c2: The Modern Strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer
"Yo, looks like I'm a step late."
Satoru Gojo leapt down lightly from the broken pillar, his polished shoes landing cleanly against the rubble with a crisp, effortless sound. His movements carried a casual elegance, completely at odds with the battlefield around him.
He didn't spare even a glance for the fallen Cursed Spirit. Instead, he walked straight toward Lin Ye, as if the remains of a curse, even one of that level were beneath his notice.
Those eyes hidden beneath the black blindfold seemed to lock onto Lin Ye with unsettling precision, as though observing a rare specimen rather than a person.
Lin Ye instinctively tightened his grip on the slightly bent iron bar.
Even knowing that the man before him was an ally, a jujutsu sorcerer, the pressure radiating from Gojo was overwhelming. It wasn't killing intent, nor hostility, but something far more absolute.
It felt like standing beneath the entire sky itself, vast and untouchable, making one's own existence seem insignificant.
"Who are you?"
Lin Ye still asked the question, despite already knowing the answer, forcing his voice to remain steady as he tried to mask the abnormality of his earlier actions.
Gojo stopped about three meters away, the corner of his lips curling upward with visible interest.
His slender fingers rose to the edge of his blindfold, gently pulling one side down.
Revealing a single eye clear and boundless, like the endless sky.
The Six Eyes.
In that instant, Lin Ye felt completely exposed.
It was as if every inch of his body had been dissected by that gaze his muscles, bones, blood flow, even the subtle rhythm of his breathing. Nothing could remain hidden before those eyes that could perceive cursed energy at an atomic level.
"Strange..."
Gojo tilted his head slightly, a rare hint of confusion entering his tone.
"No cursed energy."
"Not even a single trace."
"This is even cleaner than someone like Maki Zenin... you're basically the textbook case of a Heavenly Restriction."
As he spoke, Gojo suddenly leaned forward, closing the distance without warning. His azure pupil fixed itself onto Lin Ye's eyes with sharp curiosity.
"Hey, young man."
"What you used just now… that wasn't jujutsu, was it?"
Lin Ye's heart skipped a beat.
As expected of the Six Eyes, he had already detected something abnormal just from the residual traces left behind by Hinokami Kagura.
Just as Lin Ye was considering how to respond without exposing too much…
A sudden disturbance shattered the moment.
"Meat... my... meat..."
A hoarse, grinding screech echoed from behind them.
The Cursed Spirit that had already been exorcised or so it seemed—began to twitch violently. Its massive body convulsed unnaturally against the rubble.
The wounds carved open by Hinokami Kagura were writhing, the severed flesh bubbling grotesquely.
From within, dense black cursed energy erupted like crude oil under pressure, spilling outward and instantly corroding everything it touched. Steel warped, concrete cracked, and the surrounding ruins began to decay.
The aura it released now was more than double what it had been before.
This wasn't just a curse anymore.
It had crossed the threshold, A true Special Grade Cursed Spirit, the same classification reserved for calamities capable of rivaling entire jujutsu squads, as defined within Jujutsu Kaisen.
That strike from earlier hadn't completely destroyed it. Instead, it had stimulated the core of the curse, forcing it into a desperate evolution at the brink of annihilation.
"Watch out! It's not dead yet!"
Lin Ye shouted, his body already reacting as he prepared to strike again.
In the corner, the high school girl had just regained consciousness, only to witness the resurrected horror. Her pupils rolled back instantly as she fainted once more.
The evolved curse expanded grotesquely, its body swelling to nearly twice its previous size. The countless human faces fused together into a single massive, twisted visage filled with hatred and malice.
It roared, its voice layered with countless overlapping screams, carrying an aura of pure destruction as it lunged forward.
"I will... eat... you!!!"
A putrid gale surged forward, whipping through the ruins and ruffling Gojo's silver hair.
And yet, The strongest modern jujutsu sorcerer didn't even turn around.
He remained exactly as he was, still facing Lin Ye, still maintaining that faint, almost amused smile. Not even the slightest tension appeared in his posture.
As if the so-called Special Grade behind him simply didn't exist.
Casually, Gojo raised his right hand.
His index finger pointed backward—toward the oncoming monster.
The movement was casual, almost dismissive, like brushing away an annoying insect.
"So noisy."
As those three faint words left his lips, the atmosphere changed instantly. In the very next second, even the air itself seemed to fall into silence, as if space had been forcibly stilled.
Cursed Technique Reversal: Red.
Without the slightest warning, a violent crimson force erupted from the tip of Satoru Gojo's finger.
This was the repulsive force born from reversing the Limitless, the technique that manipulated infinity itself. Unlike the neutral "Infinity" or the attractive force "Blue," this was pure rejection an overwhelming expulsion of space.
Its output far surpassed ordinary cursed techniques, a phenomenon only possible through advanced cursed energy control, something only a select few sorcerers in Jujutsu Kaisen could ever hope to achieve.
BOOM!!!
A flash of red engulfed everything.
There were no screams, no resistance, no time to react.
The Special Grade Cursed Spirit that had just completed its desperate evolution was erased the moment it came into contact with that crimson force.
Its body disintegrated instantly, torn apart at the most fundamental level, leaving behind not even a fragment of its grotesque existence.
Behind it, nearly half of the abandoned building was obliterated as well, reduced to fine dust that scattered into the night sky.
Under the pale moonlight, particles drifted slowly downward, like ash after a blazing inferno.
The hellish battlefield from moments ago had been flattened into silent ruins.
An instant kill. Absolute annihilation.
Lin Ye's pupils shrank slightly.
This is… Satoru Gojo… the modern strongest?
Even though he had witnessed such scenes countless times before as a viewer, experiencing it firsthand was entirely different. The sheer dominance of that power struck directly at his instincts.
Compared to that overwhelming force, the flame he had just wielded through Hinokami Kagura felt insignificant—like a flickering candle before the sun, despite originating from the swordsmanship of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
"Whew"
Gojo casually blew on his fingertip, as if brushing off nonexistent dust, before pulling his blindfold back into place.
To him, what had just happened was no more troublesome than swatting a mosquito.
He turned back toward Lin Ye, the playful curve on his lips widening with clear amusement.
"How was it? Pretty cool, right?"
"Want to consider becoming my student?"
"Oh, right—I'm a teacher at Tokyo Jujutsu High. Name's Gojo Satoru."
Lin Ye inhaled deeply, forcibly calming the storm raging within his chest.
He understood clearly his fate had shifted completely from this moment onward.
At that exact instant, the cold mechanical voice echoed in his mind once again.
This time, however, it carried a sharper tone, almost as if it were… excited.
[Ding!]
[Detected the "modern strongest jujutsu sorcerer" Satoru Gojo!]
[Hidden reward triggered!]
[Do you wish to use the "Tsugikuni Yoriichi Full Ability Trial Card" (10 minutes / 10% synchronization / all abilities unlocked)?]
[Note: This trial card grants access to Tsugikuni Yoriichi's peak combat awareness and complete sword forms for a limited duration. Due to the host's current physical limitations, only 10% of total synchronization can be exerted.]
Lin Ye froze for a brief moment.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni… at full capability?
Even restricted to 10% synchronization, being able to access all techniques and combat instincts of that legendary swordsman was already beyond extraordinary—it was a realm approaching the divine.
His gaze shifted back to the man standing before him so casually.
The strongest jujutsu sorcerer of the modern era.
Suddenly, something stirred uncontrollably within Lin Ye's chest.
It wasn't fear.
It was excitement.
A raw, instinctive urge to fight something that seemed to originate from the very essence of a swordsman, resonating with the inherited will of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Since he had arrived in this world…
Since he now carried that man's power…
If he didn't test himself against the strongest, Wouldn't that be the greatest regret?
Lin Ye tightened his grip on the already bent iron bar, lifting his head as his gaze locked directly onto Gojo's covered eyes.
A wild, unrestrained smile slowly formed on his lips, filled with youthful arrogance—completely different from Yoriichi's calm and detached nature.
"Want to be my teacher?"
"Then first… let's see if you can take this strike."
His thoughts echoed silently.
System Use the trial card!