"Wah! Wah!"
Gojo Satoru, in his infant state, cried out in pain from the immense damage to his face.
Seeing this, a "pure and innocent" smile appeared on Mirai's wrinkled face, and he mused inwardly:
'My foolish Otouto, don't thank your big brother. Your big brother is just doing his small part to make your childhood complete.'
From birth until now, Mirai's extraordinary performance had been observed by all the Old Men of the clan.
They unanimously believed that Mirai would become the more outstanding of the twins.
If there were no surprises... but fate is often so wondrous.
If nothing unexpected happened, then something unexpected was about to happen.
The results of the twins' Innate Technique examination were out.
As in the original story, Gojo Satoru awakened the ancestral Cursed Technique of the Gojo Family — Limitless.
Six Eyes + Limitless, this was almost the standard for the head of the Gojo Family, a nearly universally acknowledged invincible combination in the Jujutsu World.
And with such powerful potential siphoned off, it seemed everything was already settled.
The Old Men, who had initially been very optimistic about Mirai, now believed he would most likely not awaken any decent Cursed Technique.
But the Cursed Technique Mirai awakened was, precisely —
"Ten Shadows Technique?!"
"What?!"
"How is that possible?!"
"How could the prodigy of my Gojo Family awaken the ancestral Cursed Technique of the Zen'in Family?!"
Looking at the dark outlines stirring within Mirai's shadow, the First Elder instantly doubted his life!
Did my Gojo Family cheat, or did the Zen'in Family marry in??
But from the Cursed Technique Gojo Satoru awakened, it seemed neither was the case??
What happened??
What happened... The Second Elder hadn't completely lost his mind yet. He noticed the crucial point and approached the birthing bed, questioning the mature woman who had given birth to the Six Eyes twins.
"Fuyumi, what exactly did you do?"
"That child... Mirai, what exactly is going on with him?"
Upon learning of her child's too-impressive talent, the mature woman seemed terrified, the unspeakable truth pressing down on her, making her unable to breathe.
Facing the Second Elder's questioning, her face pale with fright, she just kept crying and apologizing.
"Waaah~"
"I'm sorry!"
"I don't know anything!"
"Really! Please believe me! I am innocent! I did not betray the Gojo Family! Waaah~"
"You, you, you — Alas..." Looking at the mature woman who had given birth to the Six Eyes Prodigy for the Gojo Family, whose actual contribution far outweighed any potential fault, the Second Elder sighed helplessly.
The heavy moral and public pressure completely broke the mature woman's fragile mental dam.
Overwhelmed by guilt, she fainted under her body's self-preservation mechanism.
Afterward, we learned:
The Gojo Family, through tracing their lineage, discovered that one of the mature woman's ancestors had married into the Zen'in Family.
Due to lacking Cursed Technique talent and desiring a normal life, they later changed their name and gradually integrated into ordinary life as non-Sorcerers, until now.
Of course, these were all later developments.
Meanwhile, things were quite exciting for Mirai.
The Old Men of the Gojo Family were like ants on a hot pan.
They surrounded Mirai, fiercely debating the issue of his fate.
Most people said he should stay.
After all, he was still a pair of Six Eyes~
And the Innate Technique he possessed, Ten Shadows Technique, was in no way inferior to Limitless.
Even if Mirai had no Cursed Technique at all, just with the innate 360-degree unobstructed vision of the Six Eyes and his incredibly precise Cursed Energy manipulation ability, he could still grow into a top-tier Strongest in the Jujutsu World.
First Grade Strongest, almost a certainty!
If he was lucky enough in the future to master Reverse Cursed Technique, he might even become a Special Grade Sorcerer!
Just by fighting with his fists, he could potentially earn the title of Strongest!
As for what was said at the beginning, about twins being an ominous sign, a burden to each other and so on... feudal dross!
Such notions are pure feudal dross!
What era is it now? How could their esteemed Gojo Family still believe in such things? They had already moved with the times the moment the Six Eyes twins were born!
As for the other voice among the Old Men.
That was the First Elder, who insisted on sending Mirai away.
He was not blinded by the short-term benefits before him; he was considering a much more distant future.
'Hey hey hey~'
'You rotten Old Man are very wicked!'
'I'm not inferior to that leaky guy at all, so why should I be sent away?'
Mirai lay on the cold ground, his wrinkled and frail infant arms barely supporting his upper body, babbling incessantly, but no one could understand its meaning.
Seeing Mirai's adorable and spirited display, the Second Elder, whose heart had almost been swayed by the First Elder, was instantly melted again.
He looked at the First Elder and hesitated, saying, "This child not only possesses Six Eyes but has also awakened one of The Big Three Families' ancestral Cursed Techniques, Ten Shadows Technique, which is equally full of potential."
"Is it not too much of a pity to just send him away?"
"We could train him to be the Gojo Family's Ten Shadows Technique user..."
"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
The First Elder was firm, dismissing the idea with a resolute wave of his hand!
"The Zen'in Family would not allow such a thing to happen, and it would be the same if it were in our Gojo Family!"
"If we greedily keep Mirai today, and his existence is ever discovered by the Zen'in Family, they will definitely fight us to the death!"
"How highly Jujutsu families value their inherited Cursed Techniques, I don't think I need to give you another lesson, do I?"
"Moreover, our two families are two of the famous The Big Three Families in the Jujutsu World. If a conflict erupts because of Mirai, the disadvantages to the entire Jujutsu World would far outweigh the benefits!"
"Only by completely resolving the family conflict inherent in Mirai now can we rest assured and cultivate Satoru into the Strongest head of the Gojo Family in history!"
"The rare reappearance of 'Six Eyes + Limitless' is already an unexpected joy for our Gojo Family!"
"Being too greedy now will sooner or later sow hidden dangers, and we will taste the bitter fruit in the future!"
When the First Elder finished speaking, the scene was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
After a long while.
"Alas..."
The Second Elder looked down at Mirai, who was tugging at his pants, and sighed helplessly.
He knew the crucial points, but understanding something was one thing, and actually doing it was another.
'I am indeed not suited to be the helmsman of the Gojo Family...' The Second Elder chuckled self-deprecatingly in his heart.
"Now, regarding my proposal, who is in favor? Who is against?"
The First Elder looked around, and the other Old Men remained silent.
Seeing this.
The First Elder nodded in satisfaction and commanded, "Musashi, Mirai is entrusted to your protection for now. Before we decide on Mirai's specific destination, you must ensure his safety."
"Yes, First Elder!"
A middle-aged man dressed as a servant, with a scar carved on his face, responded and reached out to embrace Mirai.
But the scene of Mirai being held in his arms, as everyone imagined, did not occur.
Instead.
The scarred man strained with all his might, his face flushed red!
But his palm remained two and a half centimeters in front of Mirai, unable to advance further!
The Old Men were all shocked!
The absolute defense of Limitless?
No!
It wasn't!
This conjecture was immediately rejected by the Old Men as soon as it arose!
Because there was absolutely no Cursed Energy fluctuation around Mirai; he hadn't used any Cursed Technique at all!
In reality.
From a perspective visible only to Stand users.
A feminine figure suddenly appeared beside Mirai, entirely silver-gray in color, with a crimson V-shaped energy lamp on her chest and two blazing golden oval gem-like large eyes on top of her head.
It was she who acted in time, firmly gripping the rough male hands reaching for Mirai, like a hydraulic press.
She was precisely the Stand Mirai awakened — Rekseus.
Stand Power!
Old Man!
'It'll be twenty thousand years too early to try and carry your Mirai-sama away!'
Mirai's wrinkled little face curved into a playful grin, like a returning Dragon King.
His two pale blue eyes, which constantly exuded a mysterious majesty, curiously observed Rekseus's graceful figure from behind.
This was completely a feminine, youthful version of the great god Noah, Nexxus~
He wondered if a Stand felt hard or soft to the touch.
Mirai was genuinely curious.
But from the perspective of the Old Men.
They only saw a pair of pale blue Six Eyes directly scrutinizing them.
As if being hunted by the God of Death.
All the Old Men involuntarily shivered!