Jujutsu Kaisen: Throne

Future smiled gently: "Don't worry, that troublemaker Xia Youjie..."

"I killed him."

Chapter 24 Fake Smile, Real Smile

The night was bathed in the pure moonlight.

Inside the detached house, Bai Jue flipped through an old notebook with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

"What... You told me to stay away from Gojo Satoru, but you went and provoked him instead."

Future leaned back on the sofa, her expression calm: "This is different."

"Xia You is a death row inmate wanted by the university and also the perpetrator of the attack on the university."

“Gojo Satoru will not lay a hand on a student who has been seriously injured.”

Bai Jue scratched his head, a look of confusion on his face.

"Though he considers himself the strongest, he is still bound by worldly rules and influenced by the opinions of ordinary people."

"That's really something, I just can't understand it."

Future stood up, took the notebook from White Zetsu's hand, and said softly, "The so-called ordinary people you mentioned are his students, his former teachers, and his classmates."

"The bond between them is not as fragile as you think."

In the future, he opened his notebook and curled up back on the sofa: "Most importantly, Gojo Satoru had already prepared himself for Natsuyu's death."

"If Xia You hadn't betrayed us..."

"Even if he destroys the stability of the sorcery world, he won't stop like he did today."

"Human emotions are truly complex."

As Bai Jue spoke, he opened his mouth wide, and a hideous, crimson caterpillar-like cursed spirit, resembling a magnified version of itself, crawled out of Bai Jue's mouth.

Playing with the cursed spirit in his hand, Bai Jue smiled and said, "Putting everything else aside, at least our harvest this time was pretty good."

......

The next day, in front of the teaching building.

Gojo Satoru was slightly taken aback as he looked at the figure walking beside him.

"Glass?"

"It's rare to see you outside the medical room."

Shoko raised her eyes and said in a calm tone, "It was just a coincidence. I came to find the future of the Zen temple."

Gojo Satoru frowned: "Why are we looking for that guy?"

"You don't actually have feelings for that guy, do you?"

"Even with no bottom line, you can't prevent toxins."

Shoko took out a cigarette from her pocket and said calmly, "When I find a chance to poison your mouth and make you mute, there will probably be many people thanking me."

Gojo Satoru pursed his lips. "It's fine if you don't like him. That guy doesn't look like a good person anyway."

Glass lit a cigarette: "You too."

"Oh,"

Gojo Satoru, hands in his pockets, stepped forward: "Let's go together, I also need to talk to him."

Shoko paused, then slowly followed: "Is it because of... Natsume's matter?"

"No."

Gojo Satoru said calmly, "Even without that guy, I would have done it myself."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Shoko's eyes.

"It seems that the reckless fool from back then... has matured quite a bit."

......

"Miss Shoko, it's been a long time."

Even the doctor's white coat and heavy eyeshadow couldn't hide the dark circles under his eyes.

Ten years ago, they were still whispering about the future in the car, and their relationship took another step forward.

And it has indeed come to fruition; we've evolved from strangers to colleagues.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Looking at the smile on Mirai's lips, Shoko seemed to understand somewhat what Gojo Satoru meant by a fake smile.

It's like copying the content from the textbook, repeating it word for word.

It's too formulaic, lacking any sincerity.

But Shoko didn't care; she wasn't here to reminisce.

Glancing at the furnishings in the room, Shoko cut to the chase: "Where's that talking cursed spirit?"

"Would it be convenient for me to dissect it and take a look?"

"Haha, I knew it would be like this."

Gojo Satoru, who was watching from the side, burst out laughing.

Mirai's smile froze; he truly hadn't expected Shoko to be so direct.

"Don't worry, the body of a cursed spirit is different from that of a sorcerer."

"The core is intact and can be restored at any time using incantation power."

Shoko fiddled with a strand of hair by her ear and said with a serious expression.

She has dissected many cursed spirits, but it's hard for Shoko not to be tempted by a special being like White Zetsu.

Future's lips twitched: "I have no problem with that, but if White Zetsu is willing..."

"Where is Bai Jue Ren and Ling? I'll go ask him."

Future: "I'll probably hang out with Maki and the others."

Shoko rolled her eyes at the laughing idiot next to her, then turned and left.

Even though he knew White Zetsu was in the school building, that idiot Gojo Satoru didn't say anything.

Watching Shoko's departing figure, Mirai's face also showed a speechless expression.

It's true that the cursed spirit can recover through cursed power, but the pain doesn't disappear.

The actions in Shoko's mind are like the witty comments on the internet in her future and past lives.

Pigs can grow fat by eating feed. You cut them piece by piece, wait for them to grow back, then cut more, and repeat this process until the pigs die of old age...

"Your expression doesn't seem fake."

Gojo Satoru crossed his legs and chuckled.

In the future, she took out her phone and sent a notification to Bai Jue, asking casually, "What do you want?"

"Heh, that cold expression on your face now is genuine too."

Seeing Mirai's indifferent expression, Gojo Satoru shrugged and explained why he had come to her door.

"Fukuguro Megumi, why are you so fixated on him?"

Mirai turned to look at Gojo Satoru: "Shouldn't I be the one asking that question?"

"He has the bloodline of the Zen family and has awakened the same technique as me. Shouldn't he return to his family?"

Gojo Satoru's expression turned serious: "Name your condition: give up Fushiguro Megumi's condition."

"It seems that Mr. Gojo has quite a lot of feelings for that child."

In the future, a genuine smile will appear on his lips.

"I see. Well, I happen to need Gojo-sensei's help with something."

"If you can, you can arrange things as you please, not just with that child."

"I will also share the Zen family's experience and information on the Ten Shadows Technique free of charge."

Gojo Satoru frowned: "What do you want?"

The Ten Shadows Technique is a technique that Megumi awakened, allowing her to control the Ten Shadow Shikigami with ease even without information about the Zenin family's past generations.

But that intelligence was not entirely worthless.

Accelerate Hui's growth and utilize diverse shikigami combinations in battle.

Just like Sukuna possessing Fushiguro Megumi's body, it's not just the difference in magical power that caused the change in the shikigami's physical form.

Usage methods, shikigami fusion, etc... these are all differences that are visible to the naked eye.

"It's simple, I want to experience the development of Teacher Gojo's field."

Future chuckled and said, "One minute, one minute within this domain."

"As long as my life is guaranteed, just let me stay in the field for one minute."

Gojo Satoru leaned forward slightly, his brows furrowed beneath the bandages.

The Naobi people made such a big deal out of Megumi's existence, yet this guy gave it up so easily.

It's suspicious, like a pre-arranged plan.

Do you want to learn through my field, or do you have other ideas...?

After a moment's thought, Gojo Satoru nodded: "No problem."

"However, first he asked me to guarantee your safety within the domain, and then he said he could give me the experience of the Ten Shadows Technique later."

Gojo Satoru's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Future teacher..."

"You really value your life a lot."

Having achieved his goal, he completely ignored Gojo Satoru's taunts and instead responded with a smile.