December 29, 2018. Tokyo Jujutsu High.
After learning the method of deicide from Ryomen Sukuna's mouth, Itadori Yuji went to find Gojo Satoru early in the morning. Eventually, he found him at the academy's training grounds.
Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru were conducting limited training, with Yuta Okkotsu watching from the side.
Because Tengen was absent, maintenance of the entire Great Japanese Barrier had been handed over to the King of Curses' faction. This rendered the Star Religious Group ineffective, and excellent training grounds like the Hollow Wicker Basket Barrier could no longer be used. They could only rely on the academy's training grounds for daily practice.
Of course, there was an even better place: the Dream Walk Migration.
Within the Dream Walk Migration, Jujutsu Sorcerers could fully unleash their strength without worrying about death. Even during sparring, they could fight with genuine killing intent and even gain points from those fatal duels. It could be called the perfect training ground.
But while everything about the Dream Walk Migration was excellent, its only drawback was that information would be collected by the Lord of Curses.
Gojo Satoru had once judged that everything happening inside the Dream Walk Migration would inevitably be observed by the King of Curses. For ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerers, this was insignificant, because no matter what the King of Curses observed, the Lord of Curses himself remained only a background observer who treated all information fairly.
However, for a Sorcerer whose goal was to defeat the King of Curses and obtain the "infinite possibilities" wish, this was the first thing that had to be considered. Battles between Sorcerers were, to some extent, battles of information. Especially when facing an opponent like the King of Curses, who was already comparable to a god, protecting one's own information was essential.
That was why Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru would rather train here than inside the Dream Walk Migration.
Watching from the side, Itadori Yuji frowned.
He asked his senior, Yuta Okkotsu, who stood beside him:
"Senior Okkotsu, why is Gojo Sensei dodging Geto's attacks? With Limitless active, shouldn't he be able to ignore them?"
The scene on the training grounds matched Yuji's description exactly.
Geto Suguru unleashed a dense barrage of Cursed Spirits, covering nearly every inch of the grounds. Explosions constantly erupted wherever they struck, but most attacks were aimed at the sky, where Gojo Satoru moved freely, treating the air as his footing.
Normally, Gojo Satoru would simply allow those attacks to strike his Limitless Cursed Technique. But now, he continuously teleported with Limitless to avoid the densest portions of the barrage before parrying the rest with the staff in his hand.
Yuta Okkotsu watched the exchange with great interest, his eyes fixed on the battle.
"The King of Curses' Tsukogami possesses the ability to penetrate Limitless," he explained. "Gojo Sensei suspects that after obtaining the Six Eyes, the King of Curses can analyze that Tsukogami's ability and imprint it into his own Limitless Cursed Technique. If that's true, every one of the Lord of Curses' attacks would gain the ability to bypass Limitless, so Gojo Sensei has to be cautious."
Itadori Yuji frowned.
"Is that even possible? The structure of a Tsukogami is completely different from a human's. A Tsukogami's ability shouldn't be able to become a simulated soul for the Lord of Curses."
By now, everyone knew the principles behind Mahito's Soul Creation, and even Itadori Yuji could explain them clearly.
"It's hard to say," Yuta Okkotsu replied quietly.
"Have you heard about the battle between Fushiguro Megumi and his father, Fushiguro Toji? Back then, Fushiguro Toji used Hanami's technique. Intelligent Cursed Spirits aren't human, yet he still imprinted the technique into his own brain and even inherited Hanami's hidden abilities."
Itadori Yuji nodded thoughtfully.
This suggested that after obtaining the Six Eyes, the King of Curses had made another breakthrough in his Reverse Cursed Technique applications. He could now imprint even a Cursed Spirit's abilities into another body.
If Cursed Spirits were possible, then whether he could do the same with Tsukogami remained an open question.
Gojo Satoru had no intention of gambling on that possibility.
He decisively assumed that the King of Curses could do it.
Currently, he was training under the assumption that every attack from the Lord of Curses possessed the "Cutting Line" ability.
In terms of attack density, Geto Suguru far surpassed Yuta Okkotsu, especially when it came to barrage-type assaults. That was why Gojo Satoru had dragged Geto Suguru into this training.
Once again, Itadori Yuji confirmed something in his heart.
Gojo Sensei had never admitted defeat.
Even after learning about Heaven's Mandate, he had no intention of surrendering. He was preparing with all his strength, seriously considering every possibility and actively conducting targeted training.
From the bottom of his heart, Itadori Yuji felt grateful that he had asked Ryomen Sukuna about the method of killing a god.
Suddenly, Yuta Okkotsu asked:
"Itadori, what are your plans for the future after this session of Dream Walk Migration ends?"
Yuji froze.
Was this really the time to discuss something like that?
Sitting on the steps beside the training grounds, Yuta Okkotsu continued watching the exchange between Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru.
He seemed to have seen through Yuji's thoughts.
"Gojo Sensei and the King of Curses once made an extremely strict Binding Vow. You know about it, right? After a winner is decided, regardless of who wins, the victor must take over all members of the defeated side."
"And those people..."
"...will definitely not be mistreated."
Yuji nodded.
"Gojo Sensei is seriously preparing for battle, but he doesn't want us students to feel pressured. After all, whether he wins or loses, we won't be purged simply for being his students. We'll still have our own lives."
"That's why I'm asking."
"What do you plan to do in the future?"
Yuji immediately realized that this was definitely not something Yuta himself wanted to ask.
He frowned.
"Senior Okkotsu... you're asking on Gojo Sensei's behalf, aren't you?"
Yuta Okkotsu remained silent.
Despite all his preparations, Gojo Satoru knew better than anyone that his chances of victory were low.
Unlike the original timeline, where he had been completely confident in defeating Ryomen Sukuna and never discussed the future with his students—
—because in his mind, as long as he defeated Sukuna, everything else would naturally be resolved—
—things were different now.
Heaven's Mandate rested heavily on his shoulders.
Having personally experienced Heaven's Mandate, he understood better than anyone how high the probability of failure truly was.
With his students standing beside him, he couldn't simply ignore the issue.
But his personality was awkward.
He didn't want to ask directly.
So he left the task to Yuta Okkotsu.
Seeing Yuji remain silent, Yuta continued:
"America has already sent an invitation."
"Master Tengen has expanded the American Great Barrier into the United States, and the King of Curses has agreed that the next session of Dream Walk Migration will launch there simultaneously."
"If..."
"I mean if..."
"...you don't want to remain in Japan, you can consider going to America."
"They desperately need Sorcerers right now and would welcome you."
"Besides, Lady Tsukumo is there, so you don't need to worry about how the Americans would treat you."
Itadori Yuji finally exploded.
"Is Gojo Sensei making funeral arrangements?!"
Yuta Okkotsu remained silent.
Yuji took several deep breaths before calming himself.
"What about everyone else?"
"Zen'in Maki has no plans to go to America. She intends to stay here and witness the future created by the Lord of Curses. Regardless of whether Gojo Sensei wins or loses, she'll fight against the King of Curses until the very end."
"Principal Yaga and Panda plan to continue operating Tokyo Jujutsu High. In the foreseeable future, countless independent Sorcerers will gather here. They want to make Tokyo Jujutsu High famous."
"As for Toge, he's already considering going to America."
Yuta let out a breath.
"As for the first-years... you're the first one I've asked."
Even without being told, Yuji had already vaguely sensed what the future would look like.
The emergence of Dream Walk Migration had changed the entire world.
The prosperity of jujutsu would sweep across the globe like a tsunami.
At the center of that wave, everyone would ride the current.
Just as Yaga Masamichi and Panda had predicted, Tokyo Jujutsu High would inevitably experience explosive growth.
And those students who benefited from this era would undoubtedly shine.
In truth, Yuji himself was already shining.
Ryomen Sukuna remained inside the Tokyo First Barrier, and Itadori Yuji had fought him repeatedly.
His strength was already famous throughout the Jujutsu World.
What Sorcerer didn't know the Vessel of Ryomen Sukuna who kept losing yet continued returning again and again?
The same applied to all of them.
The upperclassmen of Tokyo Jujutsu High were already prepared to welcome the new era.
Whether Gojo Satoru himself would exist within that era no longer mattered.
What mattered was the Dream Walk Migration and the Lord of Curses.
Everyone understood by now that the King of Curses could never truly die.
Whether Gojo Satoru won or lost would not change the world's future.
Itadori Yuji could almost feel the Wheels of Fate turning.
For the first time in his life, he truly felt himself standing within history.
His name would undoubtedly be recorded in future history books.
Yet his first reaction wasn't pride.
It was sorrow.
Sorrow for Gojo Satoru.
Because Gojo Satoru—
—was the one about to be crushed beneath those Wheels of Fate.
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