A Bizarre Adventure That Begins in Jujutsu Kaisen

At that moment, the faint chirping of cicadas could be heard in the distance, sometimes intermittent and sometimes continuous.

From the open windows of the apartment building, the sentimental and exaggerated lines from soap operas drifted out, mixed with abstract, canned laughter.

The wind blew past the broken GG sign on the street corner, and the metal edges emitted a low and continuous groan.

All these sounds sounded distant and indistinct to Xia Youjie's ears.

He gazed at Theo in silence.

The dark fabric of the kasaya swayed slightly in the wind, and the loose strands of hair from the half-bun hairstyle brushed against the side of the neck.

His usually gentle and smiling face was expressionless at this moment.

Sunlight streamed obliquely through the gaps between the buildings onto his face.

It's so bright and dazzling...

"...Okay. You love humans that much?"

He spoke softly, his voice eerily calm.

Xia Youjie was confident that he would not lose—no matter how talented the young man in front of him was, he was just a fledgling that had just awakened.

The fledgling's wings are not yet strong enough to reach the real sky.

"I am loved because I am strong, and I respond to love with strength."

Ordinary people may be as fragile as clay idols, but I am still willing to do my best to protect them.

"As long as it's within our power, we'll help if we can, and we'll rescue if we can."

Theo spread his arms wide, opening the central door with an air of nonchalance, as if he were welcoming guests in his own living room.

In a psychological assessment conducted before his time travel, he was described as follows:

You have a particularly rich inner world, which is also the source of your strength.

You always follow your heart, have a strong sense of tolerance, and are considerate of others.

Being friends with you will be a lifelong treasure.

"How can one get along with others if one does not recognize their weaknesses?"

How can one show compassion to others if one does not understand the suffering of all beings?

Theo said softly, his tone devoid of blame, only understanding.

"The intention to eradicate suffering is good."

Perhaps you were just like me back then.

But now you've ultimately taken the wrong path.

He slowly brought his arms back in front of him, his feet slightly apart, rubbing against the rough cement ground, his center of gravity lowered, and his body turned halfway to the side, assuming an ancient and solid boxing stance.

"Talking the talk is useless; let me prove it to you."

Within the body, the energy known as "curse power" surged like a flood, with every cell thirstily absorbing this new power.

Muscle fibers emitted a silent yet trembling hiss under the influence of the incantation, and bones seemed to be reforged, becoming both light and resilient.

Physical abilities broke through their original limits in an instant, entering a completely new realm.

The five senses become as sharp as light:

Dio could hear the faint sound of ants crawling across fallen leaves ten meters away, see every trace of dust floating in the air, and clearly distinguish the distinct magical auras emanating from the three individuals.

even--

Dio's perception broke through the constraints of the present, giving rise to a faint illusion that his senses were briefly extending into the future.

The world before my eyes seemed to be superimposed with a semi-transparent pre-rehearsal image.

He can "see" the flow of air in the next second, the way his opponent's muscles exert force, and the trajectory of the gathering of magical power.

This is not a "prediction" based on experience and reasoning.

This is a "pre-reading" that transcends the perception of time; it is a completely new realm reached by the "mind's eye" under the blessing of incantation.

First of all?

No—this is the first of the first!

Theo calmly swept his gaze over the three people before him, and exhaled, "Come on, all of you, come at me!"

"I've been underestimated!"

But destiny is destiny, just as fish are born to live only in water, and monkeys are ultimately monkeys, unable to become true humans.

Demanding unconditional freedom from the sky will only bring more sorrow.

Xia Youjie responded to Theo's sermon in this way.

"Ralu, Riju, since he's so eager to fight, let's go together—let him see what a true curse is!"

He lightly touched the ground with his toes, took a half step back, and his wide sleeves billowed as he did so.

In an instant, centipedes, skeletons, bone-faced gorillas, ghouls, and other cursed spirits, known for their sheer numbers, surged forth like a tide, forming layers upon layers of cursed spirit barriers before him.

At the same time, he reached into his sleeve with one hand and pulled out the top-grade spell tool "Wandering Cloud" from Chou Bao's mouth, holding the two ends with both hands, his posture as steady as a mountain.

Ralu, standing to the side, summoned that enormous hand.

Miki Riku quietly moved to the side, his short sword silently drawn from its sheath, and his figure blended into the surging horde of cursed spirits, waiting for his chance to strike.

Almost at the same moment, a dazzling golden figure appeared out of thin air beside Theo.

Its hands are firmly placed on the striking red heart decoration on its abdomen, and its body is tilted back at a 45-degree angle, like a fully drawn bow, ready to be released.

After striking that almost ritualistic entrance pose, "the world" moved.

Without warning, without gathering power—only a blurry golden afterimage swept forward like a sudden storm.

"Useless, useless, useless, useless!"

Accompanied by a loud battle cry, fists rubbed against the air, producing a deep rumble, and the dense fist shadows were so fast that they formed a golden light curtain.

Ralu's giant hand and the charging cursed spirits didn't even have time to launch a proper attack before being torn to shreds by pure power the moment they made contact.

The cursed energy, as foul as ink, splashed everywhere, yet none of it could get close to Dio.

Miki Riku intended to flank and launch a sneak attack, but when he met Theo's leisurely glance, he froze.

He gritted his teeth, mustered his courage, and charged forward with his knife.

Theo gently touched his bangs with his left hand, and casually flicked his right hand from bottom to top and then to the side and back.

Before Li Jiu could even react, he shot into the sky like a shooting star flying in reverse, and a few seconds later he passed over the tall buildings and disappeared into the distance.

Theo withdrew his hand, his tone as if he were commenting on a bland dish: "That's it? That won't convince me."

Xia Youjie's pupils contracted slightly. He switched to holding "Youyun" in one hand, his five fingers spread wide in the air—three distinct auras descended simultaneously from the black vortex.

"Those rabble were no match for you after all. I'm going to turn up the difficulty, okay?"

"The Lord of All Bones" - its base is made up of countless stacked skulls, its body wrapped in bandages stained with curses, and countless murky eyes are densely packed between the gaps in the bandages, resembling some kind of blasphemous living pillar.

"Falling into the Abyss" - The octopus-like cursed spirit burrowed into the ground as soon as it appeared, traveling at high speed beneath the surface.

"Sitting Ape" - its lower limbs resemble clasped hands, its massive upper limbs rest on its knees, and its floating spirit, resembling a Bodhidharma baboon, hangs silently in mid-air, exuding a heavy sense of oppression.

However, the golden light flashed again.

The world moves so fast it seems to disregard space and distance.

When it came into clear view again, it had already punched through the chest of "Wan Hai Jian Zhu"—the bandages ripped apart, and the blindfolded head at the core was shattered in one blow.

Then it stomped its foot on the ground, and the ground exploded with a roar. The "fallen ravine," which had not yet fully emerged, was forcibly hammered out of the soil, its body twisted and deformed.

"Sitting Monkey" raises his left hand, with his thumb, index finger, and middle finger held together and pointing upwards, while his ring finger and little finger are bent towards his palm.

"ZOMBA".

The whisper of the driving incantation rang out, and a massive gravitational field shot out with a lag, pressing down on the side of "World" who was rapidly dodging, and also pressing the ground below into a regular cylindrical crater.

It did not have a second chance to cast the spell.

"The World" sped through the air like a maglev train, unleashing its second punch—the sitting ape's arms, which it was trying to block, along with its chest, were pierced through by a straight golden trajectory.

Three attacks, and three level-one cursed spirits were destroyed!