"So there are only 4 students currently enrolled at Tokyo Jujutsu High?"
During the lunch break, the girls in the chat group couldn't help but be speechless as they looked at the information about Jujutsu High that Shinomiya Kaguya had shared.
No wonder the diary had issued a warning when more than three girls wanted to go to Jujutsu High.
If a few more people went, they would become the majority at the school. It would be strange if the Jujutsu world didn't investigate their situation.
Shinomiya Kaguya continued to add.
"That student who became a special-grade sorcerer just last year is not at the school right now. It seems he's gone abroad to carry out other missions."
"Then in the third year, there were originally two male seniors, but they seem to have had a conflict with the Jujutsu higher-ups at the end of last year and are now suspended. But even if you count everyone, the number of students in this school is not even in the double digits."
"And to be precise, among the four currently enrolled students, there's also a panda…" Shinomiya Kaguya sent a few photos in the group. They were group photos of herself and Yotsuya Miko with several teachers and students from the school.
Among them, the group photo with the panda instantly sparked a wave of conversation in the chat group.
Compared to the "strongest," Gojo Satoru, the panda was clearly more able to attract the attention of these girls.
After seeing the picture of the panda, even a certain Yukinoshita was a little envious of Shinomiya Kaguya and Yotsuya Miko.
After all, the nickname "Mr. Pan" she had used in the group before was a mascot based on a panda.
Her love for pandas was on the same level as her love for cats. Perhaps because pandas were rarer, their status in her heart was even slightly higher than that of cats.
However, looking at the embarrassing situation of student recruitment at Jujutsu High, she wouldn't be able to have close contact with this panda sorcerer.
After a round of discussion in the group, Shinomiya Kaguya continued to ask everyone.
"Anyway, who among these people do you think looks more like a manga protagonist?"
She had done some analysis of these people's personalities and hoped that the girls in the group who loved otaku culture could help her lock onto the protagonist of the manga.
UMR: "Hmph hmph, leave this kind of thing to me, Umaru. After all, I'm a loyal reader of shonen manga."
After a round of comparison and thought, Umaru decisively drew a cross in the group.
UMR: "According to my judgment, among the photos Kaguya posted, basically none of them look like a protagonist."
She analyzed them one by one.
The two suspended students were third-years. They didn't fit the protagonist configuration and could be ruled out.
That Okkotsu Yūta, who had become a special-grade sorcerer at a young age, looked very much like a protagonist.
But he was too much of a genius.
In a hot-blooded manga, such a genius is usually the target for the protagonist to chase after. In addition, without any other explanation, and still being abroad for several months without returning to Japan, it wouldn't be strange for such a long-offline background character to suddenly appear as the protagonist's enemy in the future.
The panda was a mascot. The remaining two boys both looked like the cool type who didn't like to talk and liked to act like experts. In a shonen manga, at most they would have the configuration of a male supporting character with a tragic past.
As for the remaining girl named Zenin Maki, her configuration was quite standard.
A fourth-grade Jujutsu Sorcerer, the lowest rank, from one of the three great families of the Jujutsu world, the Zenin family. But because of her scarce innate cursed energy, she was disliked by her family and came to Jujutsu High to study alone.
Because of her scarce cursed energy, she could not use jujutsu, so she could only constantly hone her physical skills and rely on cursed tools to fight against cursed spirits.
It looked just like the classic script of a trash protagonist making a comeback.
UMR: "However, for a shonen manga of the Jujutsu Kaisen type, they probably wouldn't let a female be the protagonist, right? The protagonist of a shonen manga has to be that kind of simple-minded, hot-blooded male lead who uses one set of skills from beginning to end and is always talking about 'friendship and bonds'."
"And this kind of male protagonist will generally end up choosing a girl who may not be in the protagonist group, and may not even have much screen time, but whose figure is definitely very nice, as his wife."
"If you think about it that way, then this Zenin Maki is not only unlikely to be the protagonist, but probably the position of the female protagonist has nothing to do with her either. At most, she would belong to a relatively important side story."
Faced with Umaru's grandiloquent speech, although there were some opposing opinions in the group, these were indeed the rather standard stereotypes of hot-blooded shonen manga.
So, the real protagonist probably hasn't enrolled yet. Did she come a step too early?
Shinomiya Kaguya made such a judgment.
After all, this year it was Gojo Satoru as the first-year homeroom teacher. If it weren't for them, then having only one student in the first year would be looking down on this strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer a bit too much.
After spending a morning in Jujutsu High, relying on the excellent inheritance and education of the Shinomiya family, Shinomiya Kaguya, who had shown her social skills, had, in just one morning, more or less figured out the basic situation of the school.
There were indeed not many people at Jujutsu High, but the school was only one of its functions.
It was also a transit station for the Jujutsu world to accept and issue missions externally. Besides the enrolled students, the number of adult Jujutsu Sorcerers who had already graduated was actually more numerous within the school.
They would continue to stay in the school to accept those missions of exorcising curses and supporting other Jujutsu Sorcerers to obtain corresponding resources, until they felt that they could completely stand on their own, only then would they leave Jujutsu High to go to other regions of Japan to carry out missions.
In just one morning, Shinomiya Kaguya had already felt the unique atmosphere of a place where only supernatural beings existed.
It had to be said, she really liked this feeling.
Because on the outside, she was too outstanding, so much so that even if she only showed sixty percent of her strength, it was already enough to be regarded as a genius by others.
In fact, if she were to show even a little more talent, she might even be alienated by others.
But here, she could feel that she was no longer special.
Or rather, the current her was the one who was far behind, to the extent that she might not even be able to see the backs of those real geniuses.
"So isn't this even more challenging?" Shinomiya Kaguya looked at the Jujutsu Sorcerers who came and went without giving her an extra glance, her heart not having the slightest bit of discouragement. On the contrary, her eyes became even more determined.
After having a rather delicious meal at Jujutsu High, which might have even contained a little spiritual power, in the afternoon, she and Yotsuya Miko prepared to leave.
Miko was going back to have a showdown with her family and explain all the truth to them except for the diary. A teacher from Jujutsu High who was specially responsible for negotiating with ordinary people would also go to their home to assist in the explanation, but the time was set for tomorrow.
Of course, regarding the matter of her father and the powerful vengeful spirit beside him, Miko had also already explained to them. As long as it was confirmed that those vengeful spirits had no intention of harming others, Jujutsu High would not take the initiative to exorcise them.
It was also when Yotsuya Miko had mentioned this that Shinomiya Kaguya had secretly asked her and had only then found out why Miko's eyes had suddenly become so determined before.
It turned out that she had obtained from the diary that her father's death that year might have been caused by the interference of another mysterious vengeful spirit, and that mysterious vengeful spirit might still be watching her in the dark even now.
Even if Miko could obtain the so-called "Mystic Eye Killers" and be able to ignore the existence of those ordinary vengeful spirits, it still couldn't solve the problem of the mysterious vengeful spirit that had been targeting their family for a long time.
Under these circumstances, only by joining Jujutsu High and obtaining the strength to exorcise the other party as soon as possible could Miko stop worrying about the safety of herself and her family.
As expected, Yotsuya Miko is the girl among this batch of diary holders who bears the greatest pressure.
Shinomiya Kaguya sighed in her heart.
However, for the current them, these things were still too far away.
At most, they could only deal with some third-rate cursed spirits. Even those third-grade ones could pose a fatal threat to them.
What Shinomiya Kaguya had to do now was to go back to Shuchi'in, and as soon as possible, put an end to her "ordinary person" life, in order to use the Reading Value obtained after completing the commission to accelerate the speed of her own growth.
"Miwa-senpai, are you coming back with me?" Shinomiya Kaguya thought, and looked at Miwa Kasumi, who had a satisfied look on her face.
This woman's thoughts were too easy to read.
A girl who admired Gojo Satoru was so happy just to be able to take a picture with him.
It was just a pity that she was already a student of Kyoto Jujutsu High. If she could be transferred to Tokyo's side, it probably wouldn't take much effort to completely gain her trust and have her abilities be used for herself.
At this point, Shinomiya Kaguya had basically already excluded her from the scope of the second batch of diary holders.
After all, although she was not bad-looking, and she should have also appeared in the Jujutsu Kaisen manga.
But her strength was ordinary, her fangirl persona was not outstanding, and her personality was a bit too ordinary.
And she wasn't in the same school as the protagonist. Unless she could establish a bond with the protagonist in the later stages and make a leap to become the female protagonist, she didn't look like someone who could get a diary no matter how you looked at it.
But Shinomiya Kaguya, according to the theory given by Umaru, observed her figure.
Although she was a little better than her current self, she was not as good as Miko. Indeed, she did not have the figure a female protagonist should have.
In comparison, that Zenin Maki, who looked as if she was shouldering many secrets, was more likely to get a diary.
It was just that Shinomiya Kaguya, who had just entered the Jujutsu world, had forgotten one thing.
That was, in the Jujutsu world, to be able to maintain the personality of a normal person could already be considered an abnormality.
And faced with Shinomiya Kaguya's inquiry, Miwa Kasumi was only then suddenly brought back to her senses from the mood of having taken a photo with Gojo Satoru.
Her face was a little awkward as she waved her hand at her.
"Ah, that's not necessary. Since my mission this time has already failed, then I should also be returning to Kyoto later to report on this operation," Miwa Kasumi said.
However, in her heart, it was another thought entirely.
Originally, I wanted to find an opportunity to remind Gojo Satoru in private, but because I was with Shinomiya Kaguya and the others the whole time, the only time we were separated was when she went to find the principal of Jujutsu High for an interview, but I didn't expect Gojo Satoru to go in with them too.
I never found a chance to be alone, so I was too embarrassed to speak to him.
I'll just wait until after Shinomiya Kaguya has left, and then I'll find a chance to secretly remind him.
This somewhat insincere appearance, in Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes, was the "worry" of the other party having failed her mission and possibly being punished by the school after returning.
Thinking of this, Shinomiya Kaguya also sent a word of apology to her. "It was my choice that led to the failure of your mission, Miwa-senpai. If it has caused you any impact, please be sure to contact me at that time."
"Although our Shinomiya family is still new to the Jujutsu world, I will also find a way to compensate for your losses as much as possible."
Because she had already enrolled in Jujutsu High, in name, Miwa Kasumi was now also her senpai, so Shinomiya Kaguya had taken the initiative to change her address for her to bring their relationship closer.
These words, on the contrary, made Miwa Kasumi a little embarrassed.
She hurriedly shook her head at her.
"It's fine, it's fine. At most, I'll just be criticized by the principal. It shouldn't affect my subsidy."
"And on this trip out, besides the train ticket, the funds the school gave me have basically not been touched. That's already enough for my family's usual expenses for half a month..."
To owe a favor, one must repay it as soon as possible. This was the family motto of the Shinomiya family, and also one of Shinomiya Kaguya's creeds.
Miwa Kasumi's family was short of money, and the one thing she was not short of was money.
Just by turning it over in her head, Shinomiya Kaguya had already thought of several ways to help her.
Last time she had wanted to help Goko Ruri, but before she could make a move, she had been preempted by the wealth-bringing Jerry. This time, with Miwa Kasumi, there should be no one to compete with her, right?
Shinomiya Kaguya politely said goodbye to this young girl and agreed to meet again at the school exchange event in the second semester of this year.
"At that time, I won't be holding back. You'll have to work harder," Miwa Kasumi also gave the young girl in front of her some encouragement.
Having obtained that diary, not only can I use Reading Value to improve my strength, but I can also use it to cut off the influence of the New Shadow Style's binding vow on me. By the time of the school exchange event in September, I should be able to become much stronger.
At that time, I should no longer be the weakest "useless Miwa" in the school.
And Shinomiya Kaguya also thought so.
Although the current her was still very weak, relying on her own efforts and Reading Value, in more than four months' time, she could already change many things.
At that exchange event in September, she would let the other see her growth again.
The two young girls waved goodbye friendly, having set a promise.
And just as Shinomiya Kaguya turned to leave, a few minutes later, the diaries of the two of them trembled slightly and refreshed with a commission.
"Exclusive Commission: In the September school exchange event, defeat Miwa Kasumi/Shinomiya Kaguya in a head-on battle. Completing this commission will grant a special reward (reward level is at least B-rank commission)."
Seeing the commission in front of her, Shinomiya Kaguya, who had gotten into her car, couldn't help but be a little surprised.
What's with this suddenly refreshed exclusive commission?
She quickly communicated with Yotsuya Miko and found that she had not received a similar commission. It seemed only she had triggered this special commission mechanism.
And it required her to personally defeat Miwa Kasumi in the September school exchange event to get this reward.
Is it because of the promise she had just made with her?
It seems that making a promise with others has a chance to trigger this kind of exclusive commission.
This point could be reminded to the girls in the group, to see if they can refresh a similar commission.
Thinking this, Shinomiya Kaguya did not hesitate much and accepted this commission.
Although she was a little embarrassed, she would just take this senpai, who had introduced her to the Jujutsu world, as her first target to surpass.
At worst, after that, she would just compensate her a little more.
Thinking this, Shinomiya Kaguya, who was originally planning to think carefully in the car about how she should complete the commissions on hand, just a few minutes later, realized that the diary in her hand had sent her a new reminder.
[An unaccepted commission in your commission list has been completed by another person. The penalty for mission failure will be automatically executed in one minute. Please prepare in advance.]
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