Jujutsu Kaisen: I have everything I need now!

In the conference room of the college, the hum of the air conditioner sounded particularly jarring in the quiet space.

On the first day of the twelfth month, he sat on one side of the long table, holding a cup of green tea that had gone cold.

Zhenyi sat next to him, her legs crossed, her fingers tapping the table intermittently.

Across from him, Gojo Satoru still had that carefree attitude, his eyes behind his sunglasses obscuring where he was looking.

"So, you destroyed a total of seven strongholds in Hokkaido over the past few days?"

Gojo Satoru flipped through the report in his hand, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Eight," December corrected. "The last one is in an abandoned mine outside Asahikawa, and it's the largest."

"That 'heart' used the Earth God's Earth Law as its outer shell. I broke it by disrupting the balance with the [Tiger] Talisman."

Gojo Satoru put down the report and tapped his fingers twice on the table.

"In other words, that sea monster not only hides in the ocean, but has also made contact with another demon."

"It's not just about connecting." December shook her head. "They're sharing power. Basha provides the Law of Water for assimilation, and Di Kui provides the Law of Earth for constructing defenses. This cooperation isn't a spur-of-the-moment decision."

The meeting room door was pushed open.

Ijichi walked in carrying a stack of documents, his face even paler than when they last met.

"Mr. Gojo, the latest monitoring data is out."

He distributed the documents to everyone.

On the first day of December, he took the document and turned to the first page.

The image above is a map of the Japanese archipelago, densely marked with red dots.

"These red dots are all locations where abnormal magical energy fluctuations have occurred in the last three days." Ijichi adjusted his glasses. "Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita... all concentrated along the Sea of ​​Japan coast."

"What about the nature of fluctuations?" Maya asked.

"It closely matches the energy characteristics of those pivot points in Hokkaido." Ichichi turned to the next page. "Moreover, these fluctuation points are spreading at a rate of three to five new ones every day."

On the first day of December, he stared at the red dots on the map.

Their distribution is not random, but rather forms a clear arc along the coastline.

"She's making plans." December put down the documents. "If these points are connected, she can turn the entire coastline of the Sea of ​​Japan into her domain."

"By then, she won't even need to show her face; she can simply control the seawater and flood all the coastal cities."

Gojo Satoru didn't speak, he just quietly looked at the map.

After a few seconds, he suddenly laughed.

"Interesting. It seems these demons are even more troublesome than the Lulu."

He stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at the training ground of the college.

"December, what do you think she'll do if we destroy all these pillars?"

"She will take action herself," December replied without hesitation. "With the fulcrum destroyed, her plans will be disrupted. At that point, she will either abandon Japan or launch a full-scale offensive."

"Given her personality, it should be the latter."

Gojo Satoru turned around, his sunglasses reflecting the sunlight from the window.

"That makes things simple. We'll take the initiative, force her out, and then finish her off in one go."

"Easy for you to say." Zhenyi sneered. "Last time at sea, Senior Yigu almost died at her hands. Are you sure you can kill her?"

"Cannot be killed."

Gojo Satoru's answer was unexpectedly frank.

"In the sea, she is invincible. Even I can't fight her for a long time in the deep sea."

He walked back to the table, placed his hands on the surface, and leaned forward slightly.

"But what if we lead her onto land?"

On the first day of December, he squinted.

"You want to lure her ashore?"

"Yes." Gojo Satoru nodded. "No matter how strong a demon is, it still has to abide by the rules of this world. Without water, its power will be greatly reduced."

"The question is, why did she want to go ashore?" Zhenyi asked.

"Because what she wants is on land."

Gojo looked towards the first day of the twelfth month.

"What she wants is your power. As long as you're on land, she has to come up here."

There was a few seconds of silence on the first day of December.

"You want me to be the bait."

"Not bait, but hunter," Gojo Satoru corrected. "You have the ability to kill her; my job is just to trap her and prevent her from escaping back into the sea."

"There's a condition to this plan," December New Year looked up, "You have to make sure that no other demons interfere while I'm fighting her."

"Don't worry about that." Gojo Satoru sat back down in his chair. "According to Yuta's intelligence, the other demons are currently causing trouble in their respective territories. They shouldn't be able to attend to Japan for the time being."

"Should?" Zhenyi seized on this word.

"Nothing is 100% certain," Gojo Satoru shrugged. "But at least for now, Basha is our biggest threat. Only by taking her down can we have the resources to deal with the others."

On the first day of December, I picked up the glass of tea, which had gone cold, and drank it all in one gulp.

The bitterness of the tea spread across the tip of the tongue.

"Where? Where do you plan to make your move?"

"Toyama Bay." Gojo Satoru pointed to a location on the map. "It's not far from Hokkaido, with a wide coastline, suitable for large-scale battles. Moreover, there's an abandoned industrial area there, so even if there's a huge battle, it won't affect too many civilians."

"When?"

"Three days later," Gojo Satoru said. "I need time to set up the barrier and to move the crowd away."

On the first day of December, he glanced at Zhenyi.

Zhenyi didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.

"Alright." He stood up on the first day of December. "Three days later, Toyama Bay."

He turned and walked toward the door, with Zhenyi following behind him.

"December."

Gojo Satoru's voice came from behind.

"Um?"

"Don't die."

Gojo Satoru spoke calmly, as if he were saying that the weather was nice today.

"If you die, Zhenyi will be in a lot of trouble."

On the first day of the twelfth month, he did not turn around, but simply raised his hand and waved.

"Don't worry, I don't want the boss's wife to be a widow."

The door closed.

Only Gojo Satoru and Iji Tomo remained in the meeting room.

Ijichi asked cautiously, "Mr. Gojo, do you really think they can win?"

Gojo Satoru did not answer.

He simply looked out the window, a cryptic smile playing on his lips.

"Who knows?"

……

In the corridor, December 1st and Zhenyi walked side by side.

"How credible do you think Gojo Satoru's words are?" Maya suddenly asked.

"Seven out of ten." December thought for a moment. "He does want to get rid of Basha, but he definitely has other plans."

"for example?"

"For example, I can take this opportunity to test my true strength." December stopped and looked at the sunlight at the end of the corridor. "After all, even I don't know the upper limit of the power I possess right now."

Zhenyi remained silent for a few seconds.

"So what do you plan to do?"

"What else can we do?" December turned around and smiled at her. "Since we're going to fight, let's fight to our hearts' content."

"Anyway, I want to try and see if I can actually kill a demon in my current state."

A golden glint flashed in his eyes.