“This is the doctor from Tokyo Jujutsu High, a talent who has mastered the output of Reverse Cursed Technique—Ms. Ieiri Shoko!”
Gojo Satoru introduced her with a relaxed tone.
Tokiwa looked up and saw a beautiful woman with long brown hair and a mole at the corner of her eye.
She had heavy dark circles under her eyes, as if she frequently stayed up late working overtime, and her aura carried a faint sense of death.
Ieiri Shoko, a doctor and forensic pathologist who has mastered the Reverse Cursed Technique.
Reverse Cursed Technique is a technique that multiplies Cursed Energy, which acts as negative energy, to generate the opposite, positive energy to heal oneself.
This is a fairly advanced application that most Grade 1 Sorcerers cannot master.
And the output of Reverse Cursed Technique is even more advanced.
It involves projecting positive energy outward to heal others or to exorcise Cursed Spirits whose bodies are composed of negative energy.
In the vast world, there are only a handful of people who have mastered this skill—only three.
Tokyo Jujutsu High doctor Shoko, the youngest Special Grade Okkotsu, and the King of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna.
And one of the shikigami that Fushiguro has yet to tame, [Round Deer], possesses the characteristic of outputting Reverse Cursed Technique.
From this, it is evident that Gojo Satoru’s expectations for Fushiguro are not just empty talk.
The Ten Shadows Technique truly possesses an upper and lower limit that exceeds the vast majority of Cursed Techniques.
Shoko said indifferently, “But don’t misunderstand, you weren’t healed by me.”
“You were already in this condition when you arrived here.”
‘No way…’ Tokiwa thought, feeling a sense of dread.
He had a vague, ominous suspicion.
Beside him, Gojo Satoru raised his hand and said, “Even after hearing their testimonies, I still find it hard to believe.”
“Hey, Tokiwa, how exactly did you defeat that Special Grade Cursed Spirit?”
Tokiwa sighed, “On one hand, it was Fushiguro and Kugisaki; they held off the Special Grade Cursed Spirit and created an opening for me to attack.”
“And on the other hand, I overextended my physical stamina and life force to unleash a powerful attack.”
“Powerful?” Gojo chuckled.
“How powerful?”
Tokiwa thought for a moment, “I have unleashed that kind of attack against you before, Teacher; the power this time was probably eight or nine times that blow.”
Gojo raised an eyebrow, “Oh?”
“To have grown so much in such a short time, Tokiwa, I really didn’t misjudge you.”
Tokiwa waved his hand, “I can’t unleash that kind of attack anymore; like Fushiguro’s Cursed Technique, it is a power that does not belong to my current stage.”
Gojo smiled again, “It’s fine, that’s good.”
“As young people, you still have plenty of time to grow; surpassing me might truly just be a matter of time.”
But he seemed to recall something, and his smile turned cold, “That bunch of good-for-nothings in The Higher-Ups were so arrogant while I was away on a mission, even daring to move against my precious student.”
“That bunch of conservative idiots, hereditary idiots, arrogant idiots, and ordinary idiots—if I don’t teach them a lesson, they really won’t know their place.”
Tokiwa raised his hand, “Teacher, can we kill them all?”
Gojo put on an expression of “finally, a kindred spirit,” “Heh… you are the first person to have the same thought as me, Tokiwa.”
“But unfortunately, it’s not possible. The Jujutsu World, Tokyo Jujutsu High, and The Big Three Families—these institutions rely on them quite a bit to function smoothly.”
“If, in ten or twenty years, you all become remarkable talents, I might consider getting rid of those idiots who cling to power and refuse to step down.”
Tokiwa sighed.
Indeed, although he had the best solution, in the eyes of others, this behavior was still too unconventional.
Bang!
The door was flung open, and the first-year trio squeezed in.
“Oh! Tokiwa, you’re finally awake!” Itadori looked teary-eyed.
“You guy, you’re so infuriating!” Kugisaki said, furious.
Fushiguro stood to the side, his expression complex.
Shoko smiled, packed her things, and walked out the door, “I’ll leave this place to you young people then.”
‘Leaving the morgue to us, isn’t that a bit weird…’ Tokiwa muttered to himself.
“Bye-bye, don’t miss me too much~~” Gojo followed her out, closing the door behind him.
Bang.
Inside the morgue, only the four first-years remained.
Kugisaki said with an annoyed expression, “Hey, Tokiwa!”
“Why did you charge in on your own back then without even asking for our decision?”
“Anyone could tell that we had no chance of winning against that thing, right?!”
Tokiwa said helplessly, “I wanted to run too, but facing that thing, there was definitely no escaping.”
“Besides, I was the one in command of the operation, and in the end, didn’t we succeed in defeating it? At least the result was good.”
“Oh, right.” Before Kugisaki could continue to retort, Tokiwa turned his head to look at Itadori.
“What is the situation with the injuries on my body?”
Itadori, who had been quite agitated just a moment ago, suddenly wilted, “Uh…” “I called out Sukuna…”
Tokiwa closed his eyes, resigning himself to his fate.
“I knew it.”
Setting aside the three scenarios with near-zero probability: “Fushiguro, a natural genius, tames Round Deer on the spot,” “Shoko flies over using the Anywhere Door from the Tokyo Jujutsu High collection,” or “Okkotsu ends his business trip in Africa and heads to the Juvenile Detention Center to inspect his juniors’ mission.”
The only possible explanation was: Itadori agreed to a certain condition with Sukuna, exchanged bodies with him, and used the Reverse Cursed Technique to heal Tokiwa.
Given Itadori’s personality, even if Tokiwa had warned him a thousand times not to release Sukuna, when faced with a teammate on the verge of death, he would still unhesitatingly violate that instruction.
But thinking about it carefully, Tokiwa found it wasn’t unacceptable.
Because of that Lord Flame, he had already severely overdrawn his body at the time.
Even if he were sent to Tokyo Jujutsu High for timely treatment, he might have needed to rest for a hundred days or so.
By the time his body recovered, the Shibuya Incident might have already begun.
Although it seemed like he had been busy for nothing and changed nothing, at least he had gained a huge amount of points.
Tokiwa smiled, finding joy in his suffering.
Ultimately, it was because he was too weak.
Even with the level of a semi-Grade 1 Sorcerer, he wouldn’t have fought so arduously.
“It’s fine.” Tokiwa smiled.
“This was the only way.”
“Ah…” Itadori’s expression was downcast.
“Sorry.”
Tokiwa continued, “Speaking of which, what was the condition for your deal with Sukuna?”
Itadori tried hard to recall, but in the end, he only made a bitter face, “I forgot.”
Fushiguro spoke up, “The moment you collapsed, Itadori handed his body over to Sukuna, which terrified both me and Kugisaki.”
Kugisaki interrupted, “Just you, okay? Do you have any idea how panicked you were back then?”
“Shut up!” Fushiguro, having been exposed, was somewhat flustered and angry.
“At that time, Sukuna first ate that finger, and then used the Reverse Cursed Technique to heal you.”
Speaking of this, Fushiguro’s expression was a bit strange, “After that, Sukuna started fighting me and said some strange things, and in the end, Itadori forcibly switched him back.”
That was the same as the original plot, Tokiwa realized.
Sukuna had already discovered the special nature of the Ten Shadows Technique and decided to seize the opportunity to take over Fushiguro Megumi’s body.
For him to fully manifest in the world, many conditions were required:
First: Swallow enough fingers to accumulate sufficient power.
Second: Gojo Satoru must be sealed.
Third: Itadori and Fushiguro must act together, and there must be no strong individuals around who could stop him.
Fourth: Fushiguro Megumi must suffer a major blow, causing his mental state to collapse.
Fifth: Establish a Binding Vow with Itadori to gain the right to act freely for a short time.
In other words, until the Shibuya Incident, he would remain obediently and quietly inside Itadori’s body.
And as long as Itadori is watched and the number of fingers inside him is controlled, it is also possible to prevent Sukuna from regaining his freedom ahead of time.
Although the first step of his plan had already failed, as long as he worked hard, it was still possible to change the subsequent conditions.
“Let’s take it one step at a time.” Tokiwa let out a long sigh.