"Go ahead, you guys!"
"But–"
"It's alright, leave this to me!"
Gojo Satoru gave Suguru Geto a confident smile, signaling him not to worry.
But Suguru Geto had already seen the bloodstain on Gojo Satoru's uniform.
He gritted his teeth and agreed, "Alright! This way!"
He took the two women and ran towards the Star Plasma Vessel, not wanting Gojo Satoru to be distracted during the battle.
This year, the Star Plasma Vessel, the guardian of the Jujutsu world for a thousand years, was nearing the end of its lifespan. To continue protecting the world, the Vessel needed to merge with a new Star Plasma Vessel, extending its physical lifespan once more.
Therefore, the Jujutsu High sent two Jujutsu Sorcerers: Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto, to escort the Star Plasma Vessel.
After countless battles, big and small, the escort mission entered its final stage. Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto finally arrived at Jujutsu High with the Star Plasma Vessel. All that was left was to deliver the Vessel safely to the Star Plasma Vessel's Shrine.
However, they encountered an unexpected powerful enemy – a man with a scar on his face. The scar-faced man was clearly prepared. He knew Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes and cursed technique, and he had set many traps and smoke bombs specifically targeting him. Even the numerous battles they had faced these past few days were carefully orchestrated by the scar-faced man, all to weaken Gojo Satoru.
In this crisis, Gojo Satoru chose to have Suguru Geto take the Star Plasma Vessel ahead of him.
As long as he could deal with this guy, nothing would happen to them.
Whether the Star Plasma Vessel willingly sacrificed itself for the Jujutsu world or changed its mind at the last minute, it didn't matter.
If the Star Plasma Vessel didn't want to be a sacrifice for the Jujutsu world, Suguru Geto would take her back. The four of them would leave Jujutsu High together, and from then on, they could live freely, wherever they wanted.
No matter what the future held, Gojo Satoru was looking forward to it.
He had never felt so carefree and happy in his life.
"–!"
Suddenly, the scar-faced man's cursed tool pierced through Gojo Satoru's head, bringing the fierce battle to an abrupt end.
With a bang, Gojo Satoru fell into a pool of blood.
After successfully killing the Six Eyes, the scar-faced man stepped over Gojo Satoru's body and went after Suguru Geto and the Star Plasma Vessel.
A gust of wind blew through, and the chaotic school entrance fell silent again. Only the rustling of leaves and the increasingly strong smell of blood remained. Sixteen-year-old Gojo Satoru lay in the pool of blood, his blue eyes wide open, as if he was dead with his eyes open.
–Ah, I messed up.
Suddenly, a cube fell from the sky, hitting Gojo Satoru's head in the pool of blood, perfectly aligned.
Snap!
Countless images flooded into the white-haired boy's mind.
Gojo Satoru saw a manga called "Jujutsu Kaisen," featuring a bunch of unfamiliar characters who shouted about love, friendship, and bonds, like a traditional shonen manga, as they unfolded their stories.
Gojo Satoru felt baffled and curiously continued reading. He saw himself appear as "Gojo Sensei" in the manga, and he saw other familiar faces: Suguru Geto, who became a villain, Jujutsu High's official doctor, Nobara Kugisaki, the older version of Masamichi Yaga, and the office worker-looking Toge Inumaki...
Wow.
What is this?
He actually became a teacher? Geto actually became a cursed user? Nobara, Inumaki, and Yaga were pretty normal.
Was this a preview of the future? Or was this just a manga, and they just happened to be characters in this manga?
Gojo Satoru was shocked: He was Gojo Satoru, and he wasn't even the main character!
He quickly devoured the manga, all the way to the latest chapter – Gojo Satoru was imprisoned in the Prison Realm by the fake Suguru Geto, and the Jujutsu world fell into chaos.
Yes, this "Suguru Geto" who became a villain was a fake. The real Suguru Geto died six months before the timeline of the "Jujutsu Kaisen" main story, at the hands of "himself."
The plot of the next ten years was spoiled in just a few minutes.
"..."
He didn't know how long it had been, but Gojo Satoru sat up from the pool of blood.
He looked covered in blood, but in reality, all his wounds had already healed.
When the scar-faced man pierced his head with the cursed tool, he had realized Reverse Cursed Technique in the face of death. But when he tried to use the technique to repair his body, a hard object hit his head, and then the original content of "Jujutsu Kaisen" was brutally poured into his mind.
Their world was actually a manga.
Gojo Satoru reached out and picked up the mysterious cube from the pool of blood.
"..."
He had been enrolled in Jujutsu High for a year, enjoying the most carefree and happy period of his life. Even being pierced through the head by a suddenly appearing scar-faced man didn't stop him from enjoying his youth.
According to his plan, whether they stayed at Jujutsu High or took the Star Plasma Vessel to rebel against Jujutsu High, they could both have a great time in the future. Their future was bright, but this cube told him that his "youth" was only three years long. In a year and a half, this carefree and happy youth would come to an end, never to return.
This youth ended with the departure of his partner, Suguru Geto.
He saw the panel where Suguru Geto disappeared into the crowd.
Suguru Geto, who had fallen into the abyss in the long, scorching summer, left these words and turned to walk into the vast crowd, refusing any help from him.
So Gojo Satoru understood that simply being the strongest wasn't enough. Even if he became the strongest, he couldn't help someone who refused to ask for his help.
Therefore, Gojo Satoru decided to become a teacher at Jujutsu High, helping and training more companions, working together to change this corrupt world.
In Volume 0, ten years later, "he" and "Suguru Geto" finally met again at the end of an alleyway.
"Shouldn't you curse me with your last words?"
At the end of the alley, the first, the only, the eternal best friend said these words.
The path of Jujutsu Sorcerers was filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Suguru Geto, who walked this path, turned himself into a terrifying monster, but he still couldn't see any hope, any way out. So in the end, Gojo Satoru could only let him leave this world with a smile, achieving eternal peace.
And he would continue to walk this path, resolutely and decisively becoming a monster no less terrifying than Suguru Geto.
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Hello I'm a translator, I can't promise high quality translation but I can atleast make it readable for you guys. I'll try to translate it as accurate as I can, focusing on the major characters, I might make some mistakes on some details like techinique names or minor characters so please don't me too hard on me.
Original :五皇决定携挚友登基