Outside Jujutsu High.
The special Cursed Corpse "Panda," created by Principal Yaga Masamichi using his Cursed Technique [Puppet Manipulation], lay on the gate at the school entrance, rubbing its belly and waiting for its classmates to arrive.
"They're so slow~"
Panda muttered slowly, though even without having officially met its classmates, it already knew who they were.
As a special puppet created by Yaga Masamichi, Panda had been raised by him like a son since childhood, so getting its hands on a mere student roster was incredibly easy.
The little tyrant of the Zenin Family, the Cursed Speech User of the Inumaki Family, the genius youth who received special treatment years ago, and the two girls the Gojo Family had invested in since childhood... Having six students in one grade broke the historical record of Jujutsu High.
Panda yawned heavily, feeling drowsy as it thought about this. Just as it was about to secretly sneak in a quick nap, the two people it had encountered on the way appeared nearby.
"You must be a new student too. I'm Zen... just call me Maki. What's your name?" Maki Zen'in, who was carrying a naginata-like Cursed Tool, introduced herself to the person next to her.
"Salmon!"
"Huh?"
"Salmon! Salmon!"
The boy next to Maki Zen'in stopped speaking after saying the words repeatedly in a somewhat anxious manner. He then opened his backpack, pulled out a book, and flipped to the first page.
Three characters were written in the bottom right corner of that page—the boy's name.
"Inumaki Toge? Oh, I get it. You're a Cursed Speech User! We're classmates now, so please take care of me!"
Maki Zen'in casually reached out and patted Inumaki Toge's back, while Inumaki Toge continued to say, "Salmon."
Inumaki Toge is a Cursed Speech User whose Cursed Technique automatically turns his spoken words into curses with immediate effects. While powerful, this technique is also inherently dangerous.
To prevent accidentally cursing others by speaking unintentionally, he developed the habit of only using rice ball ingredients to communicate since childhood.
For instance, "Salmon" means something similar to affirmation, while "Bonito Flakes" means something similar to negation. As for more substitute words, perhaps only their parents would know those.
When the two walked up to the entrance of Jujutsu High and saw Panda lying on the gate, they both immediately stopped, wearing dumbfounded expressions.
"Pan... Panda?"
"I am Panda, and I am not Panda!"
Seeing the two finally arrive, Panda exhaled heavily, roused its spirits, and climbed up from the ground.
As Panda opened its mouth and spoke, both Maki Zen'in and Inumaki Toge were startled, their minds temporarily failing to process the situation.
"Panda can talk!!!"
Maki Zen'in shouted, gaping in astonishment, while Panda wordlessly extended a paw and pressed it against its forehead.
"Come on, I'm a Cursed Corpse."
"A Cur... Cursed Corpse?"
After Maki Zen'in's eyes remained vacant for a second or two, the foolishness in them finally cleared up slightly.
Panda's appearance was certainly not in her notes, but she knew that the current principal of the school, Yaga Masamichi, was an excellent puppeteer capable of creating all sorts of Cursed Corpses.
After learning that Panda was a Cursed Corpse, the two instantly calmed down and felt embarrassed by their shocked reactions.
"If you're a Cursed Corpse, you should have said so earlier..."
"Salmon! Salmon!"
The two people and one bear stood at the school entrance, arguing with a subtle tension. This argument shouldn't have ended quickly, but as a boy gradually approached, everyone stiffly turned their heads to look in the direction he was coming from.
Although the more professional a Jujutsu Sorcerer is, the more precisely they can control their Cursed Energy, appearing no different from ordinary people in the eyes of other Jujutsu Sorcerers.
There is one type of Jujutsu Sorcerer who is an exception: those whose Cursed Energy is so vast that it forms an aura around them. Although the Cursed Energy overflows, it does not dissipate but constantly surrounds them, and the boy slowly approaching was this type.
Seeing everyone frozen and staring, Yuta Okkotsu was also a little stunned, wondering what was wrong with them. However, Rika had instructed him to be polite before he left, so after steeling himself, he sincerely greeted everyone.
"Hello everyone, my name is Yuta Okkotsu. You can call me Yuta. Please take care of me from now on!" Yuta Okkotsu introduced himself with a perfectly straight back and utmost seriousness, bowing slightly to the crowd afterward.
The atmosphere instantly became silent... "Pfft!"
Maki Zen'in was the first to burst out laughing. Holding her stomach with one hand and covering her mouth with the other, she said with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, "You're taking this way too seriously! Why are you bowing? This isn't some hellish workplace~"
"Salmon! Salmon!"
Panda appeared behind Yuta Okkotsu with a "Swoosh!" and, like a buddy, draped an arm over Yuta Okkotsu's shoulder.
"Relax, we're going to be classmates for the next three years. There are no teachers here right now... and even if there were, there's no need to be so serious~" Panda said cheerily.
Seeing their reactions, Yuta Okkotsu breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want his life at Jujutsu High to be depressing, and Rika had also instructed him to make sure he got along well with his new classmates before he left home.
Panda's gaze swept over everyone present. As the only student there who had seen the roster, it knew that two students had yet to arrive.
Just as Panda was recalling the twin sisters on the list, a black sedan suddenly appeared in their line of sight as if it had flown in.
Jujutsu High was located halfway up the mountain. Theoretically, to reach the entrance on the mountainside, one could only climb the steps one by one. How did this car get up here?
Before the question marks in everyone's minds could disappear, the black sedan landed in front of them with a loud "Bang!!!"
The driver's side door opened, and Chinatsu, sitting in the driver's seat, poked her head out slightly and looked at the crowd.
"Hello, my lovely students~"
Chinatsu's voice had just fallen, and before everyone could be surprised by her sudden appearance, the rear car door was abruptly pushed open, and the swaying Nanako and Mimiko stepped out.
They had just raised their hands, ready to greet their classmates, but the world-destroying dizziness made them drop to their knees with a "Thump!", giving their classmates a grand salute...
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