A Bizarre Adventure That Begins in Jujutsu Kaisen

"Family members," Xia Youjie gestured to the people sitting or standing around the sofa, "we now welcome a new leader—Theo, who also possesses the 'Spirit Manipulation Technique.'"

"Hello," Theo greeted them.

"Hello, I'm Miguel."

A black man wearing a white beanie and sunglasses stepped forward to shake hands, secretly testing his wrist strength. His expression changed slightly, and when he released his grip, he was completely convinced of the man's superiority.

"They are my adopted daughters, Nanako and Mimiko."

Xia You pointed to the two girls sitting quietly and introduced them to Theo.

"They're quite clingy to me, but their attitude towards other people... might not be very good."

"He's handsome too." Mimiko tilted her head slightly and whispered to Nanako beside her.

Nanako doesn't care about that.

Her eyes widened as she asked loudly, "Lord Xiayou, have you really lost?"

"Haha, yeah."

Xia Youjie smiled openly, as if he had unloaded some heavy burden, and even his tone became light.

"Both top-tier cursed spirits were sent in, yet they didn't even leave a single wound—it was a crushing defeat."

"Lord Natsuyu seems... very happy?" Mimi blinked and asked softly, "It's strange that you're so happy even though you lost."

Xia Youjie turned to everyone present and calmly explained:

"It's time to tell you."

Other sorcerers would simply exorcise the cursed spirit, but the "Curse Manipulation Technique" requires much more consideration—this technique doesn't truly exorcise the cursed spirit, but merely suppresses the curse within my body.

There are only a few thousand cursed spirits at the moment, which I can still manage, but there are more than a million cursed spirits in the world.

So I've always worried that a hundred years from now, these accumulated curses might go out of control and cause even greater disasters.

He paused, his gaze falling on Theo.

"From this perspective, the difference between one 'Spirit Manipulation Technique' and two 'Spirit Manipulation Techniques'..."

Whether or not someone can share this pressure makes a real difference.

After speaking, Xia Youjie turned to Miguel, who had just been arguing with Theo, and exaggerated Theo's power through reasonable omissions:

"Miguel, even if you join us, you can only delay us for ten minutes at most."

"In today's battle, Mr. Theo only used his shikigami; he didn't even use his own magic."

"What!?" Miguel was shocked.

While it's understandable that someone might not have the same grip strength as another, defeating Natsume without using any special techniques... even Gojo Satoru might not be able to do that.

The spell tool he possesses, the "Black Rope," is a precious artifact woven over decades by sorcerers from his hometown.

It carries a very rare curse that disrupts and interferes with the opponent's spells.

Its formidable power makes it comparable to a special-grade cursed artifact, but its drawback is that each strike will burn off a portion of the black rope until nothing is left.

Before the "Black Rope" is completely exhausted, Miguel is invincible and even confident that he can fight five Satoru for ten minutes without losing.

Xia Youjie's implication was that he placed Dio at the same level as Gojo Satoru—perhaps not as good as him now, but he would catch up sooner or later.

"No way!" Nanako couldn't help but raise her voice. "I thought it was a closely fought battle, a narrow defeat, a battle where both sides respected each other..."

"The new... 'strongest'?" Mimiko clutched the cursed doll in her arms.

"That's how unexpected it was. I originally wanted Mr. Radio to join us, but he was outmatched and defeated, so I ended up joining him instead."

Xia Youjie spoke in a calm tone.

"Furthermore... I originally wanted to end the age of monkeys and create a paradise for sorcerers. However, Mr. Theo believes it is unnecessary."

"Huh?!"

"Quiet," Theo spoke again, his voice low but clear, "please listen to me."

Xia Youjie pressed his hands down gently at the same time, and the room immediately fell silent.

"You must have gotten used to the conveniences of modern life by now, right?"

High-speed rail, airplanes, trendy snacks, video games, social networks...

How could modern society function if it lost more than 99% of its population?

Theo's gaze swept over the crowd.

"That's right, all the conveniences you enjoy will cease to exist."

Technological stagnation and civilizational regression—are we going to voluntarily retreat to a feudal society?

Therefore, the unrealistic "cursed power optimization" principle of wiping out all non-magicians is officially terminated from this moment on.

"Crepes from Takeshita Street..." Nanako immediately thought of food.

"That's true... but the outline doesn't matter. We originally just believed in the future that Lord Natsuyu saw." Mimiko replied softly.

"I make mistakes sometimes too," Xia Youjie said with a smile, waving his hand.

"That's alright. It's good that you can admit your mistakes and correct them." Manami gently tugged at the corner of his cassock.

"That's what I mean—" Miguel nodded with his arms crossed, "If you know you're wrong, correct it immediately. No matter how big the cost, it's the smallest cost."

Upon hearing this, Xia Youjie turned to the side and placed his hand on Miguel's broad shoulder:

"Miguel, so you thought there was something wrong with my platform all along—why didn't you say so?"

"Uh—" Miguel was speechless for a moment.

"Lord Theo, what is our new mandate?" Having personally experienced Theo's power, Laru had already accepted the reality of being led.

"Capture all the high-level cursed spirits in the world using 'Cursed Spirit Manipulation Techniques,' and turn them into 'living pillars' guarding the present world—using curses to oppress the world and become the savior of this era."

"I say calmly," Theo said.

"As Xia You said before, I also possess the 'Spirit Manipulation Technique,' and this matter will be completed jointly by Xia You and me."

The rest of you only need to assist in searching for and capturing the cursed spirits.

Aside from those who are heinous criminals and deserve to die, let's spare the lives of the other non-magicians for now.

After all, they are working hard to keep modern society running, and we who only enjoy the fruits of their labor have no right to arbitrarily take their lives.

I believe that as we change our course of action, the sorcery community will also update its assessment of us.

Perhaps before long, you will no longer need to carry out operations with wanted posters on your backs.

"Speaking of which," Xia Youjie suddenly said, "I have a suggestion."

"Please feel free to speak."

"How about we... go and take out all those 'Old Deng's' who are after us?"

"What heinous crimes have they committed?"

"Is that even a question?"

A cold glint flashed in Xia Youjie's eyes.

"Repeatedly transmitting incorrect or false information, leading to death—my junior, Haibara Yu, lost his life because of this."

Furthermore, they treated highly skilled young sorcerers like cattle and horses...

During my final days at the vocational college, Wu barely slept, relying on the Reversal Technique to stay awake as he was constantly assigned tasks.

"They clearly have many sorcerers under their command, yet they only rely on their bloodline to reap the benefits—why not send those people out as well?"

Theo nodded slightly:

"I see, that does sound like a target worth eliminating."

Even if the younger generation may degenerate into the same way they did in the future, at least it will bring about a new atmosphere for several decades.

However, I won't just listen to your side of the story—I'll go see for myself and find out for myself after some time."

"Everyone, take a rest today. Starting tomorrow, we will fly around the world to capture top-tier cursed spirits," Theo announced at the end. "Xia You and I will be the main force, and the rest of you will be responsible for intelligence gathering and assistance."

"Since we're going abroad, of course you should take me with you, right?" Lalou volunteered. "After all, I'm from the EU, and I speak English and German, so I can be your translator."

“In that case, I’d be happy to take the challenge,” Miguel replied. “None of you speak French, right? Besides, I have connections in Europe and Africa, and I know quite a few local curse masters.”

"Please leave the arrangements for Lord Natsuyu's daily life to me." Manami smiled and turned to the twins, "Nanako, Mimiko, I'm afraid I'll have to leave you two to look after the house this time."

"That's not necessary..." Xia Youjie said awkwardly in a low voice.

"No, no!"

"Manami is so cunning, we want to go too!"

"Haha, you're really popular." Theo patted Xia You on the shoulder. "Actually, everyone can go together, right?"