Chapter 116: The Parting of Okkotsu Yuta.
Although Geto's side ultimately ended in failure, he had fulfilled his promise, stalling Gojo Satoru for over ten minutes by himself.
He truly stalled with his life on the line, which now caused him to feel an instinctual fear whenever he saw Gojo Satoru.
"It's all the same, all the same. If you don't accept it, I'll feel guilty." Gojo Satoru placed the ropes in his hand on Miguel's face.
"You'd feel guilty? In your dreams!" everyone thought internally.
"No, this is a matter of principle." Miguel had no intention of accepting. After all, he was now a member of Tokyo Jujutsu High; Gojo Satoru couldn't do anything to him. He turned his head to look at Okkotsu Yuta and said, "I have something I want to talk to you about. Can you come over?"
"Mm." Okkotsu Yuta, seeing that he was being addressed, didn't refuse. After all, Gojo-sensei was here, and besides, he no longer wanted to grow up under the protection of his friends; he had to protect them.
Watching Okkotsu Yuta leave, Panda asked, "Is it really okay, Gojo-sensei?"
"Yeah, after all, he's a remnant of Suguru Geto's," Inumaki Toge asked.
"It's fine, it's fine. He's already turned over a new leaf. Besides, Suguru Geto is already dead. No one will try to take Rika anymore; after all, doing so would be no different from seeking death." Gojo Satoru glanced at the two leaving and then departed directly.
Tatsuro and Zenin Maki didn't speak. People have to grow up one day. Yuta's current situation was likely just that: not wanting others to get hurt because of him anymore, thus choosing independence.
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"You possess a very strong power within you, Okkotsu Yuta. Have you thought about how you want to use her power?" Miguel asked.
"I... I want to use it to protect everyone. I don't want to be the one being protected."
Okkotsu Yuta looked down at his right hand and asked, "Mr. Miguel, you're a foreigner, right? Why did you help Suguru Geto?"
"A promise. After all, I'm a man who keeps his word." Miguel clenched his right hand and said, "If I said I'd stall Gojo Satoru for over ten minutes, I would definitely do it. Although I was beaten half to death, I still did it. At that time, I couldn't help but shout in my heart."
"Good! I survived! I'm awesome! a phrase like that."
"Hahaha." Okkotsu Yuta laughed and said, "Mr. Miguel, you're really interesting. In that case... can you take me abroad?"
"Huh!?" Miguel asked in confusion, "What would you go abroad for?"
"Because in Japan, I'm always the one being protected." Okkotsu Yuta scratched his head and said, "I want to come back after I get stronger, and then protect them."
"Is that so? It would be a bit troublesome. After all, you're a Special Grade. Logically, the higher-ups won't let you leave." Miguel thought for a moment and gave a reasonable suggestion:
"You should ask Gojo Satoru. After all, he's your teacher. If I take you out secretly, I'll be beaten to death by that guy."
Every time he thought of the sunset on December 24th, 2017, he couldn't help but shiver.
"I agree. It's a good thing that you want to become stronger, Yuta."
At some unknown point, Gojo Satoru had already appeared behind the two.
"Holy crap!? When did you appear?!" The two were startled.
"Don't mind these details." Gojo Satoru said with a smile, "Yuta, you can go abroad whenever you want. By the way, help this Mr. Miguel repair his rope. After all, it only got played with for a little over ten minutes before it was gone."
Miguel: "..."
"Really? Gojo-sensei," Okkotsu Yuta said joyfully.
"Hey, hey, hey, no way, right? Gojo Satoru." Miguel walked to Gojo Satoru's side and said in a low voice, "This is a Special Grade. Will the higher-ups really let him go so readily?"
"It's fine. I'll make those old geezers shut up. If they object, I'll make their heads live in a different place."
Gojo Satoru's casual words were like a heavyweight bomb in Miguel's ears. Killing the higher-ups just like that? What kind of person is this?
"Alright, that's settled then. Yuta, I won't stop you if you want to become stronger. Just say goodbye to everyone before you decide which day to leave." Gojo Satoru waved his hand and left with his hands in his pockets.
Letting students want to become stronger on their own was his educational philosophy. Besides, based on the last exchange event with Kyoto, Yuta could already preliminarily control that power belonging to him.
Sugawara no Michizane, one of Japan's Three Great Vengeful Spirits. He was an incredibly powerful jujutsu sorcerer in his lifetime and also an ancestor of his (Gojo Satoru's). So it wasn't surprising that Yuta possessed such a vast amount of cursed energy.
Cursing Rika Orimoto into a 'Special Grade Vengeful Cursed Spirit' could be said to be an accident. Besides the caster needing to possess extremely powerful cursed energy, the one being cursed also needed to have an extremely strong desire, a longing to stay by the caster's side.
It could be completely described as a curse of mutual deep love. This was what created the 'Special Grade Vengeful Cursed Spirit Rika Orimoto.' So letting him go abroad posed no great danger; this power was his own to begin with.
The only one he couldn't figure out was Tatsuro. Although he had defeated Suguru Geto at the cost of his life force, this couldn't deny the fact that he was very strong. He could already be fully assessed as a first-grade sorcerer.
However, it felt like this kid didn't need such a thing. He then lamented, "Sigh, it's only been half a year, and I've already been reduced to having nothing to do? I should go scout for next year's new students."
...
Night.
Okkotsu Yuta looked at his friends sitting around the table for dinner, his mouth slightly open but unsure how to begin. This feeling was very difficult; he didn't want to part with everyone, but he had to leave. No one wishes to remain weak forever, and neither did he.
Tatsuro looked at Okkotsu Yuta, who was silent and not eating, and roughly guessed his thoughts. He said, "Don't have any reservations, Yuta. Just say what you want to say; keeping it bottled up is also quite difficult."
"Are you leaving?" Zenin Maki said. "If you're leaving, then just say it forthrightly. Don't drag today's business to tomorrow, and tomorrow's to the day after."
"Leaving?"
Panda, Toge, and Megumi looked at each other, then at Okkotsu Yuta.
Shura, on the side, was burying its head in its food, eating furiously.
"Yes, I've decided to go abroad in two days." Okkotsu Yuta's gaze remained fixed on his bowl. He said, "After the 'Night Parade of a Hundred Demons,' I realized that it was because I was too weak that you all got hurt. Although none of you think so, I don't want to grow up under your protection anymore. In two days, I will go abroad with Miguel to train. When I come back, I will definitely stand before you with my head held high."
"..."
Everyone was silent for a moment. Maki then said with a smile, "Mm, go do what you want to do."
Panda at this moment felt as if he were finally seeing his son grow up. Tears flowed from his eyes as he said, "Yuta..., I'll miss you."
Inumaki Toge said, "Me too."
Fushiguro Megumi: "..."
Tatsuro: "..."
Panda and Toge turned to look at the silent Fushiguro Megumi and Tatsuro and asked, "Aren't you two going to say something?"
Tatsuro rubbed his somewhat sore nose and said, "It's too hard to say it out loud, so I won't."
Fushiguro Megumi: "I... I think it's a good thing that senior Yuta wants to go abroad to become stronger."
"Ah, Megumi's heart is so cold. Your senior is leaving, and you can't even say a single sad word," Panda said mournfully.
"That's right, that's right. Megumi, if you're like this, you won't have any friends next year," Inumaki Toge complained.
Fushiguro Megumi: "..."
"Alright, everyone, don't make things difficult for Megumi."
Okkotsu Yuta smiled and raised the drink in his cup, saying, "I'm really glad I was able to say my farewells, so I didn't leave behind any regrets."
Tatsuro raised his cup and said, "After all, parting now is for a better reunion in the future."
"You have to come back soon, Yuta," Panda said, raising his cup.
"Yeah, we'll miss you," Inumaki Toge said, raising his cup.
"Don't give up halfway, or I'll teach you a lesson," Zenin Maki said, clenching her fist.
"..." Fushiguro Megumi, not knowing what to say, raised his cup and shouted, "Cheers."
"Cheers!"
...
Two days later.
Okkotsu Yuta and Miguel boarded a plane to India. The official reason given from above was [Departing on a secret mission.]
After seeing them off, the others also got busy with missions to exorcise cursed spirits.
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