"Huh? Why am I the only one?"
Itadori Yuji scratched his head as he asked.
Gojo Sawa chuckled and spread his hands. "Nobara Kugisaki took leave. I think she went to meet some relatives or friends."
"Megumi is trying to subdue Mahoraga, and Satoru went to help him, so you're the only one left for this mission!"
Itadori looked deeply displeased. "Damn it! They actually left me all alone!"
"Quit complaining. This time, the target is a special-grade cursed spirit, codenamed 'Yaksha Ghost'!"
"Sp-sp-sp... special grade?"
Itadori's eyes turned into tiny dots as he pointed at his own nose in disbelief.
Gojo Sawa rapped him on the head.
"What are you panicking for? Aren't I coming with you? As long as I'm here, you won't die!"
Itadori's mouth twitched. "Teacher Sawa, when you say I won't die, you just mean I literally won't die, right?"
He had heard from Maki, Panda, and Inumaki that Teacher Gojo Sawa only stepped in to save people at critical moments.
As for losing an arm or a leg, getting beaten half to death by cursed spirits, or having a few holes punched through his body...
Those were all healed afterward with Reverse Cursed Technique.
The pain was enough to make one scream bloody murder.
And before long, Itadori experienced that pain for himself.
After using every ounce of his strength to finally exorcise "Yaksha Ghost," the barely recognizable Itadori was dragged out by Gojo Sawa.
"Hurts, hurts, hurts... It's broken! Teacher Sawa! My bone's broken!"
Crack—
Gojo Sawa grinned and snapped Itadori's backward-bent left leg back into place, making him bare his teeth in agony.
After a whole ordeal, Itadori, now completely healed by Reverse Cursed Technique, lay on the ground with a dead look in his eyes.
"Get up already. I'll treat you