Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College.
Nobara looked up at the school campus where she would be studying, the expression on her face showing less anticipation and more simple curiosity.
"Speaking of which, is it just us in the first year?"
Nobara turned her head to look at Megumi Fushiguro beside her as she spoke. Before entering Jujutsu High, she had attended normal elementary and middle schools. The sudden drop from a class size of thirty or forty students to just two was truly a massive change.
"A small number of students is normal. The future, however, is uncertain."
Megumi Fushiguro simply replied indifferently. Although he was also a new student, his environment was different from Nobara's, and his understanding of the Jujutsu World was much deeper.
Setting aside the fact that his father was the heavenly restriction tyrant, Toji Fushiguro, Chinatsu would also occasionally visit his home, and from her, he learned many things related to Jujutsu.
For example, his own father was very strong.
For example, Chinatsu, standing right in front of him, was even stronger.
And for example, just how powerful the "Ten Shadows Technique" he awakened was, how dangerous the final Shikigami was, and how much attention he would receive in the future because of this Cursed Technique.
The head of the Zenin Family... Megumi Fushiguro, hands stuffed in his pockets, slightly furrowed his brow. The fact that he possessed the Ten Shadows Technique could not be hidden for long. The head of the Zenin Family, Zen'in Naobito, had already sent a letter proposing that Megumi Fushiguro become a candidate for the next family head.
Six Eyes, Limitless Void.
Shikigami, Ten Shadows Technique.
Blood Manipulation, Blood Manipulation.
Among the Jujutsu families, it had become an unspoken internal rule—understood without much explanation—to elevate children with exceptional Cursed Techniques to higher status.
Those like Chinatsu and Satoru Gojo, who were born with the Six Eyes and Limitless Void awakened, were revered as Children of God. The moment Megumi Fushiguro awakened the Ten Shadows Technique, his destiny seemed to have been decided.
Of course, Megumi Fushiguro, having been educated since childhood by Fushiguro Toji and Chinatsu, did not believe in destiny.
The reason he continued down the path of a Jujutsu Sorcerer was to become stronger—stronger than his old man, strong enough to choose his own destiny in the future, rather than having destiny choose him.
Megumi Fushiguro's gaze gradually deepened. His hands, tucked into his pockets, slowly clenched into fists, filled with anticipation for the future.
Although Nobara, standing nearby, appeared dissatisfied with her new life, curling her lips, she was actually quite excited internally.
Although she was born in a remote, rural village, her curiosity about the outside world never ceased. She was a bold and confident young woman who never regretted the decisions she made.
She tilted her head up slightly and spread her arms a little, taking deep breaths to adjust her mindset while walking alongside Megumi Fushiguro.
The moment the two stepped through the gates of Jujutsu High, a resounding explosion echoed from the open area behind the main school building.
"Wh—What was that?!"
Nobara's pupils contracted. Instinctively, she reached into the small bag she was carrying and pulled out a unique hammer and several iron nails.
Her Innate Technique was called the "Straw Doll Technique," a Cursed Technique effectively similar to the famous Chinese curse, the Seven-Headed Nail Arrow Book, allowing her to establish a connection between her hammer, nails, and a straw doll.
If a part of her opponent's body was damaged and fell to the ground during a fight with Nobara, even if the opponent frantically turned and ran away, Nobara could use the detached flesh to launch remote attacks.
Seeing Nobara lift her hammer, ready to run toward the source of the booming sound, Megumi Fushiguro quickly spoke up and reached out to stop her.
"It's nothing. That area is the school's training ground. Most of the time, outside of academic classes and external missions, the students dedicate themselves to training there."
Megumi Fushiguro explained the reason for the distant explosion to Nobara in the most concise language possible. In fact, a similar incident occurred the first time he visited Jujutsu High, scaring him into immediately summoning his Divine Dogs.
He later learned that such phenomena were quite common within Jujutsu High. It was just that the general strength level of the current student body was slightly above average, which resulted in the battle creating a rather large commotion.
In the distance, inside the training ground.
Wisps of thick black smoke rose upward, and from within the black smoke came loud coughing sounds.
"Cough! Cough! You hit way too hard. I thought I was about to die just now..."
As the thick smoke gradually dissipated, the one who emerged was the original protagonist of jujutsu kaisen, Yuji Itadori. He raised his hand to wipe the dust from his cheeks as he spoke.
The person he was talking to was the protagonist of Volume 0 of the original work, Yuta Okkotsu. The powerful blast launched toward Yuji Itadori just now was his handiwork.
Due to Chinatsu's interference, the great battle against Sukuna and Kenjaku was moved up by a year. To ensure Yuji Itadori's safety, he, who should have been in the same grade as Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara, was instead placed in the second year alongside Yuta Okkotsu.
Yuta Okkotsu looked at Yuji Itadori, who emerged from the thick smoke looking somewhat disheveled but largely unharmed. He immediately raised his hand again, gathering Cursed Energy.
"Itadori, didn't you say you wanted to learn the Reverse Cursed Technique? I'm just adding a little pressure for you. Of course, you could also choose to sit cross-legged and train honestly."
Massive amounts of Cursed Energy rapidly condensed at the fingertips of Yuta Okkotsu's raised hand, like a cannon on earth being loaded with a shell, ready to fire again with a roar.
Seeing this, Yuji Itadori quickly crossed his arms into a defensive stance, his eyes filled with solemnity. Just as Yuta Okkotsu had said, he truly wanted to learn the Reverse Cursed Technique.
For one, he heard that this technique could heal others, and he was very interested in that.
Secondly, he hoped to use it to improve his strength as a Jujutsu Sorcerer. After all, if he was constantly fighting hand-to-hand in close quarters, having a self-healing method would undoubtedly be a huge boost.
Yuji Itadori believed he was striving for these two reasons, but recently, a third reason had subconsciously emerged.
That was the rumor that new students were enrolling in the school. He muttered to himself that he was a senior, after all, and couldn't let the underclassmen surpass him.
Therefore, he had to get stronger!!!
The solemnity in Yuji Itadori's eyes gradually transformed into a blazing fire. Seeing this look, Yuta Okkotsu thought the expression was excellent, and immediately increased his Cursed Energy output by another notch.
"Itadori, watch out!"
With that, the Cursed Energy cannon gathered by Yuta Okkotsu roared out. Witnessing the Cursed Energy blast rapidly approaching him, Itadori, who had just prepared himself, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Bang!!!!!!