Why did this happen? What happened to Gojo during the time he was knocked out by the scarred man and unconscious?
Gojo Satoru readily answered, "Well, I finally have a decent life goal. Geto will be absolutely shocked! To say how great this life goal is, it's a groundbreaking feat, no matter how you put it!"
He was talking nonsense, ignoring the villagers holding torches around him, and also ignoring Suguru Geto's increasingly ugly expression.
Suguru Geto suddenly interrupted him, "Then, take me with you, Gojo."
"..."
"Since it's such a good thing, then, take me with you."
After a long silence, Gojo Satoru smiled and said, "No, Geto."
"..."
"Geto isn't suited to being a bad guy. If he becomes a bad guy, he'll be conflicted and miserable to the point of not being able to live, so Geto just needs to be a good guy for life."
He'll leave all the things that stain his hands with blood, fighting against the "evil" of others, and even having to constantly fight evil with evil, to him.
He—this time, he won't mess up.
As he spoke, he took the backpack Suguru Geto had brought and put it on his back.
The backpack was heavy. Just by feeling the weight, he knew it wasn't just clothes inside. Suguru Geto must have prepared everything he would need.
As expected of Geto.
Gojo Satoru smiled at him sweetly, "Thanks~ Geto!"
Suguru Geto stared intently at his face, finally confirming one thing.
—Something major had happened to Gojo, but Gojo was excluding him, not intending to let him participate.
His hand involuntarily clenched tightly.
Gojo Satoru, like a large feline, jumped onto the roof with a whoosh, then threw a cursed spirit into Suguru Geto's arms.
"Here, this is the scarred man's weapon arsenal. Give it to Jujutsu High or keep it yourself, whatever you want."
With the backpack, he no longer needed this candy container.
The little cursed spirit was thrown into Suguru Geto's arms, and its half-formed body quickly wrapped around Suguru Geto, calling out again, "%#% (Mom)!"
He stretched, "Alright~~~, I'm going to find a place to sleep. I haven't closed my eyes for ten days straight. My head is about to split."
"..."
Suguru Geto stared intently at Gojo Satoru on the roof, his clenched fists tightening, his knuckles turning white.
Yeah.
Since the Star Plasma Vessel incident, this guy hadn't slept much. He'd been constantly fighting enemies, and for the past seven days, he'd been missing. But he didn't seem to be resting at all.
The villagers behind them saw that Gojo Satoru was about to run, and they immediately shouted:
"He's running! Don't let him get away! Catch that monster!"
They waved their torches and charged forward, trying to burn Gojo Satoru on the roof with the torches.
Suguru Geto's eyes narrowed, and he summoned his cursed spirit.
The twin sisters sitting on the eaves screamed and hugged each other even tighter.
The sight of the villagers surrounding them with torches was their eternal nightmare. A year ago, they had been driven out of their original home by everyone like this. Their mother had broken her leg in a similar shoving match.
Drive them out of the village!
She killed her husband and gave birth to two freaks! She's an unlucky woman who will bring disaster to our village!
Drive them out, drive them out!
However, this time, the villagers waving torches didn't succeed. They were blocked by an invisible "wall." The torches didn't even touch Gojo Satoru's clothes. On the contrary, Gojo Satoru stepped on their heads and ran out with a whoosh.
"Let's go, let's go~!"
The villagers were both surprised and terrified:
"Magic! He really knows magic!"
"I told you he knew magic! I threw stones at him earlier, but I couldn't hit him at all. He even threw them back at me!"
"He's a monster, just like those twins!"
In the chaos, Suguru Geto suddenly laughed.
Monster, magic, throwing stones at Gojo Satoru...
Amidst the chaos, his cursed spirit had already surrounded the villagers, blocking their path to chase after Gojo Satoru. He silently walked forward, coldly pushing aside the villagers blocking his way, and embraced the trembling twins.
An old woman rushed out. She grabbed a handful of salt from the salt jar, wanting to throw it at Gojo Satoru's back. Before the salt could be thrown, she was blocked by an invisible force and fell on her rear.
"Ouch!"
Not only the old woman, but all the villagers who wanted to pursue Gojo Satoru were blocked by an invisible barrier.
"Ah!"
"Who's tripping me!"
"Wait, something, there's something invisible in front!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
They screamed in fear, waving their torches wildly.
"I saw it, a demon! It's a demon!!!"
Shrieks of fear rose one after another. The little twins looked up at Suguru Geto, then couldn't help but glance at the cursed spirit that was clearly an "ally."
This... is the demon that this older brother released? It's so, so powerful.
And this embrace, it's so warm.
Suguru Geto took a deep breath and patted their backs, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
At that moment, the twins seemed to hear their mother's voice again: Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Mom will be alright. Canaan, Mimiko.
They huddled in Suguru Geto's arms, unable to stop the tears from rolling down their cheeks.
They... no longer have a mother.
From today onwards, they have no mother.
The two little balls of fluff huddled in the black-haired boy's broad chest, crying helplessly. Suguru Geto hugged the children even tighter and quickly felt the clothes on his chest become wet with their tears.
A touch of emotion flashed in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Gojo Satoru had already run out of the village with his backpack. After making sure Suguru Geto wasn't chasing after him, he didn't continue running. Instead, he flashed to the side, cleverly hiding behind a bush, peeking out cautiously.
Hmm, hmm, everything seems to be going smoothly.
According to Gojo Satoru's experience from watching countless movies, TV shows, novels, and manga, certain "major events" are inevitable. For example, the nameless village incident in the original "Jujutsu Kaisen" "Hidden Inventory" arc was the key plot point for Suguru Geto's complete descent into darkness, his "major event."
He could have directly sent the twins down the mountain without Suguru Geto having to make the trip, but if he did that, Suguru Geto would be "avoiding" this "major event."
Since it was "avoidance," there was no guarantee that the "major event" wouldn't find Suguru Geto again at another opportunity.
After much thought, Gojo Satoru decided to have Suguru Geto come to this village in person, personally take his two adopted daughters, and come into contact with this "major event" under his watch. After all, this time, he wasn't going to let Suguru Geto slaughter the village.
He snorted, muttering, "I've really grown up. In the blink of an eye, I've become a mature man who can be considerate to the weird bangs."
He observed the village while opening his backpack and casually pulling out a golden ornament.
Wow, that Geto guy, he even put gold in here for me.
He flipped through it again, taking out the charger, game console, shampoo, body wash, toothbrush, cup, towel, kimono, clogs, tabi socks... no wonder the backpack was so heavy: "This is clearly from my house..."
But why did Geto go to my house to get clothes? Kyoto is so far from Tokyo.
His brain whirred.
This means Geto was actually in Kyoto when he received my email, and he was closer to my Kyoto home?
Aha, I see. He was being bothered by those annoying grandfathers~
Gojo Satoru curled a dangerous smile. Then, he sensed something and moved a few steps to the side, seeing a blue cursed spirit forming.
To call it a "cursed spirit" isn't quite accurate, because it hadn't become a real cursed spirit yet. It was more like a cursed spirit embryo.
Cursed spirits are born from the negative emotions of humans. Therefore, places with more people are more likely to give birth to cursed spirits, such as schools, hospitals, densely populated cities... The possibility of a cursed spirit being born in a small mountain village with only about a hundred residents is actually not high. But since a cursed spirit embryo was actually forming outside the village, it means that the village was releasing an extremely intense amount of malice.
He smiled, deciding to give the villagers one last surprise.
The firelight flickered in the distance, the commotion continuing. After an unknown amount of time, more Jujutsu High vehicles arrived at the foot of the mountain. The Jujutsu High people took the villagers and the body of the twins' mother, and Suguru Geto, holding one twin in each hand, also walked down the mountain.
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