Jiuyuan really wasn't saying it casually, he remembered that he had a key to the gate of Hades and could summon the gate of Hades anytime and anywhere, but the danger inside was self-evident, unless he brought his pass, he would only encounter danger after entering.

But...if this prop is used properly, it might be of great use.

For a moment, he had the urge to throw the fake Geto in there and give it a try.

But he quickly denied it.

(No, that person is hiding in Geto's body. If I open the door and send him in, I have to get the body back... It's a headache.)

"What's wrong?" Seeing that he suddenly stopped talking, Xia Yujie thought he was worried about his body, so he comforted him, "Although it is indeed unpleasant that I can't get my body back immediately. But it doesn't have to be taken back. My goal has always been the missing part of my soul."

For him who is already dead, no matter how his body was treated before death, it is not important. He just cannot tolerate others using his body to do things that go against his wishes.

Jiuyuan hopes to solve the problem fundamentally, not only for Geto Suguru, but also for himself.

He would run into such a dangerous person sooner or later, so he might as well find out the other party's intentions while he still has Gojo Satoru as his ally to help.

So he asked, "Sugaru-kun, have you ever been stupid? Why is it you?"

"It's because of the ritual."

Geto Summer Oil also thought about this question on the way back. If there was anything about him that was worthy of being coveted, it was only his innate skills. Both in terms of uniqueness and practicality, he was unique among sorcerers.

"This also makes me more certain that the other party's goal of colluding with the curse spirit is not simple at all, and it is even quite dangerous." He said, Xia Yujie got to the point: "Wait... my technique can play a role of insurance for him, and the curse spirit manipulation technique is the guarantee that he can stay safely beside the special curse spirit. The relationship between them may not be as harmonious as we imagined."

When he realized this, his face turned ugly.

(Those special ones might have other uses.)

(What could it be…)

"Really..." Kuen sighed, "There are more troubles, Geto-kun."

"Well, I'll go to the technical high school now. I can tell Satoru about this."

"I'll go with you." Jiuyuan said, "I just happened to have something to ask him."

The cookies he gave to Gojo Satoru last time suddenly disappeared. When he asked Dr. Ieiri Shoko before, she told him that Gojo Satoru was on a business trip and would not be back for a while. She also told him the approximate time Gojo Satoru would be back, which was about right today.

He is thinking about what new product to develop, and Gojo Satoru might be able to give him some inspiration.

They walked into Hanako's shop and planned to transfer to the high school. Xia Yujie saw a wooden box at Hanako's feet, which was already filled with miscellaneous items.

It is called a miscellany because there are so many types and it has everything.

Hanako was wiping the scales, and seeing his curiosity, she said, "These are things collected from customers. I don't have time to analyze and experiment with them in detail..." He looked at Geto with resentment, "If you don't go to work tomorrow, I won't be able to handle it."

Kagome: "...Wait, isn't Hachishaku-sama with you?"

"Gojo Satoru asked him to check the seal." Kuen also squatted down and curiously flipped through Hanako's box of junk, saying, "It seems that the seal somewhere in Yokohama has loosened, but we're not sure if something has escaped, and what it is... Hey, why is someone sending food? Won't it go bad?"

He took the thing out and found it was tofu sushi wrapped in plastic wrap.

Hanako lazily lay on the table and yawned, "This is a real gift from a fox... It should taste good, right? I heard from them that there seems to be a fox father and son who run a shop selling oden at night, and they strongly recommended that we try it."

Jiuyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he put the food aside and said, "You can give it to Yoshino-san when he comes to work part-time later." He took out his phone and checked the time, "Please send us to the technical high school. You are also going to pick up Yoshino-san, right?"

"That's because you never help." After a little complaint, Hanako still opened the door for them.

As soon as Kuen left the restroom, he met Yoshino Junpei on the stairs going downstairs.

The young man had a gloomy face and lowered his eyes. He walked up the stairs absentmindedly. Seeing him like this, Jiu Yuan couldn't help but say, "...When going up and down the stairs, you should concentrate, right? Yoshino-san."

Hearing this, the young man looked up and met Jiuyuan's gaze.

The originally suppressed emotions seemed to become somewhat difficult to suppress in these two empty eyes. Yoshino Junpei used to think that he was a patient person, otherwise he would not have gritted his teeth and persevered when being bullied. Now, he felt that it was only because he had not received a real blow that could make him dazed and mentally out of his mind.

"Um..." The young man opened his lips slightly and asked tentatively, "Can I take a leave of absence from my part-time job today?"

If you still can't see any problem at this point, then you can say that these eyes are grown in vain.

"What happened?" Jiuyuan asked softly, "...Is there anything we can help you with?"

Hearing the word "help", Yoshino Junpei shook his head, and his depressed and repressed mood became even stronger.

He was confused for a long time, changing his words again and again, and finally chose the most straightforward answer -

"Yuji-san...is dead."

Even Kuen, who thought he had extraordinary self-control, was shocked after hearing what Yoshino Junpei said. He subconsciously looked at Kagome Kei beside him, and the latter looked at him in bewilderment.

Kayu Kei's understanding of Yuji Itadori is only at the level of "Sukuna's container", but Kuen is different.

Not long ago, he had dinner with Itadori, Yoshino, and Atsushi using Hanako's vest, and he had a good impression of the boy. If he was the sun, it was definitely not the scorching sun in midsummer, but the warm sun in winter. It would be hard for anyone who had come into contact with such a person not to like him.

It may sound a bit cruel to say this, but as a bystander, Hisan's first reaction was whether there were instructions from higher-ups - after all, Itadori is Sukuna's vessel, and it was Gojo Satoru who negotiated with the higher-ups to turn the death sentence into a suspended death sentence. It might also be a delaying tactic to appease Gojo Satoru for his sake.

The doctor said that Gojo Satoru had been away for a few days, and Kuen felt that this was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain...

In order to verify this, Jiuyuan asked: "Is that so... I guess you guys have encountered a very dangerous mission, right?"

"Yes..." Yoshino Junpei said, remembering his near-death experience, "We encountered a special class."

Kuen pulled out the bag of cookies (regular version) that he had brought with him from his pocket, then took Yoshino Junpei's hand and placed it in his palm.

"Go and have a good rest, Yoshino-san. I'll tell Hanako about the part-time job later." Foolishly, he said, "Yoshino-san, go get some cookies from Hanako and share them with the students who are on the mission with you. Don't worry, these cookies have a calming effect. After eating them, you'll have a good sleep... and you'll feel a little better."

The boy forced a smile with great difficulty, "...Thank you."

After Yoshino Junpei left, Geto shook his head and said, "It's too obvious that the guys above took action. They took advantage of Wu's absence and wanted to kill first and report later. In this way, even if Wu came back, he would be unable to do anything to them."

"Not only that, but they also dragged ordinary students into this... They don't care about their lives at all. In the eyes of these high-ranking officials, what is the life of a sorcerer?" Kuen said, "Is this what the high-ranking officials do?"

Xia Yujie didn't say anything.

Kuen suddenly said, "It was Hanako's idea to let Yoshino Junpei go to high school. If that child dies because of a boring fight between sorcerers... As the store manager, I would also feel guilty towards his mother."

Of course he knew that Yoshino Junpei and his mother depended on each other for survival.

Guiding the child to awaken his talent as a sorcerer and allowing him to attend technical high school was also somewhat related to Hisaen. If his decision ruined Yoshino Junpei's future, he would be the first one to not forgive himself.

The boy sneered, "No wonder you both think the world of magic is terrible."

"...You're right. The population of sorcerers is already declining. In this shrinking society, the upper echelons have never stopped oppressing the lower echelons. It's not the first time that other sorcerers' lives have been wasted like this." said Geto Suguru. "They died from false intelligence, unequal information gaps, and being involved in unnecessary disputes... In addition to curses, sorcerers have to face these unreasonable things."

Kuen: "This is such an unreasonable workplace."

Geto Summer Oil shook his head: "Once you embark on the path of a sorcerer, you will only face a regretful death one day in the future."

"——Other than that, nothing will be left. Perhaps this is the fate of being a sorcerer. A life accompanied by a curse will eventually end in the curse."

The two of them went down the stairs, and the only sound in the empty corridor was the sound of their footsteps.

Other than that there was dead silence.

…

…

The timing when Kuen and the others went was very bad, as Yuji Itadori had already been placed on the operating table and Naoko Ieiri started searching for her work gloves.

Gojo Satoru was sitting on a chair nearby with an unhappy look on his face, and next to him was Ijichi Kiyotaka, who didn't even dare to breathe.

It just so happens that Jiuyuan also asked a question -

"Mr. Ijichi." He closed the door and asked Ijichi, whose face was pale, "...Why let a group of children deal with the special class? Even as a non-magician, I know that this is unreasonable. Yoshino Junpei is my employee, and I hope to get a reasonable explanation."

After saying that, he deliberately looked at Yuji's body covered with white cloth.

"No... I didn't know I would become a special grade when I was sent out." Ijichi covered his mouth with his hand and said anxiously, "It's true..."

“—Did you do that on purpose?” Gojo Satoru interrupted.

Kuen had never heard Gojo Satoru speak in such a suppressed and low voice here, even though he was always smiling.

Looks quite angry.

"Even an amateur like Kuen-kun can see through your intentions at a glance. The guys above are really brave... It's very troublesome to find the guys who did it bit by bit..."

"——Or, why not just kill all those guys?"

The answer to his question was the sound of Glass lifting the white cloth covering the corpse.

There was an obvious wound on the heart. Hisan didn't know if it was done by the cursed spirit. If so, it was no wonder that Gojo Satoru was so angry after seeing the corpse. After all, this was his student, not to mention that he had taken the initiative to fight for Itadori's death. The emotions were different.

In the gloomy atmosphere, Kuen took out the last bag of cookies he had and threw it to Gojo Satoru.

"Would you like some?"

"Thank you." After opening the package, Gojo Satoru leaned back on the stool and took a few bites. He said, "I became a teacher to cultivate a group of like-minded partners. However, even so, the guys above me found excuses to stop me. They sent these students to cause trouble for me... Tsk."

Considering that Geto Suguru was still there, Gojo Satoru told Ijichi to let him go out first.

The latter seemed to be granted amnesty. After confirming several times that Gojo Satoru did not say that on purpose to tease him, he immediately closed the door and left.

"It's still the same old thing, the guys up there."

After Ijichi left, Kagome also leaned against the wall, clasped his hands over his chest and sighed, "Satoru, is your current situation already so difficult?"

"I guess so. You know how many people dislike me." He put a cookie in his hand, blocking the light in the room in front of his eyes, and said, "It's rare for the two of you to come to see me together. What happened?"

Seeing that Gojo Satoru was not in the mood to chat, Xia Yujie came to remind him about serious matters and got straight to the point: "I found my body."

Gojo Satoru paused, then straightened up, sat up straight from his lazy leaning posture, and looked at Kagome Geto, waiting for his next words.

"It is being used by an unidentified person... In addition, there are several extremely dangerous cursed spirits beside him, at least special-grade... No, much stronger than ordinary special-grade ones, and they have their own names and thoughts, and can communicate with each other in language." At this point, his expression became serious, "You understand what I mean, Wu?"

"No matter what, the higher-ups will attack you because of this." Xia Yujie took precautions in advance. "After all, it's my body. They can accuse you of anything they want."

“…It’s really troublesome.”

Gojo Satoru knew that those people would definitely be able to do it, and he was already starting to get annoyed about the troubles that would come his way in the future.

"Compared to that, what about the guy who used your body?"

"I don't know. Since we are colluding with these special cursed spirits, it can't be a good thing. Whatever they are planning, the first person they have to deal with is definitely you, Wu."

"I know."

As the most famous and powerful one, Gojo Satoru certainly understands that if someone foolishly wants to do something in the world of sorcery, he will not be able to be avoided no matter what, and he will definitely be targeted.

The other party came prepared, and fortunately, he is not completely unprepared.

At least, the news brought by Geto Suguru could allow Gojo Satoru to be mentally prepared in advance.

Ieiri Naoko interrupted their narration, and the school doctor who was ready to perform the autopsy said to them: "I'm going to start working--"

However, behind her, the originally dead Yuji Itadori actually sat up.

The boy's first reaction after waking up was: "Wow! I'm completely naked——"

Xia Yujie also widened his eyes: "This is really..."

"Incredible, isn't it?" Jiuyuan continued his words with emotion.

In this case, Yoshino and the others should be very happy, right?

What greeted Yuji was a high-five from Gojo Satoru.

"Welcome back, Hisahito——"

…

…

The news of Yuji's resurrection was temporarily blocked, which was also to protect him. If the people above knew about it, they would definitely stop him and would not give them any breathing space.

This is a rare time that we can squeeze out and give the knotweed some time to grow.

Taking this opportunity, Hisaen talked to Gojo Satoru about the product.

Now that he knew that the upper management was so unreliable, Jiuyuan no longer had the intention to promote the products on a large scale. He thought that small-scale transactions were not a big deal.

"It's okay for a product as small as cookies," Gojo Satoru said, "but it's not suitable for something more rare. But I suggest you move out of the technical high school for the time being. The matter of the 'store' will be traced back to you sooner or later. You don't want to be found by those rotten oranges, do you?"

"That's fine, but I'll have to trouble you to take care of Yoshino-san."

Jiuyuan's recent business performance is pretty good, and it no longer needs the protection of the college. On the contrary, if it is targeted by the higher-ups, it will make it difficult for him to do his job.

However, Jiuyuan was not fooled by these guys' impatience.

Today, Jiuyuan was packing his things in the dormitory, planning to go back to school tomorrow for classes, when there was a knock on the door.

When I opened the door, I saw a strange man in a black suit. The only person dressed like this in the college was the assistant supervisor.

"Hello, is this Mr. Yomikawa Hisaen?"

Jiuyuan looked at the unfamiliar face and asked, "What's the matter?"

The other party maintained a professional smile and said, "We have received news that someone reported that you were seen with the wanted curser... Could you please come with me?"

Jiuyuan sneered in his heart.

The only serious sorcerers around him are Gojo Satoru and Nanami Kento, whom he only met once. Ieiri Shoko is in a special situation and cannot be included.

It's possible that the news about Geto Suguru had leaked out, but it's more likely that it was a trumped-up accusation.

(Is it because of Yuji's 'death' that they are swelled up? Do they think they can start to clear the obstacles from now on?)

(However, I was so stupid that I could come up with such a lame excuse. It seems that I was completely underestimated.)

Even Jiuyuan himself didn't know where his anger came from.

"Lead the way," he said.

He wanted to see what else these people could come up with.