This was an unexpectedly small room.
On one wall of the room, monitors for the Underground Fighting Arena were set up, showing the activities of the entire arena.
In the corner were a wine cabinet, a sofa, and a low table.
The owner of this arena sat on the sofa.
Beside him was a provocatively dressed female(?).
Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi.
Kinji Hakari was the owner of this Underground Fighting Arena and the person Mahito wanted to meet.
He had dyed his hair gold and fixed it with hair oil to reveal a smooth forehead.
His eyes were small, and his specially groomed eyebrows looked as sharp as daggers.
Rather than a Jujutsu Sorcerer, his image was more like a rookie Yakuza.
He wore a black plush coat and leaned back on the sofa.
Seeing Mahito enter, he waved casually with a look of surprise.
"The legendary King of Curses... you live up to your name."
"Everyone in the entire venue is cheering for you."
"Did you hear it? Your fever has already—"
"—ignited the world, as if everyone will crown you in the next instant."
His voice carried a hint of laughter, and a sharp light flashed in those eyes, as if he were savoring the aftertaste of the fever, intoxicated like a drunkard.
This was a strange man, completely out of place in the current jujutsu world.
"I thought my name only circulated among Sorcerers," Mahito said, stepping into the room.
"I didn't expect you to know it too."
Jogo and Hanami fell silent at this time, completely leaving the conversation to Mahito.
They followed him in and consciously closed the door.
"I take in all kinds of Sorcerers who can't stay in the jujutsu world," Kinji Hakari said.
"Unfortunately, decent Sorcerers aren't very willing to run to my place."
"Only those Curse Users with suppressed evil natures are very willing to come here to make money."
"With more contact with those Curse Users, I've obtained some news that only Curse Users know—you are the focus of it, the King of Curses."
Kinji Hakari glanced at Jogo and Hanami but didn't care.
Beside him, Kirara Hoshi got up from the sofa, took wine and glasses from the wine cabinet, and placed them on the low table.
Kirara Hoshi's expression was tense, and his voice trembled slightly as he asked:
"It's said you can evolve ordinary people into Sorcerers, and make a Sorcerer's evolution go a step further."
"You can freely change the human body to make it more adapted to the 'evolved' form."
"Is this true?"
Mahito sat down in front of Kinji Hakari and carefully observed Kirara Hoshi.
He had a feminine appearance, and even his clothing was the same—a loose tube top wrapped around his chest, even showing a noticeable bulge.
His throat had no Adam's apple, and he wore black leather pants on his lower body, his skin as white and tender as jade.
He had a pair of beautiful heterochromatic eyes, the left violet and the right green.
His long black hair was combed into neat bangs and sideburns, with only the hair at the back of his head hanging loosely.
Perhaps due to his Cursed Technique, there were distinct cross-shaped studs below his lower lip, four in total.
Despite being such a beautiful person, it was a pity he was a man, officially certified.
Mahito suddenly smiled.
"You want to become a woman—a complete, perfect one."
"Can you do it?" Kirara Hoshi's heterochromatic eyes flashed with a glimmer of expectation.
He got up and moved closer to Mahito, his body brushing against Jogo and Hanami.
Jogo glared at him in disgust, and he immediately moved away cautiously.
"It's easy," Mahito said.
Kirara Hoshi was so happy he could hardly stop himself from jumping up.
Kinji Hakari said indifferently, "Kirara hopes to become a complete woman without any flaws."
"She first heard about you from a warning sent by Mr. Gojo."
"Among the students at Jujutsu High, someone was perfectly gender-swapped by you."
"Miss Ieiri herself certified that your gender-swapping is so perfect it would put all modern medical experts to shame."
He used feminine pronouns when referring to Kirara Hoshi, a detail Mahito noticed.
Although officially certified as male, Kirara Hoshi had obvious feminine traits in the original work.
Rumors online claimed Kirara Hoshi had already undergone gender reassignment surgery; looking at it now, those rumors held some credibility.
Mahito asked curiously, "You knew I was coming?"
"A Cursed Spirit collaborating with a Curse User—this is the first news of your appearance," Hakari replied.
"You've been identified by the Jujutsu World as the first instance of an Intelligent Cursed Spirit."
"In the entire history of the Jujutsu World before you, there was no precedent for an Intelligent Cursed Spirit."
"Your appearance has caused an earthquake throughout the Jujutsu World."
"Naturally, information about you is of the highest priority."
"I was notified because Mr. Gojo knows I can receive first-hand news from the Curse User community."
Kinji Hakari sat up from the sofa with interest.
He looked at Mahito and continued:
"Since I knew you desired to collaborate with Curse Users, I understood you would inevitably come to me."
"This is one of the few places where Sorcerers can gather openly."
"If you're looking for Curse Users, there's no better place than here."
"From that moment on, Kirara has been looking forward to your arrival... though I didn't expect it to be so soon."
"Soon?" Mahito asked.
"You would only dare to appear here when you have the strength to challenge Mr. Gojo," Hakari said.
"That's not just my judgment, but Mr. Gojo's as well."
Kinji Hakari paused, sounding a bit strange as he asked curiously:
"I watched your battle with Awasaka."
"Although it was a brilliant fight and your learning ability is exceptional—right now, you are far from being Mr. Gojo's opponent."
"Why do you dare to appear before my eyes?"
"Don't you know I'm a suspended third-year student from Jujutsu High?"
"Or do you think that because I'm suspended, I no longer have contact with Jujutsu High?"
Mahito laughed.
"Let me get straight to the point," he said.
Kinji Hakari extended a hand.
"Please."
"Kinji Hakari."
Mahito rested both hands on the table, as if leaning on an emperor's desk.
He said, "The current jujutsu world must be quite an eyesore in your view, isn't it?"
"Do you have any interest in joining me... to completely shatter this boring and corrupt jujutsu world?"