Chapter 97
Like the Tokyo Metropolitan High School of Sorcery, the Kyoto Prefectural High School of Sorcery is a school that specializes in training sorcerers. It also oversees task allocation, personnel coordination, and logistical support.
In short, there are only these two schools in the entire world of sorcery, and they do almost the same things.
Even the number of students enrolled in school is similarly low.
Regarding this situation, Pretty Little Wu explained to him that "[Spellcasters are naturally quite rare. Perhaps some ordinary people are born with spells, but brain structure is what truly determines whether they can awaken and become spellcasters].
Kazuma Hatake felt that the game designers were just being lazy and didn't want to put in the effort to come up with more characters and relationships.
This sister school exchange event was essentially a small-scale competition between sorcerers.
"It's held once a year, but there's no strict rule about the exact date; it could happen any month of the year."
Gojo Satoru then began to explain the new settings to Hatori Kazuma in great detail.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that Kazuma Hatori learned most of the rules and regulations of the jutsu world from this other person.
"Because the world of sorcery is always short of manpower, and the birth of cursed spirits is based on the negative emotional fluctuations of ordinary people."
Gojo Satoru pointed to his temple. On his way to the venue of the Kyoto Jujutsu High School, he gave Hagoromo Kazuma, a novice in the world of jujutsu, a crash course in relevant knowledge.
"It was easier in ancient times. The total population of all of Japan might not even be as large as that of Tokyo today, so the number of cursed spirits that could be born would not be very high."
"Even if the number of awakened sorcerers is small, it's still manageable."
"But now we live in an era of population explosion. Tokyo alone has nearly 14 million people. In addition, there are various other social problems, which have led to a large accumulation of negative emotions in ordinary society. The number of cursed spirits that need to be dealt with every year is constantly increasing, including their levels."
Kazuma Hatake listened and nodded—if there were paper and pen in front of him, he would even write these down—he could undoubtedly get a perfect score of 100 in satisfying the emotional value of the beautiful Satoru.
"I remember there were also curse masters to deal with."
"Recalling the first mission he did with the pretty little Satoru," Kazuma Hatori added.
"Curse masters, huh? I only met one of those guys when I was a kid. I think they were lured in by the bounty and wanted to kill me."
Gojo Satoru raised one eyebrow slightly, while Sora's eyes narrowed slightly, displaying an unusually disdainful and contemptuous expression, as if they were discussing a bunch of trash or small fry.
If those curse masters were standing in front of him, they would probably be so frightened that they would have to use their life-saving measures or prepare to fight to the death.
But beside him is Kazuma Hato, a black Shiba Inu who will give super cute compliments no matter what pose the beautiful Satoru makes.
So much so that Gojo Satoru, who rarely kept a straight face, couldn't help but laugh when his gaze turned to Hagoromo Kazuma and met those black eyes that always seemed to sparkle for some reason. He raised his index finger and shook it at him.
"Although they may be more dangerous to ordinary people than cursed spirits, they are still human after all."
"Any human being can sense fear and knows that they should be afraid of me and should hide themselves instead of making a big show of themselves and attracting attention."
—And in the most relaxed tone, he uttered the most arrogant lines.
However, there is no exaggeration or self-praise in this statement.
Cursed sorcerers are called cursed sorcerers because they violate the most basic rule of sorcerers—in the absence of an emergency, they intentionally use spells or other malicious means to cause injury or death to ordinary people.
This is not only intolerable to the world of sorcery, but also unacceptable to government agencies in ordinary society.
If sorcerers can attack ordinary people without any scruples and without any punishment, the resulting consequences are unimaginable.
However, not all sorcerers are willing to strictly abide by this rule, just as they do not want to endlessly exorcise cursed spirits to protect ordinary people, thus constantly putting themselves in danger of death at any time.
They chose to turn their backs on the world of sorcery and become curse masters who act without any scruples.
They can live a carefree and independent life, and there are far more ways to make money than risking their lives to work for the sorcery world.
Even if they are sentenced to death, so what? Sorcerers can't even keep up with the increasingly active cursed spirits, so how could they possibly take care of those who can hide in human society?
Think about that curse master who became the head of the TV station. He didn't care at all even if he killed his employees. How could he have gotten there through conventional means?
If it weren't for Gojo Satoru's sudden emergence, which exerted an overwhelming and unreasonable force on these curse masters, they wouldn't be living as cautiously as they do now.
However, Gojo Satoru himself did not choose to become a "free" curse master because of this powerful ability that allowed him to act as he pleased.
In him, strength becomes the most straightforward test of humanity, while kindness and responsibility are the gentlest answers he offers.
Perhaps Gojo Satoru is only just beginning to grow in this playthrough, but Hato Isshin knows in his heart that one day he will become like Satoru from the previous playthrough, possessing powerful yet gentle strength and the same original intention that has remained unchanged for decades.
It was for this reason that Kazuma Hagoromo felt an eternal stirring in his heart for Satoru Gojo.
"As expected of Wu."
He readily offered his praise, every syllable of which was sincere, causing Gojo Satoru's blue eyes to narrow with pride, as if in replying, "[Of course.]"
"So, these sister school exchange meetings can probably be held in a couple of spare days."
After that brief moment of joy, Gojo Satoru didn't forget to steer the conversation back on track.
"Usually, it's the second and third graders who gather enough people to participate, so we're not included this year." — He stroked his chin. "But I probably won't participate either. I heard that every year there's one day of team competition and one day of individual competition. If I go, victory will be a foregone conclusion."
It's arrogant, but it's also the truth.
Kazuma Hatake nodded: "If you're not going, then I won't go either."
These words sounded rather amusing, giving off a sense of "I'll let them have their way too," which made Gojo Satoru chuckle again.
Honestly, whenever he's with Kazuma Hato, he's always in a great mood, like a colorful hot air balloon floating in the air, never coming down.
However, before arriving at the conference room, Gojo Satoru and Hato Kazuma encountered the other participants.
"—Wait, wait, what brings you here?"
Kazuma Hatori looked in the direction of the sound and found a woman dressed as a shrine maiden staring in his direction with utter shock—or rather, staring at Satoru Gojo.
He had met these upperclassmen a few times during the previous semester's classes and knew that the shrine maiden was Gojo Satoru and his upperclassman, whose name was Ankagi.
"Oh, it's a songstress."
Gojo Satoru raised his hand and rested it on Hato Kazuma's shoulder, tilting his head to greet the geisha.
"So you're participating too? I'll cheer you on!"
His tone was quite casual, showing no respect for the geisha that was customary due to the fact that he was two years younger and in a lower grade than her.
Naturally, the other side immediately erupted in anger, their furious voices instantly piercing through the air.
"I don't want you to cheer me on—speak politely to me!"
In contrast, Gojo Satoru let out a soft sigh.
"Sigh...what an old-fashioned guy."
It's not like we can't communicate, so why are we always so fixated on honorifics?
He almost never uses honorifics, even when speaking to the elders in his family; it's not like he's deliberately targeting her.
When Anka heard this comment—as a senior student, she was so angry at being treated so casually that she almost gritted her teeth—she was then pulled away by her companions.
"Okay, okay, it's alright."
The people around her comforted her while greeting Gojo Satoru and Hato Kazuma. After learning that they had been invited to observe, they smiled and left.
It wasn't that they didn't care because they had a good relationship with Gojo Satoru; rather, they were just unsure how to treat this junior who was of such high status and far superior to them, so they simply laughed it off.
They didn't want to really anger this incredibly talented junior, and they also knew that Gojo Satoru's arrogant and disrespectful personality would make it difficult to get along with him, so they decided to just avoid him.
Gojo Satoru turned around and faced Hagoromo Kazuma.
Before he could speak, Kazuma Hatori interjected, "I don't like using honorifics either."
Otherwise, how could he be called a "cool guy with a poker face" by his classmates in the real world?
This blatantly comforting remark instantly amused Gojo Satoru.
"Who wants to talk about this?"
Although he originally didn't care, after Kuroko Shiba said that, he immediately forgot about the little bit of sarcasm that had just arisen, and led the people towards the conference room.
"Now that they're here, the team battle should be starting soon. We need to get to the stands quickly—"
However, Gojo Satoru always felt like he had forgotten something.
Hmm... what exactly is it... never mind, since he can't remember, it probably isn't anything important!
Gojo Satoru immediately became cheerful again, until he flung open the door and was met with a chorus of stares—
He then remembered.
This sister school exchange event wasn't just attended by the Gojo family; the Zenin and Kamo families were also included!
—In response, Tatsuo Gojo, who was leisurely enjoying tea at the Gojo residence, shrugged and said there was nothing he could do. He couldn't just arrange to visit the Gojo residence alone; that would seem too deliberate.
But by then, it was too late.
The Kamo and Zenin families, who were completely unaware of the inside story and had come to watch the match with great enthusiasm, thought they were taking the opportunity to meet. However, what appeared before them was quite unexpected—
It is the living Yama, Hagoromo, etched into their DNA.
"Cough, cough, cough...!!"
In an instant, the sounds of people choking on their tea rose and fell, creating a commotion a hundred times more chaotic than the sight of a top-tier cursed spirit attacking.
Bang!
Among them, there was one person with an even stronger instinctive reaction, who was so frightened that he almost jumped up, causing the chair to fall to the ground along with him.
"You...you..."
A trembling voice rang out, causing Kazuma Hatori, who was not surprised by this scene, to turn his black eyes and look over.
"Um?"
Then, he raised his eyebrows slightly.
Upon opening the [Social] interface, I discovered that he was actually the next head of that Zen family.
Whenever I recall those words, I feel like punching him again.
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