The Curse Masters acted quickly. Before long, Duanmu Huai received word from Gojo Satoru. He had been officially recognized as a Special Grade Curse Master and would act with the Curse Master organization as an outside aid.
And his first assignment was...
"The Sister School Exchange Event?"
"That's right."
Gojo Satoru's voice still came through the phone with its usual cheerful laugh. Nothing about him had changed.
"You've met the students from Curse High in Kyoto before, right?"
"Yeah."
"Actually, we hold an exchange competition every year."
"And? Don't tell me you want me to represent your school."
"No, no, no. That wouldn't be fun."
"Hm?"
"What I'd like is for you to appear as a guest."
"...Could you explain in more detail?"
"Look, doesn't this happen all the time in RPGs? If the player follows the main path, they defeat the Story BOSS. But if they take a fork in the road, they might encounter a Hidden BOSS. You know, that kind of setup?"
"Hmm... So?"
"I want the students of Curse High to be ready for any situation. For example... if they encounter an opponent on the battlefield whom they absolutely cannot defeat, what will they do...?"
"That sounds pretty interesting."
Duanmu Huai's eyes lit up at that.
"I accept."
Gojo Satoru's plan was as follows. According to the rules of Curse High's team exchange match, both sides had to defeat the Curse Spirits placed in the forest and win based on their scores. Naturally, these Curse Spirits also had a BOSS, but it was merely an ordinary powerful Curse Spirit.
However, several Curse Spirits would be placed along another route as bait, like clues encountered by players in a dungeon.
If they gathered enough clues, they could unlock a Hidden Path and a Hidden Dungeon. That was