Chapter 27: Cultivation Day 27
Chapter 27
Gojo Satoru told Kanako a story called "The Astral Plasma Incident" which was kept in the archives of the High School.
In the summer of his second year at the technical high school, he and Geto Suguru jointly carried out the commission to protect the Star Plasma. The Star Plasma's real name was Tennenoriko, and it was expected that she would assimilate with Tengen after the escort returned to the technical high school.
Astral plasma...Tianyuan...?
Two more obscure technical terms. Kanako racked her brain to recall the knowledge points from "Three Months: Common Sense in the Jujutsu World from Beginner to Expertise". Her expression gradually darkened and her thoughts became more confused.
Never mind, just listen to it for now. Kanako believes that she can definitely come up with a version that is easy to understand.
...But during the escort process, after spending those few days together, Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru were no longer prepared to follow the mission procedures.
"Why?" Kanako asked.
Gojo Satoru saw that Kanako was pretending to be serious but couldn't hide her puzzled expression, and guessed that she didn't understand what "assimilation" meant in essence to the astral plasma.
Gojo Satoru hummed for a moment, snapped his fingers, and offered a metaphor: "If someone told you they could protect humanity within a barrier that wouldn't be invaded by curses, but the price was Kanako's life, would you be willing?"
Kanako said almost without hesitation: "Of course not."
However, Gojo Satoru didn't anticipate her reason, and Kanako muttered, "Who knows if he's lying? He's not my friend, so why should I trust him?"
"And they want me to die voluntarily? After paying such a painful price, the only thing I get is a guarantee that I won't be violated. At least the curse should be completely eliminated!" Kanako complained indignantly.
"If... I mean, if what he said is true, and if my death can bring peace to the whole world, I might consider it."
As Kanako spoke, she pointed at the menu and placed her order with the waiter.
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then kindly reminded, "Are you sure you want all of this? Our dishes are very sweet, and if you're the only two customers, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish them all."
"Yes, those are what I just mentioned—" Kanako said, "Except for these, I want all the others!"
"Gojo Satoru pays!" Kanako pointed at the man opposite.
Waiter: ...? Is this a prank?
"Haha, just do as she says. Don't worry, we will never run away from the bill." Gojo Satoru pulled off the black hood and winked.
The waitress's face suddenly turned red as she saw no one around. She said hesitantly, "Okay, okay." Then she walked back to the counter with her hands and feet together.
Without any external interference, Gojo Satoru turned his focus back to the topic.
Kanako is a straightforward person, and her personality is mainly reflected in her words.
Gojo Satoru was a little surprised by the answer just now: "Kanako, you are actually someone who can sacrifice your own interests for the greater good... I didn't expect that."
What do you mean by self-sacrifice? Am I a very insignificant character?
Kanako immediately retorted, "When I said I would consider it, I really only considered it for a moment."
"Because if I think about it for a while, I'll immediately find the bad flaws." Kanako said, "That guy who claims to bring world peace, probably means he wants to rule the world with peace."
"Maintaining peace on the surface doesn't mean that everyone will live well. Locking people up in prison or in a laboratory is also a kind of peace..." Kanako recalled the past a little.
Kanako shook her head. "So, if the ruler of the world is an unreliable bastard, I definitely won't agree to it."
"It would be better if I could wait until I grow up and rule the world. First of all, I would let all my people eat as much rice as they want..." Kanako whispered.
Gojo Satoru fell silent: "..."
He folded his hands in front of his nose and said in a low voice, "That's a good answer."
"You, it's 100 points."
Gojo Satoru was serious for only half a second before his true colors were revealed: "Oh right! The joke just now is a classic line from "Den-X-Man". That manga is pretty good. I recommended it to Kanako~"
System: [Don't try to promote or play with memes at a time like this!]
Gojo Satoru said that in the analogy just now, TA refers to Tengen, and the one who needs to be sacrificed refers to Tenchu Riko...that is, the astral plasma body.
"There's no need for her to die..." Kanako said decisively after understanding the situation.
Tenriko is a living person. She should have her own vibrant life, instead of accepting assimilation and a fate equivalent to death at the age of a teenager.
With his and Geto Suguru's strength, it would be no problem for them to become enemies with the entire general management department, and they would definitely be able to ensure a stable life for Nakanoko for the rest of her life.
In the end, Riko still died.
When Gojo Satoru said this, the waiter from the sweet shop just walked over to the table and placed a three-layer dessert set.
Kanako finished a cup of hot chocolate with a "ton ton ton" sound. She almost slammed the table when she heard this, but she held it back and just said, "Ah? Why is it the end now?"
"What about the process? Math textbooks say the most important thing is the process! What about the causes and reasons? What on earth did Xiaojie go through in this incident that led to his death?"
"What's the follow-up? Tell me quickly where the follow-up is!!" Kanako scratched her head anxiously.
"...You're so energetic. Are you really not considering becoming a sorcerer? The sorcerer world is sorely lacking in energetic people." Gojo Satoru handed the cake plate on the top floor of the dessert tower to Kanako.
The next second, Kanako shut her mouth and the world immediately returned to peace.
Kanako rushed forward and snatched it away: "Now that it's in my hands, don't even think about taking it back!"
Gojo Satoru was a little surprised and was speechless for a moment: "...The me in that world never gave you food?"
After saying that, he thought for a moment, pinched his chin and laughed out loud: "Well, as expected of me, it sounds like something I can do!"
Kanako nibbled at the cake and glared at him sideways.
"There are a lot of things that don't matter to the outcome, so just ignore them. As for your question, the answer is actually in the story just now," Gojo Satoru said. "Because of Tenriko's death, Jie was deeply hurt."
Kanako frowned and asked seriously and honestly, "Was Xiaojie beaten into the hospital?"
"...Or was it an area-of-effect explosion attack that occurred the moment Tenriko died! Did it hurt Gon who was standing next to her!?" Kanako was horrified.
System: […The damage here is not literal damage! ]
"Well, that's true," Gojo Satoru said. "The damage to the body can be easily repaired with a reversal technique. It's nothing to Gon."
Gojo Satoru: "After the astral plasma incident, Jie's heart was shaken."
"This wavering feeling lurked deep within him, waiting to erupt at any moment... A year later, while on a solo mission, he massacred an entire village of ordinary people, and then killed his own parents with his own hands."
Gojo Satoru described the important nodes in detail in the most calm tone, and a conclusion emerged.
"Become a curse master and defect from the high school."
The words fell coldly, like the biting winter wind that penetrated every pore of the skin.
"...Xiaojie is not that kind of person. He would never do such a thing." Kanako kept shaking her head.
"Yes, I will." Gojo Satoru said lightly.
The system spoke reluctantly: [It has already happened, Kanako.]
System: [In all parallel worlds, the nature of the same person is infinitely similar.]
After a pause, the system decided to reveal the truth: [In other words, what Master Geto Suguru did in this world can still be done in other worlds.]
"Click." Kanako bit into a cookie.
It was as if she had vented all her anger on eating. Those cookies were non-existent imaginary enemies. Kanako was extremely focused on chewing and swallowing to get rid of the "hateful villains". When she came to her senses, she slapped her face hard.
"I'm here to solve problems, not to get angry about them!" Kanako regained her spirits and asked, "What about you, Gojo Satoru? What do you want to do most right now?"
"Reform," Gojo Satoru said. "The most direct solution is, of course, to eliminate those high-ranking officials in the Jujutsu world, but that's only treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
"—To train outstanding sorcerers in the next generation, and to become partners in reform," Gojo Satoru said. "That's why I stayed on as a teacher at Tokyo High School after graduation!"
Kanako: “What the hell!?”
Gojo Satoru:?
"What's the problem?"
Kanako began to repeat herself exaggeratedly: "You are not Gojo Satoru at all. Gojo Satoru is not that kind of person. He would not do such a thing!"
Kanako used the little English she had just learned and her lifelong knowledge: "Who are you?!"
Gojo Satoru pretended not to hear, choosing to ignore Kanako's shocking train of thought and continuing his pyramid scheme: "Would you like to be my student?"
Kanako showed a desperate expression as if the sky had fallen: "I might be hallucinating... I heard a man who looked like Gojo Satoru saying things like 'comrades, teacher'. Maybe I'm crazy."
At that moment, Gojo Satoru suddenly understood why he in that world did not feed Kanako.
I guess he would even deliberately snatch snacks from her, use shameless tactics to insult her during conversations, etc. It sounds like something that only happens in school days.
Gojo Satoru, who inadvertently guessed the truth, chose to launch a counterattack: "It's okay if you don't become my student. Kanako, come and meet my current students."
Without waiting for Kanako to agree or deny, Gojo Satoru quickly took out his phone, switched to the front camera, pointed it at himself and Kanako, and made the eggplant hand gesture.
Kanako subconsciously raised her eggplant hand, her head still dazed: "?"
A dozen or so consecutive clicks rang out, and Gojo Satoru happily flipped through the photo album: "Nice snap! Send the photo of Kanako and me to the student group~"
Kanako: "?"
"Wait, wait, wait!" Kanako exclaimed, "Will it be a problem if I get to know so many people at once? What if they find out about my time travel and they're so shocked that their worldview is completely shattered and they never recover?"
system:【? 】
System: [Your biggest concern right now should be breaking through the dimensional wall and causing the world to collapse! ! ! ]
Kanako: [That’s right, so what can we do to prevent the world from collapsing? ]
System: [Stop using those comic book memes that break the fourth wall! ! !]
Kanako Wuqing: [Forget it, it's absolutely impossible not to play with memes, it's impossible for my whole life. ]
"Then don't tell them." Gojo Satoru began typing on his phone, distracting himself from replying to Kanako. "I have a good suggestion for you on how to return to your original world, but you have to wait until you return to the technical high school to implement it."
"Yoshi! I've already told my students!"
[Group chat name: A loving family of Tokyo High School]
[Gojo Satoru: [Photo][Photo][Photo]@All members]
[Gojo Satoru: One of your seniors will be coming to school tomorrow morning! Can you guess her true identity...?]
[Panda: "Senior"? She looks very young.]
【Fushiguro Megumi: Why am I in this group? 】
[Gojo Satoru: Friendly reminder, her name is Gojo Kanako, and she's on the same household registration as me!]
[Inugumaki Ji:? ? ...! ! ]
[Zenin Maki: Ha, there's no way this is the daughter Satoru brought back from outside after your scumbag nature was exposed.]
Gojo Satoru: [meaningful eyes.jpg]
[Zenyuan Maki:...]
【Zenin Maki: Can’t I...? 】
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Did Gojo Satoru intentionally or accidentally release a misleading meme, thus further deepening the misunderstanding? No, he did it on purpose!
Early the next morning, Kanako, who had eaten well, slept well, and had also hurt Gojo Satoru's wallet, came to Tokyo High School contentedly wrapped in her newly bought cotton-padded jacket.
As she entered the main gate, she saw a man, a woman, and... a panda? They were wearing high school uniforms (the panda wasn't wearing any, because why would a panda wear clothes?) standing in front of her.
"Is he here?" asked the female student wearing square glasses.
"He's coming." The panda rubbed his hands together.
"Salmon!" The male student in the turtleneck said something strange.
Kanako blinked in confusion, and the next moment, the panda enveloped her with its large body and carried her to the side.
Kanako immediately hugged back - no other reason was needed, because this panda classmate was really comfortable to hug!
Just like a doll, the touch reminded her of a pink long-eared rabbit from another world.
"Your name is Kanako, right? Don't worry, what happens next has nothing to do with you. We will seek justice for you." Panda said kindly.
Zenin Maki kicked out a long sword from behind with her heel, held it in her palm, and pointed the tip directly at Gojo Satoru who arrived late.
"Explain yourself clearly, you scumbag Satoru!" Zenin Maki glanced at Kanako, "Don't teach children weird things. Also, at least give Kanako an explanation!"
Inumaki Ji's words followed closely: "Tuna mayonnaise!"
Gojo Satoru pondered the reactions of the three students present for a moment, then asked curiously, "What rumors have you heard?"
Panda was pushed to the front by the crowd to explain. He took a moment to organize his words: "Uh... It's similar to the story of you, Wu, running away to a remote area in the middle of nowhere, using only your face to deceive an ignorant woman and then having a daughter. Something like that."
Zenin Maki drew a line in the sand: "It was spread by other sorcerers who stayed at the high school yesterday. It has nothing to do with me."
Gojo Satoru became interested: "What happened next?"
"Salmon roe?" Inumaji tilted his head in confusion. Is there really a sequel? Are you sure you don't want to deny it?
"What a shame! So many people's storytelling skills combined only produce such a small plot." Gojo Satoru felt extremely distressed and exaggeratedly covered his chest. "Kanako, you tell it!"
"Understood!" Kanako quickly ran to the middle and rubbed the panda's ear as she passed by.
The speed was so fast that none of the three first-year high school students could react. While they were stunned, Kanako cleared her throat.
"If it's Gojo Satoru, I don't know what's so handsome about his face, but since it's a setting, let's not dwell on it too much." Kanako said, "After using his face to deceive an ignorant woman, one day, the woman finally discovered Gojo Satoru's true nature - it turns out that he is a very unreliable man."
"Not only was he irresponsible, he often found excuses to go on business trips, leaving her alone in her hometown... He never returned to visit her until their daughter was born."
Kanako spoke with increasing enthusiasm, her emotions overflowing: "Mother and daughter can only depend on each other for survival. The plot then follows the story of the scumbag Gojo Satoru abandoning his wife and daughter. The daughter grows up tenaciously under her mother's care. Watching her mother toil away, she harbors even more resentment towards the father she has never met!"
"A few years later, the daughter has transformed into... Anyway, according to the TV series, it's definitely going to be a popular actress playing a young girl of extraordinary beauty. With her exceptional abilities and talent, she comes to her father's city center, becomes a supernova in the industry, and prepares an elaborate revenge plan."
"Every night, the girl would think of her crying mother. She clenched her fists in her bed and swore to herself that one day she would make that scum pay the price!"
"Please stay tuned for 'The Temptation of Revenge', which airs every night at 8 o'clock."
System: [For the pain of all the love ~ For the wounds of all the hate ~] (BGM sounds)
"What about this rumor?" Kanako stopped abruptly.
Everyone present was enjoying the story, and it was still a while before they could get over it. Gojo Satoru was the first to applaud: "Not bad, not bad, but there are some details that need attention."
"What details?" Kanako asked.
"This scumbag father Gojo Satoru you're talking about—of course, he's definitely not talking about me, but he's a sorcerer, so the plot and setting must revolve around the world of sorcery, right?"
Kanako felt that this kind of rigor was necessary and nodded seriously. "You're right, then let's change it to a story where a daughter who has awakened a powerful spell returns to the world of curses, defeats her scumbag father with her own hands, and sends him back to his hometown to take care of his mother every day."
Zenin Maki followed suit, wiping her neck with a gesture: "Ah, can't we just kill that scumbag old man?"
"Your suggestion is good, but that's the plot of the second part, 'Desire for Revenge'!" Kanako gradually got into the groove. "When the daughter planned to kill her father for revenge, she suddenly realized that this kind of revenge was unsolvable."
"Because once a person dies, they're dead, and they gain nothing. This sounds like a way to free the scumbag. Aside from the momentary pleasure of successful revenge, the rest of my daughter's life will be filled with endless emptiness and confusion..."
Gojo Satoru continued playing the background music on his mobile phone: "I can no longer distinguish between love and hate~ Is this it~".
"So, the daughter decided to send her scumbag father back home. Every day, she obeyed her mother's orders and worked like a slave. In her spare time, she continued to make him work overtime to exorcise cursed spirits. Meanwhile, the daughter took away her scumbag father's property and resources, and began to dominate the world of curses."
After a pause, Kanako announced, "Please continue to look forward to the second season of 'Desire for Revenge' airing every night at 8 o'clock."
"That makes sense. It turns out this way can be done. So, the same template can be applied to a large family..." Zenin Maki fell into deep thought.
Gojo Satoru switches to the cheerful Good Luck BGM.
System: […Stop! What the hell are you doing?! This isn't the editorial discussion meeting for the 8 o'clock evening drama!]
Gojo Satoru said regretfully, "What a pity! Teacher, I was planning to use this topic to improve your imagination! After all, imagination is very important for a sorcerer."
System: [What patch are you applying now?! Who would believe you?! They all looked at me with disdain!]
"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Kanako. Due to special reasons, I'm temporarily using the name Gojo Satoru." Kanako said, "I'm definitely not his daughter!"
Inujuki greeted her formally: "Kumaki."
Panda explained: "Ji is a spellcaster. His spells are quite special. Normally, he uses food as a substitute."
Kanako: "Oh, I see. Then... rice with mayonnaise!"
Gou Juanji: “?”
Kanako: "It means, I'm glad to meet you."
Inujuan Ji smiled and said, "Pickled fish roe."
"I'm Panda, just call me Panda. Because I'm a cursed corpse, there's no human inside my belly. If you want to touch me, just tell me." Panda patted his belly and said, "The one next to you is Zenin Maki."
"I don't like being called by my last name, just call me Maki," said Zenin Maki.
Maki sighed and glanced at Gojo Satoru with disdain. "We already know that the unscrupulous teacher didn't have any negative influence on you, and he didn't deny your identity as a 'senpai'."
"You mean... you enrolled earlier than us and have already graduated?" Maki asked.
Kanako blinked. "Not too far off. Theoretically, I should have enrolled in 2012, so I'm considered your senior. Don't underestimate my age; I'm quite capable."
Not too much can be revealed to them. This is an agreement made between Kanako and Gojo Satoru.
Gojo Satoru previously mentioned that "he has a good suggestion for Kanako on how to return to her original world, but it has to wait until she returns to the technical high school to implement it." In addition to letting Kanako find an opportunity to travel back in time, his main purpose is to bring her to meet the current technical high school students.
This is how Kanako understood it: getting to know these future juniors in advance, and understanding that these new generation of sorcerers are all trustworthy and good people, so that when she returns to the past, she can take care of them when encountering emergencies.
After all, the world of curse is so big, and even the strongest one, Gojo Satoru, is not enough to protect them under his wings.
If there were two strongest people in the world of curses, perhaps they could share some of the burden...
"Two senior students have been in seclusion lately for some special reasons. I've shown you their photos. Oh, and another of their classmates is training abroad," Gojo Satoru added. "His name is Otsutsuki Yuta. Just remember their names."
Kanako held up three fingers and made an OK sign.
Gojo Satoru clapped his hands. "Alright, the exciting meeting with the senior is over. Now let's get down to business—"
System: […Do you really have a topic? ]
Gojo Satoru took out some photocopied papers from somewhere and distributed them to everyone present. He also sent photos as backup in the group chat.
There were three round heads drawn on the paper. One had long blue hair and stitches, its tongue sticking out in a nasty way. Another looked like it was carrying half of Mount Fuji, spitting out lava with an angry expression. Another had two branches stuck in its eyes, and a few small flowers on either side of its ears...
The lower right corner of the paper is marked with the patent "Gojo Kanako (the last three words are crossed out and blackened)".
"This is the information about three special-grade cursed spirits that Kanako learned while she was working undercover for some reasons she cannot disclose. The details will be compiled into the high school files later." Gojo Satoru said.
"Besides this, there's another curser capable of possessing another's body and inheriting the spells from that body. He's teamed up with these three special-grade cursed spirits," Gojo Satoru said calmly. "Judging from their appearance, the body being possessed is Geto Suguru."
The three students present had all experienced the One Hundred Demons Night Parade incident in December last year. It had only been a short time since then, and they were very familiar with the name, with unwilling expressions on their faces.
"You don't need to engage in combat. When dealing with a lurking enemy, the sooner we uncover their true identity, the better."
Gojo Satoru waved his hand and turned to leave. "Don't forget to go back to the theory class. I have something else to do. Remember to write a review after reading the document in the group chat!"
"..." The three of them realized belatedly, "Do you want us to write a summary report for you?"
So this is what you are thinking! Unscrupulous teacher!!!
Gojo Satoru played dumb: I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you.
Next, Gojo Satoru took Kanako to the infirmary.
At this time, Jialiu Nishiko had just finished the expedited night shift that was delivered in the early morning, and was walking in the corridor to get some fresh air with heavy dark circles under his eyes.
"Hey, Glass."
"How did busy Gojo Satoru find time to come here..." Ieiri Shoko noticed a shorter, white-haired girl next to him, and her hand holding the scalpel paused slightly. "No way, you actually brought your daughter here, you scumbag."
Gojo Satoru was heartbroken: "Am I that kind of person in your eyes!?"
Ieiri Glass pointed out ruthlessly: "Years of friendship have taught me that no matter what you do, I won't be surprised."
"So, come over here with your cute girl, what do you want from me?"
"I'm going to help her set a special bondage," Gojo Satoru said. "Ganoderma, you be the witness."
…
Just as the entire high school was preparing to analyze intelligence on known enemies, Megumi Fushiguro, who was still in the third grade of junior high school in Saitama Prefecture, silently took out her cell phone.
[Group Chat: A loving family of Tokyo Polytechnic College]
[Fushiguro Megumi: ...So, can someone explain to me what the above document means? ]
Well, everyone seems to have forgotten someone.
【Author’s words】
For all the pain of love ~ for all the pain of hate ~ (BGM sounds)
So in this timeline, Maki did not slaughter the whole family after getting the position of the head of the family x
Kanako: Do you think I'm just messing around? No! Everything I say and do has a deeper meaning!
System: That was just a coincidence!!!
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