"Who's stronger, Heavenly Emperor Itadori or Ten Shadows Sukuna?"
"Whoa!"
Kinoshita rolled over with a startled cry.
That question alone could spark a miniature ninja world war in the comments.
But Kinoshita felt the fight wasn't heated enough. After a moment's thought, he typed another comment: "Heavenly Emperor Itadori could beat the shit out of your Sukuna with one farmyard combo!"
Then he posted another comment underneath.
"Enough glazing Chapter 268 Itadori. Could he even land a hit on Satoru Gojo?"
Barring any surprises, he was about to enjoy a spectacular flame war.
A smile had just begun to curl Kinoshita's lips when a comment suddenly appeared before his eyes.
"If you love fighting Sukuna so much, why don't you fight him yourself?"
Kinoshita frowned. He was only here for the laughs, and nothing entertained him more than watching a bunch of fellow trolls argue.
Wasn't it great when everyone fought each other? Why were they turning the heat on him?
"Fine, I'll fight him. What, are you going to bring Sukuna right in front of me?"
Kinoshita was just about to cross his legs when the sofa behind him suddenly vanished. An intense sensation of weightlessness swept through him.
"AAAAH!!!!"
[Welcome to the Sukuna-Battling Continent] [Host, why are you screaming so loudly?]
Kinoshita froze, then realized he'd only fallen about the distance from a sofa to the floor.
"What the hell?!"
He looked around. Everything was pitch-black, and it didn't seem like he was still in his home country.
Then he looked at something resembling a lottery machine in front of him, utterly stunned.
"Holy shit! I was just talking smack!"
[Kinoshita] [Cursed energy: faint] [Cursed technique: none (0/3)] [Abilities: none] [Assessment: at full power, capable of becoming part of Mahito's human stockpile.]
"Is this really the world of Jujutsu Kaisen?"
[Yes]
"And I'm supposed to fight Sukuna?"
[Yes]
"Please teleport me to when Sukuna's mom was pregnant with him. I'll crush him, one against three."
Kinoshita struck a cool battle-manga protagonist pose, his face brimming with pride.
If he had to fight Sukuna, nobody had specified which version of him, right?
[Option one: October 31, 2018] [Option two: November 16, 2018] [Option three: December 24, 2018]
"No Sukuna from a thousand years ago?"
Kinoshita challenged the system.
[No]
Kinoshita shook his head. "Ah, Sukuna. Looks like it'll be hard to see you in your prime."
"You're just an ordinary guy who happened to be born in an era without me..."
[Host, talking smack is already etched into your bones.]
Kinoshita's mouth twitched. He'd never expected talking trash online to actually get him dragged here to fight Sukuna.
He couldn't go back now anyway. Surely talking more trash wouldn't make Sukuna come all the way here to beat him up?
"October 31... the Shibuya Incident. Sukuna briefly took control of Itadori's body then. Excluding the sealed finger, he had fifteen fingers in total."
"Of these three options, Sukuna was obviously weakest during the first one."
"No! If I just wait until Itadori regains control of his body, won't I get out of fighting Sukuna altogether?" Kinoshita slapped his forehead.
Sukuna was practically at full strength in the other two. Only an idiot would pick those, right?
[Host, weren't you going to show Sukuna what a real genius looks like?]
Kinoshita coughed twice. "I don't even have a cursed technique. What am I supposed to fight him with, my head?"
"Talking about it online is one thing. If I actually went there, I'd rather enjoy the Shinjuku Showdown to the fullest, then keep my head down and live under Heavenly Emperor Itadori's protection..."
Kinoshita scratched his head. Every time he watched the Shinjuku Showdown and reached the part where there was no time to mourn Satoru Gojo's death, he felt a strange urge to take the next turn.
He'd never expected it to come true today.
[Who said you don't have a cursed technique, host?]
"Nani?"
Kinoshita swallowed.
[After each death, you will accumulate lottery draws based on your assessment.]
Following the system's indication, Kinoshita looked toward the lottery machine.
"What kind of badass cursed techniques can I draw?"
[Any.] [You can draw any cursed technique, host.]
"Seriously... or are you kidding?"
"Wait, what do you mean, after I die?" Kinoshita spotted the catch.
"I can revive?"
[Your current number of revivals is: 9] [As long as you work hard to improve your assessment, you can continue accumulating revivals.]
Kinoshita blinked and looked at the lottery machine.
"Then what are we waiting for!"
"Talking about it online is one thing, but if you actually met Sukuna, who wouldn't want to get right in his face and land a hit, then happily eat two Dismantles and log off?!"
"But what if I run out of revivals...?"
[Eat shit.]
"..."
"Fair enough."
"Nine chances to revive. That's enough for me to turn Sukuna into Swiss cheese."
Kinoshita looked back at the three options.
Since every life needed to earn a sufficiently high assessment, he couldn't afford to get instantly killed.
As an ordinary person, he first had to survive, right?
Then the choice was obvious. It had to be Halloween on October 31, the day of the Shibuya Incident.
Although a major event like Satoru Gojo being sealed by the Four Great Cursed Spirits happened there, as long as he avoided Sukuna's massacre, he might survive a little longer as an ordinary person.
After all, the Culling Game came after the Shibuya Incident. Kinoshita knew how the story developed, but he didn't know his way around!
Even within the four barriers featured in the story, Kinoshita couldn't guarantee he'd immediately find somewhere safe.
If he wanted to improve his assessment, taking part in a thrilling, all-out battle had to be the easiest way.
"Hahahahaha! Sukuna, huh!"
"System..."
Kinoshita abruptly stood, confidently exuding the aura of a mighty conqueror.
[Host, are you finally going to take on Sukuna for real?]
"Can I stay here a little longer?"
[Please make your choice...] [3...] [2...] [1...]
"Hey, hey, hey!! I was kidding!"
"I'll go fight Sukuna! Yamero!"
[Host, please make your choice as soon as possible.]
Seeing the countdown stop, Kinoshita immediately sighed in relief.
"By the way, system, what is this place?"
[A place for you to rest, host.] [It allows you to choose a time period in which to challenge Sukuna.]
Kinoshita narrowed his eyes. He wasn't stupid.
If he challenged Sukuna with no abilities whatsoever, he'd probably end up like Suguru Geto's former followers, sliced apart until not even scraps remained.
He just didn't know exactly where in Shibuya he'd be teleported.
"System, am I going straight to Sukuna?"
[Your arrival time will vary within the period when Sukuna appears.]
If he really spawned right in Sukuna's face, what the hell was even the point? He might as well just surrender.
"All right!"
Kinoshita rubbed his fists and stretched.
"I choose... October 31, 2018!"
[Teleporting...]
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