Starting in the Multiverse, Transforming into Fu Hua - Chapter 33

Gojo Satoru suddenly asked a question.

Todo Aoi had already grown used to his personality and answered evenly, "Human negative emotions."

"Bingo~!"

Gojo Satoru gave him a thumbs-up and continued, "Born from humanity's negative emotions, they can never be naturally friendly toward humans. Human negative emotions are like food to them, which is why they kill people."

As he spoke, Gojo Satoru pointed at the Stigmata on Amber's chest. "With that much Cursed Energy, it isn't something that likes playing house. Do you understand now?"

Amber understood, of course, but Black Amber was not like that at all...

Fine, she could not deny that, because Black Amber contained Lahmu, her negative emotions could be described as overflowing. But she truly was not as dangerous as Gojo Satoru said, nor did she bear any killing intent toward humans.

To put it bluntly, Lahmu's killing intent was not directed at humans, but at all living things. In other words, Lahmu hated all life equally. Black Amber could suppress that instinct, so naturally she would not do anything dangerous.

One of the traits of intelligent life was the ability to defy instinct. Black Amber was naturally the same.

But Amber could not explain any of that, so she could only defend her other self. "The other me isn't that dangerous... She just wants to protect Shier..."

Maki Zenin and Todo Aoi looked at Amber with complicated expressions upon hearing that. They only felt that the curse on her body had affected her judgment. It was not strange for curses to deceive people in order to survive, and the stronger a cursed spirit was, the smarter it tended to be.

But Gojo Satoru saw something else.

His Six Eyes granted him insight beyond ordinary people, and at that moment, all his attention was focused on observing Amber. He could tell that she had not hesitated in the slightest when saying those words. Nor was it a baseless defense; instead, she seemed to have some confidence that she was certain of.

"Then I'll believe you for now~"

"Seriously?"

Todo Aoi frowned at Gojo Satoru. Even though he trusted everything about Gojo Satoru aside from his personality, he could not help questioning him now.

Gojo Satoru nodded with an unchanged smile. "After all, this is a sincere defense from my future student. I'll believe this curse for now, but..."

Gojo Satoru, having made the decision on his own, did not give Amber a chance to speak before abruptly changing the subject. "Even I can't vouch for something I know absolutely nothing about. Little Shier, since you said the other you can communicate, let's give it a try."

"Give it a try?"

Gojo Satoru changed topics quickly, but fortunately, Amber was not a stupid girl. "Does Mr. Gojo want to fight the other me...?"

Her expression was somewhat resistant.

The three of them were not surprised by her attitude.

Her behavior and way of speaking made it obvious. This girl had clearly grown up in a warm environment and was the kind of well-behaved child who disliked fighting and hurting others.

But what they did not know was that Amber's reluctance was not because she hated fighting, but because... she was afraid Black Amber would beat Gojo Satoru to death.

After Black Amber's demonstration, Amber had more or less understood what it meant for her technique to be Quantization.

(As for Quantization, just enjoy it for what it is. I'm a liberal arts student, and my grasp of science only has nine holes.)

Through Quantization, she could trigger Quantum Entanglement. Quantum Entanglement was unrelated to time and space, and hidden variables did not exist. This meant that traditional physics like Limitless might as well not exist before her. Combined with quantum mechanics' unobservable nature, it was like an upgraded version of Obito's Kamui space from Naruto—an utterly shameless double standard. I can hit you, but you can't hit me.

Whether she became an observed or unobserved target did not depend on her enemy, but on herself.

Amber could only call it ridiculous. Even if the real Shier came, she would not be this overpowered.

She did not understand quantum mechanics, but she felt this was not Quantization at all. It was Double-Standardization.

But Black Amber quickly poured cold water on her excitement.

Black Amber could do this because she had not wasted all these years. Lahmu's extraordinary learning and adaptability had allowed her to acquire a great deal of knowledge. If she wanted to, she could immediately become a renowned professor.

With Amber's little brain... she would be doing well if she could figure out how to make a basic attack deal true damage.

That fact left Amber feeling rather stifled, and she craved the Herrscher of Death and Life's core even more. She did not want an ability that required using her brain. She only wanted something simple and brutal that could produce results. As long as she drew the core, she could say that her technique was not Quantization, but Creation and Withering.

Unfortunately, she could not draw it.

Amid their various thoughts, Amber still followed Gojo Satoru's footsteps. The two found a deserted mountain, where Gojo Satoru intended to determine the technique and strength of the curse inside Amber.

Fighting the Strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer.

"Are we really going to fight?"

Seeing that Gojo Satoru did not intend to let it go, Amber asked one final time. "The other me is really strong..."

She still liked Gojo Satoru quite a lot. Even after Gojo Satoru became 2.5, she had never mocked him for it. She had merely stopped following him in silence, though even without following him, news about him had still been shoved in her face.

Moreover, Gojo Satoru's purpose in fighting her now was to confirm whether she was dangerous. Only after confirming that could he know how to protect her, so he was clearly on her side. If Black Amber accidentally beat him to death later...

Gojo Satoru did not know what Amber was thinking. He only assumed the little girl was kind and did not want to hurt him, so he smiled confidently. "Don't worry, I'm the strongest."

"...All right."

Since he had said that, Amber could only remind Black Amber again and again.

"Right, since you said she's controllable."

Seemingly recalling something, Gojo Satoru said, "Then return control of the body after one minute. Consider that one of the tests."

After all, if she could not even guarantee control over her own body, there would be no way for him to vouch for her in the Jujutsu World.

"Understood."

Amber nodded. "Then shall I begin?"

"Please do~"

Gojo Satoru adjusted his state as well, carefully watching the situation before him.

The comparatively weak Cursed Energy that had originally covered the girl's body rapidly expanded alongside the Cursed Energy continuously overflowing from her chest. In less than a second, it had completely surpassed even him, the strongest in the Jujutsu World.

"Whew~ As expected, that's terrifying."

Gojo Satoru was not surprised by the phenomenon. Looking at Amber, who had closed her eyes, he asked frivolously, "So, are you Shier now, or the curse?"

"If those eyes of yours aren't just for decoration, isn't that obvious?"

The previously reserved girl now spoke in a seductive yet eerie voice. Then, she opened those blood-red eyes, and the smile on her face became increasingly dangerous.

The girl spread her arms at her sides, her posture arrogant. "If you want to fight, then fight. Wouldn't it make me look bad otherwise?"

"Oh?"

Gojo Satoru made an exaggerated thinking gesture before smiling curiously. "So curses care about that too? Even though you aren't even human."

"Hahaha."

Those words made Black Amber's already hostile gaze turn even more violent. What she hated most was being treated as an anomaly. If she had not been unable to defeat Fu Hua, and if she had not feared that Amber would dislike her because of it, Fu Hua would absolutely have been the first person she attacked.

And now, someone had actually come looking to provoke her anger.

"Before we start, let's set a rule."

Black Amber spoke.

"A rule?"

"That's right. I'm not that coward who doesn't dare hurt anyone. But if I kill you, she might come crying to bother me. So as long as you beg for mercy, I'll stop. That's the rule."

"Haha."

Gojo Satoru laughed as well.

He was very familiar with that rule, because he was usually the one who set it for others.

"Of course, no problem. Also, don't worry. As your teacher, I'll make sure to use just enough force to step over an ant without crushing it. After all, I'm an adult, so there's no need for me to set any rules on my side."

Gojo Satoru responded with a direct provocation.

"Very good, but I need to remind you of one thing."

At that, Black Amber wore a smiling expression. At first glance, it almost seemed as though that timid girl had regained control.

But Gojo Satoru, with his Six Eyes, could see that her Cursed Energy was already poised to act at any moment. Just as he became wary, he discovered that the girl had suddenly vanished before his eyes.

What was going on? The Six Eyes had not caught any sign of her vanishing, nor was there any trace of Cursed Energy activation.

Just as he wondered whether she had taken over the body and fled, a sense of danger appeared behind him. His instincts reacted even faster than the Six Eyes, prompting Gojo Satoru to evade, but the other side's attack speed still exceeded his expectations. Even though he reacted immediately, his sleeve was still sliced open.

Wait... his sleeve had been sliced open? By what method?

Gojo Satoru's heart sank sharply. He could not see her technique at all.

"I'm not like that coward. If you want to talk to me, you'd better watch your wording!"

Standing where Gojo Satoru had just been, Black Amber slowly withdrew the arm that had swung out a scythe. Her face was full of mockery.

"What was that move just now?"

Gojo Satoru did not care about the little girl's counterattack. Instead, he asked curiously.

"Only Jujutsu Sorcerers have the habit of casually revealing their moves to others."

Black Amber found his complete lack of concern for his dignity made mocking him rather uninteresting. Still, her dislike for him made her unable to resist throwing out a sarcastic remark.

"Oh? Is it because it'll be countered if you say it out loud?"

Gojo Satoru smiled.

He had not felt his technique being broken at all just now. In other words, what she held was not a Cursed Tool capable of dispelling techniques, and her technique was not the type that broke through other people's techniques either.

Though he called it a type, he had never actually seen a technique that specifically broke other techniques.

Then what kind of technique was it? Could it be a spatial technique?

"Does someone who calls himself an adult also need to provoke a little girl?"

Black Amber smiled as well.

"You're certainly an adult to Little Shier, but perhaps not to you?"

Gojo Satoru skillfully kept pestering her.

"So even the strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer is nothing more than this. Fine, I'll tell you... but only if you survive."

The instant she finished speaking, Black Amber vanished again. Gojo Satoru's expression immediately turned serious. For the second time, he still had not seen any Cursed Energy activation when she disappeared.

A scythe composed of shades of blue, deep and light like an ocean, swept past from behind without warning once more. This time, Gojo Satoru was prepared and reacted faster, raising one hand toward the direction of Black Amber's attack.

"Cursed Technique Reversal: Blue."

He did not use his full strength. Although she was an Incarnation, it was still his future student's body. As long as it remained within a controllable range, he did not want to harm her.

But that did not mean the attack was weak.

The ground and trees within dozens of meters were instantly twisted by the powerful attraction. As that force shot forward, it created a circular gouge dozens of meters wide and hundreds of meters long in the deserted mountain in the blink of an eye.

Yet Gojo Satoru, who had not forgotten to evade while attacking, discovered in surprise that his attack had not remained on her body for even an instant. It passed straight through her as though it had struck air.

Glancing at his clothes, which had been mostly slashed apart, Gojo Satoru smiled. "You really are dangerous, but... isn't it about time?"

Technique.

Quite a bit of time had passed during their conversation, and with their two exchanges, more than fifty seconds had already gone by. In a few more seconds, it would be time for them to switch back as agreed.

"Since you managed to endure two of my moves, you're not bad for a toy. Be proud—you picked up a life."

Black Amber naturally understood what Gojo Satoru meant, but the smile on her face remained arrogant. Both of them knew that she had held back severely in this battle. If she had attacked relentlessly without giving Gojo Satoru time to react or think, his situation would have been far more dangerous.

She was not worried that displaying excessively dangerous strength would make Gojo Satoru uneasy about her existence and thus make things difficult for Amber.

At the end of the day, this question did not have only one solution.

If Gojo Satoru could suppress her strength, then he could confidently arrange for her to remain under his protection and vouch for her. But if even Gojo Satoru could not suppress her strength, yet he was still willing to restrain himself for Amber's sake, then Gojo Satoru could be even more at ease.

Between a beast that could be restrained but could not be watched at all times, and a beast that could not be restrained but posed little danger, anyone with even a little courage should be more grateful that they were the latter.

Only incompetent cowards would prefer the former.

And Gojo Satoru had never been a timid person.

In fact, from Black Amber's very first words, Gojo Satoru had already basically determined that Black Amber posed very little danger. Despite possessing enormous power, she viewed herself as the girl's protector and even cared about the girl's feelings. It completely overturned his stereotype of curses.

And when the girl's eye color returned to dark blue and her aura changed back into that timid yet gentle one, Gojo Satoru's smile deepened.

"Mr. Gojo... are you all right?"

Amber was not unable to see through Black Amber's perspective, but even after seeing everything, she could not help asking.

"I'm fine, I'm fine~"

Gojo Satoru walked over to Amber on his long legs and familiarly placed a hand on her head, ruffling her hair a few times. "From now on, you should call me teacher. By the way, how old are you? You don't look old enough to attend Jujutsu High yet?"