An exchange of information

Yue Liusi merely shook his head, politely declining.

Joining the Zenin Clan would indeed have been convenient. Just as Naobito had said, there would have been many things he no longer needed to worry about.

But that did not come without a price.

Taking sides was one such price.

Those costs might have been insignificant, but Yue Liusi disliked them.

"The Zenin Clan will always welcome you, Mr. Yue."

Naobito Zenin was still smiling.

Beside him, Maki Zenin scoffed at his behavior.

Maki and Kento Nanami still intended to head to the Shibuya subway. Seeing Yue Liusi look their way, Maki explained,

"Mr. Yue, there are still many civilians in Shibuya who haven't evacuated."

Yue Liusi raised an eyebrow at that.

His gaze fell on Naobito Zenin, whose severed arm had already been treated.

"Old. Crippled."

His gaze fell on Maki Zenin.

"Weak."

Maki silently clenched her fists at his words, then loosened them as she remembered how strong Yue Liusi was.

There was no helping it. In his eyes, she really did seem to be weak.

His gaze fell on Kento Nanami, who was covered in injuries.

"Crippled."

Yue Liusi shook his head helplessly.

"You can't rescue Satoru Gojo right now, and the coming battles aren't something you can get involved in. With Sukuna's Incarnated Vessel there, you won't be much help either."

"I've already done more than enough by saving you. If you still want to throw your lives away, I can't stop you. Just take a good look at your own strength."

He himself did not intend to go back immediately.

What he did next would depend on the system, and before that, he had to get himself back into shape.

Besides, it was time to pick up something else he had his eye on.

After hearing Yue Liusi's words, Naobito Zenin naturally had no intention of going back. Half-crippled as he was, he would be no use there.

Maki and Kento Nanami, however, exchanged a glance and ultimately decided to rescue people. After all, there were simply too many people in Shibuya who had yet to evacuate.

Still, they had taken Yue Liusi's words to heart and no longer intended to venture deep into the subway.

Seeing that, Yue Liusi did not linger.

Atop a high-rise somewhere in Shibuya.

"You can overlook most of Shibuya from here... What a nice spot."

Shoko Ieiri sat on the edge of the rooftop, propped up on her hands behind her, her expression as calm and languid as ever.

Beside her, Yue Liusi stood quietly.

His gaze rested on Shibuya, his hair stirring slightly. His eyes were deep, and he seemed to be thinking about something, not saying a word.

His robes snapped in the wind like a banner.

Shoko Ieiri was in no hurry either, simply letting the night breeze wash over her.

Shibuya was in chaos not far away, yet the spot where the two of them were seemed so peaceful.

[Mission one completed]

[Mission one: Advance to Jonin. Reward: Summoning Technique]

The notification brought Yue Liusi back to his senses. The Summoning Technique would not be particularly useful to him, but it was another tool at his disposal.

There was not much he could summon in this world, though if he could form contracts with people, that seemed rather interesting.

Beside him, Shoko Ieiri took out her phone. Its faint light shone on her face, making it look somewhat pale. It was a notification from Masamichi Yaga.

Yue Liusi's title had been confirmed.

This time, with the Zenin Clan head vouching for him, the higher-ups had worked much faster.

Geniuses had their own channels.

Shoko Ieiri lowered her phone, glanced at Yue Liusi, and spoke softly.

"You clearly already have Special Grade strength, so why did you only ask for the title of Special Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer?"

With Naobito Zenin having come for treatment, it was no longer a secret that Yue Liusi had forcibly killed a Special Grade Cursed Spirit while facing two Special Grade opponents.

Had Masamichi Yaga not known Yue Liusi's strength, along with some personal reasons of hers, he would never have agreed to let her come to the front lines in Shibuya.

On this point, she and Masamichi Yaga both believed that Yue Liusi had previously concealed his strength, creating the impression that he was stronger each time.

Though somewhat unreasonable, it was already quite reasonable compared to his strength rising in just over an hour from the Grade 2 reported by an Assistant Manager to the Special Grade acknowledged by the Zenin Clan head.

"You seem very curious about me."

Yue Liusi did not answer Shoko's question directly. Nor was his tone questioning; it was a statement.

"After all, you're very mysterious, and you know a lot."

Shoko Ieiri answered honestly.

"Besides, wasn't it your intention to get me here?"

If he had not said, "Suguru Geto is both real and fake," before leaving, why would she have come here?

Back then, Satoru Gojo had not let her handle Suguru Geto's body, so she did not know the truth that Suguru Geto was completely dead. Regarding this fake Geto, she was just like everyone else.

They were all in the dark, knowing only that the enemy was Suguru Geto without knowing who the real enemy was.

"By the way, I haven't properly thanked you for what you did for them."

Yue Liusi naturally knew what she meant.

His gaze settled on Shoko Ieiri's face. Looking at her almost unchanging expression, he felt somewhat curious.

She seemed unruffled all the time.

Was Shoko Ieiri really as calm as she appeared?

As a doctor, she had witnessed far too many partings in life and death, experienced far too much, and failed to hold on to far too many things.

A close friend who had died had suddenly reappeared, another close friend had been sealed, and without Yue Liusi, several more familiar faces would have been lost.

Without him, Nanami and the others would have had virtually no chance of survival.

Those were three Special Grade enemies.

Indeed, because of Yue Liusi's presence, Toji Fushiguro, who had appeared once more, had also been counted among the enemies.

"All that remains of Suguru Geto is his body. What's living inside his skull now is a brain that has survived for over a thousand years, named Kenjaku. It has obtained Suguru Geto's Cursed Technique."

"It was by using Suguru Geto's body that he created an opening in Satoru Gojo's defenses and sealed him with the Prison Realm."

Yue Liusi concealed nothing, directly revealing Kenjaku's identity and Satoru Gojo's situation.

He knew these were the things Shoko Ieiri truly cared about.

As his words reached her ears, a rare trace of distraction flickered in Shoko Ieiri's eyes.

Only after more than ten seconds of silence did she speak again.

"What do you want in return for telling me this?"

This information was extremely important. It could dispel the fog before their side, which suffered from a severe information imbalance, so they would no longer stumble around like headless chickens.

As for whether Yue Liusi was obligated to help them?

What a joke. His participation in the fighting had been a transaction in exchange for a title to begin with. Moreover, the benefits he had brought them already far exceeded what their side had paid.

"Consider it an introductory gift."

Yue Liusi continued softly,

"I need you to teach me Reverse Cursed Technique. In return, I'll bring Satoru Gojo back to you."

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan already possessed the ability to learn Reverse Cursed Technique, but this was not something that could be accomplished overnight. After all, it was not a sudden revelation, but learning and copying.