"Have you guys ever rated Jujutsu Sorcerer grades?"
"No."
Eiji and Suguru Geto gave the same answer.
"Is that so? Then let's go together."
Satoru Gojo's expression was calm, making the dangerous grade assessment sound as simple as playing house.
Though for Satoru Gojo, it really was like playing house.
"How does one go about getting a Jujutsu Sorcerer grade assessment?"
Suguru Geto asked.
"Well, you just need two people to recommend you, and then you beat up some Cursed Spirits."
"That's a surprisingly simple and easy-to-understand explanation."
Suguru Geto couldn't help but retort.
"Do I absolutely need recommenders?"
"Yes, you do."
Suguru Geto showed a troubled expression.
Suguru Geto was from a completely common background; his parents and elders had no understanding of the Jujutsu World.
Suguru Geto himself only learned about the Jujutsu World thanks to Eiji and Satoru Gojo, which allowed him to avoid many detours in this life.
If he had followed the original path of fate, Suguru Geto would have avoided powerful Cursed Spirits and, relying on his fists, would have subdued them starting from weak Grade 4 Cursed Spirits. He would have been noticed by other Jujutsu Sorcerers during his continuous journey of subduing Cursed Spirits and thus come into contact with the Jujutsu World.
However, in this life, with Eiji's help, Suguru Geto's life trajectory had changed significantly.
The first time they met, Eiji directly gifted Suguru Geto a Grade 3 Cursed Spirit. Suguru Geto, who had only recently awakened and hadn't yet figured out his abilities, decisively chose the latter between struggling and getting injured to subdue the Cursed Spirit or relying on a powerful ally.
Later, Suguru Geto also learned a lot of information related to the Jujutsu World from Eiji.
However, the perceptive Suguru Geto noticed something: Eiji had been intentionally or unintentionally concealing his presence in the Jujutsu World. This also led Suguru Geto to not actively seek contact with the Jujutsu World. Furthermore, after meeting Satoru Gojo later and hearing him spout a lot of comments like "rotten" and "old geezers," Suguru Geto became even less inclined to engage with the Jujutsu World.
Isn't a powerful dark night hero who silently protects humanity from the shadows also cool?
The result was that now, when it was time for the grade assessment, Suguru Geto found himself completely unable to find recommenders.
Seeing Suguru Geto's furrowed brow and his fingers occasionally tapping the table, Satoru Gojo, who knew Eiji and Suguru Geto very well, immediately guessed what Suguru Geto was thinking.
"Just say, 'Help me, the incredibly handsome and invincible Mr. Gojo,' and I'll find you recommenders, how about that?"
Satoru Gojo wore a mischievous smile, his Six Eyes showing undisguised anticipation.
"I refuse."
Suguru Geto chose to refuse immediately.
"Tch, boring."
The Satoru Gojo who was full of energy the previous second deflated like a leaky balloon and slumped onto the chair.
"Ah, right."
As if remembering something, Satoru Gojo immediately regained his energy.
"Eiji, do you want me to help you find recommenders?"
"No."
Eiji made a large X with his hands in front of him.
Satoru Gojo fell silent again. Eiji wasn't worried about the recommender issue. When he had decided to join Jujutsu High, he had already figured out where to find recommenders. He had been acting like a recluse until now because he didn't want to attract the attention of the Zenin Family. After all, the Zenin Family was not weak; if Naobito Zenin brought his subordinates and Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers belonging to the Zenin Family to capture him, he truly wouldn't be able to fight them. Due to the mechanism requiring recommenders for Jujutsu Sorcerer promotions, Jujutsu Sorcerers actually have their own "affiliations." It wasn't yet the era when Satoru Gojo single-handedly suppressed the Jujutsu World; once any of the Three Great Families spoke up, they could rally a powerful force. But things were different now. Eiji, having subdued Mahoraga, possessed the strength to face the Zenin Family directly. If he wished, he could even single-handedly crush the Zenin Family.
Seeing that Eiji had also decisively refused Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto knew that the recommender issue was not a problem. His previously furrowed brow also relaxed.
"So, should we start the ranking assessment from Grade 4?"
Suguru Geto asked another question.
"No need, you can apply directly for Grade 1, just like me."
"Grade 1?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just thought I could apply directly for Special Grade."
"Special Grade?"
Satoru Gojo turned his head to look at Suguru Geto.
"It's not that you can't apply directly for Special Grade, but those old geezers won't agree."
"Why?"
Suguru Geto looked confused.
"Putting aside the issues of strength and recommenders, to be assessed as Special Grade, you also need sufficient influence."
"What kind of influence?"
"Hmm, influence that those old geezers can't ignore."
Satoru Gojo said after pondering for a moment, pinching his chin.
"You're not thinking of making a name for yourself and then being gloriously promoted, are you?"
Eiji looked at Suguru Geto with a strange expression.
"Aren't you?"
"Haha, just like you, Suguru."
Satoru Gojo, standing beside them, laughed, holding his stomach.
"Actually, the influence Satoru mentioned can be understood in a few ways. The first is if your achievements are so great that it doesn't matter whether they promote you to Special Grade or not. The second is if you are strong enough and loyal to one of the Three Great Families. The third is if you are so strong that they dare not refuse anything you say."
"You understand it well."
Satoru Gojo gave Eiji a thumbs-up upon hearing this.
"By the way, in the eyes of those old geezers, 'strong enough' means being able to overthrow a small country to barely qualify."
"Is that so?"
Suguru Geto nodded, indicating he understood.
"Oh right, Suguru, can you withstand a carpet bombing of cluster bombs?"
"Huh? Why are you asking that?"
Suguru Geto raised an eyebrow, curious why Eiji suddenly asked that.
"I just remembered a trustworthy Assistant Supervisor who gave a curse level explanation that even an idiot could understand."
"What, what? Tell us quickly. Suguru, listen carefully."
Satoru Gojo gave Suguru Geto a bright smile.
"According to him, a Grade 4 Cursed Spirit can be dealt with using a wooden baseball bat. For Grade 3, you can be at ease with a handgun. For Grade 2, a shotgun can handle it. Grade 1 is difficult even for a tank to deal with. As for Special Grade..."
Eiji paused.
Suguru Geto pretended to have a blank expression, but his anticipation was piqued.
You know, this simple and easy-to-understand explanation is actually quite interesting.
"Even a carpet bombing with cluster bombs probably wouldn't work."
Eiji thought it was a shame he didn't see the expression he wanted, but he still gave the answer.
"I see. It's indeed an explanation even an idiot could understand, don't you think, Suguru?"
He then nudged Suguru Geto's side with his elbow.
"Please don't lump me in with you."
Suguru Geto immediately retorted.
"See, you also think I'm smarter than you, right?"
Satoru Gojo completely ignored the original meaning of Suguru Geto's words.
"Now, a question: What was Oda Nobunaga's famous battle?"
"Huh? Who would know about some old fossil like that?"
"Next question, in the Battle of Okehazama..."
One could say every boy has a dream of being a general when they were young.
Suguru Geto had also been obsessed with troop deployment, battles, and heroic deeds when the number of Cursed Spirits increased.
However, after studying ancient Japanese campaigns and the Three Kingdoms period next door, Suguru Geto discovered a problem.
Commanding humans in large-scale warfare and commanding Cursed Spirits in large-scale warfare were two entirely different things.
The bizarre and brainless Cursed Spirits could turn any formation into a reckless charge.
But those studies weren't entirely in vain; at least now he had gained an advantage over Satoru Gojo.
Even though Satoru Gojo was still saying that these things couldn't prove who was smarter.
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