The Goodwill Event Incident, Part One: The Net

Half an hour ago, the Goodwill Event in full swing.

"You mean, Shiratori Gotsu left the Jujutsu High?"

Kenjaku held the Mechamaru communicator in his hand, a playful look on his face.

"That's right," Kokichi Muta's voice came through the communicator, "Shiratori Gotsu, Hajime Kashimo, and Megumi Fushiguro have all left."

"They are currently traveling to Saitama Prefecture in a vehicle used for surveillance."

"I understand." Kenjaku crushed the communicator and looked at the Mahito beside him.

"The opportunity has arrived." The Mahito licked his lips.

"Then, we can begin our operation," Kenjaku said with a smile.

The numerous shrines, temples, pavilions, and other buildings in the Jujutsu High are mostly illusions.

They change positions every day using Tengen's Barrier Technique.

Of the more than 1,000 doors, only one leads to the Cursed Warehouse where the Special Grade Cursed Object are kept.

Inside a cave beneath the Jujutsu High, a group of Curse User and Cursed Spirit, led by Kenjaku, had already assembled.

"Only Tengen can know exactly which door leads to which place on that day, so no one should be able to stop you," Kenjaku said to Mahito.

"Who is Tengen?" Jogo, looking puzzled.

"Jujutsu Sorcerer with the [Immortality] Cursed Technique must have lived for over a thousand years," Kenjaku replied.

"[Immortality]?!" Jogo was slightly taken aback. "Who is stronger, Shiratori Gotsu?"

"Immortality doesn't mean immortality, nor does it mean strength. Just think of it as a tree."

Kenjaku shrugged. "Tengen doesn't interfere with the real world except for setting up barriers, so there's absolutely no need to worry about her."

"I used to have the Sukuna's Finger collected by the Jujutsu High, and I attached talismans made with Mahito's Cursed Energy to them. Mahito can easily sense their location."

"So, I'm counting on you to find the Cursed Warehouse, retrieve the Sukuna's Finger, and obtain the first three of the Death Painting Wombs."

He looked at the Mahito and continued, "There should be two guards at the Cursed Warehouse, they're from Tengen, but they're not very strong, just two small fry."

"OK~ Leave it to me." The Mahito gave a peace sign.

"Then..."

Kenjaku then turned to Hanami: "Hanami, you and Jogo go and try to eliminate the other Jujutsu Sorcerer waiting in the Jujutsu High."

"Can we kill anything except the vessel for Sukuna?" Hanami asked.

Kenjaku replied, "Kill those you can easily deal with; don't get entangled in a fight if you can't."

" With Shiratori Gotsu not here and Satoru Gojo locked outside the 'tent,' I can't think of anyone else who can stop us," Jogo with a confident smile.

"Then, let's begin." Kenjaku waved his hand and took the first step.

"My knife... it's been stolen..."

Having lost its dreams, Kasumi Miwa stood upright in the dense forest like a sculpture.

'Mai's Mai sister took my knife and left... but without a knife, I'm hardly a fighting force.'

Is bubble tea really as delicious as people say...?

Just as her thoughts were wandering, her cell phone suddenly rang.

She picked it up and looked at it. "Ah... it's Mechamaru."

Without hesitation, he pressed the answer button and said into the Miwa, "Hello, this is Useless Miwa."

"Go to sleep," came the voice of Toge Inumaki from the other end.

The Miwa thudded to the ground, beginning a blissful and restful sleep.

Inumaki hung up the phone, tossed it aside, and turned to leave.

The next moment, a dense aura of curse suddenly came from behind him. He immediately turned around alertly, pulled down his collar, and prepared to unleash Cursed Speech at any moment.

Under his gaze, an extremely ugly Cursed Spirit slowly emerged from behind a tree.

'Is this... the target for this hunt? This aura... it's more than Grade 2...'

Inumaki slightly opened his mouth, just about to cast Cursed Speech, when he saw the Cursed Spirit in front of him roll its eyes and its head roll to the ground.

"Huh?" His eyes widened suddenly.

Accompanied by heavy footsteps, Hanami slowly emerged from behind the tree.

"That's about enough, let's get started."

The Mahito was watching from a distance called out to the Juzo Kumiya, then jumped down from the eaves and followed the power of the Cursed Energy towards the direction of the Cursed Warehouse.

"Satoru Gojo is 1.9 meters tall, right? He'd make a great coat rack~" Juzo Kumiya licked his lips and walked in another direction.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Noritoshi Kamo and Junpei are engaged in a fierce battle.

"[Blood Manipulation • Crimson Binding]!"

Noritoshi Kamo raised his hand and threw the blood packet, which exploded in mid-air.

The blood inside formed a large net, binding the Shikigami Moon Dregs along with Junpei, who was hiding inside.

"This aperture is way too big, Moon Dregs!"

Junpei remained calm and composed. The jellyfish Shikigami's tentacles extended along the mesh of the net, twisting into several sharp, barbed arms that attacked the opponent from all directions.

"[Flowing Red Scale]! I can't lose!" Noritoshi Kamo dodged the tentacle attacks while rushing towards Junpei.

Just as they were about to collide, thick tree roots suddenly emerged from the side.

"Um?!"

Both of them were startled and stopped what they were doing at the same time.

"What is that?" Noritoshi Kamo stared in astonishment at the huge pile of tree roots.

"Inumaki- senpai?" Junpei noticed Toge Inumaki running along the rooftop.

Inumaki noticed them at that moment, and immediately pulled down his collar and cast Cursed Speech: "Run!"

Under the influence of the Cursed Speech, Junpei Noritoshi Kamo both stepped aside and hid.

The next moment, the cluster of huge roots slammed down on the spot where they had just been standing, kicking up a thick cloud of dust.

At that moment, in the monitoring room, all the talismans representing the Cursed Spirit in the area burned to ashes simultaneously.

"Huh?" The Utahime had just gotten up to bring back the unconscious Miwa, looked puzzled.

"The game... is over?"

"And the flames were all red... Were they made by students from the Tokyo Jujutsu High?"

"My crow didn't see anything." Mei Mei raised an eyebrow.

Satoru Gojo, resting his chin on his hands, said, "Although I'd like to say it was the students of Great Teacher Satoru Gojo who exorcised it..."

"But unregistered Cursed Energy can also cause the talisman to glow red when it burns," Yaga added.

"So... an intruder?" The Utahime frowned.

"Did Lord Tengen's barrier fail to work?" Mei Mei asked.

"This is absolutely an unusual situation, both internally and externally," Gakuganji said solemnly.

Yaga was the first to stand up and said, "I'll go see Tengen."

"Wu and the headmaster of Gakuganji went to protect the students, while Ming stayed here to confirm the students' locations within the area and report back to Wu and the others."

"Then, contact Shiratori- senpai, who lives off-campus, and ask him to come back as soon as possible."

"Understood, looking forward to your bonus!" Mei Mei rubbed his hands together.

"Let's hurry." The Utahime strode out of the monitoring room.

"Oh, that's quite a commotion."

Juzo Kumiya, carrying an axe, stood by the lake, listening to the sounds coming from the direction of Hanami, and couldn't help but sigh.

"However, once Cursed Spirit dies, it leaves nothing behind and can do nothing."

As he muttered to himself, he used the back of his axe to forcefully drive a nail covered in talismans into the ground.

"Is that all...?" He looked up at the Sky Manipulation, but nothing happened.

"Oh, right, and that thing," after realizing what he'd said, Juzo Kumiya raised his hands in a hand seal, "[Born from darkness, from darkness to darkness, all filth Cursed Residue, may all be cleansed]."

The next moment, the "tent" flowed down from the sky.

"Okay, done." He licked his lips, a lewd smile spreading across his face.

Everyone in the venue noticed this scene.

"A 'tent'? Why is it appearing now?" Itadori, who had become a close friend of Todo, looked at the Sky Manipulation with a face full of doubt.

Satoru Gojo, the Utahime, and Gakuganji, who were on their way, naturally saw it clearly as well.

"Gojo, go in before the tent is lowered!" the Utahime shouted.

"No, that won't work," Satoru Gojo replied.

"Ha?!"

"That 'tent' is complete. Prioritizing the Cursed Technique effect over the visual appeal is brilliant."

The three stopped in front of the "tent".

"However, even if it's put down, we can just break it." Satoru Gojo said casually, placing his hand on the "tent".

Then, his hand was suddenly flung away.

'What's going on... this feeling is wrong...' He looked at his smoking palm in surprise.

"Wait... why was you repelled, but I was able to get in?" The Utahime's hand easily passed through the "tent".

Seeing this, Satoru Gojo instantly understood.

"Utahime, old man, you two go in first." Satoru Gojo:

"The rules for this "account" should be: [Refuse entry to Satoru Gojo, while everyone else can freely enter and exit]."

"So... the opponent used all their strength to defend against you?" A bead of cold sweat broke out on the Utahime's forehead.

"The other side appears to have a highly skilled Curse User. Although we don't know their purpose, if someone dies, we've lost."

Satoru Gojo took out his phone and dialed a number while saying:

"Anyway, you guys go inside quickly. I'll call Mr. Shiratori now and tell him to come back as soon as possible."

The Utahime and Gakuganji exchanged a glance, nodded, and then walked straight through the "tent".

At that very moment, the second "tent" was lowered.

"[Born of darkness, from darkness to darkness, all Cursed Residue are cleansed]."

Inside the underground cave, Kenjaku smiled broadly, "Now everything is foolproof, right..."

Just as the operation was about to begin, the Mahito posed a question to him, "Isn't it enough to just set a 'revenge' against Satoru Gojo?"

"Although Shiratori Gotsu is outside, it won't take long for it to return after receiving the notification."

"That's right, so we need to lower five 'tents' in total, wrapping it up layer by layer from the inside out."

Kenjaku spread out his palms towards the crowd before him and listed them one by one:

"The first one, located at the very back, surrounding the Goodwill Event area, is to be lowered by the Juzo Kumiya, Tanzou—[Satoru Gojo is denied entry, but everyone else can freely enter and exit]."

"Secondly, in the middle, I will be responsible for descending—[Refuse Satoru Gojo to leave, everyone else can come and go freely]."

"The third one, located outside and right next to the second, will also be my responsibility to lower—[No one else is allowed to leave; only Satoru Gojo and Shiratori Gotsu are permitted to enter and exit freely]."

"The fourth one, located to the outside of the third, will still be my responsibility to lower—[signals from the inside cannot be transmitted outwards, but signals from the outside can be transmitted inwards]."

"The last one, on the outermost edge, is Haruta will do it -- [Refuse Shiratori Gotsu to come in, everyone else can come and go freely]."

"These are the methods to ensure that our operation will be foolproof."