"I will purify you!"
Tetsuya had already expected that this world wouldn't only contain the evil spirits from the anime Mieruko-chan. And now, there were even Curses from Jujutsu Kaisen? On top of that, this was the first time he was personally witnessing Sukuna's debut inside the protagonist's body.
He looked ahead, where the black-haired Megumi was taking a stance to summon his shikigami. However, at the moment, Sukuna, who had taken over Yuji's body, seemed to be suppressed by Yuji's own consciousness.
"Hey, everything's fine," Yuji raised both hands as if to show there was no danger and said to Megumi, "Besides, everything looks pretty messed up,both you and me. Let's hurry to the hospital."
Watching from his position, Tetsuya glanced to the side of Megumi. "He should be arriving about now."
Everyone knew who he meant.
Sure enough, just as Megumi was filled with anxiety and uncertainty about whether it was Yuji or the Cursed Object speaking, someone appeared beside him.
"Well, what do we have here?"
"You..." Megumi noticed him and was shocked. "Gojo-sensei?! Why are you here?!"
It was a tall adult man with silver hair, wearing black clothes and pants, with a black blindfold covering his eyes. He was also carrying a shopping bag in his hand.
The strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer of this era, Gojo Satoru.
"Yo," Gojo Satoru greeted Megumi casually. "I didn't really want to come, but… just as expected, things get troublesome when a special-grade cursed object goes missing, so I thought I'd come take a look."
As he spoke, Satoru pulled out his phone and snapped several pictures of Megumi. "Wow, you're a real mess."
Megumi was completely helpless against him.
"So, did you find it?" Satoru asked, causing Megumi to fall silent.
At that moment, Yuji spoke up. "Um… excuse me… sorry, uh, I already ate it…"
"…" Satoru went silent. "You're serious?"
"That's right," Megumi confirmed.
Satoru walked up to Yuji and examined him closely before chuckling. "Hmm? Ah, it really is mixed in there. That's funny."
"Is there anything strange about your body?"
Yuji checked himself and replied, "Not really."
"Can you switch with Sukuna?"
"Sukuna?" Yuji didn't know who that was.
"That's the name of the curse you ate."
Yuji understood and answered, "Oh, yeah, I think I might be able to."
Satoru smiled slightly and began stretching. "Good. Then ten seconds. After ten seconds, come back."
"But," Yuji hesitated, but Satoru interrupted him.
"It's fine. After all, I'm the strongest."
"…" Tetsuya.
Tetsuya felt amused. He was really seeing this iconic scene from the series with his own eyes, the one that had even become a meme for an entire year.
As expected, Satoru handed the shopping bag to a stunned Megumi.
This guy came here after buying souvenirs?! Megumi felt as if he'd been struck by lightning.
"These aren't souvenirs. I was planning to eat them on the way," Satoru said, as if he'd read Megumi's thoughts. But at that moment, Yuji, now switched with Sukuna, leaped toward him.
"Behind you!" Megumi shouted.
Boom!
The anticipated fight broke out. Sukuna, in Yuji's body, wasn't as strong as he had been in ancient times, and Satoru easily avoided his punch. He even knocked Sukuna back.
"No matter the era, they're always such a nuisance," Sukuna stood up and sneered. "Jujutsu Sorcerers."
With a flick of his hand, the ground where Satoru stood exploded, and Sukuna smiled confidently at the sight.
"But that's all," he said, only for his eyes to widen when he heard a sound.
As the dust was swept away by the wind, Satoru was revealed standing there perfectly fine. The debris from the explosion had stopped just centimeters away from his body.
Seeing this, Tetsuya couldn't help but whistle. "Infinity. This defensive technique really is broken in the world of Jujutsu."
This was one of the cursed techniques of the Limitless technique. Infinity was a spatial defense, an ability that slowed anything approaching as if it had to pass through an infinite distance.
It made it impossible for opponents to touch Satoru, because an infinite space existed between them.
If not for its weaknesses, Infinity could be considered one of the most overpowered defenses in all of anime.
"All right, time's up," Satoru said with a smile.
Sukuna, who had taken over Yuji's body, was immediately suppressed, and Yuji regained control.
"Is everything okay?"
Satoru smiled and walked closer. "I'm impressed. You can actually control him."
Yuji scratched his head irritably and said, "But it's noisy. I can hear his voice."
At that moment, Satoru tapped Yuji's forehead, and the boy immediately lost consciousness, caught by Satoru.
Megumi was startled. "What did you do?!"
But Satoru didn't answer. Instead, he looked toward a certain spot, raised the corner of his mouth, and said calmly, "Friend over there, haven't you watched enough? Don't you want to come out?"
At that instant, a streak of red lightning flashed by at incredible speed, and a blond-haired youth appeared in front of Satoru.
Megumi immediately became alert, preparing to summon his shikigami. However, Satoru showed no concern at all, as if he had already noticed everything.
"Hm? That uniform… you're a student?" Satoru looked at Tetsuya's uniform and the bag he was carrying, his tone slightly surprised.
Since he'd already been noticed, Tetsuya didn't panic. He glanced at the unconscious Yuji and looked at Satoru. "I just felt a rather strong energy fluctuation coming from this area and came to check it out. I didn't expect to find something so interesting."
"Oh? What's interesting? You know about this?" Satoru asked with interest, Yuji slung over his shoulder.
"Mhm. I do."
"Gojo-sensei, he…" Megumi remained cautious and looked to Satoru.
Satoru smiled and said, "You seem strong. Too strong for a student your age. Are you interested in studying at Jujutsu High?"
Tetsuya thought for a moment. He wanted to refuse, but after reconsidering, he shook his head slightly, then nodded, confusing Satoru.
"I won't become a student there. But I'll make time to visit and take a look at the young Jujutsu Sorcerers studying there."
"Oh? And what would you do?"
Tetsuya glanced at Yuji and smiled faintly. "Train them? Yeah, maybe."
"You're quite confident."
Megumi frowned as well. Judging from appearances, Tetsuya seemed only a year older than him, yet he was talking about teaching? Even if he were a senior at Jujutsu High, there wouldn't be much he could teach.
Tetsuya smiled. "That ability earlier, the one that protected you from Sukuna's attack."
"Hm? What about it?"
Before Satoru could ask further, he saw Tetsuya disappear from where he stood. Satoru's instincts screamed in warning, and in the next instant, Tetsuya reappeared right in front of him, casually extending his hand.
Satoru went silent. His Infinity was still active, it had been active ever since Tetsuya appeared. Even though the other party didn't seem hostile, Satoru wouldn't let his guard down.
On the other hand, Tetsuya was simply testing something. The infinite space between an "opponent" and Gojo Satoru, could it be "destroyed"?
At that moment, a sound like shattering glass rang out. The space where Tetsuya's hand extended cracked, it was the Infinity of Satoru.
Satoru's eyes widened, and Megumi, watching, was even more shocked than he was.
However, that infinite spatial distance couldn't be destroyed so easily. Every time Tetsuya's hand moved closer after "destroying" the space in front of Satoru, it regenerated. Like repeating digits of pi, or infinite cardinal numbers and endless sequences.
As a result, Tetsuya's hand seemed to return to its original position, and the space he had destroyed reappeared for him to destroy again. This cycle continued until Tetsuya finally stopped.
He withdrew his hand and smiled. "This is a real defense."
"…" Satoru fell silent. He couldn't easily accept that his greatest defense had been "destroyed" by a young man who looked no older than seventeen. Even if it hadn't been fully breached, it was still shocking.
Who, until now, had ever managed to push through his Infinity like that?
Satoru looked at Tetsuya with interest and said, "What's your name? I'm Gojo Satoru."
"Tetsuya Hiratsuji. For now, aside from being a novelist under the pen name Kiyohara Hiragiri, I'm just a second-year student at Sobu High School. In any case, I'll come to Tokyo when I have time."
As he said that, Tetsuya turned into a red streak of light and vanished into the night, leaving behind two conscious people and one unconscious one.
"…So what should we do now?" Megumi finally asked Satoru after a long silence.
Satoru smiled faintly and glanced at Yuji on his shoulder, then looked back at Megumi. "For now, I have a question. What should we do with him?"
Megumi was silent for a moment before answering, "According to Jujutsu law, Itadori should be executed right now. But… I don't want to just stand by and watch him die."
"Is that your personal feeling?" Satoru asked.
"Yes. Please, do something about this."
"Hehehe," Satoru chuckled and gave a thumbs-up. "Since this is a request from my adorable student, leave it to me."