Jujutsu Kaisen: Nozomi no Sora

Rescue workers arranged by the college are helping the survivors out.

The rear half of the carriage was tilted on the tracks, its metal sheets rolled up. Stretchers were carried down one by one, covered with white sheets, and lined up in a row by the platform.

The cries and screams blended together, lingering in the night wind for a long time.

Yuji Itadori looked at a woman who had just lost her child and felt a pang of pity, wanting to approach her.

He was met with the woman's angry, resentful gaze.

Huzhang's heart tightened.

The seriously injured Nanami Kento walked over with the help of Ijichi, glanced at Itajō, and said in a very low voice.

"The job of a sorcerer is bullshit."

Being misunderstood and hated is the norm.

But if you stop because you're hated, the people who should be saved will die; that's your responsibility.

Huzhang clenched his fists and said nothing more.

Xuan Yi watched all this silently, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

Two days later.

The training ground of the vocational college was deserted.

Xuan Yi stood in the center of the field, recalling the tragic scenes on the train.

Despite having made ample preparations, this is still the result.

What worst-case scenario? With things having developed to this point, can you really say you've made the worst-case scenario plan?

So many people have been sacrificed, and he is powerless to change it.

He raised his hand, and without needing to form hand seals, "Azure" was activated instantly.

An invisible point of gravity collapsed in his palm, propelling his body forward abruptly.

The wind whistled in my ears, and a flagpole came into view—

Reach out, grab at nothing.

Xuan Yi staggered to the ground, gritting his teeth.

Without the perception of six eyes, the landing point after spatial compression relies entirely on experience and prediction; a slight error can lead to a huge mistake.

He activated "Azure" repeatedly, his figure flashing across the training field until the last flagpole, where his fingers barely brushed the flag.

"The sense of distance control is still a little lacking."

He knew that although he was inscribed with "no limits," he didn't have six eyes, and all training had to be based on experience, adjusting and adapting little by little.

A nonchalant voice came from behind him: "Need me some pointers?"

Xuan Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled without turning his head.

"I don't think Gojo-sensei is very talented at teaching people."

"That's really going too far!"

Xuan Yi turned around, thought for a moment, and said, "Actually—"

In that space, I also gained a deeper understanding of the technique of "no limits."

Tell me about it.

"The teacher's fully automated, limitless technique requires six eyes to constantly collect information from 360 degrees, which is then processed and analyzed by the brain to determine which elements are threatening and which are not. Although the technique can adjust automatically, just like an automated program needs a computing device, the brain undertakes all the computational work. This necessitates the continuous use of the reversal technique to repair the brain..."

"OK, OK! Let's stop for a moment!"

Before Genichi could finish speaking, Gojo Satoru interrupted him.

Xuan Yi scratched his head.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Gojo Satoru shook his finger.

"Absolutely right! However, Xuan Yi, you don't need to use my fighting methods."

Gojo Satoru continued, "The advantage of family-inherited techniques is that you have a ready-made instruction manual, making the effects and training direction of the techniques much easier. Of course, the disadvantage is also obvious—it's easy to leak information about the techniques and become a target. However, Genichi shouldn't have to worry about this, since you have so many techniques inscribed on you, you don't necessarily have to use mine."

"But... Gojo-sensei, you're the strongest..." Genichi couldn't help but mutter.

"The strongest isn't necessarily the most suitable. It's not that 'no limits' is bad; Xuan Yi didn't use 'no limits' techniques in all his previous battles, did he? Combining them with other techniques to launch surprise attacks is the most suitable tactic for you."

Xuan Yi fell silent. Of course he knew this, and he had always done so before.

After experiencing so many battles and countless clashes of magical power, the black magical power within his body has become increasingly abundant. Coupled with the age limit of the "Tsukumogami Technique," he will never have to worry about running out of magical power in the future.

Moreover, he can now fully utilize the inner layer of magical power to expand and release the spell.

The outer layer of magical power has been completely reduced to an analyzer and an automatic caster for conventional spells.

Although he had only been a sorcerer for two months, he could definitely feel himself getting stronger!

But that's far from enough. Without someone as powerful as Gojo Satoru, it's impossible to fundamentally reverse all of this!

Gojo Satoru glanced at him silently, seeing right through what he was thinking.

"Hey, Genichi." Gojo Satoru's tone suddenly calmed down. "Aren't you being a little too hasty?"

Xuan Yi was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"Because you knew some things in advance, you're afraid of the suddenly uncertain future, and you can't wait to become stronger, right? I understand, I understand! But..." Gojo Satoru paused, "You should take a short rest. From now on, your teacher will take care of everything for you."

"I just feel that if you let the teacher solve everything, even if you are the strongest, you will get tired." Xuan Yi scratched his head. "Actually... I also want to become the strongest."

Gojo Satoru was stunned for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter.

The laughter, as frivolous as ever, sounded almost mocking.

"Was I too reckless...?" Xuan Yi smiled awkwardly.

Gojo Satoru waved his hand: "No, it's just... thinking back, it seems like Yuujin and Yuta both said the same thing to me."

I was thinking, if Hui could ever show that kind of drive, I'd be laughing in my sleep! Hahaha! But—"

After Gojo Satoru finished laughing, he gently flicked Genichi's forehead.

"As I just said, leave the troublesome things to me to handle first."

Xuan Yi nodded silently.

Gojo Satoru, unusually, put away his frivolous expression and sat down on the steps beside him, looking up at the sky.

"Actually, I used to think that as long as we cultivate outstanding next generations and give them enough time, the world of sorcery will gradually get better..."

But I was wrong.

He paused, his voice becoming very soft.

"In that time and space, it was as if I had a very long dream. I dreamed that I was in Jay's position and spent ten years there."

Seeing everything he saw, feeling everything he felt... I didn't understand before, and I desperately tried to understand him—why Jay became like that after that summer.

Now I understand everything.

Jay didn't suddenly break down one day; it was a gradual process, built up little by little, from seeing innocent people die, from seeing his comrades sacrificed, and from realizing how twisted the system was.

That summer was just the last stone weighing him down, making it hard to breathe.

The night breeze swept across the training ground.

"So now I understand that those rotten things don't just rot away on their own; they devour everyone who tries to change them."

It's no longer time to endure this.

"After tomorrow, I will create a brand new world of sorcery for everyone."

Xuan Yi looked at the man's profile, his lips trembling slightly.

He knew what those rotten, man-eating things Gojo Satoru was talking about were.

He also knew what it would take to create a new world of sorcery.

That was a stage where bloodshed was unavoidable!

As Gojo Satoru's disciple, he could only follow in his footsteps forever.

The wish of the man before me is also his wish.

"Teacher," Xuan Yi said, "please give me some guidance."

Gojo Satoru paused for a moment, then grinned and said, "Sure!"

"Actually, I make 'No Limits' fully automatic because that's all I know how to do! As for Xuan Yi, you could try a different approach!"

"is that so?"

"Yes, yes, for example..."

Three hours later.

An emergency meeting convened by Gojo Satoru and Yagami Masamichi took place in the conference room of Tokyo College of Technology.

Sitting in the shadows, Moth Masamichi glanced around the conference room and asked in a low voice, "Is everyone here?"

Maki leaned back in her chair with her arms crossed, and said lazily, "As for the students, there are four in the first year, three in the second year, plus Otsuko... that's about it."

As for that good-for-nothing in third grade, he dropped out of school and we still don't know where he is.

Atsuya Kusakabe sighed, feeling a bit troubled: "Ah... that guy... has Nanami ever dealt with him?"

Nanami Kento pushed up his glasses: "No, I heard he's not an easy person to get along with."

Noctua said, "Panda."

The panda shook its head: "No, it won't work. I tried twice before, and he chased me away both times."

Yuta Otsuko: "If we explain the situation properly, Kinji shouldn't just stand by and do nothing, right?"

Gojo Satoru: "Alright, alright! If Kinji doesn't want to come out, let him stay there. Actually, if you run into any trouble, you can always go to him!"

Panda: "No... it's hard to say whether we'll be able to get out this way."

Yuji Itadori was puzzled by the unfamiliar name: "Kinji Shirai... who is that? I've never heard of that name before."

Ekiku Yuta explained, "This third-year student, currently on leave from school, is a Level 1 Spellcaster. But when he's in good form, he's even stronger than me!"

Maki: "No, that's impossible..."

Nocturnal Moth Masamichi rubbed his forehead: "Let's get started anyway."

Gojo Satoru stood in front of the whiteboard: "Next, regarding the rules of the Death and Annihilation Journey and the next step of the plan, let Genichi explain the rules first."

"Yes."

Xuan stood up, and the eight rules he had written in advance lit up on the projector.

"First, after awakening the spell, the swimmer must swear an oath to participate in the Death Migration within the selected barrier within 19 days."

Second, swimmers who violate the preceding rule will be disqualified from the technique.

Third, once a non-swimmer enters the barrier, they become a swimmer and are considered to have sworn to participate in the Death Migration.

Fourth, swimmers gain points by killing other swimmers.

Fifth, the score is determined by the game administrator and represents the value of the swimmer's life. In principle, sorcerers receive 5 points, and non-sorcerers receive 1 point.

Sixth, swimmers can use 100 points (in addition to their own life value) as an exchange to negotiate with the management window "Little Golden Bug" to add a rule to the extinction migration.

7. As long as it does not significantly affect the survival of the extinction migration, the game administrators must accept the new rules proposed by the swimmers.

8. If a swimmer's score does not change within 19 days, the technique will also be revoked.

These are the initial general principles of the extinction migration.