People often don't notice time flying by when they're busy. The few days of leave Eiji had requested from school using Toji Fushiguro as a fake parent passed quickly, and Eiji had to return to school.
"What were you doing the past few days?"
Sitting against the wall on the school rooftop, Suguru Geto and Eiji ate bread they'd just bought from a convenience store.
Fried noodle bread is a really weird food, carbs with more carbs.
"Going to tame Summoned Spirits."
Finishing the last two bites of his bread, Eiji chugged down a bottle of green tea.
"Oh? How many have you tamed?"
Hearing this, Suguru Geto became interested. Suguru Geto was a true commoner genius. After interacting with Eiji and Satoru Gojo, he learned a lot of information about the Jujutsu World, and thus understood the status of the Ten Shadows Technique and the Six Eyes within it.
However, he was confident that his Cursed Spirit Manipulation wouldn't be inferior to theirs. If nothing else, the Ten Shadows Technique only had ten Summoned Spirits. Couldn't he wear them down with ten or a hundred times more Cursed Spirits?
The only thing to be wary of was Mahoraga, the legendary strongest Summoned Spirit.
Satoru Gojo had told him that years ago, when he and Eiji first met, Eiji had exorcised a Special Grade Cursed Spirit using Mahoraga.
But it was fine. Once he became strong enough, he could just capture more Special Grade Cursed Spirits and find a way.
In reality, Suguru Geto didn't have any information on Mahoraga. Otherwise, he could have just used an ultimate technique, "Swirl," to instantly destroy Mahoraga the moment it appeared.
"Nine."
"Which one is left?"
"Mahoraga."
"Huh?"
Suguru Geto was stunned.
Didn't Satoru Gojo mention during their previous chat that Eiji had already tamed Mahoraga?
"I haven't tamed Mahoraga. I only temporarily controlled it through some special means."
Seeing Suguru Geto's confusion, Eiji didn't try to hide it.
"However, I've figured out Mahoraga's strength during this taming ritual. It won't be long before I can fully tame it."
After speaking, Eiji looked at the Command Spell on the back of his hand.
The Fate/stay night anime hadn't been released yet, but the preparations were complete.
Moreover, promotional materials like posters had already started. He believed it wouldn't be long before he accumulated enough Phantom Force to start summoning Heroic Spirits.
Once he started the taming ritual, he could directly shove a Noble Phantasm into Mahoraga's mouth and see if it would obey.
"What about you? How have things been lately?"
"I'm planning to quit the club."
"Why?"
Eiji looked at Suguru Geto in surprise.
"I want to use this power to help more people and protect them from the harm of Cursed Spirits."
"Do you want to be a savior?"
Eiji tilted his head and looked at Suguru Geto.
Suguru Geto felt a flicker of temptation upon hearing that, but he didn't admit it verbally.
"I don't have such grand ambitions. It's just that only Jujutsu Sorcerers can exorcise Cursed Spirits, right?"
After speaking, Suguru Geto looked up at the sky.
"Then, as a strong individual capable of exorcising Cursed Spirits, I have a responsibility to protect those who aren't Jujutsu Sorcerers."
So arrogant.
Eiji looked at Suguru Geto's profile.
"Non-Jujutsu Sorcerers aren't necessarily weak. And they don't all necessarily deserve protection."
This was also the reason why Suguru Geto would later abandon the righteous path he once adhered to.
Constantly dealing with twisted Cursed Spirits, coupled with the immense physical discomfort caused by consuming Cursed Spirit Jades.
Suguru Geto was actually under tremendous pressure. It was precisely because of this that Suguru Geto would constantly talk about the righteous path he upheld.
Only by doing so could Suguru Geto firmly believe that his continuous act of swallowing those disgusting Cursed Spirits had meaning.
But human nature has never been solely good.
Especially in this island nation where countless bullying incidents occur despite the age of innocence.
"Suguru, you have the makings of a Demon King."
"Huh? Based on what I just said, shouldn't you think of me as a hero or a brave warrior?"
He was still a middle schooler, after all. No matter how mature he appeared, he would revert to his true self when faced with unexpected situations.
"No, it's like this. Someone like you, who believes in a grand cause and embraces the world, is more likely to become a Demon King."
"Hey, hey, no matter how you think about it, it shouldn't be like this. If anything, Satoru Gojo is the demon king, right?"
"No, no, no, Gojo will be the hero."
A hero who challenges the demon king Sukuna and tries to save Megumi Fushiguro.
I don't know if it was intentional by the anime production team, but when I watched the Jujutsu Kaisen anime in my past life, there were often close-ups of Megumi Fushiguro's long eyelashes, melancholic eyes, and slender waist.
Adding those cute animal summoned spirits, calling him a Disney princess on the run, Megumi Fushiguro, is no exaggeration.
"Are you out of your mind? A lawless guy like Gojo would become a hero?"
Suguru Geto expressed his disbelief.
"That's right. Although Gojo is lawless, he can firmly adhere to his own principles and never wavers."
"I can do that too."
Suguru Geto immediately felt unconvinced, and the two started arguing back and forth.
"Hey, Geto!"
Just as neither of them could convince the other, something unexpected happened.
The school where they were located originally only had a high school, a private aristocratic school.
Later, because of its excellent reputation and revenue, an affiliated middle school, which Eiji and Suguru Geto were currently attending, was established next to it. After graduating from this affiliated middle school, students could choose to directly enter the high school.
Because of this, the high school and middle school departments were only separated by a wall.
And at this moment, in Eiji and Suguru Geto's sight, several people were surrounding another person on the rooftop of the high school building.
Although in anime, rooftops seem to be freely accessible and a great place for countless close friendships and romantic relationships to deepen.
In reality, school rooftops are always locked, and very few people can get up there.
Eiji and Suguru Geto were able to freely access the rooftop thanks to their superhuman physiques enhanced by cursed energy.
But the situation on the other side was clearly not right.
"Is it bullying?"
Suguru Geto asked.
"Not sure, let's watch a bit longer."
If it were bullying, the victim would definitely be panicked and scared, with the most common reactions being falling to the ground and covering their head like an ostrich.
But the current situation was the complete opposite. The group with more people was constantly waving their arms, seemingly very flustered.
And the one person on the other side remained very calm.
Although their face couldn't be seen clearly, judging by the uniform, it was a girl.
A girl being cornered by a group of people on the rooftop and still remaining so calm was clearly not right.
The next moment, the situation changed again.
On the opposite rooftop, a boy suddenly grabbed the girl forcefully and pushed her towards the guardrail at the edge of the rooftop.
"Nue."
An owl with a bone mask on its face emerged from Eiji's shadow and quickly flew towards the opposite rooftop.
But it was too late. The girl had already been forcefully pushed off the rooftop by the boy, who had both hugged and shoved her.
"Go save her."
At this moment, even Suguru Geto couldn't stand by. The two immediately jumped off the rooftop. Suguru Geto summoned a flying cursed spirit resembling a manta ray to help him land, while Eiji used the wind-controlling ability of Tiger Grave to descend steadily.
The two quickly ran towards the opposite high school building.
But as they ran, Eiji's doubts grew deeper?
Why did the perpetrators, who were more numerous, seem more flustered than the victim, who was alone?
Why was the victim girl pushed off the rooftop by the boy without any resistance?
If the girl had resisted even for a few seconds, Nue could have saved her.
Why were the remaining people on the rooftop jumping for joy after the girl fell?
All of this exuded a sense of strangeness.
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