A Bizarre Adventure That Begins in Jujutsu Kaisen

Xia Youjie made a grasping motion with his five fingers towards the ruins.

Two faint, flickering magical energy reactions transformed into two wisps of dark mist that rose and were drawn back into his body—these were the two top-tier magical spirits that had not yet completely dissipated.

There's still a chance to save it...

He closed his eyes, sensing the remaining vitality in the core of the cursed spirit, and a sense of relief swept through his heart.

Finding two more top-tier cursed spirits is no easy task, and the Wednesday special program doesn't always provide useful information.

Then, with Theo's help, he slowly stood up.

The two of them, one in front of the other, carefully searched through the ruins, stepping over rubble and broken bricks.

Before long, they found Laru, who had temporarily fainted, in the shadow of half of the load-bearing wall.

After walking about 300 meters, they dragged out Miki Riki, who had been thrown far away and was already in a daze, from under the half-collapsed wall.

Theo used the Reversal spell again to heal them.

Two minutes later, Laru opened his eyes first.

He coughed violently a few times, spitting out a little dust. His emerald pupils briefly lost focus in the warm light of the setting sun before quickly regaining their sharpness.

Immediately afterward, Riku Negi, who had just heard the noise, also groaned and woke up from his brief daze, scanning his surroundings warily.

The two of them sat up almost simultaneously.

"Oh—you're all awake?"

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw Theo and Xia Youjie standing side by side—the latter's robe was tattered and his breathing was disordered, while the former was unharmed and composed.

The advantages and disadvantages of the situation are obvious.

It was Lord Xiayou who lost.

Lalu and Riju exchanged a glance and silently accepted the fact.

They didn't ask any questions or say anything more. They simply stood up silently, dusted themselves off, and stood to the side with their hands at their sides, waiting for further instructions.

"Mr. Theo, I plan to return to our base first. Would you like to come with us to the headquarters of the Panxing Cult?"

Xia Youjie turned to the new leader beside him, his voice regaining its usual composure.

"Thirty-three of the forty-six companions were there."

"Alright," Theo readily agreed. "I can announce to everyone that you have a new leader. By the way, tell me about the sorcery world on the way—I'm quite interested in those top-tier sorcerers."

The group walked to an inconspicuous parking space a few hundred meters away, where a black minivan was quietly parked in the shadows, its windows covered with dark privacy film.

Laru took the driver's seat and drove, while Riju opened the passenger door and got in.

Xia Youjie opened the rear door and stepped aside to let Dio get in first.

The two settled into the spacious back seat, where the leather seats dipped slightly inward, and the soft sound of the doors closing shut out the outside breeze and insect chirps.

The engine started with a low rumble, and the vehicle smoothly glided into the night.

The light and shadow of the streetlights streamed through the car window, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow on Xia Youjie's calm profile.

"Then let's start with 'the strongest in modern times'—Gojo Satoru."

His tone carried a hint of nostalgia.

His technique, "Limitless Technique," can interfere with matter at the atomic level, possessing the ability to manipulate space and even bring cosmic energy into reality.

Its fundamental characteristic is that it is an "infinite series that converges to itself"—any object that tries to approach it will have its speed infinitely close to zero and will never be able to truly touch it.

"Spell Forward Rotation - Azure" generates attraction by defining a distance of negative infinity; "Spell Reverse Rotation - Hercules" generates repulsion by defining a distance of positive infinity.

The "Virtual Zi" formed by combining the two... can create an imaginary mass capable of destroying everything.

Xia Youjie had a backup plan.

He didn't mention the most crucial "Domain Expansion - Boundless Void"—the true trump card of Gojo Satoru, which drags the opponent into an "infinite" torrent of information and completely dismantles them on a spiritual level.

This is to protect a close friend, and also to build a cautious defense line for one's new ally.

"That sounds like a pretty good ability," Theo stroked his chin with interest, making no attempt to hide his longing. "I'll go and make a copy of it myself."

"Mr. Theo, I suggest you prepare yourself mentally beforehand." Xia Youjie turned his face, his expression serious. "Even if you possess the 'Unlimited Technique,' you may not be able to use it."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Like a classic setting in many works—only a six-eyed sorcerer can truly master this spell."

It requires extremely precise control of magical power; without the special abilities granted by those eyes, even if the spell is inherited, it cannot be used.

"So what exactly are the abilities of this six-eyed being?" Theo asked at the opportune moment. "You mentioned before that it can see atoms; it must be some kind of magical eye, right?"

"At the most basic level, it provides 360-degree unobstructed wide-range perspective, ensuring that even if the line of sight is blocked within a radius of at least one kilometer, it will not impede vision."

Furthermore, the Six Eyes can directly see through a sorcerer's identity, analyze the composition of spells, track and even predict the trajectory of magical power, and also support the holder in performing microscopic manipulation of magical power... truly an 'omnipotent eye'.

Upon hearing this, Theo leaned forward slightly.

"So theoretically, as long as the same precision in controlling magical power can be achieved, one should be able to use 'limitless spells' even without six eyes, right?"

Xia Youjie shook his head slightly: "That makes sense."

For a thousand years, the Gojo family has produced many sorcerers who inherited the technique but failed to awaken their six eyes—yet none of them have successfully cast the "Limitless Technique."

"...We'll see when the time comes," Theo smiled confidently.

"The precision of manipulating spell power can always be improved through training."

I believe that even if you can't get the hang of it at first, you'll eventually get used to it.

What about the other two special-grade techniques?

"Ninety-nine Yuki, who travels overseas year-round, his whereabouts are unpredictable."

To be honest, I didn't talk to her much, and I'm not very clear about the effectiveness of her procedure.

Xia Youjie leaned back in his chair, his tone tinged with a wistful reminiscence.

"The last time we met, she mentioned to me the idea of ​​'killing all non-magicians to optimize spell power'."

"This...sounds like a bad woman?"

"Not really... more like the carefree and easygoing type."

She just put forward the idea and then ran away, leaving me to figure it out myself.

Like a gardener who casually tosses a seed and walks away, she doesn't seem to really care what flowers it will bloom or what fruit it will bear.

Xia You slightly adjusted her sitting posture.

"As for the last one, Yuta Otsuku—it is said that his childhood friend transformed into an unprecedentedly powerful cursed spirit after her death, casting a curse on him in the name of love, which will automatically protect him."

As for him personally... based on the limited information available, he seems to be an ordinary, unremarkable bone mage.

"Oh, that's a classic setup. It's kind of like a 'Jinchūriki' story?"

"You can interpret it that way. In short, that's roughly the situation of the four top-tier mages."

Xia Youjie nodded slightly.

"As for the sixteen known top-tier cursed spirits in the world... there are two in the European Union, one in India, four in the United States, and one in the United States."

The remaining eight are all in Japan, including the two I control, the "Evil Road King Ōtake" and "Ōeyama Outer Path Maru" sealed by the Jujutsu world, and four unknown beings that have been sighted intermittently.

To be honest, it's not surprising that there are even more top-tier cursed spirits hiding in some obscure corners.

"By the way, why choose to seal it instead of completely exorcising the special-grade cursed spirit?"

"After the exorcism, a new top-tier cursed spirit will be reborn and wreak havoc again within a hundred years."

The seal can often last longer and can also be used as a bargaining chip in transactions with sorcerers like me.

From a cost-performance perspective, this is a more realistic choice.

"I see." Theo said thoughtfully, "This thing is becoming more and more like a 'Tailed Beast'—it can be possessed by people, can be sealed, and can be resurrected after being destroyed."

"Maybe Kishimoto-sensei was also a sorcerer," Xia Youjie said jokingly, though he himself didn't quite believe it. "He referenced the mechanics of cursed spirits when drawing Naruto."

The vehicle moved smoothly through the night.

Theo leaned back in his chair, his fingertips lightly tapping his knees, his eyes reflecting the light flowing through the window.

Once they got to know each other, this newly appointed leader gradually revealed an unexpectedly talkative trait.

With an astonishing thirst for knowledge, he bombarded the three people in the car with questions, asking them all sorts of common-sense questions.

The orthodox methods for refining cursed power, techniques for enhancing cursed power, the concept of expanding the target of spells, the foundation of barrier spells, the cyclical theory of cursed spirits and humans, the legend of great cursed spirits...

Theo was like a dry sponge, greedily absorbing any useful information.

He even learned the Simple Domain after watching Xia You demonstrate it once, which made the latter exclaim that it was unscientific.

Laru, who was driving, heard the noise and turned his head to glance at Theo. When he saw the protective barrier surrounding Theo, his lips twitched.

"Lord Theo, the speed at which you learn things will make most sorcerers question their existence."

"I'm just better at 'understanding'."

This is nothing more than a simple task of 'absorbing the necessary knowledge and obtaining the necessary results.'

Theo dispelled the simple domain, speaking in a relaxed tone as if discussing what to eat tomorrow.

"In return, when I have time, I can teach you the reversal technique."

The car fell silent for a moment.

Xia Youjie and Miki Riku exchanged a complicated look.

Laru, who was in charge of driving, simply pretended that he didn't exist.

Half an hour later, the vehicle slowly came to a stop in front of the quaint Japanese-style building.

On the stone steps leading to the main hall, a woman with short, orange-red hair had been waiting for a long time.

She wore a well-tailored deep purple dress with a plain white shawl, and stood with a dignified and composed posture.

Seeing the vehicle come to a stop, she took two steps forward and bowed slightly.

"Lord Natsuyu, Lord Theo, I am Manami Suda. All the executives have arrived. Please proceed to the conference room."

"It's really rare," Xia Youjie sighed softly. "I don't know how long it's been since the whole group got together."

Natsume and Manami walked on the left, while Laru and Riku followed on the right. The group escorted Theo into the spacious conference room.