Amber did not particularly like her. Rather, in all of Jujutsu Kaisen, the only characters Amber liked were Nobara and Gojo Satoru. Unfortunately, Nobara was dead, and Gojo Satoru had turned into a clown.
Come to think of it, she wondered whether the main cast had beaten Sukuna in the end.
As Amber thought about it, she prepared to continue eating. However, Miwa finally snapped out of it and hurriedly asked, "Wait! Um, are you a Jujutsu Sorcerer?"
"A Jujutsu Sorcerer?"
Amber looked at Miwa strangely.
She had easily taken down a Special Grade Cursed Spirit. What else could she be if not a Jujutsu Sorcerer?
However, Miwa interpreted Amber's confusion differently. The girl before her clearly had no understanding of Jujutsu Sorcerers. She was a wild Innate Technique awakener who had taught herself how to use Cursed Energy to exorcise Cursed Spirits.
She was a genius!
"That monster from before was actually something called a Cursed Spirit. A Jujutsu Sorcerer's duty is to exorcise Cursed Spirits."
Miwa was grateful to her savior and also wanted to build a good relationship with a powerful Jujutsu Sorcerer who might become her classmate. She continued explaining, "Jujutsu Sorcerers and Cursed Spirits both have different grades..."
Watching the girl carefully explain everything, Amber finally realized that Miwa had mistaken her for a newbie.
Ah... though she really was a newbie.
"Um..."
Finally finding a pause in Miwa's explanation, Amber felt the hunger in her stomach and looked around at the utterly unsuitable setting for a conversation. She tentatively suggested, "How about we get something to eat first?"
"Ah! How rude of me!"
Only then did Miwa come back to her senses.
Because Amber had saved her life, Miwa, despite usually liking to save money, took the initiative to pay for their meal. She also explained to everyone through her phone that the Cursed Spirit had been dealt with and that there might be a new classmate.
Over the meal, the two exchanged names. Then Miwa introduced Amber to more things about the Jujutsu World, including Assistant Supervisors, the Directorate, Jujutsu High, and so on. She could be said to have told her everything she knew.
As for why she trusted Amber so much, wasn't she worried that Amber might be a Curse User?
First, Amber was her savior. Second, there was Amber's apparent age. Third... such a cute child! There was no way she could be a bad person, right?
Amber had no idea Miwa was thinking so much. She simply ate while obediently listening to her explanation. Seeing how focused and earnest she was, Miwa felt another surge of excitement. This child was practically an angel, just like her little sister!
She was obviously so strong, yet she had none of the temperament of a powerful person. Instead, she was gentle and considerate.
Thinking that they might become classmates later, Miwa liked Amber even more.
After listening, Amber decided to tell Miwa about the orphanage.
"A Cursed Spirit... it's not impossible."
After hearing Amber's speculation, Miwa thought for a moment before saying, "I'll tell the Assistant Supervisor. If we can find Cursed Remnant around the orphanage, we can confirm that it was a Cursed Spirit and prepare a way to track it."
As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something. "Shier, when did you awaken your technique? Or rather, when did you first feel that you were different?"
"Ah... today."
Amber answered.
"Oh, it was tod... today!?"
Miwa was dumbfounded. She had awakened that very day, yet she could kill a Special Grade Cursed Spirit that same day? Was there really such a genius?
"Mm."
Amber had no intention of hiding it. "Ever since Shier was born, there has always been a... birthmark? On Shier's chest. It wasn't until today that this birthmark gave Shier a strange sensation. Not only could Shier see Cursed Spirits, but the other me briefly used Shier's body just now and helped deal with that terrifying Cursed Spirit."
"!?"
Miwa completely lost her composure.
A strange mark on her body, and another personality appearing—this was exactly like Incarnation.
This was not something that could be casually brushed aside. According to Jujutsu World regulations, an Incarnated person could no longer be considered human. She could be treated as—no, she had to be exorcised according to the standards for curses. In other words, the girl before her could already be considered an extremely dangerous target.
Miwa, who had just felt comforted, broke out in a cold sweat. This was no longer something a mere Grade 3 Jujutsu Sorcerer like her could handle casually. Once the other students and the Assistant Supervisor arrived, Shier would definitely be taken away!
Seeing Miwa's hesitant, sweat-drenched appearance, Amber understood as well.
Wasn't the background she had made up basically Itadori Yuji's treatment? The only difference was that Sukuna was not the one who had Incarnated in her.
Amber wanted to explain, but before she could say anything, a broad-built youth who looked to be in his twenties or thirties entered the restaurant. He had a scar on his face and his hair tied in a bun. He looked around, and upon spotting Miwa and Amber, immediately approached with a dark expression.
Gojo Satoru.
"This girl..."
At first, Todo Aoi did not notice anything wrong. But after taking only a few steps, he immediately frowned. "Has she been Incarnated?"
Compared to Miwa, whose strength was ordinary and even somewhat weak, Todo Aoi was among the best even among Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers. Combined with his natural talent for being extremely sensitive to Cursed Energy, he saw at a glance that something was wrong with Shier.
If ordinary people had Cursed Energy surrounding their bodies, then Shier's Cursed Energy was entirely concentrated in the center of her chest. The Cursed Energy on the surface of her body was as negligible as that of an ordinary person.
"Um...!"
Miwa somewhat regretted calling the others over directly, but there had been no helping it. Given the circumstances, she had needed to find help. Moreover, a Special Grade had suddenly appeared without a Window's observation, so powerful Jujutsu Sorcerers and an Assistant Supervisor definitely had to come inspect the situation.
Amber also knew that it was too late to say anything now. Besides, she had not expected that she would truly look exactly like someone who had undergone Incarnation in other people's eyes.
After observing the two of them again, Todo Aoi relaxed his furrowed brow. As if nothing had happened, he ordered a bowl of ramen from the restaurant and then sat beside them.
Amber did not know what he meant by this and could only look toward Miwa.
Miwa had not actually known Todo Aoi for long either. Seeing the adorable child she had just met looking at her so expectantly, she explained Shier's situation to Todo Aoi. Then she nervously asked her classmate, "Um... Todo, about Shier..."
"Give it up. This can't be hidden."
Todo Aoi spoke while eating his ramen. "Even if you hide it today, this child cannot live a closed-off life forever. It is only a matter of time before other Jujutsu Sorcerers, or even Curse Users, discover her."
"That... that's true."
Miwa understood that as well, and her expression turned unpleasant.
"Little girl, what exactly is going on with you? Who is the curse that Incarnated in you?"
Todo Aoi asked.
"Shier doesn't feel any different from usual..."
Todo Aoi looked exactly like the kind of underworld boss Amber imagined. With his stormy tone, Amber could not help feeling uneasy. "Shier wasn't Incarnated. The one who helped Shier just now was another me."
"Another you?"
Todo Aoi's expression became strange. "You only sensed Cursed Energy today, right? That 'other you'... did she already exist before today?"
The girl had said that the birthmark was innate, so he would not be surprised if the so-called other her had existed all along. What he was asking was whether the girl had known about the other her inside her body before today.
"She has always been there..."
"Mm..."
Todo Aoi finished his ramen in a few bites. After using the time he had spent eating to think everything through, he said, "If the curse that Incarnated in you were merely an ordinary curse, I might have a way to minimize this matter for you. But a curse that can easily deal with a Special Grade is different."
He was the disciple of one of the four Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers, Tsukumo Yuki. Although Tsukumo Yuki almost never appeared in public and was extremely self-willed, refusing to obey the Directorate's assignments, she was still a Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer. It would not be difficult for her to protect an ordinary irregular existence.
But Amber's situation was anything but ordinary. A Special Grade Cursed Spirit could be erased with a wave of a hand by a Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer, but for a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, it was an opponent that required tremendous effort and could still cause them to fail. The Directorate would never allow such a ticking time bomb to wander beneath its nose.
"How could this be..."
Miwa's expression became even worse.
"But it isn't completely hopeless."
At that moment, Todo Aoi changed his tone.
"What way!?"
Miwa looked even more excited than Amber.
In truth, Amber was not that excited. She was worried, but she was not worried about being monitored or erased by the Directorate. She was worried that Black Amber might simply wipe out the Directorate—or even the entire Jujutsu World.
She was already using all her strength just to suppress Black Amber's anger!
Fu Hua was also closely watching Black Amber's movements.
She had never wanted Black Amber to return to Amber's body. Compared to Amber, this Black Amber had a greater advantage when it came to controlling the body. In other words, if Black Amber wanted to, Amber would be completely unable to stop her from forcibly taking over the body.
The reason Fu Hua had agreed to let the two merge was also because she wanted to take the opportunity to see Black Amber's "true nature." So long as Black Amber made any unusual move, Fu Hua would immediately act and kill her.
However, watching Black Amber, whose rage was already intense yet who was still being restrained by Amber, Fu Hua fell silent.
Could it really be as the Herrscher of Reason had said—not such a harmful existence after all?
Back to reality.
Seeing Miwa's excited expression and Amber's nervous look, Todo Aoi spoke the only name he could think of to resolve this matter. "Gojo Satoru."
"If it's Gojo Satoru, then no matter how unwilling the Directorate is, it can only swallow this for now."
Todo Aoi explained, "This is not only because Gojo Satoru is the strongest Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer, but also because he is the head of the Gojo Clan, one of the Three Great Jujutsu Families of Japan. Although the Directorate and the clans are not of one mind, they cannot openly oppose the three great families."
"Of course, more importantly, if it's that Gojo Satoru, he will definitely intervene in this matter."
"Mr. Gojo..."
Hearing that name, Miwa revealed an admiring expression. "Come to think of it, Todo, you have Mr. Gojo's contact information, right?"
"After all, my teacher has some ties with Gojo Satoru."
Todo Aoi nodded. What he did not say was that he was not unfamiliar with Gojo Satoru either, and Gojo Satoru had even guided his jujutsu studies.
"Then that's great! Let's contact Mr. Gojo right away!"
Miwa said.
"I've already sent him a message. If nothing held him up, he should be here quickly with his speed."
Todo Aoi was not particularly helpful by nature, but this girl was not only his classmate's savior—she was also an exceptionally beautiful girl.
Most importantly... he was not confident he could subdue a Special Grade without causing any disturbance.
If the curse inside Amber resisted here, he would have to consider whether the surroundings would be reduced to rubble.
After considering all those factors, he could only ask Gojo Satoru for help.
And just as Todo Aoi had said, as the strongest in the Jujutsu World, Gojo Satoru entered the restaurant again in the fifth minute after being contacted. He wore a jacket, a white shirt, and black jeans.
His height of over six feet three inches, silver-white hair, and the faintly gleaming azure eyes behind his sunglasses all revealed his identity.
Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer Gojo Satoru.
The Use of Quantization.
"Yo, boys and girls~"
Gojo Satoru greeted them with one hand in his pocket and the other raised. Then, without any reservations, he sat in the seat Miwa had vacated beside Amber and carefully observed Shier through his sunglasses.
Being stared at so directly made Amber somewhat uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Gojo Satoru did not maintain that posture for long. After only three or four seconds, he withdrew his gaze and laughed. "Scary, scary~"
Todo Aoi, who had been waiting for Gojo Satoru's response, froze for a moment.
Scary? Something that could make a Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer—and the strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer of the modern era—give such an evaluation? Could Ryomen Sukuna have Incarnated? But Ryomen Sukuna should not be able to Incarnate, right? Leaving aside the fact that those fingers were clearly not things anyone could accidentally eat, no body could withstand the Incarnation of the King of Curses. An ordinary human would probably be reduced to ashes in an instant, while even a powerful Jujutsu Sorcerer might die from the toxicity.
Still, no one had ever tried it, so Todo Aoi could not be certain that his assumption was correct.
"The curse inside you is staying here, right?"
Gojo Satoru pointed at Amber's chest, where the Stigmata was. Black Amber did not need a vessel, but since she had become Shier, she obediently remained within the Stigmata.
"She isn't a curse..."
Amber pursed her lips but still refuted him.
"Ah, sorry, she's another you, right?"
Although he spoke words of apology, Gojo Satoru's tone remained as light and casual as ever, without the slightest hint of remorse. This earned him a somewhat displeased look from the girl.
Gojo Satoru felt a little helpless. He had truly never seen someone so attached to a curse—especially one occupying her own body. He had merely spoken rudely about that curse, yet this little girl had become angry.
"You should at least have a little sense of danger. Curses aren't as gentle as you imagine."
He explained, "The curse inside you is enormous—enormous to a degree I have never seen before. And a great part of a curse's power comes from its Cursed Energy."
"So, Todo~ where does Cursed Energy come from~?"
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