Superhero Plan: Gojo Satoru's Grand Debut!
"Uh, what does that mean? Not only are we not keeping a low profile, we're actually going to be high-profile?"
Hearing Gojo Satoru's words, Itadori Yuji looked thoroughly confused.
In response, Gojo Satoru looked toward Fushiguro Megumi in the corner.
"Megumi, explain it to them."
At that, Fushiguro Megumi nodded.
"Now that the existence of Cursed Spirits has been made public, society's fear of curses is at its strongest. To ease that fear, simply revealing the existence of sorcerers won't be enough."
"To build confidence among ordinary people, the Jujutsu World will definitely deploy sorcerers on a large scale to exorcise Cursed Spirits over the coming period. They'll also publicize the results through various means, establishing the idea that sorcerers can easily exorcise Cursed Spirits and that curses are powerless before them."
"To achieve that, we can't keep handling Cursed Spirits in secret like before. Acting openly will instead help the public suppress their fear. That's why Gojo-sensei said sorcerers might need to become more high-profile for a while."
"So that's how it is. It still feels kind of strange."
Itadori Yuji scratched his head as if he only half understood, while Kugisaki Nobara's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Wait, doesn't that mean us sorcerers are basically a different kind of idol?"
"That's way cooler than being an idol."
Gojo Satoru, standing behind them, laughed.
Suddenly, the phone in Gojo Satoru's pocket rang. He took it out and saw that it was an email from the Director's Council.
"They want me to go to the Director's Council immediately?"
After carefully reading the contents of the email, Gojo Satoru sighed.
"Looks like your teacher will have to excuse himself for a while. You all stay on standby at Jujutsu High School."
After leaving Jujutsu High School, Gojo Satoru soon arrived at the Director's Council. Led by a staff member, he entered Makima's office.
"Why did you call me here?"
Seeing Gojo Satoru enter, Makima smiled and pulled a document from her desk, placing it before him.
"It concerns the higher-ups' discussion results regarding the next phase of the plan. Part of it requires Mr. Gojo Satoru's participation."
Hearing that, Gojo Satoru picked up the document and began reading it.
"The Sorcerer Superhero Plan? Publicly livestreaming sorcerers exorcising Cursed Spirits to create superhero-like public images for sorcerers and give the public confidence against their fear of Cursed Spirits?"
"The leading candidate for the first launch is... Gojo Satoru?"
Looking at the document, Gojo Satoru raised his head uncertainly.
"Me?"
"That's right. Since we need to build confidence among the public, the stronger the sorcerer chosen for this role, the better. Naturally, Mr. Gojo Satoru is included in the first batch."
"You want me to do idol work like this? Hmm... I don't mind, but shouldn't there be a better candidate?"
Speaking of powerful sorcerers, Gojo Satoru had not seen Seele's name on the list. In terms of strength, she should have been the strongest openly known figure in the Jujutsu World now.
"Mr. Gojo Satoru, I must remind you that although Miss Seele is powerful, she is still only middle-school age."
"Fair enough."
Unable to refute Makima's words, Gojo Satoru ultimately nodded and accepted the job.
Now that the Jujutsu World had formally begun cooperating with the Japanese government, this sorcerer "debut" plan naturally had official support.
As early as three days in advance, the Japanese government had released an announcement and established livestream rooms on several of Japan's largest streaming platforms to build anticipation for the operation.
The public immediately erupted with excitement. Although the existence of sorcerers had been revealed alongside Cursed Spirits, unlike Cursed Spirits, no one had yet captured footage of sorcerers in action. Sorcerers as a group had always remained veiled in mystery.
And now, was it finally time to lift that veil?
"It's finally here! Sorcerers!!!"
"Does a group that possesses supernatural powers really exist?"
"I wonder if I have what it takes to become a sorcerer."
"Hurry up and show us already, I can't wait!"
Amid endless anticipation, the time soon reached seven in the evening.
Inside an abandoned construction complex, Gojo Satoru looked up at the building before him, which continuously radiated cursed energy, and slowly nodded.
"This is the place."
To allow Gojo Satoru, the subject of this livestream, to fully display his strength, the Jujutsu World had carefully selected this "treasure ground" for him.
Judging by the cursed energy contained in the surrounding air, there were at least a hundred Cursed Spirits gathered here, and there was almost certainly a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit among them.
It was only because the public revelation of curses had caused negative emotions throughout Japan to surge that a Cursed Spirit gathering place of this scale could be found so easily.
"Let's see, there are still a few minutes left. I wonder how preparations are going on backstage."
"I never thought I'd live to see the day when I'd exorcise Cursed Spirits on a livestream."
Just as Gojo Satoru arrived at the destination, the staff handling the plan from behind the scenes began their work.
Five minutes before the broadcast began, nearly every Japanese resident received an official notification on their phone.
On the front pages of every Japanese streaming platform, there was now a livestream room specially established by the Japanese government, marked with the number one.
At the same time, every Japanese television station began rebroadcasting it.
In an instant, millions of people flooded in, while even more watched the livestream through various channels.
Finally, after several minutes passed, the livestream room, which had been pitch-black, finally displayed an image.
Inside the abandoned construction complex, Gojo Satoru placed a special cursed corpse on the ground and continuously adjusted it.
For sorcerers, a group that needed to fight Cursed Spirits to the death, holding up a phone to livestream while fighting was obviously unrealistic. Therefore, under the instruction of the Jujutsu World's higher-ups, Gakuganji Yaga had specially created this cursed corpse to assist Gojo Satoru with the broadcast.
Not only could this cursed corpse connect to the signal in place of livestreaming equipment, it was also exceptionally sturdy and unafraid of being destroyed in battle, capable of adapting to all kinds of environments. It also possessed both a normal livestream perspective and an overhead perspective. Once the sorcerer entered battle, it would automatically find a suitable viewing position and switch to the overhead perspective, allowing the audience to see the details of the fight more clearly.
"Yo, has it started already? I didn't expect there to be so many people."
Noticing that the cursed corpse had begun working, Gojo Satoru smiled and greeted the audience.
What the livestream viewers saw was a white-haired, spiky-haired man wearing a blindfold, along with an introduction specially displayed by the backstage staff.
Special Grade sorcerer—Gojo Satoru.
Tsukumo Yuki Arrives
"Hello, everyone watching. I'm Gojo Satoru, a Special Grade sorcerer from the Jujutsu World."
"Hmm... honestly, this is my first time exorcising Cursed Spirits while livestreaming too. It's a pretty novel experience, and I'm still a little unused to it."
After activating the cursed corpse, Gojo Satoru chatted with the viewers as he walked deeper into the abandoned construction complex.
"As you can see, this abandoned construction complex is a large Cursed Spirit gathering ground. Conservative estimates put more than a hundred Cursed Spirits inside. Before curses were made public, it was difficult to encounter a gathering place of this scale. My mission today is to exorcise all the Cursed Spirits inside."
"Hm? What does the title Special Grade sorcerer mean... A Special Grade sorcerer stands at the pinnacle of sorcerers. Only a very small number of exceptionally powerful sorcerers can receive the Special Grade title after passing an evaluation. Ordinary sorcerers are ranked from Grade 4 to Grade 1, from lowest to highest."
"How many Special Grade sorcerers are there? There are currently five Special Grade sorcerers in the Jujutsu World. You can wait for the official release of the list of Special Grade sorcerers and Grade 1 sorcerers for the specifics."
"How do sorcerers fight? That's a bit complicated to explain. Put simply, ordinary sorcerers use ordinary combat techniques, while sorcerers with cursed techniques use those cursed techniques in battle on top of that."
It had to be said that Gojo Satoru had some talent for livestreaming. With his unique style of chatting, he quickly got along with the audience.
As they chatted, Gojo Satoru had already ventured deep into the abandoned construction complex, and the cursed energy around him began to grow restless.
"Let's stop chatting for now. I need to focus on dealing with the curses next."
For Gojo Satoru, who possessed the Six Eyes, the Cursed Spirits hiding inside had nowhere to hide from the moment he entered the abandoned complex.
A thread of red cursed energy condensed at his fingertips, eventually gathering into a single point. Under Gojo Satoru's control, the red cursed energy suddenly shot toward a corner.
"Cursed Technique: Reversal: Red!"
Boom!!!
A tremendous repulsive force erupted instantly, tearing apart the Cursed Spirit hiding in the corner. The remaining force blasted a ten-meter-wide hole through the wall of the complex.
"Cursed Technique: Lapse: Blue!"
The attack was not over with just one strike. Gojo Satoru circulated his cursed energy again, and blue Lapse appeared in his hand as a massive attractive force erupted.
"Aahhhhh!!!"
Countless Cursed Spirits screamed as they were dragged out from every direction, forcibly crushed into a single mass by Blue's power.
"Cursed Spirits are beings like this. Though there are many of them, most are actually quite weak against sorcerers. Powerful curses are rare among the rare."
Looking at the mass of Cursed Spirits crushed together before him, Gojo Satoru tossed it aside in disgust and allowed their corpses to dissipate naturally.
"Of course, the curses here actually aren't weak. According to the intelligence, a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit is entrenched in this abandoned construction complex. Just like sorcerer rankings, Grade 1 Cursed Spirits are the strongest Cursed Spirits beneath Special Grade."
"It makes no difference to me, though. Let's see, is the Grade 1 Cursed Spirit hiding over there?"
His gaze locked onto a direction, and red cursed energy gathered at Gojo Satoru's fingertips once more. This time, however, it was far larger than before.
"Since this is my first big performance before the public, I'll be a little rough."
A Red the size of a basketball erupted, released from Gojo Satoru's hand. The horrifying cursed energy even made the livestream footage distort unnaturally.
Rumble!!!
The terrifying repulsive force instantly destroyed everything in its path, and the entire ground shook violently.
Following a series of thunderous collapses, when the dust settled, the livestream audience saw only the abandoned construction complex reduced to ruins.
"I accidentally used a little too much force."
Gojo Satoru smiled sheepishly.
"All right, there are no longer any Cursed Spirit energy signatures in this area. This mission has been successfully completed."
The first livestream presented by sorcerers to the public came to an end, and Gojo Satoru, having completed his mission, returned to Jujutsu High School.
With this display of the sorcerers' strength, the public's fear of curses diminished once again. In the eyes of most sorcerers in the Jujutsu World, things finally seemed to be returning under control.
Under such circumstances, another half month passed.
"Boss, two taiyaki, please."
"Just a moment, they'll be ready soon."
Standing before a snack stall by the street, An Xiu accepted the snacks handed over by the vendor. Looking at the streets around him, which remained somewhat deserted despite being during peak hours, he could not help making a casual remark.
"There are way fewer people on the streets than before."
"After all, when people know there might be danger outside, they prefer staying home."
Seele, who stood beside An Xiu, answered softly.
"But with everyone in the Jujutsu World working hard, things should gradually recover after a while."
Although the surge of negative emotions throughout Japan had caused both the number and overall strength of Cursed Spirits to increase drastically, the Jujutsu World's sorcerers were not pushovers either. This was especially true now that the Jujutsu World, under Makima's secret control, was no longer as rotten as before and had begun operating at full capacity.
It had to be said that after the existence of curses and sorcerers was made public, the Jujutsu World had truly changed enormously. It was almost becoming unrecognizable to An Xiu.
"Let's head back."
Taking Seele's fair little hand, An Xiu and Seele made their way back to the villa.
However, as soon as they arrived, they saw several figures standing before the villa's entrance, apparently in the middle of a conversation.
An Xiu recognized most of them. On one side were Makima and her guards, Miwa Kasumi and Nishimiya Momo. On the other was a tall, mature-looking woman with blonde hair.
"That's... Tsukumo Yuki?"
Looking at the blonde woman speaking with Makima, An Xiu quickly recognized her identity.
The only woman among the Jujutsu World's original three Special Grade sorcerers, Tsukumo Yuki was a Special Grade sorcerer who possessed a cursed technique that manipulated virtual mass.
An Xiu was not surprised that Tsukumo Yuki had appeared in Japan at this time. With such tremendous changes occurring in the Jujutsu World, even someone as elusive as Tsukumo Yuki needed to return and see what was happening.
But she had appeared at the entrance to his and Seele's villa. Had she come specifically to find Seele?
An Xiu had some self-awareness about his own situation. Since he rarely acted at all, most outsiders saw him as nothing more than an accessory to Seele, the youngest prodigy in the Jujutsu World, whose strength now vaguely ranked among the strongest of the Special Grade sorcerers. Under those circumstances, there was no way Tsukumo Yuki had come looking for him.
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