Chapter 108: Don't Be Ridiculous, There's No Such Thing as a Love Potion!

Chapter 108: Don't Be Ridiculous, There’s No Such Thing as a Love Potion!

Inside a small room in the college cafeteria.

The rich aroma of food filled the air, and even Gojo Satoru couldn't help but swallow hard at the enticing smell.

"Are you guys having a party?"

Yuuji Itadori and Nobara Kugisaki had a dazed look in their eyes, their shirts nowhere to be found. In front of them lay several pristine, unused plates.

Their faces were flushed, and they were leaning so close to each other that their breaths almost touched. They seemed so happy that their fingers couldn't even hold on to each other.

Nobara Kugisaki was in a similar state, slumped over the table. Her gaze on Luk had changed from seeing him as a playboy to wondering what was wrong with playboys. She wanted to marry him and have him cook for her every day!

"Hey, Kakashi, you're back from your mission."

Luk, sitting at the head of the table, waved his hand in greeting. He noticed the people Gojo was carrying and rubbed his chin.

"This is an internal gathering. You can join us, but why did you bring two guests?"

"They're not guests. These are the head of the Kamo family and his eldest son, technically the second son," Gojo Satoru said, setting the people down and trying not to look at the food on the table.

"Quick, save these two."

Luk crossed his arms. "I refuse. Workers don't work for free."

Gojo Satoru: "...How much do you want?"

"A million per person." Luk held up his finger, his expression serious.

"Deal!"

Damn, I quoted too low!

Luk cursed inwardly, placing his hands on the two people. The reversal technique activated, and a surge of cursed energy spread, rapidly repairing their damaged organs. After a few breaths, he withdrew his hands.

"Done. They'll wake up in a bit."

"Seriously? You just made two million?"

Yuuji Itadori looked up with a mix of envy and then slumped back down.

Nobara Kugisaki struggled to speak. "It's mainly because Teacher Gojo has money."

The sole heir of the Gojo family, one of the Three Great Cursed Technique Families, the strongest modern cursed technique user, and incredibly wealthy. When his father, Fushiguro Zenin, sold him to the Zenin family, Gojo Satoru paid a billion yen to buy him back.

Luk's eyes grew increasingly strange. Why did Gojo Satoru and Kakashi seem to overlap more and more, even in their nicknames?

Kakashi was known as "50-50," and Gojo Satoru was often split 50-50.

Was this the will of the universe playing a joke, or just a coincidence?

"Thanks."

Gojo Satoru, oblivious to Luk's thoughts, quickly sent the two to the infirmary and hurried back. The smell of the food was too tempting, and he couldn't resist tasting it.

When he returned, Luk had prepared a full table of dishes for him.

The red fish scales, garnished with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, glistened like a perfect replica of Mount Fuji. The multi-layered tower looked like a piece of fine art. The steaming tea and intricately crafted rice balls were appetizing, except for the "Stargazing" pie, which seemed to be made from kitchen scraps, everything was perfect.

"Spicy Fish Scales, Mount Fuji Layered Tower, Cold Vegetable Salad, Apa Tea, Hime Rice Balls, and Stargazing."

Chef Luk washed his hands slowly. "Enjoy. I made this especially for you. No one else is allowed to take any."

Yuuji Itadori, who was about to reach for the food, reluctantly pulled back his hand. Nobara Kugisaki, who was about to snatch some, pouted and stopped. Nobara Kugisaki's eyes welled up with tears as she leaned in.

"Teacher Luk, can I have a bite?"

The sudden change to a soft, feminine tone made Yuuji and Nobara shiver. Luk, unable to bear it, turned away.

"Nobara, be yourself."

He had no interest in this underdeveloped, un-feminine type.

Gojo Satoru, looking at the abundant dishes, swallowed hard. "Hey, you're not the type to be good at cooking, are you?"

Luk rolled his eyes. "These days, if you don't learn to cook, do you expect women who can't even turn on the gas to cook for you?"

"Teacher Luk, what you said is gender discriminatory!" Nobara Kugisaki sat up. "Not all women can't cook. Many women can cook today!"

"Ah, really? So you can cook?"

"No, but my friend can!"

"You're not your friend."

Luk shrugged. "Neither can Medusa. Kakashi, can Kamo Nitro cook?"

Gojo Satoru thought for a moment. "If making rice balls counts, then yes... Wait, call me by my name!"

"Sure, Satoru 2.5."

For the sake of the food, Gojo Satoru decided to tolerate it. He took a bite of the Mount Fuji replica, and the explosion of flavors on his taste buds made his toes curl in pleasure.

He let out a few quick breaths, immediately dropping his aloof attitude and even resorting to no limits. Dish after dish disappeared into his mouth, and within ten minutes, Gojo Satoru had finished all the food.

"Ah."

Gojo Satoru patted his satisfied stomach, closing his eyes in bliss.

"How was it?"

"Never tasted anything better. It feels like I've been eating swill all my life."

He sincerely praised the meal, but his expression suddenly changed as he looked at Luk. "I feel like my constitution has improved a bit, and my cursed energy too."

"That's because you ate cursed spirits I specially processed."

Gojo Satoru was amazed. "Is that your technique?"

"Exactly. My technique can neutralize ingredients and turn them into dishes the body can absorb."

Luk nodded.

He had recently discovered the growth aspect of the "Food as Heaven" technique, which involved cooking. Every dish he prepared made him feel his control over curses becoming smoother. If the dish received good reviews from others, the effect was even better.

Over the past couple of days, he had been working as the head chef in the cafeteria, essentially winning over everyone at the High School, including second-year students Megumi Zenin, Salmon, and Panda.

Gojo Satoru's eyes lit up when he heard about the technique. It could significantly boost a curse user's strength, potentially revolutionizing the relationship between curse users and cursed spirits.

The more powerful the cursed spirit, the more potent the ingredients it could provide. This would continuously enhance the strength of curse users, and even if the world's consciousness elevated the power of cursed spirits, it would just be more food.

The strong would become stronger, and the weak would become weaker.

"This technique could revolutionize the entire curse world."

Luk rolled his eyes, guessing Gojo's thoughts. "Don't even think about it."

He had no interest in being a chef for others.

The curse world was none of his business. To Luk, family was family, friends were friends, and the families and friends of his family and friends were not his concern. He was only doing this to refine his technique. Once he could fully activate the "Food as Heaven" technique and create a domain, cooking would be purely a matter of mood.

...

July 2018, West Tokyo Juvenile Detention Center.

In the sky above the playground, several non-curse users witnessed the curse womb of a special-grade imaginary cursed spirit.

The situation was urgent, and the High School dispatched first-year students Yuji Itadori, Nobara Kugisaki, and Megumi Zenin to handle it.

Only when he received the order did Luk remember this part of the plot.

"We, we're fighting a special-grade cursed spirit?"

Megumi's expression momentarily collapsed when she realized what that meant.

The rating system for curse users was stricter than for cursed spirits. Generally, a curse user of the same grade could easily exorcize a cursed spirit. The top performers among curse users could even exorcize cursed spirits one grade higher.

But what was their level now?

Megumi was a Grade 2, having failed to advance to Quasi-Grade 1. Yuji had no rating, and Nobara was a Grade 3. This team fighting a special-grade cursed spirit was a death sentence.

"Believe in your own strength," Luk patted Megumi on the shoulder. "Don't you have Ammit?"

One of the ten strongest shadow techniques, the Zenin family's treasure, fully named "Eight-Fingered Sword, Different Ring, God General Demon Ammit."

This spirit was not only powerful but also had excellent recovery and learning abilities. It could adapt to almost any technique, making it difficult for the same technique to be effective more than once.

However, only those who could subdue it could use it, and Megumi lacked the strength to do so. Thus, it had few opportunities to appear.

However, through a subjugation ritual, Megumi could draw enemies into Ammit's attack range for a mutually destructive battle, similar to the protagonist's situation in the "Fate/Stay Night" series.

Throughout the "Jujutsu Kaisen" series, various outcomes branched out:

- Ammit battles a special-grade cursed spirit

- Ammit battles Two-Face Sudama

- Ammit battles a minor henchman with a knife

In reality, Ammit's only notable achievement was helping the strongest enemy, Two-Face Sudama, cut off the strongest ally, Gojo Satoru's, waist.

It was good at nothing but backstabbing.

Yuji clearly didn't understand what they were about to face, but Nobara's face fell.

At such a critical moment, Gojo was absent, but this time the reason was justified.

The awakened head of the Kamado family accused the attacker of being Gojo's classmate, the former special-grade curse user, Yagami Toji.

Since Gojo was appointed to execute Yagami after his betrayal and was the one who actually killed and disposed of the body, he was responsible for finding Yagami and bringing him back.

"Teacher Luk, will you come with us?"

"I'll be the last line of defense, but don't expect me to show up every time something goes wrong."

Just as he said that, Luk's phone rang.

"Mr. Luk, this is Ide."

The voice on the other end was panicked. "Just now, the High School received a crow from Miss Yuki Midara, who is in great danger and fleeing. Please come to her aid as soon as possible!"

Luk's expression darkened.

"I have to take care of something. Stay here and don't move."

His figure vanished instantly, leaving Yuji and the others staring in shock.

"He's so fast, we couldn't even see his shadow!"

"That's a special-grade?"

"So, we're supposed to fight a cursed spirit of that level? What the hell."

As they were discussing, a man in a suit with a haughty expression approached.

"You three, didn't you see the order? Go to the youth center to exorcize the cursed spirit now. The spirit is still in the curse womb stage. If it hatches, the casualties will be your responsibility."

"But Teacher Luk..."

"You are curse users. In class, you listen to your teachers, but on missions, you must obey your superiors." The man's gaze fell on Yuji Itadori.

"The others don't need to go, but Yuji Itadori must leave immediately, or it will be considered desertion."

The three exchanged glances and understood immediately. This was a targeted move against Yuji while their two teachers were absent.

There was no other choice.

Megumi and Nobara looked at each other and nodded.

"We'll all go together."

A little late, sorry.

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(End of Chapter)

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