Chapter 128 A Bolt from the Blue

When Yuji Itadori woke up from a coma, he found himself lying on a hospital bed in the school hospital, with a large group of people around him reciting test points.

Aoi Todou was the first to notice that Yuji Itadori had woken up. He dropped his book and immediately rushed over to hold Yuji Itadori's hand, making Yuji think that he had not just undergone a minor surgery, but had just been discharged from the ICU: "That's great, my dear friend, the operation was successful! You don't have to die!"

The others immediately dropped their textbooks and gathered around.

This made Itadori Yuji feel a little embarrassed: "Thank you all for your concern. But I'm not going to die... Miss Ghost said it was a very small operation."

"That's just for her! I think you guys at Tokyo School have seen so much outrageous stuff that you've lost all your common sense!"

Nishimiya Momo glanced at the students of Tokyo School and found that their expressions were as calm as Yuji Itadori's. They seemed to be used to it, and she was immediately furious.

"For us, the soul is a very fragile and difficult thing to grasp. Over the years, there have only been four cases of curses involving the human soul. The first was with Yuta Otsutsuki and Rika. The second was when Yuji Itadori ate Sukuna's finger and not only did he not die, but he shared a body with Ryoumen Sukuna. The third was the blue-haired special-grade cursed spirit that Geto Suguru just subdued, who could control the souls and bodies of others through touch. The last case was just now."

Todou Aoi: "Also, the human spirits in the Otsutsuki Yuta incident, while rare, are not undocumented. And the other three cases not only all affected living human spirits, but these bizarre cases were all concentrated at the Tokyo Jujutsu High School, and even occurred within a period of six months. No wonder you mistakenly believe this is the norm."

Kamo Kenji sighed: "Not only does he possess great power, but he also possesses such profound knowledge. No wonder the Eleven-Year Ghost Shadow has become the lingering nightmare of the top brass of the entire Jujutsu world with his own strength."

"Eleven years ago? A nightmare?" Everyone's attention instantly focused on Kamo Kenji, and they couldn't help but laugh, "What happened eleven years ago?"

Kamo Kenji asked curiously, "How could you, as students of Tokyo School, not know this? Didn't your teacher tell you? When the Ghost Shadow entered Tokyo Jujutsu High School, Gojo Satoru, Geto Suguru, and Ienori Shoko were all students there. I heard from Teacher An Utahime that the Ghost Shadow had a lot of interactions with them back then."

"Haven't you asked Ghost herself? Judging from your reactions to Ghost's mention and how often she's been in and out of Tokyo High School, you should have come into contact with her, right?"

Although the students of Tokyo School had heard Cheng Xiaoyu's stories before, Cheng Xiaoyu never specifically talked about what she had done to the old magic world in the past eleven years. In addition, the other things she said at that time were far more exciting than intimidating the old high-level officials of the magic world, so they forgot to ask.

And to be honest, the students at the Tokyo school felt that even if they asked, the answers they would get would only be very brief and would not arouse their desire to learn more.

After all, terms like "high-dimensional beings" and "exotic gods"—which sound impressive—become "stowaways" in Cheng Xiaoyu's mouth, and the heroic feat of battling them and saving the world becomes "repatriating stowaways." Crucially, Cheng Xiaoyu's explanations make perfect sense...so much so that these three terms have now completely lost their allure in the eyes of Tokyo students.

However, the students of Tokyo School certainly cannot say these words directly. It is precisely because they know too much that they understand the importance of keeping this information confidential.

So, Goumaki stepped forward in time and blurted out a string of dish names: "Marinated cabbage with mentaiko, tuna. Crab stick, pork floss, radish, salmon..."

Although Inumaki Ji didn't know what he was talking about, it didn't matter. The students of Kyoto School didn't know either. In this way, he could reasonably delay the time and let his classmates think about the answer. Anyway, the final right of interpretation belonged to the students of Tokyo School.

Zenin Maki and Panda, who have been classmates with Inujūji for the longest time, immediately understood Inujūji's intention.

Zenin Maki made a prompt decision: "Gojuan is right!"

Kyoto school student:?

What did he say?

Panda immediately continued, "Dogjuan said that the teachers kept silent about what happened back then, and we weren't very familiar with Ghost. Our relationship was limited to a few greetings."

Xigong Tao muttered to herself, "Although I've seen this before, what exactly is the principle behind this? How did I understand it?"

Toudou Aoi raised an eyebrow. "Don't underestimate the bond between them! True friendship can achieve a spiritual fusion, don't you think, dear friend?"

Yuji Itadori: "Um...I think so."

"...Okay." Kamo Kenji gave up thinking and said, "I was very young at that time, and what I knew was what I heard from the elders in my family. In fact, before today, I had never seen the ghost in person."

At first, there was a change in the name.

Kamo Kenji remembered that the elders in his family initially called the ghost "that rude woman from another world" in private.

Within a few days, cursed spirits appeared at the bedside of all the powerful figures who lived in the Kamo family's residence. Although there were no casualties, one-fifth of the Kamo family's buildings were destroyed in the fighting.

The ghost became "that monster" again in the mouths of that group of bruised people.

Soon, the frequency of cursed spirits appearing at the bedside of the elders and even the head of the Kamo family increased. They seemed to have reached some kind of agreement with the ghost. She would place those cursed spirits in a certain area, and the old high-level people in the curse world who had rarely been on missions needed to go there every day to exorcise the cursed spirits, otherwise they would appear at the bedside of those who were on strike and pretending to be sick at night.

So, the ghost became "that devil" in the mouths of those people whose faces were ashen, even though they came back intact every time.

Kamo Kenji: "...The ghost disappeared for a full eleven years, until she reappeared half a year ago. Before the fall of the old magic world, her name became almost a taboo among the upper echelons of the magic world. They all referred to her as 'that person'."

Yuji Itadori complained quietly: "Why is it the same as Fu O Demon..."

Dong Tang Kui snorted coldly, "I think the top management has done too many bad things and has hit a wall. That's why they are afraid that Guiying will do to them what they have done to others. I don't think Guiying is as vicious, insidious and cunning as them."

Todo Aoi's words were unanimously agreed upon by everyone.

"By the way, now that Youji is awake... how are you feeling now?" Kugisaki Nobara asked the question on everyone else's mind. "The body and soul can reflect each other, but you woke up after only four hours of sleep. Why did the ghost say you wouldn't be able to attend classes for the next few days? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No." Itadori Yuji carefully felt his body but did not find anything wrong. "Maybe it's my physical condition. I didn't feel anything special when I ate Sukuna's fingers before."

"This may not have much to do with your physical condition," Fushiguro Megumi said. "After all, the body you're in is your own soul. Your body certainly won't experience the same rejection reaction as a reborn soul. Miss Ghost only said you 'can't attend class,' not that you 'can't attend class.' I'm inclined to think you might have other issues. Are you sure there's nothing wrong with you?"

Although these two words look similar, their meanings are slightly different.

"Unable to attend class" means that there is force majeure that prevents Yuji Itadori from attending class, while "not being able to attend class" is expressly prohibited by the doctor's warning. The former means that the act of "attending class" itself will not cause any harm to Yuji Itadori, but he simply cannot do it.

Yuji Itadori felt it blankly for a moment, then tried to stretch his feet out of the bed, but there was still no problem: "I think I can even go down and run a thousand meters now."

In order to prove what he said, Yuji Itadori did push-ups and high jumps on the spot. He looked so energetic that it was hard to believe that he had just come off the operating table.

"Since you're okay, why don't you study with us?" Kamo Kenji took out a set of handwritten papers and a pen and handed them to Itadori Yuji. "While you were unconscious, we tried to make up questions for each other to strengthen our understanding of the knowledge. We even borrowed the school's printer for this purpose."

"Okay! Thank you, Senior Kamo." Yuji Itadori took the paper and looked at it carefully.

Five seconds later, Yuji Itadori, holding the test paper and pen, fell back peacefully onto the hospital bed where he woke up.

Everyone:?!

"Teacher! Teacher Ieiri!" The panda closest to the door immediately rushed to the infirmary next door and called Ieiri Glass, "Itadori Yuji has fainted again!"

As soon as Ieiri Shoko entered the room and saw the paper and pen next to Itadori Yuji, she knew what had happened: "It's okay, he'll wake up soon. The ghost said that Itadori needs to cultivate his soul after the operation, and the soul is closely related to memory and thought."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Ieiri Naoko picked up a paper the students were working on. "You've all studied really hard, and you've learned quickly. That's great! I'm sure you'll be able to handle the new courses next year with ease."

Everyone's expressions froze on their faces.

"Mental Health Education" is already like this, and there are new subjects?

Otsutsuki Yuuta: "Teacher Ieiri, our new subjects next semester shouldn't be related to the Spellcaster Qualification Certificate, right?"

Ieiri Naoko: "Don't worry, that won't happen. But I heard it might be linked to your diploma."

Everyone:?!

You should know that before, whether it was Kyoto Jujutsu High School or Tokyo Jujutsu High School, there was only one graduation standard, and that was to survive until the last semester of the last academic year.

Hasn't the sorcerer always been a combat-oriented profession that starts fighting within five seconds of meeting the opponent and fights to the death if they can't kill him?

And now they're adding a cultural exam? How is this any different from just letting them postpone their graduation?