There's a Second Round

"Weren't you sent here on someone's orders...?" Satoru Gojo bounced Jogo's head back and forth between his feet like a juggling ball:

"So, what good would killing me do you?"

"In short, who is against us?"

Faced with Satoru Gojo's interrogation, Jogo simply stared wide-eyed and remained silent.

"Hello..."

Seeing his expression, Satoru Gojo's face gradually showed some impatience.

He stopped juggling the ball, letting Jogo's head hit the ground, then stomped on it. "Hurry up and tell me!"

The kick was quite powerful, knocking out several of Jogo's large black teeth.

His expression was ferocious, his single eye gleaming with bloodlust, yet his tone was unwavering. "Who wants to... tell you?!"

"So tough, huh?" Satoru Gojo increased the pressure of his foot again. "Are you sure you won't talk? Then I'll have to exorcise you."

"Even though you said it, I will still exorcise you."

"Speaking of which..." Itadori observed the scene thoughtfully, "So curses can talk? It's so natural that I didn't even realize it at first."

"Some advanced curses can develop a certain level of intelligence and even utter a few words..."

Fushiguro stroked his chin. "But... I've never really seen someone speak so fluently before."

Just as the group was talking, a wooden "ice cream cone" with white flowers suddenly fell from the sky and slammed into the ground at Satoru Gojo's feet.

The next moment, a sea of flowers spread outwards from it.

Satoru Gojo: "Wow~"

Itadori: "It's a flower~"

Satoru Gojo: So beautiful!

Shiratori Gotsu: "[Domain Expansion • Chimera Shadow Garden]!"

Hanami, "Huh?"

Before she could make a move, Shiratori Gotsu formed hand seals again. "Chimera Beast - Feathered Thunder!"

A giant serpent with a human face, featuring wings on its back and claws on its body, rose into the air from the shadows.

This is the very move that Zenin Kei, the head of the Zenin Clan, used during Martial Exhibition Before the Emperor four hundred years ago.

Shiratori Gotsu has been wanting to try it out for herself for a while!

A powerful arc of electricity erupted from the giant maw of Feathered Thunder, striking Hanami squarely within the domain's guaranteed strike.

She was instantly paralyzed.

The next moment, Mahoraga appeared from behind her and chopped off Hanami's head with a hand chop.

A series of smooth, quick combos finished the fight in less than five seconds.

Hanami's head rolled to the feet of Shiratori Gotsu, a clear look of confusion written on his ferocious face:

"Didn't you just activate your domain? Shouldn't your Cursed Technique be deactivated?"

The sound of Hanami's questioning voice echoed in his mind, and Shiratori Gotsu could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

He picked up her head and explained with a sly grin:

"Yeah, my [Corpse Attraction Shock Blast] Cursed Technique was broken. So I used [Ten Shadows Technique] to create the domain~"

Having thoroughly read the original work, he knew that Hanami would definitely come to rescue him after Jogo's defeat, so he had a backup plan from the beginning.

When [Lamp-Lighting Blossom] was activated, he and Fushiguro temporarily deactivated their shared Cursed Technique.

By doing this, Shiratori Gotsu's [Corpse Attraction Shock Blast] Cursed Technique Burnout will not affect Fushiguro's [Ten Shadows Technique].

And so, the instant the "ice cream cone" fell, he immediately took control of his body again.

Then, the domain—[Chimera Shadow Garden]—was created using [Ten Shadows Technique].

As a result, Hanami, who had moved into the fray to save her teammates with her super-powerful skill, was instantly killed, and she herself became a lamb to the slaughter.

"Senior Shiratori is incredibly insightful," Fushiguro said, his tone filled with respect.

"Sigh, the only flaw is that it's too perfect."

Shiratori Gotsu tossed her hair with a look of pure bliss.

Satoru Gojo couldn't help but applaud. "Ah, people in ancient times were truly shrewd!"

"That's right, the wisdom of the Gu people!" Shiratori Gotsu Wu chuckled and waved his hand to dispel [Chimera Shadow Garden].

Mahoraga and Feathered Thunder also returned to their shadows as the domain was dispelled.

"Gojo- sensei, I suddenly feel that Shiratori- senpai is much more reliable than you."

Itadori poked Satoru Gojo in the back. "You got caught in that trap too, didn't you?"

"It's okay, Shiratori will take care of it anyway~" Satoru Gojo shrugged, looking pleased.

He took Hanami's head from Shiratori Gotsu's hands, casually weighed it in his hand, and then looked down at Jogo's head, which was still under his foot.

Suddenly, he inexplicably thought of a new movie that was currently being heavily promoted, and a mischievous smile crept onto his lips.

Satoru Gojo is clearly the type of person who does whatever comes to mind.

Immediately, he placed his two heads on either side of his shoulders and then made a funny face:

"Yuji, Megumi, look at me! I am King Ghidorah!"

"... childish."

Having regained control of his body, Fushiguro silently turned his head away, unable to bear watching.

"How strange..." Itadori also looked completely bewildered.

After playing around enough, Satoru Gojo once again held the two heads in his hands. "Isn't this a reunion? Tsk tsk tsk, the two of you are reunited, look at each other's faces~"

"Is there anything else you'd like to say? Like intelligence or something?"

"If you still don't intend to say anything, then I'll have to exorcise you."

"Tch... We can't possibly tell you anything!" Jogo loudly declared his stance.

Satoru Gojo nodded, then smiled and looked at Hanami: "And you?"

Hanami remained silent.

"Sigh, alright, alright, then I'll leave the rest to you two to die."

As soon as he finished speaking, Satoru Gojo began to gather his Cursed Energy.

A sudden sense of crisis welled up inside Shiratori Gotsu.

The next moment, he suddenly remembered the Binding Vow agreement he had made with Kenjaku four hundred years ago.

"I will not interfere with or hinder what you are doing in any way."

Holy crap!

An alarm bell rang in his mind: 'I can't let Satoru Gojo kill these two Special Grade Calamity Cursed Spirit, at least not here!'

"Wait a moment!"

Shiratori Gotsu quickly stopped him, and in his haste, he even unconsciously opened a "heavenly mouth" on Fushiguro's forehead.

"Oh?" Satoru Gojo didn't expect him to interrupt so suddenly.

However, trusting the other party, he temporarily withdrew his Cursed Energy and looked at them with an inquiring expression.

"Don't rush to exorcise them; take them back and lock them up."

Shiratori Gotsu quickly came up with a reason in his mind, and then said it with a confident tone:

"Two Special Grade Cursed Spirit capable of communicating and clearly belonging to the same team didn't come to ambush you on a whim."

"These actions must be organized and purposeful; there might be some grand conspiracy behind them."

"Take them back and interrogate them thoroughly; don't let them go easily."

Upon hearing this, Satoru Gojo nodded thoughtfully. "That makes sense, but I'm actually not very good at interrogation."

"How about I leave it to you then?"

"Hehehe... Okay, I'll treat them well~" Shiratori Gotsu replied in a gloomy tone.

At the same time, the sense of crisis finally subsided, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, followed by a feeling of deep regret:

'We were having so much fun... how could I have forgotten about this...'

Jogo and Hanami were both crippled by him personally.

Knowing that these two would be useful to Kenjaku's plan, Shiratori Gotsu would have to let Satoru Gojo eliminate them...

It's practically a foregone conclusion that he'll suffer the consequences of Binding Vow.

'Damn, if I'd known, I wouldn't have made that boastful statement about "not interfering or hindering in any way." How could I have forgotten to leave myself a loophole...'

If he could, he really wanted to go back and smash his own mouth to pieces.

However, although they cannot be killed due to the Binding Vow, they can still be put to good use.

Given that Kenjaku needs someone to cooperate with his plan, he will most likely choose to try his best to save Jogo and Hanami.

Coincidentally, Hajime Kashimo's object of the Incarnation Cursed Object was still with Kenjaku.

'Why not take this opportunity to find a way to exchange these two lives for the Koshika...' Shiratori Gotsu thought to herself.

Because of his own circumstances, he had to put Jogo and Hanami back, and his feelings were actually quite complicated.

If I had to describe it, it would probably be a sense of "immorality".

But there's nothing we can do.

The Shibuya Incident will most likely still occur as scheduled...

'I will cover for everyone, and ensure that all those who shouldn't have died live!'

Shiratori Gotsu thought to itself.

"Alright, time to head back to the Jujutsu High."

Satoru Gojo casually tossed the two heads to Itadori, then took out his phone and dialed Ijichi's number.

Meanwhile, Ijichi was sitting across from Masamichi Yaga, his face covered in sweat.

The tense atmosphere made him completely afraid to move or utter a sound.

In this situation, the ringing telephone was undoubtedly a lifesaver for him.

He hurriedly picked up his phone and saw: Satoru Gojo.

"Great, it's finally here!" Ijichi with delight, immediately answering the phone and putting it on speakerphone.

The next moment, Satoru Gojo's voice came from the other side. "Ijichi, where did you go?"

"Come pick us up, we're getting ready to go back to the Jujutsu High."

"Huh?" Ijichi was stunned for a moment.

Upon hearing this, the Yaga almost burst out laughing in anger.

He snatched the phone from Ijichi's hand and shouted in a booming voice:

"Wu, it's one thing for you to be late all the time, but today you weren't even planning to come at all, were you?!"

Oh no!

Upon hearing the sound of the Yaga, Satoru Gojo slapped his forehead in realization.

His original plan for tonight was to meet Yaga, but he was intercepted by Jogo halfway, so Ijichi went ahead first.

What followed was a long series of events: battles, training sessions, interrogations, and so on...

This caused him to completely forget what he was supposed to do.

"I'm so sorry, Principal," Satoru Gojo immediately apologized with a grin, "I ran into a little trouble here, don't worry, I'll be right there~"

After hanging up the phone, Satoru Gojo sighed, "Well, there's nothing I can do. Since we can't take a car, it looks like I'll have to fly you all back."

As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up Itadori and Fushiguro, one in each hand, once again.

A few seconds later, the three of them successfully returned to the main gate of the Jujutsu High.

"Alright, I'm going to see the principal," Satoru Gojo waved his hand. "These two 'distinguished guests' are yours to handle, Shiratori."

After saying that, he vanished without a trace.

Holding the two heads, Itadori was momentarily at a loss. "Um... Senior, where should I put these two?"

"Just find two sealing chambers that can suppress the curse and throw them in. They can't escape anyway. We can deal with them slowly tomorrow."

The Shiratori Gotsu said casually.

He was feeling somewhat depressed and didn't really want to deal with these two "distinguished guests."

"Okay," Itadori immediately agreed.

Kenjaku went up the fire escape stairs to a dilapidated, abandoned guesthouse, then opened an iron door and went inside.

Behind the door are sunshine, waves, and sand.

"How's Jogo doing, Geto?" Under the parasol, the blue-haired, heterochromatic-eyed, stitched-up face of the Cursed Spirit absentmindedly flipped through a comic book.

It was indeed the Mahito.

"Near death."

Kenjaku replied:

"Hanami went to rescue him, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"That's so irresponsible! You were the one who encouraged it, weren't you?" the Mahito joked.

"How could that be? I even advised him not to go."

Kenjaku shrugged. "Anyway, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they should be back in a little while."