"Rias, I'm back."
Inside the Occult Research Club, Tatsuma walked out of the magic circle carrying a scroll painting.
"This is the mission reward. As usual, help me exchange it for money."
"You've worked hard."
Rias took the painting and asked, "You seem to be in a very good mood. Did something good happen?"
Tatsuma nodded. "I met a psychic who could rival a High-Class Devil or even a Satan."
Rias was startled. "Huh? Are you joking?"
"No."
Then did you make a wrong judgment?
Rias looked at Tatsuma, wanting to speak but hesitating, wanting to remind him that High-Class Devils and Satans are very strong.
But when the words reached her lips, she felt that Tatsuma wasn't the kind of person who would make such a basic mistake.
After asking Tatsuma for the name, a thoughtful look appeared on Rias's face.
"Shigeo Kageyama... It seems no one with that name is listed among the specially marked psychics. Could he be a new powerhouse who emerged in recent years?"
Tatsuma nodded. "He's a middle schooler."
Rias's eyes widened. "A middle schooler? Did he start training in the womb?!"
Tatsuma thought for a moment and said, "There really is that possibility. After all, he's a born psychic, that strong from birth."
Rias: "..."
The way you say that makes my mood even more complicated.
As the heiress of the Gremory clan, Rias's conditions already surpassed 99% of beings. But perhaps it was due to luck, she always encountered that remaining 1%.
Looking at the leisurely man in front of her, Rias asked, "What are you planning to do?"
"Nothing. I have no interest in bullying a middle schooler."
After defeating Teruki, Tatsuma obtained a blue Telekinesis trait.
If he had ambushed and defeated Shigeo, he could have gotten at least a purple trait, and even a high probability of obtaining a red trait.
However, Tatsuma still had some moral bottom line. Unless the situation was very bad, he wouldn't bully a middle schooler who wouldn't resist.
He said, "Before I left, I stuffed two flyers to him. I wonder when he'll use them."
Rias said, "You want to develop him into a client? That's not a bad choice."
Devils also have assessments. If Tatsuma could build a good relationship and cooperation with Shigeo, that would be a great achievement.
"Achievements or whatever don't matter. I just want to find more powerhouses to spar with."
Glancing at the empty Occult Research Club, Tatsuma asked, "Are there any other missions?"
"No, just that one tonight."
"Then I'm going home." Tatsuma waved goodbye to Rias.
Being strong comes with privileges. Compared to Koneko and others who had to work until midnight, his workload was very light. As long as the combat missions were cleared, he could go home anytime, anywhere.
...
"Hmm? Has someone applied so quickly?"
Returning home and taking out his phone, Tatsuma found that the job posting he had sent out in the morning had already been accepted.
Setting the interview time for the next evening, Tatsuma put away his phone and began training.
...
The next day, the alarm clock rang precisely at four o'clock.
Tatsuma opened his eyes, activated Senjutsu, and carefully examined the changes in his body, looking for the effects of trait imbuement.
Under the condition of the same training volume, physical attributes and demonic power limits were additionally increased. However, the increase was very small.
"Is this equivalent to training for ten more minutes?" Tatsuma rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
He could accept this result. After all, he only sent out five traits yesterday, and the number of workers hadn't increased yet.
At this rate, as long as he continues to recruit some potential workers who can constantly grow, becoming Yhwach is just around the corner.
...
After finishing the morning exercise, Tatsuma went to class to study.
Time quickly arrived at noon.
Just as Tatsuma was preparing to see Sona, Yuji suddenly stopped him.
"Tatsuma, I might be transferring schools."
"To Jujutsu High?"
"Huh? How did you know?"
"It would be strange if I didn't know."
Tatsuma replied, "You said yesterday that you were going to see Gojo to consult about learning Jujutsu."
"It hasn't even been a day, and you're telling me you're transferring schools. Isn't the truth obvious?"
Of course, there was something else Tatsuma didn't say.
Sukuna's finger is one of the Special Grade Cursed Objects most focused on by curse users.
Yuji being able to eat that thing and survive, no matter the reason, is bound to attract attention. Now that he's awakened a Cursed Technique similar to Sukuna's, it would be strange if the Jujutsu side didn't react.
Yuji was still a bit undecided. "Tatsuma, do you think I should accept Gojo-sensei's invitation and transfer to Jujutsu High?"
"If I'm just practicing Cursed Techniques, there's no absolute need to transfer schools, right?"
"I agree with that."
Tatsuma nodded slightly. "In terms of graduation diplomas, our school is more valuable than Jujutsu High."
Yuji said, "Uh... the reason suddenly became very realistic."
"After all, you're just a normal person, and you'll still need to find a job after graduation."
Tatsuma pulled out two flyers and handed them to Yuji, then replied earnestly, "Famous Jujutsu sorcerer Nanami said that Jujutsu sorcerers are shit. For the sake of your future quality of life, you'd best prepare more fallback options."
Yuji was confused. "I don't understand."
Tatsuma said, "What I mean is, go to the Student Council and apply to become an exchange student, and come back to graduate when you've learned enough."
Yuji: O.o?
Can it be done like this?
...
"No problem, this isn't difficult."
Sona stamped the document and then handed it to Yuji.
She had a good impression of Yuji. Not only was he capable, but he also liked helping classmates. For such a high-quality student, helping out was not a difficult task for her.
"I'll help communicate with the Jujutsu High side. If you find it unsuitable, you can come back anytime."
"Thank you, President."
Yuji happily accepted the exchange student certificate and waved goodbye to Tatsuma and Sona.
After watching him leave, Sona turned her head to look at Tatsuma beside her. "His Cursed Technique awakening... you did it, right?"
Tatsuma asked, "Huh? How did you guess?"
"Yesterday, there was such a big commotion from your club. Of course, I would seek Rias afterwards to confirm the situation."
Sona grew up with Rias from a young age. Both sides knew each other well and wouldn't deliberately hide things. After some communication, she learned about Tatsuma's new ability.
She said, "Your new ability is very strong, but it will also attract trouble. Before you have enough strength, it's best to use it less, lest you get targeted."
"Thank you for your concern."
Tatsuma opened the trait warehouse and picked a white trait.
"Do you need me to help you with activating potential?"
"Cough! Then I'll trouble you."
Sona pushed up her glasses and nodded silently.