Anime Collector: Starting With the Malevolent Shrine-Chapter 191 ⟴ Teacher, Times Have Changed

"Are you really a student at Sōbu High? Why do you have such a defeatist attitude?" Mafuyu couldn't believe that Iroha could say such things with a straight face.

Is this the kind of thinking a student should have?

It's not that Mafuyu was overreacting; she had simply never encountered a student with such a completely lackadaisical mindset before.

Whether it was Rizu or Fumino, both girls had clear goals: to successfully enter their dream universities. What they lacked wasn't dreams, but the bridge to realize those dreams, and they were willing to work tirelessly to achieve them.

In contrast, Iroha was different. The first half of her life had been quite fulfilling, essentially without regrets, so naturally, she had no grand ambitions. Moreover, besides her cute appearance, she didn't possess talents comparable to Rizu or Fumino.

Therefore, she was completely different from the two top geniuses Mafuyu had interacted with and had no particular thoughts about her ideal university.

This might be a reflection of most ordinary people — just going with the flow, getting by wherever they can, crossing bridges when they come to them.

"Um, isn't that pretty normal? Besides, I can't get interested in those ordinary things anymore."

Iroha clenched her delicate fist, covering it with Cursed Energy equivalent to a Grade 4 Sorcerer, and then casually threw a punch.

Boom!

The air in front of her fist suddenly compressed and exploded.

Mafuyu's waist-length hair was instantly blown upward by the dispersing wave of energy.

The uninformed Fumino widened her beautiful eyes. Could it be that this junior from Sōbu High was, like Daiki, also a Jujutsu Sorcerer?

Looking at Mafuyu's dumbfounded expression, Iroha smiled, waving her hand casually, and said: "Kirisu-sensei, times have changed. I admit that current technology is powerful, but Evil Spirits don't exist on the physical plane. Even with a technological explosion, they can't eliminate Evil Spirits. Rather than continuing to research technology, it's better to focus on Jujutsu studies. I believe I have considerable talent in Jujutsu."

She folded her arms, looking smug.

Ayase was shocked by her friend's shamelessness.

The talent she mentioned — was it her daring to wear those black lace panties? If so, one had to admit that Iroha indeed had talent in courage, but as for Jujutsu... she couldn't extract even a thread of Cursed Energy after half a day.

Kirino looked astonished; she truly believed Iroha was talented. This level of Cursed Energy would take her at least half a year to extract.

"Ayase, I think Iroha has a point. Couldn't she just follow Daiki-senpai to the Jujutsu Headquarters and coast through life?" Kirino raised her elbow, nudging Ayase beside her.

Iroha's face immediately darkened.

How could she possibly work a job? Working was absolutely out of the question; at most, she'd follow her Senpai and be a little freeloader.

Moreover...

"Hey, why are you assuming I'd just coast by? Couldn't I go to the Jujutsu Headquarters and display my talents to the fullest?" Iroha protested with dissatisfaction.

Ayase found it headache-inducing.

With this girl's situation, she still wanted to show off her talents? Couldn't she have some basic assessment of her own abilities? Besides wearing those black lace panties every day and stubbornly waiting for Daiki's favor, what else could she do?

"Sorry, I believe with Iroha's talents, she'll definitely shine!"

The uninformed Kirino continued to flatter her, making it increasingly difficult for Iroha to suppress her smile; she almost started believing it was true.

Mei and Mai smiled. With Daiki's technique abilities, this smiling girl could really enter based on her abilities in the future if she wanted to.

Mafuyu was at a loss for words after being refuted and could only weakly say, "Even so, Daiki-kun can't support you forever. After all, as a Jujutsu Sorcerer, he's not exempt from eating and drinking. Where would he get extra money to support you? In life, you have to rely on yourself!"

She grew more animated as she spoke, and Fumino nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Iroha smiled helplessly and said, "Teacher, at your age and without a boyfriend, you must have saved a lot of money, right?"

BOOM!

Like a thunderbolt from the blue, Mafuyu froze on the spot.

She hesitated and said softly, "Actually... actually, not that much."

Although Sōbu High's salary wasn't low, it wasn't high either. She didn't charge extra for tutoring, so getting rich by being a teacher was quite difficult.

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Before she could recover, Iroha continued, "If you haven't saved much money and haven't dated, then you must have achieved your dreams, right?"

Another heavy blow. It was clear that Mafuyu was deeply affected. Her dream was to be a figure skater, but midway...

Iroha was also a bit stunned. This woman was really in a pitiful state.

"Sensei, after all these years of effort, what do you have to show for it?"

"That's enough, stop talking!" Mafuyu couldn't take it anymore.

After all these years of effort, she hadn't pursued her dream, hadn't saved money, and hadn't dated...

Plus, she had developed an ambiguous relationship with her student, even though it was for Saki's little sister's sake, but that couldn't be explained.

As a result, even the most basic teacher ethics were compromised. This was... a complete failure of a life!

Mafuyu forced a smile. "But can Daiki-kun really afford to support you?"

Iroha didn't answer directly but instead asked Mei, "Miss Mei, what are Daiki-senpai's current assets roughly?"

"A few tens of billions of yen, I'm not exactly sure — I haven't calculated it carefully. In a couple of days, hundreds of billions or trillions aren't impossible. Don't worry too much about that kind of thing, it's just numbers."

A few tens of billions, hundreds of billions, trillions? Just numbers!

Are Jujutsu Sorcerers this wealthy?

Mafuyu and Fumino's eyes looked slightly dazed.

They thought Jujutsu Sorcerers might be wealthy, but this level would be considered a financial conglomerate, right? Can a mere individual reach this level? Even if it's robbery, there would at least be time spent on the robbery process.

"Are you sure this isn't just theft?" Mafuyu couldn't help but ask.

Ayase and Kirino also glanced over.

They knew Daiki might be rich, but wasn't this a bit exaggerated? No wonder Iroha didn't want to make an effort. No matter how hard she tried, the money she could earn wouldn't compare to the bits that slipped through the Senpai's fingers.

Mei poured a pot of tea and calmly said, "When I was a Jujutsu Sorcerer, one intervention would cost at least tens of millions of yen. As for Daiki... when a human's destructive power reaches the level of a deity, even without him saying a word, financial conglomerates will compete to give him money."

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That's indeed the truth.

At this moment, Senzaemon Nakiri and Gan'an Shinomiya were calculating how to successfully build a closer relationship with this Jujutsu Inspector General.

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