Chapter 112: The Death of Suguru Geto, a Life Cut Short.
"I never thought I'd run into you at the end. Are my family members okay?"
"They all ran away. You orchestrated the event in Kyoto as well, didn't you?"
"That's right." Suguru Geto glanced at Gojo Satoru and said, "Because unlike you, I'm rather soft-hearted. You sent those two back on the premise that they would be taken out, didn't you? To use them as a trigger for Okkotsu."
"But it's a pity. I didn't even get to meet Okkotsu. Instead, I triggered the potential of that Tatsuro kid. He should still be alive, right? I don't know either."
"Tatsuro did this to you?" Gojo Satoru was stunned.
"Yes, surprising, isn't it? A person with no sorcerer background, able to come this far. By the way, help me return this to him." Suguru Geto's left hand materialized a card out of thin air and tossed it to Gojo Satoru.
Gojo Satoru, seeing it was Okkotsu Yuta's Special Grade Sorcerer ID, was dumbfounded on the spot. He asked, "That elementary school incident was your doing too!?"
"Yep."
"You've really beaten me."
Gojo Satoru put the ID in his pocket, looked at the exhausted Suguru Geto, and asked, "...Finally, any last words?"
...
Suguru Geto was silent for a moment, finally speaking his heart, "No matter what anyone else says, I despise non-sorcerers from the bottom of my heart. But I don't hate the guys at Jujutsu High. It's just that this world... can't make me laugh from the bottom of my heart."
...
"You're still the same as always, Geto."
December 24, 2017, Special Grade Curse User Suguru Geto, deceased!
...
"Hey, bastard. Wake up, quickly!"
Zenin Maki looked at Shoko Ieiri and asked, "Doctor Shoko, didn't you say he would wake up soon?"
"I wasn't including that kid. His injuries are too severe. He was fighting by completely overdrawing his life force. He probably won't be able to get up for a month."
Shoko Ieiri had a lollipop in her mouth and was currently treating Inumaki Toge.
Okkotsu Yuta was lying against a wall, his eyes staring blankly at the cursed tool in his hand. On his way over, he had encountered the shouting Maki. After helping her pop her arms back into their sockets, he saw the situation here.
Tatsuro, covered in blood, lying in the ruins. Panda, with his chest pierced through. Inumaki Toge, unconscious.
They had all fought to this state for his sake, and yet he himself hadn't helped at all...
"Yo! Is everyone okay?"
Gojo Satoru's voice came through. The three glanced at him, then quickly ignored him.
"..."
"Sorry, I misspoke. Don't ignore me."
Gojo Satoru walked to Zenin Maki's side and looked at Tatsuro in her arms. The blood that had flowed from the corners of his eyes had already dried on his face. His lips were slightly upturned, as if he knew he had won. Gojo said, "You also worked hard. Please rest well now."
...
Half a month later.
Tatsuro slowly opened his eyes, looking at the familiar ceiling. He sighed with emotion, "Am I... still alive?"
"Master, you're awake!?"
Shura, who had been lying beside him, heard its master's voice and quickly got up.
"Tatsuro-kun, do you want to drink some congee?" Lady Katsuyu said. "I'll go call Maki and the others over."
"No need."
Tatsuro slowly sat up. Perhaps because his body hadn't moved for too long, he felt that even sitting up was a bit strenuous. Leaning against the headboard, he looked at Shura, who was wagging its tail furiously beside him, and raised his right hand to pat its head.
He asked, "Lady Katsuyu, how long was I unconscious?"
"Half a month. But I've already finished examining your body; there's nothing seriously wrong. But, Tatsuro-kun, your previous battle was fought entirely at the cost of your life force, forcibly condensing cursed energy." As Lady Katsuyu spoke, she crawled towards the door, opened it, and said, "I'll go call Maki and the others over," then left.
Click—
Tatsuro also retracted his gaze, muttering, "At the cost of my life force, huh?"
At that time, he only wanted to kill Suguru Geto and hadn't thought about much else. He only knew that his cursed energy wasn't enough; he needed more, more, and more.
"Forget it. I'm only fifteen now. This battle, at most, cost me five years of my lifespan. Based on the assumption that I can live to be over seventy, I still have more than fifty years to live. That's enough."
After staring at the ceiling for a while, he opened his system panel to take a look.
[Host: Tatsuro]
[Cursed Energy: 3000, Second-Grade Sorcerer]
[Stamina: 24]
[Dojutsu: Mangekyo Sharingan. Left 'Mirror World', Right 'Mirror Shatter'.]
[Ninjutsu: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Summoning Technique, Substitution Technique, Rasengan, Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall, Lightning Release: Lightning Tiger Annihilation, Fang Passing Fang.]
[Taijutsu: Self-Defense Arts, Military Fist, Sanda, Jeet Kune Do, Two Months' Sky Sword Style, Painful Sky Leg, Konoha Strong Whirlwind.]
[—Eternal Evolution—]
"Eternal Evolution? Does this refer to evolving the Mangekyo into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Tatsuro muttered to himself and then clicked to check it out.
[1000 points, and internal cursed energy must reach 6000 to evolve...]
"..."
Tatsuro glanced at the "1000 points" requirement and decisively exited. His hand speed was astonishing. He patted his chest and said, "Whoa! That scared me to death, I almost finished reading it. 1000 points? Why doesn't this stupid dog system just take my life?"
Just as he finished speaking, chattering sounds came from outside the door.
Panda: "Woohoo, Tatsuro is finally awake! This is great! We can play together again in the future!"
Inumaki Toge: "Yeah, he's been asleep for half a month."
Zenin Maki: "All you think about is playing. He just woke up now; he should need quiet rest."
Panda: "Maki, if you like Tatsuro, just say so. Why be like this?"
Zenin Maki: "I don't, you bastard!"
Okkotsu Yuta: "Alright, alright, everyone, don't be like this. We're already at Tatsuro's door."
Click—
The door was opened, and everyone crowded in.
"Tatsuro!"
Panda was the first to squeeze in, putting his arm around Tatsuro's shoulder and saying, "It's so great that you're okay."
"I should be the one saying that." Tatsuro hugged him back, patting Panda's back and saying, "It's really great that you're okay. When I saw your chest pierced through back then..."
"I'm fine, you know."
"Huh!?"
Panda explained, "Because I'm a cursed corpse, my body is filled with cotton. I was just knocked unconscious at the time. Nothing really happened to me."
"..."
Tatsuro was speechless. He looked at Maki walking over with a resentful expression. Thinking she was going to talk about him dislocating her arms, he scratched his head and said, "I'm really sorry, Maki, for dislocating your arms. It was for your own safety."
"What do you take me for? Saying it like I'm weak." Maki also opened her arms and hugged him, saying in a low voice, "Don't go alone next time. If you die, we'll be very sad."
"Mm, I know."
A blissful smile spread across Tatsuro's face at this moment. It was the first time he had been cared for by so many people. Perhaps dying surrounded by everyone isn't so bad either. After all, he was truly happy at this moment.
"Tatsuro."
Okkotsu Yuta lowered his head, tears dripping onto the floor. He said, "I'm really sorry. I didn't help at all and almost got you all killed for my sake. I'm truly sorry. It's because I'm too weak. You can say whatever you want to me."
"Yuta, you're doing it again," Inumaki Toge said, placing a hand on Okkotsu Yuta's back.
"It's alright. Going through thick and thin for a brother, isn't that what I'm supposed to do? Others don't get this kind of treatment, you know," Tatsuro said, comforting him with a smile.
"Hey, hey, hey! Your most beloved Gojo-sensei is here!"
Gojo Satoru walked directly into the room, holding a small cake. He said, "This is a cake I specially brought for you, Tatsuro! Well? Aren't you happy?"
Zenin Maki turned her head, glanced at the small cake in Gojo Satoru's hand, and commented, "Isn't that probably the leftover cake from Gojo-sensei's trip yesterday that you haven't finished yet?"
"..."
Seeing Gojo Satoru fall silent, everyone in the room burst into laughter.
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