Profession Change

"So they weren't able to handle some demons and had to ask for me," Of course they had.

So far I only managed to get the Thunder and the Flame breathing, because they simply make more sense to me, personality wise, but I haven't been able to mix the two of them into my own thing yet, but I will.

It's been two years since I fought the Hashira, and seven years since I've awakened as Kashimo, and I'm finally understanding how Reverse Cursed Technique works.

But then again, I might have cheated a little bit, by using my electric trait to emit electrons to mesh itself with my cursed energy, before multiplying it to create a pseudo-Reverse Cursed Technique, but it's not as optimal as I wished, however, it's pretty great in comparison with so many others, and I can actually heal others with what I have.

"What do we have it here?" I heard something ask before I jumped backwards, a strange burst of steam came into my direction, had to be demonic arts because Sorcerers don't want to play with me anymore.

"Ah, demon slayer," It said as it looked at the sword on my hip. I didn't deign to give him the explanation that I was a sorcerer, it didn't matter that much.

The demon was small, blue-ish, and had some ugly neon-like pink hair that made me want to throw up.

A quick Thunderclap already made quick work of it's legs, Thunder breathing worked the better for quick bouts, and the Flame breathing works to beat the shit out of my enemies.

"Damn slayer, you should know that this isn't enough to kill me!" It shouted as it kept throwing hot steam into me, however, I would just cut the steam with my overwhelming speed, however, the truth is that I want to see if there's a way for me to use this demon in particular to find out about the others' locations, if he's from a coven or whatever is the correct word.

One demon may not be an issue for me, but damn if I want to see how a pack of them would react to me. Am I making things harder on myself? Of course I am, but then again, I can see Uyashiki being happy that I took out the whole pack instead of just killing one of them and calling it a day.

And who knows? Maybe I even manage to fight one of those... Moons, I had forgotten how they were called.

The demon hissed, throwing a jet stream of pressurized steam onto my face, and I must say, even though I dodged most of it, still felt like it burned my skin just by how close it was, unfortunately for it, I can heal with my fake reverse cursed technique.

"My eyes!" I put my hands to block my face, I needed to convey that I was hurt and that this demon, whose legs were already regenerating, could run away. It could also try to attack me, but I would be able to kill it even if I'm acting weak right now.

"You better hope to be dead when I come back, or else you won't like to see what will happen!" The demon said in a feeble attempt to look anything besides a sniveling cretin, not that I minded, I wanted a coward right now even if it's annoying.

Do you know a curious thing about electric charges? By wearing several metal plates underneath my clothing like an armor, I'm able to charge it with my Cursed Energy trait back and forth to produce an opposite magnetic field surface via currents.

That way, I can technically push myself off to the ground, and glide, I don't have enough control over the charges to a molecular level to make it perfect, but I don't need it to be perfect right now, just good enough that allows me to give me the space between the trees, a Demon has never looked upwards for their enemies, for they never feared a bird.

The demon ran to a house, a feeble one, in disarray to say the least, and I could hear them saying "There's a Demon Slayer! I managed to blind him but wasn't able to kill him outright!" How wrong the demon was.

With the sword on my hand, I gave one final leapt as I readied myself to breathe.

"Third Form: Blazing Universe," I said as the sword began to burn as I brought it downright viciously, burning the roof of the house as I noticed four demons.

Again, I was unable to recognize them, but that was unnecessary for I knew I was stronger.

"Demon Arts: Lightning Strike!" I blocked it with my hand as the demon launched an attack not unlike my own as my heart was beating faster, I wasn't in danger, but the lightning attack was making my muscles spasm.

"You brought an Hashira towards us?!" I would've chuckled if I was able to, but instead I decided to simply wash this discharge away with my own Cursed Energy.

"My name is Hajime Kashimo, I am a Sorcerer, and you have to die," Because I get paid for it, and also because you're all some of the worst ugly looking shit I've seen so far.

"Thunder Breathing: Thunderclap and Flash," I said as I immediately cut off the head of the Demon that was the closest to me.

"Sixfold," I said right after, with five other slashes, with the last two being just there to incapacitate the Demon that looked the strongest out of them.

The Demon however did not like my 'blessing' of being alive a little bit longer as he screamed, trying to regenerate, not that it mattered because I could just keep on cutting.

No, instead, I wanted to make sure about something.

"Hey, what kind of Demon are you?" I asked him as I used my own pseudo-reverse cursed technique to make him unable of healing himself.

Demons, just like curses, react badly against RCT, so that was an interesting thing to note across these two years.

"ME?! I AM A-" I slapped him across the face, I don't like that kind of disrespect.

"A limbless nugget that's only alive because I have questions, because it sure isn't for your strength, now repeat what you said, but with respect this time," I made sure to let some of my own electrical discharge keep him down, a little payback as well never hurts anyone.

"I am- one of the Upper Moons," ...Really?

"Like, the sixth one, right? Because you sure are weak," And frankly makes no sense as to how Muzan managed to stay alive if this is one of the Upper Moons.

"I'm not weak- You're just ridiculously strong," I can't be that strong yet, that sounds so unbelievably boring and I don't even feel that powerful yet, especially when I know the kind of shit that others would be able to pull in the future.

"Hmm, if what you say it's true... Then it's just disappointing," I said as I unceremoniously cut off the Demon's head.

"Hey, you bird," I called out after I made sure that there weren't any Demons or anyone really, I found some people alive being made pets or slaves to Demons because they found themselves the apple of a Demon's eye.

The bird, one that was given to me as a Demon Slayer, was a crow, which could talk.

"Were these demons that I was supposed to kill, yes?" I asked the bird who nodded in approval.

"Okay, tell the boss that they're all dead as hell and that one of them was an Upper Moon, the sixth rank... probably," Why? Because that would give me a bonus.

Yet, even though knowing that, I sighed, for the riches did not entice me as strength.

Being strong means that you will be loved. Being strong means that others will follow you, being the strongest means that no one will turn their backs to you.

As I walk through out of the house I destroyed, I keep thinking of ways to become stronger.

From what I understand, my Cursed Technique is one of the strongest in the world, even if it had been badly utilized by Kashimo. Not that I blame him.

To have all of electric phenomena as his arsenal is overwhelming, but sometimes you simply miss the forest by looking at the trees. Because if all of electric phenomena is in your hands, then it's not just electricity.

It's Electromagnetism, which is one of the four fundamental forces of the universe, just like Gravity.

Which is further proof that I am the Gojo of my era, which annoys me because not once have there been an interaction between Kashimo and Gojo, even though they should be similar. Now if only I managed to deactivate my Cursed Technique when I don't need i-

That smell, the sound, the pressure!

Who's the owner of this power? Have I found my match? I quickly run to see my enemy, to see my next challenger, and there's just this one thing I can say: I was not expecting this.

"Hao Asakura" I called him out as he looked curiously at me.

"How do you know that name?" He asked me as I could see the Spirit of Fire behind him.

"Who else has one of the Five Grand Elemental Spirits?" I asked him as I readied myself to the fight and possibly my death.

But that's how losers think

He will kill me? Screw that, I just have to kill him first.

"You seem different from these Demon Slayers," His eyes were onto my sword.

"Not a Demon Slayer, I'm a Sorcerer who has learned the fighting style of the Demon Slayers," So that I can be stronger.

"Sorcerer? Ah, you're the one who people have been challenging to fight everywhere you go," Hao said as he readied himself.

"Before we fight, I want to ask, can a Sorcerer become a Shaman? Or is there a fundamental difference between Cursed Energy and Furyoku?" I asked him as he took his eyes away from my sword towards my own eyes.

"Why? Change in profession?" He asked me.

"If I want to be the strongest, then why should I not use learn from all to become the strongest? For example, how many sorcerers could've learned the Demon Slayer breathing styles, but don't bother because they believed in their own strength," I asked him, but I continue before he even opens his mouth.

"'I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times', That's a quote from a martial artist I've seen before, but to that I ask, how about someone who practiced 10,000 kicks 10,000 times each? Imagine how strong that man is? The pathaway of the strong is to take in everything that's useful and shed away what's not," I told him, wondering how he would see my philosophy, and to a moment, he did look interested in what I had to say.

"You are earnest, perhaps too much, in that heart of yours, there's a simplicity to be appreciated, a search for a fight even if it kills you, the fact that you want to fight Sukuna even knowing that he might kill you is almost uncaring for oneself," ...I don't get it, but it seems he liked it.

"Well, that's because my Cursed Technique is strong, but it's a one time only thing, so I'm still trying to figure out if there is a way to well, not die, or just resurrect, reincarnate? I don't really get the difference between those words if I'm being honest," Like, resurrect and reincarnate difference is just how it ends, right? I have never been that good with spirituality stuff before this life.

"Hmm," Hao looked pensive for a moment.

"One year, I will give you one year to prove your merit as a Shaman, if you manage to prove it, I will allow you to follow me,"

...

"That means we can fight after the one year right? I really just wanna fight more people," He nodded as I sighed in relief.

Thankfully the Gods wouldn't wanna fightblock me like that.

"Ah, before I forget, what's your name?" He asked as I pointed at myself.

"Hajime Kashimo!"