A guest arrived at the Eastern Folklore Research Institute.
"Gulp, gulp, burp~"
"You'll hurt yourself if you drink that much at your age every day."
Eiji looked speechlessly at the old man behind him, who was holding a gourd of sake.
Naobito Zenin.
"Hahaha, you'll understand the beauty of sake when you grow up."
Naobito Zenin laughed heartily and patted Eiji's shoulder.
"I don't think I'll ever understand."
Honestly, Eiji had never been interested in alcohol in either of his lives.
In his previous life, he'd only drunk alcohol a handful of times willingly.
It was usually when friends needed to vent about something or when something bad happened at home.
All other times were for work obligations.
Tap, tap, tap.
A series of gunshots caught Naobito Zenin's attention.
The two followed the sound of gunshots to the training grounds.
In the field, five people were practicing target shooting with guns.
"Oh? Is this the new Kukuru Squad you wanted?"
"They're not called the Kukuru Squad."
"Haha, it's all the same. How effective are those things now?"
Naobito Zenin asked curiously.
"They can stably exorcise Grade 2 Cursed Spirits, but the cost is still too high, so they usually deal with Grade 3 Cursed Spirits."
"Hmm, not bad."
Naobito Zenin was carefully observing the training of the people in the field.
As the most open-minded head of the Zenin Family, Naobito Zenin keenly noticed something.
The conservative atmosphere of the Jujutsu World probably wouldn't last many more years.
The personality of the next head of the Gojo Family, Satoru Gojo, was a given; everyone in the Jujutsu World knew it.
Eiji, who planned to tear down and rebuild the Zenin Family, was also preparing to change the Jujutsu World.
In a few decades, when Satoru Gojo and Eiji had cultivated their own forces, it would be time for a revolution in the Jujutsu World.
Therefore, Naobito Zenin wanted to understand Eiji's thoughts in advance.
"You plan to have these ordinary people exorcise Cursed Spirits in the future?"
"For Grade 3 and Grade 4, yes. For Grade 1 and Grade 2 Cursed Spirits, Jujutsu Sorcerers will still need to handle them."
In previous trials, Eiji discovered that even with good equipment, ordinary people would find it very difficult to deal with Grade 2 Cursed Spirits due to their physical limitations.
The reason was simple: their overall quality was too different.
The speed and strength of Grade 1 Cursed Spirits already far surpassed ordinary humans, not to mention their various abilities.
It was difficult for ordinary people to react to the attacks of Grade 1 Cursed Spirits.
Even with the most advanced equipment from the laboratory, it was useless if they couldn't hit the target.
They couldn't deploy large-scale lethal weapons in the city, and even if they could, the institute couldn't produce them yet.
"There aren't many Jujutsu Sorcerers who can deal with Grade 1 Cursed Spirits,"
Naobito Zenin remarked casually.
Eiji knew he was reminding him not to underestimate ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerers.
If their livelihood of exorcising Grade 3 and 4 Cursed Spirits was taken away by ordinary people, they might cause a huge uproar.
"What's the current population of the Island Nation?"
"Hmm, how much was it again? A little over 100 million, I think."
"Yes, the population increase and the current social problems have spawned a large number of Cursed Spirits. This number has already made traditional Jujutsu Sorcerers exhausted, and it will only get worse in the future."
Eiji turned to look at Naobito Zenin.
"The Jujutsu High School has always been sending fourteen or fifteen-year-old children onto the battlefield to exorcise Cursed Spirits. And as far as I know, the casualty rate for Jujutsu Sorcerers, especially those from civilian backgrounds, is very high."
Most of the powerful Cursed Spirits later on were exorcised by Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto, yet even so, the Jujutsu World was severely understaffed.
"Besides, these new things can be used not only by ordinary people but also by Jujutsu Sorcerers. Isn't your Jujutsu a rather novel one?"
Projection Sorcery, which splits one second into 24 frames for high-speed movement, and enemies hit by Projection Sorcery must also move according to its trajectory, otherwise, they will be put into a one-second controlled state.
It felt a bit like those old animations with 24 frames per second from back in the day.
"And the principal of Kyoto school is pretty hip too."
"Hahaha, that's true."
Naobito Zenin took another swig of his drink.
Eiji's idea was to change the Jujutsu World and make it better.
This also took into account the interests of the elders in the Jujutsu World, which was good.
It was fine even if his considerations weren't perfect; they, the elders, would help mediate.
He was just afraid that Eiji would forcefully push his ideals without discussion.
That would only lead to bloodshed.
Ring ring.
The phone rang.
Eiji gestured to Naobito Zenin before answering the call.
"Hello, Sister Minako."
The call was from Minako Fushiguro.
"Hmm? You're saying Toji hasn't been home for almost half a year?"
Eiji received an answer from Minako Fushiguro that surprised him.
It turned out that Toji Fushiguro had left, saying he was going to work, and had disappeared. It had been almost half a year since he last returned home, and he hadn't sent any money home either.
Most importantly, Minako Fushiguro couldn't contact Toji Fushiguro and had no idea what his situation was.
"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll help you look for Toji."
Eiji hung up the phone.
From Minako Fushiguro's tone, Eiji could roughly guess what was going on, such as Minako Fushiguro running out of money.
After all, the Island Nation was lacking in resources, and the cost of living was not low. Plus, she had to raise two children and couldn't go out to work with peace of mind.
"Old man, do you know where Toji Fushiguro is?"
Eiji turned his gaze to Naobito Zenin.
"Toji?"
Naobito Zenin took out his phone and made a call.
Soon, the other party sent Naobito Zenin a text message.
"Here, Toji's location. If you hurry, you can still find him here."
The text message showed the location of a club.
However, Eiji had thought too simply.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the club, a question arose in Eiji's mind.
Was this club legitimate?
After giving the waiter a small tip, the waiter led Eiji to a private room.
This felt even more wrong.
Knock, knock, knock.
Eiji knocked on the door.
He was afraid that if he barged in directly, he might see something he shouldn't.
"Please come in."
Hearing this, Eiji pushed the door open and entered.
Such great evil.
Looking at the woman leaning on Toji Fushiguro's shoulder, dressed expensively and appearing delicate, Eiji couldn't help but sigh.
Was she a cow in her past life?
"Who are you?"
The rich woman's eyes lit up when she saw Eiji.
"Hello, I'm here to see Toji."
Eiji sensed something was wrong and wanted to retreat.
"Ah, it's you, kid."
"Toji-kun, who is this child?"
"An acquaintance. Can you wait for me for a moment?"
"Sure. We can get acquainted later."
"Mm, we'll talk later."
After speaking, Toji Fushiguro stood up and went outside the club with Eiji.
"Hey, Toji, did you come here to be a host?"
It felt like unlocking a new entry in Toji's character profile.
Eiji felt that if a game were to be made, Toji Fushiguro could definitely be divided into several versions to sell.
There was Toji in Uraume's divine gear.
Toji the informant from the time he fought Suguru Geto and Satoru Gojo, or Toji the assassin.
Toji who summoned spirits during the Shibuya Incident.
And then there was the current Toji, the host.
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