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Chapter 6 - The King Returns

(A/N: Auto correct corrects every name I write in this story except for one, Satoru Gojo.)

He hit the ground after killing the curse, before looking up to the moon and laughing his lungs out.

"I knew it! The light feels best in the flesh!" Sukuna yelled out before ripping his shirt off.

Looking at Itadori's face, Matteo could see two extra eyes along with several lines of tattoos, but even so Matteo felt rather fine.

Sure, is Sukuna incarnating in Itadori something horrible, absolutely. However, it happened, and Matteo couldn't undo it.

There was nothing Matteo could do, except for deal with the consequences.

"Cursed flesh is so boring," Sukuna said while Fushiguro watched in horror, "So now, where are the people? The women?" he wondered, "What a wonderful era to be reawakened, women and children are crawling everywhere like maggots!" he exclaimed.

"Do me a favor and tone down the 'women and children' talk, it's weird," Matteo said getting closer to Sukuna.

"Oh? So you'll be the first lamb to the slaughter?" Sukuna said turning around.

"What do you think you're doing with my body?" Itadori said reining back control, "Give it back!" he said.

"Hey wait, how are you doing that?" Sukuna asked while fighting Itadori's control.

"Well, it's my body," Itadori plainly responded.

And only a moment later, the second layer of eyes closed.

"Stay right where you are!" Fushiguro yelled gaining the attention of Itadori, "You're no longer human! Under jujutsu regulation, Yuji Itadori, by law I will now exercise you, as a curse!" he yelled out.

As Fushiguro talked, he began to grasp his hand while putting one over the other.

"Whoa man, I don't think we need to do that right now," Matteo said after seeing what Fushiguro was doing.

"You seem awfully calm about this," Itadori said while the markings on his face began to disappear.

"Don't worry about it," Matteo said shrugging it off, "Even if Sukuna could take control, we wouldn't die," he told Fushiguro

"And why is that?" Fushiguro responded while still holding his hands that.

"Yeah, why is that?" Gojo asked while squating behind Fushiguro.

Slowly, Fushiguro turned behind him to see Gojo standing there with a bag in his hands.

"What are you doing here?" Fushiguro asked.

"I wasn't planning on showing up, but you got kind of roughed up kid," Gojo said while standing up, "I'll show the second years, say cheese!" he asked while pulling out his phone and taking pictures of Fushiguro.

'The man himself, I should be fine as long as he's around' Matteo thought while sighing.

"I got an earful from the higher ups cause the special grade curse object's still missing, thought I'd do a little sightseeing and stop by," Gojo explained, "So? Did you find it yet?" he asked.

"Uh," Itadori interrupted, "Sorry but I ate that thing," he told Gojo.

"Really?" Gojo asked.

"He did," Fushiguro answered.

"But it's all fine because he's the perfect cage, at least I think I have that right," Matteo said.

"Oh really?" Gojo walking up to Itadori.

"You're not going to question him?" Fushiguro asked referring to Matteo.

"Later," Gojo said taking a closer look at Itadori, "Damn it really did combine with you, that's hilarious, anything weird about your body?" he asked.

"Nah, seems ok," Itadori answered.

"Can you swap with Sukuna at will?" Gojo asked.

"Hey you," Fushiguro said to Matteo while Gojo talked to Itadori.

"Hmm? I'm a bit busy watching," Matteo responded while pointing to Gojo.

"Who-".

"Megumi!" Gojo said interrupting him, "Hold this," Gojo said passing over a bag.

"What is this?" Megumi asked.

"Kikufuku from Kikusuian," Gojo answered, "It's Sendai's specialty and it's super good," he explained.

"Now as I was saying, who sent you?" Fushiguro asked while Gojo talked.

"Are you going to ignore your teacher like that?" Matteo asked.

"Absolutely," Fushiguro replied.

"Well, either God or a one-eyed cat who might also be God, currently unsure," Matteo responded.

"So you weren't sent by any curse users?" Fushiguro asked ignoring Matteo's answer.

"No, I go to this school, I was trying to stop Itadori from eating the finger," Matteo explained.

"So you knew about the finger, and you knew what I was trying to do, who are you?" Fushiguro asked.

"Matteo Unmei," he answered.

"Did you say Unmei?" Gojo asked as Sukuna attacked him.

While Matteo and Fushiguro were talking, Gojo convinced Itadori to switch with Sukuna for ten seconds so Gojo could fight him.

"Oh, how did it go?" Itadori asked after gaining back control of his body.

"How about that?" Gojo chuckled, "So you really can control that guy," he said.

"He's kind of annoying though to tell the truth, and I keep hearing his voice," Itadori explained while knocking himself in the head.

"Don't worry about that, the voice will go away when he dies," Matteo told him.

"I mean that makes sense," Itadori responded.

"It's a miracle that's all he's doing to you," Gojo said while walking up to Itadori with one hand up.

Quickly, Gojo hit Itadori in the head with two fingers. Itadori immediately began to fall asleep, he was then caught by Gojo as he fell.

"What'd you do to him?" Fushiguro asked.

"I just knocked him out," Gojo answered much to Fushiguro relief, "If he's not possessed by Sukuna when he wakes up, then he might have potential as a vessel," he then said, "Now I have a question for you, what do you think we should do with him?" Gojo asked his student.

"Well, even if he is a vessel jujutsu regulations demand Itadori be executed," Fushiguro said, "However, I don't want him to die," Fushiguro told Gojo.

"Personal?" Gojo asked.

"I suppose," Fushiguro answered, "So, can he save him?" he asked.

"A request from a precious student? Leave it to me!" Gojo said, "Now about you," he said turning to Matteo.

"You knew my last name?" Matteo asked confused.

"Unmei? Absolutely, you know Sainan?" Gojo asked.

'That name, I know it' Matteo thought.

"My dad?" Matteo asked confused.

"Your dad huh?" Gojo asked, "If you had his cursed technique this would have ended differently," he muttered, "So you know about jujutsu society?" he asked.

"Yeah," Matteo answered.

"Oh good, that saves me some explaining," Gojo replied, "Now it's time to take you to the hospital, that curse did a number on you," he pointed out.

"It may be adrenaline helps, but I honestly think I'm-"

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"Huh?" Matteo groggily muttered waking up.

"Oh Matteo," Ms. Unmei said, "You're up!" she said. 

Looking around, Matteo saw that he was lying down in a hospital bed. 

"Hmm?" Matteo hummed.

"What happened?" his mom asked.

"You don't know?" Matteo said.

"No, a teacher called me and told me that you were sent to a hospital," Ms. Unmei explained.

"A teacher?" Matteo asked.

"Yes, they told me that something weird happened at the school," Ms. Unmei said, "Did you see anything?" she asked her son.

It was the same question that she had asked him back at the graveyard. Matteo knew what she wanted him to say. That there was nothing at the school, that Matteo couldn't see curses.

"Sukuna incarnated into Itadori," Matteo told his mother

"Sukuna incarnated!" Ms. Unmei yelled out.

"Though it was a curse that messed me up," Matteo further explained.

"What!!" Ms. Unmei exclaimed.

"What are you yelling so-" Gojo said suddenly entering the room before seeing Ms. Unmei, "Wait a minute, is that you Mia?" he asked.

"Satoru!" Mia Unemi yelled out turning to Gojo, "Of course Sukuna incarnating would have to do with you, you probably fed the kid the finger!" she said pointing at Gojo.

"I swear I had nothing to do with Sukuna," Gojo said putting his hands up, "Though I'm not too mad about it," he murmured.

"Why are you here?" Matteo asked.

"Oh, Itadori wanted to visit you," Gojo said pointing behind him to where Itadori was.

"Hey," Itadori said with his head down.

"You look sorry," Matteo pointed out, "Don't, I'm the one who failed to stop the finger from being unwrapped," said.

"I still failed to help you," Itadori admitted.

"You saved me from dying," Matteo replied.

"But I-"

"But I this but I that, I feel like there are more important things to talk about," Matteo said, "Like how you know my mom!" Matteo said pointing at Gojo.

"Oh, your mom never told you about us?" Gojo said while waving a finger.

"I was his teacher, nothing more" Mai said while attempting to hit Gojo.

Though, as her hand flew towards Gojo, it suddenly stopped before reaching him.

"And how about Sainan?" Gojo asked.

"He, he left," Mia responded.

"Ah, I was hoping to try and fight him," Gojo said with a smile.

"Did my dad also work there?" Matteo asked.

"Oh no he's a notorious curse user," Gojo answered.

"Really?" Matteo asked.

"Yep! And you will learn more about things like that at Tokyo Jujutsu High!" Gojo said excitedly.

"Satoru, please don't take my son there," Mia asked earnestly.

"I'm sorry Mia, but even if he didn't have cursed energy, being a Unmei is enough to put him in the eyes of the higher ups," Gojo explained.

"Who is my dad," Matteo questioned.

"Well, we do have a bit of time," Mia said.

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