Chapter 101: Boys Who Believe You and Follow You to a Hotel Are Just Acting!

Chapter 101: Boys Who Believe You and Follow You to a Hotel Are Just Acting!

Deep within the lush forest behind the training ground of the Vocational College, the ground suddenly softened. A vine emerged from the soil, followed by a massive flower bud that blossomed. Two Cursed Spirits crawled out: one tall and exuding a plant-like fragrance, the other with a head shaped like Mount Fuji.

- Special-Class Cursed Spirit — Hanaori!

- Special-Class Cursed Spirit — Rourou!

Hanaori, more plant-like and ethereal, could easily bypass barriers.

"Destroy everything here!"

Rourou's eyes glinted with a bloodthirsty desire, but Hanaori stopped him. "This is a forest. Go cause chaos elsewhere. Remember what Suguru told you: you’re just a diversion. If Gojo Satoru or Luk return, run. I need to go help Suguru take the finger."

"Got it, no need to keep reminding me."

Rourou replied casually, speeding away from the forest. Once outside, he surveyed the college buildings, flames erupting from his head and ears, his massive Cursed Energy surging.

"Ultimate Technique — Meteor!"

...

From a personal standpoint, Min's greatest dream was to earn enough money to leave Japan, a country she found utterly repulsive.

It was mundane, boring, and constantly teetering on the brink of disaster. Not to mention the countless Cursed Spirits lurking in the shadows, ready to snatch away the lives of ordinary people at any moment.

To earn money, one needed a skill. Fortunately, she was a Curse User, and Japan was teeming with Cursed Spirits. Her profession aligned perfectly, saving her a lot of trouble. Min felt at least a bit luckier than college graduates who wandered aimlessly after graduation.

She had a period of despair when her Black Bird technique proved too weak, so she shifted to physical training. However, human limits are real, and she wasn’t a prodigy. Her progress stalled after a certain point.

Luk was a consolation prize during her troubled times.

That day, she was exorcising a Cursed Spirit on a train when she noticed a young boy who was pretending not to see it but was being slowly cornered by the spirit.

He was a handsome young man, around eighteen or nineteen, with a good aura and in the prime of his life. He was energetic, had plenty of free time, and seemed to be in good physical shape. She admitted to herself that she was a bit smitten.

Whether it was a physical or emotional attraction didn’t matter; at that moment, she wanted to add this handsome young man to her collection.

She waited until the last possible moment, when the boy was on the brink of despair, about to be killed by the Cursed Spirit. Then she struck, extending her hand with a reassuring smile as the boy looked at her with gratitude.

"Are you okay?"

"Fine, thank you, miss."

She helped him stand, feeling a smile tug at her lips when she heard the shy and admiring tone in his voice.

She knew she had him.

"You have residual Cursed Spirit energy on you. We need to find a place to cleanse it."

The boy paused at the mention of "Cursed Spirit" but nodded with some concern. "Thank you, miss."

Using the pretext of cleansing the Cursed Spirit energy, she led him to a hotel, where she thoroughly exorcised him.

...

"Are you okay?"

The familiar voice brought Min back to reality. She saw Luk, who had appeared like a timely rain, swiftly dispatching the enemy. The role reversal made her heart race a bit.

Damn, Min suddenly realized she had one more thing to care about besides money.

"Alive, so I’m fine. You came just in time," she replied, avoiding his gaze.

Luk smirked inwardly at Min's evasive eyes.

There are always women who think they’re clever, but it’s just that boys are willing to play along. If he hadn’t known this was the Jujutsu Kaisen world and wanted to attach himself to a powerful ally, that bad woman wouldn’t have had it so easy.

Now, he was using her own tactics against her, and he gave himself an 88 out of 100!

The Reversal Technique activated, and her flesh and muscle tissue writhed and grew. Within a few breaths, Min was fully restored. She took a few tentative steps, her surprise at the result evident.

"Your Reversal Technique has improved."

She then glanced curiously at the Ryuryu still floating in the air. "Is this a spirit you summoned? It seems different from what you used earlier."

"Sort of. I learned it recently."

Spirit — Ryuryu: Sacrifice Cursed Energy to summon the Heavenly Disaster God of Wind and Water — Ryuryu. Using a physical form reduces the cost.

He had obtained this technique after successfully converting Rourou Luk a few days after defeating the Special-Class Cursed Spirit Squid.

As he spoke, Luk sensed a sudden increase in the progress of his One Piece world technique conversion.

Conqueror Haki: Can use Armament (strengthening), Observation (perception), and Conqueror (intimidation).

Defeating enemies with similar abilities seemed to accelerate the world’s adaptation progress. Luk pondered, was it because the death of major characters focused the world’s consciousness? Or because the abilities of the dead Cursed Spirits or humans returned to the world’s consciousness, thus increasing the efficiency of creating new techniques?

He thought about it for a while but couldn’t figure it out, so he dismissed it. With the matter resolved, he needed to return and accompany his students on their mission.

Just then, his gaze shifted toward the Vocational College, his brow furrowing.

"What's wrong?"

Noticing his uneasy expression, Mingming asked.

"There seems to be trouble at the High School of Sorcery. The barrier has developed a flaw."

Mingming's face changed. "Then we should hurry back. No, you go back first. I wouldn't be much help right now."

"No need."

Quk looked at the sun setting and then turned his gaze to Lanlong.

"A long-range attack should do it."

...

The surrounding buildings were destroyed by cursed energy, debris rising and transforming into massive fireballs, hanging in the air like a miniature sun.

Boom!

The fireballs crashed down, destroying everything in their path. Flames began to spread across the High School of Sorcery, turning it into a raging inferno within minutes.

"What's going on?"

Zen'in Maki, Inumaki Toge, and Panda ran out of the school. An unknown cursed spirit laughed maniacally in the fire, destroying the school's structures. As they watched the rapidly spreading inferno, they felt helpless.

The Cursed Corps emerged from nowhere. These specially made cursed corpses, unlike real dolls, were not afraid of fire. They used various methods to extinguish the flames, and a sweet melody began to sing, seemingly suppressing the fire, which gradually diminished.

The combination technique of Principal Yagami Masaharu and teacher Amemiko stopped the fire from spreading further. The adult group managed to hold their ground, but this also drew the attention of Rokubei.

Rokubei hadn't expected the High School of Sorcery to be so weak without any Special Grade students. He was about to go on a killing spree when a drop of rain hit his face, evaporating into a wisp of steam.

The sky suddenly began to rain, inappropriately so.

When did this happen? It was clear just a moment ago. Rokubei looked up at the sky in confusion.

He saw that a swirling cumulonimbus cloud had formed over Tokyo, its center directly above the High School of Sorcery, more precisely, above his position.

...

"Rokubei, after the feint, don't think about killing. That would be a waste of time. Just set the High School of Sorcery on fire."

At the mahjong table, Yamasaki said, "Our goal is to steal Sukuna's six fingers from inside the school. Taking any Special Grade cursed objects is optional."

"But if there's any sign of Quk or Itadori Yuji returning, you must run."

"What happens if we don't run?"

Rokubei remembered asking this at the time.

"You die."

...

A massive sense of danger rose within Rokubei. Fear spread through his body as he felt an overwhelming amount of cursed energy from the sky's vortex.

He remembered Yamasaki's assessment of his strength, equivalent to eight to nine of Sukuna's fingers. Cursed energy was the most direct measure of a cursed spirit's power, excluding techniques and combat awareness.

But now, looking at the cumulonimbus cloud, he felt that calculating cursed energy in terms of fingers was meaningless.

One hundred, two hundred, or even more? The total amount of cursed energy was so vast it was impossible to estimate, making him wonder if Quk had some personal vendetta against him.

The feeling of being targeted made Rokubei realize that running was futile. He was puzzled, however, about why Quk's technique, which should have dismembered cursed spirits and turned them into dishes, could still control the rain.

Sitting and waiting to die was not an option. Rokubei took a deep breath, lava surged into his body, and he inhaled the surrounding inferno. He clasped his hands together.

"Domain Expansion—Iron Enclosure of the Coffin!"

He released all his cursed energy in an instant, compressing his domain to the smallest possible range. By swapping the strength of the inside and outside of his domain, he created the most impenetrable shield.

Rokubei roared, "I will not die here!"

As he screamed, a terrifying attack formed in the sky.

In the next moment, a devastating water cannon shot from the center of the storm, dispersing the black clouds as it was released. The silvery water column, like a blade slicing through the heavens, destroyed everything in its path.

Great Storm Strike!

Silence fell over the world, and no sound could be heard.

The students of the High School of Sorcery stared at the deep, bottomless crater, feeling as if they were in a dream. No one dared to move, fearing that the next attack might land on them.

Three minutes later.

Quk, holding Mingming, slowly descended from the sky. He raised his hand, and the rain lifted the last remaining head of Mount Fuji from the crater.

Five-star ingredients in hand, the Food as Heaven domain expansion was not far off.

"Pretty good aim, I must say."

His words finally broke the spell that had frozen everyone.

Yagami Masaharu looked at Quk with relief, already plotting how to keep him at the High School of Sorcery.

The Kyoto group had recently tried to lure him away, citing that "the High School of Sorcery already has Itadori Yuji and Itadori's friend, and we have no Special Grade students."

Now that they knew Quk's true strength, they would likely try to snatch him by force.

He would never allow that!

Amemiko leaned in to ask Mingming, "Mingming, this man is beyond your control. Why don't I give him a test?"

"Do you like that type?"

"Not sure, but when he descended from the sky to save the day, my pants got wet from the rain."

"… Get lost!"

(End of Chapter)

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