Chapter 6 Gap

　　On the training ground.

　　A huge white dragon emerged from behind Geto Suguru and coiled around him, as if it was a Shikigami he summoned.

　　When it appeared, the air in the area seemed to be squeezed out. Even Kei Kojima, who was still a layman, felt its horror deeply.

　　The sky seemed to be covered with a shadow, just like a shadow was covering Kei Kojima's heart.

　　As Geto Suguru waved his hand, the white dragon pounced to the other side of the training ground at an extremely fast speed. With just one pounce, a big hole was smashed into the ground. Its bite force was so strong that even the iron equipment was bitten in half.

　　Kei Kojima was very familiar with the venue there. He had been warming up there recently and had stepped on the ground before. It was solid and hard soil, and even if he stomped on it hard, only shallow marks would be left.

　　This is the power of the sorcerer who belongs to Geto Suguru.

　　Kei Kojima stood there in a daze, his heart pounding faster and faster.

　　He looked down at his thin body, his slender arms, and his outstretched palms.

　　I just feel that I am so weak compared to them.

　　Although he has entered the Jujutsu High School, Kei Kojima's daily training is still the same as that of an ordinary person, exercising his body and strengthening his physical strength.

　　As he slowly moved forward, that person had already left him far behind and was growing at a rapid pace.

　　Now that he has stepped into Geto Suguru's territory, Kei Kojima has deeply realized the huge gap between the two.

　　Faced with overwhelming strength, Kojima Kei suddenly felt lost. Was it meaningful to do all this now? Could it help him... realize the dream deep in his heart?

　　My mother's talent is obvious, but she only reached level three when she graduated. I think my level should be about the same as hers.

　　Are his efforts really useful?

　　Kei Kojima looked blankly at the figure in the center of the field. Matsui Shinobu, who was supervising him, called him several times but he didn't hear.

　　Several vines crawled out from the ground and tied up the three people tightly. Ye Mo Zhengdao wiped the blood from his cheek:

　　"These brats are actually serious."

　　I am really old.

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao narrowed his eyes and looked at the students who were tied up in mid-air and did not struggle. Ieiri Naoko did not break free because he was not strong enough and the direction of the spell was not for fighting, but the other two guys could escape at any time, they just didn't want to.

　　Brat, you're getting stronger day by day.

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao smiled slightly.

　　He is not afraid of losing, he just hopes that his students will become stronger and stronger.

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao coughed twice and let the three people go.

　　Gojo Satoru landed lightly on the ground, turned his head and glanced at Kei Kojima, who was standing not far away with a pale face. With an idea in his mind, he followed his gaze and saw Geto Suguru gently patting the dirt off his body.

　　After cleaning himself up, Geto Suguru seemed to have some feelings in his heart. He suddenly looked up and looked straight at Kei Kojima opposite him.

　　At this time, Kei Kojima had already lowered his head and continued to run.

　　But his steps were much faster than before and his breathing was a little disordered.

　　Gojo Satoru touched his chin.

　　That's really interesting.

　　Sure enough, he was looking at Jay.

　　"It really caused a big commotion. The training ground needs repairs again."

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao looked at the damaged training ground and said helplessly.

　　"Teacher, the school is not completely out of money for these repairs, right? If not, you can ask me to sponsor a little bit, that would be fine too~"

　　Gojo Satoru said with a smile.

　　"Shut up."

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao said unhappily:

　　"We don't need you students to worry about the school's financial problems yet. Just focus on your training."

　　"Okay~"

　　Gojo Satoru and the others responded obediently.

　　Having said that, the venue is temporarily unusable. Ye Mo Zhengdao made a phone call and asked them to go to the idle No. 1 training ground. The other training grounds were used by senior students or sorcerers.

　　The second-grade students left quickly, and in the blink of an eye, only that lonely figure was left in the bustling No. 3 training ground, running silently.

　　"Kojima, come and rest for a while and drink some water."

　　Matsui Shinobu called out to him, "Someone will come to repair this place later, so it's temporarily unavailable. You should go to the number one training ground with the second graders."

　　"……good."

　　Kei Kojima took the cup of water handed to him by Shinobu Matsui, but kept it in his hand and didn't drink it.

　　"Feeling tired?"

　　Matsui Shinobu asked, but after a long while, he didn't get an answer. He turned around and looked at the first-year student, who seemed to be in a low mood.

　　"Hmm? What's wrong?"

　　"Ms. Matsui..."

　　Kojima Kei said in a dull voice:

　　"...When will I be able to become as strong as those seniors?"

　　"Haha, no wonder you didn't speak, so this is what you were thinking about."

　　Matsui Shinobu laughed and said:

　　"Don't feel pressured. Although they are only second years, Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru are rare geniuses in the high school, and their strength far exceeds that of most sorcerers. The only female student, Ieiri Shoko, has mastered the extremely difficult reversal technique in less than six months after entering school. She is a treasure of the school. Gojo Satoru, in particular, is a six-eyed sorcerer who only appears once in the world of sorcery in hundreds of years. Although he is only a first-level sorcerer now, with his strength, it is not impossible for him to become a special-grade sorcerer."

　　Kei Kojima clenched the water cup.

　　First-level sorcerer!!

　　That annoying guy is actually this strong! He might even be a special grade!

　　No wonder he looks so arrogant. It’s not his illusion, but he has the capital to do so.

　　"Then...what about Geto-senpai? What level is he...?"

　　Kei Kojima asked cautiously.

　　A first-level sorcerer can graduate now, so it's impossible for both of them to be... a first-level sorcerer...

　　"He's the same level as Wu, both are level one. Although Mr. Yaga always has a headache facing them, he is always very proud in his heart. He has taught two level one sorcerers at the same time. Besides, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this class of students has just started, and there is still a long way to go in the future. It's really exciting."

　　Matsui Shinobu beamed with joy when she spoke of the second-year students:

　　"Thanks to them, Mr. Ye Mo's political achievements have increased significantly..."

　　It’s true.

　　Level 1.

　　Kojima Kei closed his eyes.

　　He had already imagined him to be very powerful, but it still exceeded the limits of his imagination.

　　What a long distance.

　　"Bang!"

　　Yega Zhengdao had come up behind Matsui Shinobu without knowing when, and punched him hard on the head:

　　"You've said too much! Shinobu!"

　　Matsui Shinobu covered his aching head: "...Ah! I'm sorry!"

　　Ye Mo Zheng Dao finished dealing with the talkative Matsui Shinobu, but saw Kojima Kei still squatting there:

　　"Kojima, what are you thinking about? It's time to go."

　　Kojima Kei then looked up in panic:

　　“Ah…Okay!”

　　As soon as I took a step, I felt my legs were extremely sore, especially my waist and abdomen. Because I had been exerting too much effort these days, my daily training relied entirely on my perseverance.

　　He originally thought that he could continue to persevere with perseverance, but after hearing such "bad news", the anger in Kei Kojima's heart suddenly dissipated.

　　"thump!"

　　Kei Kojima took a step forward, but suddenly his vision blurred and he fell to the ground.

　　"Hey! Kojima!"

　　"What's going on?"

　　An anxious voice sounded in his ears, and Kei Kojima closed his eyes and fell into darkness.

　　"It's too tiring."

　　Kairi Nishiko said:

　　"He's under both mental and physical pressure, and his body is extremely exhausted, though he doesn't have any other injuries. But Mr. Yaga, aren't your expectations of Kojima-san a bit too high? He was just an ordinary, weakling before this, and starting him off with high-intensity training right away seems a bit too much."

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao frowned: "...What I arranged is obviously very little compared to the training you guys received back then."

　　Ieiri Glass shrugged:

　　"Then I don't know. That's the problem you should worry about, Mr. Ye Moth."

　　"Well, thank you for your hard work."

　　Ye Moth said: "Go back and rest, I will take care of it."

　　He looked at Kei Kojima sleeping on the bed and murmured to himself:

　　"Kid, how much pressure are you feeling? Or is it because of what I said before?"

　　He did tell Kei Kojima to cheer up, but there was no need to push himself to this extent.

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao sighed, closed the door and left quietly.

　　When he came to class the next day, Matsui Shinobu told him that after Kojima Kei woke up last night, he went to the training ground again and completed the training that had been interrupted.

　　The gaffe of that day seemed to have never happened. After just one night, this seemingly weak first-year student adjusted his state and even asked for more effort. He tied sandbags on his hands and feet to increase his own weight.

　　"I'm too weak."

　　He has a very clear understanding of himself, "If I don't work harder, there will be no hope at all."

　　Setting too high a goal is sometimes a double-edged sword. Masamichi Yaga often wants his students to work harder, but for Kei Kojima now, it has obviously become a heavy burden for him.

　　In the days that followed, Kei Kojima was at the training ground from morning till night, but Masamichi Yaga and Shinobu Matsui discussed privately and decided to separate Kei Kojima's training from that of the second-year students, so as to prevent this sensitive boy from having to watch his seniors who were difficult to catch up with and adding unnecessary troubles.

　　Of course, this is the best thing for Kei Kojima, who doesn't want to have any contact with them.

　　The loss of composure that day never happened again. Kei Kojima completed his work with guaranteed quality every day and never complained of being tired. Occasionally his eyes would be red, but he would not say anything and Ye Mo Zhengdao would not ask.

　　but……

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao always felt that something was wrong.

　　The vibe this guy gave off was completely different from the first time we met.

　　It seemed like overnight, the crying boy disappeared and grew up.

　　"Kojima, come here."

　　Masamichi Yaga watched Kei Kojima's training outside the training ground for a while, then waved him over.

　　"How are you feeling lately? Um..."

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao carefully considered his words.

　　He couldn't be as rough with this sensitive child as he was with other boys. This guy was always quiet and taciturn, but he knew what he was thinking, which was a bit different from his mother.

　　Although his mother was timid, she had a simple mind and everything was written on her face. Plus, she was... really pretty, so she was hardly ever bullied at school. But Kei Kojima was different.

　　Judging from this guy's personality, he might have been bullied in school before, but he didn't say anything. He has a dull personality.

　　Kei Kojima asked Masamichi Yaga:

　　"Teacher, is there any faster way to make me stronger?"

　　The student said in a low voice:

　　"I also want to be as strong as... the seniors. To protect my mother."

　　Apart from anything else, this guy always thinks about his mother and is a filial child.

　　After seeing their strength a few days ago, Kei Kojima also aroused the man's competitive spirit.

　　However, with those two monsters as their targets, they, with their extremely talented talents, could practice for one day equivalent to an ordinary person's one year. Born in the same era as them, they could only watch them surpass themselves, becoming even stronger and stronger, and the gap between them was getting bigger and bigger.

　　Maintaining a balanced mentality is also one of the important courses for a sorcerer.

　　"Everyone's path is different. We need to move forward step by step."

　　Ye Mo Zheng Dao looked down at the boy who clenched his fists and seemed a little unwilling:

　　"Don't be impatient. Impatience will only mess up your steps. Stay focused on one goal and proceed step by step. You've already worked hard. Take your time. I promised your mother that I would teach you carefully. One day, you will be as strong as them. Don't worry."

　　Kojima Kei: "Okay."

　　There is still one year and two months left until the date of Kei Kojima's death in his previous life.