Jujutsu Kaisen: Nozomi no Sora

The following day, senior executives of the management team were found dead in an assassination attempt inside the office building.

There were no signs of resistance at the scene, and even the powerful family members were not spared. Gojo Satoru did not take anyone with him. After completing this purge, he entered the "Death Extinction Journey" barrier alone from Kyoto.

The streets of Tokyo were in complete disarray.

Yuji Itadori stood on a deserted shopping street, surrounded by shattered shop windows, abandoned suitcases and scattered documents tumbling in the hot wind.

Intermittent emergency news was playing from cars parked on the roadside.

"...The safety of all ministers of state below the Chief Cabinet Secretary is unknown, and Japan is currently in a state of complete political vacuum..."

"...Almost all of Tokyo's 23 wards have been destroyed...The only confirmed safe areas are Okutama Town and Village, Ome City, Akiruno City, Hachioji City, Machida City, and the islands within Tokyo..."

"...The number of cursed spirits, as it stands, is no less than one million...At least five million Tokyo residents need to immediately formulate an evacuation plan..."

"...In order to control the scope of the disaster, the Meiji barrier centered on the Imperial Palace and the historical barrier from the late Edo period, which was based on a true square orientation, will be reactivated and forcibly expanded to the prefecture...To the outside world, it will be declared that the cursed spirits will only appear in Tokyo..."

"...The functions of the Prime Minister's official residence will be transferred to Osaka, and Itami Airport has been selected as a candidate site for the relocation of the capital..."

A passing cursed spirit ran over the radio, abruptly stopping its noise.

Yuujin Itadori stood in the very center of the crossroads, looking up at the dense magical energy emanating from the surrounding buildings. He took a deep breath, and in the next instant, he suddenly raised his hands above his head and slammed them together—

Snapped!

The moment the crisp applause rang out, countless large and small cursed spirits surged from the shadows all around, lunging towards Itajima. Itajima watched the distorted cursed spirits fill the sky, his expression calm, remaining completely still.

Hiding not far away, Xuan Yi slowly raised his hand, and in his palm, the dark, distorted halo silently collapsed.

The ever-converging gravitational force suddenly erupted, like a miniature black hole exploding within the pile of cursed spirits. Dark ripples swept across the area, instantly tearing apart and exorcising all the approaching cursed spirits.

A few stray cursed spirits landed in front of Itajō. Itajō stepped forward and unleashed a fist wrapped in cursed power, the impact of which shattered them into dust.

"The area should be mostly cleared out."

Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugizaki turned around from the street corner.

Kugizaki put away his hammer, looking around impatiently: "The density of cursed spirits in this area is too high. Just how many things did that bastard release?"

Fukugumi looked at Genichi: "Where's Senior Yigu? Didn't he go to the east side to provide support?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuta Otsukoshi appeared at the end of the street.

He arrived late, carrying a little girl in his arms.

Kugizaki Nobara paused, her pupils shrinking slightly: "There... there are children here."

The girl's gaze was vacant, as if all emotions had been drained from her; she simply stared blankly ahead.

Looking into her empty eyes, Huzhang felt as if something had squeezed his heart tightly, making him feel suffocated.

"Normally, when ordinary people encounter these cursed spirits, they have no way to fight back." Yi Gu's voice was low, filled with suppressed exhaustion. "It's rare to find a complete corpse along the way, and the number of survivors is... very small."

Just as Itajō was silent, about to say something, the air around him suddenly distorted.

The little golden beetle wearing a skull mask suddenly sprang out, emitting a sharp announcement:

"An additional rule for swimmers to die during their migration has been added!!"

"General Rule 9"—Swimmers can obtain information about other swimmers, including their names, scores, number of additional rule attempts, and their current baffle!

Xuan Yi's gaze narrowed slightly; only one person had added this general rule.

The strongman from four hundred years ago had already secured two hundred points—

Lu Ziyun 1.

The small golden worm in front of Huzhang unfolded a screen of light, and Fu Hei scrolled through the list, with densely packed names and scores jumping in front of everyone.

"That's the guy!"

[Lu Ziyun, score: 100 points, bonus: 1 round, location: Tokyo, second place.]

"Thirty-nine sorcerers have been killed in just two days?" Otsuko's hand subtly pressed against the hilt of his sword. "Where is Gojo-sensei?"

Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori watched the swiping screen from the side.

"Found it!"

[Gojo Satoru, Score: 0 points, Bonus: 0, Location: Kyoto.]

Then, in that very second, the numbers suddenly jumped.

[5 points!]

Then, it was as if some terrifying countdown began to accelerate—

[10 points!]

[25 points!]

[50 points!]

……

[100 points!]

Xuan Yi paused for a moment, then suddenly realized.

Because Lu Ziyun publicly revealed all the swimmers' information, the locations of those ancient sorcerers were now completely exposed on the map.

For Gojo Satoru, who possesses six eyes and the ability to teleport, this is practically a list of targets to be eliminated.

Yuji Urokodori's little golden beetle reappeared, its inorganic sound echoing through the streets:

"An additional rule for swimmers to die during their migration has been added!!"

"General Rule 10"—Swimmers can now freely enter and exit the barrier!

Gojo Satoru had explicitly warned them that no one was allowed to enter the barrier until he established new general rules.

However... if the general rule of "being able to freely enter and exit the barrier" holds true, Gojo-sensei's deterrent effect will be weakened.

Those who fear him will exploit this rule to escape the barrier and roam freely. They might ignore the temptation of "points transfer" and continue hunting the weak to accumulate points—after all, killing people outside the barrier is much safer for them than facing Gojo Satoru.

Therefore, after Gojo Satoru established the general principle of "free entry and exit," the high school camp had to arrange for people to quickly enter the barrier to continue maintaining the order stabilized by his deterrence.

Yi Gu You Tai looked at Xuan Yi with gloomy eyes.

"Now, can we set off?"

"Yes." Xuan Yi stood up, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. "Next, everyone will enter their respective barriers according to their assigned groups."

"Next, I will enter Tokyo's First Barrier and find Hiromi Higurashi—the power of that modern sorcerer is indispensable, both now and in the future."

"Fushiguro and Itadori, go and meet up with Panda-senpai first, and then find Kinji."

That guy may be crazy, but he's an ally we can try to win over now.

Now that "General Rule 9" has been around for a while, those sorcerers will soon turn around and use the information to avoid the threat.

The points will be collected very slowly by Teacher Wu alone.

After finding Kenji, go and approach Shiyun Ichi, and force him to use points to add new general rules that are beneficial to us!

And they found a modern sorcerer named Takahashi Fumihiko.

Huzhang nodded: "Understood!"

"Senior Yigu can go to the Sendai Barrier." Genichi turned to Yigu Youtai. "There should still be a lot of ancient sorcerers in Sendai. With your strength, getting points quickly shouldn't be a problem."

Yi Guyou nodded.

"Kugisaki's techniques are very effective against cursed spirits." Genichi looked at Kugisaki. "So I hope you will stay in Tokyo, or go to support the Kyoto campus."

Kugizaki sighed helplessly, "Alright, alright! Someone has to stay behind to clean up the mess."

No one objected.

Xuan paused, then held up three fingers, his voice clear and calm:

"After entering the barrier, the three groups each have their own goals to formulate general principles."

"For the first group, I need to add a general rule: 'A swimmer may designate a non-swimmer to participate in the game in their place, and the original swimmer shall be restored to the status of a non-swimmer.'"

"Second group, Fukuro, Itadori, the general rule you need to add is: 'All swimmers have a one-time kill immunity right, which will randomly teleport them to a random location within the barrier after use.'"

"Third group, senior Yigu, the objective is—'Killing a non-magician will grant you a 24-hour exposure radius of 500 meters without violating rule five.'"

Xuan Yi's eyes turned cold.

"If all three rules are in effect simultaneously, the safety of ordinary people within the barrier can be guaranteed to the greatest extent possible, and those bastards who indiscriminately kill civilians within the barrier will have nowhere to hide!"