How to Awaken a Stand
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Not only will he forcibly protect Yuji Itadori, but he will also actively collect the other Sukuna fingers, ultimately allowing Sukuna in his prime to be fully resurrected in the modern era.
"In other words, an unknown force within the Jujutsu Society orchestrated this incident in order to bring Ryomen Sukuna back to the human world?"
Upon hearing Miyauchi Hiyage's analysis, Masamichi Yaga's expression turned quite unpleasant.
After all, although Ryomen Sukuna is a "legend" from a thousand years ago, even without mentioning the commotion Sukuna caused in Japan back then, just the fact that the cursed artifacts on his twenty fingers, which he left behind a thousand years after his death, could not be destroyed by Sorcerers or other supernatural forces is enough to show how terrifying Sukuna's strength was.
If his resurrection was indeed orchestrated by someone in secret, then what kind of nefarious conspiracy is the force that planned all of this plotting?
At this moment, Masamichi Yaga couldn't help but wonder if he should eliminate Yuji Itadori in advance to resolve the crisis.
"But at the same time, this is also an opportunity."
"There is a rather mysterious connection between Sukuna and Yuji Itadori. Sukuna may be able to use the other's body to achieve a true resurrection, but similarly, Yuji Itadori has also obtained Sukuna's extremely large Cursed Energy, and in the future, he may have the opportunity to control Sukuna's techniques in return."
"Of course, if the Jujutsu High wants to train him, it shouldn't tell him these things, because what he's going through now could become a source of information for the Ryomen Sukuna his body. We'd better not underestimate this King of Curses from a thousand years ago."
In less than half a year after being possessed by Sukuna, Yuji Itadori, a person whose physical intuition far outweighs his intellect, was able to unleash his Domain Expansion, and the way his domain manifested was remarkably similar to Sukuna's.
It would be strange if there were no influences from Sukuna in it.
Having received such a reply from Miyauchi Hiyage, Masamichi Yaga began to make some plans regarding Yuji Itadori, who had not yet awakened.
After discussing Sukuna's matter, Masamichi Yaga inquired about the origins of Tonio's and the girls' abilities, as well as the purpose of their visit to Morioh.
Regarding Stand User, Miyauchi Hiyage didn't hide anything. After all, there are quite a few hidden Stand User in this world, but most of Stand User are unaware of what kind of abilities they possess.
"Based on what I know, this ability called 'Stand' should be a special application of mental power. Although there are many forms of expression for this ability, most Stands have a corresponding appearance, which is different from simple superpowers."
"However, apart from Stand User, ordinary people and ordinary superhumans probably cannot see the existence of Stands with their naked eyes. Currently, only I and Yotsuya Miko can see the existence of Stands when I activate the Eyes of Destiny."
Miyauchi Hiyage gave a brief description of the Pearl Jam's appearance, and as he listened to Miyauchi Hiyage description, Masamichi Yaga, the principal of the Jujutsu High, actually thought of some similar situations.
"So these kinds of ability users are collectively called Stand User... I seem to have heard of some examples, but those people definitely didn't have this concept."
Miyauchi Hiyage nodded. "And Morioh has a rather special Ley Line, making it easier for people living here to awaken their Stand abilities than people in other places."
"However, this proportion is not very large. There might not be one Stand User awakens naturally outside, maybe one in a million, while the number of Stand User living in Morioh is probably around ten to twenty."
Considering that Morioh has a permanent population of only tens of thousands, even including tourists who come here every year, the annual transient population will not exceed one million.
This probability is already quite high compared to other places.
Therefore, upon hearing this, Masamichi Yaga instinctively stood up and walked to the window of his hotel room, wanting to see what was so special about this town.
"Normally, these things shouldn't be noticeable. After all, Gojo-sensei didn't find these problems when he was checking the Ley Line the night before last. It was only after I obtained information from other places and then personally came to Morioh and investigated carefully for a few days that I was able to roughly confirm these things."
"As for those girls..." Miyauchi Hiyage paused for a moment, then rested his chin on his hand and said, "Including Shinomiya Kaguya and Yotsuya Miko, they are all people favored by fate. Although only a portion of them have completed their transcendent awakening so far, the other girls may not seem special, but if another month or two passes, perhaps they will all be able to complete their transcendent awakening?"
"Their situation is rather complicated, and I'm not at liberty to explain it. However, it is indeed a coincidence that they gathered together. If you have any ideas, Principal, you could certainly recruit some suitable people from among them to enter the Jujutsu High."
"However, many of the girls are quite satisfied with their current lives and don't plan to make any changes. I think there probably won't be many who would be willing to join the Jujutsu High."
"I brought them to Morioh, partly because I sensed that a few of them might awaken their Stands under the influence of Morioh, but more importantly, I just wanted to gather them together and see if anything would happen."
"As it turns out, when such a group of people favored by fate came together, the same thing that happened the night before last still happened."
From the moment Miyauchi Hiyage achieved "transcendental awakening" in the eyes of others, he has been patching up the "Destiny Power" that he has awakened.
Therefore, with Miyauchi Hiyage's strength growing rapidly and his growth trajectory being clear, all sorts of seemingly outrageous things that happened to him were taken as normal by others.
Why is Miyauchi Hiyage able to use the Destiny Power to complete spatial teleportation?
Why did Miyauchi Hiyage's strength increase so quickly?
How could Miyauchi Hiyage, know so many secrets that normal people would never have access to?
When it comes to questions like these, the explanation for Miyauchi Hiyage is as simple as, "It's all the guidance of fate."
It was the Destiny Power that distorted space.
It was the Destiny Power that allowed Miyauchi Hiyage to rapidly increase his strength.
As someone favored by fate, Miyauchi Hiyage is at the center of the vortex of destiny. It wouldn't be surprising if all sorts of experiences that ordinary people would never encounter in their entire lives happened to Miyauchi Hiyage two or three times a day.
Even though Miyauchi Hiyage might not be able to come to the Jujutsu High even once a week, it doesn't prevent him from coming into contact with all sorts of extraordinary phenomena on a regular basis. In fact, he can even interact with other more mysterious extraordinary forces without anyone knowing.
But after listening to Miyauchi Hiyage's explanation, Masamichi Yaga was still slightly stunned for a moment.
Back in April, when he heard from Kento Nanami that he had taken a liking to a promising and thoughtful young man, he thought it was a good thing. It wouldn't be bad to have Kento Nanami, who lived a simple and health-conscious life, mentor a disciple.
Even though the videos shot by Miyauchi Hiyage later touched on the edge of the Reverse Side World, they didn't directly show the battle with the supernatural, so Masamichi Yaga agreed to Kento Nanami's application.
In early May, Miyauchi Hiyage completed his transcendent awakening, gained the Destiny Power, and then "mysteriously" crossed the barrier between worlds. After disappearing for more than two hours in another unknown world, Masamichi Yaga began to think that Miyauchi Hiyage might have the opportunity to become a new special-grade transcendent in the future, and prepared to invest some resources in Miyauchi Hiyage to cultivate him.
As a result, it took less than a month.
With almost no help from the Jujutsu High, Miyauchi Hiyage alone possessed power surpassing that of ordinary Special Grade.
Last month's clash with Satoru Gojo, and the subsequent attacks on Miyauchi Hiyage by assassin organizations from the Reverse Side World.
This made Masamichi Yaga realize that Miyauchi Hiyage seemed to be a more talented person than Satoru Gojo back then and Yuta Okkotsu last year.
Destiny Power even stronger than the limitless manipulation of space, a physique with vitality so abundant it seems almost superhuman, and combat experience and learning speed far exceeding those of his peers.
However, neither 16-year-old Satoru Gojo nor the current Yuta Okkotsu could have grown to this extent in just one month like Miyauchi Hiyage.
At that time, Masamichi Yaga only thought that if Miyauchi Hiyage could reach the level of Satoru Gojo in the future, that would be about right.
But now, looking at the things that Miyauchi Hiyage casually mentioned.
Whether it's the secrets of Sukuna, Stand User, or these girls favored by fate, when Miyauchi Hiyage talks about them, it's like ordinary news.
For a fleeting moment, looking at Miyauchi Hiyage sitting on the sofa, Masamichi Yaga had a feeling that he was destined for greatness.
Perhaps, Miyauchi Hiyage's future achievements will far exceed his imagination.
It's even possible that one could reach the level of a god solely through their own power, without needing the power of Ley Line or faith.
After all, this power to see through and manipulate fate at will is not something that humans can access.
Even Masamichi Yaga couldn't help but ask Miyauchi Hiyage if there would be any "price" to pay for using the Destiny Power in this way.
The greater the power one desires, the more limitations there will be when using it.
Just like the Gojo family's limitless techniques, a single limitless technique cannot last long without the assistance of the Six Eyes.
The Zen'in Family's ten shadow magic spells, while not weaker than those of the unscrupulous sorcerer with Six Eyes, cannot control the most powerful Demon Void. It can be said that once the Demon Void is summoned, the only outcome is almost certain death from its backlash.
There are also Exorcists and even demigods who rely on the power of the Ley Line. While they possess great power, they are also limited by the fact that they cannot easily leave the local Ley Line.
Miyauchi Hiyage is able to manipulate fate so easily, and has gained such power in just over a month.
Although Miyauchi Hiyage himself didn't seem to show any reaction, Masamichi Yaga was genuinely worried that Miyauchi Hiyage might just be a flash in the pan and then quickly disappear.
Chapter 355: The Method to Awaken a Substitute
Masamichi Yaga certainly knew that Miyauchi Hiyage was hiding many things, such as who those "friends" he mentioned were, and how those girls had initially gathered together.
Where did the other party's extraordinary skills, such as Ripple Breathing and Kusanagi Style Technique, which even he, the principal of the Jujutsu High, had never heard of, originate?
However, it seems that his current strength is indeed no match for the young man in front of him.
The fact that the other party was willing to share so much with him was indeed a great favor.
Having dealt with someone like Satoru Gojo for over a decade, Masamichi Yaga has quite a few insights to share with such unique geniuses.
After clarifying what Miyauchi Hiyage had said, Masamichi Yaga followed up on Miyauchi Hiyage's topic, asking which of the girls he could get into the Jujutsu High, and which of them had the best chance of awakening the ability called a Stand.
Of course, there's also the question of whether Miyauchi Hiyage give him this list since he knows there are more than ten awakened Stand User in Morioh.
Miyauchi Hiyage smiled at this and said, "Principal Yagami, you should work on these things yourself. If I told you everything directly, you might not be able to gain the approval of those Stand User."
Miyauchi Hiyage got to this point, Masamichi Yaga had no choice but to abandon the idea.
Even so, he and Miyauchi Hiyage talked in the room for a long time, and he didn't leave Miyauchi Hiyage's room until evening.
After Masamichi Yaga left, Shinomiya Kaguya secretly came over to ask what the two of them had talked about that afternoon.
There was nothing to hide about these things, and Miyauchi Hiyage quickly recounted the events.
Shinomiya Kaguya hadn't taken it seriously at first, but when Miyauchi Hiyage mentioned that he could sense that several of the girls could indeed awaken the power of a Stand, she immediately became restless and started asking who exactly could awaken a Stand.
Because of the earthquake caused by the change in the Ley Line and the sudden resurrection of Ryomen Sukuna, although today is the third day that the girls have been in Morioh, they don't seem to have caused any trouble in Morioh.
At most, he knew Tonio, an extraordinary chef who had awakened his Stand ability elsewhere and was drawn to Morioh for unknown reasons.
Over the past three days, these girls haven't really felt any changes in their bodies.
They were all thinking they were unlucky and wouldn't be able to awaken their Stands.
As a result, Miyauchi Hiyage has now stated that there are indeed people among them who can awaken a Stand.
So, what has Miyauchi Hiyage seen these past few days with his eyes that seem to see through fate?
Faced with Shinomiya Kaguya's curious and eager gaze, Miyauchi Hiyage first poured cold water on her enthusiasm.
"You have recently acquired telekinesis comparable to a Level 1 superhuman. Although this is a different type of ability from Stand abilities, ordinary people's physical abilities have limits. Before you fully master the power awakened within your body, it will probably be difficult to naturally awaken other superhuman powers in the short term."
"Just like how you haven't awakened the power of your Persona yet, although that doesn't mean you can't awaken this ability, you ultimately can't awaken your Persona as smoothly as Ai Kisugi and Sudo Ayami, and you need some kind of opportunity to awaken new power, like Chizuru Ichinose."
Upon receiving this answer, Shinomiya Kaguya somewhat reluctant, but after suppressing her emotions, she quickly accepted the situation.
"So, will the power of Stands awaken more readily in girls who haven't previously awakened their extraordinary abilities?"
Miyauchi Hiyage added, "Under the same circumstances, the power of a Stand is more likely to awaken in those 'geniuses' who have honed their skills to a certain level. Among the girls who came this time, which ones do you think could meet that condition?"
Upon receiving this answer, Shinomiya Kaguya immediately thought of several people who met the criteria.
Firstly, among these girls, it seems that only Shiina Mashiro, a genius painter who was already able to hold independent art exhibitions abroad, has reached the pinnacle of a certain skill.
However, since the other party recently received the "Imagecrafter" reward from the Diary, they should be ruled out.
Below that are probably Aoi Hinata, Gokō Ruri, and Doma Umaru, who are all top-tier players in their respective games and have very high skill levels.
However, everyone knew from the You Know Who a long time ago that there was a "Blank" in the gaming field of this world that was difficult for everyone to overcome.
Even though these three girls, who were unbeatable in the arcade, got together in May to try and snipe at the game that "Blank" was currently challenging in order to complete that S-rank mission, they ultimately only suffered a crushing defeat.
Furthermore, since both Gokō Ruri and Umaru have already obtained extraordinary powers, it seems that only Aoi Hinata has a real chance of awakening her Stand.
Below that, you'll find the girls in their group who play music.
Gotou Hitori, whose guitar skills have reached a professional level; Hoshino Ai, who is called a born Idol by You Know Who; Tsukimi Eiko, whose singing skills are also close to professional level but whose luck is not very good; and who has only recently turned her life around a little with the help of Shinomiya Kaguya Tsukimi Eiko.
They are people who are still far from the top in their respective fields, but they have already achieved some success.
If there's any advantage... it's probably that the naming rules for stand-ins seem to be based on rock band song album titles, while they can directly use their favorite songs or even their own compositions as their stand-in names.
Then there's Kasumigaoka Utaha, who just debuted as a writer; Eriri Spencer Sawamura, a doujinshi illustrator; Miyanaga Teru, who's rumored to be a mahjong prodigy and is preparing for the national tournament; and Tadokoro Megumi, whose culinary talent was praised by Tonio...
Thinking back on all these girls who each had a special skill, Shinomiya Kaguya finally thought of herself.
As the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya Family, she was indeed forced by her family to master many skills from a young age.
Art, music, martial arts—if you really want to break it down, she does seem to have mastered a lot of things.
Especially in archery, because she occasionally shot an ideal arrow in junior high school, she has been pursuing the realm of "always hitting the target" in archery, and won the national individual competition during junior high school.
Because of this, when she was practicing telekinesis, she found it easier to manipulate her telekinesis as an arrow.
However, recently, because she has entered the Reverse Side World, she has somewhat relaxed her training in archery.
Although she didn't know what the "opportunity" Miyauchi Hiyage mentioned required, she also knew that if she really wanted to gain the ability of a Stand, then she might have to continue to improve her archery skills.
I wonder if Maki Zenin- senpai has gained any experience in archery.
Otherwise, given her skill level, it would be difficult to find someone who could guide her in archery.
However, she was unaware that there was a Miyauchi Hiyage right beside her who had completely copied all of Archer's techniques.
After all, Shirou Emiya, whose origin and magical attribute are both swords, was able to reach the level of hitting the target with a single shot in a short period of time after he started practicing archery.
Even after he fully mastered Projection Magic, the bow and arrow remained one of his primary means of attack.
Even when carrying out his mission of suppressing the forces after his death, he mostly used bows and arrows as a means of assassination.
When she finally participated in the Holy Grail War, she was almost never summoned as Saber; she was almost always summoned as Archer.
With such talent in archery, one wonders how far Shirou Emiya could have gone in archery if his origin and magical attribute were both bows.
On the other side, Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head slightly as she thought about her archery, then looked at Miyauchi Hiyage with an innocent smile.
Although she knew that Miyauchi Hiyage was already very clear about her true nature, it was still somewhat useful to occasionally act cute in front of this boy.