### Chapter 19: Tengen's Instructions, Filling the One-Tails Panel
"So the Star Plasma Vessel is just a brat."
Looking at the photo of Amanai Riko displayed on his phone, Gojo Satoru held a drink in his other hand, his walking posture casual and frivolous.
From his appearance, one couldn't tell at all that he was the Gojo clan's [Six Eyes] that appeared only once every few hundred years.
An existence whose birth signified the birth of the 'Strongest'.
He took a sip of cola. "I wonder which organization is going to attack this brat."
"There are probably two."
As his classmate and best friend who had fought side by side with Gojo Satoru many times, Geto Suguru walked in front of Gojo Satoru.
He offered his speculation to the latter:
"One is the Curse User group 'Q', which attempts to use Master Tengen's rampage to overturn the current Jujutsu world."
"The other is a religious group that worships Master Tengen—the Star Religious Group [Time Vessel Association]."
"The latter is a non-sorcerer group composed only of ordinary people. Even if they know the identity and location of the Star Plasma Vessel, they pose no threat."
"As expected, we have to watch out for 'Q'."
Regarding Geto Suguru's analysis and rigorous attitude, Gojo Satoru said nonchalantly.
"It doesn't matter who the opponent is. We are the strongest."
Looking at his best friend with whom he had formed an extremely tacit understanding through countless battles, Geto Suguru revealed a knowing smile.
"Then, let's go meet that Star Plasma Vessel girl..."
Suddenly, a ringing phone interrupted Geto Suguru's words.
Gojo Satoru looked at the caller ID showing Yaga Masamichi, and answered the call.
"Hah?"
Hearing Yaga Masamichi cancel the operation for him and Geto Suguru, Gojo Satoru felt like he was being played.
Although the phone wasn't on speaker, Geto Suguru wasn't an ordinary person either and could hear the voice from the phone clearly.
He also wondered why the teacher would suddenly change the personnel for the mission.
"Master Tengen's instructions. I've notified Mei Mei and Iori to depart for the mission location."
"However, due to the sudden change in this mission, it indeed made you make a wasted trip."
"There happens to be a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit nearby that needs to be exorcised. Treat this Cursed Spirit as a temporary mission."
After hanging up, although Gojo Satoru felt a bit annoyed, he swung his phone around.
"How troublesome."
"It can't be helped, after all, it's Master Tengen's order."
Geto Suguru didn't feel much about it.
"That Master Tengen really likes to order people around..."
Gojo Satoru slightly lowered his sunglasses, revealing the azure eyes with white mist beneath the lenses.
Raising his eyebrows, he put on the expression of a problem child about to cause trouble.
"Suguru, although a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit is easy to deal with, finding it with only a little information is quite troublesome, right?"
"Depending on the situation, that possibility indeed exists."
Given the tacit understanding between the two.
These words, falling into Gojo Satoru's ears, practically had the meaning of agreement written on their face.
Don't let Geto Suguru's approachable smile and somewhat gentle and elegant temperament fool you.
Like Gojo Satoru, he was also an out-and-out problem child.
Of course.
Yaga Masamichi's words might also contain the meaning of indulging the two's activities.
After all, a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit was a very tricky existence for most Jujutsu Sorcerers.
But for the [Strongest] Gojo Satoru, and Geto Suguru, who possessed [Cursed Spirit Manipulation] and was a well-deserved genius, it was completely not worth mentioning.
...
"Star Plasma Vessel, Tengen, Assimilation..."
Located in Kuroi Misato and Amanai Riko's residence, Ryota sat leisurely on the sofa.
As if he were the owner of this apartment.
The TV in front was playing news about a fatality in a long-abandoned hospital.
While watching the news, Ryota thought about the information regarding Amanai Riko's identity he had obtained from Kuroi Misato.
However, Kuroi Misato was not an insider after all, so the information she knew was also very limited.
"Ryota-sama, here is your iced cola."
At this moment, Kuroi Misato brought the iced cola Ryota requested and placed it somewhat cautiously on the coffee table in front of him.
Although Ryota's posture was casual now.
But every time she recalled the mystery and power Ryota had displayed earlier, as well as that unparalleled unruliness and madness.
Kuroi Misato would involuntarily become careful when facing Ryota.
Moreover, Ryota had explicitly stated he was not a Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Then what was Ryota's purpose? To avoid angering him, she dared not ask.
At least for now, since she was saved by Ryota, and Ryota had not shown any malice so far.
It was just that, with the passage of time, thinking of the Curse User group Vayer and Kokun belonged to, Kuroi Misato found it increasingly hard to hide the unease in her heart.
"Hah~"
Ryota took a sip of the cool and refreshing cola, feeling good.
He turned his face to look at Kuroi Misato, who seemed to want to say something but stopped.
"Something you want to ask?"
"Ryota-sama... is it really okay for us to be here?"
After hesitating, Kuroi Misato voiced her worry.
"Those Curse Users? No need to worry."
After returning to the residence, Amanai Riko was taken upstairs by Kuroi Misato to rest.
She was currently sleeping soundly upstairs.
Having not seen Amanai Riko appear in the original anime, Ryota didn't know what kind of background she had in the plot.
But these things were inconsequential.
Facing Amanai Riko, who had become his fangirl due to his earlier act of crushing the Curse Users.
Coupled with the girl's subsequent shy and innocent reactions, it was hard to feel animosity towards her.
Moreover, Ryota had not forgotten the direction of his actions.
Killing Cursed Spirits could increase the inheritance rate of the [Uchiha Madara · Rinnegan] template.
Killing existences with Cursed Energy could fill the greyed-out [Tailed Beast Panel].
The two previous Curse Users had added a splash of color to the [One-Tails] icon in the [Tailed Beast Panel].
That color was the same as the One-Tails' actual body.
Inside the grey pattern, like ripples on a lake surface, that splash of color swayed at the bottom of the One-Tails icon's feet.
It could be seen that as he killed targets with Cursed Energy, the color would fill the One-Tails' grey pattern completely from bottom to top.
When that time came, the One-Tails would turn into a real Tailed Beast and could be summoned to the real world by Ryota using the Summoning Technique!
Furthermore, it wouldn't possess completely the same characteristics as the Tailed Beasts from the Naruto world.
While possessing a body originally composed entirely of Chakra, it would also possess the characteristics of Cursed Energy power!
Thus, currently, both Cursed Spirits and Curse Users fell within the scope of Ryota's targets.
As the Star Plasma Vessel, Amanai Riko was targeted by an unknown number of people.
That meant, with Amanai Riko here, she would continuously attract Curse Users.
Which would, in turn, accelerate the filling of the [Tailed Beast Panel].
Thinking about it this way.
Protecting Amanai Riko, and Kuroi Misato who was outstanding in life skills, was something Ryota could do effortlessly, so he naturally wouldn't be stingy.
...
At this moment.
Dozens of people wearing military coats and large military caps printed with [Q] were moving towards the apartment where the group was located.
*Clack—*
The sound of footsteps landing.
The leader walking at the very front was the strongest Curse User in [Q], 'Bayer'.
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