Simple. I'll handle it myself!

Clatter!

The blade was attached to a chain, its silvery links twisting and winding through the air like a snake.

Only the blade was visible, not the man!

Although the replica Inverted Spear of Heaven could breach Limitless's defenses, the Six Eyes could also track Toji's movements through the cursed energy attached to the short blade.

After throwing the blade like a projectile, Toji vanished from the Six Eyes' perception in an instant.

Satoru Gojo had tried several times to destroy the troublesome cursed tool outright during their fight.

But...

When it came to wielding cursed tools, even Satoru Gojo had to call Toji the strongest!

Clatter!

The instant the surging repulsive force swept past, the rapidly moving chain snapped taut. Propelled by monstrous force that tore through the air, it shot toward Satoru Gojo on the platform at an even stranger angle.

Just as expected, Toji blurred into an afterimage and rushed behind him almost simultaneously.

Next, Toji would probably grab the short blade racing through the air, then ignore Limitless's counterattack to slash him again.

It was the same life-for-life fighting style Gojo had experienced earlier in the narrow tunnel.

Question: how did you kill a dead man?

How did you kill a tyrant who could revive endlessly?

Once he seized an opening to close in, he would abandon his defenses just to stab you!

Countless thoughts flashed through Satoru Gojo's mind in that split second.

The updated tyrant was certainly troublesome, but that was all he was.

Since the resurrected Toji could communicate normally and think quickly enough to adapt during battle...

That meant the revenant before him was not a mindless cursed technique puppet. He still retained his memories and consciousness.

At that thought, a victorious smile curved Satoru Gojo's lips, and he formed a hand sign with one hand.

"Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void!"

His body could revive endlessly, but what about his soul?

Forcing over a century's worth of information into Toji's mind would leave him paralyzed like a crashed computer, even if it failed to kill him.

Surging cursed energy formed a tangible, pitch-black shell around the domain, extinguishing the magma spreading across the ground in an instant.

Yet the moment he was pulled into the domain, Toji scoffed and stabbed straight through his own head without hesitation.

This time, Toji did not revive. Instead, he dissolved into scraps of paper that scattered on the wind.

Clang!

The replica Inverted Spear of Heaven fell onto the pitch-black ground enclosed by the domain with a sharp clink.

Satoru Gojo frowned deeply and turned, using the Six Eyes to search every corner of the domain.

With absolutely zero cursed energy in his body, the tyrant could slip past even the Six Eyes if Gojo let his attention wander.

After checking several times, Satoru Gojo dispelled his domain with a grim expression.

He was still wondering what Toji's smile before killing himself had meant.

After taking a couple of light breaths, Satoru Gojo looked toward the replica Inverted Spear of Heaven nearby.

Just as Satoru Gojo was about to walk over and destroy it, a cube covered in seals suddenly dropped beside him.

Thud!

As he caught sight of the peculiar, puzzle-cube-shaped cursed tool at his feet, an absurdly intense sense of unease welled up inside him.

Satoru Gojo trusted his instincts. He pushed off with both feet, preparing to get away from the Prison Realm.

But at that very instant, the voice he knew better than any other in his life sounded behind him.

"Hey, Satoru."

Satoru Gojo froze, unable to stop himself from turning toward the newcomer.

"Huh?!"

Black hair tied in a bun. A five-strip kasaya.

That gentle smile, more familiar than anything, had been beside Satoru Gojo throughout his entire school life.

An impostor?

A transformation technique?

Impure World Reincarnation, just like Toji?

Satoru Gojo's first thought was a cursed technique disguise. The person before him could not possibly be Suguru Geto himself.

Yet the information the Six Eyes relayed to Satoru Gojo told him this person was unquestionably Suguru Geto.

Special Grade Cursed Object: Prison Realm.

Its activation requirements were extremely strict: the target had to remain stationary within a four-meter radius for one minute.

But that minute did not refer to real time. It meant one minute within the mind of the person being sealed.

As long as both conditions were met, even someone as powerful as Satoru Gojo would be sealed inside the Prison Realm.

This was the special cursed tool Kenjaku had spent decades searching for, the key specifically intended to seal a Six Eyes sorcerer.

Kenjaku had kept Suguru Geto's body all this time and never appeared before Jujutsu High's sorcerers in a true form, all in anticipation of this moment.

Meeting Satoru Gojo's incredulous gaze, Kenjaku could not help recalling a Demon Venerable from a mythical tale Jiahao had once told.

Ever mad, ever obsessed with the Dao, seeking answers from yin and yang, heaven and earth.

Centuries of schemes and preparation, all to seal Gojo this day.

Just as Kenjaku's victory was within reach, an incredibly familiar voice sounded from behind!

"Hey, Kenjaku."

At that moment, the smile vanished from Kenjaku's lips, and that face turned frighteningly dark.

Despite having suspected this, Kenjaku still struggled to maintain composure when the moment actually arrived.

Meanwhile, the still-shocked Satoru Gojo was utterly dumbfounded.

What was he looking at?

Behind the resurrected Suguru Geto, another Suguru Geto appeared, waving in greeting.

Geto on top of Geto?

What made it even harder for Satoru Gojo to keep his composure was that the Six Eyes told him both of them were Suguru Geto himself.

At that moment, Satoru Gojo could not help recalling the Great Sage from the myth Jiahao had once told.

The false Monkey King whom even the Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils could not distinguish from the real one.

The real Sun Goku had died on the pilgrimage. The one who accompanied Tang Sanzang to retrieve the Western Sutra was Six Ears disguised as Sun Goku.

Just then, Jiahao's uncontrollable laughter rang out from the void.

The brand-new speakers hanging from the ceiling began playing in sync.

"Gray skies, your faces~"

"After loving, crying, laughing, and hurting, all that's left is goodbye~"

"Satoru's tears wet his face~"

"So this is how it feels to lose the first person you loved~"

"Always thought Geto was every heartbeat~"

"Without Geto, we're going to..."

Bang, bang, bang!!!

The dozens of speakers set up by the NPC Choso exploded in the blink of an eye under Kenjaku and Satoru Gojo's combined attacks.

Wait!!!

Why could Satoru Gojo still release cursed energy?

Ignoring Real Suguru Geto behind, Kenjaku abruptly looked down at the ground.

Where was the Prison Realm?

Where the fuck did my Prison Realm go?

With all attention focused on Satoru Gojo, Kenjaku had not even noticed the Prison Realm disappearing.

Kenjaku whipped around, staring grimly at the empty space behind Real Suguru Geto.

"What's the meaning of this?"

"Are you going to violate the binding vow you made yourself?"

"Good grief, good grief. No need to get so worked up."

Beside Real Suguru Geto, a Void Passage split open, and Jiahao made his official entrance in a brand-new outfit.

Black, spiky hair. An orange martial arts uniform.

A blue waist sash. Black kung fu shoes.

On the chest of his martial arts uniform was a large "Hao" character, painted in red inside a circle.

Satoru Gojo had seen Jiahao in this outfit at their restaurant gathering on the day Kugisaki enrolled.

Kenjaku said, "Wang Jiahao, where's the Prison Realm?"

"Do you even need to ask?"

"Obviously, Choso ran off with it!"

Kenjaku said, "Do you think I believe that?"

Facing the brain creature Kenjaku's intensely gloomy gaze, Jiahao smiled faintly. "Just a joke. Don't get worked up."

"I did promise you that I, the King, would act to seal Satoru Gojo. But I never said I had to use the Prison Realm."

Kenjaku frowned, glancing at Satoru Gojo, who was still exchanging looks with Real Suguru Geto.

"How are you planning to resolve this?"

Boom!!

The moment Kenjaku finished speaking, an immense surge of cursed energy whipped up a gale with Jiahao at its center.

Jiahao finally stopped concealing his aura and revealed it. His black, spiky hair abruptly turned golden.

Uchiha Super Saiyan Jiahao had returned for a limited time.

Saiyan Jiahao bounced lightly on his feet, warming up with quick little steps.

"Simple. I'll handle it myself."

P.S. This chapter's soundtrack: Cyndi Wang, "The First Person I Loved" (heavily modified version).

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