At the entrance to Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Geto Suguru and his group ran into the four first-years from Jujutsu High, who had just returned from a mission.
"You must be Yuta Okkotsu! You're quite the fine young man."
Geto Suguru took Okkotsu's hands, looking rather excited. Okkotsu grew a little nervous.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm your upperclassman, Geto Suguru. I came here especially to find you."
"W-what do you want with me?" Okkotsu asked.
Panda, Maki, and the others went on alert. "Okkotsu, be careful! He's a Curse User now, an enemy of Jujutsu High!"
Panda shouted a warning to Okkotsu.
At that, Geto waved his hands. "There's no need to be nervous. I'm only here to ask for your help."
He gazed earnestly at Yuta Okkotsu and explained, "Okkotsu, let me give you a quick introduction. I have a great plan, and I need you to invest in it."
"What I'm trying to do is eliminate all non-sorcerers and create a world without curses.
"But to achieve that goal, I need to obtain powerful Cursed Spirits."
Geto looked completely serious as he rested a hand on Okkotsu's shoulder, speaking with heartfelt passion. "Originally, my chances of success were only 20 percent. But with Rika's help, they'd rise to 99 percent!"
"Okkotsu, for the sake of the greater good, help your upperclassman out."
"I refuse."
Okkotsu rejected him without a second thought. The greater good? Eliminating non-sorcerers? It all sounded like something terrible.
"Think it over. This is really important."
Geto tried to persuade him again.
"Geto, there's no way he'll go with you. Give it up."
Satoru Gojo appeared beside Okkotsu and calmly looked at Geto.
At the same time, Principal Yaga, Riko Amanai, and all the sorcerers at Jujutsu High who had sensed the presence arrived.
Panda, Maki, and the others relaxed a little. They had no desire to take on a Special Grade Sorcerer.
"Geto Suguru, it's not too late to turn back," Yaga urged.
Geto was his former student, after all. Seeing him go astray like this made Yaga feel as if he'd failed in his duty.
"Geto! Don't keep making the same mistake!" Riko Amanai didn't want to see her former friend become her enemy.
"So, everyone's here? What about that irritating guy? I was planning to give him a big present."
Geto looked over the crowd and smiled faintly.
"Well, well, Geto. You've brought your cult business right to Jujutsu High. Business must be good."
Shinsuke Zenin ambled over, looking rather pleased.
At last, it was time for a bountiful harvest. Shinsuke even found Geto's villainous face a little endearing.
"The irritating guy showed up too. That should be just about everyone."
Geto's expression gradually darkened. "I'm taking Rika, and Jujutsu High can't stop me. Listen up: on December 24, I'll hold the Night of a Hundred Demons."
"The locations will be... Shinjuku in Tokyo and Kyoto, the sacred ground of Jujutsu.
"I'll unleash over a thousand Cursed Spirits in each place and challenge the entire Jujutsu World.
"Be ready."
After that, Geto looked at Shinsuke Zenin. "You love Cursed Spirits, don't you? I'll give you plenty to kill this time. Just try not to get mobbed to death."
Then Geto sent out dozens of weak Cursed Spirits to surround Maki, Panda, and the others. He rode off on a flying Cursed Spirit with his followers, leaving in style.
Gojo watched him leave without making a move.
"Kid, you're too impatient," Shinsuke Zenin remarked.
Just a few thousand Cursed Spirits—how could that possibly challenge the Jujutsu World?
If it were up to him, he'd want at least ten Special Grade Cursed Spirits, hundreds of Grade 1 Cursed Spirits, and tens of thousands of Grade 2 or lower Cursed Spirits before considering making a big splash.
Still, Geto's impatience worked out just fine. Shinsuke had been eyeing his Cursed Spirits for ages, and now he had a chance to reap a good harvest.
He could make a huge leap in strength.
"Master! What are you doing here too?"
Maki quickly cut down the weak Cursed Spirits around her and came over to Shinsuke Zenin.
"I'm a teacher at Jujutsu High too. Isn't it normal for me to be here?
"Anyway, I'll be staying at Jujutsu High for most of the time from now on. I'll be fully responsible for your physical training.
"You'd better work hard. Maki's upset that you didn't tell her, and she's already gone to Kyoto Jujutsu High.
"She's made up her mind to defeat you."
Shinsuke studied Maki's condition. She had improved considerably since arriving at Jujutsu High.
"Maki?"
Maki stared at him. "Is she serious?"
As her sister, she knew Maki inside out.
"That's how it is."
Shinsuke patted Maki on the shoulder and looked at Okkotsu and the others. "I'll be waiting for you on the training field tomorrow morning. Classes start then and continue until you advance to your second year."
He was being paid triple. It would be a little wrong to slack off now, especially with so many people watching.
"Yes, sir!"
"You've suddenly gotten so serious," Gojo said, turning around.
"Geto's holding the Night of a Hundred Demons. I'm happy," Shinsuke Zenin replied, accidentally letting his true feelings slip.
With a pay raise and a feast of Cursed Spirits, who wouldn't be happy?
"...You!"
Gojo had only just begun to recover from the sadness of his friend leaving, and now this bastard was actually happy?
He couldn't take it anymore!
"Teacher Shinsuke really does love Cursed Spirits," Kusakabe remarked with a sigh.
For him, the Night of a Hundred Demons might truly be something worth celebrating.
"That man hasn't changed at all."
Meimei, now sporting twin braids, chimed in.
At first, she'd thought he went after powerful Cursed Spirits just because he needed the money. Later, she'd realized he felt the same way Kusakabe did.
He simply wanted to mercilessly slaughter powerful Cursed Spirits.
It might just be his unusual hobby.
"Come on, come on. Things aren't easy for anyone. You're both teachers. Are you really going to fight in front of your students?"
Seeing the tension between the two, Yaga could only try to talk them down.
"Principal Yaga, I have no such intention. Gojo, you're already this old—why are you still so hotheaded?"
Shinsuke Zenin quickly made his position clear.
"Sure, sure. You're the only one who isn't hotheaded."
Gojo pouted. He reflected on his mistake: he shouldn't have talked to this guy in the first place.
Those two brothers really were at odds with him by nature.
Next time, he'd just keep his distance. That would settle it, right?
When the two didn't start fighting, the teachers left in disappointment and began preparing for the Night of a Hundred Demons on December 24.
"What a shame. I thought we'd get to watch two teachers fight."
Panda sighed.
The two teachers were famous at Jujutsu High, and even the higher-ups couldn't do anything about them.
After everyone went their separate ways, Shinsuke Zenin found a dorm room at Jujutsu High and settled in for the time being.
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