Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High School, on the outskirts of Tokyo.
A ghost-like man walked into the school.
Because of the Dream Walk Migration, almost all non-combat personnel had already been evacuated.
Those who remained were undoubtedly people prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Complete fortification.
This was the current state of Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High School.
Step.
The man entered the school's torii gate.
He quietly stopped after taking a single step.
Soon, he sensed a reaction.
Two men were rapidly approaching from afar.
He could even imagine that, besides these two who came to greet him, others had already begun waking those participating in the Dream Walk Migration.
Especially that man—
Gojo Satoru.
He would likely awaken immediately and appear before him.
Yet he felt no fear.
He simply continued forward.
One step at a time, he slowly ascended the stairs beyond the torii gate.
Although this was an extremely dangerous situation, he inexplicably felt peaceful.
He remembered the moment he finally chose to part ways with his best friend.
At that time, he had undoubtedly been prepared to die.
He clearly understood that a single mistake could cost him his life.
Yet he still approached his friend without hesitation, exposing his back openly.
Back then, his best friend could have killed him with a casual strike.
But he didn't.
He simply watched him disappear into the crowd.
And now, just like before, he had chosen to face his best friend directly once more.
Stepping onto the academy plaza, he found two men already waiting for him.
The current principal of Tokyo Jujutsu High—
Masamichi Yaga.
And the current swordsmanship instructor—
Kusakabe Atsuya.
At this moment, both wore expressions of shock.
The man raised his hand and smiled.
"Long time no see, Teacher Yaga."
"Seeing you so energetic now is better than anything."
"Are you Kenjaku?" Kusakabe Atsuya asked with a trembling voice.
"No, I'm not."
The man tucked his hands into the wide sleeves of his monk robes and chuckled.
"I imagine Tengen has already told you Kenjaku's secret."
"I haven't covered my forehead."
"As you can see, I am myself."
"Geto Suguru..."
Masamichi Yaga asked in a deep voice:
"Is it really you?"
The man—
Geto Suguru—
nodded.
"It is me."
Geto Suguru had deliberately chosen this moment, while Gojo Satoru was fighting Ryomen Sukuna, to come here.
He knew that compared to his own resurrection, Kenjaku and Ryomen Sukuna were the enemies Gojo Satoru truly wanted to eliminate.
Especially Ryomen Sukuna.
If that self-centered monster really broke through the Dream Walk Migration, the disaster he would bring would far exceed the problem posed by Geto Suguru himself.
"I originally wanted to wear my Tokyo Jujutsu High uniform, but after thinking about it, I felt a little embarrassed."
Geto Suguru smiled.
"What's wrong?"
"Seeing an old friend resurrected before you, are vigilance and hostility the only things you have left?"
Kusakabe Atsuya gritted his teeth.
"You really dare to say that."
"It hasn't even been a few years since the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, and the destruction you caused has already been written into textbooks."
"In a few years, it may even become a mandatory exam question for Jujutsu High."
"Your notoriety is deafening."
"How dare you appear before us like this?"
"What are your intentions?"
Kusakabe Atsuya's vigilance was not excessive.
On the contrary, the fact that they were currently having a casual conversation was what felt abnormal.
Logically speaking, the moment a Special Grade Curse User like Geto Suguru appeared here, an extermination operation should have immediately begun.
However, Geto Suguru's crimes were actually quite peculiar.
His crime was:
"Massacring ordinary people and disrupting the balance of the Jujutsu World."
Throughout the years he spent as a Curse User, he targeted only ordinary people.
Toward Jujutsu Sorcerers, he caused almost no harm.
On the contrary, he valued talent.
As long as someone was a Sorcerer, even if they opposed him, he usually wouldn't kill them.
Even during the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, if one didn't interfere with his slaughter of ordinary people, he would always let them go at the last moment.
His crimes in ordinary society were crimes against humanity.
But in the Jujutsu World, they were classified as disrupting the balance of the Jujutsu World—a charge whose severity could vary.
To Jujutsu Sorcerers, he could even be considered friendly.
Among all Curse Users, Geto Suguru was therefore the most special.
So special that even after stepping into Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High itself, direct combat had still not broken out.
"Tengen has already left mainland Japan."
"The one currently maintaining the great Japanese barrier is Mahito, the King of Curses."
Masamichi Yaga spoke solemnly.
"At this point, even if you invade the Tombs of the Star Corridor, it would be meaningless."
"You should know this."
"After all, you should have been resurrected by Mahito himself."
What Masamichi Yaga referred to was Geto Suguru's purpose for infiltrating Tokyo Jujutsu High during the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons years ago.
At that time, he released almost all the Cursed Spirits across Japan, forcing Jujutsu Sorcerers—including Gojo Satoru—to protect civilians.
Meanwhile, he secretly came here alone.
He was opposed by the students remaining at the school and ultimately died at the hands of Yuta Okkotsu.
Why he insisted on coming was later determined to be because of Tengen within the Tombs of the Star Corridor.
Although Tengen's current state was an intermediate stage between human and god, its classification resembled that of a Cursed Spirit.
And if it resembled a Cursed Spirit—
—it could be captured by Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
Geto Suguru must have learned of Tengen's condition from somewhere.
That was why he insisted on secretly coming here alone.
"It seems Teacher Yaga has already confirmed that 'I am me,'" Geto Suguru laughed.
"I can't forget your 'justice,'" Masamichi Yaga said in a complicated tone. "Sometimes, late at night, I think deeply about where I failed to teach you properly, causing you to ultimately fall to such a state. You clearly cared more about the concept of justice than Gojo Satoru, yet in the end..."
...you became the most evil person.
Masamichi Yaga swallowed the final words.
Geto Suguru took another step forward.
As if provoked, Kusakabe Atsuya placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Geto Suguru! Stay right there! Don't move!"
It was no wonder he was so nervous.
After all, this was a genuine Special Grade Curse User!
Back during the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, he had personally been in the thick of the battle. The Cursed Spirits that blotted out the sky flew past him and over his head. He fought until his hands became numb, yet they still seemed endless.
Only when those Cursed Spirits suddenly scattered out of control did he finally get a chance to catch his breath.
At the time, he truly thought he would die.
And that had merely been a side battlefield.
How terrifying must the main battlefield, where one directly faced Geto Suguru, have been?
He didn't even dare imagine it.
And now, just when he thought the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons had become history, this true Demon King suddenly appeared before him.
At this moment, he felt like a beginner village hero encountering the final boss.
Geto Suguru glanced at Kusakabe Atsuya and maintained his smile.
"No need to be nervous, Kusakabe. I haven't come with malicious intent. On the contrary, I'm here to ask for help."
Kusakabe Atsuya froze.
"Ask for help?"
You, a Special Grade Curse User, actually came here to ask for help?
"After all, I also graduated from here. When I encounter trouble, can't I seek help from my alma mater?" Geto Suguru said with a smile. "What do you think, Teacher Yaga?"
Masamichi Yaga took a deep look at Geto Suguru and turned around.
"Come over."
Kusakabe Atsuya looked back at Masamichi Yaga in disbelief.
"Are you serious? You're letting a Special Grade Curse User into the school?!"
"Geto is special," Masamichi Yaga said calmly.
"Special in what way?"
"Special in that..." Masamichi Yaga said solemnly, "he is harmless to Sorcerers."
"Special in that, before his death, he didn't kill a single Jujutsu Sorcerer... not a single one."
"But he killed countless ordinary people!" Kusakabe Atsuya roared.
"So that's why I was killed by my junior, Yuta Okkotsu."
Geto Suguru walked past Kusakabe Atsuya as though strolling through a garden.
"You see, I've already died once. You should relax a little around me."
"Nowadays, manga always has that kind of plot..."
"The early boss repents and immediately becomes a trustworthy ally."
"Just think of me as that kind of person."
Kusakabe Atsuya glared fiercely at Geto Suguru. Finally, he removed his hand from the sword hilt and growled sullenly at Masamichi Yaga:
"You'll regret this, Principal Yaga!"
"Right now, I am the principal," Masamichi Yaga replied subconsciously.
(T/N: They do this stuff in all the Naruto Fanfics I read)
The moment he said it, he froze.
Hearing this, Geto Suguru burst into laughter.
"I know this—it's a famous line from Naruto, right? Hahahaha! The daughter I adopted used to love watching it. She once told me about it!"
Masamichi Yaga remained silent and simply continued leading the way.
Geto Suguru took two more steps and walked shoulder to shoulder with Masamichi Yaga, still laughing heartily.
Watching the backs of the two men, Kusakabe Atsuya momentarily almost forgot that this was the dangerous Special Grade Curse User.
Covering his eyes, he looked up and let out a long sigh.
"Whatever happens in the end, I don't care anymore!"
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