The tension at Tokyo Jujutsu High was suffocating.
Extra barriers were activated.
Students were confined to dorms.
Teachers patrolled in shifts.
But fear still moved freely.
Because fear didn't need cursed energy.
It needed a name.
And that name was the Sorcerer Killer.
The Loud Arrival
The front gates suddenly burst open.
"WHERE IS HE?!"
A powerful voice echoed across campus.
Students jumped. Windows rattled.
Walking in with dramatic confidence and overwhelming presence—
Aoi Todo.
Arms crossed. Chest proud. Expression serious.
For once.
He wasn't smiling.
The Meeting
Inside the strategy room, Yuji Itadori sat quietly, fists clenched on the table.
Todo looked at him carefully.
"You plan to fight him alone, don't you?"
Yuji didn't answer.
Silence was answer enough.
Todo sighed dramatically.
"You're still inexperienced, my brother."
Yuji looked up.
"He's killing sorcerers. We can't just sit here."
Todo's expression hardened.
"I'm not sitting."
Analyzing the Killer
On the table lay reports:
• No cursed energy traces.
• Barriers sliced cleanly.
• Elite squads defeated in seconds.
• Naoya Zenin humiliated and escaped.
Todo tapped the paper.
"This isn't random violence."
Yuji frowned. "You think there's a pattern?"
"Yes," Todo replied calmly. "He's dismantling pillars of jujutsu society."
Clan structures.
Power systems.
Hierarchy.
Todo's eyes narrowed.
"He's not fighting individuals."
"He's fighting the system."
A Theory
Yuji stood suddenly.
"So what? That makes it okay?"
"No," Todo answered instantly.
"But it makes him dangerous in a different way."
Todo leaned back.
"A man without cursed energy cannot be detected normally. Barriers are useless. Domain sure-hits won't lock automatically."
Yuji's eyes widened slightly.
"You mean…"
"Yes," Todo said quietly.
"If we face him, we fight a man outside the rules."
The Decision
Yuji stepped forward.
"Then we adapt."
Todo grinned faintly.
"That's what I wanted to hear."
For the first time since arriving, Todo cracked his knuckles with excitement.
"I will join this investigation. Not just to protect Jujutsu High…"
His smile sharpened.
"But because I want to meet this so-called Sorcerer Killer."
Yuji nodded.
Together, they would track him.
Together, they would confront him.
Watching from Afar
Far from the campus—
On a quiet bridge overlooking dark water—
Toji Fushiguro stood silently.
A faint ripple moved across the river below.
The wind shifted.
Somewhere, powerful sorcerers were preparing.
Investigating.
Planning.
Toji adjusted his coat slightly.
It didn't matter.
Plans relied on cursed energy.
And he had none.
The hunter didn't fear investigation.
He welcomed it.
Because sooner or later—
They would all step into his range.