"Oh! He's the one who killed that mafia guy on the plane!"
Yuji Itadori belatedly struck his right fist into his left palm, nodding slowly.
Nobara Kugisaki: ...Idiot.
Megumi Zenin: ...
["That's far enough. Surrender, boy."
While the two were talking, a voice came from behind them. Hirotsu Ryūrō slowly stepped out from behind Chūya Nakahara.
"An ability user? Who do you think I am? I don't respect my elders." Chūya Nakahara's gaze turned cold. His hands remained in his pockets, but he shifted into a fighting stance.
"The King of the Sheep, yes?"
"I told you, I've just got one trump card."
"Mr. Hirotsu, his ability lets him manipulate the gravity of objects he touches."
"Understood."
Their fight erupted in an instant. They closed in rapidly, then broke apart just as fast.
Hirotsu Ryūrō was almost entirely forced onto the defensive by Chūya Nakahara.
With his final kick, Chūya Nakahara nearly drove Hirotsu Ryūrō to his knees.
"Got you." Hirotsu Ryūrō reached out and gripped Chūya Nakahara's shoulder.
"Your ability won't work on me."
"Not necessarily." Osamu Dazai quietly approached Chūya Nakahara from behind, wrapping his fingers around his neck.
"My ability is Nullification."]
"Wait, Nullification? That Nullification?"
Maki Zenin fell silent. Maki Zenin was bewildered.
"Yep, exactly the Nullification you're thinking of."
Satoru Gojo winked at Maki Zenin, delivering the line in an affected voice.
"That's practically cheating! Wouldn't it be an instant kill against any cursed spirit?"
Maki Zenin completely ignored Satoru Gojo and turned to her classmates to complain.
"Hey, hey! My adorable students are ignoring me! How cruel~"
Satoru Gojo rested his head on Suguru Geto's shoulder and mournfully wiped away tears?
"With the boss's brains, it's an instant kill against people, too."
Toji Zenin gave a quiet chuckle and murmured those words under his breath. Only Megumi Zenin, who was sitting beside him, heard them.
That couldn't help making Megumi Zenin a little curious about this former Jujutsu High upperclassman.
Of course, he still hadn't finished processing the fact that his father was the Sorcerer Killer.
["All right, brat. Now it's time for you to regret this."
Just as Hirotsu Ryūrō was about to activate his ability, a blast of air swept through, sending both Osamu Dazai and Chūya Nakahara out of range.
"He got us. He kicked me away before Mr. Hirotsu could use his ability, and I accidentally let go. He used his own ability to leap away on purpose, so he wasn't hurt."
Osamu Dazai quietly climbed up from the ground, glancing at Chūya Nakahara, who stood on a nearby wall.
"You're too much trouble, so I'll deal with you later. Now it's my turn."
As Chūya Nakahara spoke, his black-clad figure shot forward in a flash of red light, striking Hirotsu Ryūrō until he spat blood once again.
While the two were fighting, the stone beneath their feet suddenly fractured. Caught off guard, they fell through, and a purple-black sphere rose into the sky, spreading over almost all of Suribachi Street.
A tremendous storm swept toward them, carrying so much dirt and sand that they couldn't keep their eyes open.
An old man emerged from the storm, his hair white and his beard long, his body little more than skin and bones.
"It's... the former boss."
Osamu Dazai stared straight at the man before him through the wind, murmuring to himself.]
"So that's the guy who came back to life. Come to think of it, is that possible in Jujutsu Society?"
Yuji Itadori looked at the old man, then at Nobara Kugisaki beside him, his expression open and bewildered.
He had been lured into Jujutsu Society and had only joined a few days ago, so he didn't know much about it. After all, both Gojo and Geto seemed particularly focused on practical training, which meant the theory lessons...
Still, he didn't really understand why Dazai had specifically told Satoru Gojo to take him to Jujutsu High, whether he could use jujutsu or not.
His instincts told him that Megumi Zenin's father might know something, but Yuji Itadori hadn't shared that conclusion with anyone.
"If he became a cursed spirit, maybe~"
Satoru Gojo had clearly heard Yuji Itadori. He gave Yuta Okkotsu an inscrutable glance, then turned his gaze back.
There'll be another chapter tonight. Sorry, something came up today. To make up for it, the next chapter will be 5,000 characters.
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