"Gentlemen..." the man with stitches on his forehead explained to the cursed beings around him, "One of our companions has died..."
"What a joke, Jogo was so powerful..." The Special Grade Cursed Spirit, covered in vegetation like a plant, looked incredulous after hearing the words of the man with stitches on his forehead. "But it's true, Jogo is indeed dead. I'm sure you all felt Satoru Gojo's power from Jogo, right?! That guy was a monster."
"I will avenge Jogo!" roared the plant-like, Special Grade Cursed Spirit. "I will kill Satoru Gojo!"
"Calm down..." The man with stitches on his forehead stopped the enraged plant-shaped Special Grade Cursed Spirit. "You should already know how powerful Satoru Gojo is. If we go up against him with our current strength, we'll only be throwing our lives away. I hope that after seeing what happened to Jogo, you'll understand one thing: only by uniting can we defeat Satoru Gojo!"
"Do you have a way to defeat him?!" the plant-shaped Cursed Spirit asked the man with stitches on his forehead.
"If things go according to my plan, I'm more than confident I can handle Satoru Gojo." The man with stitches on his forehead seemed quite confident. "I think you all understand that our ultimate goal isn't to eliminate Satoru Gojo, but to create a cursed world. So we don't need to actually kill Satoru Gojo; we just need to seal him away so he can't interfere with our work."
"Seal him away?!" The curse, as silent as a withered tree, muttered to itself, "Do you have a plan?!"
"Of course..." The man with stitches on his forehead nodded slightly, "I naturally have a plan. As long as we follow my plan, there will definitely be no problem."
"Oh..." Next to the man with stitches on his forehead, a handsome man with long white hair stood lost in thought, seemingly planning something.
Two weeks later...
"While I truly wish to continue teaching you, constantly pushing your limits isn't necessarily a good thing. Perhaps interacting more with your peers would be beneficial." Sōgo Shihoin smiled slightly at Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki. "Therefore, I've decided to have you interact with the second-year students."
"Second-year students..." Nobara Kugisaki frowned, "Was this so sudden?!"
"Exchange experiences with your seniors," Sōgo Shihoin continued, "It might be very helpful for your growth."
"Although this is my first time meeting those kids, judging from their notes... they must be quite good." Sōgo Shihoin said, pulling a small notebook from his pocket.
"Huh?!" Nobara Kugisaki was taken aback. "Since she's your student, you should know her very well, right?!"
"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Megumi Fushiguro hurriedly grabbed Nobara Kugisaki's hand in a panic, "That's just how Gojo- sensei is, always joking around."
"Whatever..." Nobara Kugisaki shrugged. "I don't mind training with others, but if it doesn't make me stronger, then it won't do."
"Don't worry, you'll always gain something," Sōgo Shihoin smiled. "Actual combat is different from practicing on your own."
"Oh..." Sōgo Shihoin said, suddenly turning around to look, "Look, they're here."
Nobara Kugisaki and Megumi Fushiguro looked in the direction Sōgo Shihoin pointed and happened to see three people walking towards them.
" Maki Zenin, Toge Inumaki, Panda ~" Sōgo Shihoin introduced the second-year students of Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School to Nobara Kugisaki.
" Gojo- sensei, don't add 'Zenin '..." Maki Zenin frowned after hearing Sōgo Shihoin's words, "Don't call me Zenin."
"Ah... you're quite interesting!" Sōgo Shihoin looked at Maki Zenin as if he had seen something amusing. "Your Cursed Energy is pitifully low compared to others, just at the level of an ordinary person, but you've gained superhuman physical strength. How interesting..."
"Huh?!" Maki Zenin's expression changed; Shihoin's words had hit a nerve. " Gojo- sensei, didn't you already know about my situation?! What do you mean by saying this now?!"
"No, I just found it interesting." Sōgo Shihoin scratched the back of his head. "What I wanted to ask you was, do you want to undo this spell?!"
" Gojo- sensei... what do you mean?!" Maki Zenin's eyes trembled slightly. "Please don't joke around."
"Hahaha..." Sōgo Shihoin chuckled, "I'm not joking! I'm just asking if you plan to undo the spell. If it were me, I could undo it and grant you the Cursed Energy that the Zenin family deserves. But even if you undo the spell and gain Cursed Energy, it would only be equivalent to the Cursed Energy of Zenin family infant. You would need to start training from scratch, which means you might be even weaker than you are now..."
"Stop talking." Before Sōgo Shihoin speaking, Maki Zenin Sōgo Shihoin. "I don't need that kind of thing. I want to prove that even without Cursed Energy, I can become an excellent Cursed Technique through my own strength."
"Hahaha... Is that so? You were so prepared!? I was too hasty." Sōgo Shihoin chuckled lightly. "In that case, are you interested in taking it a step further?!"
"A step further?!" Maki Zenin asked in confusion, "What do you mean by 'a step further'?!"
"Completely abandon your Cursed Energy," Sōgo Shihoin explained. "Reduce your Cursed Energy from the level of an ordinary person to zero, and in return, transform everything you have into the power of your body."
"Reset the Cursed Energy to zero?!" Maki Zenin's eyes trembled. " Heavenly Restriction zero Cursed Energy?!"
"Yeah~" Sōgo Shihoin slightly, "You could consider 'The Heavenly Restriction Zero Cursed Energy '..."
" Panda... you don't mind if I modify you a bit, do you?!" Sōgo Shihoin looked at the Panda again. "Come to my room tonight, I need to talk to you about something."
"Uh..." the Panda trembled, "I have a feeling this isn't going to be good... I'm trembling."
" Toge Inumaki... Ah, I can't help you with your situation, after all, I'm not good at this..." Sōgo Shihoin said, pointing to his mouth, "So you'll have to work hard yourself."
"Hmm..." Toge Inumaki nodded slightly, "Mandarin fish!"
Toge Inumaki was well aware of his situation. He was a descendant of a spellcaster, and his circumstances were very special. He could only keep exploring and moving forward on his own.
" Gojo- sensei, is what you just said possible?!" Maki Zenin seemed to have made a decision in a short time. "If it's possible, I want to take control of the power right now."
"It only strengthens your physical strength," Shihoin always needed to explain clearly. "It doesn't mean you'll immediately gain control of your power. You'll have to figure out how to use it effectively yourself..."
"I understand that." Maki Zenin nodded slightly.
"Since you understand..." Sōgo Shihoin nodded, "Then I will grant your wish."
Sōgo Shihoin's finger touched Maki Zenin's forehead, and the next second, the little remaining Cursed Energy in Maki Zenin's body vanished completely...
"Void!" The Cursed Energy completely disappeared, replaced by Maki Zenin's unparalleled physical strength.
"This power... far exceeds my imagination." Maki Zenin clenched her fist. "I feel like I could punch a mountain to pieces!"
"You've really become a super-strong woman now!" Panda teased. "You'll never get married, Maki."
"Huh?! Who needs to get married?!" Maki Zenin, looking annoyed. "If you want to be my man, you'd better be able to withstand one of my punches!"
"Hiss... So this girl likes Yuji Itadori?!" Sōgo Shihoin upon hearing this.
Sōgo Shihoin logical genius...
"Good luck, everyone!" Sōgo Shihoin, thinking of Yuji Itadori, decided to go check on Itadori's training progress. Just before leaving, Sōgo Shihoin seemed to remember something and said to Megumi Fushiguro and the others, "By the way, you should know what to do in the battle against the Kyoto Prefectural Cursed Technique High School in a month, right?!"
"Hahaha..." Maki Zenin sneered, "Of course we understand, but to be honest, I alone am enough to deal with them right now."
"Go easy on us, we're sister schools." Shihoin was always reminded, "Harmony is paramount! Don't damage the precious friendship between classmates."
"You helped me control the Mahoraga, and you even made Maki -nee transform into a female Gundam." Megumi Fushiguro silently stared at Sōgo Shihoin. "To be honest, I suspect that Gojo- sensei's motives are impure..."
"They probably want to sweep Kyoto Prefectural Cursed Technique High School like they did last year, right?!" Panda recalled the situation from last year, feeling a chill run down his spine. "Could it be that Professor Gojo is going to replicate Yuta Okkotsu's record?! Being swept for two years in a row, Kyoto will lose face, won't they?!"
"If possible, I'd also like to bring Yuta Okkotsu back." Sōgo Shihoin knew Yuta Okkotsu well; he was one of the four great special-grade Cursed Technique masters in the Cursed Technique world, and also Satoru Gojo's student—meaning, his student. "Unfortunately, he's currently abroad, so it's not good to bother him."
"So the competition is in your hands now. Make sure you get stronger!" Shihoin was instructed in this way.
"Don't worry!" Megumi Fushiguro. "I will definitely become stronger."
"Me too." Nobara Kugisaki.
They could vaguely make out Yuji Itadori's dazzling silhouette.
On the other side...
" Gojo- sensei." Yuji Itadori clenched his fists, his hands radiating Cursed Energy. "I've essentially mastered the power of one of Ryomen Sukuna's fingers."
"Well done." Sōgo Shihoin. "You've passed the first step. Congratulations!"
"Next up is the actual combat!" Sōgo Shihoin patted Yuji Itadori on the shoulder. "This is for you."
As Sōgo Shihoin spoke, he reached out and pulled out a katana out of thin air.
"Raise your head, Xiao Jiba!" As Sōgo Shihoin softly, a small, snow-white beast appeared beside Yuji Itadori. The next second, it slowly shrank, becoming a tiny beast that jumped onto Yuji Itadori's shoulder.
"This brat?!" Xiao Jiba glared at Yuji Itadori, "He stinks! Can I eat him?!"
"Calm down!" Sōgo Shihoin patted Xiao Jiba's head. "This is someone you need to protect."
"Listen, Yuji Itadori, you might be being watched. The enemy could attack at any moment, so I'm keeping it with you," Sōgo Shihoin instructed Yuji Itadori. "You must treat my Xiao Jiba well, okay?"
"His name is Jiba?!" Yuji Itadori exclaimed in surprise. "What kind of name is that?!"
"Huh?!" Xiao Jiba's expression changed upon hearing this. "What are you complaining about?! So what if my name is Jiba?!"
" Jiba... Pfft, hahaha..." Yuji Itadori laughed, "How could someone have such a strange name?!"
"You look down on me?!" Xiao Jiba's expression changed. "I hate it when people look down on me!"
As Xiao Jiba spoke, it suddenly grew larger, instantly pinning Yuji Itadori beneath its body.
"How did it suddenly get so big?!" Yuji Itadori's expression changed. "Holy crap..."
" Yuji Itadori, you're even younger than Xiao Jiba, so from today onwards you're Jiba's little brother..." Xiao Jiba pressed down on Yuji Itadori, "Understand?!"
"Understood, understood!" Yuji Itadori. "Get up quickly..."
"Hmph!" Xiao Jiba snorted coldly, "You're smart enough to call me 'Big Brother' now."
" Jiba! I was wrong, please let me up." Yuji Itadori cried out helplessly, "I was really wrong, I shouldn't have underestimated you, even if you're Jiba."
"I feel like you're insulting me..." Ikomikidomoe's face darkened. "Fine, for Sōgo's sake, I'll spare your life. Get up!"
The moment the words "Kiji- ...
" Yuji Itadori... I must say, your head really suits Jiba." Sōgo Shihoin smiled slightly as he looked at Ikomikidomoe using Yuji Itadori's head as his home.
"Hehehe..." Yuji Itadori chuckled coldly, "I don't actually really like puns."
"Oh, by the way, Yuji Itadori," Sōgo Shihoin smiled slightly, "I'd like to introduce you to a teacher..."
Sōgo Shihoin waved to someone behind him, and a man with short blond hair, wearing a white suit and strange glasses walked towards Yuji Itadori.
"You're Yuji Itadori?!" The man approached Yuji Itadori Yuji Itadori, scrutinizing him from head to toe. "From today onwards, you'll be working for me."
"Work..." Yuji Itadori asked in confusion, "Isn't it training?!"
"Training won't make you grow," the blond man said softly. "Only real combat will make you a mature adult. When you wake up every day and find more and more hair on your pillow, you'll realize that you're no longer a child, but an adult..."
"This person is so strange!" Yuji Itadori said with a questioning look. " Gojo- sensei, are you sure he can help me become stronger?"
"He is indeed a bit strange," Sōgo Shihoin in Yuji Itadori's ear, "But he can definitely make you stronger."
"Anyway, good luck!" Sōgo Shihoin said before disappearing from the spot.
"Hahaha..." Yuji Itadori smiled awkwardly at the blond man. "Hello, teacher, my name is Yuji Itadori."
"I know you. My name is Kento Nanami." The blond man, named Kento Nanami, was a man of few words. "You can call me Teacher Nanami, or just my name, it doesn't matter, but don't be so loud and boisterous. Your noisy personality will cost you your life on the battlefield of removing the curse."
"Uh... I understand..." Yuji Itadori paused for a moment, then nodded slightly. He knew that Kento Nanami's words were helpful to him. "Then I'll call you Nanami- sensei."
"Hmph..." Kento Nanami snorted coldly, "Do as you please."
Although Kento Nanami didn't explicitly express it, the slight upturn of his lips clearly showed that he was truly happy at that moment.
"..." In the presence of Ikomikidomoe Kento Nanami, the dog was very obedient, like a doll, lying on Yuji Itadori's head.
"Alright~ Let's see who takes the bait!!" Sōgo Shihoin's eyes seemed to see through everything as he quietly awaited how things would unfold...
" Ryomen Sukuna, huh?! Interesting..." A man with long, snow-white hair smiled as he stood on a high platform, watching Yuji Itadori and Kento Nanami...
A wicked plan gradually took shape in his mind: he wanted to have some fun with Yuji Itadori, the host of the Ryomen Sukuna...
In an instant, a game concerning the world, Sōgo Shihoin, curses, Cursed Technique, and forces with unclear stances gradually unfolded.
"Ah... that guy..." Ikomikidomoe looked up at the spot where the white hair had disappeared, grinned, and gently licked his lips.
"That guy tastes really good, I want to swallow him whole..." Ikomikidomoe stared at the white-haired man, "I really like him!"
The way someone shows they 'Ikomikidomoe in love is by eating everything that the person loves.
What an immense love this is! A twisted and powerful love that most humans couldn't bear...
"What did you say?" Yuji Itadori, somewhat puzzled. He hadn't quite heard what Ikomikidomoe. "I didn't hear you clearly."
"It's nothing, it's not important." Ikomikidomoe gently. "I just saw someone I fell in love with at first sight, and I really want to devour him."
" The Jiba fall in love at first sight?!" Yuji Itadori's eye twitched slightly. "Alright! Good luck..."
The Mahito targeted by Jiba is in danger; he might be anally assaulted.
" Itadori, stop dawdling!" Kento Nanami was walking ahead, urged Yuji Itadori, who was still lagging behind, "Hurry up and catch up!"
"Okay, Nanami- sensei..." Yuji Itadori nodded and jogged after him.
Five thousand~
(End of this chapter)