On the basketball court, Satoru was holding a basketball and complaining.
'Ah, what's the point of the Curtain? Ordinary people can't see Cursed Energy or Cursed Spirits anyway.'
'Seriously, and I got scolded for it too.'
After complaining, Satoru shot the basketball.
Behind him, Shoko was idly playing with Satoru's sunglasses.
'Of course it's necessary,' Geto Suguru stated his opinion.
He intercepted Satoru's shot, dribbling the ball and making a loud, rhythmic sound.
'The best way to suppress Cursed Spirits is to keep people's hearts at peace. For this, even unseen threats must be hidden.'
'Not only that, we...'
'Alright, alright, I get it.'
Satoru quickly ran past Geto Suguru, snatching the ball from him.
He prepared to shoot, but Alex Moyan intercepted him mid-air.
Satoru, who had the ball stolen, looked at Alex Moyan with a resentful gaze.
'This is so annoying. Taking care of the weak is too much trouble.'
Geto Suguru still held the belief that the strong should support the weak and suppress the strong to protect the weak.
Satoru, however, thought that the strong should be free and not bound by such reasoning.
The two began to argue, almost coming to blows.
In the end, they turned their gaze to Alex Moyan.
'What? Why are you looking at me? I know I'm more handsome than both of you combined.'
'But I'm not gay, okay?'
Alex Moyan pretended not to understand and joked.
Satoru and Geto Suguru scoffed.
Seeing their expressions, Alex Moyan laughed heartily.
'How should I put it? Both of you have a point.'
'But I think, this world is one where the strong prey on the weak. It's just that our society is more subtle, not as brutally obvious as nature.'
'The weak serve the strong, and the strong should have some responsibility.'
'So you two should find a middle ground.'
'That's just my opinion, though.'
With that, Alex Moyan shot the basketball into the hoop.
'Hey, three points.'
Just as Alex Moyan scored, the door to the gym was pushed open by Yaga Masamichi.
'How much longer are you going to play around?'
Yaga Masamichi frowned, clearly displeased with their behavior.
Alex Moyan shrugged. He was a Special Grade Sorcerer, after all, with a high status. Even the The Big Three Families, the Kamo Clan and the Zen'in, held him in awe.
Yaga Masamichi then led the three to a classroom.
On the way, the three noticed Yaga Masamichi was more serious than usual.
'Sensei has been appointed as the next principal of Tokyo Jujutsu High,' Geto Suguru revealed.
'No wonder this old fart has been strutting around lately. I thought he was in heat or something.'
'Turns out he's just getting promoted.' Alex Moyan muttered under his breath.
Satoru nodded in agreement. 'Yep, spring is in the air.'
Soon, led by Yaga Masamichi, the three arrived at a classroom.
They pulled up chairs and sat down as Yaga Masamichi began to introduce their mission, emphasizing that it was personally assigned by the esteemed leader.
He stressed the importance of the mission, but only Geto Suguru was listening intently. The other two were slacking off.
Satoru even thought the leader's ascension sounded cool.
He was immediately reprimanded by Yaga Masamichi.
'The leader's ascension is crucial for society's functioning. Satoru, take this seriously!' Yaga Masamichi sternly said.
'Fine, fine, I get it.'
Yaga Masamichi continued his introduction. When Satoru heard about the relationship between the Star Plasma Vessel and the leader, he immediately referenced a concept from a popular franchise.
'It's like preventing Greymon from wrongly evolving into an undead Greymon, so it has to revert to Koromon, right?'
'Something like that,' Geto Suguru nodded.
Alex Moyan said,'Speaking of which, I recently developed a new kind of cursed corpse. It can continuously grow stronger and change forms by constantly infusing it with Cursed Energy. Just like a Digimon.'
Satoru instantly showed interest. 'Oh, really? I want one!'
'Sure, once I've fully developed it, I'll give you a Koromon. With your Cursed Energy, it'll definitely evolve into a WarGreymon.'
The two exchanged mischievous grins, completely ignoring Yaga Masamichi at the podium.
Even Geto Suguru was drawn into the conversation, though he was more interested in a Pikachu.
Yaga Masamichi, seeing that he was being ignored, became furious. He was going to be the principal, and they dared to ignore him!
Suddenly, the three had large bumps on their heads.
As for why Alex Moyan didn't have a bump, it's because his head was too hard.
Yaga Masamichi continued explaining the mission. In short, they were to protect the Star Plasma Vessel and ensure its fusion with the leader during the full moon two days later.
There were two organizations obstructing the mission: Q, a group of Curse Users aiming to overthrow the world, and the Star Plasma Cult, composed of ordinary people who worship the leader.
Alex Moyan looked at the photos of the Q organization on the computer. 'They look so silly. With this level of stupidity, they want to overthrow the world?'
After the briefing, the three headed to where the Star Plasma Vessel was located.
They took their time, not taking the mission seriously.
Upon arrival, Alex Moyan quickly disposed of one of the Q organization's members, Cocon.
With the Star Plasma Vessel nearby, it was an easy task. Otherwise, with that level of skill, he would have been disappointed if he hadn't defeated him instantly.
Soon, Satoru also took care of another Q organization member, their strongest fighter, Beale.
With that, the Q organization, which had grand ambitions of overthrowing the world, disbanded.
The group arrived at a new room and saw the unconscious Amanai Riko. They exchanged glances.
'Why are you looking at me? You take her.'
With that, Alex Moyan handed Amanai Riko to Satoru.
In Alex Moyan's memory, Amanai Riko would give a fierce slap to whoever was holding her when she woke up.
Alex Moyan wasn't afraid; he just wanted to see Satoru embarrassed.
Sure enough, it didn't take long.
Amanai Riko woke up and slapped Satoru hard across the face!
She broke free from Satoru's hold, spun around twice, and landed perfectly, ready for a fight.
'You villain, trying to take my life? I'll make you pay!'
'Hahahaha!' Seeing Satoru stunned and reddened from the slap, Alex Moyan laughed heartily.