Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1220 - 889: I’ve Learned It
"Teacher!"
Seeing Gojo Satoru appear, Itadori Yuji and the others were half surprised and half anxious as they cried out.
There was no helping it; after Reiger and Gojo Satoru locked gazes, a pressure suddenly emanated from both of them, making the surrounding air somewhat heavy.
Gojo Satoru put his arm around Reiger’s shoulder, smiling, yet the gaze underneath the blindfold seemed to penetrate everything, making Reiger clearly feel a sense of being watched.
Thus, even though Reiger didn’t resist, his eyes, locked with Gojo Satoru’s, suddenly flashed with a transparent sheen.
"Oh?"
Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow, the smile on his face growing even wider.
The two continued their stare-down, making the air heavier and heavier, until even Itadori Yuji and the others felt they couldn’t bear it any longer.
"What are you doing, Teacher?"
The outgoing Itadori Yuji was the first to speak, stepping in.
"...We’re on the street,"
Fushiguro Megumi spoke solemnly, hinting at something.
"Two monsters..."
Kugisaki Nobara was somewhat frustrated.
In such a situation, Gojo Satoru let go and started laughing heartily.
"You’re called Reiger Brillhaut, right? Is it okay if I call you Reiger?"
Gojo Satoru acted very familiarly, even taking out his phone, as if wanting to exchange contact information with Reiger.
"Whatever." Reiger chuckled softly and said, "It’s fine to use my first name; always being called by my last name feels a bit impersonal to me."
"Right, right?" Gojo Satoru said casually, "Young people should be more relaxed; being serious all the time like Megumi is really boring."
Fushiguro Megumi’s face darkened instantly.
"I apologize for having such a serious face all the time."
Despite the angry remarks from his student, Gojo Satoru didn’t seem to care at all.
"How old are you? Are you still in school?" Gojo Satoru patted Reiger’s shoulder and said, "Do you have a place to stay? If not, would you like me to help find one?"
Reiger’s expression suddenly became somewhat strange.
"Is this considered probing for my information?"
Reiger asked directly.
"Well... not really?" Gojo Satoru thought for a moment seriously, then gave up, and continued nonchalantly, "I’m mainly interested in you as a person; if you don’t want to answer, it’s fine."
It was Fushiguro Megumi, with his stern demeanor, who raised an objection to Gojo Satoru’s statement.
"Isn’t that incorrect? It’s really not okay, is it?"
Getting to know the identity and background of a special Curse Involvement was the first directive issued after the juvenile detention center incident ended, so Gojo Satoru probably hurried back for this reason as well.
And now, Gojo Satoru claims it doesn’t matter?
How does it not matter?
It matters, doesn’t it?
"Come on, don’t be so serious, Megumi." Gojo Satoru still maintained a carefree attitude, "I’m not like those old folks above who want to control everything; people have privacy, and we should respect it."
"Besides..."
Gojo Satoru looked at Reiger, his eyes beneath the blindfold seeming truly capable of seeing through everything, causing him to grin.
"My ’eyes’ don’t make mistakes; you indeed lack any Curse Power, not even the extremely weak amount that ordinary people have, yet you possess another immense power."
"Perhaps that’s why I don’t sense the negative emotions that everyone has from you; instead, there’s a very dazzling, scorching aura."
"Exactly, just like the sun."
This statement made Reiger’s eyes start to flicker.
Gojo Satoru’s "eyes" are indeed special, probably even more so than Charity’s super intuition, capable of seeing through some of his inner realities, which didn’t surprise Reiger at all.
Because as the "Pioneer of the Solar Cycle," Reiger inherently carried a trace of spiritual quality akin to a sun spirit, which is why Gojo Satoru felt a scorching, radiant aura.
As for that immense power he perceived, it is naturally the Magic Power within this body.
Unlike the Magic Power derived from spiritual power from Earth Mistake World, Reiger’s body carries the Magic Power originating from the people of the Akasha Continent, linked to the "Gate."
This situation brings up another point of note.
Since acquiring the Life God Ring and utilizing one of its effects, Reiger’s damaged "Gate" within has actually been fully repaired.
The Life God Ring is an Ancient Secret Treasure that can detect all negative conditions of its wearer and restore them to pristine condition. Naturally, it detected the anomaly with Reiger’s damaged "Gate" and subsequently repaired it.
Thanks to this, Reiger can now actually tap into the Magic Power in his body, but since he already has spiritual power, the body’s Magic Power turned out to be redundant.
The highest level "Spirit Healing" ability ensured Reiger almost never experienced mental exhaustion, nor faced issues with Magic Power being insufficient. Thus, the body’s Magic Power’s present primary use is to fill the Magic Power for the God of Meloei, and at most, participate in the blood circulation during Reiger’s use of Sun Breathing for a slight enhancement, otherwise it’s of little use.
As a result, since spiritual power isn’t converted into Magic Power when not using Magic, it evaded Gojo Satoru’s "eyes," while the body’s Magic Power didn’t.
Reiger then gave Gojo Satoru a long look and subsequently answered his previous question.
"If you’re asking about the physical age, I’m 17 now, about to turn 18."
Upon hearing this, Itadori Yuji and the others were first taken aback.
"17? Isn’t that only two years older than me?"
Itadori Yuji was a bit surprised.
"...Indeed very young, if only judging by appearance, he even looks younger than Senior Okkotsu."
Fushiguro Megumi said in a low voice.
"No way? Just one year older than me?"
Kugisaki Nobara had a look of utter disbelief.
It’s not that Reiger’s appearance and age were deceiving, but the power he demonstrated was simply too strong, making Itadori Yuji and the others unwilling to believe that such a person could be almost the same age as them.
"Physical age, huh..."
Only Gojo Satoru seemed to have caught onto something, with a rather meaningful expression.
"Don’t look at me like that." Reiger glanced at Gojo Satoru and said, "Anyway, I’m definitely younger than you."
If memory serves, Gojo Satoru should be 28 years old, not yet 30.
And Reiger?
In his previous life, he graduated university at 20, then traveled the world for a few years, and less than two years have passed since crossing over, so his real age is around twenty-five or twenty-six, the same as Charity.
With that, he’s naturally a bit younger than Gojo Satoru.
Of course, for the current Reiger, age no longer holds any significance, as his true lifespan exceeds those of long-lived races like elves and fairy spirits, and in terms of age, compared to his own lifespan, he’s probably just a...baby?
This is also why Reiger gradually stopped caring about others discussing his age.
Besides...
"Even though I’m not in school and have yet to find a place to stay, you got one thing wrong."
Reiger turned to Gojo Satoru and suddenly smiled.
"Previously, I didn’t possess Magic Power."
"But now..."
Reiger extended his hand, raising one finger.
"Bang..."
With a sound like rising flames, a dense negative energy burned from Reiger’s finger like fire.
"————!"
At this moment, every pair of eyes, including Gojo Satoru’s, suddenly narrowed.
Reiger calmly spoke in front of the group of four.
"I’ve already learned how to refine."
"Magic Power."
That’s how it is.
It’s not difficult.
In this world, as long as you’re a Curse Mage, you can refine Magic Power from weak emotions.
And to Reiger, Magic Power felt like negative spiritual power.
Given that, for someone like him who often converts spiritual power into magic power and uses spiritual power to perform magic, as long as he understands the principles and the concept of Magic Power and its existence, he can naturally refine the negative aspect of spiritual power into Magic Power after some exploration. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"It’s a pity I can’t use techniques, otherwise I could use sorcery right away."
Reiger retracted the Magic Power and smiled faintly at Gojo Satoru.
"How about it, Teacher Gojo, would you teach me how?"
Hearing this, Itadori Yuji and the other two turned their heads simultaneously to look at Gojo Satoru.
Especially Itadori Yuji, whose expression seemed to falter.
"I haven’t even learned how to use Magic Power yet..."
Itadori Yuji’s voice sounded somewhat melancholic.
Even though he seemed to get along well with Fushiguro Megumi and Kugisaki Nobara, in reality, they were all freshmen, just stepping into the world of sorcery and starting their missions.
Fushiguro Megumi and Kugisaki Nobara were better off, having already been learning sorcery and exorcising Curse Spirits before starting school, and therefore were quite adept at using Magic Power and sorcery.
Itadori Yuji was a bit unfortunate.
He was a genuine newcomer to the world of sorcery, having only recently come into contact with sorcery and been recruited into the sorcery academy by Gojo Satoru due to special reasons, becoming a Curse Mage.
For someone like him, not to mention sorcery, he hadn’t even learned how to refine Magic Power.
Therefore, Itadori Yuji could only use curse tools in combat to kill enemies, because without the ability to refine Magic Power, no matter how outstanding his physical abilities were, he couldn’t kill Curse Spirits that could nullify physical attacks.
In Itadori Yuji’s eyes, Reiger’s statement of "I have already learned how to refine Magic Power" was simply a heavy blow.
"Haha..."
Under the gaze of everyone, Gojo Satoru suddenly laughed.
It wasn’t the usual smile plastered on his face, but a hearty laugh that expressed genuine delight.
"Interesting! You are so interesting!"
Laughing, Gojo Satoru reached out and slightly lifted his blindfold, looking at Reiger with the eyes hidden beneath.
"Alright! I’ll teach you!"
The face of the current strongest Curse Mage showed a fearless and bold smile.
"Let me see to what extent you can go!"
