Assessment Tasks

As the setting sun shone down, young people, laughing and playing, walked into the playground one after another. The originally quiet playground suddenly became lively.

"What's the surprise?" The pink-haired boy looked curious, but still cooperated with the panda and covered the eyes of the people around him.

The boy with short black hair had fluffy hair that blew up like a hedgehog. He was stumbled for a moment with his eyes covered, and immediately pulled away the hand of the person next to him in annoyance.

"There's nothing mysterious about it. I can walk on my own."

Megumi Fushiguro awkwardly pushed the arm away from her neck, tugged at her collar, and then let out a breath.

They had just finished a task, which was not difficult but tiring. Just as they were about to go back to the dormitory to rest, they were pulled away by a sophomore who was one year older than them.

The two men and the panda all had mysterious expressions. Fushiguro Megumi knew that Inugami-senpai and Panda-senpai were always keen on playing pranks, but Maki-senpai, the only reliable one today, acquiesced to their actions.

He was surprised to see the playground, but as soon as he stepped into the playground, the panda behind him started to hide and tried to cover his eyes with its furry paws.

Yuji Itadori beside him was still making a fuss, so Fushiguro Megumi had no choice but to push the person in front of him with a little more force.

Yuji Itadori, who was originally walking with his child on his back, was pushed. He quickly took a few steps back and then turned his head.

He saw a black-haired man sitting on the stairs, his face propped up by his hands, and he seemed to have fallen asleep.

And as if because of the noise here, the man slowly opened his familiar light green eyes.

"Ah, you're awake." The panda said as he made way.

Yuji Itadori continued to look at the man, then ignored the strange expression on his face and asked blankly, "Fushiguro?"

Fushiguro Megumi behind him sighed, but still responded: "What's wrong?"

Kugizaki Norose, who was standing next to Maki, patted Itadori's shoulder and leaned over to look: "Huh?"

The person on the steps stood up, and the long black hair that had been hanging down in front of his chest was pushed back by one hand. Looking at that familiar yet different face, the three people who were unprepared fell silent.

While I was distracted, the man had already stepped forward. His eyes fell directly on the pink-haired boy who had not yet reacted, and he said lightly: "What's your name?"

"Hey——" Yuji Itadori rubbed his cheek, then said seriously, "Itadori, Yuji Itadori."

The boy with his back to the light smiled widely, looking cheerful. This feeling diluted the gloomy feeling just now, and Zenin Kei nodded.

"Hey, Fushiguro..." Kugizaki Norose squinted her eyes and looked at him for a moment, then smiled mysteriously and approached him, "I didn't expect you have a relative who looks exactly like you, is he your brother?"

The side of her waist was hit by an elbow, and the distracted Megumi Fushiguro subconsciously denied it: "No, I don't know him."

The panda came over with a proud look on his face. "It's a surprise precisely because we don't know each other! Hui, are you happy? This is your brother whom you've never met before?"

The two protagonists looked at each other, their eyes were the same and they didn't react much. And this silence was seen by some people as tacit agreement.

"Zenin Kei." The young man with long black hair nodded slightly and said, "Please give me your guidance."

This surname made Fushiguro Megumi's expression even more strange, and he subconsciously looked at Maki, who also had the surname Zenin, who knew the situation. But the latter just spread her hands and looked helpless.

However, the silence did not last long. The two of them started to liven up the atmosphere. It was a pity for the panda that they did not see the touching scene of the two of them crying when they recognized each other.

"Let's go, it's almost time for dinner."

After being pushed on the back, Fushiguro Megumi, who was originally deep in thought, could only follow the others and leave. He subconsciously looked at the man, and the strange feeling in his heart became even stronger.

Before today, he didn't know he had a brother.

This is so weird…

After casting his gaze once again and being discovered at the first moment, Zenin Kei basically confirmed his guess.

Yuji Itadori is not an "ordinary person". It's not because of his sharp reaction and intuition, but more because of the aura of curse on him.

After making eye contact, the man smiled patiently and asked if there was anything he could help me with. He was definitely a kind-hearted person.

But the image that flashed by in my memory overlapped with the face in front of me.

That was a very important plot that was not mentioned in the script. In the plot that was rehearsed countless times, the only plot related to Itadori Yuji was missing.

The bloody scene that flashed through my mind was even more impressive.

The face was covered in blood, and it spoke hateful words with a fierce look. And to a sorcerer, those words were a curse before his death.

"Are you okay?"

Hearing the caring voice, Zenin Kei came back to his senses after closing his eyes.

Yuji Itadori could feel the gazes on him every time, but seeing the man's serious expression, he didn't dare to ask.

Zenin Hui raised his hand and said casually, "It's okay."

Yuji Itadori breathed a sigh of relief and nodded thoughtfully: "I'm glad you're okay. By the way, Mr. Gojo asked us to..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sneer. A big grin appeared on the side of the boy's face with short pink hair.

“Hahahaha, funny.”

That mouth seemed to have its own thoughts. After Yuji Itadori raised his hand and patted it skillfully, it changed its position and appeared on the back of his hand.

His mouth was so wide open that his tongue and teeth could be seen, and the words he spoke were somewhat disgusting.

"Zenin Kei, that's really interesting. Are you scared? Scared of this kid?"

This sentence brought the frowning man back to his senses. Zenin Kei stared at that mouth, and under Yuji Itadori's apologetic gaze, he said word by word: "No, I have never been afraid of anything."

As the strongest, he naturally doesn't need to fear anyone's existence, he's not even afraid of death. But if you have to say, he is afraid of the existence of the unknown.

"Sorry." Yuji Itadori heard the shrill laughter and said helplessly, "Although I can control him, I can't control his mouth."

"You are satisfying me more and more, Zenin Kei."

Zenin Hui ignored those words and shook his head at the boy: "Nothing."

Although he said it was okay, the boy, feeling a little guilty, still talked about his "secret" without reservation.

That was the cursed king from a thousand years ago, and now he has fallen into the body of an ordinary boy.

After hearing this, Zenin Hui showed a surprised expression. He did not show a disgusted expression, but said calmly: "Yeah."

This calm expression made Yuji Itadori feel relieved. Not disliking him was already a good development.

Seeing Yuji suddenly become cheerful again, Zenin Kei asked in his heart: "Is he the protagonist?"

005, who was crouching under the sleeve, was silent at first, and then replied perfunctorily: "Yes."

〖Why is there no record of Yuji Itadori in the script?〗

Because under your cold eyes, that person has already died a long time ago. 005 thought about this sentence several times, but in the end he didn't say it. He just did his duty.

"Every world is different."

After noticing 005's secret, Shikaku stopped asking. But he vaguely felt that Yuji Itadori's identity was not simple.

Zenin Kei became the head of the family when he was young, and naturally became a top-class sorcerer at that time. But now, more than ten years have passed, and he needs to pass the most basic assessment of a sorcerer again.

Only after passing the assessment can he become a formally qualified sorcerer.

During the few days when the high school was closed, many people came to visit, but without exception they were all turned away by Gojo Satoru.

Zenin Hui was informed that the examination was scheduled for 3 pm. As for why it was so tight and there was no time to prepare, it was because the unreliable messenger stole the news.

Gojo Satoru just looked nonchalant and said, "It doesn't matter. I'm the one who will judge anyway. It doesn't matter when I start."

It is hard to imagine how tiring it is to work with such a casual and unfocused person. Zenin Hui simply changed his clothes and then walked out of the college.

As the supervisor, Gojo Satoru said that he had been taking exams since he left high school, so he would not provide any help.

The assessment task is to go to the designated location and eliminate a first-level cursed spirit.

The white-haired figure at the door waved his hands vigorously, making a trumpet shape with his hands and shouted: "Come on, Hui——"

Looking at the address on the phone, Zenin Hui walked out of the barrier slowly.

He was not wearing the uniform provided by the college. He wore a black riding hakama with a very loose bottom and a kimono with slightly shorter sleeves. The left cuff was tied up with a white cloth, which made him look more capable and facilitated his movements.

The sound of wings flapping was not uncommon in this wooded wilderness, but the man noticed it immediately, and his light green eye mask looked over accurately.

It was a crow, its black feathers making it easy to hide among the branches. It tilted its head and stared at the people on the road with its left eye.

Zenin Kei looked up and his fingers, which were originally slightly hooked, loosened when the crow suddenly started to cry.

He no longer paid attention to Crow's sight. Zenin Hui knew that someone was watching him, but even without Crow, there would be other means. Since leaving the technical college, spies have been everywhere.

The sun was setting overhead, and after a long delay, Zenin Hui finally left the house.

If it was just a simple first-level cursed spirit, the difficulty would not even be as great as rushing. It was not easy to rush from a remote technical college to another remote place.

But more importantly, I have to thank someone for his "kindness", which caused the task that should have been completed in the morning to be delayed until the evening.

Zenin Hui looked up, and when he reached a slightly empty intersection without any obstructions, he clasped his hands together.

After he assumed a fixed position, he whispered, "Nue."

The black shadow began to "flow", and then a pair of huge wings spread out. The quiet nue kept its wings spread out, and only after getting permission did it flap its wings and leave the place with its master.

Even if it found a relatively open location, its huge and powerful wings still chopped off the surrounding trees, and even the wind it created knocked down many trees.

The crow on the tree steadied itself and quickly flapped its wings to catch up.