Night.
Moonlight spilled across the dormitory window like flowing water.
Inside the quiet room—
Yagami Sora lay on his bed, breathing evenly.
Yet deep within his consciousness—
The system's countdown approached its final second.
[00:00:01 remaining until completion of Volume 1 main storyline.]
Ding.
Volume Completion
[Volume 1 — "High School Storm" completed.]
Overall Rating: S-Rank
Plot Deviation: 35%
Major Deviations Achieved:
The fate of Junpei Yoshino was alteredThe Special Grade cursed spirit Hanami was eliminated earlier than the original timelineThe Death Painting Wombs incident at Yasohachi Bridge was resolved ahead of scheduleThe balance of the jujutsu world has been significantly disrupted
Rewards Calculating…
Points Gained: 20,000
Special Item Obtained:
[Time-Space Anchor — One-Time Use]
Special Quest Triggered
Special Mission Activated:
Echoes of Time
Constructing temporal pathway…
Target Time: 2006
Target Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu Technical College
Key Figures:
Satoru Gojo (Student Era)Suguru Geto (Student Era)Riko AmanaiToji Fushiguro
Notice:
This mission involves physical time displacement.
Actions taken within this timeline will influence a parallel causality branch and may produce feedback effects on the primary timeline.
Prepare for temporal transfer.
The River of Time
Sora's consciousness drifted.
Not into sleep—
But into a sea of light.
Around him flowed endless bands of color like the aurora.
Each ribbon carried fragments of memory.
Moments frozen in time.
Like countless silent films drifting through the river of history.
He saw a boy wearing sunglasses.
White hair glowing under the summer sun.
An arrogant grin.
The confident stride of someone who believed the world existed beneath his feet.
Satoru Gojo.
Back then—
He was not the "Strongest."
Only an incredibly talented, absurdly confident high-school sorcerer.
Beside him stood another boy.
Black hair.
A calm smile.
Eyes filled with conviction.
Suguru Geto.
His arm draped casually over Gojo's shoulder.
He spoke passionately about ideals.
About protecting the weak.
About justice.
Back then—
The darkness of the jujutsu world had not yet crushed his beliefs.
Then Sora saw another figure.
A girl with twin buns in her hair.
Laughing.
Running across the school courtyard with her friends.
Her name:
Riko Amanai.
The Star Plasma Vessel.
A girl whose fate had already been decided.
A sacrifice meant to merge with Master Tengen.
But at this moment—
She was only a teenager.
A girl who simply wanted to live.
Then the atmosphere changed.
The light dimmed.
From the shadows—
A man stepped forward.
A cigarette hung loosely from his lips.
His gaze was sharp.
Predatory.
He held a weapon capable of killing the strongest sorcerer alive.
Toji Fushiguro.
The Sorcerer Killer.
A man with Heavenly Restriction.
A body completely devoid of cursed energy.
Yet strong enough to shatter the balance of the jujutsu world.
That summer.
The youth of the strongest duo.
The mission that would reshape history.
Riko's death.
Geto's fall.
Gojo's loneliness at the peak of strength.
The moment when the jujutsu world quietly changed direction forever.
Sora felt his body beginning to dissolve.
The gravitational pull of spacetime dragged him toward a specific point in history.
But he wasn't afraid.
Instead—
He felt excitement.
A thrill born from the chance to challenge fate itself.
"Toji Fushiguro…"
Sora murmured.
"The Sorcerer Killer."
"You can nullify cursed techniques with the Inverted Spear of Heaven."
"You can sever cursed energy."
"But can you sever vectors?"
"Your body may contain no cursed energy…"
"…but it's still made of matter."
"And matter cannot escape the laws of physics."
"And Suguru Geto…"
Sora smiled faintly.
"This time…"
"I'll help you a little."
"You don't need to carry the weight of saving the world."
"You don't need to stain your hands for those so-called ideals."
"If someone must define justice…"
"…the strongest gets to decide."
"And Gojo Satoru…"
His smile widened slightly.
"I really want to punch that arrogant high-school version of you."
"Six Eyes or not…"
"Don't get cocky."
"Before science…"
"All mysticism is just fragile theory."
[Teleportation Initiating.]
A flash of white light erupted.
Like a shooting star crossing the night sky.
Sora's consciousness disappeared into the tunnel of time.
Carrying with it the will to rewrite destiny.
In the present world—
Yagami Sora's body lay quietly on the bed.
His fingers twitched once.
Then he fell into deeper sleep.
Around him—
An invisible protective barrier formed.
The system's automatic defense mechanism.
Ensuring his body remained unharmed during the temporal mission.
Outside the window—
Cicadas screamed in the night.
Endlessly.
Relentlessly.
The sound echoed through the empty dorm room.
As if the summer of 2006 had crossed time itself—
Returning once more.
This time—
The story would not unfold the same way.
Because a boy who believed not in sorcery—
But in vectors—
Had arrived to change fate.
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