Chapter 8
"Proposal……?"
Fushiguro Megumi stared at Hatake Kazuma in shock, her words hesitant even as she repeated the story, as if trying to confirm if there was something wrong with her ears.
"And...Gojo, Satoru?"
“That’s right.” Kazuma Hato nodded slightly, then, remembering that the boy in front of him was very familiar with Satoru Gojo, he tried to ask him for information.
"Do you know what Gojo Satoru likes? Is there anything you can tell me?"
Ideally, it should be something he can give away as a gift, to quickly boost his favorability.
"…………"
This guy, does he really want to marry someone with such a terrible personality...? Are his eyes and brain intact...?
Most of the time, Fushiguro Megumi was calm and composed, possessing a maturity far beyond his years; but at this moment, he was so shocked by the news that he froze, and it took him a long time to utter a reply.
"I don't know. If I had to say, I often see him eating sweets."
"Ah, sweets, I understand."
Kazuma Hatori kept it in mind, but when he looked up, he saw that Megumi Fushiguro still had that incredulous look on her face.
"What's wrong?"
"No... I don't want to say you're very courageous."
Fushiguro Megumi remained silent for a moment, as if she were actually convincing herself, and then repeated herself.
"Yes, that takes courage."
Is that so?
So the target he chose was someone really difficult to win over? Kazuma Hatake pondered.
Besides the pretty Xiaowu, there are indeed a few other people on the game packaging... but there are even some strangely shaped creatures on it. It's impossible for them all to be romanceable characters, right?
Who would want to fight a strange creature with a head like Mount Fuji? He would believe it if you said it was a killable elite boss.
As for the promotional slogans mentioning "exhilarating combat experience" and "multiple growth paths," Kazuma Hatori selectively ignored them.
How a game is designed is the game's business; how players want to play it is the players' business.
"But I just like his face, there's nothing I can do about it."
Kazuma Hatori looked up and spoke earnestly to Megumi Fushiguro.
Fushiguro Megumi gasped, experiencing her second shock of the day.
So you really like it that much... and your tone and expression are so firm!
"...Is that so? Then whatever you want."
Fushiguro Megumi scratched his hair, momentarily at a loss for how to react to the sincere emotions expressed by the Kamo family head before him.
After all, he is still quite young, and his parents left home when he was very young, abandoning him and his adoptive sister, Fushiguro Miki.
He had never experienced what "liking" truly meant, nor had he ever had the chance to witness it firsthand.
Even though he was indeed confessed to by a girl in junior high school, those youthful feelings only belonged to the girl who said "I like you," and he himself did not experience any emotional fluctuation.
Therefore, when faced with the Kamo family head who openly expressed his "like" at this moment, and didn't care at all even though the other person had a bad personality, Fushiguro Megumi felt a little bit of respect.
This tone sounds serious... no wonder the proposal was halfway to success.
Fushiguro Megumi paused for a moment as she thought about this.
Wait a minute... As long as one party refuses and the other agrees, isn't the proposal already half successful?
Was this actually Gojo Satoru's euphemistic way of rejecting him?
...This deep respect suddenly turned into pity and sympathy.
Forget it, let's not discourage them for now.
"Although I don't know how you became the head of the family, since he asked me to, I'll start by explaining the simplest incantations and spells to you."
Fushiguro Megumi sighed and told Hatori Kazuma to sit down on the living room sofa first.
"I'll go get some paper and pen."
Kazuma Hatori obediently sat down in his designated spot, and only after watching Fushiguro Megumi's figure disappear into the stairwell did he turn his gaze and carefully examine his surroundings.
If it were a non-holographic game where players are controlled with a mouse, Kazuma Hatake would have already touched every interactive item and read its description.
But since the game is designed to be so realistic, and even the NPCs react more flexibly, he naturally couldn't do something like ransacking someone's house without permission, as that would seem very impolite.
If it were the Kamo family... the vegetable garden in their yard would be the best evidence.
Although Fushiguro Megumi lived in a detached house, the buildings on this street were close together, resulting in insufficient sunlight. In addition, due to years of lack of maintenance and its rather remote location, its exterior walls were mottled, the railings were rusty, and the cracks in the bricks were covered with moss, making it visibly old and dilapidated.
But unlike what one sees from the outside, Kazuma Hatori's living room was very clean, with things neatly arranged. The appliances were old-fashioned but not dusty. The entryway cabinet, dining table and coffee table were covered with matching floral fabrics with lace trim and tassels hanging from the four corners.
There was a picture frame on the wall, but unfortunately the photo had been taken down, leaving only a blank space.
Based on what Daigo just said about Fushiguro Megumi spending the New Year alone...
Kazuma Hatake bets there are definitely hidden side quests here.
Well, but we can put the side quests aside for now; it's more important to team up with Gojo Satoru right now.
As expected of the teacher Gojo Satoru hired to help teach him basic knowledge, Fushiguro Megumi was able to explain these basic concepts in great detail with just a few casual strokes on the paper.
Kazuma Hatori understood perfectly the actual division of power, such as the three main families, the Jujutsu High School, and the Jujutsu Supervision Department.
However, Kazuma Hatori only had a vague understanding of things like the formation of cursed spirits, the flow of cursed power, and the use of spells.
He couldn't understand anything about things like carefully sensing the curse power within his body, controlling its output, or even trying to reverse the spell...
Seeing that Hatori Kazuma's gaze was particularly lost, Fushiguro Megumi sighed and put down his pen.
"It would be faster if you experienced it for yourself, [Tuotu]."
He placed the backs of his hands together and clasped his fingers to form the shadow of a rabbit with upright ears—and then, several white rabbits leaped out of the shadow at his feet, squatted on the floor, and sniffed around, looking cute and harmless.
Kazuma Hatori exclaimed in amazement, "Wow..."
"How was it? Did you sense the cursed power of these rabbits?" Fushiguro asked him. "You can use the same method you use to introspect your own body and capture the cursed power flowing within it. One thing to note: the residual cursed power left behind by different people is also different."
"I didn't feel any difference at all."
After staring at the rabbits for a long time, Kazuma Hatori answered honestly.
No matter how you look at it, it's just an ordinary rabbit.
"..." Fushiguro Megumi fell silent. "You can clearly see my rabbit, but you can't sense the cursed power?"
How am I supposed to teach this...? For a sorcerer, sensing magical power should be as natural as breathing...
“It’s alright,” Kazuma Hatake reassured him. “I understand the basic theoretical knowledge. Unless the cursed spirit looks exactly like an ordinary creature, I should be able to recognize it.”
Anyway, in the detailed interface of the commission, his knowledge of spells has reached 100%/100%.
Now that he has accomplished the task of [understanding the basic plot background setting], he no longer needs to study.
Fushiguro Megumi's expression became even more silent, and a little speechless.
"...You may recognize it, but you can't control your cursed power. How are you going to exorcise the cursed spirit?"
Kazuma Hatori hesitated before replying, "Just a regular... exorcism?"
After all, he was just playing a game, not a real "sorcerer". His skills were activated purely by his will, and the game would assist him in completing the attack.
"…………"
This person's attitude towards cursed spirits is incredibly casual! Even more casual than Gojo Satoru!
Fushiguro Megumi, staring at the Kamo family head before him, raised his eyebrows, looking utterly incredulous.
"Alright, in that case, I'll take you to try exorcising the cursed spirit."
After a moment, he stood up and gestured for Kazuma Hatake to come with him.
"While powerful cursed spirits are rare and extremely difficult to deal with, weak ones are everywhere."
So, Fushiguro Megumi is actually a beginner's guide to combat skills? How thoughtful.
Kazuma Hatori gladly left with him.
"Do you know any other information about Gojo Satoru?"
On the way, he continued to try to ask Fushiguro Megumi, "For example, where he would stay for a while. I thought he would stay at the Gojo family mansion, but he told me this morning that his return last night was just a special case."
Since the beautiful Dawu isn't a fixed NPC, you need to figure out his whereabouts in order to efficiently raise his favorability.
Upon hearing this, Fushiguro Megumi choked up a bit. He never expected that the Kamo family head, who was completely incompetent in terms of jutsu, was actually considering how to pursue Gojo Satoru, who was known as the "strongest" in the jutsu world.
So, how exactly did he become the head of the Kamo family...?
"He's a very busy person, basically always on missions all over the country, and even overseas. It's hard to say where he'll stay for an extended period of time."
Although she was silently complaining in her mind, Fushiguro Megumi still answered Hatori Kazuma's question.
"However, he is the first-year homeroom teacher at Tokyo Jujutsu High School. If I had to say, he would probably be at the school more often when the semester starts."
"So, Fushiguro is also studying at the Tokyo Jujutsu High School?" Kazuma Hatori thought for a moment and asked him, "Does that school accept students my age?"
"………………"
Upon hearing this, Fukurohei stumbled and turned to glare at the young man in front of him, who looked to be in his early twenties.
"It's impossible no matter how you look at it. You might only have a chance if you were ten years younger! Besides, I'm only in my third year of junior high school. I won't start my first year of junior high until April."
Kazuma Hatori looked a little disappointed. "I see."
I should have known better than to skip all the options when I entered the game, which resulted in my appearance, age, and occupation being generated by default... even though his original self was actually in high school.
"Oh, really, I guess it's a good thing you never thought about becoming a teacher..."
Halfway through her rant, Fushiguro Megumi saw the other person's eyes suddenly light up.
"...You don't actually want to become a teacher at a vocational college, do you?"
Is this for real? This level of understanding is so low that they can't even grasp the concept of magic...?
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