"I'm a reliable adult of 27 years old, why can't I have children?"
There was nothing wrong with that statement. Japan's legal age of adulthood is 20, but the legal marriage age is 18 for males and 16 for females. Parental consent is required before adulthood, but there are no restrictions after reaching adulthood. This is how JK Brides occasionally appear.
But coming from Satoru Gojo—
Maki: "You're reliable?"
Panda: "Can you take care of a child?"
Akesato: "Are you sure it's not the child taking care of you?"
Toge Inumaki didn't speak. He simply picked up Playful Panda. Playful Panda sat comfortably in Toge's arms, perfectly illustrating— See? This is how you take care of a child.
Satoru Gojo then gave up resisting, nodding repeatedly: "Mhm, mhm, it looks like they'll get along well with my child."
By this point, everyone was already used to Satoru Gojo's personality. Maki asked, "Which child is so unlucky?"
"I'll show you a photo."
As Satoru Gojo spoke, he took out his Mobile Phone from his pocket, skillfully opened his album, and tapped on a photo.
The photo showed a boy. His hair, like Satoru Gojo's, was relatively long and curled upwards.
However, it wasn't uniformly upward like Satoru Gojo's, resembling a broom head. Instead, it stuck out in all directions.
Commonly known as a Hedgehog Head, it's a common hairstyle among delinquent boys, just like the broom head.
The boy's gaze also had a delinquent vibe. Fortunately, he was good-looking. His features bore some resemblance to Maki's, and his appearance could rival hers.
But this wasn't the main point. After all, everyone at Tokyo High School was handsome or beautiful. If you weren't good-looking, you wouldn't even dare to say hello.
What, you're talking about Panda?
Apologies, that's a dimensional attack. In terms of popularity, humans are utterly defeated.
"This is your child?" Maki furrowed her brows. "How old is he?"
"15 years old, what's wrong?"
"As expected of the Gojo family's Family Head, you scumbag." Maki didn't hide her contempt.
"I think you're more suited to be a panda than me." High EQ Panda.
"Salmon." Toge, the professional repeater.
"Giving birth at 12, you can do it."
Akesato, the only one who knew the truth, not only didn't help clarify but also kicked him while he was down, because doing so brought him pleasure.
"While I don't think it's impossible to have a child at twelve, I have to clarify, this is my adopted son. Look at his hair color."
The white hair of the Gojo family is hereditary, but the boy in the photo has jet-black hair.
"So he's adopted. I'm sorry, I misunderstood. You haven't crossed the line of humanity like some people. That's great."
It wasn't that Maki's attitude was intense; having grown up in the Zenin Family, she knew too well the filth of the Three Great Families.
What is Jujutsu Supremacy? It means that as long as you inherit jujutsu, you can do whatever you want.
And the inheritance of jujutsu is basically based on bloodlines. Therefore, to ensure the continuation of the bloodline and the orthodoxy of the techniques, it's not hard to guess what would happen.
Inbreeding, polygamy, having as many children as possible, and having them as early as possible, given the inherent dangers of being a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Having a child at twelve might be sensational in the Outer world, but it's not uncommon in the Jujutsu world.
Maki Zenin's cousin, Naoya Zenin, had more than once harbored beastly intentions towards her.
Not to mention someone like Satoru Gojo, who displayed invincible power from a young age. Countless people would want to have his children. Even if Satoru Gojo didn't want to, others in the Gojo family would find ways to make him have more.
"I think so too." Although Satoru Gojo was smiling, his tone was no longer joking. "Adopting him was partly for that reason, but in terms of blood relation, you're actually closer."
"Closer to me?" Maki slightly started, then her pupils widened. "Could it be that rumored child?"
"The rumored child?" Panda was confused.
Playful Panda tilted its head in agreement.
Both looked adorably blank.
"It's a scandal within the Zenin Family. Although it's unclear exactly what happened, the Zenin Family's core technique, the Ten Shadows Technique, was inherited by a child living outside the family, yet there was no successor within the family."
Techniques are not inherited 100% of the time; there can be mutations or incomplete inheritances. Therefore, a family might not have only one inherited technique. Jujutsu in Jujutsu Supremacy also has a hierarchy.
Why did Akesato's cheap mother insist on snatching Kamo Noriki? Because he inherited the Kamo Family's signature technique, Blood Manipulation, the highest sequence, the highest priority.
Unless there was a second inheritor of Blood Manipulation, Kamo Noriki was a shoo-in for the next Family Head.
"Those old guys have always wanted to bring that child back, but they've never succeeded... I see. If it's you, then it's not surprising."
At this point, Maki burst out laughing, her laughter growing louder.
"Ahahaha, what a masterpiece! The Zenin Family's signature technique is with the Gojo Family. They can't defeat them in a fight, and they can't snatch it back. Hahaha, what's the child's name?"
"Megumi Fushiguro," Satoru Gojo replied.
"Isn't he a Gojo?"
"For something like this, we have to respect the child's wishes. He's not an infant."
Satoru Gojo is like that, unreliable on weekdays but decisive at crucial moments, which is why he is trustworthy.
"I can't wait to meet this relative."
Maki twirled her spear, her eyes filled with eagerness.
"Then let's go see him," Akesato stretched.
"You're coming too?" Maki looked over.
"If I don't, who will keep the peace if you two start fighting?" Akesato replied with a smile.
"Am I that obvious?" Maki muttered.
"What do you think?" Akesato countered.
Regardless of the boy's surname in the photo, or whether he would return to the Zenin Family, the fact that he inherited the "Ten Shadows Technique" made him the most theoretically suitable heir to the Family Head position.
If Maki wanted to become the Zenin Family Head, she had to prove she was stronger than Megumi Fushiguro. Knowing Maki's personality, a fight was inevitable.
Besides, Akesato was also curious about what the real Megumi Fushiguro was like.
He was the second male protagonist of "Jujutsu Kaisen," known as the true heroine, with three "strongest" fathers: his adoptive father, Satoru Gojo; his biological father, Toji Fushiguro—the holder of the strongest body, the "Heavenly Restriction Tyrant" who almost killed Satoru Gojo; and his foster father—the strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer of a thousand years ago, Sukuna, who fought the entire Jujutsu world alone.
Most importantly, Akesato had a rough idea of what was happening with Megumi Fushiguro. Megumi was a year younger than him and had just started junior high school.
"It's a rare opportunity, why don't we all go see him? It's the weekend tomorrow, let's all go on a trip. Practicing every day is tiring too."
"No, we'll pass."
Unexpectedly, Panda refused.
Inumaki glanced at him in confusion, but Panda, with a mysterious smile, nudged Playful Panda, who was on his shoulder.
"Brother is in a crucial stage. Toge and I will stay and help him with special training. You and Maki have a good weekend."
"What's with that expression, it's disgusting," Maki shot Panda an annoyed glance.
Akesato, however, didn't think much of it. "Then we'll trouble you. Little Sa, Little Sa, let's have a long-overdue family trip. Remember to tell Mom and ask if she wants to come along."
"Sha~" Gardevoir floated over in response, affectionately circling Akesato.
Akesato skillfully petted her head, his smile bright and radiant.
Panda looked first at the innocent Gardevoir, then at Maki, and said with a deep sigh:
"The road ahead is long..."
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