Chapter 32
The world of jutsu, the three great families, and the old NPCs are nothing compared to even one ten-thousandth of the destructive power of Gojo Satoru's words.
This invitation came from Satoru Gojo!
Why did he come to play this game? To mow down enemies among a bunch of old men? No, it was to raise the beautiful Xiao Wu.
Although there was a slight mishap when entering the game, turning Pretty Little Go into Pretty Big Go, it's not a big deal. Pretty Big Go also has his own unique charm.
He liked it just as much.
Kazuma Hatori's quick acceptance surprised Satoru Gojo, who belatedly realized that this guy had seriously proposed to him before!
Hmm... never mind, it's not a big deal anyway, he has a fully automatic [unlimited] one.
The reason why those old guys oppose his reform ideas but can only watch him glare at them to this day is simply because no one can kill him.
Well, anyway, it's the same whether you stay with one person or two.
"Then let's just have Megumi too..."
"I'm not going."
Fushiguro Megumi gave a firm and resounding refusal, even faster than Hatori Kazuma had agreed.
He would rather take a two-hour bus ride back to his hometown in Saitama Prefecture to live alone than live in a house where both of them are and be a super-bright third wheel!
After being firmly rejected by Fushiguro Megumi, Gojo Satoru blinked his blue eyes behind his sunglasses.
“…”
Although he owns more than one apartment in Tokyo, he has a subtle feeling that he can't let the other person live alone...
She might cry, I guess.
Gojo Satoru even imagined the usually aloof young man's disappointed look when he learned that he would be living alone in the apartment, holding back tears—and suddenly felt incredibly happy.
There's no other way. Considering how much this kid likes him, well, well...
Gojo Satoru tightened his right hand and slightly pressed down on the accelerator, smoothly making a turn amidst the astonished gazes of passersby. When he spoke again, his tone was all smiles, showing no displeasure at being rejected by Fushiguro Megumi.
"Okay, then I'll take you to the nearest bus station."
"Um."
Both Fushiguro Megumi and Hatori Kazuma secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Speaking of which, does Satoru know anything about Megumi Fushiguro's situation?"
With some distance to go before reaching the station, Kazuma Hatori remembered his hidden request regarding Megumi Fushiguro.
The content of this request is also quite strange; its purpose is to have him "find the truth" rather than "help Tsumiki wake up from her coma."
Although this guess is rather pessimistic... Kazuma Hato believes that it is highly unlikely that Megumi Fushiguro's sister will wake up again.
"Hui actually told you about this too?"
Gojo Satoru was somewhat surprised. "I didn't expect that Megumi would become so close to you. Don't be fooled by his cold exterior; that's just his personality. He's never liked talking about himself."
Fushiguro Megumi protested, "...Hey."
“I understand,” Kazuma Hatake nodded slightly. “Me too. I’m told I’m boring and can’t talk. If I want to be popular, I can only rely on my looks.”
Fushiguro Megumi looked at him: "..."
Gojo Satoru looked at him: "..."
Kazuma Hatake looked back at the two of them: "?"
The air fell silent for a long while, until Gojo Satoru looked at the completely oblivious Hatori Kazuma with a hint of surprise and curiosity.
"Who said you're boring, can't talk, and are only good at looking at your face?"
No, I should say, who dares to say that about him? Those old guys in Kamo? They shouldn't have the guts, right?
And to say that the other party can't speak well... I can't tell at all. Wasn't he super talkative when he was with the old guys?
“Mikoshiba.” After saying his friend’s name, Kazuma Hatori paused for a moment, “However, I don’t think he’s much better than me.”
He always says cool things to girls, saying things he can't help but do, then gets shy and uses him and Kashima as a shield. He agrees to guys' invitations to meetups, but he still has to drag them along before he dares to go.
If you think about it another way, Kashima's eloquence in winning over girls is far superior to theirs. If she were to win over the pretty Daigo, she might just make the air smell like flowers in a day.
"Mikoshiba? Never heard of that name before." Gojo Satoru tilted his head, recalling for a moment. "But, I think you're totally my type, don't be discouraged—"
It's totally my type --> My affection level is very high --> There's a good chance of winning her over.
"That's good."
Upon receiving comforting words from the beautiful Daigo, Kazuma Hatori immediately cheered up and secretly peeked at the affection level interface.
Currently, the people you have had contact with are listed below in order of favorability:
Gojo Satori: 68;
Megumi Fushiguro: 43;
The Way of the Night Moth: 36;
Kenki Kamo: 6;
Nanami founder: 0;
Kamo Chokichi: -100 (deceased);
Kamo Noyoshi: -87;
Yasuo Maeda: -89;
Kamo Heishichi: -96;
...
Sure enough, Da Wu's liking for him has increased again, which is great.
Yuqu was truly satisfied and closed the door.
This favorability list seems to only filter spellcasters with spells; ordinary people, even if they have exchanged names, are not included.
Speaking of which, who is Kamo Noriyuki again? How come his favorability has been slowly increasing, and he's even become the only positive number in Kamo's family—he remembers it was -10 at the beginning.
As for how much these old men in Kamo owed him, and why their debts had increased, Kazuma Hagoromo didn't care at all.
Perhaps knowing they were powerless to resist his rule, they strangely rose in rank. But it didn't matter; the outcome of the work wouldn't make any difference.
After slightly digressing from the topic, Kazuma Hatori brought the focus back.
"In short, I think the fact that Hui's sister is in a coma is not simple," he said. "It shouldn't be just an ordinary curse."
Fushiguro Megumi was startled. "Really?"
"I see." Gojo Satoru nodded, continuing to ponder along with Hagoromo Kazuma's words.
“I also examined her carefully with my [Six Eyes], and all I could see was external cursed power surrounding her, which is most likely the reason for her unconsciousness. Previously, everyone thought it was more likely that she had been hit by an unknown cursed spell from a quasi-level one or higher cursed spirit, but since you say so, are you guessing from a novice sorcerer's intuition that this unconsciousness was not an [accident], but [deliberate]?”
Kazuma Hagoromo: "Hmm."
He was guessing based on the contents of the commission, so he couldn't explain why he thought that way. He could only agree with what Wu said about "a novice sorcerer's intuition".
However, based on the plot patterns of the games he had played before, this kind of mission to find the truth is basically related to the final boss.
"That's a very unique line of thinking. Are you considering it from a human perspective? Hmm, it's not impossible."
Compared to Kazuma Hatori, who has little knowledge of sorcery, and Megumi Fushiguro, who has only been exposed to theoretical knowledge and has never truly ventured into the depths of the world of sorcery, Satoru Gojo, who grew up in the center of the world of sorcery, is extremely intelligent and clear-headed, and can grasp things almost instantly.
Moreover, I am willing to follow up on Kazuma Hatake's speculation and continue to delve deeper into the matter.
“But Tsuyoshi has never been involved with sorcery before. If it was really done by someone… well, it’s unlikely that it was done by the Zenin family. If they wanted to use this to coerce Keishun into submitting to the Zenin family, they would have confessed to it long ago. They wouldn’t have remained silent until now.”
Wu Tiao frowned, deep in thought.
"If she is one of those hidden curse masters... then she may have been randomly selected [who met the criteria]. And she is likely not the only one who has fallen into a coma."
"She's not the only one?" Kazuma Hatake asked, puzzled.
"Sometimes, curse masters will select ordinary people who meet certain conditions to make or upgrade cursed tools, condense cursed objects, or simply do bad things like collecting negative energy."
Gojo Satoru patiently explained to him, "Although the steps different curse masters take to do bad things are not quite the same, there is one thing they all have in common - ordinary people will die."
"If we're going to deduce that Tsumiki has been in a coma for a long time without any movement, I can only guess that Tsumiki is currently [meeting some of the conditions, but not all of the other party's conditions]."
“If that’s the case,” Fushiguro Megumi exclaimed in surprise, “Natsu Miki…!”
"It's alright, she's fine now, isn't she?"
Gojo Satoru comforted Fushiguro Megumi in a lighthearted tone, "Although there are currently no matching cases in the search for information on cursed spirits, I'll change direction and see if there are any victims who have fallen into a similar coma as Tsumiki."
“…Okay.” Fushiguro Megumi slowly replied, then added, “Thank you…Gojo-sensei. And about what happened before.”
"Ah, Hui actually thanked me, how strange!"
"...Taught by Kamo-sensei."
—After watching Fushiguro Megumi leave her shopping bags and handbag in the side pocket and head to the bus stop empty-handed, Gojo Satoru, who was straddling the seat, stretched and yawned before bending down again and gripping the handlebars.
"Alright, now it's just us left."
With only Kazuma Hatake remaining, Satoru Gojo's tone became much more casual, and his attitude became quite friendly and relaxed—when he tilted his head and smiled at Kazuma Hatake, there was a hint of mischievous fun in his eyes.
"Let's go buy some clothes and daily necessities first! Do you like a vacation style? Or punk style? I think bohemian style would suit you too!"
They even started making baseless recommendations, which sounded like a joke.
"OK."
Kazuma Hatori accepted everything, saying, "I'm fine with all of them."
This style is so simple, players can easily master it and walk around the streets without feeling shy.
Gojo Satoru could never imagine how he would dress himself up to get those stat boosts from equipment and complete the game's storyline.
"...Hey."
Being trusted so readily by Kazuma Hatori, Satoru Gojo was a little speechless—when he finally took Kazuma Hatori to the shopping street, he only paid for a fairly normal-looking shirt and trousers.
It's just that the style is normal, but the price is unusually high.
Moreover, Gojo Satoru has absolutely no habit of checking product tags. The entire shopping process basically involves him walking in with Hagoromo Kazuma, browsing around, and if he thinks a product is nice, he asks the clerk to bring two of the correct sizes and wrap them up.
"Two items?" Kazuma Hatake looked at Satoru Gojo.
The shop assistant had specifically reminded me that each item cost 300,000 yen, but when Gojo Satoru said he was sure he wanted to buy two to take home, the assistant's smile immediately became incredibly enthusiastic.
"It just so happens that I also need to buy new clothes."
Wearing a jacket, Gojo Satoru put his hands in his pockets and said indifferently about the price.
"I've been too busy before, and it's rare to have the opportunity to stroll around and shop at my leisure."
If he hadn't gradually become more free recently, he would have had a hard time finding the time to pick up Kazuma and the others from the airport today.
“But judging by the speed at which you pay,” Kazuma Hatake blinked, “it doesn’t seem that slow.”
However, he was extremely happy to have the opportunity to go shopping alone with Gojo Satoru no matter what—just thinking about going to Daigo's house with the handsome Daigo soon made him even happier.
"ah,"
Gojo Satoru then realized that he still habitually glanced at the bill and paid immediately if it seemed suitable, and said with a hint of annoyance.
"We must take our time browsing... Miss sales assistant, we need to try this one on, please!"
"Okay—"
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