's hand and patted him hard on the shoulder.
“Unlike Yuta’s special case, you have both talent and potential, plus rich experience in exorcising cursed spirits. There’s no way you could be classified as a level four sorcerer, right?”
"So I discussed it with the principal and assigned you a level two mission. If you can complete it successfully, you will become a level two sorcerer!"
Gojo Satoru, who was giving Kuroko a thumbs-up, pulled over Hatake Kazuma, who was standing next to him.
"Don't worry, Kamo-sensei will be with you—"
After listening to the introduction, Fushiguro Megumi nodded and accepted the paper containing the mission information.
"knew."
It seems his guess was right after all; the strength of this Kamo family head definitely exceeds level two. All those things before were just a little trick he played on Gojo-sensei, pretending to know nothing...
That's quite the act, no wonder he wants to pursue... pursue Gojo Satoru.
Fushiguro Megumi muttered to himself before speaking to Hatake Kazuma.
"I plan to train the new shikigami in the next couple of days, and I'll contact you again when I set off."
Since it's a level two mission, the [Jade Dog] and [Nue] shikigami he had previously subdued might not be enough. Since the training ground here is spacious and secluded, he might as well go and subdue [Orochi] first.
"Okay, call me anytime when you're ready."
Kazuma Hatori glanced at the pop-up window and nodded in agreement without hesitation.
[Current Task: Megumi Fushiguro's entrance assessment.]
[Assisted Fushiguro Megumi in completing the Level 2 Spellcaster assessment mission: 0%/100%]
According to what Satoru had told him before, Fushiguro Megumi was very capable and could easily complete a level-two mission on his own.
But at that moment, the game popped up a mission interface specifically for him.
Does this mean that someone might try to sabotage the mission...?
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