"When those at the top acknowledge something, those below will naturally follow suit."
"Thus, this world will pursue profit and privilege to the extreme. Everyone will act as if they'll stop at nothing for power, believing that nothing exists in this world except power and profit, dismissing all beauty as naivety and worthlessness. I used to be powerless, but now I have the ability to change all this, so why—"
Mahito spoke the wish he had hidden in his heart for years in a nonchalant tone:
"—not do it?"
Tengen was shocked on the spot.
Never mind this Jujutsu World where individual might is everything; isn't even ordinary society, which prattles about equality every day, the same?
But now, a true "God" was making a wish to everyone: I hope beauty is held high, I hope fairness truly exists, I hope the world regards reason and virtue as noble rather than birth and power.
At this moment, Tengen finally understood the feelings of Kinji Hakari, Yuki Tsukumo, and Gojo Satoru.
All of them must have felt the beautiful silhouette in Mahito's Soul during their decisive battles, and they unconsciously came to believe that he really could change everything today, that he would never change his original intention, and that he would stir up a massive storm in this world, sweeping everything away.
When an ordinary person resolves to change society, they are only mocked.
When a social elite resolves to change society, they are only laughed at for being naive.
Historically, all those who changed society either climbed to the top of the world by stepping on mountains of corpses or met with a cruel liquidation; there are no exceptions.
But those were merely ordinary people.
And now, the one promising beauty is not a person—but a God.
Kinji Hakari couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Mahito, those words get a super high score from me! I swear I'll follow you to Hell!"
"Don't talk nonsense," Mahito said with a smile. "I'm going to Heaven to kick God's ass; leave that Hell business for yourself. First, quit gambling!"
Kinji Hakari laughed so hard he couldn't stand straight.
"Then I'll have to see if the world under your rule is worth me quitting gambling!"
Tengen sighed slightly.
"What do you need me to do?"
"Construct a great barrier on a planetary scale," Mahito said solemnly. "And leave gaps for continued expansion—in case humans can step onto other planets in the solar system: the Moon, Mars, or even the broader starry sky, the great barrier must continue to open up to those planets."
Mahito stood up, his arms open in an embrace as if he could hold the entire planet.
"I will embed the Immortal Technique into every planet. Remember the theory of Cursed Spirit birth? The more developed the civilization and the larger the population, the more powerful the Cursed Spirits that can be born! There are eight billion people in the world now, and in the future, I need tens of billions, hundreds of billions, trillions of people! Imagine how powerful the Cursed Spirits born then would be. If those Cursed Spirits are used by me, then the envoys from other worlds will be of no concern!"
These were Mahito's true thoughts.
Among all anime worlds, the Jujutsu Kaisen world is one of the few with immense room for growth.
It's not like Naruto with its deus ex machina, or One Piece with its bloodline supremacy, or even Bleach where everything originates from the Soul King.
The Jujutsu Kaisen world has a clear path for infinite growth, and that is the great Japanese barrier and the population of Japan itself.
Why do Intelligent Cursed Spirits appear?
Because of an accumulation of excessive Cursed Energy!
How many people were in Japan in 2018?
Only 127 million.
In the same year, the world had 7.579 billion people.
Japan's population isn't even ten percent of the world's population.
And it was from there that Mahito was born.
Mahito didn't have any system assistance; all his cheats came from his own abilities.
In other words, if the Mahito from the original work had the same thinking and actions as the current Mahito, he could have reached this stage as well.
The Mahito from the original work was simply held back by his circumstances.
What kind of monsters would be born from a world population of eight billion?
When chasing the sea of stars in the future, what kind of existences would be born from a population of hundreds of billions or trillions?
The Jujutsu Kaisen world was definitely not as narrow as in the original work; Mahito firmly believed this.
(T/N: Bro foreshadowed Modulo)
"Aren't you worried about things spiraling out of control?" Yuki Tsukumo couldn't help but ask.
Mahito pointed his thumb at himself, revealing an arrogant smile.
"Who do you think I am?"
"Gojo Satoru thought the same as you when he first heard about you," Yuki Tsukumo sneered.
"I'm different."
"How are you different?"
"I have Cursed Spirit Manipulation," Mahito said with a chuckle. "The scope of Cursed Spirit Manipulation is very ambiguous. As long as it's an existence similar to a Cursed Spirit, it can be included. Even the current Tengen counts as a near-Cursed Spirit. In the future, if there's an uncooperative Spirit, I can just absorb it. Absorption isn't total death, and even the Immortal Technique can't withstand the absorption of Cursed Spirit Manipulation."
"If that's not enough, don't you still have your self-destructing black hole, Star Rage? At worst, I'll use Instant Movement to grab that guy, take him to a corner of the universe, and one black hole will end it all."
"If the above methods still don't work, I have a third method: directly use Domain Expansion: Dharmadhatu Reincarnation Nirvana Realm and modify its Soul through Idle Transfiguration."
"Finally, after I ascend to godhood, I'm confident I can control the flow of the Soul Torrent. I'll just exile it to another world. If I can't solve you, can't I at least exile you?"
A fourfold trap: Cursed Spirit Manipulation in terms of mechanics, a black hole physically, Idle Transfiguration for the Soul, and finally, exile to another world.
Just tell me, are you scared?
Yuki Tsukumo was stunned.
Tengen let out a breath.
"As you wish, King of Curses. From this moment on, I shall serve you."
"Tengen?" Yuki Tsukumo cried out in surprise.
"Yuki Tsukumo, haven't you seen yet that Gojo Satoru is bound to lose?" Tengen said calmly. "It's not a simple difference in power. In fact, even now, I don't believe the power gap between Gojo Satoru and Mahito has reached a dimensional difference. Perhaps Mahito is stronger, but Gojo Satoru is by no means without a chance of winning."
"But what the two of them carry is completely different, and their capacities are also vastly different. You are a top-tier Jujutsu Sorcerer; you should know clearly that when the power gap hasn't widened, the resolve of both sides is the key to victory."
Tengen lowered her eyes and said slowly,
"And Gojo Satoru's current resolve... is far inferior to Mahito's."
Yuki Tsukumo was speechless.
"Finally, Tengen," Mahito suddenly asked, "do you have Sukuna's Fingers in your possession?"
Tengen frowned.
"What do you need Sukuna's Fingers for? He should be a nuisance to you as well, right?"
"He is indeed a nuisance," Mahito nodded in agreement, then suddenly smiled. "But if it's a Sukuna resurrected with only one finger, then he's no trouble at all."
Tengen was stunned.
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