Heavenly Restriction User of the Gojo Clan: I Refuse to Be Cut in Half

One month later.

Gojo Takuya's Forge

"Failed again?"

"Yeah… Looks like I failed again."

"Seems that way..."

Three voices echoed in the forge.

Veins throbbed on Satoshi's forehead, his expression dark and irritated.

Over the past month, he had attempted to forge Cursed Tools countless times. Not only had he failed to create another Zanpakutō, but he hadn't even managed to craft an ordinary Cursed Tool.

At this point, he was seriously starting to question whether something was wrong with his system.

Satoru, Toji, and Takuya stood nearby, watching the process unfold. Their conversation made Satoshi lose the last bit of motivation he had left.

"Why don't you just hand over your Sode no Shirayuki to me? You promised to forge a Zanpakutō for me. If you really can't do it, then just give me yours instead."

Toji stretched his arms lazily before ruffling Satoru's hair, looking completely at ease.

Ever since their last battle, Toji had been hanging around Satoshi constantly. After much persuasion, he had finally gotten Satoshi to agree to craft a personal Zanpakutō for him.

As part of the deal, Toji agreed to join the organization Satoshi planned to establish in the future.

At the time, it seemed like a great trade.

Satoshi had intended to set up a "Yorozuya"-style agency, inspired by Sakata Gintoki, handling bounty requests, exorcising Cursed Spirits, and studying the inner workings of the sorcery world.

But now…

He hadn't expected that after an entire month, he still wouldn't be able to forge another Zanpakutō.

Now, his deal with Toji was starting to feel really awkward.

"Toji, I don't want you as my clerk anymore! Let's just cancel the deal."

Satoshi was starting to get fed up with him. The image of this future Sorcerer Killer that he had in his mind was completely shattered.

Who would've thought that Toji was such a gossip?

In the anime, he had been a quiet, no-nonsense kind of guy!

"Cancel the deal? Nah, I don't agree to that."

Toji grinned, his eyes narrowing in amusement as he laughed.

"I hereby declare that Satoshi has breached our contract. So, as compensation, I'll be taking Sode no Shirayuki as payment."

"Sounds like a fair deal, don't you think? I don't have to give up anything, and I get Sode no Shirayuki for free! What a bargain!"

Toji gave Satoshi a thumbs-up.

Satoshi clenched his fists, his irritation rising.

On the other side of the room, Satoru picked up one of the failed forges, examining the scrap metal with a teasing smirk. His deep blue eyes gleamed mischievously.

"Satoshi, Sode no Shirayuki is mine!"

"You promised to forge my Zanpakutō first, remember? First come, first served. I was at least a week ahead of Toji!"

His tone was dripping with sarcasm, but in truth, Satoru wasn't actually that concerned about getting a Zanpakutō for himself. He just didn't want Satoshi to give up on his research.

After all, if Satoshi had managed to forge one Zanpakutō, then surely, he could forge more in the future.

But right now, Satoshi's confidence was at an all-time low.

---

For the past month, he had tried everything.

At first, he thought maybe he was lacking Cursed Tools as materials, so he had applied for some from the Gojo Clan's storage.

They even provided him with Grade 1 Cursed Tools for experimentation.

Yet, after burning through so many resources, he still failed to forge a new Zanpakutō.

It wasn't just frustrating for him, the entire clan was starting to doubt his forging ability.

The Gojo Clan couldn't afford to waste any more Cursed Tools, and as time passed, even the neutral faction who had initially supported him began to waver.

Before, when Sode no Shirayuki was first revealed, they had believed that Satoshi could help the Gojo Clan achieve a revolutionary breakthrough.

But now, after witnessing his repeated failures, their confidence was quietly fading.

"Gojo Satoshi was just a flash in the pan. Sode no Shirayuki was just a coincidence."

"If these Cursed Tools can't be replicated, then the clan leader's investment in him is meaningless. We can't afford to keep throwing resources at him."

The re-emergence of doubt gave power back to the Curse Faction, who had previously been silenced.

---

Gojo Kumaen, the leader of the Twin Curse Faction, was the first to hear the news.

At first, he felt a pang of regret, thinking the Gojo Clan had once again just barely missed their chance at something great.

But soon after, he doubled down on his old beliefs.

Once again, he announced to the clan that Satoshi's presence was negatively affecting Satoru.

Satoru, who had once been completely focused on mastering his Cursed Techniques, had now been wasting time in Satoshi's forge for an entire month.

And he wasn't the only one, Toji had been loitering around as well.

This was unacceptable for the future of the Gojo Clan.

---

Meanwhile, Zenin Shinsuke, the sorcerer who had been humiliated by Satoshi's Sode no Shirayuki, was thrilled.

One month ago, in front of the entire sorcery world, he had been instantly defeated.

Not only had this disgraced him personally, but it had also embarrassed the entire Zenin Clan.

Some had tried to defend him afterward, saying that Sode no Shirayuki's ability was simply unfair.

But a loss was a loss.

As a fully-fledged sorcerer, he had lost to someone with no Cursed Energy whatsoever.

Even if Sode no Shirayuki had been the deciding factor, he had still become a stepping stone for Satoshi.

And that was unforgivable.

If a person without any Cursed Energy could defeat a trained sorcerer like him, didn't that mean even an ordinary civilian could do the same?

That thought alone sickened him.

Originally, Shinsuke hadn't cared much about the Gojo Clan's Six Eyes. But after his humiliating defeat, he had developed an unwavering hatred for Gojo Satoshi.

To make things worse, he had recently learned that Toji, the person he despised most in the Zenin Clan, had become friends with Satoshi.

That realization pushed his anger to its breaking point.

"Birds of a feather flock together!"

"Trash is trash. Two people without any Cursed Energy, wasting their time on these 'legendary' Cursed Tools!"

His expression turned cold.

From that moment on, he dedicated himself even further to mastering his techniques.

In Zenin Shinsuke's mind, his previous loss had been due to a lack of strength.

If he had been Grade 2, or even Grade 1, he should have been able to dodge Sode no Shirayuki's attack, no matter how powerful it was…

***

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