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"Of course, the above are all speculations, and there are too many to do." Shuhei Bunbubu gently lifted the topic.

"I just want to explain to Xia You in advance."

"What do you mean?" Xia Youjie noticed that Shuhei, the Ministry of Education, had changed his address to a more formal one.

"I entered school with a mission," Shuhei said, "The main mission is to observe you and report to the higher-ups."

Xia Youjie realized that he was not angry because of being watched, but said speechlessly, "Is that why you told me?"

"When the higher-ups assigned the task, they didn't ask me how to complete it. Unfortunately, the lower-level is a result-only person." Shuhei Bunbu laughed.

"They ask for the results, I submit the results, as for the process, they are all trivial matters."

It's really a talent to be able to understand yang and yin so freshly and refinedly... Xia Youjie looked at the boy who was half a head shorter than himself walking beside him.

"What? Is there something wrong?" The boy looked innocent.

"Jie! Hurry up!" Gojo Satoru shouted in front, "Slow Liu Haijun and the little man!"

"Huh?" Xia Youjie became angry when he heard it, "Let's have a good chat, Wu."

The spell power under his hands surged, and a second-level spell spirit hit him.

During the fight, Xia Youjie looked back unintentionally. Bunbu Shuhei walked behind the three of them with one hand in his pocket, watching them quietly.

For a moment, Xia Youjie felt that he was being coldly dissected and appraised by those pale golden pupils; but immediately, he was confused by the young man's leisurely posture——

"Xiu Ping, come help me beat this white hair." He greeted.

"Here we come." Shuhei Bunbu took out his notebook, turned into a cannon, and aimed at Gojo Satoru to fire characters.

"Two against one, shameless!" Gojo Satoru complained, he lowered his head to avoid the spell of sneak attack from behind.

"You can team up with Nitro." Xia Youjie threw the spell happily.

Jia Ruozi refused to join the naive DK's battle: "Don't drag me, I'm just a nanny."

"Gojo, don't use spells! You'll let us be discovered!" Bunbu Shuhei used his little rationality to prevent Gojo Satoru from destroying the forest, and then he was infected by the two, focusing on this "fight".

"Wu Tiao, don't come here! Jie! Jie! You protect me! I'm just a weak mage!"

"I'm still a fragile summoner!"

"Use your summoned beast to block him! I still have a debuff on me!"

"You can't fight without debuff! I'm the strongest!"

……

The friendship between the young people was wonderful. After a fight, the relationship between Bunbu Shuhei and the three of them obviously became much closer.

"Xiuhei, your terminal is beeping." Jiarui Glass reminded.

"Ah, it's okay." Wenbu Shuhei glanced at the four words "auxiliary supervision" displayed on the screen, cut off the ringtone, retracted the terminal as if nothing had happened, and walked into the store with everyone.

The restaurant chosen by Gojo Satoru definitely has its own unique features—at least in terms of desserts.

"Would you like some? I recommend the soufflé here." Gojo Satoru casually checked the entire page of desserts.

"No, thank you, I don't like sweets very much." Wenbu Shuhei thanked Bumin, and after scanning the menu and found that there was nothing he wanted, "A salad is fine."

"Don't you want a main dish?" Xia Youjie asked.

"Dessert/salad is enough." Gojo Satoru/Bunbu Shuhei replied.

So at the four-person table, Gojo Satoru was surrounded by desserts, and Bunbu Shuhei silently grazed at him.

"You two are eating very unhealthy." Jiarui Glass commented.

"Well, I always feel that something will happen, it is not suitable to eat too much." Shuhei Bunbu said.

"Oh, just say that those old guys in your family can make trouble." Gojo Satoru sneered, he noticed the communication that was ignored before entering the store, "You have come to Tokyo, and you still want to endure them?"

"My situation is different from yours, Gojo Eldest Young Master." Bunbu Shuhei said helplessly.

"I'm not a direct descendant, and I don't have any power of my own. It's not enough for me to be able to stay in Wenbu's house just by luck."

"It's enough to be strong enough, just pay attention to what they do?"

After fighting on the mountain road, Gojo Satoru probably figured out the strength of Bunbu Shuhei despite the interference of the cursed shackle——

There are obvious shortcomings in close combat, and the overall strength is not as good as that of himself and Jie.However, considering that Bunbu Shuhei has only returned to the magic world for less than three years, this level can be regarded as outstanding, and he can barely get the approval of his Gojo Satoru.

"Hey, young master, your self-confidence is really enviable." Bunbu Shuhei pushed aside the sweet shrimp in the salad.

Xia Youjie and Jiarui Nitzi don't know much about the affairs of the family, and it's not easy to get involved, so they can only change the subject: "What shall we play in a while?"

"Shopping? I really want to try the dress recommended by the singer."

"Then go shopping? Wu, Shuhei, where do you want to go?"

"Go, I remember that there is a crepe on this street that tastes good."

"Go, I also need to buy a few sets of casual clothes." Wenbu Shuhei agreed.

"I thought you were the type who insisted on uniforms all year round?" Jia Ruozi looked at the only person who played truant today and didn't change his clothes.

"I don't change because I don't have any, and it's not because I don't want to. My casual clothes are from two years ago." Shuhei Wenbu sighed.

"I wear kimonos and haori with family crests in my family, so I forget to prepare daily clothes."

"No casual clothes at all?" Xia Youjie was surprised, because of Gojo Wu's casualness, he had never discovered such old rules in the aristocratic family.

"The rules don't say it's not allowed, and it doesn't say it's allowed." Wenbu Shuhei explained slowly, "If you're in an aristocratic family, you will be acquiesced that it's not allowed."

During the discussion, a middle-aged man in a suit walked towards them led by a waiter.

"Young master." The middle-aged man tremblingly came to the table and bowed.

"Mr. Keita," Wenbu Shuhei recognized him, put down the fork in his hand, and did not stand up, "What's the matter?"

"The head of the family has arranged a temporary mission for you. Miss Qingshui can't contact you, so let me come and inform you on the spot."

The man named Keita Bunbu bent even deeper.

"Temporary tasks?" Gojo Satoru sneered, "After entering the high school, the students' tasks will be arranged by the school. What does the Bunbu family mean?"

The man couldn't answer. Under the light, the top of his head exposed due to the receding hairline gradually reflected the water.

"I remember that I didn't answer the communication, so how did you find me?" Wenbu Shuhei asked, taking out a tissue to wipe his hands, his movements were slow and unhurried, and his eyes kept focusing on the middle-aged man's face.

"This... I just received a notice from the head of the family, and I don't know the source of the news." The middle-aged man began to tremble under the alternate questioning of Gojo Satoru and Bunbu Shuhei.

"..." Bunbu Shuhei remained silent, staring at the middle-aged man coldly until he was shaking like a high-powered sieve.

After half an hour.

"Forget it." Bunbu Shuhei stood up under the man's grateful gaze.

"You guys keep playing, I'll excuse you first."

Xia Youjie watched Wenbu Shuhei stand up——

The boy's eyes drooped slightly, but his aura was rising steadily.

So what appeared outside was the gloomy and oppressive shell of the heir of the Bunbu family.

Although the middle-aged man was a line taller than Shuhei Bunbu, he never dared to let him look up. He could only bend down flatteringly and in awe, leading the way for Shuhei Bunbu.

The three of them watched Bunbu Shuhei leave, and Gojo Satoru let out a "tsk" in extreme anger and irritability.

Xia Youjie suddenly realized that Gojo Satoru was an outlier in the family, and Bunbu Shuhei was the norm.

"The upper management has been paying attention to you..."

"...It should be basically not, stick to the truth."

"I enrolled with a mission..."

"In the family, you have to wear a kimono with a family crest and a haori..."

After only half a day of acquaintance, Bunbu Shuhei showed the other side of the world of conjuration—a family full of undercurrents, old and decayed, with strict rules and distinct hierarchies.

Xia Youjie suddenly lost his appetite.

***

The middle-aged man sent Shuhei Bunbu to the airport and left feeling relieved.

The assistant supervisor sent by the Bunbu family to deal with Shuhei Bunbu is named Bunbu Shimizu, a tall and capable white-collar woman.

"Good evening, young master, I am Bunbu Shimizu, who is your assistant supervisor."

They hadn't seen each other before they left Wenbu's house.Bunbu Shuhei only kept her contact information, but he didn't expect to have the first meeting so soon.

"It's the first time we've met, and I hope the cooperation will go well." Shuhei from the Ministry of Education shook hands with the assistant supervisor.

The two sat down in the waiting room.Bunbu Shuhei observed Bunbu Shimizu generously, and Bunbu Shimizu also calmly let him look at him.

The auxiliary supervisor sent by the family, I don't know where she is standing... Shuhei Bunbu sighed in his heart.

Either way, give it a try.Shuhei Bunbu began to think about how to start the topic.

His eyes fell on Bunbu Shimizu's face, Bunbu Shuhei suddenly felt a little familiar, Chi asked, "I've seen you before?"

"No." Bunbu Shimizu laughed: "However, young master, you should have seen someone who looks like me at the Chanyuan."

Bunbu Shuhei remembered.

Four months ago, he intentionally clashed with Zenyuan Naoya and was placed in confinement.The cause of the conflict was that Naoya Chanyuan gave pointers to a middle-aged woman who was married into the Zenyuan by the Wenbu family.

"What is the relationship between that lady and you?"

"It's my mother." Bunbu Shimizu introduced, "My mother is a quasi-level 27 conjurer and married into a Buddhist monastery [-] years ago."

"My father passed away when I was three years old, and I awakened the spell when I was six years old. I changed my surname from the Buddhist monastery to Wenbu, and was taken back by Wenbu's family."

"So, your mother is alone at the Chanyuan's house now," Shuhei Bunbube said, and the corners of his lips curled up quietly.

A smart person, Shuhei Bunbubu commented.

Although Bunbu Shimizu asked for others, he was not servile.When she took the initiative to introduce her situation, she was actually implying that she had something to ask for.

This is like a novice tutorial in the game, personally teaching the protagonist of the game how to attack himself!Shuhei Bunbu's gloomy mood due to temporary assignments cleared up a little.

"I will make suggestions to the head of the family to increase the attention and help for married women." Shuhei said, "but I can't guarantee that the head of the family will definitely adopt my advice."

"I have just been identified as a candidate for family succession. To be honest, I don't have much right to speak."

But Bunbu Shuhei is the only choice for Bunbu Shimizu——

The old and antiquated inheritance rules of the aristocratic family determined that most people in the aristocratic family disdain women.

Bunbu Shimizu just wanted to make life better for his widowed mother in the Buddhist monastery, but seeking help from the head of the Bunbu family and the elders would only get perfunctory and complaints.

"Isn't that what women are supposed to do?"

"The Wenbu family has no obligation to take care of married women."

"I'm all married, do you still want to trouble the family?"

"The Wenbu family cannot interfere with the internal relations of other families."

"..."

Bunbu Shimizu's mother, her status as a quasi-second-level conjurer was inconspicuous in the Yusanjia's Buddhist monastery, and her experience of losing her husband and daughter after she lost her husband was only exchanged for pointers from others.

Even if it is only a side branch of the Buddhist monastery, it pays special attention to the successor.

Therefore, the mother who failed to leave the offspring with the surname of Zenyuan to Wenbu Shimizu’s father could only accept this “crime” and let the Zenyuan squeeze her value without resistance.

She makes spells every day until her spell power is exhausted.The last time Wenbu Shimizu went to see his mother, he found that her mother was obviously old.

Regardless of whether the conflict between Shuhei Bunbube and the son-in-law of the Zen Academy is an excuse or a play on the spot, Shuhei Bunbube is the only person who can give Shimizu a response.

Bunbu Shimizu looked at the boy in front of him, and recalled the "Bunbu Shuhei" in his memory——

The boy who lives in the Wenbu family always wears a feather woven with embroidered family crests, and walks slowly through the corridor with his feet on wooden clogs, always restraining his breath.

Bunbu Shimizu once saw the boy's back from afar, and only thought it was a beast decorated with a harmless appearance patrolling the territory.

How do beasts view their territory?

There are powerful creatures, scary-looking creatures, and noisy creatures in the territory.However, for beasts - they are nothing but prey.

It's just that this beast is not in a hurry to hunt. He doesn't mind admiring the gorgeous red maple in autumn, waiting for the wisteria to bloom after the rain, and letting other creatures make noise.

Bunbu Shimizu is an insignificant little animal in the territory.

Now, the little animal needs to borrow strength, and must come up with something that can impress the beast.

Bunbu Shimizu pursed his lips lightly, ready to put all his eggs in one basket.

"I..." she said, her voice dry.

"But we can use another method," Bunbu Shuhei said at the same time as her, "Your mother... um? What's wrong?"

Bunbu Shuhei stopped and motioned for Bunbu Shimizu to speak first.

"No, please first." Bunbu Shimizu said eagerly.

Bunbu Shuhei interrupted Bunbu Shimizu on purpose. He couldn't let Bunbu Shimizu take out all the bargaining chips. If it went to that point, it would be easy to turn this rare opportunity into a deal.

He needs to pull Bunbu Shimizu completely into his boat.There was a sly smile in the boy's eyes.

"We can think that it is against the rules for your mother to make spells for the Chanyuan family." Bunbu Shuhei could easily deduce the way the Zenyuan family oppressed that lady. clashing with each other."

"Of course, this regulation is just nonsense on weekdays. There are all conspiracy and secret tricks among the aristocratic families, and no one will be caught for evidence."

"But things are different with your mother."

"Looking at it from another angle, 'the family of the Zen Academy used the marriage as a cover to covet the art of making spells from the Ministry of Culture', and appealed to the Magic Society." Shuhei from the Ministry of Education smiled, "How?"

The feasibility is very strong, but it is absolutely absolute, and it will provoke a struggle between the two families.

"You don't have to worry," Wenbu Shuhei said, "you can leave everything to me."

"However, what are you going to exchange for this plan?"

Bunbu Shuhei's tone was full of bewitchment——

"Prove to me your worth."

It's really an invitation to "take my side."

The young man is confident and determined, and has no doubt that Shimizu will agree.

Bunbu Shimizu also needs to admit that she is a little tempted.

She originally planned to use a deal to buy out Bunbu Shuhei's help, and she had prepared a lot for this—Bunbu Shimizu touched the document bag she was carrying.

But now, she has a new choice.

"My magic power is low, I can't support the consumption of spells, and I have no combat power at all. While serving as your assistant supervisor, I am also in charge of [window]."

Bunbu Shimizu sat upright, looked straight into Bunbu Shuhei's eyes, and talked about his shortcomings, but without the slightest hint of inferiority.

"But I have a graduation certificate from Kyoto University, majoring in computer science, and have taken psychology and sociology as electives. Before my family arranged to become [Window], I also experienced two careers as an entertainment agent and a magazine editor. Still in touch."

"After being recalled by the family, I climbed up with my own strength. Now I am in charge of all [windows] in Kyoto Prefecture, and all information about Kyoto Prefecture in the Magic Society must be reported through me."

"So, I would like to ask, young master, what price do you think you can exchange for a collaborator of my level?"

The eyes of the two collided. The woman is mature and stable, and seems to have a plan, while the young man hides his edge.

"It would be their biggest mistake for the family to underestimate you because of your spell power and gender." After pondering for a while, Bunbu Shuhei came to a conclusion.

"Of course, the premise must be that you and I cooperate."

"Your ability is very strong, but it is difficult to transform it into real power under the current situation. Otherwise, you would not entrust me to deal with your mother's problem."

"Now I want to grasp the power of the Wenbu family, and use it as a springboard to enter the magic club." Shuhei Bunbu detailed the power he has or will have, "I have secretly controlled almost all the business cooperation of the Wenbu family, and have already We have an alliance with the Takehara family, and we have a good relationship with Yokohama."

"And I will get the secret help of the Golden Clan." Speaking of this, Bunbu Shuhei's eyes darkened, "My plan is to influence the magic world by developing the influence of the world society."

"Golden Clan?" Bunbu Shimizu doubted, she couldn't imagine how Bunbu Shuhei got in touch with the highest ruling group in this country.

"This is a secret." Bunbu Shuhei smiled. Although the mention of the Golden Clan made him feel unhappy, he tried his best to cover up the past with a smile. "I just want to show you that I can give you a better future."

"Standing high, holding power that matches your abilities, and a future where you will not be discriminated against because of gender or origin."

"Not only will I carry out the plan discussed earlier, but I can also promise you that within two years, you can take your mother with you and leave in a dignified way through the main entrance of the Zen Academy." The young man's voice was full of bewitching.

"I will share the work of your auxiliary supervision. You can submit tasks and materials online without going to the scene. I will handle the [account] and the report after the curse is removed, and you only need to take care of what you have done in [ window] work.”

"..." Bunbu Shimizu was slightly silent.

"Want to set the [shackles]?" she asked.

So the two held hands again. Different from the polite etiquette when they first met, the two really became allies with related interests and destiny.

……

on the plane.

Bunbu Shuhei took off his disguise, and nestled himself into the soft seat of the first-class cabin: "I haven't asked yet, what is the situation of the temporary mission?"

Wenbu Shimizu was watching his childish behavior with a complicated expression, and suddenly realized that this hidden beast is actually just a 15-year-old boy. Need to know this." She opened the briefcase.

"The head of the family insisted that the family retain the authority to assign tasks to you under the pretext that 'the curse flail is the unique way of using spells of the Wenbu family and should not be passed on to the outside world'."

Wenbu Shuhei touched the cursed shackle on his neck: "I don't know, what secrets does this ordinary cursed shackle have?"

"Young Master." Bunbu Shimizu reminded, "The curse shackle arranged for you is specially made."

Bunbu Shuhei was taken aback, he didn't notice any difference when he changed the node of the flail.

"A special charm for positioning is attached. I can't contact you today. It was the head of the family who provided information about your location."

Bunbu Shuhei frowned in disgust, raised his hand and put it down again, forcibly suppressing the urge to destroy the shackle.He let out a long breath: "Forget it, it's not surprising."

"What are they going to do?" Bunbu Shuhei was annoyed.

"Young master, the current situation is that if the family doesn't hand over your mission authority, it will be meaningless for you to study in a high school." Bunbu Shimizu quickly entered the role of a collaborator and dutifully analyzed it. "But the more favorable point is that your punishment will end at the end of the year, and that excuse will be invalid."

"In other words, that excuse will delay me for half a year at most..." Shuhei Bunbu mused.

"No, it's not a favorable condition. It's that they only need to restrict me for half a year, and within half a year, something can be done."

"If I don't hand over my mission authority, what will happen?" Shuhei asked.

"The family uses the excuse of the curse shackle to retain the mission authority, which actually prevents you from using the magic power in places outside the family's control." Bunbu Shimizu said, "However, in addition to the mission, you also need to study at Tokyo Curse High. Magical."

"Young Master, you should know that your current homeroom teacher, Noctua Masamune, is the No. 1 puppet magician in the world of magic, and is currently the most promising candidate to be promoted to the principal of the Tokyo school. His teaching level is as proud as that of the Gojo family. Six Eyes] have to agree."

"If you can't use spell power at school, it is equivalent to wasting the opportunity to learn."

"..." Shuhei Bunbu frowned, "The Bunbu family is hindering me, but it's only for half a year, so they don't want to destroy me completely? Why?"

"The shackle... the key... Tokyo... the Bunbu..." Bunbu Shuhei muttered to himself.

"Chan Yuan..." came out naturally.

"Zenyuan!" The gray-haired boy sat up straight and looked at Bunbu Shimizu, "Any news from the Zenyuan family recently?"

Shimizu from the Ministry of Education was stunned: "I just heard that the son of the Zen Academy is about to complete the promotion task..."

Immediately she reacted: "The Zenyuan family wants to set off Zenyuan Zhizai by suppressing you?"

"No, probably the entire upper echelon has agreed to use me to pave the way for the son of the Zen Academy." Shuhei, the Ministry of Education, said. "Otherwise, the Patriarch wouldn't be so active, and it would even make it difficult for us to see traces of the Chanyuan family."

"Wujo Wu, Zenyuan Naozai, me, the three of us, are the ones with the strongest spells in the new generation of this generation of aristocratic families. Among them, Wujo Wu rebelled against the upper class not once or twice."

"The Zenyuan family and the Wujo family have always been at odds. The upper management intends to support Zenyuan Naoya to check and balance Wujo Wu."

"Since the conflict between me and Zenyuan Naoya four months ago, it has all been calculated by the upper echelon."

"I suspect now that Zenyuan Naoya's insults to your mother were deliberately shown to me." Bunbu Shuhei said, "In order to let their plan start logically."

"I had a conflict with Zenyuan Naoya, and was imprisoned by the Wenbu family. The Zenyuan family let the Kyoto school refuse me to enroll, but they let me out in advance as if they were magnanimous... It's a combination of kindness and power."

Bunbu Shuhei sneered, "The curse shackle was also requested by the Chanyuan family. On the surface, it is better than being locked in a confinement room, but it is actually waiting for me here."

Zenyuan Naoya’s entrance rating is a second-level conjurer. Although Shuhei Bunbube is comparable in strength, he was suppressed to a quasi-second-level under the hint of the Chanyuan master and the acquiescence of the head of the Bunbu family. The final promotion report was delayed.

But if Wenbu Shuhei got the recommendation of two first-level conjurers Gojo Satoru and Xia Youjie after entering school, and then completed the promotion task under the arrangement of the high school, it would be easy to be promoted to the first level before Zenyuan Naoya.

Now, using the curse flail as an excuse, the Bunbu Shuhei's task arrangement is controlled by the Bunbu family, even if he is recommended, he will not receive a suitable promotion task.And when the shackles are revoked at the end of the year, there will be enough time for Zenyuan Naoya to complete his promotion.Bunbu Shuhei is destined to take one step straight to the late Chanyuan, and one end to the lower Chanyuan.

"What are you going to do, young master?" Bunbu Shimizu said with a serious expression.

"The idea of ​​the higher-ups is stupid. Gojo Satoru will not be threatened by someone weaker than him. After all, Zenyuan Naoya is just a surname Zenyuan, not the real [Ten Shadow Spells]. Their plan is to make Gojo Satoru laugh, It has no effect on Wujo Wu, and Wujo Wu doesn't need me to worry about him."

"But I like the resources in this plan."

"Just find a way to change the target of their support to me.

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At the same time, the Tokyo Metropolitan College of Magic and Magic, Houshan——

Jia Ruozi: "Do you still remember how we got out?"

Gojo Wu/Xia Youjie: "Shuhei opened the door."

Jia Ruo Zi: "So, how do we get in?"

Gojo Wu/Xia Youjie: "..."

Gojo Wu/Xia Youjie: "Good question!"

"Spell forward - [Cang]!"

Xia Youjie/Jia Ruozi: "Stop it!"

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