Chapter 4 : Yaga Masamichi / Fushiguro Megumi

Gojo Satoru told Genichi, who he had put down, "Hey, welcome to the Tokyo Jujutsu High School. You will study here when you grow up."

Genichi looked around. There was a stone-paved road between the regularly arranged tall trees, with a large number of stone lanterns on both sides. In the distance, there was a building hidden in the mountains and forests, with flying eaves and arched corners, which looked ancient.

Gojo Satoru led him and said, "There is a barrier here. Ordinary people and curse user can't get in easily. You stay here for a while. I will arrange for you after I finish my business."

After passing through various buildings, Gojo Satoru finally brought Genichi to a tall man. This man had a strong build, short black hair, a carefully trimmed beard near his chin, and a determined look in his eyes. He looked like a typical macho man.

"Gojo, what's wrong? Why are you still carrying a child?"

Gojo Satoru roughly explained the situation to him and told Genichi, "This is my former homeroom teacher, and he will be the next principal of Jujutsu High School. His name is Yaga Masamichi. Yaga teacher, I will leave him to you for the time being. I will be back soon."

After Gojo Satoru left, the two stared at each other. Yaga Masamichi crossed his arms, looking at the tiny creature, who was not even as tall as his waist, with a solemn expression.

"Ahem…"

Yaga Masamichi was the first to break the silence. They couldn't just stare at each other like this; it would be awkward. He just had an idea in his mind. Then he tried to use the most gentle tone to say, "Well, do you like playing with toys? I have a lot of moving toys here. Take a look and see if there is anything you like."

Genichi thought of the panda. The strong man in front of him seemed to know how to make cursed corpses. In simple terms, he could create some non-living things with a cursed technique and be able to move independently. Thinking of this, he became somewhat interested in the so-called cursed corpses and nodded.

Yaga Masamichi brought Genichi to a room where there were many dolls, most of which were based on animals, and many tools were placed aside.

Yaga Masamichi picked up a round white ball-like object that looked furry. It only had a pair of very cartoon eyes and a mouth and no limbs or anything. He handed it to Genichi: "Satoru said that you also have cursed power. You just need to hold it in your hand, think about making it move, and then smash it on the ground."

Genichi held this object, which was smaller than a basketball, in his hands. He tried to squeeze it and found it felt pretty good. Then he listened to Yaga Masamichi's words and input his magic power into the ball. Then he saw the eyes on the ball begin to come alive and tremble in his hands. Gradually, he felt that he could not hold it anymore.

Genichi immediately smashed the thing to the ground. The white ball bounced up from the ground at a very fast speed, hit the ceiling, and soon formed a dazzling trajectory in the room.

Yaga Masamichi was a little stunned. This thing was a toy-like thing he made in his spare time. It had very strong elasticity after inputting cursed energy. Unfortunately, its killing power was poor and could only be left idle. But what was going on with this thing's terrifying speed? What were the cracks on the wall and ceiling? 

When he was about to stop the white ball that was bouncing at high speed, Yaga Masamichi saw Genichi suddenly stretching out his hands, and the white ball was tightly held in his hands, so he realized that something was wrong.

Gojo Satoru only told him that this little boy was a little special, but he didn't say much in detail. He could hardly see the speed just now. Although he was not prepared or paying attention, he was still shocked. 

Genichi's eyes sparkled. Although he had lived a lifetime as a human being, and his thoughts were far superior to those of his peers, he did not know if it was due to his physical condition. However, some of the childish traits still existed in him.

Throw the ball out, watch it bounce back and forth quickly, and finally catch it in your hand. This super upgraded version of pinball makes Genichi have a lot of fun playing it.

Yaga Masamichi was about to say something, but seeing Genichi having so much fun playing, he stopped talking. While Genichi was playing with the white fur ball, Yaga Masamichi picked out a few harmless cursed skeletons for him to play with.

…

When Gojo Satoru came back, he saw Yaga Masamichi sitting cross-legged with a smile on his face and Genichi playing with husky-like curse corpses not far away. The boy was holding a white ball of fur in his hand and threw it out, which bounced away at a very fast speed.

Then the husky jumped out happily, caught up with the white ball of fur, and ran back with it in its mouth. It tripped and fell on the way but quickly turned over as if nothing had happened. Then, it picked up the ball of fur and ran toward Genichi again.

Yaga Masamichi noticed Gojo Satoru, stood up, and greeted him, "Satoru, you're back."

Gojo Satoru scratched his head, wondering what was going on... Yaga Masamichi explained, "I was afraid he would get bored, so I found some curse corpses for him to play with. You know, I've been researching how to make curse corpses have their own consciousness. This dog is not a very successful work."

Yaga Masamichi looked at Gojo Satoru, thought for a moment, and said, "This child is very talented. Where did you find him? What do you plan to do with him?"

Gojo Satoru touched his chin as Yaga Masamichi looked at him unpleasantly and said, "Ah? Didn't I tell you before?"

After explaining the origin of Kamigawa Genichi in further detail, Yaga Masamichi narrowed his eyes: "That's amazing..." Gojo Satoru smiled as he watched the husky running around happily. He said, "I have already taken care of the welfare home. I will find him a place to live when the time comes. If that doesn't work, I can find him a nanny. He is almost old enough to live on his own now."

Yaga Masamichi sighed: "He is only seven or eight years old. Although he is a little precocious, you can't be so careless. By the way, haven't you adopted a child before? Don't you have any experience?"

Gojo Satoru suddenly realized something when he heard this, clenched his right fist, and smashed it on his left hand: "Oh right, when the time comes, I'll raise them together with Megumi and the others. They're about the same age, and we'll have more companions! That's it."

Yaga Masamichi shook his head and no longer had any illusions about Gojo Satoru's weird character. He turned around and waved over there, signalling Genichi to come over. 

Genichi came over, holding the white fur ball and the husky. Gojo Satoru waved his hand and smiled: "I have completed the procedures for you at the welfare home and also found a good place for you to live."

"Oh, thank you."

Genichi thanked him politely and turned to return the white ball to Yaga Masamichi, but he waved his hand and said, "These two cursed corpse are given to you. Just consider them as gifts. This white ball is of no use, but here is a dog. I named it White Wolf. It has a certain fighting ability and may be of some help to you in the future."

Genichi looked down at the white wolf wagging its tail happily, then raised his head and thanked Yaga Masamichi earnestly. He didn't expect Uncle Yaga to give him these two cursed corpses.

This man in front of me looks fierce and severe, but he has a soft and loving side inside. He is a good person.

"Then I'll take him away."

Gojo Satoru greeted him, then picked him up again against Genichi's wishes. The white wolf and the fur ball were held in Genichi's arms. Then Gojo Satoru waved goodbye, and the two of them disappeared from the spot in an instant.

...

When Genichi reappeared, he found that the surrounding area had become an empty street. Gojo Satoru took him to a single-family house on the roadside and handed him the key: "This will be your residence from now on. I can find you a babysitter later. I'll take you to the next door first. There are your future friends and my future students."

The two came to the house next door again. Gojo Satoru knocked on the door and shouted in a slightly cheerful and elongated tone: "Tsumiki, open the door quickly. It's me, Gojo Satoru!"

The door lock was opened with rhythmic knocks. A girl opened the door. She looked very quiet and polite and greeted Gojo Satoru when she saw him.

"Megumi, I brought you a companion."

Hearing this, Fushiguro Tsumiki looked at the boy following Gojo Satoru and replied: "Megumi is in his room."

Gojo Satoru put his hands in his pockets and walked up the stairs as if he was familiar with the way. He was about to push open the door of a room, but the door opened first, and a boy with black hair and puffy hair walked out. 

"Gojo-sensei, you're not even going to knock on the door?"Gojo Satoru waved his hand: "No way, didn't I knock on the door?" Megumi Fushiguro sighed, "I'm not talking about that door... Never mind."

Gojo Satoru reached out and rubbed the boy's head, pressing down the raised ends of his hair, but they returned when he moved his hand away.

Then Gojo Satoru made an exaggerated demonstration: "Dangdang... Let me introduce you to a new partner. His name is Kamigawa Genichi. He also has the talent of a sorcerer like you. He has also awakened his technique. Maybe you two will be classmates in the future."

Genichi looked at the still-young Fushiguro Megumi and found that he was not much different from the one he remembered, especially since the hair was very similar. The boy's young face always had an indifferent expression, which seemed like a kind of... contrasting cuteness?

But in Genichi's eyes, he was the type who deserved a beating. Of course, he was a good boy and would not hit others casually. When he was in the welfare home, everyone recognized him as the boss only because they respected him. 

I don't know how the welfare home is doing, but with the government's and professionals' help, there shouldn't be any problems. I'll go back and take a look when I'm older...

When Genichi was looking at Fushiguro Megumi, the other party was also looking at him. After hearing what Gojo Satoru said, Fushiguro Megumi's face sank: "I don't want to be a sorcerer..."

Gojo Satoru acted as if he hadn't heard anything and continued smiling: "Then you two know each other. Oh, and school is about to start. If nothing goes wrong, you will be classmates in the school!"

"You guys go and bond with each other first. I have something to do, so I'll leave first." Gojo Satoru said, and then he disappeared, leaving only the three little ones here.