Underground casino cubicles.
"So, Kurourushi cut himself into this state?" Ryu Ishigori asked, looking puzzled as he circled Kurourushi's "corpse" and examined it closely.
Kenjaku shook his head in distress. "Sigh, I really don't know whether to call him lucky or unlucky. Fortunately, Kurourushi's own attack power wasn't very strong, and combined with the characteristics of the ' Cockroach ' Cursed Technique, he managed to leave himself with a faint trace of life. If it had really been Igarashi Amaha who personally attacked, he probably wouldn't have made it back."
"Heh." Sitting to the side, Takako Uro snorted coldly, glancing contemptuously at Kurourushi on the ground and mockingly said, "He said he was going to investigate strength and Cursed Technique, but he didn't even see the other person's face before he nearly killed himself. He should have listened to me. I could have observed him from the Sky Manipulation for a few days. He had to make such a mess of things. Now he'll be bedridden for months. What a waste of time."
"That's not how you put it." Kenjaku leaned back weakly on the sofa, rubbing his forehead helplessly, and said, " Kurourushi is the best option. His survival skills and vitality are among the best in the world. Even if you can hide in the Sky Manipulation, given Igarashi Amaha's personality, he might just smash you and the Sky Manipulation to pieces."
"Hey, it's true he's powerful, but there's a limit. I don't believe he can kill me in the Sky Manipulation."
"The last one this brazen has been dead for six months."
Ryu Ishigori clenched his fists so tightly that a trickle of blood even escaped. "He's really suffocating us, he's like... an insurmountable mountain... If this continues, we'll never be able to revive Sukuna in this lifetime. I think we should wait until he's dead before we act. Anyway, he's a human, he can't outlive us."
"Don't forget," the "container" is also human. Moreover, do you want to be " Binding Vow " by Kenjaku for decades? Takako Uro said coldly, while staring at Kenjaku with hostility.
The " Binding Vow " arose when they received the gift bestowed by the unfolding of the Aoki Domain Expansion. Before Sukuna's resurrection, they needed to help Kenjaku collect fingers, even at the cost of their lives.
Of course, they could choose to refuse the "agreement," but their Incarnated Vessel would be altered. This was all thanks to the piece of rotten flesh from Mahito on Kenjaku's arm, which allowed him to cultivate and transplant brain tissue, ultimately successfully extracting the Cursed Technique and achieving " Idle Transfiguration."
Kenjaku seemed oblivious to Takako Uro's sarcastic remarks. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "This is the only 'container' left. We can't continue to be passive like this. In the next few days, the two schools will hold Goodwill Event, where most of the Jujutsu Sorcerer, including Igarashi Amaha, will gather. We need to take this opportunity to reclaim the seven fingers that the Jujutsu High has preserved."
The group was taken aback by his words. Dhruv Lakdawalla, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up, "Is it really necessary to take this risk? Those Jujutsu Sorcerer only kept him around so that Yuji Itadori would absorb the finger. Even if they left him alone, he'd probably eat it anyway."
"The people at the Jujutsu High still don't understand the strength of Yuji Itadori as a vessel. For example, which finger he will go berserk after consuming it. They should wait until he has collected all the fingers before feeding him. However, Satoru Gojo is an exception and they probably won't allow it. It's very likely that they will let Yuji Itadori consume it immediately. Not only that, but in the worst-case scenario, Yuji Itadori will be eliminated by the higher-ups. It's better for us to control things like fingers."
After listening to Kenjaku's various speculations, the group fell silent. What he said made sense. If Jujutsu High really killed Yuji Itadori, then their efforts would be in vain, and they would have no chance to escape Kenjaku's grasp. This was not what they wanted to see.
"Nothing ventured, nothing Tora-chan. What should we do?" Having exhausted all other options, Dhruv Lakdawalla looked at Kenjaku and asked.
Kenjaku glanced at the other two, and after a few seconds when neither of them protested, Kenjaku finally smiled and said, "Leave it to me."
Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu Technical College.
The school gate.
Why is everyone empty-handed!?
Nobara Kugisaki, carrying a suitcase in her left hand and a huge pink travel bag on her right, looked at the first and second-year students with a blank expression.
"You're the one who's carrying so much luggage." A group of people looked at Nobara Kugisaki with puzzled expressions.
"Huh?" Nobara Kugisaki was taken aback. "What? Why? Aren't we going to Kyoto next?" For the " Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event."
Well...
The Panda scratched its head. "Yes, it's a sister school Goodwill Event with Kyoto, and the location is still in Tokyo."
"Huh!? No way!!" Nobara Kugisaki deathly pale, and she collapsed, clutching her head.
Maki: "No wonder our conversations have been a bit off lately."
Toge Inumaki: "Salmon."
Panda: " The Goodwill Event meeting will be held at the school that won last time."
"What are you going to win, you bastards!" Nobara Kugisaki teleported in front of the Panda, grabbed him by the collar, and roared angrily.
The Panda, its neck gripped tightly, said weakly, "We didn't participate last year. Yuta participated last year just to make up the numbers."
Maki thought back to last year, "That was before Rika broke the curse. I heard it was an overwhelming victory, but I didn't witness it."
"Unforgivable! Yuta Okkotsu! Even though we've never met!"
"This is displaced anger."
"Salmon."
Just as the group was arguing, a series of footsteps approached from afar.
"They're here." Maki's eyes narrowed as she looked towards the stone steps opposite her.
A large group of people took their positions. Mai, at the Mai of the group, glanced at Yuji Itadori and his entourage, chuckled softly, and said, "Oh dear, everyone from the Tokyo Jujutsu High is here. Did you come all this way to welcome us? How disgusting."
* Jujutsu High Kyoto Jujutsu High, Second Year Mai Zenin, Cursed Technique " Construction Technique "
" Okkotsu isn't here." Aoi Todo shook her head in disappointment.
* Aoi Todo, a third-year student at the Kyoto Jujutsu High, Jujutsu High, Cursed Technique " Boogie Woogie ".
Still heartbroken Nobara Kugisaki, with a deadpan expression, rudely addressed the Kyoto Jujutsu High students. "Enough talk, hand over your gift: Nama Yatsuhashi Katsukiri soba cookies."
A small girl from the Kyoto Jujutsu High shrank back after hearing this, "What's wrong with these first-year students? They're scary."
* Jujutsu High, Kyoto Jujutsu High, Third Year, Momo Nishimiya, Cursed Technique: " Tool Manipulation )
"Even if Okkotsu isn't here, it's still too much to let three first-year students have it." Mechamaru's voice was devoid of emotion, consisting entirely of mechanical sounds.
Second-year student at the Kyoto Jujutsu High Jujutsu High Ultimate Mechamaru, Cursed Technique is " Puppet Manipulation."
It possesses the Heavenly Restriction, a vast range of Cursed Technique, and Cursed Energy output exceeding its actual strength.
" Jujutsu Sorcerer's strength has nothing to do with age. Lord Igarashi is already at the top level at our age, and there's also Fushiguro, who is of the Zenin Clan bloodline, yet is much stronger than the main family," said Noritoshi Kamo had narrowed his eyes.
* Kyoto Jujutsu High Campus, Third Year Noritoshi Kamo, Jujutsu High, Cursed Technique " Blood Manipulation "
"Huh?" Upon hearing this Mai Zenin cast a 'try it and see' look at her.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing, you two calm down."
* Jujutsu High, Kyoto Jujutsu High, 2nd Year Kasumi Miwa. No Cursed Technique. Acquired "New Yin Flow" and " Simple Domain," etc.
Snap! Snap!
At this moment, a woman with a clean face, dressed in what resembled a shrine maiden's outfit, walked up. "Alright, alright, stop fighting amongst yourselves, you bunch of kids..."
* Jujutsu High, Grade 1 Sorcerer, Kyoto Jujutsu High Leader, Utahime Iori
She glanced around. "Where are those three idiots? Didn't they come?"
"Grandpa is here."
"Second Grandfather is here."
"Third Grandfather is here."
Suddenly, three figures appeared behind the Utahime Iori like ghosts.