Following the end of the fight, Yaga officially welcomed Yuji Itadori to Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Fushiguro Shin, meanwhile, kicked away the puppet that Yaga had forgotten to deactivate, helped Yuji Itadori up, and offered a compliment.
"As expected of Principal Yaga, your Cursed Technique seems to have gotten stronger again."
"What is it, Shin? Do you want me to check how much you've grown recently?"
Fushiguro Shin made a gesture of surrender.
"Please spare me. How could I possibly be a match for Principal Yaga?"
Yaga said exasperatedly, "You brat, Shin."
Originally, when Yaga agreed to Gojo Satoru's request to admit Fushiguro Shin into Tokyo Jujutsu High, even with Gojo Satoru's guarantee, he was still somewhat worried.
He worried whether Fushiguro Shin, who was suppressing such things in his heart, would become a dangerous element.
However, after spending some time together, Yaga was surprised to find out.
Not only were his worries unnecessary, but Fushiguro Shin actually got along well with everyone at Tokyo Jujutsu High, appearing like a good-natured person trying to please everyone.
After all, Fushiguro Shin was not yet ready to show everyone the cold arrogance and wild ambition buried beneath that facade.
"Alright, hurry up and take Yuji Itadori to the dorms."
...The next day, the four people waiting for Kugisaki Nobara in Sugawara, Fushiguro Megumi looked at the instant camera hanging from Fushiguro Shin's chest and asked.
"What are you doing with that, Brother?"
"This? It's a second-hand instant camera. Want to take a picture?"
Gojo Satoru, feeling intrigued, pulled Yuji Itadori closer.
"Then let's take one together, the few of us."
Only after Fushiguro Shin pressed the shutter did Fushiguro Megumi continue.
"I know it's a camera. I was just curious that you would buy something other than a Cursed Tool, Brother."
...Although Fushiguro Shin possessed Heaven and Curse and immense physical strength, exorcising Cursed Spirits and curses ultimately relied on Cursed Energy.
Compared to relying on consuming experience points to activate Two-Way Heavenly Restriction for every exorcism, Cursed Tools were more cost-effective.
However, Toji's Inverted Spear of Heaven had been instantly destroyed the moment Fushiguro Shin pulled it out and aimed it at Gojo Satoru.
After all, the Inverted Spear of Heaven was indeed a special grade cursed tool capable of harming Gojo Satoru.
In the subsequent days, Gojo Satoru had no intention of providing assistance in this regard.
The only time Fushiguro Shin asked, Gojo Satoru's answer was.
"Although I really want to give you a Cursed Tool that can defeat me, unfortunately, such a thing doesn't exist."
Fushiguro Shin already knew that he couldn't take advantage of Gojo Satoru in this matter.
Furthermore, he never thought he could defeat Gojo Satoru with just Cursed Tools; they were mostly just for dealing with daily missions.
After that, Fushiguro Shin began a life of high-intensity mission acceptance and earning money. Thanks to this experience, he was able to go on missions with various Jujutsu Sorcerers and increase their favorability towards him.
Of course, the money wasn't just used to buy cheap Cursed Tools as consumables; Fushiguro Shin also sent a portion of the money to Tsumiki monthly for living expenses.
Although Fushiguro Shin avoided Tsumiki's tragedy, it didn't change the fact that Tsumiki was an ordinary person and couldn't act alongside him and Fushiguro Megumi.
Therefore, Fushiguro Shin would try his best to provide more financial support... Fushiguro Shin merely smiled slightly and said, "After all, besides exorcising Cursed Spirits, there are many other things to do."
It was exactly at this moment that they noticed.
Across the road, Kugisaki Nobara was being pestered by a headhunter scouting for models.
Compared to Yuji Itadori and Fushiguro Megumi, who felt slightly awkward, Gojo Satoru directly called Kugisaki Nobara over to gather.
"Hey! Kugisaki, over here!"
Once Kugisaki Nobara arrived before them carrying bags of various sizes, Gojo Satoru suggested.
"Let's start with introductions first."
Kugisaki Nobara put one hand on her hip and introduced herself to everyone: "I am Kugisaki Nobara. You boys should be happy, I'm the only splash of red among all the green."
Fushiguro Megumi clearly found this arrogant tone troublesome, but he could only complain silently to himself. After all, they would be classmates, and just thinking about it felt bothersome.
Yuji Itadori pointed to himself and introduced himself proactively: "I'm Yuji Itadori, and I'm from Sendai."
Fushiguro Megumi merely spoke coldly: "Fushiguro Megumi."
Kugisaki Nobara looked at the people in front of her, concluding that Yuji Itadori was a country bumpkin, and labeling Fushiguro Megumi as conceited.
When Kugisaki Nobara's gaze fell upon Fushiguro Shin, Fushiguro Shin extended his hand to Kugisaki Nobara and spoke.
"My name is Fushiguro Shin, Megumi's older brother. Miss Kugisaki, you've traveled a long way, let me carry those things for you."
"Oh, you don't have to bother, I was planning to check them in."
Although Kugisaki Nobara said this, her body was honest and she handed the bags over to Fushiguro Shin.
[Kugisaki Nobara Favorability increased to 1. Gained 100 Experience.]
And Fushiguro Shin's image, which had been a distorted stick figure in Kugisaki Nobara's eyes, became slightly more complete.
'Looking closely, they really do look alike, but the older brother is much more...'
Just as Kugisaki Nobara was muttering to herself mentally, Fushiguro Shin spoke.
"I didn't realize your interest was modeling, Miss Kugisaki. Would you mind if I took a picture of you now?"
"Of course. Is this pose okay?"
[Kugisaki Nobara Favorability increased to 5. Gained 500 Experience.]
"Uh..." Yuji Itadori suddenly felt unaccustomed to Fushiguro Shin, who had fought him fiercely earlier, acting this way now.
Gojo Satoru was long accustomed to Fushiguro Shin's style, so he didn't find it strange.
Fushiguro Megumi watched Fushiguro Shin, who was chatting happily with Kugisaki Nobara, and he could still feel that sense of incongruity.
In his eyes, his older brother was always able to perfectly charm girls, yet he never intended to develop intimate relationships. Some people who confessed their feelings to Fushiguro Shin were even politely rejected.
After seeing this many times, Fushiguro Megumi realized that Fushiguro Shin was treating everyone equally, using the exact same approach.
Fushiguro Megumi felt as if Fushiguro Shin was born into this world specifically to become a person like this.
It was also thanks to his older brother that Fushiguro Megumi received considerable attention under the title of Fushiguro Shin's younger brother.
And because Fushiguro Megumi was well-protected by Fushiguro Shin, he never questioned his older brother, since Fushiguro Shin always managed to solve problems effectively.
After a round of conversation, Kugisaki Nobara's favorability towards Fushiguro Shin rose to level 10, earning him a significant amount of experience points.
Fushiguro Shin couldn't help but sigh that the initial meeting was always the easiest time to raise favorability; after that, it slowed down considerably.
But he was still short of something. Fushiguro Shin was waiting for a later opportunity, a chance to face Ryomen Sukuna alone, to test his Domain.
After all, the Shibuya Incident was not far away, and it was necessary to confirm the methods he could use in advance to start planning.
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