Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

Even after the jutsu incident, when Gojo Satoru brought him to the underworld, he asked Gojo-san how much money jutsu makers made. The reply he received filled him with despair, as he felt that apart from the top-tier jutsu makers, the lower-level jutsu makers weren't very wealthy either.

And now, Bruce has so easily acquired a house, all by himself, in Tokyo where land is incredibly expensive, and it's a luxurious one in terms of size and furnishings!

Before he got the chat group, his biggest dream was to be a stay-at-home dad.

I never expected to be so lucky this year. After joining the chat group, I not only fulfilled my spiritual dream of seeing Ultraman in person, but also unexpectedly had my material dreams fulfilled.

Hachiman Hikigaya gasped in shock: "Seriously, you're not even going to try and negotiate, Uncle Bruce?"

"bargain?"

Bruce tilted his head and shrugged innocently. "With the time I would spend haggling, the revenue growth of my companies would be enough to buy three hundred of these houses."

"Let's go."

Kassa shook his head, casually helping to lift the two heavy bags of gold that even Bruce was slightly out of breath with. He deliberately avoided Bruce's bags containing secret armor and special technological products, and said, not wanting to get involved in the topic of wealth, "Since the place has already been decided, let's not waste Bruce's good intentions. Accept this kindness."

Kasa certainly doesn't recommend getting something for nothing, but the three high school students have already proven their goodness, and under his care, they are unlikely to be corrupted by money. In this case, if Bruce wants to give it to them, then let him. Anyway, Bruce really doesn't care about this little bit of money.

"Huh? Oh, okay, since you've said so, Uncle..."

Hachiman Hikigaya, carrying the gold, followed after them.

Seeing that Kassar clearly saw through his secret but didn't expose it, Bruce also remained silent, simply hailed a car and went straight to his new home.

Along the way, Bruce scanned this world, which seemed similar to his own yet was completely different, searching for information from all sides.

At the same time, he was multitasking. After a moment of contemplation, he asked first, "Tell me more specifically about the world of sorcery, from the supernatural to the like. I'm very interested in that!"

Chapter 97 The Mastermind Behind the World of Spells.

"According to Uncle Gojo, the official governments of various countries in our world are generally unaware of the existence of the world of sorcery, but not everyone is unaware; there are still a very small number of people who know about it."

"So where does the money for sorcerers' salaries come from? I think it's probably, but it's definitely not all from the government. The government's share is probably less than a fraction, maybe even less than a tenth?"

"That's why sorcerers, despite risking their lives, don't seem to earn much except for those at the top rank."

The reason why top-level sorcerers are so wealthy is probably because their strength has reached a level where they can almost disregard the rules of the light and dark worlds, so the higher-ups have no choice but to appease them with money.

At this moment, in the villa, after finishing the lavish meal that Bruce had sent over, Hachiman Hikigaya recounted his situation.

Bruce frowned at this: "This won't do, it's too unstable."

Although Batman doesn't receive a salary, and even if he weren't the son of the Wayne family and didn't have such a huge financial backing, he could still guarantee that he would become Batman.

However, vigilance against humans and vigilance against species other than humans are actually two completely different concepts.

In modern times, if a person goes out to do good deeds and become a masked vigilante because of their ability, they are actually disrupting part of the operation of society, and no one, whether official or civilian, owes them anything.

Because no matter how much trouble they cause others, those guys who are taken care of by Batman are still human. No matter how great the conflicts between people are, there is a limit: no one is the enemy of everyone.

Furthermore, conflicts between people are inherently governed by official social and legal procedures. Although these procedures can often become unreliable, it doesn't mean that only Batman is meaningful or that people owe Batman anything. That's simply not true.

But it's a different story when it comes to enemies other than humans.

Cursed spirits are naturally hostile to humans and will kill them. Every person could be a victim in the next second. In the face of this life-or-death racial conflict, sorcerers naturally possess the identity of saviors of humanity.

In essence, they are police and military units specifically targeting cursed spirits.

Consider the treatment and social status of those people, and then look at the treatment and social status of sorcerers.

According to Hachiman Hikigaya's retelling of Satoru Gojo's words, regardless of ancient times, at least in modern times, the status of sorcerers is very delicate, and in any case, they have nothing to do with being respected.

Given this situation, it's a miracle that the sorcery world has been able to operate in the modern world for so many years without any large-scale rebellion by sorcerers against humanity.

If the people of Gotham... no, they don't even need Gotham. Even if you moved the citizens of the most civilized metropolises in their own world over here and made them sorcerers, there would definitely be chaos.

While vigilantes are certainly worthy of respect, basic necessities like food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are far more important. Otherwise, how can we guarantee that so many sorcerers will work day and night, willingly risking their lives to protect people?

"It's shocking."

Bruce shook his head and sighed. Although he couldn't rectify Gotham, this hell on earth, his vision was still quite good. He could tell at a glance that the world of pyromancy had gone too far astray.

He pondered for a moment, then asked Hachiman Hikigaya, "If I disguise myself as a wild sorcerer, can you lead me to see Satoru Gojo?"

"I'm fine, but,"

Hachiman Hikigaya paused for a moment, "There's a barrier at the Jujutsu High School. I wonder if we can get in without jutsu power?"

"There's no problem with that."

Kassa spoke up at the right moment, "I can simulate the energy you have, and then I can put a shell on Bruce as well."

Hearing him speak, Bruce knew things were settled. He then followed up on the topic with curiosity, asking, "Speaking of which, won't you give it away to the sorcerer? According to the TV series, whether it's an alien or a superpowered individual, they can easily see through Ultraman's human form, right? The sorcerer is a superpowered individual too, isn't he?"

"Don't worry about that."

Kasa shook his head. "Someone like Mebius is a newly recruited warrior who isn't familiar with the game yet, which is why everyone can see through his identity so easily. Once he's out and about more often and becomes more familiar with the game, it'll be much harder for him to hide his identity."

"What about the original Ultra Brothers? Weren't they already fully-fledged warriors when they were on Earth?"

Hachiman Hikigaya raised his hand, eager to try.

There's nothing wrong here. He's definitely not going to be Ultraman's human form anymore, but with an Ultraman warrior by his side, who wouldn't want to take the opportunity to ask Ultraman some questions?

"Staying on Earth is not a covert mission; there is no need to hide one's identity."

For questions that didn't involve secrets, Kasa immediately became an all-knowing alien, saying, "The way the originals were so open and honest was actually a deliberate attempt to attract aliens on Earth."

"The original ones didn't disguise themselves. If there were any aliens in distress, they could see them immediately and find them quickly to seek help. So this was intentional."

Hachiman Hikigaya subconsciously wanted to ask, "If we do this, won't the evil aliens also be able to see through our identities and plot against us? Hasn't the Land of Light considered this drawback?"

But soon, he suddenly realized it himself.

This is certainly a drawback, but as long as it can attract one more innocent alien in distress to seek help, and help one more pitiful person, the Ultra Warriors will gladly accept this drawback.

Bruce wasn't shocked by Kasa's frankness. As the fear of the night and the Batman who was the complete opposite of the Giant of Light, he had long since figured out the logic behind the actions of the Land of Light and Ultraman through his own intelligence. Now he was simply receiving confirmation from Kasa himself, which was no surprise.

More than that, he wanted to hear Kassa talk about the structure of the cursed spirit: "Speaking of which, what's the situation with the energy of a sorcerer?"

As Bruce spoke, he casually took out his homemade testing equipment and greeted Hachiman Hikigaya, saying, "Release some energy so I can collect some data."

"Huh? Oh, okay."

Hachiman Hikigaya did exactly as instructed.

After all, they're group members.

It's just collecting some data, there's nothing wrong with that.

Having grasped this mindset, Bruce became so open for the first time, directly explaining in advance what he was going to do.

No one in Gotham received this kind of treatment, not even Alfred; most of the time, he would only get an explanation from Alfred afterward.

Kasa glanced at Bruce, and seeing that he had finished collecting Hachiman Hikigaya's data, he didn't hesitate and manually released his light energy, also giving Bruce his own data.

He could roughly guess what Bruce was planning, but as long as it wasn't some kind of artificial Ultraman, everything was fine.

While providing Bruce with the data, Kassar also analyzed it:

"The energy of a sorcerer... seems to be a neutralized product, with positive and negative aspects, light and dark aspects, but overall it seems that dark energy dominates. If too much of this energy is used, I estimate that it may affect a person's emotions and mentality to some extent."

"Huh?"

Hachiman Hikigaya was taken aback. "Am I not the potential developed from your crystal? Shouldn't I be all light energy? If that's the case, will I become evil in the future?"

"Don't worry, it's true that you're an exception because of my power. You're the only sorcerer whose power is absolutely dominated by positive energy."

Kasa reassured him.

He sensed several different sorcerers and spirits on the road today and experienced the formation of their energy, so he can make a basic assessment of the extraordinary power here.

"Although the origins of curse power and curse spirits are still unclear, I speculate that all the ancestors of all humans on this Earth underwent a cleansing from that source in some generation, thus fixing this foundation. As long as one has extraordinary power, even if it is not curse power, it will quickly transform into a state that is closest to curse power."

"This is the foundation rooted in genes and bloodline inheritance."

Is this true for all humans on the entire planet?

Kasa's words were startling. Bruce immediately understood what was going on. Although the performance of the sorcerers and spirits was just so-so, the origins were probably not bad either.

At least for him, it's not bad.

In his own world, during his travels around the world, and in the years when he was chosen by Rashomon to be his disciple, Bruce did encounter some extraordinary beings.

Later, he also found an ancient book belonging to an unknown sorcerer in Gotham. Much of the content had turned to dust, but one passage remained that left a deep impression on him.

The gist of those words was that most of the extraordinary powers in the world already have owners, or that the origin of such powers is still alive. One must be extremely cautious when coming into contact with powers that are beyond human comprehension. In many cases, so-called extraordinary powers are merely borrowed.

Considering that Lei Xiaogu has lived for at least seven hundred years but still only possesses a small amount of insignificant supernatural power, relying mainly on his own skills and experience, the credibility of this statement is clearly very high.

Otherwise, given Lei Xiaogu's ambition, he would have pursued the power he had been given long ago.

Bruce never intended to pursue supernatural powers, but that was before he obtained the chat group and before Kassadin pointed out the huge problems in his world.

Now, in order to prepare for future terrifying enemies, he has decided to take a two-pronged approach: developing technology on one hand and creating supernatural abilities on the other.

Since he couldn't grasp the extraordinary power in his own world—there were too many hidden secrets—he decided to go and see what Hachiman Hikigaya was up to. Even if the power of a sorcerer might be insignificant to the mastermind behind his own side, he was willing to acquire anything that could give him a better chance of winning.

At least, according to the reversal technique that Hachiman Hikigaya mentioned, a sorcerer is obviously more likely to survive an attack than an ordinary person.

Once you avoid the initial encounter, many things will be much easier.

"So, besides interfering with emotions, are there any risks associated with this ability of a sorcerer?"

Bruce asked on the spot.

Disturbing emotions is nothing to him; he can withstand it. What he fears is that the sorcerer's power, like his own supernatural power, has an owner. If the origin of the sorcery is still there, then it becomes an unstable bomb, which is not worth it at all.

"Hard to say."

Kasa shook his head. "Let me observe for a while longer. I'll look for the source and see what it is. If he's still alive, I'll go talk to him."

"It feels like I've skipped the leveling sequence at level one and flown straight to the final boss, no, I mean, I've flown directly to the background of the world's lore..."

Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but complain.

Generally speaking, things like the source of an ability or the decryption of a worldview are incredibly shocking. In Jump's shonen manga, even after the manga ends, the main characters may not be able to uncover secrets of this level.

As a result, he has only just entered the world of sorcery, and Uncle Kassa has seen through his situation so easily at a glance, and casually said that he would find out the source and even have a chat with him.

The source of cursed spirits and cursed power, as well as their formation essence, are inside stories that even the strongest modern-day Uncle Gojo doesn't know.

What could have been a passionate yet brutal world has suddenly transformed into a world where you just wait for a pro to carry you through.

"Ultraman warriors? That's way too much of a cheat!"

"Cheating? Hmm, maybe so in this world."