Satoru Gojo's Invitation

Lu Lu thought that this eventful night had come to an end.

What he did not know was that—

not long after he left,

a tall, white-haired young man wearing a blindfold appeared out of thin air beside the two corpses.

"Hmm..."

Seeing the scene, the young man struck a thoughtful pose and tapped his chin with a finger.

"Judging from the residuals, they seem to be the Zenin Family's Gold and Silver brothers... Looks like they were both killed in a single move..."

"How frightening..."

As he spoke, he turned to look in the direction Lu Lu had left.

7:00 the next morning.

Lu Lu had thought that after what happened last night, the Zenin Family or the higher-ups of Jujutsu Society would notice his existence.

What he had not expected was for them to come knocking so quickly.

The moment Lu Lu reached the first floor, he saw a white-haired young man calmly drinking coffee in the living room.

It was as though he regarded this place as his own home.

Lu Lu's nerves instantly tensed. Before seeing Satoru Gojo, he had not sensed the presence of a second person in the house at all.

Besides, although he had awakened Star Platinum, he had yet to learn the power to stop time.

Given the current point in time, Gojo had long since fully mastered Limitless and formed a closed loop.

Yet in the next instant, Lu Lu relaxed completely. He leisurely poured himself a cup of coffee and sat down across from Satoru Gojo.

Seeing this, the corners of Satoru Gojo's lips curled into a faint smile.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Satoru Gojo, a jujutsu sorcerer."

"You should know why I'm here, right... Lu... Lu?"

Ignoring Satoru Gojo's strange pronunciation, Lu Lu shrugged, took a sip of coffee, and looked utterly unconcerned.

Naturally, he knew why Satoru Gojo had appeared here.

"Is it because of those two pieces of trash from the Zenin Family?"

"Snap... Correct!"

Satoru Gojo smiled and snapped his fingers.

"Then do you know what mission I was sent here with?" Though Satoru Gojo was smiling as he spoke, the air around them instantly froze.

But Lu Lu acted as if he felt nothing and calmly took another sip of coffee.

Seeing how composed he still was, Satoru Gojo froze for a moment.

Under such pressure, Lu Lu remained completely unmoved. He did not resemble an ordinary high school student at all.

Satoru Gojo finally gave up pretending to be serious in front of Lu Lu.

He slumped carelessly in his chair and held up two fingers.

"You have two choices. First: immediate execution."

"Second: the Zenin Family is willing to let the deaths of those two slide, but you must join the Zenin Family unconditionally."

"However... as a classmate of my student, I managed to secure a little privilege for you..."

As he spoke, Satoru Gojo flashed a brilliant smile.

It was as if he expected Lu Lu to thank and praise him. To his disappointment, however, Lu Lu merely watched him expressionlessly while taking sip after sip of coffee.

Seeing Lu Lu like this, Satoru Gojo seemed to suddenly deflate, all the energy leaving him.

"All right, come in..." he called lazily toward the doorway.

Then a slightly nervous greeting came from outside the door. "Excuse me, Lu Lu. Then I'll come in!"

A somewhat slender young man with short black hair walked in from outside.

"Long time no see, Lu Lu. I'm Yuta Okkotsu."

Lu Lu naturally recognized him the moment he saw him.

Yuta Okkotsu, one of the three special grades in Jujutsu Society. Since Lu Lu had read the original manga in his previous life, how could he not recognize him?

He simply had not expected that he and Yuta Okkotsu attended the same high school. Before this, he had never known.

Then again, considering both Yuta's personality and his own, the two of them would hardly have had any interaction.

And this was clearly their first meeting, so what was with Yuta calling it a long time no see?

Satoru Gojo noticed Lu Lu's confusion and waved a hand before he could speak.

"You can save the catching up for the road. There'll be plenty of chances later."

"But there's something you need to deal with first, Lu Lu..."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked outside.

Lu Lu immediately understood that Satoru Gojo was asking him to make a choice.

If he followed Satoru Gojo outside now, he would naturally be choosing Jujutsu High's side.

The Zenin Family would naturally no longer be a problem.

If Lu Lu did not go out, then he would be choosing either to oppose the Zenin Family or to join it. Either way, the Zenin Family would send people after him.

With Lu Lu's current strength, he had not yet reached the point where he could become enemies with the entire Zenin Family or Jujutsu Society.

Moreover, Jujutsu High would better facilitate his growth. Perhaps he could even ask Satoru Gojo for information about stopping time and the like.

Though all these thoughts ran through his mind, only a few seconds passed outside.

Without further hesitation, Lu Lu stood and followed Satoru Gojo out.