At school, Riko Amanai enjoyed her happy everyday life with her classmates. Skilled at hiding her true feelings, she acted as though nothing was wrong, and none of the students around her noticed anything unusual.
Little did they know that in just a few days, the person named "Riko Amanai" would cease to exist in this world. All that would remain was the Jujutsu Sorcerer Tengen, restored to a youthful body...
At that thought, Satoru Gojo, who was sitting quietly on a lounge chair waiting for Riko Amanai to finish school, frowned slightly.
He hated moral arguments and lofty principles. As the strongest, he followed only his heart, and right now, he simply felt terribly sorry for Riko Amanai.
"Geto, Sis, I have a suggestion."
Satoru Gojo suddenly spoke. Chinatsu and Suguru Geto turned to look at him, but before he could explain his idea, Suguru Geto abruptly froze.
"This is bad. We need to get back to the Academy."
Although the three of them had not followed Riko Amanai inside to protect her at close range, they certainly had not left her without any safeguards.
Using his Cursed Spirit Manipulation, Suguru Geto had ordered several fairly powerful cursed spirits to follow Riko Amanai into the Academy, watching over and protecting her.
Just now, however, Suguru Geto's mental connection to those cursed spirits had snapped. That meant the cursed spirits he had sent out had been exorcised.
Riko Amanai was in danger!
The three immediately sprang into action. Satoru Gojo and Chinatsu went together to find Riko Amanai, while Suguru Geto headed alone to the spot where his cursed spirits had been exorcised, hoping to investigate and locate the Jujutsu Sorcerer inside the Academy.
Satoru Gojo and Chinatsu were both highly proficient at short-range Teleportation, allowing them to move exceptionally quickly.
Suguru Geto was not slow, either. He soon entered the Academy using the access credentials he had arranged beforehand, thinking as he ran.
Was it the remnants of Q? Probably not. Didn't Satoru and Chinatsu already defeat Q's strongest member? And the cursed spirits I sent weren't weak, either.
Could it be the Time Vessel Association? Did they hire Jujutsu Sorcerers? That would be a little troublesome...
With those thoughts running through his mind, Suguru Geto climbed flight after flight of stairs, then suddenly skidded to a halt, his eyes fixed intently on what lay ahead.
An old man carrying ominous cursed energy slowly stepped out in front of him. He smiled at Suguru Geto, immediately identifying him from his school uniform.
He took a talisman from his pocket and poured cursed energy into it. One cursed spirit after another appeared, gathering in front of him to shield him.
This was a technique that used a medium to summon and control cursed spirits for a short time. His opponent seemed quite seasoned.
But when it came to controlling cursed spirits in battle, Suguru Geto could only say that this little old man was truly lucky.
What his opponent needed talismans or other mediums to accomplish, Suguru Geto achieved with a casual wave of his hand. Stronger cursed spirits emerged one after another beside his feet.
"It looks like we're the same type of Jujutsu Sorcerer."
Suguru Geto spoke with narrowed eyes. At the sight before him, the little old man's eyes gave a violent twitch.
Cursed Spirit Manipulation-a supremely rare innate cursed technique, and unquestionably the strongest technique when it came to controlling cursed spirits.
The little old man's expression grew grave, but he neither lost his will to fight nor panicked.
He trusted his combat experience. After all, a Jujutsu Sorcerer's strength did not depend entirely on the quality of his technique.
Since he has the strongest technique, Cursed Spirit Manipulation, he must be poor at close-range cursed technique combat!
The corners of the little old man's mouth rose slightly. He had already worked out his next moves and pictured himself successfully killing Suguru Geto.
Yet when Suguru Geto saw the smile on the little old man's face, he merely smiled back. Under the old man's gaze, he swept his arm aside and withdrew every cursed spirit he had summoned.
"What?! What are you doing?!"
The little old man was baffled, completely unable to understand Suguru Geto's actions.
Under the little old man's shocked, bewildered gaze, Suguru Geto reached beneath his clothes and removed the Three-Section Staff coiled around his waistband.
As the sections of the staff clacked against one another, the little old man's pupils contracted, and he blurted out, "A... a Special Grade Cursed Tool... Playful Cloud!"
Suguru Geto gave a faint, narrow-eyed smile. To the little old man, however, that smile looked demonic, and an intense sense of foreboding welled up inside him.
His instinct was to turn and run, but Suguru Geto, who had already mastered his cursed technique combat skills, gave him no such chance.
With an explosive step and a leap, Suguru Geto closed the distance between them. He swung Playful Cloud viciously, driving one section of the staff straight into the old man's cheek.
BAM!!!!!!
The little old man was sent flying on the spot. He spun a full seven hundred and twenty degrees through the air, smashed through a nearby window, and fell to the floor below.
Suguru Geto let out a breath, looking fairly relaxed. He coiled the Three-Section Staff around his waist again. It was somewhat inconvenient, but it would have to do for now.
Meanwhile, using Teleportation and their senses, Chinatsu and Satoru Gojo quickly located Riko Amanai.
Fortunately, although someone had set their sights on Riko Amanai, they had not yet harmed her.
"Good thing we were quick. If that girl had been taken, we'd have had to go through the trouble of rescuing her," Satoru Gojo muttered casually, letting out a breath.
Chinatsu nodded beside him, her expression also showing relief.
Of course, it was an act. Although many years had passed since her reincarnation, Chinatsu had long since written down the plot she knew in a notebook to keep herself from forgetting it, and she reviewed it repeatedly from time to time.
Satoru Gojo flung open the classroom door. Every student taking music class inside turned toward the entrance in confusion.
Riko Amanai was stunned. Her mouth fell slightly open, and although she had a whole barrage of complaints she wanted to voice, she was too bewildered to get any of them out.
After a brief silence, her classmates all went wild. Satoru Gojo and Chinatsu were simply too good-looking.
"Are they high school students? They're both so tall!"
"Silver hair and blue eyes... are they foreigners? Riko, does your family have foreign ancestry?"
"Teacher! Can I use my phone? A gorgeous pair of twins, a handsome guy and a beautiful girl! We can't let this chance slip away!"
The spacious music classroom filled with noise and commotion. Amid the students, Riko Amanai blushed as she endured everyone's teasing, but deep down, her heart sank.
They had agreed to wait until school ended before taking her to Jujutsu High. Since they had broken that agreement, something dangerous must have happened.
Riko Amanai's time... was over.
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