Chapter 9
Kazuma Hagoromo was indeed very tempted.
What relationship lasts longer than that of colleagues? He can't be a student.
Besides, students will eventually graduate and leave school, but teachers will never graduate.
However, Kazuma Hato wasn't quite sure if he could be a teacher at the high school, since his profession in this game was "Head of the Kamo Family," not "High School Teacher."
“I’d like to give this a try,” Kazuma Hatake asked Megumi Fushiguro. “Are there any strict requirements for becoming a teacher at the Jujutsu High School?”
Fushiguro Megumi took a deep breath, “…………”
This person is actually considering becoming a teacher at a vocational college!
I only started learning about basic spells today!
"...I don't know either,"
Under the intense, expressionless gaze of Kazuma Hatori, Fushiguro Megumi, who wanted to reply with "That's impossible no matter how you look at it," silently turned her head away and said against her will without dampening the other's enthusiasm.
"Probably, Principal Moth has the decision-making power."
Principal Moth.
Kazuma Hatake kept the name in mind, planning to ask about it later to see if he could unlock a task similar to "becoming a college teacher".
As for the possibility that his spell power level was too low to be a teacher, he never even considered that possibility.
It's just a game. If you think his spell power level is too low, just grind some monsters and level up. How can that be difficult for a player? Look at the Sword God of Shili Slope next door.
However, the focus now is on completing Gojo Satoru's request, so the combat skill should be... proficient use of attack skills?
Kazuma Hatori followed Megumi Fushiguro further and further into the secluded area, eventually arriving at the sewers.
The stench of decay and rot filled the nostrils, and damp, unidentified black substances clung to every corner of the arched stone walls, with sewage dripping down.
If you walk a few steps further in, you can still hear the echo of your footsteps, as well as the rustling sounds of small animals being startled and scurrying away.
Moreover, the soles of the shoes sometimes feel soft, slippery, and sticky when they touch the ground.
Having never been to a place like this before, Kazuma Hatori walked with a furrowed brow.
"…………"
This game doesn't need to be made so realistic here...!
Seeing that the Kamo family head was becoming increasingly reluctant to leave, Fushiguro Megumi explained, "Places like schools, hospitals, and companies, where negative emotions easily accumulate, have a much higher probability of producing high-level cursed spirits than other places."
"However, if a murder has occurred in a certain place, it is also very easy to generate a cursed spirit with specific grudges."
"But whether it's a school, a hospital, or a company, if you want to exorcise cursed spirits during the day, you still need assistants and supervisors to help evacuate people and put down [the tents]. Otherwise, guys like us who fight cursed spirits directly in front of ordinary people will be seen as idiots who fight thin air and get injured."
"Therefore, sewers are the best places for lower-level cursed spirits to hide, so that they won't be discovered by ordinary people when they fight."
Following the trail of the lingering cursed power, Fushiguro Megumi used her phone's flashlight for illumination, leading him around another bend into the depths, explaining things to him in simple, easy-to-understand language as she went.
“There are naturally cursed spirits in the suburbs and the wild, but you have to specifically look for ghost stories or urban legends, which takes a long time without the help of supervision.”
"I see."
The newbie starts by grinding monsters in the sewers. He's played this kind of game before, so it's pretty easy to understand.
Kazuma Hatake nodded, and as he followed Megumi Fushiguro toward the monster spawn point, he kept trying to avoid the dirty water dripping from above, appearing extremely cautious.
Fushiguro Megumi then noticed that the Kamo family head was dressed in a very formal crested haori hakama, made of expensive fabric and exquisitely crafted, so formal that it could be worn by him to attend extremely solemn occasions such as government award ceremonies.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't notice your clothes aren't suitable for this area."
He stopped abruptly, a hint of apology in his voice. "Why don't we go back now and you change your clothes first?"
Kazuma Hatake glanced down at his default in-game outfit.
Since it's a beginner's outfit given to you as soon as you enter the game, it doesn't provide any combat attribute bonuses when worn. The description is just a simple sentence: "Clan leader's attire, which may enhance your temperament and charm."
But he searched the entire Kamo house and still couldn't find any clothes that could increase his attributes, so he simply kept wearing the same outfit.
Since there were no attribute bonuses anyway, he didn't care how the clothes would fare in the upcoming battle; he just didn't like the feeling of dirty water dripping on his body.
—It's all the game's fault; it was designed to be too realistic in this respect.
"It doesn't matter."
Kazuma Hatake shook his head slightly, politely declining the other party's suggestion to run the map again.
"Now that we're here, let's just keep going."
"I see... If you have any questions later, you can just tell me."
Fushiguro Megumi slightly tilted the beam of light in her hand to her left, gesturing for Hatake Kazuma to walk this way.
"We're almost there. I can already clearly sense its magical power... Don't you feel anything at all?"
Kazuma Hatake opened the pop-up window and confirmed that there were no prompts on it.
"No."
That "no" sounded perfectly justified.
Fushiguro Megumi: "…………"
He pursed his lips, swallowing back the unspoken retort.
How can someone like this be a teacher? Even a sorcerer whose spell power level is so low that it's no different from an ordinary person should at least be able to sense spell power.
However, Fushiguro also felt that if the other party wanted to pursue Gojo Satoru, it was impossible for him to work on his sorcery skills.
After all, Gojo Satoru is already so strong that he's almost a monster. Could this guy really force someone to marry him after defeating Gojo Satoru?
Her steps didn't stop, but Fushiguro Megumi's eyes gradually narrowed, revealing a faint hint of speechlessness.
This is outrageous... I can't even imagine what that scene would look like.
But from another perspective, since the opponent can sense my spell, it means that he can at least activate it.
Well, let's see how well he uses the technique first. After all, [Crimson Blood Manipulation] is a very flexible technique that can be used to fight enemies at short, medium, and long distances, and it has almost no weaknesses.
"Look over there,"
Fushiguro stopped a little distance away, carefully moving the beam of light slightly into the corner, allowing only a faint light to cover that corner, and even keeping his voice extremely low.
"See that rat-shaped creature the size of two fists? That's the cursed spirit."
Following Fushiguro Megumi's instructions, Kazuma Hatake looked at the thing that was gnawing on an unknown object—the light was too dim, and he couldn't even see its appearance clearly—before the pop-up window appeared in front of him.
You have found a Level 4 [Rat Curse Spirit].
[Enter battle: Yes/No.]
“Hmm,” Yuqu Kazuma’s thoughts shifted slightly, landing on the word “Yes.”
"I'll give it a try."
—Enter battle!
The massive, twisted, red-eyed rat-like creature with thick, black fur that bristled and stood on end instantly sprang to life and pounced on Kazuma Hatori without hesitation!
Fushiguro Megumi was immediately alarmed—he had originally planned to take advantage of the cursed spirit's inattention, first use [Jade Dog] to suppress it, and then have Hagoromo Kazuma try to use a spell to exorcise it!
Before he could even summon the [Jade Dog] to act, the cursed spirit suddenly and inexplicably sprang into action, with a clear target: the head of the Kamo family!
Before she could even wonder, Fushiguro Megumi immediately put the phone in her mouth, about to make a dog-shaped reflection with her hands—
squeak!
The rat-shaped cursed spirit let out a mournful cry, and in an instant, amidst a surge of dark, furious lightning, it vanished without a trace, leaving not even a remnant of its corpse.
The intense light and shadow flashed by in an instant, and the cursed spirit was completely crushed in a moment, leaving only Kazuma Hatori standing calmly in place with his right fist clenched.
Fushiguro Megumi was so shocked that her mouth dropped open, “…………”
Did he see wrong? Is this [Black Flash]?
This is a high-level technique that requires the error between the physical attack and the magical impact to be within 0.000001 seconds!
An attack that he might not succeed at even once in ten attempts, was casually delivered by the Kamo family head, who just two hours ago didn't even know what magic was?
He hadn't even explained this attack method to the other party yet!
Isn't this an incredibly precise control over one's magical power?! A sorcerer who can unleash [Black Flash] doesn't need any further instruction in combat techniques!
In a state of extreme shock, an absurd thought suddenly popped into Fushiguro Megumi's mind.
Could it be that... this person was deliberately pretending to know nothing, trying to get Gojo-sensei to teach him, so that he could stick to the other person for a long time and with a clear conscience?
As a result, the clueless Ms. Gojo handed it to him instead...
Fukuro Megumi became increasingly silent as she thought about it.
...This explanation is absurd, yet strangely reasonable.
"I said, you..."
Just as Fushiguro Megumi was about to look up to verify his guess, he saw that the head of the Kamo family was holding something in his hand and blurted out a question.
"...What is that?"
"This is a crystal dropped by a cursed spirit after it dies."
Hagoromo was very satisfied with the fact that he had just tried to activate [Black Flash] once with his mind and that it produced a super gorgeous special effect and executed a monster.
Not to mention, monsters really do drop materials.
The jet-black, multifaceted crystalline object in his hand was dropped after he defeated that weakling [Rat Curse Spirit].
The game's description is quite simple.
[Level 4 Spell Power Crystal: Slightly increases the maximum spell power.]
But Kazuma Hatori examined the crystal over and over again, still unsure how to use it for enhancement.
Are you sure it's crystallized?
Fushiguro Megumi frowned. "I've never heard of cursed spirits dropping crystals. On the contrary, some cursed spirits become stronger after absorbing cursed objects..."
Kazuma Hagoromo: "Cursed objects? How did they absorb them?"
"Just swallow it... wait a minute!?"
…………
"Alright, I've come to pick up the new head of the Kamo family—what's wrong, Megumi? Your expression is strange."
Having finished his task, Gojo Satoru flung open the door and found Fushiguro Megumi, whom he had entrusted to teach Hatake Kazuma, sitting on the sofa in complete shock, looking dazed but rather cute.
Kazuma Hato was sitting opposite him, calmly raising his hand to greet him.
"Wu, you're here."
They even started by simply calling out names, readily accepting good advice.
Since he wasn't staying at Gojo's house, Gojo Satoru changed back into his all-black coat and eye mask. At this moment, all that could be seen was him curiously looking back and forth between the two of them, seemingly making a "sizing up" motion.
What happened to Hui?
"he,"
Fushiguro Megumi pointed at Hatori Kazuma with a vacant tone and expression.
"They actually ate something that was either a cursed object or the remnant of a cursed spirit..."
Gojo Satoru: "...Hmm??"
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