[Behind the screens, the old men who held the lifeblood of Jujutsu Society in their hands could scarcely believe their ears.]
[In that pitch-black room, which never saw daylight year-round, the air seemed to freeze completely at that moment.]
[They had never dreamed that you would announce your decision to "make this technology public" in such a casual tone.]
[In their original, calculating reasoning, a fully independent cursed corpse-a forbidden creation capable of upsetting the balance of combat power-had to be the ultimate trump card you would keep firmly in your grasp.]
[They had reached a tacit understanding early on: they would use the "Special Grade Assessment" you desired as bait and leverage, subjecting you to prolonged pressure in this room to force you to surrender as much control over this technology as possible.]
[But they had never imagined that you would handle the problem by overturning the board like this.]
[Even the representatives of the Gojo Clan and Zenin Clan behind the screens were now equally stunned and bewildered.]
[After all, before coming here, the instructions they had received from their respective clan heads had merely been to "cooperate with and assist you in this matter as much as possible."]
[They had prepared to trade verbal blows with the Conservative Faction on your behalf during the meeting, but they had never expected you to casually throw these "blueprints," whose importance was probably enough to buy an entire country, straight into everyone's faces from the outset.]
[The arrogance instantly vanished from the voice of the middle-aged man who had been hiding behind the screen on the left, berating you so imperiously.]
[His attitude underwent a complete reversal, and even his breathing grew somewhat rapid.]
[He lowered his voice and questioned you with considerable caution, sounding incredulous and afraid he had