Saiyans Forbidden from Crossing Worlds to Steal Jobs Ch. 8

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Gojo Satoru was utterly confused—but honestly, kinda impressed.

"Why did you say that?" he asked sincerely.

"Well, according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, once a person's basic needs are met, they'll start pursuing higher-level ones."

"And once a cursed spirit gains thought, they're no different from humans."

No different from humans, huh...

That kind of idea...

Was totally unheard of!

"Hah." Gojo chuckled. "Ikki just keeps surprising her teacher over and over again."

If the old farts in the higher-ups heard this, they'd probably jump out of their chairs and scream for her execution on the spot.

Gojo thought.

But that just went to show—this new generation they'd tried so hard to suppress in order to keep their own status was already starting to rise, and at a wild, unstoppable speed.

Whether it was Yuta, Todo, Kinji—or this girl standing right in front of him—

They were no longer powers that the jujutsu higher-ups could control.

And his job... was to protect these young people's youth, and teach them how to grow stronger.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He was clearly in a good mood.

And when he was in a good mood, his appetite came with it.

"Ijichi~ I want one of those double-layer cream daifukus from Ou-chan's place in Kanagawa."

"Eh? Right now?"

"Yup."

"But we're on our way to the mission site..."

"But I want one right now."

"That shop's on a completely different route, though."

Gojo pouted. "Ijichi, you're slacking on the job."

"Wha—what?! No way!"

"You knew I had a mission today and didn't prepare my favorite sweets in advance? You're just begging for me to slap you."

Ijichi: ......

"Why do I have to get slapped? I'll buy it ahead of time next time, okay? But really, shouldn't you give me a heads-up first, Mr. Gojo?"

Ijichi was already mentally exhausted.

Gojo kept being unreasonable. "That kind of thing doesn't need a reminder."

"It absolutely needs a reminder!"

Ikki, who had been listening to the whole thing: ......These two have great chemistry.

Then she happily unzipped her backpack and offered sweetly, "Sugar daddy—cough, I mean, Teacher Gojo! I've got desserts right here! You can pick anything you want!"

Gojo: "You were totally about to call me sugar daddy, weren't you?"

Ikki: "Nope! Definitely not!"

Gojo: "Ikki, are you trying to get your teacher to sponsor you?"

"I mean, your teacher is super handsome, super strong, endlessly charming, and drowning in fangirls—but I'm still a proper, ethical educator, you know~"

Ikki: ......

"I'm a proper person too, okay?!"

"Ah, is that so." Gojo slowly pulled out a daifuku from her bag and casually opened the wrapper. "Ikki's not allowed to fall for her teacher, okay?"

"Love is the most twisted curse, you know."

"Teacher is very pleased with Ikki. I'd hate to see you turn boring like everyone else."

Ikki: ......

I already said I don't have that kind of thought, okay?!

"Please, rest assured." Ikki held back the urge to roll her eyes and said dryly, "I'm not into scrawny types like you."

"Hah? I'm scrawny?" Gojo looked offended. "I've got an amazing body, thank you very much!"

"Mhm, sure." Ikki nodded half-heartedly.

"You don't believe me?"

"I do."

"You totally don't believe me!"

"No, I seriously do!"

Ijichi: ...Is this car heading to the mission site, or am I about to drive it straight to the police station?

Do you two even realize how weird this conversation is getting?!

Record:

July 6, 2017.
Online influencers Ishimura Souji, Harada Hiroki, and Fujii Masakazu went missing during a livestream in Ohkura Village.

July 10
A Grade 2 cursed spirit fluctuation was detected. A Grade 2 jujutsu sorcerer named Fujimoto was dispatched to exorcise it.

July 12
Sorcerer Fujimoto was confirmed missing.

July 13
The mission was upgraded to Grade 1 and taken over by Grade 1 sorcerer Kashima Naru.

July 15
Sorcerer Kashima Naru was confirmed missing.

July 16
The "Ohkura Village Incident" was escalated to Special Grade.

The case was handed over to Special Grade jujutsu sorcerer Gojo Satoru.

"So basically, I just need to exorcise the cursed spirit and figure out why all those people disappeared, right?"

At the entrance, Ikki double-checked her mission assignment.

Once she got a firm confirmation, she marched forward with big, confident strides.

Ohkura Village was nestled deep in the woods, surrounded by heavy mist and rugged paths. The only way in was by foot.

She had only taken a few steps when she suddenly turned around. "Teacher Gojo, are you coming with me too?"

"Of course." Gojo was chewing the last piece of Kikufuku mochi from her bag, speaking with a mouthful. "This is an evaluation, after all. Your dear teacher here got an earful from those old mandarins up top just to get you this job."

As he spoke, he twisted his waist playfully. "Ikki-chan's gotta put on a good show, y'know."

"If you don't give them something sweet to see, you might get booted before you even start."

Got it. So this was the infamous employment assessment.

Ikki's laid-back eyes instantly turned serious.

She slung her backpack over her shoulders, stepped up to the young man, and said with a solemn face, "Then I'll make this quick."

Right after speaking, she reached out, bent her knees, slipped her left hand under his legs and her right under his back—and to the shock of everyone around, lifted Gojo up in a full princess carry.

The crowd was stunned speechless by her stunt.

But the girl didn't think anything was off at all.

Here was her logic:

Teacher Gojo wore a blindfold over his eyes = he couldn't see = he was blind.

As for why he still moved like a normal person?

He was a jujutsu sorcerer!

Jujutsu sorcerers were like superpowered humans in the city, like martial arts masters in wuxia. They could locate people by sound, move like bats, and basically live like modern-day Hua Manlou*. Totally made sense!

(*花满楼 (Hua Manlou) is a fictional character from the classic Chinese wuxia novel series 《多情剑客无情剑》 (Sentimental Swordsman, Ruthless Sword) by Gu Long. Blind, charming & refined, highly capable, gentlemanly hero.)

And besides, this was the anime world.

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