Chapter 112: Fine, Fine, Your Brother is the Best!

Chapter 112: Fine, Fine, Your Brother is the Best!

In the dense forest, trees grew haphazardly around, and a light mist rose from the ground. Golden rays of sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled light on the ground where various unknown flowers bloomed.

Flower Yu erected two stone monuments, one for Togo and the other for Lou Hu.

"What's the point of doing this?"

The True Person leaned over to take a look. The smile on his face had diminished since the beginning. He was the nominal leader of the Catastrophe Curses, but now only Flower Yu remained.

"Lou Hu's wish was for curses to replace humans. So I gave him and Togo the form of human graves."

Flower Yu's body writhed, forming a bouquet of flowers, which he placed in front of the tombstones. His usually gentle and calm voice now carried a hint of malice.

"I want to kill Fujiwara Luke, to avenge my companions."

"Nice, Flower Yu. You finally look a bit more like a curse. That's good." The True Person grinned.

"After battling that special-grade curse caster, I'm almost at my limit. I just need a little more pressure."

The mist suddenly became turbulent as Jien Soso stepped into the forest. He took a deep breath and smiled in approval.

"Oh, Flower Yu, what a beautiful domain. It's not worse than Togo's."

The True Person greeted him with a smile, "Soso, did you take care of what you needed to?"

"Yeah, pretty much. We discussed the details with Sukuna."

Jien Soso nodded happily, "How about your end?"

"Got it. The information you gave was accurate."

The True Person opened his mouth, and a bag and three bottles emitting an evil aura were spat out. They contained Sukuna's six fingers and the Nine Elephant Curse Embryo diagram.

"Great job, True Person." Jien Soso reached out to take them but was stopped by the True Person.

"Hey, Soso, can you tell me about your plan?" The True Person's face was smiling, but his grip was firm, "Two curses have died in a row. You're not using us as expendable resources, are you?"

"Oh, if you're worried about the numbers, don't be." Jien Soso didn't force the issue, "I've brought in reinforcements."

As he spoke, the air suddenly grew cold, and a boy with a doll-like face, carrying two unconscious girls, entered the area.

"I brought the people you asked for."

"Thank you, Rimei."

Jien Soso nodded to the doll-faced boy, Rimei, who had been a follower of Sukuna for a thousand years and was currently aligned with their goals.

Jien Soso approached the two girls he had brought, gently stroking their faces. As his curse power spread, the two girls slowly woke up.

"Lord Soso!"

The two girls, upon seeing Jien Soso's face, couldn't help but cry out, tears streaming down their faces. They were the sisters Nanae and Mimi, who had been saved and adopted by Jien Soso. To them, he was like a father.

But then they noticed the seam on Jien Soso's head, and their expressions turned from joy to anger.

"Get away, you parasite who stole Lord Soso's body!"

"Give Lord Soso's body back! Give it back!"

Jien Soso ignored their insults, "Nanae, Mimi, I remember you have one of Sukuna's fingers, right?"

"We'll never tell you!"

"Unless you give Lord Soso's body back!"

Jien Soso's eyes softened, "Really no room for negotiation? If you hand it over, you can go back safely."

"You damned parasite, give Lord Soso's body back!"

Punch!

A worm-like curse pierced Nanae's brain.

"Nanae!"

Mimi let out a heart-wrenching cry, shaking her sister's body and looking at Jien Soso with a mix of hatred and despair.

"Still not talking?"

"Never! You killed Nanae, I'll die before I let you succeed!"

"Is that so, is that so?"

Jien Soso smiled helplessly, taking a camera from the girl's body and crushing it with his fingers. A finger mixed with fragments emerged.

Facing the stunned Mimi, Jien Soso smiled, just like he used to when he found the girls during hide-and-seek, and exclaimed,

"Ah, found it."

"Actually, after merging with the host body, I can access the memories, so I knew about your hiding habits."

Punch!

The worm-like curse pierced the second girl's head.

Rimei frowned in disgust, "How many fingers do we have now?"

"Adding the four we already had, the six we took from the academy, the three you brought, and the one we just got, we have fourteen."

Tiger Yushi already has three, plus the one sealed in his body by Jien Soso since birth, making a total of eighteen.

"So, where are the last two fingers?"

"One is probably hidden by Gojo, and the other hasn't been found yet. Don't worry, Sukuna has already awakened the finger, and it won't be long before it appears."

Jien Soso played with the newly acquired finger, "But even if Sukuna fully awakens, he probably won't be a match for Luke. So the designated target for the Gokumon Kyo barrier will likely be Fujiwara Luke. Gojo can deal with the awakened Sukuna."

"You think Lord Sukuna can't beat that new special-grade curse caster?"

Rimei's face turned cold, and the temperature in the air plummeted.

Kensaku smiled and nodded, "That's right, you can't win."

"Ridiculous! You don't understand the terror of Sukuna-sama at all."

Kensaku: ...

Tsk, that's why he doesn't like chatting with these fanatics.

They keep boasting about how Sukuna is the best and how no one can stand against him, treating everyone else as if they're just there to eat their meals.

Anyone who witnessed the Timekeeper being instantly killed would understand that Sukuna's chances of winning are virtually zero!

Hana suddenly spoke up, breaking his silence, "So, when are we going to seal Fujiwara Rikuto?"

"That depends on the timing. We need to see if our insiders can play a role."

Kensaku smiled mysteriously, "After all, humans are not a monolithic block."

...

In the Supervision Department, the upper echelons of the Cursed Technique world.

A group of elders who, if released, would shake the current Cursed Technique world, sat around a table for a discussion.

They were all once powerful Cursed Technicians, having slain powerful Cursed Spirits and made significant contributions. But as time wore on, these brave warriors gradually became pawns of power.

"Regarding the newly promoted Special Grade Cursed Technician, Fujiwara Rikuto, what are your thoughts?"

The first elder asked.

The only woman present responded in a solemn voice, "His strength is impeccable. If he learns Domain Expansion, he could match Ammit in a domain battle, and even Gojo wouldn't be a match for him. He might even surpass Gojo now."

However, what they valued more was "stability."

Gojo had defied their wishes many times, such as preventing the Zenin family from bringing back Yuji, the successor to the "Ten Shadows" technique, stopping the execution order for the high school principal, Yorozu Masahiro, who created emotional Cursed Dolls, and preventing the execution of Iyami, the creator of the Cursed Queen, Rika.

Now there was another one, the container of the Cursed King, Sukuna, Yori Tsuyuri, who should have been sentenced to death but was instead given a suspended sentence.

No one was a fool; the higher-ups had long suspected that Gojo had hidden one of Sukuna's fingers, making it impossible to ever gather all twenty, ensuring that the death sentence would never come.

"If he can follow our orders, I would strongly support him replacing Gojo. If he can do that, we could even consider executing Gojo on the spot."

"The condition is, he must be obedient."

Another elder spoke up, "From the intelligence we gathered, this person has always had a mild and compliant personality. He pretended not to see Cursed Spirits as a child, and after his parents died, he became even more cautious. He tolerated unreasonable overtime and occasional pay cuts at work, showing his loyalty to the rules."

"That was in the past," someone immediately countered. "Fujiwara Rikuto didn't gradually learn and improve to gain his power. He woke up with top-tier strength. Such a person must have undergone significant psychological changes."

"Kaijin, Momo, and Gojo's reports are all full of praise for him."

"That's not true!"

As the group argued, the debate growing more intense, a rather low-key elder smiled and spoke up.

"I think we should take things one step at a time. First, we need to confirm if Rikuto can defeat Gojo."

"If Rikuto isn't as strong as Gojo, we will still be held hostage by Gojo. So, let's have them fight it out."

"But how do we make two Cursed Technicians from the same camp fight, especially when they get along well?"

"Isn't there a perfect opportunity right now?"

The only woman hesitated, "You mean... the Kyoto Brothers School Exchange? That's for the students."

The low-key elder smiled, "Who sets the rules, isn't that our decision?"

At that moment, all the elders shared a knowing smile.

Yes, the rules were set by them.

...

"What the heck?"

Rikuto pointed at himself, "Me, I'm also participating in the exchange?"

If he fought others, wouldn't it be a bit like a hundred-level fully-geared god player stomping a newbie village? Isn't that just a pure fish slaughter?

Gojo, who had to rush back due to the high school being attacked, shrugged, "It's a last-minute rule added by the top brass. The exchange now includes a teacher competition."

"Who cares, I'm not going."

"The prize for first place is one billion yen."

"Are you kidding me?!!"

Hearing the amount, Rikuto jumped up from the bed, confirming it.

"Is that a lot? It's just the price of one Yuji." Gojo shrugged.

"You're telling some hell of a joke."

"I heard from Momo that you killed the father you brought back from hell with a spirit summoning ritual. That's the real hell of a joke!" Gojo huffed.

"Have you never killed anyone? Didn't you kill his father yourself?"

Rikuto shot back, indignant.

"I killed his father because he was a heinous criminal!"

"I killed his father because he was a heinous criminal too!"

Knock, knock, knock!

The door opened, and Yuji, who had come to deliver the exchange information form, looked at the two teachers with a puzzled expression, both of whom looked awkward.

"What's going on, Gojo-sensei, Rikuto-sensei?"

"Nothing, nothing."

"Same here!"

(End of Chapter)

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