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Inside Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical High School, in a secret room covered with countless Cursed Runes.
Satoru Gojo sat leisurely in front of a bound boy, explaining to him the origin of the Special Grade Cursed Object, Ryomen Sukuna's fingers. This bound boy was Itadori Yuji, a high school student who had accidentally swallowed one of Ryomen Sukuna's fingers.
"Because you swallowed Sukuna's finger, you have now been sentenced to secret execution."
After Satoru Gojo explained to Itadori Yuji what the finger he swallowed was, he informed him that he had been sentenced to secret execution by the higher-ups of the Jujutsu World. He then raised his hand toward him, extended two fingers, and said with a smile,
"If you want to live, there are only two choices. First, calmly accept the death penalty. As long as you die, the soul of Sukuna that has revived within you will also die with you."
"How can I accept something like that!"
Itadori Yuji heard Satoru Gojo's words and immediately shook his head like a rattle drum, saying,
"I don't accept the death penalty. What's the next option?"
"Hahaha, I knew it."
Satoru Gojo heard Itadori Yuji's words and burst into laughter. Then he looked at him and said,
"Our old men are very timid and are now clamoring to kill you immediately, but my student asked me not to let you die like this, so I proposed another suggestion to those old men."
Saying that, Satoru Gojo held up another one of Ryomen Sukuna's fingers in his hand and slowly said to Itadori Yuji, who was bound in front of him,
"Ryomen Sukuna was the King of Curses a thousand years ago. Even the Cursed Objects he left behind after his death are still continuously generating Cursed Energy, and they are so powerful that they cannot be destroyed.
Before you, others have also come into contact with this finger, but without exception, they were all 'contaminated' by the Cursed Energy generated from it.
Only you not only withstood the Cursed Energy of Sukuna's finger, but also managed to suppress his revived soul."
"In other words, you are special."
Satoru Gojo raised his hand and pulled down the blindfold on his face, revealing his deep blue eyes. He looked at Itadori Yuji and continued, "So I made a suggestion to those old men: a 'vessel' like you, who can contain Sukuna's finger without being contaminated, is very rare.
Killing you directly would be a waste.
Why not let you try to eat more of Sukuna's fingers, and then kill you? This way, your 'vessel' can be utilized to its maximum potential."
"Vessel, waste, maximized utilization—"
Itadori Yuji's mouth twitched a few times after hearing Satoru Gojo's words, then he asked,
"So I'll still die in the end?"
"That's right."
Satoru Gojo nodded, then gave him a meaningful smile and said,
"But Ryomen Sukuna's fingers are very powerful Cursed Objects. Even I, the strongest, cannot destroy them. For a weakling like you, it wouldn't be too unusual to take one or two years, three to five years, or even ten to eight years to fully adapt to the Cursed Energy of one finger, don't you think?"
"One finger? Ten to eight years?!"
Itadori Yuji heard Satoru Gojo's words and immediately understood his meaning. His eyes suddenly lit up slightly, and then he said,
"I agree with this plan. Even if I eat one every one or two years, with nine fingers left, I can still live for twenty or thirty years.
That's enough!"
"Wrong."
Satoru Gojo heard Itadori Yuji's words, raised the finger in his hand, shook his head, and said,
"Ryomen Sukuna has an abnormal body, with two faces and four arms, so four hands add up to twenty fingers."
"Two faces and four arms?"
Itadori Yuji was stunned for a moment after hearing Satoru Gojo's words, then laughed and said,
"Twenty fingers— That's even better, I can live for twice as long!"
"Hahaha!~"
Satoru Gojo heard Itadori Yuji's words and burst into laughter again, then looked at him with an appreciative gaze and said,
"I'm starting to like your personality, kid."
From the very beginning of swallowing the Cursed Object to just now hearing about being sentenced to death, this kid in front of him hadn't shown even a trace of fear. Coupled with his body's ability to contain the Cursed Energy of Ryomen Sukuna's fingers and his willpower to easily suppress Ryomen Sukuna's revived soul, Satoru Gojo concluded: this kid is definitely a genius!
"That's truly an honor."
Itadori Yuji heard Satoru Gojo's words, chuckled in response, then glanced at his bound body and asked, "So, can you let me go now?"
"Of course."
Satoru Gojo nodded, then waved his hand toward Itadori Yuji, and the Cursed Tool binding him immediately loosened. Then he said,
"One more thing. Ryomen Sukuna is, after all, the King of Curses. The fact that you can suppress his soul now doesn't mean you can always suppress it.
So, to prevent any accidents, you will need to transfer to Jujutsu High from now on, so that you can be constantly monitored. Since I proposed this suggestion, the task of monitoring you will also be my responsibility from now on. So, from now on, I am your guardian, okay!~"
In fact, it was only because Satoru Gojo proposed this idea. If it were anyone else, even if the higher-ups of the Jujutsu World agreed to this method of handling it, they would never give him freedom, let alone time to swallow one finger every one or two years, or even three to five years.
"Jujutsu High?"
Itadori Yuji didn't care about being monitored in the future. Instead, he was a bit curious about the "Jujutsu High" Satoru Gojo mentioned. The name sounded like a school, but he had never heard of it.
"Jujutsu High is specifically for teaching—"
Rumble!~
Satoru Gojo was about to explain information about Jujutsu High to Itadori Yuji when he was interrupted by a sudden roar.
"Hmm?"
The sudden commotion made Satoru Gojo's expression immediately turn serious, and then he looked upwards.
This forbidden room was buried deep underground, and it was also protected by multiple Cursed Energy barriers. Unless it was subjected to a powerful Cursed Energy attack, even an earthquake would not be able to shake it.
The current commotion indicated that something extraordinary had happened outside.
Thinking this, Satoru Gojo immediately pulled up his blindfold and then said to Itadori Yuji, "You stay here. I'll go out and see what happened."
After speaking, without waiting for Itadori Yuji to say anything, his figure instantly disappeared.
"So fast!"
Itadori Yuji looked at the spot where Satoru Gojo disappeared, and his face couldn't help but show a surprised expression, because he hadn't seen how the other party left at all.
However, after the surprise, excitement followed.
Because he felt that he might also possess abilities like Satoru Gojo in the future.
Thinking this, Itadori Yuji suddenly felt that his accidental swallowing of Ryomen Sukuna might not be a bad thing after all.
Outside;
After Satoru Gojo came out of the forbidden room, he immediately sensed two powerful Cursed Energies. The stronger one was closer to him, and it seemed to be the cause of the commotion just now.
"This aura… is it an unrecorded Special Grade Cursed Spirit?"
After sensing the two Cursed Energies, Satoru Gojo immediately made a decision. Then his figure swayed, and he quickly sped toward the direction of the stronger Cursed Energy among the two.
There, the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Hanami was fighting Yaga Masamichi.
In the direction of the weaker Cursed Energy, the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Mahito was searching for Sukuna's fingers kept at Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical High School. He had already found the location where the fingers were stored and was preparing to seize them.
On the other side;
The location where Yuki Tsukumo, Kenjaku, Dagon, and Jogo were fighting.
Within Jogo's Domain, the Coffin of the Iron Mountain, Yuki Tsukumo leaned forward, adopting a stance as if drawing a sword from an empty sheath. She released Cursed Energy, creating an invisible barrier with a radius of about two meters around herself, blocking the endless scorching flames from entering the barrier's range.
This was Yuki Tsukumo using a Simple Domain generated purely from Cursed Energy to counter Jogo's Domain.
Although a Simple Domain cannot truly counter a genuine Domain, it can temporarily defend against one. It is one of the few methods available to Jujutsu Sorcerers who cannot use Domain Expansion to counter a Domain Expansion.
Due to the technique burnout, Yuki Tsukumo was currently unable to expand her own Domain to counter Jogo's Domain.
She could only use this method to resist Jogo's Domain.