I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 254 "It's Your Mother"

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Finally, the exchange meeting between the two magic academies in Tokyo and Kyoto began.

"Miss Hikari, these are your identification documents."

Early that morning, Gojo Satoru handed a bag of messy documents to Uchiha Hikaru.

Things in other worlds are not suitable for too many people to know.

Therefore, Uchiha Hikaru and the others still need to have a reasonably plausible identity on the surface.

such as……

A "foreign sorcerer" who knew Gojo Satoru.

The world of sorcery is full of all sorts of strange abilities, and there are sorcerers like Esdeath and Yamato—like Rime, who is skilled in the spell of ice congealing, and the Tyrant of Heaven who sacrifices his sorcery power to gain absolute physical strength—so it doesn't seem abrupt that Esdeath and the others are labeled as "sorcerers".

"...As you can see, this is a map of the exchange venue."

"Students from Tokyo will enter from here, while those from Kyoto will enter from here. If all goes as expected, both sides' activities will be concentrated in this area..."

"According to the rules of the exchange meeting, I need to stay in the monitoring room with the songstresses and the others, and only go to the scene in person if any unexpected situation occurs..."

Although Uchiha Hikaru had "foreseen" what would happen at the exchange meeting.

However, considering that the venue area is quite large, the few scenes that have appeared in the anime are not enough to accurately determine the location of each cursed spirit. Therefore, it is necessary for Gojo Satoru, who knows the inside story, to make a simple deduction.

"As you predicted, Ms. Hikari, the situation of the exchange meeting may change slightly from the original plan, but the deviation will not be too great."

"The only uncertainty right now is the location where the High School of Spellcasting keeps the Sukuna Finger."

That's right.

The higher-ups in the jutsu didn't dare revive Sukuna too quickly, so they never told Gojo Satoru where the remaining five fingers were stored—given Gojo Satoru's personality and way of doing things, if he knew the location, he might actually steal the fingers himself and give them to Itadori Hisahito to eat.

However, as a teacher at the Jujutsu High School and a disciple personally taught by Principal Masamichi Yagami, Gojo Satoru knew some inside information.

"Based on my personal speculation, the location where Su Nuo's finger is stored should be one of these three places. This place is the most likely."

"..."

Uchiha Hikaru followed Gojo Satoru's finger and looked at the map.

There are three locations, two of which are relatively close to each other, while the third is farther away.

but……

"Perfect, there are three of us too."

Uchiha Hikaru thought for a moment, then held up one finger: "I'll take care of these two spots, Aiolia and I. Yamato, go here, okay?"

"If you find out where he is, contact him by phone immediately. Also... remember not to have any direct physical contact with him."

There was a reason why Uchiha Hikaru said that.

In terms of raw power alone, the real person is far inferior to Gojo Satoru, and even inferior to Louhu, who is one of the four great special-grade curse spirits.

but.

This guy's abilities might be the most dangerous of all these cursed spirits.

Because real people can "see" and touch the soul.

No matter how strong the physical attack, Esdeath and Yamato could easily handle it. But what about attacks on the soul…

Uchiha Hikaru was a little uncertain.

In theory, a resilient soul like Esdeath's wouldn't be easily changed—Yamato is a different story, but these things always carry risks. It's best to be cautious until we've truly confirmed it.

"Understood."

Esdeath and Yamato both nodded in agreement.

Finally, Esdeath asked about the other sorcerers at the "exchange meeting".

"Well... he's definitely not as good as Gojo Satoru. Most of the participants at the meeting were new jutsu users like Itadori Hisahito, but there were a few guys with interesting abilities. If I have the chance later, I'll take you to see them."

In Uchiha Hikaru's opinion, the most interesting one among this group of sorcerers was neither Fushiguro Megumi, who possessed "ten types of shadow magic," nor Toudou Aoi, who could switch places by clapping.

But he is someone who is currently not very noticeable—

Mechanical pellets.

The technological level of the Jujutsu world isn't necessarily much higher than that of the real world, yet Mechamaru managed to create a Gundam entirely by hand. Furthermore, he seems to possess a soul-splitting technique similar to Orochimaru's, leaving behind three clones carrying his own consciousness before his death, making him the MVP with the highest participation rate in the Shibuya Incident.

It's a waste for someone with such talent to be a sorcerer.

If we were to dig it up, train it under Dr. Gero, and give it some time... it wouldn't be too much to ask for help in building a real Gundam, would it?

Uchiha Hikaru planned to find an opportunity to contact him after things were over to see what the other party's intentions were.

……

After breakfast.

Gojo Satoru, accompanied by Itadori Yuujin, set off first.

So far, the news of Itadori Hisahito's "resurrection" has not yet reached Fushiguro Megumi and the others. Therefore, the master and apprentice duo plan to give others a surprise, and for this, they need to prepare in advance, such as buying a gift box large enough to hold Itadori Hisahito.

After watching TV for a while, Uchiha Hikaru left the Gojo residence with Esdeath and Yamato, heading towards the venue of the exchange meeting.

"...It should be just ahead."

This is the outskirts of Tokyo, in a mountainous area.

Sparsely populated and densely vegetated.

Uchiha Hikaru stopped atop a small hill, gazing down into the forest. He quickly spotted several blurry figures among the lush green trees, which he guessed were Itadori Yuujin and his companions. One panda-like figure in particular caught his eye—this creature was actually a high-level cursed corpse created by Yoto Himeji, the principal of Tokyo High School, and also a second-year student at the school.

"Hmm... it's about time. According to the information provided by Gojo Satoru, they should be starting to enter now."

"Then let's get started."

talking.

Hikaru Uchiha handed Esdeath and Yamato his newly purchased smartphone, confirmed with them, and then activated "Shangri-La." A huge teleportation array appeared twice, transporting the two to the vicinity of the agreed-upon location.

As for Uchiha Hikaru himself, he left a shadow clone on the mountaintop, while his main body used the Flying Technique to fly towards the last location.

……

Today was a very exciting day for Hisahito Itadori.

As a Jinchūriki of the Sukuna, he received intense scrutiny from both Tokyo and Kyoto high schools from the moment he entered the exchange venue. In particular, he was relentlessly pursued by the latter, putting him in grave danger at one point.

But at the crucial moment, Toudou Aoi, who inexplicably regarded him as a close friend, suddenly intervened, directly resolving the pursuit. Then, they began a sparring exchange ostensibly a duel, but in reality, it was a mentorship session. Through this exchange, his boxing skills improved significantly, and he even comprehended the incredibly powerful "Black Flash."

to this end.

Hisahito Itadori also gave a real-time update in the chat group.

[Oni-hime: Black Flash... sounds pretty powerful. Shall we practice on it sometime?]

[Tiger of the West: Uh... fine. But please, Miss Yamato, show mercy.]

[Oni Princess: Don't worry, we're all partners, how could I possibly get serious with you?]

[Tiger of the West: Speaking of which, why haven't those top-tier cursed spirits shown up yet? Could it be that they changed their plans because of your arrival, Miss Guang?]

[Nameless: Unlikely. During our two visits, we've hardly seen anyone other than you and Gojo Satoru. Even Rōzō, who has an inside contact at the High School of Jujutsu, shouldn't be able to foresee our arrival. Let's wait a little longer; it should be soon.]

[The Tiger of the West: Who is Lu Suo?]

[Anonymous: Hmm...]

For a moment, Uchiha Hikaru didn't know how to answer.

Well...

Should I reply with "It's your mother"?

—Rōsō, another major boss in the world of cursed arts, has lived for over a thousand years, just like Sukuna. He once resided in the body of Kamo Noriyuki of the Kamo family, one of the three founding families, in the form of a brain flower, and gave birth to the special cursed spirit, the Nine Phases Diagram, through intercourse with a human woman. Moreover…

She was also Hisahito Itadori's mother.

The literal sense.

About a decade ago, Rōsō parasitized Kaori Itadori's body, mated with Itadori Yūjin's father, and gave birth to him, before mysteriously disappearing... Uchiha Hikaru didn't know much about the specifics of the couple's relationship and didn't dare to ask, only able to comment that "they really played a trick."

While we were still chatting in the group.

Uchiha Hikaru's eyelids suddenly twitched, and he vaguely sensed that the view in the distance had darkened. Looking up, he saw a huge black barrier falling from the sky.

"Wow~"

--account.

This is a technique similar to a large-scale concealment barrier, which can hide an area from those who are not sorcerers.

Although Uchiha Hikaru was not a sorcerer, he could still vaguely see some outlines because Kikyo had helped him awaken his spiritual power.

Since this thing has already appeared, that means...

"Has it already started?"

Uchiha Hikaru let out a soft breath, stood up by the stream, and looked around.

……

thump--!

The time was twenty minutes after the "tent" fell.

Inside a building several kilometers away from the venue of the exchange meeting.

A young man with a face covered in stitches and wearing black clothes with a grid pattern was clenching a dark red finger in his hand, examining it closely, and whistling lightly.

Behind them were several sorcerers lying in pools of blood.

"Is this the finger of Ryomen Sukuna that Xia Youjie mentioned?"

"Well, I didn't expect that something so important would be guarded by such weak people. It's really not challenging at all."

The real man clicked his tongue a few times, then put all five Su Nuo fingers into his bag, swallowed them, took a few steps outside, jumped out of the top-floor window of the building, and headed back the way he came.

This is already the edge of the foothills.

However, it is still covered by forest, with quite dense vegetation on both sides.

The real person seemed to be taking a leisurely stroll, walking slowly forward.

suddenly.

He seemed to sense something, and subconsciously paused, then turned his head to look in a certain direction diagonally in front of him. His gaze caught sight of an unfamiliar figure.

"Um?"

That was on a tree trunk more than ten meters away.

A black-haired girl with spiky hair, dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, waved at him and gave him a faint smile as if she were seeing an acquaintance.

"Yo~"

"..."

The real person was taken aback.

He has seen countless people.

—Since his birth into the world as a cursed spirit, the number of people he has personally modified and killed is no less than four figures.

Therefore, it was easy for the person in front of her to see that the black-haired girl was not very old. She looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old. She had a fair and delicate face, a petite and slender figure, and was sitting on the tree trunk. Her white legs were still swaying gently in the air below her denim shorts, and she was wearing white flat shoes.

From any perspective, she was just an ordinary human girl.

but……

"When...?"

Who came up next to me?!

Just now, when I came out of the Spellcasting Academy... was I followed by a tail?

Although I had some doubts.

But the real person still grinned, revealing a slightly unrestrained smile; "Another one sent to die, huh? When did the Pyromancy Academy start training sorcerers as young as you? Or are you not even from the Pyromancy Academy?"

"……you guess."

Uchiha Hikaru braced himself against the tree trunk with one hand, leaped down from the tree, and landed lightly on the ground.

"A curse born of fear and resentment, isn't it, real person?"

"There's something I'm curious about... how do I appear in your eyes?"

Uchiha Hikaru was genuinely curious whether this guy who could see souls had a different perspective than others.

However, the real person showed no intention of answering.

The guy still had that unrestrained, arrogant smile on his face, and said in a mocking tone, "I'll tell you the truth about that... after you become one of my collectibles!"

As he spoke, the man reached into his mouth and plucked out several clumps about the size of a thumb, then casually tossed them aside.

This moment.

These lumps resembling human faces expanded in a breath or two, transforming into grotesque giants who lunged at Uchiha Hikaru with bared fangs and claws. Their bodies resembled skinned cattle or bloated giants soaked in water, displaying eerie dark yellow and blood red hues.

—Cyborgs.

Although their appearance has changed drastically, these things are indeed human beings. They are even still "living" human beings.

Uchiha Hikaru closed his eyes slightly and sighed softly.

"Although I already knew..."

"But your perverse tastes... are truly disgusting."

With those words, Uchiha Hikaru's figure flickered, and he shot forward like an arrow, delivering a clean and decisive punch. Then, with a step, he leaped up and swept a spinning side kick at another cyborg.

boom! !

(End of this chapter)