Jujutsu High Exchange Event

"Huh? Jujutsu High exchange event?"

Gojo Satoru, wearing his round-lensed sunglasses, let out a yawn.

"Who'd want to go to some boring thing like that?"

Masamichi Yaga's eye twitched. "Get serious! This is a joint gathering between Tokyo Jujutsu High and Kyoto Jujutsu High!"

Suguru Geto looked puzzled. "We all have to go? Are they that strong?"

Yaga's face darkened with exasperation.

"Not exactly. It's not great to say this, but the other side... uh, isn't that strong. Any one of you three could handle them easily."

Though they were only first-years, their outstanding performance had already earned them the title of the "Strongest Trio."

By conservative estimates, their strength rivaled even Naobito Zenin, who was called the "strongest first-grade."

It did feel a bit like bullying.

"Huh? Then what's the point? I'm not interested in stomping weaklings!"

Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto both made faces of disgust.

Yaga clenched his fists.

He turned his head to look at Gojo Sawa, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor, silent and still, seemingly resting with his eyes closed.

He snapped, "Can't you two brats learn from Sawa? Look how steady he is!"

Shoko sidled up to Sawa and poked his cheek.

"Teacher, I think Sawa's asleep!"

Yaga: "..."

"Sawa!!!"

Gojo Sawa jolted awake. "Huh? What is it, Teacher Yaga?"

Yaga covered his face. "Anyway, all three of you have to go to this joint gathering. The higher-ups want to evaluate your abilities!"

"Yeah~"

The three replied listlessly.

Ieiri Shoko raised her hand. "Um, teacher! Senior Utahime invited me to study Reverse Cursed Technique. Can I skip it?"

Yaga thought it over. Shoko's ability was Reverse Cursed Technique, but those three brats weren't likely to get hurt anyway.

So he nodded. "I'll apply for approval from the higher-ups on that!"

The Jujutsu High exchange event, also called the Sister School Exchange Event, was an annual activity between Tokyo High and Kyoto High.

But this year's event was special.

Kyoto High fielded over twenty students from their first, second, and third years.

Tokyo High only sent three first-years.

The Kyoto High students were baffled by this, and some even gloated.

What did this mean? Handing over the victory?

Of course, in the eyes of the higher-ups, the outcome of this gathering was already decided.

Contrary to what the Kyoto High students thought, the higher-ups unanimously believed that the three from Tokyo High would win in a conservative estimate of ten minutes.

In short, this gathering was meant to observe the abilities of Gojo Sawa and the other two up close.

And to test out some new things...

"Wow! Is this Kyoto High? Way more impressive than our school, right?!"

Gojo Satoru's eyes sparkled as he looked at the towering shrine and lavishly decorated pavilions.

Gojo Sawa smacked the back of his head. "Satoru! Don't act like you've never seen anything—Kyoto High will look down on us!"

Suguru Geto nodded too. "Satoru, you're embarrassing us."

"Huh? What? You two wanna fight?"

Geto scratched his ear. "I won last time, Satoru!"

"Shut up! I won the time before that!"

"Both of you, quiet. The time before that, I beat both of you at once!"

Hearing this, Satoru and Geto fell silent, rolling their eyes and turning their heads away.

Damn it! Couldn't argue with that.

Among the three, Sawa was indeed the strongest.

Even though Satoru had the same ability, Sawa's cursed energy reserves, control over it, and even basic physical techniques were a notch above.

Gojo Sawa stepped forward two paces, taking the center spot. "In that case, I'm the leader for this operation!"

"Huh? Strongest means leader?"

"Then what else?"

"The team leader needs to be steady above all. Being the strongest only makes you fit to be a vanguard!"

"Shut it, Satoru. You're the least steady of us three!"

"Geto! You wanna fight?"

"Who's afraid of who!"

Bang! Bang!

Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto crouched on the ground, clutching their heads, red lumps steaming hot.

Satoru Gojo's brother smirked without warmth. "Satoru! Drill the virtue of respecting your elder into that head of yours!"

"And you, Geto! You still haven't paid back the five hundred million for Playful Cloud. Believe I'll add interest?"

"Bastard! Geto, let's jump him together!"

"Couldn't ask for more!"

Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto each grabbed one of his legs and body-slammed him.

He fought back without backing down, snatching Satoru's white hair and locking Geto in a cross-armbar with his long legs.

But soon, the moves devolved into no-holds-barred kid-style brawling.

Pinching soft flesh at the waist, jabbing nostrils with peace-sign fingers, even opening wide to bite down on Geto's topknot!

The trio's art style suddenly shifted to chibi, kicking off a "strongest" free-for-all in a cloud of dust.

Inside the Kyoto Jujutsu High school building.

The twenty-something young sorcerers from Kyoto Jujutsu High attending this exchange event were cracking their knuckles and puffing out their chests.

Behind them stood the higher-ups of the Three Great Families and the school leadership of Jujutsu High.

Also among the crowd was a special woman.

The only current special-grade sorcerer in the jujutsu world, Yuki Tsukumo.

"Hey, old man. Calling me back from overseas this time—anything special?"

Yuki Tsukumo asked Yoshinobu Gakuganji beside her, her words lacking any respect for the elderly.

Yoshinobu Gakuganji didn't take offense. A glint of sharp light burst from his seemingly never-opened eyes.

"Three special students have appeared at this exchange event. If anything unexpected happens, we'll need you to control the situation."

"Ha?"

Yuki Tsukumo froze, then sneered. "You old geezers are getting more senile by the day. What big trouble could three students stir up?"

But Yoshinobu Gakuganji's expression was dead serious.

"Tsukumo, these three are different. Two of them are the Six Eyes Twins from the Gojo Clan—I'm sure you've heard their names. The other wields the rare Cursed Spirit Manipulation, arguably the strongest technique in the category of controlling cursed spirits!"

"They're only first-years, yet they already hold the title of the Strongest Trio. Becoming special grade is just a matter of time!"

Hearing this, Yuki Tsukumo's expression finally turned grave.

"The Six Eyes Twins? Cursed Spirit Manipulation? Three geniuses!"

The higher-ups nodded in succession.

Especially those from the Gojo Clan, who puffed out their chests with considerable pride.

The Zenin and Kamo Clans, meanwhile, simmered with envy and resentment, glaring at their own juniors with a look of disappointment.

"Come to think of it, all three are Masamichi's students, right?"

Masamichi Yaga, squeezed in the crowd, scratched his head. "Just luck. Being their teacher is my honor!"

"We're here!"

At that moment, the group arrived at the school building's main entrance.

Yoshinobu Gakuganji chuckled. "Come, let's all meet these three genius youths!"

With that, his aged frame unleashed an indescribable force, easily pushing the door open.

The next moment, the scene outside was laid bare before everyone.

Whether the Kyoto Jujutsu High students or the scheming higher-ups, All craned their necks, casting eager, expectant gazes, wanting to witness the legendary "Strongest Trio" in action.

But the next moment, everyone froze in place.

There, the fabled "Strongest Trio" was tangled together, brawling like children.

Their faces were bruised and swollen, blood streaming from their noses, with conspicuous shoe prints still visible. Cries of pain rose and fell.

In that instant, Masamichi Yaga felt his face burn with shame, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

He knew that from today onward, he, Masamichi Yaga, would be a laughingstock in the education world!