I'm using ninjutsu in Jujutsu Kaisen!

Chapter 151: A Sudden Mission

Click—

Noa Yorishie came out of the bathroom and leaned against the kitchen doorway, curiously watching Tatsuro's back as he cooked. She asked, "What are we having for breakfast today, big brother?"

"Meat over rice. Help me get a piece of meat from the fridge."

Tatsuro, who was washing rice, responded while wondering where the higher-up personnel Principal Yaga had mentioned were. If she stayed any longer, he would have to consider if she was moving in permanently.

"Okay."

If she were to stay permanently, he could ask Gojo-sensei for the key to the empty room next door, knock down the wall, and install a door. It wouldn't be too much trouble, and Lady Katsuyu would be more than happy to take care of her.

These higher-ups were really hard to figure out. It had been days with not a single piece of news. Had their headquarters been infiltrated?

"Meat!"

"Alright, go watch some TV for a bit."

Tatsuro took the meat from her hands and began preparing the meal. He planned to go check on the miserable state of the first-years later; they were probably being trained brutally by Maki and the others.

He had glanced over while passing by earlier. Panda was chasing Nobara Kugisaki, while Inumaki Toge was chasing Kurosaki Mafuyu, even using his Cursed Speech technique.

"Run faster!"

The two being chased were running for their lives.

After a simple meal, Tatsuro took Shura, Lady Katsuyu, and Noa Yorishie to the training grounds. He let Lady Katsuyu play with Noa Yorishie and then walked onto the field with Shura.

"Stop chasing me! I can't run anymore!"

Kurosaki Mafuyu… no, judging by the tone, it should be Kurosaki Tama. Although she was running for her life, she was clearly out of breath. She was very similar to Okkotsu Yuta, with poor physical strength.

"No way! We'll have Luo patch up your body later, but for now, you have to hold on. Otherwise, you'll be killed at the Goodwill Event in a month," Inumaki Toge teased.

"..."

Tatsuro was speechless. I don't have a drop of cursed energy right now, and you're using me as a backup medical kit?

"You're here."

Zenin Maki, seeing Tatsuro standing by and watching, stopped whacking Yuji Itadori with her wooden staff.

"Yeah, came over after making breakfast."

Tatsuro looked at Yuji Itadori, who was lying on the ground with a large bump on his head, and asked, "Is this combat training?"

"It is. Their close combat skills are too weak. With such flimsy arms and legs, how will they exorcise cursed spirits in the future?"

As Zenin Maki spoke, she tapped Yuji's head with her staff and said, "Get up and train. Lying on the ground so weak, do you want to die in a month?"

"Maki-senpai is so strict…"

Yuji was on the verge of tears. His close combat skills weren't really weak, but the upperclassmen he was facing were just too strong.

This senpai's strength was terrifyingly high; he couldn't gain any advantage and was constantly being suppressed.

"I can do it!"

Yuji Itadori shouted internally, then picked himself up and stood to fight again. He wouldn't give up so easily!

Two minutes later, a completely dominated Yuji was once again lying on the ground, his face swollen from the beating…

Tatsuro was at a loss for words. Just as he was about to say something, the phone in his pocket rang.

Gulp—

Tatsuro swallowed. Was this phone cursed? Calling him every two or three days? But then he remembered Gojo-sensei had gotten him a three-day leave, so he took out his phone to check.

He relaxed when he saw it was a call from Gojo-sensei. After all, how could there be so many missions for him to handle…

He answered the call, "What is it, Gojo-sensei?"

"A mission. I'm really sorry, but there's a mission I need you to handle. Please bring Yuji Itadori to the principal's office."

"..."

"Don't be difficult," Gojo said tactfully, knowing Tatsuro didn't want to go on a mission. "You're the only one who can do this mission. Please."

"...Alright."

Tatsuro sighed in resignation. He hung up the phone and called out to Yuji on the ground, "Come with me. Gojo-sensei is calling us."

"Oh!"

Yuji Itadori got up.

"You're going on a mission again?"

Zenin Maki frowned. He had already fallen unconscious twice in June. Given his strength, a normal special grade curse shouldn't be able to beat him into such a state. It must be the one he encountered during that mission in the mountains.

"Can't be helped. With great power comes great responsibility. Let's go, Yuji."

Tatsuro turned and left with a wry smile. Yuji Itadori was ecstatic knowing he was going on a mission with his senpai!

After all, Maki-senpai had just said that Tatsuro-senpai was going on a mission, and he was being called along too. It must mean he would be on the mission with his senpai! It felt so cool! This would be the first time seeing his senpai on a mission!

Zenin Maki watched Tatsuro's departing back, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

The two arrived at the door of the principal's office, knocked, and walked in. Gojo Satoru, sitting on the sofa, looked at them with a serious expression and said, "This is an emergency. Let me explain the mission details. There have been frequent disappearances near Satozakura High School today. The sorcerers sent out have also lost contact, and the possibility of their deaths cannot be ruled out. This mission is quite dangerous and might be related to that group of curses that have gathered together. Please, Tatsuro, go and investigate."

"Yeah, I understand."

Tatsuro nodded. Although his cursed energy hadn't recovered yet, it didn't affect his ability to investigate. After all, it wasn't a fight to the death. If the situation looked bad, he would just retreat quickly.

"Death…"

Yuji Itadori swallowed hard. Although he had long been prepared for death, hearing that other sorcerers had died still made him feel a pang of sadness…

He asked, "What about me? What do I do?"

"You're going too. There's a chance you'll see the pinnacle of jujutsu sorcery, 'Domain Expansion,' oh!"

"Domain Expansion!?"

Masamichi Yaga, who was sipping tea nearby, spat it all out. He looked at Tatsuro in disbelief, then glanced at the smiling Gojo Satoru, as if seeking confirmation.

"The pinnacle of jujutsu sorcery!"

Yuji Itadori looked at his senpai with adoration. He really was strong. Had he already reached the top tier of jujutsu sorcerers?

"Domain Expansion!? This little brat!?"

Ryomen Sukuna's face appeared on Yuji's cheek and looked at Tatsuro, then burst out laughing. A pleased voice came from his惬意 smile, "I knew I wasn't wrong about you, brat! The next time I'm out, let's have a domain clash!"

"Shut up, you're so annoying!?"

Yuji Itadori slapped Sukuna's face back into his own, then quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry. I'll be more careful next time. He always pops out to say a few words when I'm not paying attention."

"It's fine, it's fine. Go on the mission with Tatsuro. You'll learn a lot of good things."

Hearing Gojo-sensei say this, the two said their goodbyes and left immediately.

Click—

The wooden door closed.

Masamichi Yaga wiped the water off the table and asked, "Tatsuro can already use Domain Expansion?"

"Yes, he learned it this morning. He got it instantly. It seems he could already touch upon the domain, he just never faced it directly."

Gojo looked up at the ceiling. He wanted to figure out the objective of that group of special grade curses. The unknown special grade from last night was not among the reported curses, and it was very good at concealing its presence.

By that count, it was confirmed that at least three special grade curses had gathered together. The possibility that their goal was to win over Ryomen Sukuna within Yuji Itadori couldn't be ruled out. After all, he couldn't think of any other reason.

He would see. Under Tatsuro's tutelage, Yuji Itadori would grow rapidly. After all, practical combat experience was more important than anything else; it would make a young man mature quickly.

The two, now prepared, arrived at the school gate. Kiyotaka Ijichi was waiting by a black sedan. Seeing them arrive, he said, "I'm counting on you, Sorcerer Tatsuro. This mission is very troublesome. A short while ago, three more people died in a movie theater."

"I understand. Let's get to the location first. There's no point discussing it here."

The battle-hardened Tatsuro said swiftly. After all, Kiyotaka Ijichi was just an assistant manager at Jujutsu High. He had no combat power himself and was responsible for rear support and handovers, and could also supervise newcomers. And indeed, there was no point in discussing it here. If they didn't find that curse user or cursed spirit, people would continue to die.

"Senpai is so cold during missions."

Yuji Itadori looked at Tatsuro's indifferent expression. It seemed as though the deaths of these people didn't matter much to him. He asked curiously, "Tatsuro-senpai, why did you become a jujutsu sorcerer?"

"Because I don't want to die."

"Eh!?"

Hearing such a concise answer, Yuji was astonished. "Don't you have a dream of saving the world, senpai? You're so strong!"

"No. That dream is garbage."

Tatsuro retorted, "What kind of idiot would go around saving the world? Protecting others with your power is incidental. Protecting your loved ones is the main goal."

"…"

Yuji Itadori looked aggrieved, as he himself had once fantasized about just that.

The two got into the car and headed towards the vicinity of Satozakura High. Kiyotaka Ijichi, driving with one hand, took out his phone and handed it to Tatsuro. "This is the surveillance video that was sent over a short while ago. Sorcerer Tatsuro, please take a look."

Tatsuro took the phone, and Yuji sat beside him, watching curiously.

He played the video.

In a vacant movie theater, two men and a woman were sitting, seemingly chatting. Even in the blurry video, you could see them laughing loudly.

"That's so rude, laughing out loud in a movie theater. It really ruins the mood for others."

Just as Yuji Itadori finished complaining, the bodies of the three people began to transform. Their heads became misshapen, then returned to their original appearance, but the three of them lay motionless in their seats. The video ended.

"...They're dead?!"

Yuji Itadori was confused. The cursed spirit killings he had seen were all brutal murders with dismembered limbs. Seeing this for the first time was a bit unsettling.

"Yes, they're dead."

Kiyotaka Ijichi nodded. "There was also one witness, but it's not confirmed. The time he entered the movie theater coincided with the time of the three deaths. He came out shortly after they died. That's all the information we have for now."

Tatsuro swiped to the next file and saw a young man. The boy's eyes held a timid look, and his long hair covered the entire left side of his face. According to the data, he was a student at Satozakura High School named Junpei Yoshino. Address…

"Mahito…"

Tatsuro muttered to himself, wondering what that guy with half a soul was up to now. But just from watching the video, he could already guess it was his doing. He was even kind enough to restore the bodies of those three people. How rare.

He probably planted bombs inside them. After all, with his twisted sense of humor, he would definitely do something like that.

He asked, "No other assistant managers have approached those three bodies, have they?"

"Eh!? No, they haven't. Why do you ask?"

"It's nothing. Just don't get close. Otherwise, a Grade 4 sorcerer would probably be instantly killed. Let's go to that movie theater first."

Tatsuro opened the window and looked outside. The wind blew through his hair, revealing the dark purple 'Yin Seal' on his forehead.

"Understood…"

Kiyotaka Ijichi looked at the experienced Tatsuro and couldn't help but marvel at his growth. Last year, he was just a kid who knew nothing, and this year he had grown into a sorcerer who could stand on his own.

"So cool!"

Yuji Itadori's eyes shone. He felt a huge sense of security being with his senpai. He was so reliable!

The car stopped in front of the sealed-off movie theater. A few police cars were parked nearby, and red cordon tape had been put up. Kiyotaka Ijichi took out his credentials and walked in.

Everyone inside had been evacuated, leaving only an empty lobby and a flickering electronic screen.

Knowing his own weakness and inability to follow, Kiyotaka Ijichi stood in the lobby, watching the two of them go deeper inside. He really was weak…

Tap, tap, tap—

Footsteps echoed in the silent corridor. The usually bustling movie theater entrance now looked like it did at two in the morning after closing. The green emergency exit lights flickered as if the power supply was insufficient, adding a touch of eeriness to the dark corridor.

From time to time, a cursed spirit would crawl across the wall, glance at the two of them, and mumble, "W-welcome…"

Then, as if shy, it would quickly crawl into a place it deemed safe. It looked like a gecko, but its eyes were like a slug's tentacles, with human eyes growing on them.

"This feels like a haunted house…" Yuji Itadori remarked.

"Yeah."

Tatsuro paid it no mind and arrived at the location of the three bodies. They were lying quietly in their chairs, their eyes bulging, as if they had been forced to "fall asleep."

He said, "Go and exorcise those three."

"…"

"Where?"

Yuji Itadori looked around and said, "I don't see any cursed spirits here, Tatsuro-senpai!"

"Those three. They're already starting to mutate. If you don't exorcise them now, you'll have a hard time fighting them later," Tatsuro said, pointing at the three who were beginning to deform.

"I-ya, i-ya!"

The eyes of the three suddenly changed, their bulging eyes staring intently at the two who were speaking. Their bodies began to soften like mud, as if the technique buried within them had been activated. Mumbling incoherently, the three pools of "mud" began to merge, growing like a tree of flesh.

"..."

For a moment, Yuji Itadori found it difficult to act. No, he didn't know how to act. Those were people!

Wouldn't exorcising them be the same as killing them?!

His grandfather's last words were to save as many people as he could, but now he had to kill people! What should he do?!

"Kill…"

The "giant tree" moved on its two thick legs. The faces of the three people were perfectly presented on the trunk. Dozens of whip-like arms began to swing rapidly, moving so fast they left afterimages. Anything they touched was instantly destroyed.

"If you don't act now, it's going to demolish this movie theater," Tatsuro urged.

"I… I can't do it…"

Yuji Itadori's eyes were filled with terror, his gaze wavering. He could accept exorcising cursed spirits because that would allow more people to live. But the thing in front of him wasn't a cursed spirit, it was human!

Once a person knows they have to kill, their heart is always burdened. He didn't want to kill people, even if they had turned into curses. After all…

They were crying…!

With a trembling voice, he asked, "Tatsuro… senpai, can't we use the Reverse Cursed Technique to change them back?"

"No. Their soul's form has been completely altered. Killing them is the best release we can give them."

"...So that means before they transformed, they could have been saved?" Yuji Itadori asked in a low voice.

"No."

Tatsuro looked at the slowly approaching curse and said, "You saw the video, right? The form of their souls had already been changed. So they were beyond saving. Let's stop talking. No matter how slowly it moves, it's about to reach us. Exorcise it. This is a salvation for them."

"…I understand."

Yuji Itadori took a deep breath and looked at the approaching curse. The panic in his eyes proved he was still hesitant. Just as he was about to say something more—

BOOM!

Tatsuro exorcised it directly, relying on brute force alone!

The veins on his strong right arm bulged, the ground cracked, and the giant curse was instantly obliterated.

"You're too kind, Yuji. You're not suited for missions like this with me."

Tatsuro pulled his right arm out of the curse's remains, flicking off the bloodstains. He was now in a state where he would use physical techniques to exorcise anything he could, to avoid using cursed energy.

Although curses can only be exorcised by curses, all he had to do was cover his fist with a thin layer of cursed energy. Hardcore exorcism.

Looking at the faint smile on his senpai's face in the darkness, Yuji Itadori now realized the gap between them!

He didn't care if the enemy was human or not. As long as it was an enemy, he would crush it without hesitation. No mercy, no sympathy, he even seemed to enjoy it!

But even so, he couldn't say anything. After all, he was his senpai. No matter how he treated his enemies, he always greeted his allies with a smile.

A gentle, yet stern, and pathologically sick senpai…

"I'm sorry, senpai. I was too soft-hearted. It won't happen again!"

Yuji Itadori said with his head down. He wanted to get stronger, stronger to protect more people. He couldn't back out of this mission no matter what. He had to see it through!

"Is that so? Good. I'm going to wash my hands."

As Tatsuro passed by the guilty Yuji, he said in a low voice, "No matter what the enemy is like, you can't sympathize. Otherwise, the one who dies will be you. Whether it's you, Megumi, Nobara, or Kurosaki, I will teach you all the same. People can be kind, but you have to distinguish the occasion. As your senpai, my priority isn't to teach you how to fight, but to teach you how not to die."

"…I understand."

Feeling the pressure from his senpai, Yuji could only lower his head and admit his mistake. He was also deeply reflecting on his actions. If he continued to be this naive, he might endanger Fushiguro and the others in the future.

The next one…

I will definitely exorcise them. For them, that is "salvation." Yuji Itadori was hypnotizing himself. Since he had come along, he had to be prepared to change himself.

He was not weak. He would save more people!

"Alright, now that this is dealt with, let's go find Junpei Yoshino. Skipping class to watch a movie is not good behavior. He needs to be warned."

Tatsuro, his hands now clean, patted Yuji Itadori's shoulder with a smile, as if nothing had just happened.

"Ah! Right."

Yuji Itadori glanced at Tatsuro's expression, saw that he wasn't angry about what had just happened, and followed him.

After meeting up with Kiyotaka Ijichi and handing over the situation, the two left. On the way, Yuji Itadori asked doubtfully, "How are we going to catch that Junpei Yoshino?"

"By going to his house, of course. How else would we catch him?"

Tatsuro looked exasperated. Did Yuji think he was so bored he'd search the entire city for one person? There was no residual cursed energy left at the scene, which meant that Mahito was just bored and conducting an experiment. To be honest, it was a question whether they'd even find Junpei Yoshino tonight.

However, they could go to his school first to understand the situation. A kid who skips class wouldn't go home so early. He then took out his phone and asked Kiyotaka Ijichi for information on his classmates. The one with the timid eyes would be the first to be bullied in class. It was possible he had become a toy for Mahito's amusement.

He said, "Let's not go to Junpei's house first. Let's check around his school."

"Oh, okay."

"Drip, drip—"

In a long-abandoned factory, sewage dripped into a small puddle on the ground. The quiet environment made the dripping sound exceptionally loud. Moss struggled to survive on the floor. A giant cursed spirit, tens of meters tall, was collapsed on the ground, its obese body making it difficult to move.

"What is this?"

"It's a human experiment I did using a curse user. But he doesn't seem to be holding up well. I feel like he'll explode if he grows another five meters."

Mahito said this with a smile, but his expression showed he was very satisfied with his current work.

After all, he had run into a dazed jujutsu sorcerer on the road and conveniently started an experiment. But that sorcerer seemed to be only a Grade 4. Fifteen meters was already his limit, but at least it added a set of data for him.

"A person…"

Junpei Yoshino looked at the shrunken black statue in his hand. Its hands were placed on its chest, its mouth open, and its twisted face seemed to have experienced something painful. If that giant was an enlarged person, then this must be a shrunken one…

But he didn't feel anything. After all, he was already numb to this garbage world. A smile appeared on his face, the veins at his temples began to throb, and he muttered, "Can I have this power too?!"

"Of course, you can!"

Mahito gently comforted Junpei, lifting the hair that covered the scars on his face, stroking them gently like a caring big brother. He said, "I will give you this power, but you must first answer a question for me."

"What?!"

"What do you think humans are?"

"What humans are…"

Junpei Yoshino muttered the words, then recalled the indifferent people at school. He was clearly being bullied, so why couldn't they step in to help? Some even joined in for fun. The teachers didn't understand anything either; they would just criticize them a bit and be done with it, letting them continue to act arrogantly outside while he had to endure even more severe bullying…

He said, "They are all people who mind their own business and hang back. They only use the weak to establish their own status. I don't understand why I have to go through all that!"

Junpei Yoshino clutched his head, his hateful eyes bloodshot. "They say it's for my own good, yet they make me eat bugs. Are they insane? When I mention the pain, they start beating me. Why! Why is it always me who gets beaten!?"

"It seems everyone likes to play word games. Because humans can't live without making all sorts of excuses."

Mahito stroked Junpei Yoshino's cheek and said, "You know? Life has no value or weight. Just like water is to the heavens and the earth, life is just a cycle within this. You and I are the same, without meaning or value. So it doesn't matter what we do. You are free to live as you wish. You don't need a consistent way of life. Eat when you're hungry, kill when you hate. Everything you do, I will affirm."

This was the first time Junpei Yoshino had received affirmation from someone other than his mother. His face was a mixture of excitement and surprise, and sad tears flowed from his eyes.

"You'll come back tomorrow, right? To talk with me."

Mahito wiped the tears from his eyes, feeling that this boring period would become very interesting.

Afternoon.

Junpei Yoshino arrived home with a happy expression. After all, he had met a confidant today. Although he wasn't human, now that he was home, no matter how much resentment his old self held, he should show his best side to his mother.

He pushed open the door and called out, "I'm home, Mom!"

"Welcome back! We have two guests today!"

His mother's voice came from the bedroom, but the clanging sound of cooking came from the kitchen.

"Guests?!"

Junpei Yoshino glanced curiously at the kitchen. A boy he didn't recognize at all was cooking inside!

Wait…

A student with spiral-shaped buttons on his uniform…

At his age, he was indeed a student, and his clothes looked very much like a school uniform. Then according to what Mr. Mahito said, was he a jujutsu sorcerer?!

"Osu!"

A sudden voice startled Junpei Yoshino. He cried out and quickly stepped back, asking, "What are you doing?"

"Sorry, did I scare you?"

Yuji Itadori scratched his head and said sheepishly, "Nice to meet you, my name is Yuji Itadori."

"Oh… hello."

Seeing the newcomer was so polite, Junpei Yoshino introduced himself as well. "My name is Junpei Yoshino. Are you guys…"

"We saw your mother fall on the road," said Tatsuro, who was cooking in the kitchen. "We helped her home and are now making dinner. It'll be ready in a bit. My name is Tatsuro."

Hearing his mother had fallen, Junpei Yoshino subconsciously pushed past Yuji Itadori and ran towards the bedroom.

Yuji didn't mind much. Instead, he looked apologetic. He walked into the kitchen and said in a low voice, "Was it a bit immoral to deliberately throw a pebble to make her fall?"

"How else were you supposed to get in? Force your way in?"

Tatsuro rolled his eyes at Yuji Itadori. If he were completing the mission alone, a simple illusion would have done the trick. But he had to teach Yuji how to handle such missions in the future. It was really a pain.

Although it was a bit troublesome, it was for the sake of teaching a junior. He just had to avoid doing anything he wouldn't understand.

"Well… that's true."

Yuji Itadori scratched his head. Today had been an eye-opener for him. Tatsuro changed into casual clothes and blended in seamlessly at Satozakura High, even successfully infiltrating Junpei Yoshino's class and asking about him.

It was very common school bullying. Although common, it angered Yuji. He hated people who only knew how to bully the weak. His clenched fists couldn't swing out.

Because Tatsuro-senpai was inside, laughing and talking with them, seemingly trying to get more useful information. But after they finished talking, Tatsuro-senpai beat them up himself…

It was brutal. After beating them, he used the Reverse Cursed Technique to heal them. This wasn't physical torture; it had shifted directly to the mental level…

After the beating, he even asked Yuji if he felt better.

Yeah, he's so gentle!

In every sense of the word!

"Thank you so much."

Junpei Yoshino stood at the kitchen door and bowed.

"Ah! No, no…"

Yuji Itadori couldn't accept this apology. After all, the injury on his mother's leg was caused by Tatsuro-senpai, although after being healed by the Reverse Cursed Technique, only a superficial wound remained…

"It's nothing, just a small effort. Yuji, you two can chat. For example, about 'Mimizu Man'."

Tatsuro continued to stir-fry the food in his wok. A qualified chef had to bring out the food's own flavor.

"'Mimizu Man'!"

Yuji's interest was instantly piqued. He said excitedly, "Tatsuro-senpai, you've seen it too! Which one do you remember being the best, 1, 2, or 3?"

"2."

Tatsuro answered casually. He had never seen the movie. He just saw it on the screen in the video and looked it up out of curiosity to start a conversation between Yuji and Junpei.

"'Mimizu Man 2' is really good!"

Junpei Yoshino, having found a topic of conversation, said excitedly. He had been planning to go to the cinema to rewatch it today, but he hadn't expected to meet Mr. Mahito.

"Right, right!"

"Yeah! 3 was super boring, but 2 was quite good."

Yuji and Junpei now seemed to have endless things to talk about, and they went to the living room to chat.

"Sigh, raising kids these days isn't easy," Tatsuro sighed helplessly.

"What, you have kids at home at such a young age?"

Junpei's mother, Nagi, stood at the kitchen door with her wound bandaged, a cigarette in her mouth. One could tell she was a gentle, elegant, and not-without-charm woman.

"Yeah, I have a six-year-old at home… a little sister, I guess. She's very clingy," Tatsuro replied.

"You're quite the cook."

Nagi sniffed the aroma of the food wafting through the air and praised him, "To be such a good cook at your age, you'll definitely marry a very beautiful woman in the future!"

"I'll take that as a compliment. The food is ready. Auntie, please go take a seat."

"Alright. Want a drink? You should be able to drink, right?" Nagi looked at Tatsuro with a teasing gaze.

"No, thank you. A soft drink is fine."

Tatsuro finished plating the food and took it out. Looking at the happily chatting Yuji Itadori and Junpei Yoshino, he said, "Let's eat."

"Oh!"

Yuji Itadori introduced, "Tatsuro-senpai's cooking is delicious. Junpei, you have to try it."

"Okay, sure."

Junpei Yoshino looked at the kind-faced Tatsuro and Yuji Itadori. Although they were Mr. Mahito's enemies, they were really nice people. And Mr. Mahito had said he would give him power tomorrow. Should I… should I kill them…

As jujutsu sorcerers, they should know the answer to this question…

The value of a person…

"Come, come, it's rare to have guests at home today."

Nagi took beer and soft drinks from the refrigerator and placed them on the table. Looking at the sullen Junpei, she said, "What's wrong, Junpei? Aren't you happy to have made friends today?"

"They… aren't really friends…"

Junpei Yoshino said with a blush. To him, something like a friend was too much of a luxury.

"Eh!? We're not friends? But we talked so much," said Yuji Itadori, surprised as he brought a dish to the table.

"Are we… friends…"

Receiving Yuji's confirmation, Junpei Yoshino smiled and said, "We are friends."

"That's more like it! Cheers!"

Nagi was truly happy to see her son emerge from his gloom. He was always so downcast, and whenever she asked him about it, he would just tell her not to worry. But what mother doesn't worry about her son…

Tatsuro brought the last dish to the table, and the "banquet" officially began. Yuji Itadori told all sorts of interesting stories that made everyone roar with laughter…

Half an hour later.

The banquet ended. Tatsuro was clearing the bowls from the table. The drunk Nagi was asleep on the table, muttering, "Junpei made a friend today."

Junpei Yoshino took out a blanket and covered his mother with it. He looked at the two of them and asked the question that had been puzzling him for a long time: "You two are jujutsu sorcerers, right? I have something I want to ask you."

"What is it?!"

Yuji replied, also admitting that they were sorcerers. There was no need to hide it anymore; they were already in his house.

"Have you… ever killed anyone?"

"No…"

"I have."

Tatsuro, coming out of the kitchen, answered calmly.

"Eh!? Is that something you can just say, Tatsuro-senpai!?" Yuji exclaimed in surprise.

"Then, did you kill bad people?!" Junpei Yoshino asked curiously.

"That's hard to define. You can see cursed spirits, right, Junpei? Those are the bad guys."

Tatsuro said, "The special grade curse, Mahito. From last night until now, dozens of innocent passersby have gone missing, three young sorcerers a few years older than you have disappeared, and three people in the movie theater are confirmed dead. All of this is related to Mahito. What do you consider a bad person?"

"…"

Seeing the silent Junpei, Tatsuro continued, "I've already looked into your situation at school. Starting tomorrow, no one will bully you anymore. Be more confident in yourself. Life isn't as bad as you think. Try to embrace your new life."

"…"

"But will that make up for these scars?"

After a moment of silence, Junpei lifted his hair and said, "This is what they left me. Even if it's as you say, and I can start a new life tomorrow, what about these scars? They bullied me constantly, and the people in my class just turned a blind eye. Do you think I wanted to kill them on a whim? I've been thinking about it for a long time!"

The moment he said this, he burst into tears. He didn't want this either! He wanted to live a normal, happy life too!

"I'm sorry…"

"Mom…"

Junpei Yoshino's pupils contracted. He thought his mother was fast asleep!

Tears streamed from the corner of Nagi's eyes as she lay on the table. It was the first time she had heard her son complain so much at once. But as a mother, she couldn't let him go down the wrong path. She got up and hugged her son, saying, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I haven't paid enough attention to you. But Mom is begging you, please don't do those things, okay? You're all I have…"

"Mom…"

Junpei Yoshino looked at his mother hugging him in pain, tears streaming from his own eyes. His heart was in turmoil. His lips trembled a few times, then he let out a long sigh and looked at Tatsuro, saying:

"I'll… tell you…"

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