A Sudden Mission, an Initial Probe

Lu Lu had thought that eventful night would end just like that.

But what he did not know was—

Not long after he left,

A white-haired young man over a hundred centimeters tall, wearing a blindfold, suddenly appeared beside the two corpses.

"Hmm..."

At the sight, the young man struck a thoughtful pose and tapped his chin with a finger.

"Judging by the residuals, they seemed to be those Gold and Silver brothers from the Zenin Family... Looking at this, were they both killed in a single move...?"

"How terrifying..."

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

Seven o'clock 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.

He just had not expected them to come knocking so quickly.

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

It was as though the place were his own home.

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

What was more, although Star Platinum had awakened within him, he had yet to learn the power to stop time.

Judging by the current point in time, Gojo had already thoroughly mastered Limitless and formed its closed loop.

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

Seeing this, the corner of Gojo's mouth lifted in a faint smile.

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

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

Ignoring Gojo's strange pronunciation, Lu Lu shrugged, took a sip of coffee from his cup, 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!"

Gojo smiled and snapped his fingers.

"Then do you know what mission I came with?" Though Gojo was smiling as he spoke, the surrounding air abruptly froze.

However, Lu Lu remained as if he had felt nothing at all, calmly taking another sip of coffee.

Seeing that he was still so composed, Gojo froze for a moment.

Even under such pressure, he remained completely unmoved. He was nothing like the ordinary high school student he appeared to be.

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

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

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

"Second: the Zenin Family said they could let the deaths of those two slide, but you must join the Zenin Family unconditionally."

"However... since you're my student's classmate, I pulled a few strings and got you a little privilege..."

As he spoke, Gojo flashed a brilliant smile.

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

Seeing Lu Lu like this, Gojo seemed to suddenly deflate, his entire body losing all energy.

"Alright, come in..." he lazily called toward the doorway.

Then a somewhat nervous greeting came from the entrance. "Excuse me, Lu Lu. Then I'll come in!"

A slightly thin boy with short black hair walked in from outside.

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

The moment Lu Lu saw him, he naturally recognized him.

Yuta Okkotsu, one of the three special grades in Jujutsu Society—how could Lu Lu, who had read the original manga in his previous life, not know him?

He just had not expected that he and Yuta Okkotsu attended the same high school, yet he had never known before this.

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

And although this was clearly their first meeting, what was with Yuta's "long time no see"?

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

"You can catch up on the way later. There'll be plenty of chances in the future."

"But right now, there's something you need to handle first, Lu Lu..."

With that, he rose to his feet and walked outside.

Lu Lu understood in an instant that Satoru Gojo was making him choose.

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

The Zenin Family would naturally cease to be a problem.

If Lu Lu did not go out, then he would be choosing either to oppose the Zenin Family or to join them. 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 make enemies of the entire Zenin Family or Jujutsu Society.

Besides, Jujutsu High would be more beneficial to his growth. Perhaps he could even ask Satoru Gojo about information concerning time stop.

Although all those thoughts ran through his mind, only a few seconds passed outside.

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