Chapter 75: Emiya's Innate Technique
In terms of results, this incident was actually quite good.
Despite frequent accidents—not only the appearance of a Special Grade Cursed Spirit beyond the norm but also the more terrifying Ryomen Sukuna gaining a brief window of resurrection.
Under such a calamitous premise, the only building destroyed was this one juvenile detention center, and civilian casualties were virtually zero due to early evacuation.
The only casualties were those few individuals serving sentences in the juvenile detention center; this point might even be classified as a good thing.
At least in Megumi Fushiguro's eyes, even if those guys could genuinely repent, the people they had once harmed could not go back to the past. The person who arrived in time to change the tragedy was Emiya.
Megumi Fushiguro can now fully understand why Satoru Gojo specifically sought him out to be their teacher.
He is strong; that much is beyond doubt. But besides that, his reliability is also completely incomparable to Gojo's.
Being with Emiya-sensei makes people feel secure because he is not only powerful but also genuinely considers others. Being with Satoru Gojo only makes people feel more worried—though not worried about safety.
Most importantly, since he even had a method to save Yuji Itadori, perhaps he also has a way to resolve his sister's situation?
Even without that Holy Sword, there might be other ways... Having waited so many years without any positive change, Megumi Fushiguro was absolutely unwilling to let go of any hope.
However, asking directly would be too presumptuous, and now is not the time to consider these things; Yuji Itadori is still lying on the ground.
"Emiya-sensei, the assistant supervisors have all gone to maintain order outside the cordon. I will go call people back now to take Itadori-kun for treatment."
Although the wound on his heart has indeed recovered, it doesn't mean everything will be fine next. They should only be able to determine Yuji Itadori's current condition after receiving a professional examination.
"Don't notify anyone. First, call Gojo-sensei, Fushiguro-kun.For now, choose to release the information that Yuji Itadori has died."
Emiya refuted Fushiguro's action and made alternative arrangements.
"Notify Gojo-sensei?
Emiya-sensei, are you implying... that this incident might not be an accident?"
Fushiguro's concern was due to his overwhelming emotional fluctuations just now, but his mind was still quite sharp.
"That's right."
Assigning an assignment involving a Special Grade Cursed Spirit to high school students, several of whom don't even have Grade 1 Sorcerer status, is completely unreasonable, even if the Cursed Spirit was only in the Cursed Womb state when it was first discovered.
It can be said that as long as the Special Grade Cursed Spirit completed its incubation, the probability of the high school students being killed was nearly one hundred percent.
Therefore, in actually participating in this assignment, the determining factor for their life or death was only whether the Cursed Womb had finished incubating—a fifty percent chance.
Never mind that the Sorcery World is always urgently short of people. Even if the number of Sorcerers was completely abundant, they fundamentally couldn't withstand such a consumption.
If they have a few more missions like this, the total population of the Sorcery World would decrease exponentially. Precisely because the number of Sorcerers is sparse and valuable, rational troop deployment is even more important.
The reason they encountered such a situation can only mean that Yuji Itadori and the others were maliciously targeted—just like the situation Emiya encountered back then.
As for the reason, it is likely the combined influence of Ryomen Sukuna and Satoru Gojo.
The verdict passed by the Cursed Technique Headquarters on Yuji Itadori, the vessel for the fingers, was originally a death sentence. It was Satoru Gojo who, relying on his strength and waywardness, barely made them compromise, commuting the death sentence to a suspended death sentence.
However, making a concession on the surface does not mean those people will truly let the matter rest. Many people hold the belief that if Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses from a thousand years ago, was to genuinely resurrect from death, it would definitely bring about a great catastrophe.
However, Emiya believes that the person who truly made this decision probably harbors another thought—that this was Satoru Gojo's decision, so it must be ruined.
The ones caught up in this incident were not only Yuji Itadori but also the other two first-years. Even if the person who died wasn't Yuji Itadori, they would still be very happy, because Satoru Gojo himself would definitely feel sorrow over the death of his students.
Temporarily revealing the news of Yuji Itadori's death can not only confuse them but also better help find out exactly who those people are.
"But Emiya-sensei, how can we make those people believe this? After all, Itadori-kun is already..." Fushiguro didn't quite know how to describe it. Could it be that Itadori recovering was still a bad thing?
"Of course. Those kinds of people only believe what they see with their own eyes."
Saying that, Emiya pointed to the surveillance camera not far away, which was still perfectly intact after the battle's aftermath.
"Isn't the most realistic information right there? We can also edit in everything you just said. With such genuine emotion, they will be convinced."
...?
"Emiya-sensei???"
If that footage were broadcast, Yuji Itadori might be alive, but he, Megumi Fushiguro, would be as good as dead!!!
In the end, they still arranged everything according to Emiya's plan.
Yuji Itadori's still-unconscious body was sent back to Jujutsu High by Emiya using a special method and was placed in a location where no one would find him by Principal Masamichi Yaga.
Fushiguro, under Emiya's compulsion, recalled the saddest thing in his life again and liaised with the assistant supervisors, explaining the situation that had occurred in a highly sorrowful demeanor.
As for Satoru Gojo, who rushed back to Tokyo that night? To make the act even more realistic, Emiya even had him casually bomb a few buildings at the Cursed Technique Headquarters, striving to provide maximum emotional impact to those people.
In this respect, Director Emiya had arranged the play perfectly. Because not only were the decision-makers, whose "old home" had been half-bombed, very happy, but Satoru Gojo, who had personally bombed the place, was also very happy—it was simply a win-win.
Especially after Satoru Gojo happily returned from his rampage and saw the dinner Emiya had set out on the dining table, he instantly became even happier. If happiness truly existed in this world, it would probably be something like this.
"Thanks to your idea, Emiya-kun. I've long wanted to teach those old guys at the Headquarters a lesson, but I kept struggling to think of a legitimate reason. Your method is great.
You have no idea what those old guys' expressions were like—trying to smile but not daring to, then contorting in heart-wrenching pain after seeing most of their savings destroyed. It was much more entertaining than watching a movie.
It's a real shame that it's not time to directly invite those old guys to die yet."
After all, what Satoru Gojo wants is a new Sorcery World that breaks down old conventions, not a chaotic, disorderly mess.
Even if he is the undeniable Strongest, if he were to purely change everything with power, it would only cause the original rules to collapse and would fail to create brand-new rules.
Perhaps at first, those people would behave themselves out of deference to his being alive, but he would eventually have the day he dies.
At that time, the Sorcery World, completely free of all restraints, would face a true catastrophe. To make others abide by the rules, besides the logic of power, one must also place oneself properly within the rules—such an order is normal and complete.
Tsss—Tsss—
As he was talking, a strange sound of flowing water came from Satoru Gojo's direction. Because today's dinner was ochazuke (rice with tea), and this guy's way of drinking tea was genuinely a bit odd.
Why is he burying his entire head directly into the bowl? Is this guy a cat or a dog?
"The success of anything can't be achieved overnight, just like cooking: you have to chop the vegetables before putting them in the pot. From the perspective of reform, at least Gojo-sensei is making the effort."
The Kiritsugu of the past, including every 'Shirou Emiya,' once pursued the dreams of world peace and being a hero of justice. They are incredibly distant, yet seem to truly exist out there.
The current Emiya has basically set aside these ideals, but he has also realized that those things cannot be achieved by a single person alone. The world is not one person's world, so one person's power cannot thoroughly correct it.
"However, Gojo-sensei, I have one important matter I'd like to ask about." Emiya suddenly changed the subject, pulling the conversation away from the previous topic.
"It's fine, just ask me whatever you need to." Hearing this, Satoru Gojo immediately straightened up and patted his chest, conveniently licking away the remaining rice grains from the corner of his mouth.
"My Innate Technique has awakened." Emiya said straightforwardly.
"I see, I see, it's the Innate Technique..." Satoru Gojo nodded subconsciously first, only to finally realize after a moment.
"What, the Innate Technique?!"
Wasn't that the very thing he had been looking forward to before?
From the moment Emiya awakened as a Sorcerer, Satoru Gojo firmly believed that the Innate Technique, a matter determined by talent, would absolutely not be an obstacle to him. Yet,
even he couldn't determine exactly when a person would awaken their Innate Technique, nor what kind of Innate Technique it would be.
Facing Emiya, who could easily crush an ordinary Special Grade Cursed Spirit without a technique, Satoru Gojo had almost forgotten about this matter, only to have the other party suddenly announce that he had awakened it.
Satoru Gojo's curiosity was thoroughly piqued. If Emiya didn't quickly tell him what his Innate Technique was, he definitely wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
"What, what is your Innate Technique? Tell me quickly! I'll do anything!"
"….."
Slightly surprised by Satoru Gojo's exaggerated reaction, Emiya still honestly spoke the name.
"Forging."
"Forging? Is the name really that simple, without even the word 'technique'? Hmm..." Gently stroking his chin, Satoru Gojo thought carefully for a moment before asking: "What are the general effects? You should have already mastered it when you awakened it, right?"
As an instinct engraved in the body, using an Innate Technique is as easy for Sorcerers as moving their own limbs.
"It can temporarily perform a secondary forging on a weapon's properties, including attributes like hardness and toughness. The effect depends on my forging skill.
It can also directly forge materials into finished products, but the prerequisite is having enough materials."
Speaking of the forging process common to Projection Magecraft, Emiya's experience is quite rich. But when it comes to weapons he has forged with his own hands, the experience in that area is close to zero.
"Sounds like a very simple technique, and doesn't seem to have any special functional expansion... Wait a moment."
"Does the effect of secondary forging also work on the Noble Phantasms you project yourself?"
If it were anyone else awakening this technique, Satoru Gojo would definitely advise them to honestly become an assistant supervisor or some other kind of support personnel, lest they be instantly killed by a Grade 3 Cursed Spirit one day. But if this technique is applied to Emiya, it seems, perhaps, it might be much more formidable than any other wind, fire, or lightning technique?
"That's right, I've already tried it. For now, I can only correct basic attributes like hardness, but even just in using it, I can feel there's still a lot of room for manipulation... Gojo-sensei, do you know the reason for this?"
Even though the entire forging process of the Noble Phantasms is ingrained in his mind, when truly using Forging to make secondary corrections, it is difficult to correct the information in that process.
It feels like an illusion where his hand is already holding a cup, yet he simply cannot pick it up.
"That's very normal. The Innate Technique is part of a Sorcerer's instinct, yes, but the potential for development is also huge.
Just like everyone has hands and feet; some people can learn guitar, and some can learn to swim... The instinct to control hands and feet is not responsible for teaching these things.
The Innate Technique is the same thing. Being able to manipulate it skillfully is only the first step; all subsequent techniques must be developed by yourself."
"Take my Limitless Technique, for example. Even though the Gojo family records all sorts of usage techniques in detail, not everyone who possesses this technique can learn them."
Cursed Technique: Blue, Cursed Technique: Red, Infinity—the usage techniques for these were not developed by Satoru Gojo alone, but were secret techniques originally recorded within the Gojo family. Even Sukuna's slashes, don't they also come in two forms, Dismantle and Cleave?
"However, since there has never been a Forging technique before, there are no similar techniques to draw upon.
If Emiya-kun is struggling with how to enhance the technique's strength, I would say, why not try genuinely forging some things?"
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