Chapter 37: A Clue and Scouting

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(Yami's p.o.v.)

It was already nighttime, and I just got back to base after that meeting with Julius. I finally had a clue on where to find Asta, it's name is Gojo. I went inside to see that my squad was going wild as usual. And like usual, I put my magic into my fist, striked the wall, and yelled, "Shut it!!" They all stopped immediately and turned to me and gathered around me, saying ' welcome back, Captain.' I told them all to sit down at the sofas and told them that I had some important news. They all sat down and our resident street punk, Magna asked, "What's this big news, Captain Yami?" I answered, "The Wizard King told us that two people snuck into his castle and took that thing Zora found on his last mission." They were all surprised that someone actually snuck into the Wizard King's castle. Zora asked, "You said, 'two people', does that mean you know who they are?" I replied, "Yes, the two travelers that helped Noelle with the bandits." She was baffled by that. She asked, "Yuji and Todo? Why?" I explained how we found out, and told them about the guy who escaped with them, Gojo. Nero got excited that she finally had a lead on where to start looking for our magicless knucklehead. She asked me, "Captain, do you know what this 'Gojo' looks like?" I said, "The Wizard King said he was a tall man with white hair and wearing a blindfold." She replied, "Thank you, now I know who to look for." I nodded and continued, "He also wants us to stay on high alert and keep this to ourselves. Understand?" They said in unison, "Yes sir!" After that, they all went back to what they were doing, while Nero and Noelle went outside to talk.

(Noelle's p.o.v.)

Me and Nero went outside to talk. "This is great, Nero! After 4 years, we finally have a lead!" I said to her excited. She replied, "Yes, but it still means that we have to find this Gojo, who we have no idea where to find." She was right, but at least we had something to go on. I said to Nero, "True, but still, we know now where to start looking." She nodded and replied, "Alright, I'll start asking around about him. I don't know how long it will take though." I said, "That's fine, no matter how long it takes, we will see Asta again." I wholeheartedly believed that. Nero transformed and flew off to begin her search for Asta's teacher, Gojo.

(Asta's p.o.v.)

The higher ups me, my brother, and my 6 friends a goal for future generations of sorcerers, the 8 Demon Gods. The made an announcement to the whole academy about it and declared the requirements to become one of us. They said that in order to become a demon god, a sorcerer must defeat 500 Special Grade Cursed Spirits in total, and on their own. Since defeating one Special Grade is a challenge in and of itself, it would drive sorcerers to put more effort in their work and training. And because of the reputation we got from defending the capitals, everyone aspiring to become a sorcerer will try to reach our level.

A month after the Night Parade, the higher ups gave us orders to seek out suitable locations for the Branch project. We would be sent to the four kingdoms and scout out ideal place to put a stronghold in each country. We went with same teams as the Night Parade, plus one more.

Heart Kingdom team:

  Special Grade: Asta

  Special Grade: Liebe

  1st Grade: Mai Zenin

Clover Kingdom team:

  Special Grade: Yuji Itadori

  Special Grade: Aoi Todo

  1st: Noritoshi Kamo

Diamond Kingdom team:

  Special Grade: Megumi Fushiguro

  Special Grade: Nobara Kugisaki

  2nd Grade: Maki Zenin

Spade Kingdom team:

  Special Grade: Kokichi Muta

  Special Grade: Yuta Okkotsu

  3rd Grade: Kasumi Miwa

We brought them along so we would have another set of eyes to help find the perfect spot for the Branch divisions to be built, as well as help scout out potential new students for the academies that will be built with the branch offices.

Me and my team were roaming the canyons of the eastern side of the Heart Kingdom. We were passing time by chatting about the past until Mai asked, "Asta. Liebe? Is it true that you two managed to make a pact with the Queen of Heart Kingdom?" Liebe replied, "We did, and not just her, but the Water Spirit Undine and the leader of the Spirit Guardians." I added, "She won't bother any of us anymore." Mai is Maki's twin sister, but if you want my opinion, I honestly think Mai is prettier. But, enough about that. She replied, "I see, well it should make things easier working in Heart for the time being." Liebe spoke up, "He guys, look!" We looked at him and saw that he was pointing at something. We turned our heads to where he was pointing at and saw the entrance to cave. He said, "The locals said there were a whole network of caves in this canyon that no one has ever fully explored, right? Then, I'm willing to bet there's a cave large enough for a jujutsu school." Mai replied, "I suppose it's worth a shot." I added, "Yeah, but let's set a charm at each turn point, so we can find our way out." It was a good idea, considering that cave systems are a maze and we never been in those caves made it more difficult to navigate. They both nodded in agreement, and I started pulling out a pack of charms. We went side and started exploring the natural tunnels. Marking our way back with the cursed energy infused charms.

(Yuji's p.o.v.)

Todo, me and Kamo we wandering around the remote boonies of Clover Kingdom, when suddenly a bizarre sight came run in our direction. A man with red hair being chased by giant boars while he was buck naked. We were both puzzled and disturbed by what we saw, and we've seen a lot of disgusting things in our line of work.

(A/N: three guesses about who they are about to meet.)

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