Chapter 179
"Ryomen Sukuna is the curse that forced you to eat, the king of curses from a thousand years ago."
After Gojo Satoru gave a general overview of Ryoumen Sukuna's life, he asked Itadori Hisahito the most crucial question at hand.
"Can you switch places with the Su Nuo inside your body?"
The unfolding of the current scene was far too bizarre for Yuujin Itadori.
First, a young female monk with a shaved head came to his door and inexplicably imprisoned him on the spot, forcing him to eat the so-called "two-faced Sukuna's fingers," which caused him to have a constantly noisy person in his mind.
Next, one of the former star duo reappeared after many years, saving the monk with a strange flying sword from the hands of the girl with the shaved head—of course, he also tried to regain control of his body.
At that moment, another big star appeared and talked about these paranormal phenomena hidden among ordinary people in an extremely familiar tone, as casually as if he were saying that the food was a little bland and asked if he could add some salt.
He had considered reuniting Gojo Satoru and Hato Kazuma for a debut, but not in this way!
Yuji Itadori felt his worldview was being shaken to the point of collapse, and he subconsciously replied, "Ah, um, it should be fine."
"Ten seconds it is, then switch back in ten seconds."
Gojo Satoru did a simple warm-up exercise—his height and long legs, along with his excellent proportions, made him look like a freehand painter when he stretched his body. His slightly loose black jacket paired with slim-fitting black trousers made every line in his smooth movements look neat and agile, showing a very special tension and making him so beautiful that it was hard to look away.
At least, Kazuma Hagoromo couldn't take his eyes off him.
He even deliberately stood a little further away, just to raise his phone and turn on camera mode.
"Ha ha."
Satoru Gojo laughed when he noticed his lover's actions; it was a sign of maturity and composure after he had fully grown into an adult.
Yuji Itadori: "But..."
He was worried that the replaced Su Nuo would harm them...
“Don’t worry,” Gojo Satoru laughed.
"I am the strongest."
They also possess the absolute confidence unique to the strong.
—The next moment, the attack arrived faster than the sound.
The curse, emanating a strong ominous aura, laughed loudly and rushed towards Gojo Satoru, who stood lazily, even leisurely waiting for him to approach—only to miss.
Ryoumen Sukuna reacted extremely quickly, flipping over and adjusting her posture to land nimbly, while simultaneously delivering an invisible strike of [Dispel]; if it were an ordinary sorcerer, they would have been cut into several pieces by that extremely difficult-to-detect blade slash.
But Gojo Satoru simply raised two fingers together, without even moving half a step, and blocked the sudden attack that was disguised by his movement.
Unlike the previous sudden disappearance, the scattered [Dissolve] cut out a large number of claw-like deep marks around the opponent, and a section of the wall not far away also collapsed.
Another troublesome guy who can resist his spells?
The thought flashed through his mind, and Ryomen Sukuna had already leaped forward, raising his hand to unleash [8] while touching his opponent—but Gojo Satoru reached out and grabbed his wrist with even greater speed, using the momentum to spin and throw him away, while simultaneously raising his hand to release a normal spell, leaving Ryomen Sukuna, who was just airborne, with no way to avoid it.
Bang!
The momentum from being thrown out, combined with the external curse power that struck him like a cannonball, caused him to crash into another intact section of the wall. The falling rubble, like hail, pelted his already agonizing vessel.
His physical skills were extremely high, and the timing of his use of magical power was also exquisite. Even his opponent's speed—was it astonishingly fast? Something didn't seem right…
In this modern world, a thousand years later, such troublesome individuals keep appearing before him.
"Ha... This is truly bizarre, a sorcerer."
Lying amidst the rubble and ruins, Ryomen Sukuna let out a sneer, but his boiling fighting spirit only intensified—he was about to get up and fight Gojo Satoru for the second round when he heard the other man's whisper.
"8, 9, 10".
Gojo Satoru smiled and stood there calmly, not a speck of dust from the fight had gotten on him.
"It's almost time."
His words had barely left his lips when the consciousness of Ryoumen Sukuna was forcefully suppressed once more, like a boulder unable to float slowly sinking into the lightless depths of the sea. "Damn it..."
Before she could even finish the word, her voice, now cheerful again, rang out, "How are you? Are you alright? Are you alright?"
It was Hisahito Itadori who was speaking.
Gojo Satoru was genuinely surprised. "You can actually control it? That's incredible." He turned to Hagoromo Kazuma, who was also putting away his phone. "You came all the way to Sendai specifically to find him?"
Yuuji Itadori: "Huh, you came here specifically to see me too?"
Is he the same as that little monk with the short hair named Rime? Speaking of which, why is that two-faced Sukuna still cursing in his mind? It's so noisy.
“Yes,” Kazuma Hato nodded, “It just so happens that we ran into this unexpected situation.”
“I see,” Gojo Satoru stroked his chin. “This is a bit of a problem. According to the rules of jutsu, Hisahito should be sentenced to death in this situation.”
"Huh!?" Upon hearing that his life was about to end, Hisahito Itadori was immediately terrified.
"Even if I didn't eat it voluntarily, I should still be executed?"
He's the victim, isn't he...?
"Curses are dangerous things, especially since what you ate was extremely dangerous, awakening the curse king from a thousand years ago."
Gojo Satoru, with a straight face, solemnly explained the dangers of Ryoumen Sukuna—for example, during the heyday of sorcery a thousand years ago, sorcerers gathered all their manpower to defeat him but failed miserably; for example, the "dead wax" that survived as a cursed object after his death, which they could not even destroy—until Itadori Hisahito was filled with terror, before he revealed a smile that was half reassuring and half malicious.
"However, it's not like there's absolutely no way out."
"That……"
As soon as Yuujin Itadori's eyes lit up, Gojo Satoru gently tapped his forehead with his fingertip—the slight infusion of magical power instantly knocked him unconscious.
"I never expected that this would bring Ryoumen Sukuna back to life. This is really a big problem."
Gojo Satoru caught Itadori Yuujin's limp body, easily hoisted him onto his shoulder, and turned to Hato Kazuma, saying, "Those people in the General Staff Headquarters will definitely be clamoring to execute him immediately."
Having already been cursed and possessed by the cursed object, Itadori Yuuhito would find it difficult to completely sever himself from the extremely evil curse that bound him unharmed.
"Even if Hisahito can control Sukuna's consciousness, it won't work?" Kazuma Hatori asked.
“It doesn’t matter to me, but sitting in the director’s office is a bunch of cowardly old men. I bet they’re 100% threatening to kill Yujin.”
Gojo Satoru knew about Itadori Kaori's situation and also knew that Hato Kazuma's visit to Itadori Yuujin was not to watch the child be framed and driven to despair.
"However, I wasn't lying when I said there's a way."
Before Hatoichi was about to say, "[Then I'll go kill a few old men as a sacrifice]", Gojo Satoru smiled and gave him a thumbs up, transforming from a smug little Satoru into a smug big Satoru.
"Leave it to me!"
………
"What, a container for Ryomen Sukuna!?"
"He must be executed as soon as possible!"
"Why don't you exorcise that curse on the spot, five times!"
The day Gojo Satoru brought Itadori Hisahito back, the General Staff Department was in an uproar, as if a ladle of water had been poured into hot oil.
Not only were they gossiping about it privately, but several of them couldn't help but question Gojo Satoru loudly.
"Oh dear, is it really okay to talk to me like that?"
Gojo Satoru spoke with a smile, but it immediately caused everyone in the conference room to freeze in shock.
"…………"
These words are blatantly saying, "Have you forgotten the constellation Canis Major that was once engraved next to the corpse?" It's practically threatening them with the violence of death!
In recent years, there have indeed been no more assassinations of staff members in the directorate, almost making them forget the immense fear that once lingered in their hearts.
At that moment, Gojo Satoru helped them recall everything with just one sentence.
Even his voice unconsciously lowered.
“…Even so, we cannot abandon the lives and property of ordinary people.” One of them spoke up, “Why should we protect him from death?”
"I didn't say that the death penalty is forbidden, calm down."
Standing alone in the center of the conference room surrounded by shoji doors and candlelight, Gojo Satoru overwhelmed everyone with his imposing presence and a few words, forcing them to accept his proposal.
"Since we're going to execute him anyway, why don't we wait until he absorbs all of Ryomen Sukuna's fingers before carrying it out? What do you think?"
—The room fell silent. Those sitting behind the shoji doors had no intention of agreeing to Gojo Satoru's condition.
But they also knew very well that, not to mention the elusive and ruthless Sirius assassin, they didn't actually have any means to control Gojo Satoru, who was willing to stand in front of them to negotiate.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that Gojo Satoru, who clearly wanted to reform the entire jutsu world, was already saving face by being willing to compromise and negotiate with them, giving them a way out that was acceptable to both sides on the surface.
After a long while, only one person spoke—Gojo Satoru recognized his voice; it was Yoshinobu Rakuganji, the principal of Kyoto High School.
"Before that, if Ryoumen Sukuna awakens uncontrollably..."
Gojo Satoru naturally had no objection to this question.
“I will take responsibility. Until then, Hisahito Itadori is under my care.”
“…”
—The negotiation, which only the old man seemed particularly reluctant to attend, came to an end. Knowing all along that he was not well-liked by them, Gojo Satoru turned and left the oppressive and dull meeting room, completely ignoring the apprehensive or malicious glances that lingered behind the shoji doors.
He took out his phone and immediately called Kazuma Hatake to report the good news.
"It went smoothly, they agreed!"
Don't be fooled by the fact that Gojo Satoru said he only changed the immediate execution to a suspended death sentence. The condition for the execution is that "Itadori Yuujin will be executed after he has absorbed all the fingers."
The key point is all of them.
This means that as long as even one finger remains uneaten, Yuujin Itadori can survive—as long as he can still control his body and is not completely possessed by Ryomen Sukuna.
"Very good."
Kazuma Hatake breathed a sigh of relief. "Next time, bring one finger and hide it for me."
He actually wanted to try eating the [Two-Faced Sukuna's Fingers], a top-grade cursed item, since he had previously used cursed items as experience packs to absorb them; but after hearing Wu say that it was too dangerous, if one's physical aptitude could not withstand its curse, it might even explode and die.
In short, there were too many uncertainties involved in consuming it, and Wu firmly disagreed with him taking such a risk.
Kazuma Hatake had no choice but to regretfully put it into his game inventory—at least that would prevent a second person from finding the finger.
Gojo Satoru readily agreed, "Okay."
"Did Hisahito agree to this condition?" Kazuma Hatori asked again.
These were all discussed while Hisahito Itadori was unconscious, and it's unclear whether Satoru has told him the situation yet.
"Not yet, Hisahito is still unconscious."
Gojo Satoru said with a smile, "However, I have a feeling that Hisahito will agree."
“I could tell from the first glance that he was a good kid.”
………
at the same time.
Rimei found Xia Youjie sitting alone on an abandoned bridge, and spoke through gritted teeth.
"The plan is not what Tōsō said at all. Lord Sukuna has actually lost control of the vessel!"
Xia Youjie stood with one foot on the edge of the bridge, his elbow supporting his knee, seemingly just admiring the quietly flowing stream below.
Even when he heard Rime's questioning, he did not turn back.
"So, you've already contacted Itadori Yuujin? Tōsō said long ago that one of Ryōmen Sukuna's fingers was sealed inside him, and even if you don't go to him, it will automatically unseal at [that moment]."
“If I hadn’t gone to him this time, wouldn’t it have been too late by then?” Rime said expressionlessly. “Even Lu Suo probably didn’t expect this outcome.”
The Ryoumen Sukuna, who should have awakened, was completely suppressed by the consciousness of that brat Itadori Yujin!
"Yes, this is something no one expected."
Xia Youjie finally turned his head to look at him, his tone still unhurried.
"However, it is normal for unexpected things to happen during the execution of a plan. We can just make some minor modifications, and there is no need to be in such a hurry."
Rimei coldly asked him, "Is there any other way?"
"for example……"
Xia Youjie pondered for a moment, then gave him a calm smile that revealed no emotion.
"We can use a more suitable container."
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