Joining Tokyo Jujutsu High, Welcoming New Students

"It's so fast!" Itadori perked up the moment he saw the cursed corpse's explosive speed.

When facing Lin Mu, the cursed corpse no longer seemed like a cute doll, but a ruthless killing machine!

Facing the incoming cursed corpse, Lin Mu opened his eyes, his crimson Sharingan instantly locking onto its form.

The cursed corpse, which was difficult for Itadori to track, seemed to be moving in slow motion in Lin Mu's eyes.

With terrifying dynamic vision and Lin Mu's extremely fast reactions, he had already prepared to evade before the cursed corpse's attack arrived.

The cursed corpse's powerful fist could only graze helplessly past Lin Mu.

"Bang—"

Its attack missed, and the cursed corpse slammed hard into a roof beam from the momentum.

By all reason, the cursed corpse should have stopped, but it used its elastic body to rebound in the opposite direction!

It charged toward Lin Mu's blind spot at an even faster speed!

"Is it over? Looks like I overestimated him."

"A battle like this is still too much for someone who only recently became a jujutsu sorcerer."

Cursed energy surged within Principal Yaga as he remained ready to withdraw his cursed energy at any moment.

At that moment, the cursed corpse's fist was practically about to strike Lin Mu's back.

In an instant, Lin Mu swiftly ducked down, and the cursed corpse brushed past him once again!

"Amazing!" Itadori shouted in surprise. He suddenly realized that Lin Mu's physical abilities seemed far more formidable than they had been at the track and field grounds.

"Go, Lin Mu!" Itadori cheered loudly for him.

Principal Yaga was also slightly shocked by Lin Mu's seemingly impossible movements. "That attack came from his blind spot. How did he predict it in advance?"

"His eyes seem a little unusual!?"

Only Satoru Gojo smiled faintly. He had long noticed that Lin Mu had been observing the cursed corpse's attack patterns.

Though he did not know the exact abilities of Lin Mu's eyes, there was one thing he was sure of now.

This cursed corpse's behavioral patterns had already been completely seen through by Lin Mu!

From this point on, there was absolutely no way it could touch Lin Mu even once!

It was the unspoken understanding between geniuses.

The cursed corpse flew past Lin Mu's back, and the frustration from its repeated failures was clearly written all over its face.

It used the pillars in the room to shift positions again and again, its speed multiplying with every movement.

After doing his utmost to track the cursed corpse's location, Itadori finally collapsed helplessly onto the ground, his eyes turning into two huge spirals.

"I can't see it at all!"

"Bang, bang, bang—"

The sounds of the cursed corpse crashing into the pillars grew increasingly rapid, which meant its speed was climbing ever higher!

After choosing a pillar located in Lin Mu's blind spot, the kappa cursed corpse finally made its move.

The explosive force it unleashed instantly left a dent in the pillar, and its body shot out like a bullet!

"Boom—"

The cursed corpse's fists smashed viciously into the ground. The wooden floor cracked and overturned completely, leaving behind a deep hole.

Yet despite such speed, not only had Lin Mu not been hit, he had somehow appeared behind the cursed corpse!

"Kana!"

With a light push from Lin Mu, the cursed corpse fell into the pit it had created itself.

The smile on Satoru Gojo's face grew even more pronounced when he saw this. That movement was clearly the one he had used when fighting Sukuna earlier.

"When did this kid learn that? Back then?"

The cursed corpse that had fallen into the hole wore an indignant expression. After dusting off its backside, it was about to attack Lin Mu again.

"Time's up. You pass!"

Principal Yaga brought the match to an end.

Upon hearing that, the cursed corpse jumped angrily from side to side, clearly unwilling to accept the result.

However, Principal Yaga did not let it throw a tantrum. Once he withdrew his cursed energy, the kappa cursed corpse collapsed limply onto the ground.

"Welcome to Tokyo Jujutsu High. Gojo, take them to the dorms."

After the three left, Principal Yaga's expression twitched uncontrollably.

"Another monster has entered the jujutsu world. Could he become a second Yuta Okkotsu?"

Masamichi Yaga began evaluating Lin Mu's exact grade in his mind.

From the moment Lin Mu easily dodged the cursed corpse's first attack, he had secretly continued increasing his cursed energy output.

By the end, he was almost putting out his full power, yet Lin Mu had still evaded with ease.

Although this cursed corpse's upper limit was not high, it was nearly impossible for someone who had just gained cursed energy to dodge!

The physical prowess and reaction speed Lin Mu had displayed just now were already stronger than those of most Grade 1 sorcerers!

Coupled with the cursed technique Lin Mu had yet to reveal in the intel, as well as those special eyes that had likely shown only the tip of the iceberg, he might truly have the potential to become a special grade!

But these were merely Masamichi Yaga's own speculations. He could not simply designate Lin Mu as a special grade either; the rules and procedures for a sorcerer's promotion were terribly troublesome.

Besides, with the uncertain factor that was Itadori, keeping Lin Mu by his side might be a good thing.

As the strongest, Satoru Gojo did not have that much spare time to devote to teaching and nurturing students. He often had to go out on missions.

And if Itadori lost control at such a time, Lin Mu might be able to stall for a while. Even if he could not win, he could hold out until support from Tokyo Jujutsu High arrived.

"Looks like I'll have to investigate his background properly."

When they arrived at the dormitory building, Lin Mu, Itadori, and Fushiguro happened to be assigned to the same floor.

Fushiguro did not react much to Lin Mu's arrival. Instead, Itadori was fortunate enough to receive one of Fushiguro's glares.

"Can't he stay somewhere else?"

Fushiguro spoke helplessly. On the surface, he seemed very resistant to Itadori's arrival, but Lin Mu knew this was merely Fushiguro being a little tsundere.

Satoru Gojo completely ignored Fushiguro's request and said excitedly, "You two should get along well, okay?"

After their brief exchange, Satoru Gojo brought up a key question. "Itadori, you actually don't need to take part in combat, do you?"

"Lin Mu, Fushiguro, and I can handle finding the fingers."

Itadori shook his head. "No. I have to keep my word."

Satoru Gojo smiled faintly. "Haha, but it's not like you can avoid fighting either."

"If finding Sukuna's Fingers were that easy, we would've found them all long ago."

"Some have auras that are too strong, some conceal their auras, and some have already attached themselves to cursed spirits. Nothing is harder to find than these."

"But now that we have you, the Sukuna inside you will tell you where the fingers are in order to regain his power."

"You're like a radar. If you don't take part in combat, then there's no point."

The explanation was more or less the same as Lin Mu remembered, which was also why he had chosen to stay by Itadori's side.

While searching for Sukuna's Fingers, they would definitely encounter cursed spirits or curse users who were likewise pursuing power or profit.

Fighting would be unavoidable in that process, and that was an excellent opportunity for Lin Mu to rapidly increase his inheritance progress!

Satoru Gojo clasped his hands together and spoke in an adorably affected manner. "All right, that's enough for now. We're heading out tomorrow!"

"To welcome the fourth first-year student."

"Kugisaki Nobara."