Chapter 26
After Kazuma Hatori was officially appointed as a teacher at a high school, he also moved to Tokyo.
As an Onmyoji family that has continued from the Heian period to the present day, the Kamo family has accumulated a vast amount of assets, both tangible and intangible, over the course of nearly a thousand years.
Even Kazuma Hatori, who suddenly became the current head of the Kamo family, continues to receive contacts from various channels—some of which are merely greetings.
This game is surprisingly realistic in its depiction of political intrigue.
After struggling to deal with these messy and trivial matters a few times, Kazuma Hatori became extremely impatient and dumped them all on Nokichi Kamo.
It wasn't even a commission, and there was no reward whatsoever; it was simply a complete waste of his time.
As for the management department, Kazuma Hatori resolutely adhered to the policy that "as long as those old men dare to call Satoru Gojo over, he will definitely attend."
If anyone wanted to point fingers at Gojo Satoru, or try to belittle or suppress him with words, Hatori Kazuma, sitting behind the shoji gate, wouldn't need to make any obvious noise to intimidate them.
With just a cold "Hmm?", the atmosphere in the hall would instantly become kind and friendly.
In particular, Maeda Yasuo, who had suffered greatly, immediately switched from the conservatives to the reformists. He was always the first to rush forward and confront the other high-ranking officials, afraid that if he was even slightly slow to show his loyalty to Hatori Kazuma, the opportunity to claim credit would be snatched away by the other members of the Kamo family.
The elders of the Kamo family were absolutely furious with him.
What are these conservative forces from the [New Yin] faction trying to take from them? What if the head of the family mistakenly thinks they're going against Gojo Satoru? Who will take responsibility for their freeloading?
Maeda Yasuo, however, disagreed and was determined not to give up any opportunity to win over Hagoromo Kazuma.
Now he's become a huge joke among the conservatives. Why doesn't he hurry up and cling to the Kamo family head? Is he waiting to be purged by those shrewd people behind his back?
The Kamo family members can band together to resist the other forces, but the [New Yin] faction won't help him. On the contrary, they'd love for him to be removed so they can replace him with one of their own trusted confidants.
Kazuma Hatake was also happy to see these old NPCs ganging up on each other, so that he wouldn't have to secretly plot any rebellion later.
In short, the power structure of the General Staff Headquarters has been thrown into complete disarray by Kazuma Hatori's meddling. The old guys who used to work together to put pressure on Satoru Gojo can only swallow their anger now and dare not deliberately cause trouble anymore.
Ultimately, they acted recklessly because they knew Gojo Satoru wouldn't lay a hand on them. If it were Hagoromo Kazuma, who didn't even warn them before firing a shot, they would immediately become very polite.
After all, they knew that when Gojo Satoru said he would kill them, it was basically just a verbal threat; when Hagoromo Kazuma said he would kill them, their bodies were already lying on the ground the next moment.
Although Kamo Chokichi's death was reported as a cursed object going out of control, they all knew in private what had really happened.
That wicked god, that guy is a completely lawless wicked god!
By the time the letter was sent out, the candlelight flickering in the secret meeting room of the director's office had already dimmed considerably.
They're almost burned out.
…………
"Go to Hokkaido?"
After subduing the Great Serpent, Fushiguro Megumi held the express plane ticket, her expression completely blank.
It's just a level two mission, yet they have to fly all the way to Hokkaido to complete it...?
"Where are the nearby cursed spirits?"
"Sorry—I and the Kamo family head took care of those things—"
Gojo Satoru lightly tapped his head with his fist, tilted his head and gave Fushiguro Megumi a cute look, his voice as soft and gentle as the strands of baked marshmallow.
"…………"
Fukuro Keiko raised his eyes, not wanting to speak.
He's a grown man, 1.9 meters tall, why is he trying to act cute like an anime girl? He doesn't fall for that... wait...
Upon noticing the subtle, almost imperceptible, gleam in Kazuma Hatake's eyes, the genius sorcerer Fushiguro Megumi immediately understood.
So it turns out someone else was the one consuming this cutesy behavior. Sorry to bother you.
"What about further afield, like Gunma or Nagano?"
"Sorry, the other sorcerers took care of those too—"
"..." Fushiguro Megumi's eyes widened. "Didn't they say that there's a shortage of sorcerers all year round?"
Looking at his class of sorcery specialists, there are only two new students.
"That's absolutely right,"
Gojo Satoru stroked his chin, a smile playing on his lips.
"But everyone has been working so hard lately, I'm so touched."
The words spoken by Gojo Satoru carried a subtle yet obvious hint of irony.
Meanwhile, Kazuma Hatori, who was actually forcibly making those people work, was standing next to Satoru Gojo as if nothing had happened, appearing completely harmless, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.
But in reality, once his renowned [Taboo] spell took effect, those family-based sorcerers were terrified and worked exceptionally hard, submitting stacks of reports on the exorcised spirits.
Horrifying! This patriarch's bizarre methods are even more terrifying than endlessly eating rotten food!
Their bodies were already working for him uncontrollably, and now they dared not disobey even in their hearts—afraid of displeasing the head of the family and suffering the same fate as Maeda Yasuo, wishing for death but unable to live... They didn't want to die!
It was at that time that Kazuma Hatori learned that very few members of the three main families attended higher education institutions; they mostly received elite education within their clans.
Even after graduating from the clan's private school, they rarely accept ordinary assignments. They either take on security work that poses little threat to their lives or become confidants of those in power, gradually moving closer to the center of power.
What does this mean? It means that the workforce of sorcerers in the entire sorcery world is far from being fully utilized.
Look at these people now working sixteen hours a day, doesn't that immediately take away a lot of the work that Gojo Satoru used to do?
They've been resting for so many years, just sitting there drinking tea and watching Gojo Satoru work hard. Now it's their turn to put in some effort.
Unfortunately, he is currently only the head of the Kamo family...
Kazuma Hatake was momentarily distracted, not particularly concerned about the location of his next mission—except for one thing that mattered to him.
"Aren't you going to Hokkaido?" he asked Gojo Satoru.
"But I need to investigate something."
With a smile, Gojo Satoru stuffed the plane ticket that belonged to Hagoromo Kazuma into his hand and patted his shoulder lightly.
"I'm leaving Hui in your care."
"good."
Kazuma Hatori was a little disappointed that he couldn't team up with the handsome Daigo to do missions this time, and dejectedly accepted the plane ticket.
When he entered the game, he did not have a valid identity document; however, after he became the head of the Kamo family, the Kamo family used their influence to obtain one for him through internal government channels.
The name field simply reads "Head of the Kamo Family".
Upon learning his real name, Gojo Satoru even encouraged Hato Kazuma to re-register his family and change his name to "Handsome Dad," but the Kamo family vehemently dissuaded him.
"Don't be sad, don't be sad, it'll only last a few days—"
Kazuma Hatori has yet to touch Gojo Satoru's soft, fluffy, beautiful white hair, but he's become addicted to having his head rubbed by the other man.
"I remember Karintoshi from Hokkaido is famous, let's buy some? I want to try Sakurada's spring limited edition chocolate strawberry flavor!"
His slightly long black hair was ruffled, but that didn't stop Kazuma Hatori from nodding with a straight face.
"good."
Fushiguro Megumi, carrying a bag, remained silent, closely observing the interaction between the two.
The more I look at it, the more something seems off.
Or rather, at this moment, he seems to be the one who is superfluous...
"Anyway, this is the Level 2 reference assessment task sent by the supervisory department. We have no choice but to do our best to complete it. Good luck, Hui!"
Gojo and the others waved goodbye, smiling as they watched the two leave the college.
When Kazuma Hatori reached the door and glanced back, he could still see Satoru Gojo standing there—when he looked back, Gojo even raised his hand and waved again, revealing a very genuine and lively expression.
[Please be careful.]
He even mouthed a silent gesture, as if giving a silent instruction specifically to Kazuma Hagoromo.
Just like the words that Kazuma Hato had blurted out to Satoru Gojo back then, Satoru Gojo was now responding with the same concern.
...So cute.
Kazuma Hatori, utterly defenseless, thought to himself.
He felt that before he could win over Gojo Satoru's favor, he would first have to win over Gojo Satoru's favor—and not just his face.
“…”
Fushiguro Megumi, who had been watching the interaction between the two out of the corner of her eye, finally couldn't help but speak up.
"Or, I can complete the task by myself."
Otherwise, it always gave him a subtle sense of guilt... that hard-to-describe feeling, as if he were doing something wrong...
"It's okay, just come back soon."
After hearing this, Kazuma Hatori seriously considered it for a moment before shaking his head with regret.
After all, he had already triggered the mission, and it was an opportunity to advance the plot and catch the mastermind behind it all.
"What is the mission?" he asked Fushiguro Megumi.
"[The Mysterious SOS Incident at Mount Asahikaze]".
Megumi Fushiguro showed the news page that appeared in her phone search to Kazuma Hatake.
"Strictly speaking, we are not investigating the cause of this incident, but rather trying to resolve the curse that arose from it."
Urban legends, paranormal events, and supernatural tales.
Although cursed spirits are born from the negative energy accumulated by humans, apart from targeted hatred or fear of a certain thing or person, they can also be fictional carriers that do not have a material form, such as ghosts, rumors, or stories, but can form a common consciousness in the minds of most people.
This type of cursed spirit is usually called a virtual cursed spirit.
The greater the level of fear and the more people involved, the more powerful the generated imaginary cursed spirit will be.
"However, this distress call occurred in the 1980s,"
With a gentle reminder from the flight attendant, Fushiguro Megumi retrieved her phone and switched it to airplane mode.
"It's only famous around Hokkaido, so the cursed spirits it forms can't compare to the more widely spread special-grade ones like [Toilet Hanako] and [Slit-Mouthed Woman], it only reaches the second-grade level."
Hagoromo Kazuma nodded slowly.
If it really is just a level two cursed spirit, then even if Fukuro Megumi doesn't have the ability to exorcise it, he can easily kill it and it won't pose any threat.
Therefore, the key point should be...
Seeing that Yuqu Kazuma remained silent for a long time, Fushiguro Megumi's expression also became serious.
"Your expression doesn't seem right. Is there some other danger?"
"Um,"
When Kazuma Hatori opened his mouth, his voice was steady and his pronunciation was clear and powerful.
“I’m thinking… is the [Sakurada] that Wu just mentioned a shop name, a brand, or specifically the surname of a master horrin candy maker?”
Fushiguro Megumi: "........."
...This has absolutely nothing to do with the mission, huh?
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