Eating Avatars' Living Off Others' From Jujutsu Kaisen

Compared to the other two worlds, "DanMachi" was the shallowest. While its gods were no pushovers, at least they were out in the open, which offered a sense of security.

Honestly, An Xiu wasn't particularly keen on any of these three worlds right now. Visiting them for a bit of fun would be fine, but settling down long-term in any of them felt unsuitable.

"I'll stick to the Jujutsu World for now. I'll think about the new worlds after I've completely cleared this one."

"Right, with this timing, the system store should have refreshed. Let's see if there's anything good in the discount section."

PS: Just know the revival mechanism exists; you won't actually need it. It's mainly for peace of mind, like an insurance policy. The protagonist's strength will be boosted first. A significant power surge will have to wait until the next avatar is materialized, as that avatar will be research-oriented. The main focus in the next world will be developing influence.

Chapter 44: Devil Fruit Gift Pack and Kryptonian Blood

Closing the map page, An Xiu clicked on the store option.

The interface before him changed instantly. At the top of the store, in the discount section, three brand-new items appeared before An Xiu.

[Perfect Grade Devil Fruit Gift Pack] (50% off): 7500 points

[Kryptonian Blood *100ml] (50% off): 2500 points

[Senzu Bean Can] (70% off): 600 points

Looking at the three discounted items, An Xiu fell silent for a moment.

It wasn't that the refreshed items were bad. It was just that, unlike the previous two occasions, none of the discounted items refreshed in the system store were suitable for materializing an avatar.

However, with Seele and Makima already as avatars in the Jujutsu World, there wouldn't be any issues even without materializing a new one. So... should he use the refreshed items himself?

"Perfect Grade Devil Fruit Gift Pack. Upon opening, it grants ten random Devil Fruits with no side effects, which can be directly developed to their awakened state upon consumption?"

Devil Fruits that automatically develop to their awakened state upon consumption sounded pretty good. After all, even in the One Piece world, Devil Fruit users at the awakened level were quite formidable opponents, as long as their powers weren't trash.

Even though the 7500 points price was a bit steep, ten Devil Fruits with no side effects meant it wouldn't be a loss if he got one or two powerful ones.

"Kryptonian Blood. Unfortunately, it's not Kryptonian bloodline, just the blood itself. It's just a vial of blood, so buying it wouldn't be of much use. But... maybe I could buy it first and then materialize a research-type avatar to study it later?"

"And Senzu Beans. A very powerful recovery item, and a hundred beans in a can isn't too expensive. I'll just buy them all."

He purchased all three discounted items but didn't take them out immediately. Instead, he temporarily stored them in the system space.

After all, the three items he bought this time were all consumables. They would definitely be safer in the system than outside. Moreover, the system space could only store items newly purchased from the store; once taken out, they couldn't be put back. It was better to keep them inside and retrieve them when needed.

"System, open the Devil Fruit Gift Pack stored in the system space."

An Xiu spoke to the system.

Instantly, the Devil Fruit Gift Pack within the system space opened. With a flash of light, ten Devil Fruits of various shapes were neatly arranged in the system space.

Ignoring most of the ordinary Zoan and Paramecia Devil Fruits whose names clearly indicated their mediocrity, An Xiu quickly found several familiar fruits among the bunch.

"Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Snow-Snow Fruit, Ghost-Ghost Fruit, Mera-Mera Fruit, Barrier-Barrier Fruit."

Three Logia-type Devil Fruits, including the top-tier Logia, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and two Paramecia Devil Fruits that performed very well in the original story. It was unclear if the gift pack was profitable, but at least it wasn't a loss.

An Xiu took the Rumble-Rumble Fruit out from the others. Looking at the pineapple-shaped Devil Fruit before him, he didn't hesitate and began eating it.

Since it was a Devil Fruit with no side effects and didn't require him to develop it to reach the awakened level, it would significantly boost his current strength without impacting his future. Why wouldn't he eat it?

Surprisingly, this Devil Fruit with no side effects didn't taste as bad as described in the original story; it had a normal sweet fruity flavor.

It was just a bit of a shame that even though it was a Devil Fruit with no side effects, it still had the restriction of not being able to eat two at once. If he ate a second Devil Fruit, although he wouldn't explode like in the original story, the new Devil Fruit would overwrite the original Devil Fruit ability, meaning only one Devil Fruit ability could exist at a time.

Otherwise, An Xiu, who had watched many episodes of One Piece in his previous life, could have combined some ability combinations he had fantasized about.

Crackle crackle crackle!

Blue electrical currents emerged from An Xiu's body. After finishing the entire Rumble-Rumble Fruit, An Xiu stood in the villa and clenched his fists, feeling his entire body filled with explosive power.

Among the ten Devil Fruits obtained from this gift pack, An Xiu's favorites were the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Barrier-Barrier Fruit. The former would allow An Xiu to transform into and control lightning, gaining unparalleled mobility and destructive power. The latter would allow An Xiu to deploy an extremely durable barrier, greatly enhancing his survivability.

However, compared to the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, the overall strength of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was higher, and it was more practical in daily life, so An Xiu chose the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

After all, an awakened-level Devil Fruit user. Now, let alone Seele and Makima, he felt he could probably clear Jujutsu Kaisen by himself.

The remaining nine Devil Fruits, along with the Kryptonian Blood and Senzu Beans, were kept in the system space. An Xiu then closed the system interface and closed his eyes slightly.

Instantly, everything within a radius of hundreds of kilometers appeared before An Xiu's perception as if he were looking through a transparent screen.

At this moment, the entire Tokyo seemed to be under An Xiu's God's-eye view. Simultaneously, if he wished, he could unleash hundreds of millions of volts of lightning anywhere at any time.

RUMBLE!

More than a dozen lightning strikes fell from the suburbs dozens of kilometers away, instantly killing several cursed spirits that were lurking in fixed positions.

Unfortunately, since this action did not conform to the "living off others" standard, An Xiu did not receive any system points.

"As expected, I still need to lie flat. Combat should be left to the avatars."

After a brief experiment with his abilities and a moment of excitement, An Xiu returned to his state of lounging around.

Come to think of it, although his strength had increased, besides making himself safer, there didn't seem to be much difference from before. After all, he never had to fight anyone himself in his daily life.

However... speaking of which, having experienced the feeling of power, An Xiu felt that if he had the chance in the future, he might as well strengthen his main body's strength a bit more.

After all, having power and not using it were two different things. So, the next avatar should definitely be a research-type one, otherwise the Kryptonian Blood, bought for over two thousand points, would just gather dust in the system space.

"It's getting late, I should go to rest."

Of course, resting alone was definitely impossible. An Xiu's figure flickered, and he instantly appeared in Seele's room on the second floor of the villa.

Sleeping, of course, meant sleeping in Seele's room, holding the soft and fragrant Seele. As for his own room? That was for playing multiplayer battles.

Chapter 45: The Jujutsu World's Twisted Fate

Four days passed quickly. On this day, in a very remote forest on the outskirts of Tokyo.

Under the cover of night, Makima stood on a clearing on the mountaintop, her shoulder-length red hair swaying slightly in the evening breeze.

Today was the time she had agreed with the curses to discuss "cooperation." For this, she had specifically sent away Miwa Kasumi and Nishimiya Momo, whom she had recently recruited as guards, and came to this place alone.

Despite meeting with dangerous curses, Makima showed no signs of nervousness. Her face still held a calm and composed smile, but her golden eyes were unusually cold.

Tap... tap... tap...

Footsteps could be heard from not too far away. Clad in a monk's robe and occupying Geto Suguru's body, Choso approached.

"I didn't expect such a prominent figure to be the one wanting to cooperate with us this time. If the sorcerers of Tokyo knew that Miss Makima, who recently advanced to Special Grade and holds a high position in the Jujutsu World, wanted to cooperate with cursed spirits and curse users, they would surely be stunned."

"Are you the only one here, Mr. Geto Suguru?"

Makima did not reply to this. She simply looked calmly at Choso before her.

"Well, after all, it's hard not to suspect a trap when a high-ranking sorcerer in the Jujutsu World suddenly wants to cooperate with curse users and cursed spirits like us."

"Perhaps they've called in other Special Grade sorcerers from the Jujutsu World to ambush us in secret, planning to wipe us all out once we arrive at the agreed location. However..."

"Before coming here, I already scouted the surroundings. You really are alone here, Miss Makima. It seems you are quite sincere, and I might have been overthinking things."

As Choso spoke, he moved his hand slightly, and a golden chain shot out towards Makima.

Then...

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Three golden chains shot out, but their target was not Choso. Instead, they were aimed at the empty space beside him.

Suddenly, a figure darted out from a dark corner, narrowly dodging the chain attack.

"I didn't expect to be discovered. It seems your plan failed, Geto."

Mahito, forced to reveal himself from the shadows, shrugged helplessly and spoke to Choso beside him.

"I expected as much. Relying on this method to ambush a Special Grade, while not entirely impossible, is still a bit wishful thinking."

Seeing his preparations exposed, Choso didn't seem bothered. Instead, he chuckled and looked at Makima.

"This was just a small preparation I made beforehand for the sake of insurance. Please don't misunderstand, Miss Makima."

"No, this is not a misunderstanding."

Makima merely shook her head slightly.

"I don't mind what preparations you make beforehand. Or rather, any amount of preparation is expected. After all... you have indeed stepped into a trap."

Sensing Makima's aura, which was not restrained at all but had become even more dangerous, Choso's expression changed.

"See, I told you this cooperation would be problematic," Mahito said indifferently. As a cursed spirit born from the negative emotions of humanity's fear and malice towards others, no one understood human darkness better than it.

When Jogo and Hanami told Mahito that someone suddenly wanted to cooperate with them, Mahito agreed immediately, but he didn't hold any hope for this cooperation. After all, while he trusted his fellow cursed spirits, Mahito never hesitated to speculate about humans with the utmost malice.

As expected, this so-called cooperation was just a guise. The other party was using this name to lure them out, even letting Jogo and Hanami escape for this purpose.

"I was a bit naive to expect someone with high status in the Jujutsu World and a Special Grade sorcerer to be willing to associate with curses," Choso said with a wry smile, looking at Mahito.

Has the rapid changes in the Jujutsu World recently increased the pressure on him, making his judgment somewhat irrational?

No, this was a normal judgment. The Jujutsu World, with Gojo Satoru already present, was already quite troublesome. Two months ago, Siri O'Flaherty suddenly appeared, who was just as troublesome as Gojo Satoru, and possibly even stronger.

And just a week ago, the Jujutsu World suddenly announced that Makima, a former Grade 1 sorcerer and a high-ranking official in the Jujutsu World, had been promoted to Special Grade and stationed in Tokyo. Both Special Grade sorcerers Gojo Satoru and Siri also acknowledged her strength.

In such a situation, without desperately seizing every possible opportunity for alliance, his plans would have no chance of success. Even if he knew it might be a trap, as long as there was a one in ten thousand chance it was real, he had to come and see the situation.

What's more...

"Are you that confident in your strength, Miss Makima? After all, you and I are both Special Grade sorcerers, and Mahito's strength is far beyond that of ordinary Special Grade cursed spirits. You must have felt that too, right?"

"Or do you think you possess the same strength as Satoru and Miss Siri, capable of handling both of us alone?"

Choso felt a bit bewildered by this point.

Monsters like Gojo Satoru were rare, powerful sorcerers that appeared once in a thousand years. Having another equally powerful individual like Siri O'Flaherty on the same side in the same era was already an extremely rare coincidence. Choso couldn't believe that a third person with such strength had suddenly appeared to complicate the situation.

Thinking this, Choso unleashed his cursed technique, the "Flowing Water Strike," and swung his fist towards Makima. Mahito also attacked at the same time, his arm twisting into a retractable long blade that stabbed directly towards Makima's body.

Makima did not dodge. Two golden Chains of Restraint blocked the attacks from both of them.

The chain that Choso swung at Makima shattered into countless pieces upon contact with the golden chain, falling to the ground. The other chain, blocking Mahito's blade-transformed arm, crawled up Mahito's arm towards his body.

Sensing the weakening sensation emanating from the blade, Mahito dared not let the strange chains touch his body. He immediately severed his arm and retreated.

"Geto, be careful! Don't let those chains touch your body!"

To this, the experienced Choso felt a surge of power, raising his hands in response.

When the opponent's chains came into contact with the cursed spirit centipede he released, the cursed energy within his cursed spirit instantly became stagnant, and his Cursed Spirit Manipulation was no longer able to control the cursed spirit.

After all, the principle of Cursed Spirit Manipulation controlling cursed spirits also relies on cursed energy. Once a cursed spirit is touched by those golden chains, the cursed energy of Cursed Spirit Manipulation will directly fall into silence.

To be able to cause cursed energy to fall into absolute silence, there was such a powerful Cursed Technique in the world, and he had never heard of it before.

However, if it was only like this, he could still cope.

Chapter Forty-Six: Domain Expansion: Restraint Barrier

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Under the operation of Cursed Spirit Manipulation, a large number of strange and grotesque cursed spirits began to appear around. A rough estimate showed that the number approached a hundred.

Even with the ability to store cursed spirits without limit, the current number of these cursed spirits could definitely be described as Choso's ultimate move. If the opponent had underestimated the power of his cursed spirits, they would have to pay a heavy price for their arrogance.

The reason for summoning so many cursed spirits at once was because Choso wanted to use the cursed spirits to test the upper limit of the cursed spirits that the opponent could summon at one time.

Even if the effect of those chains was terrifying, as long as he could know the opponent's upper limit of summoning at one time, Choso could completely unleash his full power and unleash his most powerful attack.

"Go."

Following Choso's command, a large number of cursed spirits rushed towards Makima, their forms distorted and terrifying, their roars echoing through the air.

However, facing the siege of such a large number of cursed spirits, Makima did not choose to summon chains to attack again. Instead, she used the abilities of an object she dominated.

The ground trembled, and in the next second, with a series of loud noises, countless thick branches erupted from the ground at astonishing speed, turning into a sea of trees a hundred meters high, engulfing all the cursed spirits.

"Is this... Hanami's Cursed Technique?"