"Hmm..."
Back in his office, Naoya Zenin sat with one leg crossed over the other, reading through the materials on the Yuki-onna.
The Yuki-onna.
A Cursed Spirit that appeared deep in the mountains whenever it snowed each year.
She was also one of the more famous yokai in Japanese folklore.
To give an example.
Plenty of people could go their whole lives without ever hearing of [Ryon Sukuna], but they would definitely have heard of the [Yuki-onna].
In terms of sheer internet thirst value, the Yuki-onna was worth at least a million Ryon Sukunas.
Of course, that was entirely thanks to how far doujinshi had pushed her beyond her original circle.
Compared to running into Ryon Sukuna, the King of Curses, who wouldn't rather get lost in the snowy mountains, be rescued by the Yuki-onna, and then get ridden until she gave birth?
Among Cursed Spirits, the Yuki-onna was basically on the level of a succubus.
In terms of actual combat strength, the Yuki-onna was basically a random trash mob. Aside from blowing a huge amount of mana at the start to cast Blizzard, the only thing she was good for was draining a guy dry.
A Grade 3 Cursed Spirit.
A Cursed Spirit at that level could honestly be considered harmless, making it perfect for students to go out and exorcise for field experience.
Anything one grade higher really would not do.
Grade 2 Cursed Spirits were already a little frightening.
A certain hedgehog-haired Grade 2 genius Jujutsu Sorcerer had personally verified that Grade 2 Cursed Spirits were monsters among monsters, not sothing ordinary students could handle.
Naoya Zenin took a sip of tea, calculating the feasibility of this operation in his mind.
He had originally planned to use the teaching assistant selection as a convenient excuse to keep Mai at his side. That way, whether he was stopping her from spiraling into one of her self-destructive depressive episodes or having her use her [Construction Technique] to forge custom Cursed Tools, he would have a perfectly valid reason.
And this was a school. A Sensei choosing a lackey to help shoulder his workload was perfectly reasonable.
Rather than a teaching assistant, she would be more like a convenient slave, though in na, she would still be a teaching assistant.
Normal schools had that tradition, let alone Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Back in the old days, taking on a teaching assistant was basically the sa as accepting a final disciple. You could work them to the bone and call it ntorship, the finest kind of academic gaslighting.
After all, if they were going to use his na whenever they ran into trouble in the future, then of course they had to be trained into loyal dogs first.
Though Naoya Zenin did not have that kind of preference.
But for a slacker like Mai, the provocation tactic from last ti had worked extrely well. Maybe girls like her just responded to that approach. She usually had no will of her own, only lying motionless in bed like a corpse and enjoying herself.
If Naoya Zenin did not smack her ass hard enough, she might not even bother making a sound.
But those had only been his thoughts before.
Utahi Iori was right about certain things.
So things could not be decided by personal appointnt.
Mai might obediently listen, but deep down, she was definitely rebellious. She was probably itching to kill him.
It was just that she had never had the courage before, so she had not dared to resist.
But things were different now.
She had already comprehended [Reverse Cursed Technique], and her combat power had shot up rapidly.
If Naoya Zenin really pushed the rabbit too far, Mai might inherit her nephew's fine tradition and start chanting Furube Yurayura. Who knew, one day she might blow herself up along with him.
So Naoya Zenin thought that the teaching assistant matter really did have to be handled through a proper, fair selection.
His work had not exceeded what he could manage for now, but having soone help with miscellaneous tasks would still be nice.
And it had to be chosen from among the students.
That way, this ti-traveler would not have to worry about soone using the opportunity to pry into his Cursed Technique secrets.
Aside from chamaru, the students at Kyoto Jujutsu High were all trustworthy.
Whether it was Aoi Todo, Momo Nishimiya, Noritoshi Kamo, or even Kasumi Miwa.
They were all reliable allies in the original work.
Basically, they were all veterans who had taken part in the Shinjuku Showdown.
Although one had lost a hand, one had flown into the sky, one had gone overseas, and one had retired.
But the students' loyalty was undeniable. They were all loyal retainers who would never kneel and surrender to Sukuna.
With promising talents like these, Naoya Zenin did not care how much they could steal or how much they could learn. Whatever they learned would be their own ability.
He was willing to teach.
And he was willing to cultivate new combat power.
Private tutoring for the teaching assistant would definitely be a guaranteed reward.
What if, under his guidance, Kasumi Miwa suddenly achieved enlightennt overnight, shattered the void, and comprehended the realm of Sword Saint, then faced Ryon Sukuna in the Shinjuku Showdown and summoned three thousand sword formations with a cry of "Sword, co," instantly killing the big boss on the spot?
The chances were very low.
But it was not impossible.
Still, Naoya Zenin would not force that kind of developnt.
Because if he had to choose soone as his teaching assistant, the best choice would be soone with leadership ability.
They had to have charisma and be good at creating a positive atmosphere.
Because Naoya Zenin intended to have his teaching assistant serve as class president.
That ant he needed soone capable of leading the students.
So he was very satisfied with Utahi Iori's suggestion.
This was the perfect chance to use a field mission to see who was swimming naked once the tide went out.
Besides, he himself had never been in actual combat.
Although the Yuki-onna was a Grade 3 Cursed Spirit and no match for a Special Grade 1 Sorcerer like him, this steady transmigrator was certainly not going to choose a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit as his first opponent.
He was definitely going to stomp low-level mobs first and see whether he truly had a dinsional advantage over others his age.
And if the students ran into danger, maybe he could enter that strange state again at the critical mont, just like before, and once again use the ability of [Cursed Technique Reversal].
So after thinking it over carefully, he felt this field operation was quite reliable.
As a debut battle, it was indeed a good choice.
However, sign-ups were a major problem.
For a small mission like dealing with a Grade 3 Cursed Spirit, the second-years might be willing to accept it, but third-years like Aoi Todo and Noritoshi Kamo absolutely would not go.
During the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, Aoi Todo had even defeated a Special Grade Cursed Spirit. His strength had long since reached the level of a Grade 1 Sorcerer.
If he used a sign-up system, then the only ones who would sign up in the end would be first-years.
He did not want to take students he did not know at all, students who had never been validated by the original plot, out on a mission.
After all, if he had to choose soone, Naoya Zenin naturally wanted to recruit soone familiar, soone he could order around at will.
"Oda."
Naoya Zenin picked up the phone and called his household servant.
"I'm planning to exorcise a Yuki-onna soon. Help rent out a few guesthouses nearby. Ones with hot springs would be best."
"A few guesthouses?"
Oda sounded sowhat surprised.
"Young Master, even if you're leading students on a mission, there's no need to rent out several guesthouses, is there?"
"Who told you I'm leading students on a mission?"
Naoya Zenin's voice ca calmly from the other end of the phone.
"I'm planning to take the students on a trip during the next class."
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