Chapter 572: Star Plasma Vessel, Amanai Riko! 2.5 Gojo Satoru! Geto Suguru!
Before leaving, they did not do it again. Instead, they returned to the time point three years ago. They spent the day peacefully, wandering around Tokyo. Finally, they prepared to say goodbye on the street. It should have been a romantic end. But someone just had to disrupt it.
"Hahahaha, these guys really know how to pick a time! Geto, how about I leave them to you?" loud laughter broke the night's tranquility.
"Hey, there are quite a few Cursed Spirits, aren't there?"
"Gojo, don't you think the Star Plasma Vessel shouldn't be running around?"
Suddenly, a girl ran out of the alley, shouting, "You villains! Don't even think about taking my life!" until, "Thud!" Running with her head down, she bumped into Ren and fell.
Mitsuha, kind-hearted, bent down. "Um, are you okay?"
The girl had a single black braid and wore a school uniform. When she saw Mitsuha's face, she was stunned.
"Oh my, unknown personnel," a tall, thin man with white hair and black clothes appeared at the alley entrance. At the same time, there was another man with a slanted fringe. He frowned. "Are they from Q?"
The white-haired man shook his head. "Probably not. They don't have cursed energy. Just ordinary people."
"Hehehehehe!!!" With a bang, a group of colorful, abstract-looking things rushed out.
The girl quickly stood up. "You two, run! It's very dangerous!"
"…" Ren was unmoved, but extremely surprised. This was three years ago, before the apocalypse began, but he had encountered supernatural phenomena. Jujutsu, Sorcerers, Cursed Spirits. He recognized the two men: Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru. And the "Star Plasma Vessel" was probably the girl, Amanai Riko.
The confusion only lasted a moment. The factors of the apocalypse were inherently present.
Just as Riko finished speaking, with a clang, the ground behind Ren cracked open, and a giant centipede-shaped Cursed Spirit burst out.
Geto shouted, "Gojo, go! The Star Plasma Vessel can't be injured!"
Gojo pouted. "These guys always use petty tricks." He effortlessly uttered a single word. "Blue."
Cursed energy gathered, a small black hole appeared, and at the moment it generated attraction, Ren's lips parted slightly. "You guys are really annoying. Our romantic time has been completely ruined."
With his words, the world instantly became quiet. The giant centipede, the numerous Cursed Spirits, and Gojo's and Geto's techniques all silently turned into dust.
"My cursed technique… it's gone," Gojo frowned tightly.
"…" Geto gazed at Ren and said in a deep voice, "Me too. Gojo, you misjudged him."
It was the first time Gojo's Six Eyes had misfired. But he indeed felt no cursed energy from them.
"Huh?" Amanai Riko was stunned.
"What's your name? Are you okay?" Mitsuha asked.
"I-I, my name is Amanai Riko. I'm fine."
"Can you tell me what happened?" Mitsuha continued.
"Ladies, can you hand over the Star Plasma Vessel to us? It's our responsibility to protect her," Geto said coldly.
"What is a Star Plasma Vessel?" Mitsuha's question made them exchange glances. Since they wouldn't say, Ren explained. "A Star Plasma Vessel, in the end, is just a consumable item."
As soon as he said this, the expressions of the three changed.
"In the Jujutsu world, there is a powerful user known as Master Tengen, who possesses an immortality technique. When he ages, he will evolve, potentially losing consciousness and becoming an adversary. The existence of the Star Plasma Vessel is to prevent this. By assimilating with her, his physical memories are reset." Saying this, Ren looked at Riko, whose head was bowed lower and lower. "She is a human who exists for Master Tengen to 'assimilate' with." This is the Star Plasma Vessel, a consumable.
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