Chapter 189
Aside from the report that left Itadori Yuuhito and Fushiguro Megumi frowning, their mission was largely completed successfully.
After Fukuro-ge's warning once again, those delinquents from Rii-Sakura High School, along with the teachers from the surrounding villages, had to sleep on their stomachs. Just thinking about his face made their legs go weak, and they would instinctively try to find something high up to hang on.
As for bullying students, I would never dare to do it again.
However, Yoshino Junpei no longer cared what these people thought—he was about to transfer schools.
After hearing from Kazuma Hatori that Yoshino Junpei had been transformed into a sorcerer by that special-grade cursed spirit, Satoru Gojo quickly visited him again to ask if Yoshino Junpei wanted to attend a sorcery academy.
It was not a mandatory requirement, but rather, after truthfully explaining the pros and cons, Yoshino Junpei was given full access to information and the right to make a decision.
Even if he ultimately refuses to transfer to a vocational high school, in order to prevent other cursed spirits from coming after him, Gojo Satoru will still help arrange for him and his mother to secretly move to a safer place.
It's worth mentioning that the person who opened the door was Yoshino Junpei's mother, Yoshino Nagi.
She cheered excitedly the moment she saw Gojo Satoru, like a longtime fan who was surprised to see their idol suddenly appear at their doorstep.
Yoshino Junpei, who was following behind, was a little dumbfounded—it was the first time he had ever seen his mother so happy.
However... it's not entirely incomprehensible.
It is precisely because Gojo Satoru and Hato Kazuma's collaboration back then was so stunning yet fleeting, leaving behind only one song that is still widely sung today, that it is so unforgettable.
Gojo Satoru was already quite used to being recognized wherever he went. After going through the usual process of signing autographs and taking photos, he explained his purpose for coming.
After hearing this, Yoshino Nagi nodded without hesitation, agreeing to cooperate with the move. Then she asked Yoshino Junpei if he would like to attend the Jujutsu High School.
She is a very open-minded parent who does not believe that school is a threshold that determines a person's future, and she never forces her children to take a certain path as the right one.
"In short, Shunping can choose whichever side he likes, and I won't interfere."
Yoshino Nagi reached into her jeans pocket, seemingly wanting to take out a cigarette; but she immediately thought that this was in front of her idol, and if smoking left a bad impression on him... Yoshino Nagi immediately gave up the idea, and simply turned to the side, waiting for her son's decision.
After a moment of silence, Gojo Satoru laughed. “You are a remarkable person.” When he was seriously expressing his thoughts, his voice was always lower and his wording was more formal. “This has nothing to do with whether or not one is a parent. Many people cannot be so open-minded in their view of the nature of problems and events, and even go further and further down the path of extremism and error.”
"--Um?"
Yoshino Nagi raised an eyebrow in surprise. Seeing how approachable and easy to talk to Gojo Satoru was, she couldn't help but smile and tease him.
"I'm very happy to hear such praise, but from what Mr. Gojo said, it seems like you've encountered someone like that before?"
“Pretty much.” Gojo Satoru did not deny it. “I did not agree with his approach, so we parted ways many years ago. Now that I think about it, given his personality, it was probably only a matter of time before he went down that path.”
From the moment Xia Youjie first uttered the phrase "[As the strong, we must protect the weak]", he defined sorcerers as the strong and non-sorcerers as the weak, making it a responsibility or obligation that must be obeyed.
But responsibilities and obligations often mean an extra burden on one's mental well-being.
The belief that "[I must do xxx in order to do xxx]" actually places oneself in a position where "I must get a reward in order to persevere"—whether it is verbal gratitude from the rescued person or self-satisfaction.
However, this lofty position is so fragile that it cannot withstand too many setbacks.
The more things one experiences that challenge their own beliefs, the more the rules they originally firmly believed in will begin to waver, be questioned, denied, or even completely overturned in their hearts.
It's only a matter of time. Gojo Satoru may regret that the other person will no longer be a close friend who walks with him, but he will never change his stance for the other person.
As he had told Ichijin—he had never considered not becoming a sorcerer.
This is the path that Gojo Satoru chose long ago, and he has never changed it since he awakened the [No Limits] technique in his childhood.
At this moment, he is smiling and waiting for Yoshino Junpei to choose the path for him, without doing anything to persuade or force him.
"Hmm..."
Yoshino Junpei was indeed very troubled. He wasn't sure if he was suited to be a sorcerer. "I don't know what the right choice is..."
"There is no right or wrong in your choice, Shunping."
Gojo Satoru smiled and shook his head, correcting Yoshino Junpei's statement, "Just follow your heart. As long as it's what you want to do—that's the right answer. Ah, except for illegal things, okay?"
Yoshino Junpei laughed at Gojo Satoru's added sentence after thinking for a moment, and asked curiously.
"Does the world of sorcery have laws?"
"The world of sorcery must also abide by Japanese law."
Gojo Satoru raised his index finger and shook it. "Does Junpei think we sorcerers are lawless outlaws? Don't underestimate your Gojo teacher, I've thoroughly studied the Six Codes, I could easily pass the bar exam—"
Yoshino Junpei couldn't help but laugh again, but still firmly stated his answer: "I've decided, I'm going to the Jujutsu High School. Now that I have this power, I also need to learn how to use it better to protect my mother."
Gojo Satoru was overjoyed. "Really? That's great! Junpei and Hisahito must get along very well."
If you do the math, there are actually six students in his class... which is even more than the combined number of students in the second and third grades!
“It’s good that Shunping thinks that way, but don’t put too much pressure on yourself. I’m not stupid, I can take care of myself.”
Yoshino Nagi was also very happy, and smiled as she patted her son on the shoulder, "Just based on today's interaction, I can say with certainty that Gojo-sensei must be a particularly good teacher. You can't go wrong by trusting him—remember to send more photos back to Mom in the future."
"...Don't make it sound like I'm chasing after a celebrity."
Yoshino Junpei was half amused and half helpless, but he did not refute that he would not do it.
"Don't worry, I will take good care of Shunping."
Gojo Satoru smiled and put his hands behind his back, completely unconcerned that there was one more person chasing after him to take pictures. Anyone who could recognize him as a student of the former superstar Gojo Satoru would often be photographed, either secretly or openly, when they were working with them on assignments or during lessons.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how this year's students grow; they are all talented and hardworking kids.
He smiled to himself, thinking he couldn't wait to go back and share the good news with Ichijin.
………
After the arrangements were finalized, Yoshino Junpei's transfer and move went very smoothly without any unexpected incidents.
Gojo Satoru, who squeezed in time to visit, was too busy afterward, so he had to ask Kazuma to skip work and come over to help watch over the place for a few days until he was sure there were no more cursed spirits attacking.
When Yoshino Junpei went to school, he happened to be there during a sister school exchange meeting. He was startled by the muscular man named Toudou Aoi from the Kyoto school and thought that he would have to train like that in the future.
But soon, he watched as Toudou Aoi, who was so muscular that he could break a tree with a single punch, was easily knocked away by the seemingly thin and frail Otsukotsu Yuta in the first day of the team battle, and was almost powerless to fight back throughout the entire battle.
Yoshino Junpei was so shocked that his mouth dropped open, feeling as if his worldview had been completely shattered and then rebuilt.
Nanako Kasaba and Mimiko Kasaba were not surprised by the result, and even helped to record the battle for Miguel to see—because the latter couldn't come due to his status as a curse master, but he wanted to make sure that Yuta had not embarrassed him in terms of physical skills.
It is said that the second day was originally supposed to be a singles match, but Gojo Satoru secretly changed it into a baseball game, and even the spectators joined in. Everyone had a great time.
Aside from Toudou Aoi, who started calling Yuji Itadori "brother" after asking him about his type of woman, and then got knocked out by a pitch.
Yoshino Junpei felt that he had come to like this special school, as well as Mr. Gojo and Hisahito.
If he had continued to contact that top-tier cursed spirit, who knows what his fate would have been.
In this regard, he sincerely thanks Gojo-sensei and Hatori-sensei.
"Shunping, we're on a mission—"
Yuji Itadori, holding the report materials handed over by Kiyotaka Ijichi, poked his head in from the classroom door and called to him. The papers rustled as they were waved, like branches rubbing against each other in the wind, and they were standing in the bright, golden dappled sunlight filtering through the trees.
"This mission isn't difficult. Let's go see a movie after this! Let's see the newly released 'Wedge Man 4'!"
Yoshino Junpei stood up from his seat, his reply tinged with a cheerful smile.
"OK."
…………
The time that followed was filled with tasks, classes, and rest, and it always passed by very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of October.
More precisely, it was 7 p.m. on October 31st.
When urgent news came from Shibuya that an unfamiliar tent had been placed over Tokyo Department Store and Tokyo Toyoko Store, Gojo Satoru was still on a business trip. It was the other sorcerers who could travel who rushed over first.
This tent, with a radius of about 400 meters, was deliberately placed in the heart of Shibuya's bustling commercial district, and a large number of ordinary people who were unable to leave were trapped inside.
The rules of the [tent] are extremely special, only confining ordinary people on the inside—so much so that if a sorcerer wants to break the [tent] to rescue an ordinary person, they can simply pass through this curtain.
As for the enemy's purpose in surrendering the [tent]...
Let Gojo Satoru come in alone.
—Someone said this, even if they didn't know where they got the information from.
But when ordinary people, regardless of gender, heard the name Gojo Satoru, they were immediately in an uproar.
"Gojo Satoru?"
"Is that the super handsome Gojo Satoru?!"
"Using us to threaten Gojo-sama into showing himself??"
"Ah—I also want to see Prince Wu in person!!!"
"Why do you only want Gojo Satoru to appear? I also want to see Hatori Kazuma!"
"Are the people who locked us up here perhaps die-hard fans who want to meet Gojo-sama?"
"Hey, are you kidding me? I don't believe that's a fan of Gojo-sama—it's downright disrespectful to Gojo-sama!!"
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