Japan.
Inside a traditional Japanese-style room.
"Damn it!"
After waking up, Natsu furiously slammed the table.
He had just gotten so worked up reading the Jujutsu Kaisen manga that he fainted.
The latest chapter was utterly outrageous. It was like absurdity's mother opening the door for even greater absurdity. Completely unhinged.
How could they even come up with something like Sukuna piloting Megumi Fushiguro to fight Yuta Okkotsu piloting Gojo?
Had Jujutsu Kaisen turned into an EVA battle?
"Phew…"
"Huh?"
After calming down, he suddenly realized something was wrong. Why did the room look different?
Looking around carefully, Natsu was stunned.
"Where the hell i am?"
He had fainted while reading manga, so why did his house look completely different when he woke up?
Just as he was still in a daze, a sound came from the next room.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Heart-wrenching female screams mixed with the strange sound of liquid splattering.
"This… it's coming from next door?"
Natsu had watched plenty of "educational" videos in his life, but he wasn't stupid.
There was no way bedroom activities sounded like that.
At that moment, a cold mechanical voice rang out in his mind.
"Ding! Loading complete. Congratulations to the host for activating the Life Choice System."
"Ding! The first Life Choice has begun."
"Task Choice One: As a transmigrator, you must be fearless. Engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Grade 3 Artificial Curse Spirit that is about to break through the wall. Reward: Eight Inner Gates."
"Task Choice Two: Use love to enlighten the incoming Curse Spirit. Reward: Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu."
"Task Choice Three: Have a deep and affectionate gaze with Gojo's Six Eyes. Reward: Mangekyo Sharingan (Kamui)."
The flood of information froze Natsu in place.
He had transmigrated.
And into the world of Jujutsu Kaisen.
The commotion next door was caused by a Curse Spirit. And soon, it would be his turn.
Looking at the outrageous choices in front of him, Natsu felt as if ten thousand alpacas were trampling across his heart.
System, are you serious? You want me to fight a Curse Spirit bare-handed?
The second option was even more ridiculous. Enlighten it with love? Since when could Curse Spirits be moved by emotional counseling?
He immediately rejected the first two options.
Thankfully, there was still the third one. Strange, yes. But clearly the safest.
And the reward was the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The plain wall shook violently, as if someone on the other side was smashing it with a massive hammer. The entire room trembled.
Natsu's heartbeat sped up. He slowly retreated toward the doorknob, staring at the bulging wall.
He was gambling.
Three seconds.
He would wait three seconds.
If Gojo did not appear within three seconds, he would lock the door and run.
Life was precious. Who knew whether Gojo would arrive in time?
And he had enough self-awareness to know he could not fight a Curse Spirit bare-handed. Even if Mike Tyson were here, he would probably lose control of his bowels.
Dong!!
With a thunderous crash, the wall exploded.
A twisted, grotesque creature burst through the debris.
It had a human face, the body of an insect, and countless blood-red eyes covering its form. Thick pus dripped from its massive mouth onto the wooden floor.
Drip. Drip.
Where the liquid landed, the wood sizzled and corroded into small pits.
A nauseating stench filled the air.
"Don't go… come play with me… don't go…"
Its voice sounded like several children speaking at once, layered together in a distorted chorus.
The room across the hall was a disaster. A corpse lay in a pool of blood.
Her body had been chewed beyond recognition, her eyes wide open and unfocused.
The sight hit Natsu like a hammer.
"I'm sorry, but you're too ugly. Even dogs would shake their heads at you."
Just as Natsu was about to lock the door and flee—
Crash!
The window shattered.
A tall figure broke through.
Long silver-white hair. A confident smile. Tall and slender. Dressed in a clean black Jujutsu uniform.
He was even carrying a box of Sendai's specialty, kikufuku.
"Sumimasen. I'm late."
As he spoke, Gojo instantly appeared in front of the Curse Spirit. With a casual lift of his hand, he released a Red, reducing the creature to dust in an instant.
Natsu was speechless.
As expected. Still the same man who loved sweets.
Unfortunate people really did love sweets.
With the danger gone, Gojo rested his chin on his hand and glanced sideways at Natsu.
Natsu, meanwhile, was thinking about how to get him to remove his blindfold.
After all, how could he have a deep gaze with the Six Eyes through fabric?
Let alone an affectionate one.
Gojo raised an eyebrow and leaned down slightly.
"Hmm? Interesting. Not simple at all. He has innate Cursed Energy… and there's something else about him I can't see through."
Even the Six Eyes could not perceive it. It was as if Natsu were wrapped in thick fog.
Looking at this young man who was about three points more handsome than himself, Gojo grew intrigued.
Natsu knew the "something" Gojo could not see was likely the system.
No matter how strong Gojo was, he could not see through that.
"Are you interested in becoming a Jujutsu Sorcerer? The kind that beats up Curse Spirits. You just saw it."
Natsu's lips curved slightly.
Wasn't that the perfect excuse to look into the Six Eyes?
"Jujutsu Sorcerer? What's that? And… what was that monster just now?"
He tried his best to act clueless.
Gojo raised one finger.
"Let's start with Curse Spirits. Bitterness, regret, shame, fear, and other negative emotions give birth to them."
Though Natsu already knew all this, he listened calmly without revealing anything.
…
After finishing his explanation, Gojo spun lightly and smiled.
"So? Tempted? It's only a tiny bit dangerous."
Natsu's mouth twitched.
Only a tiny bit? If he remembered correctly, most of them died later.
"My grandma once told me that you can tell if someone is telling the truth by looking into their eyes."
He made up a grandmother on the spot and spoke earnestly.
"Hmm… look if you want. But after you look, you're coming with me."
Gojo understood that constantly wearing a blindfold made him look suspicious.
After a brief pause, he removed it with practiced ease.
Pale blue eyes were revealed.
So this was the Six Eyes. Deep and mysterious, as if they could see through everything.
Natsu seized the opportunity and stared straight into them.
The system said deep and affectionate. So it had to be affectionate enough.
He had never been in love, but he had watched plenty of live streams.
The only slightly uncomfortable part was that the other person was a man.
But for the reward, sacrifices had to be made.
Gojo, usually carefree and unbothered, actually panicked a little. He took two unconscious steps back.
Just look. Why make that expression so intense?
Suddenly, a terrible ringtone echoed through the room:
"It's a heartbeat~ Can't avoid those eyes~ My heart pounds uncontrollably for you~~~"
Both of them thought at the same time, What the hell?!
They instantly turned their heads away.
Natsu finally broke eye contact.
Damn this cursed system. What kind of twisted task was that?
But thankfully—
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the task. Mangekyo Sharingan is being distributed…"
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