Chapter 218 Original Story Side Story (8): If Daigo Raises a Little Wolf Dog in Prison Gate, Ichima
As the somewhat chilling ending slowly faded away, Gojo Satoru discovered that the game icon on his phone had also disappeared.
It's as if the other party has uninstalled the game, and the game's protagonist—Kazuma Hato—is about to come into reality and be by his side.
Judging from the voice at the end, Ichima's current emotions are extremely unstable, and he seems to have suffered a very strong mental shock.
However, Gojou Satoru used his [Six Eyes] to confirm that the phone was not cursed and there was no possibility of any magic spells attached to it...
Oh no, did he create a bad ending?!
Gojo Satoru was immediately shocked, but the game didn't give him a chance to reload and make amends!
It's a shame he boasted not long ago that he was good at raising children; this whole mess is so unexpected.
Gojo Satoru stared at the phone, now restored to its original state, for a long time, sighed softly, and then put it back in his pocket.
Even if he re-downloads the game, the feelings he invested in the first Kazuma Hatake can never be transferred to the second Kazuma Hatake.
That was the one and only [Hatori Kazuma] who accompanied him through the time he was sealed in the prison gates.
Besides, he didn't really intend to go and die; the others were just making preparations as a precaution... He was still very confident that he would win!
As his consciousness sank into the deep sea, Gojo Satoru still vaguely thought this.
If only I could apologize to Kazuma...
………
After reaching the game's ending and never seeing Kazuma again, Gojo Satoru was in a very low mood for several days.
According to Youyou, before the day of the duel with Ryoumen Sukuna arrives, each person can only perform the soul-swapping training twice at most, and the order and personnel list need to be arranged.
Although Gojo Satoru is basically good at everything—besides his mastery of the techniques he was born with, he is also extremely proficient in general techniques such as Reversal Techniques, Simple Domains, and Falling Flower Sentiments.
However, after much deliberation, Gojo only agreed to engage in soul-swapping training with Otsukoku Yuta, and spent the rest of his time sparring with the rest of the students at the high school and providing guidance on physical techniques and skills.
Yuji Itadori first swapped souls with Atsuya Kusakabe in order to quickly master a [Simplified Domain] that could barely counter [Domain Deployment].
In order to enable Yuujin Itadori to achieve the requirement of easy field guidance without constraints, and to release Yuuyu who was also constrained in learning the easy field, Meimei took the initiative to accept the task of "solving the problem of the [New Yin Flow] master".
However, she also had her own ulterior motives.
For example, if the Kamo and Gojo families were to also fall in this decisive battle now that the Zenin family has been destroyed, Yuyu, who will become the head of the [Shin-Kageryu] in the future, could not only charge her new disciples a large sum of tuition fees, but also unify the [Shin-Kageryu] forces and become one of the huge pieces of the emerging power structure.
The others also made their own training plans and proceeded step by step to improve their combat power.
—Until one day, the barrier covering the college suddenly sounded an alarm.
"W-What's going on... Was it a sneak attack?! We need to report to Mr. Gojo right away..."
Even though the monitoring of this unfamiliar magical power was fleeting, it still caused Ijichi Kiyotaka, who was on guard duty, to panic. After confirming that the alarm had been triggered, he took out his phone to notify the sorcerers in the high school to go to the school gate where the incident occurred...
"Ichichi."
The voice that pronounced his name accurately was extremely cold, low and deep, sounding behind Ichiji Kiyotaka. It almost startled him so much that he nearly threw his phone away. He reflexively replied, "Yes!" before realizing that the other party was someone he had never seen before.
To be precise, he was a strange young man with black hair and black eyes.
She looked to be a high school student, but her face didn't show the liveliness and energy that one would expect at that age. Just looking at him with those dark eyes inexplicably sent a chill down Kiyotaka's spine, and he subconsciously looked away.
He was frantically searching his mind for the name of the unfamiliar boy, but to no avail.
Is he a college student from Kyoto, or a family-trained sorcerer who received elite education? The fact that he can call him by name suggests they might be sorcerers who met before but lost contact, causing him to forget them?
You're so dense! Think of something quickly! If I accidentally offend the other person, I have a feeling something really bad is going to happen...!
Startled, Kiyotaka Ijichi pondered for a long time before finally having to give up.
He truly had no recollection of it.
"Um, excuse me, may I ask who you are...?"
Kiyotaka Ijichi pressed his hands in front of him, asking the question with extreme caution—he even forgot that the strange curse alarm had just sounded.
"Hatori Kazuma".
The black-haired boy stared intently at him and slowly said, "I've come to find Gojo Satoru."
By cross-referencing the locations that Mr. Gojo usually reveals, we identified the most likely locations and eliminated them one by one until we arrived at this place.
“Han… Mr. Hatori,” Kiyoshi Ijichi, who had never heard of this name before, broke out in a cold sweat. “You, um, how did you get into the high school? The alarm for detecting unfamiliar magical energy only went off for a second…”
“I deceived it.”
Kazuma Hatori slowly raised his index finger, his gaze towards him growing darker and more gloomy, like a pool of still water reflecting the deep night, even the syllables he uttered carrying a frosty chill.
“I could deceive you, or even kill you. But I didn’t.”
“It’s not because of who you are, but because Mr. Gojo said he had important work that needed your help, so I didn’t lay a hand on you.”
Kiyotaka Ijichi was so frightened by the black-haired boy's overly sharp killing intent that he took two steps back before barely managing to steady himself by holding onto the table.
"Who exactly are you...?"
He was still unwilling to give up and wanted to continue testing him, but Kazuma Hatake was already impatient and said more to him—the moment Ichiji Kiyotaka blinked, he suddenly fainted and fell heavily to the ground, the phone he was holding in his hand also flying away.
The true effect of [All Laws Become Truth], possessed by Kazuma Hatake, is not fire, but rather, within a certain range around him, the phrase "All laws return to the heart, only this is true" applies.
Based on his current spell power output, the furthest he can control is only two meters, and he cannot maintain that range for very long.
However, it is more than enough to deal with auxiliary supervision.
Kazuma Hatake picked up the phone from the ground, found that it required a password to unlock, so he simply put it in his pocket and continued walking deeper into the school.
The school was huge but almost deserted. Fortunately, he remembered what he had heard: those people needed to undergo so-called soul-swapping training.
Therefore, Kazuma Hatake prioritizes finding buildings with large floor areas.
He would prefer to meet Mr. Gojo directly, but he wouldn't mind if he met someone else.
He happened to have some accounts to settle.
Generally speaking, Hajime Hatoyama was quite lucky.
As he walked through one of the dojos looking for someone, he bumped into a tall man wearing a brown trench coat and a black suit—the latter was clearly taken aback when he saw Kazuma Hagoromo.
"Who are you?"
Since there have been quite a few non-technical personnel entering and leaving Tokyo Jujutsu High School recently, he couldn't immediately conclude that it was an enemy attack.
Even though the other party's expression looked extremely unfriendly, since they were able to break through the barrier and arrive here safely, it would be too impolite to rashly attack them if they were someone who had called for help.
Having finally found a second living person, Kazuma Hatori stopped in his tracks, his cold, black eyes fixed on the man who was clearly older than his age.
I couldn't recognize who they were, but they were within two meters of each other.
“My name is Kazuma Hatake,” he said, deliberately softening his tone after introducing himself. “Mr. Gojo called me here to help.”
Under the subtle influence of [All Laws are One Truth], the other party's wariness will be reduced to the minimum, while their trust and desire to confide will be correspondingly increased.
"Oh, I see."
The other party immediately accepted the explanation and pointed to the spacious practice area behind him with his thumb.
“I’m Atsuya Kusakabe, the homeroom teacher for the second year of the vocational high school. You can just call me Mr. Kusakabe. Is this your first time being called here by Gojo? It’s a pity he’s not at school right now. But Itadori and the others are still training over there. If you don’t mind, we can exchange ideas first.”
Kusakabe is the guy who organized the battle plan after Gojo's defeat.
Kazuma Hatori stared at him in silence for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Well, I heard that you've already finalized your battle plan, and that it will be executed after Mr. Gojo's death."
"Yes, Gojo Ren already told you this?"
Kusakabe Atsuya, who was just taking a break from training to get some fresh air, leaned against the corridor wall with his arms crossed. He didn't mind chatting with the boy in front of him for a while—he inexplicably felt that this Hato Kazuma was particularly pleasing to the eye, and could even speak some truths to him.
“To be honest, the key to that operation plan was actually [to launch a surprise attack and kill Tōsō],” Atsuya Kusakabe spread one hand. “After all, the one who wanted to truly assimilate all of humanity and cause great disaster to the whole of Japan was Tōsō. Ryōmen Sukuna himself was not the type who would kill all of humanity no matter what.”
Kazuma Hatake slowly uttered an "Oh?", signaling him to continue.
"So, it's one thing for Ryoumen Sukuna and Gojo Satoru to fight to the death, but as long as he doesn't launch a cursed attack out of inexplicable curiosity, he's much better than Tōzō, right?"
Unbeknownst to him, Atsuya Kusakabe had revealed his true thoughts—completely exposing the cowardly, irresponsible, and timid nature hidden beneath his seemingly kind words.
"Even if we lose to Su Nuo, as long as we kill Lu Suo through Yi Gu's surprise attack, we can just live in a country inhabited by runaway beasts and get by, right?"
Kazuma Hatake spoke very slowly, “I don’t think this is a good idea.”
“Yeah, if only we had dealt with Sukuna sooner.” Kusakabe Atsuya clicked his tongue. “The whole mess we’re in now is because Gojo was stupid enough not to kill Itadori. I was in strong support for Itadori’s execution back then. If Gojo hadn’t objected, we wouldn’t be standing here worrying about how to deal with Sukuna.”
Kazuma Hatake: "..."
Kazuma Hato: "That's why you decided to stand by and watch Mr. Gojo die alone, completely disregarding how much he had sacrificed for you in the past."
He slowly raised his right hand, pointing his index finger at Kusakabe Atsuya with an air of absolute authority.
"What?"
Before Kusakabe Atsuya could even raise a confused eyebrow, Hatori Kazuma, unable to bear it any longer, spoke again—his expression as cold and ruthless as the angry gaze of a god high in the heavens, delivering his judgment.
"Go to hell."
The sudden surge of flames completely engulfed Atsuya Kusakabe's figure.
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Source of original content:
In order to enable Yuujin Itadori to achieve the requirement of easy field guidance without constraints, and to release Yuuyu who is also constrained in learning the easy field, Meimei took the initiative to accept the task of "solving the problem of the [New Yin Flow] master".
However, she also had her own ulterior motives.
For example, now that the Zenin family has been destroyed, assuming the Kamo and Gojo families also fall in this final battle, Yuyu, who will become the future head of the [Shin-Kage-ryu], could not only charge her new disciples hefty tuition fees, but also unify the [Shin-Kage-ryu] forces, becoming one of the massive pieces of the emerging power structure.
—From chapters 258 and 269 of the manga.
"To be honest, the key to that operation plan was actually [to launch a surprise attack and kill Tōsō]," Atsuya Kusakabe spread one hand. "After all, the one who wanted to truly assimilate all of humanity and cause great disaster to the whole of Japan was Tōsō. Ryōmen Sukuna himself was not the type who would kill all of humanity no matter what."
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"Even if we lose to Su Nuo, as long as we kill Lu Suo through Yi Gu's surprise attack, we can just live in a country inhabited by runaway beasts and get by, right?"
—From chapter 248 of the manga.
"Yeah, if only we had dealt with Sukuna sooner," Atsuya Kusakabe clicked his tongue. "The whole mess we're in now is because Gojo was stupid enough not to kill Itadori. I was a strong advocate for Itadori's execution; if Gojo hadn't objected, we wouldn't be standing here worrying about how to deal with Sukuna."
—From chapter 269 of the manga.
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