Standing on a high platform, Jogo looked down at the "family members" below him, and a sense of pride involuntarily rose in his heart.
He now believed that no matter what, humans could not defeat their cursed spirits. After all, humans only had four special-grade sorcerers, while they had dozens. Even Gojo Satoru could not be their match.
However, when he remembered Nishida Kagetatsu, the man Mahito had spoken of, Jogo's smile involuntarily faded. His gaze fell on Geto Suguru beside him.
"What's wrong, Jogo? You don't seem very pleased?"
Jogo followed the voice and noticed that Geto Suguru was now covered in injuries, with strange tattoos on his face. He asked curiously:
"What happened to you? Why did you disappear for so long?"
"Haha, I went to visit an old friend. After much explanation, he finally understood that I didn't want to do it, and I paid a heavy price to convince him."
"Huh? I really don't understand you humans."
"And I don't fully understand you cursed spirits."
After replying, Geto Suguru looked at the special-grade cursed spirits below who possessed the same wisdom as Jogo. Some were born from the fear of natural disasters, some from the fear of abstract concepts like war and death, and some from ancient legends.
So many special-grade cursed spirits—if they cooperated properly, they might not even need to seal Gojo Satoru. They might have a chance to make him die.
It was a pity that the most important thing now was not Gojo Satoru, but the monster swordsman who had wandered the world a thousand years ago.
Nishida Kagetatsu.
"Do you think you can defeat Nishida Kagetatsu with these?"
As soon as he heard that name, Jogo became very upset. Mahito was so afraid of this man named Nishida Kagetatsu that he didn't want to come out.
Although he was quite displeased with Mahito, as a comrade, he still hoped to help Mahito overcome his inner demons and kill that Nishida Kagetatsu.
But according to his observations over this period, he found that Mahito was right about one thing: this guy Nishida Kagetatsu was indeed the natural enemy of their cursed spirits.
Unlike ordinary sorcerers, this guy Kagetatsu emitted pure positive energy the moment he moved. Even for them, brushing against it would cause injury, and touching it would mean death.
To the extent that in the past month, many of their comrades had been killed. They didn't even have a chance to fight back; they were just killed by Kagetatsu.
After numerous attempts, they fully understood that unless Nishida Kagetatsu was eliminated, their cursed spirits would never turn the tide.
For this reason, Jogo had to gather all his comrades to discuss how to deal with Nishida Kagetatsu.
However, he didn't expect that at this critical moment, Geto Suguru, who had disappeared for nearly a month, would appear and seem to know their thoughts very well.
"What do you mean?"
Jogo narrowed his eyes and suppressed his anger. He seemed extremely displeased with Geto Suguru, this bastard. If it weren't for the fact that they truly couldn't handle Kagetatsu and wanted to hear the other party's opinion, he would have done something about him right now.
"Kagetatsu Nishida is a reincarnation. He was recorded from the Heian period a thousand years ago to the Sengoku period five hundred years ago. Over those five hundred years of reincarnation, he single-handedly eliminated and sealed many monsters far stronger than you, including the King of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna."
As he spoke, Kenjaku involuntarily raised his hand and touched the tattoo on his face. The burning sensation that touched his soul reminded him again of Demon Head Kijuro.
Even that guy couldn't compare to Kagetatsu. He couldn't imagine what could be done to defeat him.
He could only hope that this guy's plan would actually work. Perhaps with his words, using lost ancient sorcery, he could do it.
"Then what are you saying? That we can only hide like rats in a ditch for decades until he and Gojo Satoru die?"
Just thinking about that outcome made the mini-crater on Jogo's head begin to erupt. He, who considered the cursed spirit race to be the new humans, couldn't accept this outcome at all.
"Listen, you're in a hurry. I'm not saying it's completely impossible, but it requires planning and cooperation."
"Hmph! I know you humans are cunning enough. Out with it!"
Faced with Jogo's contempt, Geto Suguru smiled and took out an old, ancient book from his hands.
"I remember you have a comrade who was born from the fear of aging, right?"
"You mean Time Reversal."
"His technique can age anything it touches, correct?"
As soon as he said this, Jogo immediately became wary. He stared at Geto Suguru and asked sharply:
"How do you know that?"
Geto Suguru just smiled slightly, his tone restrained but carrying deep meaning:
"I have my own ways. Otherwise, how do you think I found you? Don't worry, we are on the same side—at least until we deal with Kagetatsu and Gojo Satoru, our position won't change."
Jogo stared at Geto Suguru with his one eye for a long time and noticed that Geto Suguru's expression hadn't changed at all. So he took the ancient book handed over and asked:
"What's your plan?"
"First, have your comrade age this thing by at least five hundred years, but don't damage it too much. It's better to turn this book into a cursed object."
"Then I need you to take your comrades and go to Kyoto Jujutsu High School—the most populous place in Tokyo—in two days, to draw the attention of Kagetatsu and Gojo Satoru."
As he spoke, Geto Suguru paused, raised a finger, and added:
"I promise you in advance, I can't guarantee that those people will come back alive."
"So what's the point of doing this? You want us to sacrifice for no reason? Why don't you go?"
"Because I want to go to Tokyo Jujutsu High School with the strongest among you to carry out a raid mission. We need to 'rescue' Ryomen Sukuna."
"Ryomen Sukuna? Can he handle Kagetatsu?"
Jogo asked Geto Suguru seriously. If it was Ryomen Sukuna, maybe it was possible.
But he didn't expect Geto Suguru to smile and tell him without hesitation:
"No."
"Then why are we trying to save him?!"
Faced with the erupting volcano that was Jogo, Geto Suguru maintained his usual smile and explained:
"Ryomen Sukuna cannot defeat Kagetatsu, but he can hold off Gojo Satoru. After that, we can use this thing to seal Kagetatsu."
With that, Geto Suguru took out a cursed object originally prepared for Gojo Satoru.
Enhanced by Demon Head Kijuro, a special-grade cursed object—the "Boundary of Hell's Gate."
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Meanwhile, in the dormitory of Tokyo Jujutsu High School, Yuji Itadori found himself in a dream, returning to the place where his grandfather used to work as a child—a place filled with his childhood memories.
Standing across from him was a guy with a similar build, wearing a hood, submerged in shadows. The only visible feature was a scar at the left corner of his mouth, a scar on his eye.
The other party just stood silently across from him, but his entire body exuded an aura similar to Brother Locke's—what Gojo-sensei called absolute power, and the loneliness emanating from it.
But the moment the other party raised his gaze and met his eyes, Yuji Itadori suddenly woke from the dream, his heart still pounding.
Because he had seen clearly—the man had a face exactly like his own.
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