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𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐔𝐉𝐈 𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐈, 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐄 𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐗𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐀 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐈𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐌...

𐙚🥀༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ 🌹 ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ🥀𐙚

𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆:

𝘒𝘢𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘪 𝘒𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘷𝘦

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𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐔 𝐆𝐎𝐉𝐎.

𝐘𝐔𝐉𝐈 𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐈 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐊𝐔𝐍𝐀.

𝐘𝐔𝐉𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐀 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐉𝐔𝐉𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐔 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐓 𝐉𝐔𝐉𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐔 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇.

𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄.

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(𝟎𝟏𝟑) 𝐅𝐔𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓:

𝘈𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢'𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘰 𝘋𝘪𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩, 𝘑𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘙𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘹.

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"𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦"
- 𝘜𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯

𐙚🥀༄ؘ ۪۪۫۫ 🌹 ۪۪۫۫ ༄ؘ🥀𐙚

...𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍, 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐊𝐃 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐄'𝐒 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐓, 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄.

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"No regret. Because I know my heart was pure and my intentions were never wrong"
- Unknown

(*ೃ༄➹ ☽ ˚ · .✩𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃, 𝐈𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘✩ ˚ · .☽ ➷*ೃ༄)

(AKINA'S OUTFIT FOR THIS CHAPTER)

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THAT'S HOW THE STORY STARTED, HOW THE VESSEL OF RYOMEN SUKUNA HAD INHABITED THE BODY OF YUJI ITADORI, HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL VESSEL. ALL IN THESE EFFORTS TO SAVE A BOY WHOM HE BARELY KNEW WHO WAS FIGHTING TO SAVE HIS FRIENDS LIVES FROM AN EVIL CURSE.

000. |   𝐘𝐮𝐣𝐢 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐢'𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐲𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐚'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡, 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘪 𝘍𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘰, 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘠𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘶 𝘎𝘰𝘫𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘈𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘠𝘶𝘫𝘪 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦.

Almost all alone in an execution chamber and dungeon for Curse Users and those considered too dangerous and treacherous to live on by the authority of the jujustu higher ups, Yuji Itadori listened to the retelling of what happened in battle between Ryomen Sukuna and the man and woman who both fought him and came out unscathed.

"But the end result is still your execution", the white haired man concluded the story, waving around his fingers and holding his signature grin. Yuji in response face had grimaced slightly, his mouth letting slight sounds of exclamation in listening to the white haired man wearing the blindfold retelling the events that occurred before he was knocked unconscious and was now in this position.

"Satoru, you're annoying and confusing the poor boy", Akina's siren eyes narrowed, her mouth curving into a frown showing her exasperation in how her coworker was retelling the story.

"Yeah! Your recap doesn't match with the current events!", the pink haired boy exclaimed, agreeing with the woman who was sitting next to the white haired man.

"Hey, sorry, I did my best but Aki is better with this than I am", Satoru replied in a more casual tone as his grin stayed on his lips.

"Yeah sorry Yuji, I do admit things have been a bit crazy and plus Megumi had told us a bit about what happened but if you still have questions feel free to ask now after Satoru and I tell you more of everything", Akina assured the pink haired boy, her expression staying neutral but her words were genuine.

"One thing. You still have to die, but good news is that Aki and I got your sentence suspended", Satoru Gojo pointed out, speaking to the pink haired vessel.

"What's "suspended" mean? You'll wait until later to kill me?", Yuji asked, confusion prominent in his voice as he kept his curious gaze on the two adults who would hopefully give him all the answers he needed.

"Yes, but trust me. Neither of us really want to do this, but we'll explain it in how we'll do this", the sorceress revealed her voice and expression neutral, yet her heart twisting in having to kill a child especially when he was in a really tough spot but the decision was his to make and she couldn't truly stop him.

"Don't worry. I'll just explain from the top", the strongest jujutsu sorcerer offered, speaking up next as he kept his blindfolded gaze on the kings vessel. His hand reached for his pocket and pulled out the same cursed object that Yuji had seen the night before, a dark purple colored finger of the king of curses, wrinkled with a black chipped nail that seemed to be discolored not only lack of blood and life but also holding cursed energy and dark magic even Akina Tengan struggled to understand with years of studying. "This is the same kind of thing as the cursed object you ate. There are twenty of these in total. We possess six of them"

"Twenty? Oh, each finger and toe?", as Yuji asked the question, Akina nearly gagged. The finger looked disgusting as it is, she couldn't imagine herself and not even let alone Yuji Itadori eating the toes of the king of curses.

"No, Sukuna has four arms", Satoru answered his question and threw the finger into the air, Yuji watched the finger attentively as it went into the air and when it was falling and reached to same trajectory as Satoru's hand, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer released a powerful wave of cursed energy as the object was thrown to the wall destroying a large part of it and not too long after, Akina stood up from her chair. Her index and middle finger pointing towards the direction of the dented wall, where the finger was still intact despite Satoru's powerful attack, soft whispers of an ancient language that neither Satoru nor Yuji could understand while red mist came from Akina's gloved hand. The most powerful jujutsu sorceress released a powerful surge of Magic and cursed energy that held a bright red color, the force leaving a gust of wind passing through the two adults and the teenager in the execution room and to the finger on the wall.

Yuji was stunned into silence while Satoru held a large and proud grin on his face as they watched Akina Tengan stand up properly from her seat, the heals of her boots clicking on the floor filling the room as her slender hands covered in leather gloves retrieved the finger stuck to the wall, unaffected by her own or Satoru Gojo's attempts to destroy it.

"As you can see, mine and Satoru's attacks are futile in attempting to destroy these fingers. The curse is that powerful and that annoying", Akina commented, taking the finger from the wall and holding it in her hand as she walked back towards Satoru and Yuji.

Satoru Gojo in return stood up, standing next to Akina as he looked at the teenage boy sitting with metal restraints. "And the curse grows stronger everyday. So, our modern day Jujutsu seals just aren't keeping up", the man with pale colored skin and hair that glowed elegantly in the candlelit room that reflected off the walls. "So that's where you come in", Satoru pointed to Yuji, indicating his usefulness and their plan me for further explanation.

Seeing that the vessel wanted a further explanation, the dark haired and caramel skin colored woman started to speak. "Yuji when you die, Ryomen Sukuna will die within you as well. This can happen as you devour all the fingers of Ryomen Sukuna, just like you chose to do last night", the sorceress explained further before walking closer to Yuji. "We'll just tell you the truth since you're gonna see one day for yourself, the elders of the jujutsu world are cowards and are corrupt money and power hungry greedy older men who have a distorted vision, of their own rose colored glasses for only themselves to look in their own ugly reflections per say", Akina started to speak.

Yuji was surprised, Akina was truly a kind woman to him and even last night to Megumi Fushiguro, her touches were so soft and her words were a genuine sweetness of natural sugar canes when she spoke to him or others but as she mentioned those higher ups, there was a venom of hatred that laced in the blade of her sharp silver tongue, one that anyone unlucky enough to face would truly understand it's terror.

"They want to kill you right away, they're demanding that myself and Satoru do it now but they forget we do their dirty work everyday and every mission, so we're in charge and it's your choice too right now", Akina's hand was focused on the purple red colored wrinkled figure of Ryomen Sukuna, slowly returning her glowing amethyst gaze to the boy.

"We don't want to waste another life, I don't even want to kill a child unless necessary or to save them from further suffering. So Yuji, Gojo and I will give you this choice together", as the sorceress finished speaking, she stood next to her coworker again as she allowed him to speak on, the white haired man took the initiative.

"You see, there's no assurance that another vessel capable of handling Sukuna will ever be born again. So here's what Akina and I proposed to them", as the strongest jujustu sorcerer continued speaking, he knew that other than wanting to propose to kill them on the spot for their idiotic and rigid decisions (per usual), he continued explaining to the boy. "Since they've already decided to execute you, why not wait until after you've absorbed all of Sukuna to do it? And the higher ups agreed"

"So, now, you have two options before you. You can die, here and now, or gather all the parts of Sukuna, absorb them and then die. The choice is yours, Yuji Itadori", the jujutsu sorceress gave the choice to the boy, her voice soft yet firm as she and Satoru Gojo awaited patiently for his answer. A daunting decision and a choice to live through hell or be killed now could either let him live with regret or fight against it.

As hours passed in the early morning hours to later for the day, the sun was rising over the gardens of the hospital building of Sendai as Yuji Itadori went to visit his friends who were attacked the the night before. The two were sitting on a park bench together, taking in the morning sunlight that they could enjoy as they were out of the execution room, feeling lighter as they didn't have to execute a child.

"So, he was the one you saw in your vision, Aki?", the strongest jujutsu sorcerer asked the sorceress, his voice was soft and gentle yet also serious towards her, knowing well that if this vision was coming to life eventually, they truly had to be cautious.

Akina nodded her head to answer him, "Yes, in the premonitions I've had in my sleep or the visions I willingly conjured, I always saw him as the vessel of Ryomen Sukuna. There were other things I saw in my vision, some I saw Yuji covered in blood but Sukuna wasn't there but sometimes Sukuna was there, and something awful happened", as the words that came out of Akina, about what she witnessed in each of them and what they could mean, her amethyst siren eyes narrowed on the ground.

Satoru listened closely, his lips in a straight line as he kept his blindfolded gaze on her. "Hey, whatever happens. We will do your best to counteract what you saw, we will do our best to help our students and those around us, okay?", he assured Akina, his hand holding her gloved ones, their fingers intertwining as he gave it a gentle squeeze.

"We may have to kill Sukuna, but I also want Yuji Itadori to live too. He, the first years and the rest of our students all deserve a chance to live in their youth and live the lives they truly want for themselves", Satoru held her hand with a gentle firmness, his words soft as he knew she felt the same way yet the uneasiness and the fear rooted in her heart was something that could not be abolished overnight, they had known that for years.

The Japanese - Afro Arab woman stayed silent but she listened to the man she worked alongside for years. Despite his carefree attitude and seemingly flakey and laidback attitude to many others, he truly cared for others and wanted to help others if they asked for it and allowed him to help. To her, he was a rock she could lean in and to him she was his rock as well.

A small smile crawled on her lips, her eyes focusing on the man who listened to her fears and worries, even if they were trivial yet would still swirl around her mind until the air would leave her lungs, where she would space out or until she could barely digest food due to her stomach and her nervous system would be extra sensitive to her mind. Yet here he was, listening and helping her when she needed or listened to her when she needed someone to listen to her.

"Thank you, Satoru", her voice was softer than usual, her mind was too loud but she wanted to be louder, as much as she could possibly be even when her energy was too low for her to take on the world.

Satoru could only smile softly in return at this, "I'm always here to listen Akina, I'm always here for you like you're here for me. You won't fight this alone", it was true she wouldn't fight Sukuna alone, but the other demons that haunted her even now that still hold and haunt her even years later.

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At the cemetery, where cremation would take place for those who had passed away, Akina Tengan and Satoru Gojo accompanied Yuji Itadori on his trip as he requested to take care of some unfinished business.

"Who passed away?", Satoru asked softly, knowing well the pink haired boy must've been feeling heavier than usual, alongside the jujutsu sorceress who made sure to be extra patient with him if needed.

"My grandpa", Yuji answered, his voice heavier than usual as the weight of grief still held onto his heart. "Although he was more like a father to me", the confession hit, Akina could see that the weight of the jujutsu world would grow heavy on Yuji, but unlike her in her own teenage years, he wouldn't have to face it alone.

"I see. Sorry it had to happen at a time like this", Satoru apologized, knowing well having your only family member still alive now pass away and now you're dragged into a dangerous world, it was a strong impact on anyone, especially a boy who was the sunlight to his friends making their days brighter with his smile.

Akina and Satoru sat on each side of Yuji, Akina using her magic created a red rose fully bloomed in her hands. The boy with pink hair watched in fascination of the woman's creation, where she gently put to Yuji's side. "Touch it", she instructed her new soon to be student, his dark colored hues staring at her in confusion for a moment.

He was silent but he didn't refuse, his index and middle fingers grazing gently on the edge of the roses petals, the soft and silky texture stayed on his fingers. The red of the flower soon bloomed into a red butterfly, created by magic as it flapped its wings and stayed on Yuji's fingers. The vessel was confused but something in him felt calmer, more peaceful as the woman used her magic to help the grief become a bit easier to deal with and knowing he was not alone, he had two senseis to help him.

Seeing this, a soft endearing smile was clear on Satoru's face as he gave the vessel of Ryomen Sukuna a moment of peace before he continued speaking. "So Yuji, have you decided what you want to do?", he stayed silent for a moment as the vessel stared at the red glowing butterfly that stayed on his fingers.

"Are casualties like these from curses pretty common", Yuji asked curiously, yet his head did left once from the ground but he kept his eyes on the butterfly that stayed on him, allowing him time to breathe and peace for the moment.

"This one was a rather exceptional case, but in terms of damage, it happens all the time", the sorcerer answered Yuji honestly.

"For someone to die a normal death after encountering a curse, it's not impossible but it's often a miracle to us or any jujutsu sorcerer or human when it happens", Akina took her time to answer. Every gruesome memory that came to her mind from the past in the forms of nightmares, especially the night where she lost the most precious thing to her that left her scarred for life.

"Unfortunately in our field and in our job, finding a body that is torn to pieces can be considered one of the better outcomes when it comes to missions or even just being a jujutsu sorcerers. Sometimes it's too late, sometimes it's not but you can't do anything about it", Akina warned Yuji, she was serious but gentle in explaining to Yuji.

His eyes gazing directly to the older woman, his face frightened in just the mere thought and description of their jobs. He tore his head away for a moment, his eyes on the butterfly that stayed on his fingers the wings slowly flapping as his eyes stayed focused on them.

"If you want to hunt down Sukuna, you're going to witness some gruesome stuff. Trust me, the things you see in body and gory horror films, those will seem easier to digest after this", Akina explained to Yuji, further warning him of the path he had chosen to go down.

"And unfortunately, Akina and I can't guarantee you won't end up that way yourself. So, I can guess which hell you want"

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The words of forewarning from Akina Tengan and Satoru Gojo stuck to Yuji Itadori, as the fifteen year old boy also remembered the request of his grandfather before his death as he picked his ashes of his cremated grandfathers body, the two teachers staying silent as to let the boy have a moment of peace to collect his thoughts of grief and to understand the choice he was making forward.

"You're a strong kid, so try to help others"

Yuji's hand held a fist, now collecting ashes and removing bones of the man who once complained about him joining a club in his high school with his friends so he could have fun and not worry about him. An old man who was grumpy, crabby and short tempered but he died alone with only his grandson by his side, it was reality but the whole event still felt surreal to Yuji.

"If all the parts of Sukuna were gone, would it really help?", Yuji asked, his question serious as he kept his focus on getting all the bone chips out of the urn to keep his grandfathers ashes. "Would there be fewer people getting harmed by curses?"

The question from the pink haired boy himself, Akina answered, "Yes, of course. Curses will still exist but, because Sukuna is gone at least less harm will come to those who come in contact with his finger", the most powerful jujutsu sorceress answered him.

Closing the lid of the urn, Yuji let out a contemplation sigh as his mind was swirling with questions, doubts and the overall anxieties of having to make his choice, knowing well that this new adventure he was going on wasn't going to be easy. Lifting his head, he turned his heads to his teachers with a plain expression. "So, have either of you got that finger?", with the request, Akina pulled out the finger of the king of curses from her pocket and exchanged it to the boy, who had now been tasked to eat all of them.

Taking the cursed object into his hand, the vessel inspected it closer. His dark colored hues scanning over it before his face grimaced slightly, "Looking at it again here in broad daylight, it's pretty disgusting", the vessel commented, knowing well that now or later he was going to have to eat more of these.

'To have the gall to eat that, you must be really brave or really stupid' Akina silently commented to herself, as she stepped back alongside Satoru Gojo.

Yuji, deciding to take the plunge, opened his mouth widely and threw the finger in his mouth. The boy winced, letting out a loud gulp as he swallowed the special grade cursed object so he could absorb the King Of Curses.

That was the second finger he had already eaten, one tenth of the whole and eighteen more to go. It would be a long journey before he or anyone else could recover all or a majority of them.

The two teachers stood by, standing quietly with curiosity haunting their minds but caution guarding their arms ready to fight if needed.

The pink haired boy let out a loud grunt, his body being overwhelmed by the amount of Ryomen Sukuna's cursed energy entering his body. Yuji held his throat with both hands in tight fists, lowering his head as evil chuckles from the king himself yet Yuji was stronger in his will as his footsteps stumbled in the cremation room.

The strongest jujutsu sorcerer readily lifted his hand while sorceress had red mist surrounding her own gloved hands, both teachers ready to fight the special grade cursed spirit as Yuji continued to hunch in his walk, holding his throat while his breathing was strained and his heart was thumping heavily within his chest.

His head leaning against the wall as the markings and the two other eyes of the king of curses appeared on his face, evil chuckles and muffled laughter falling from Yuji Itadori's lips that were once light and soft that matched Yuji's now deepened, matching that of a man of an evil and malicious heart (if he even possessed one, that is).

Akina and Satoru both waited patiently in the silence, to fight against the King Of Curses if deemed truly necessary but to their pleasant surprise, their vessel proved himself once again as he let out a disgusted gasp while he let out a gag, his one hand still clamped around his throat. "So gross! I mean, so gross it's funny", Yuji exclaimed in disgust, eventually walking around continuously gagging as the wretched taste stayed in his mouth.

Akina stifled a giggle in her lips while a wide grin spread across Satoru's face as he let out a silent chuckle. 'Well, he's a capable vessel alright. He shows not only physical tolerance, he has a strong will power to fight against Sukuna and his attempts to take over, but we're going to have to work on that though just in case but having this in a thousand years, it's a good thing we have him now' the sorceress was silent as she articulated her observations from Yuji's abilities as a vessel.

Noticing how his teachers were silent, the pink haired teenage boy turned his attention to them and his face straightened from his disgusted expressions. "What's wrong?", he asked, his body now more relaxed as he fought off Sukuna's attempts to take over his body.

"Oh, nothing at all. Don't worry, Yuji", Akina assured him, a soft sincere smile spreading across the sorceresses face as her posture became more relaxed.

Satoru was next to speak up stepping close to the vessel, "Aki and I have taken it that you have made your decision. Chosen your fate"

Yuji listened carefully to his teachers words, staying silent before speaking his mind. "Not at all. I still don't understand why I have to be executed. But I know I can't just do nothing", his soft dark hues went to the picture of his grandfather, smiling as the cherry blossom trees surrounded him. "Grandpa, that last request of yours is gonna be a pain in the ass", the teenage boy complained, knowing well his grandfathers last words were going to haunt him in the end.

Yuji redirected his gaze away from his deceased grandfathers portrait, "I'll eat every part of Sukuna. After that, I don't care. As far as how I'm going to die, I've already decided", this determination set alight in his heart and in his mind, this made the jujutsu sorceress smile.

"My guy! I love fighting guys like you!", the ivory haired man grinned, exclaiming enthusiastically as he was also struck impressed by Yuji Itadori's determination.

"A fun time in hell awaits. Make sure you're packed by the end of the day", the male teacher advised Yuji, turning around as he pressed the button of the cremation room door.

"Am I going somewhere?", Yuji asked curiously, turning his attention to his teachers for an answer.

"Yes you are. We are going to Jujutsu Tech, Tokyo", Akina answered her new soon to be student, as she pivoted her heel to follow her coworker out of the door.

Behind the door was a beaten up Megumi Fushiguro, his face covered in bandages as a permanent stern frown always stayed on his face. His long black hair tied in a high bun while he wore his usual standard uniform, despite the injuries he was seemingly fine to walk and take leisurely activists to let his body fully heal.

"Fushiguro! Looking good, brother!", Yuji exclaimed excitedly, expression joy and relief that the boy who helped save his friends last night was okay and breathing.

"You think this is looking good?", Megumi asked, annoyance and irritation prominent in his voice as he pointed to his injured face covered in bandages of all sorts due to the battles from the night before.

"Anyway, here's the deal, you're going to the school for jujutsu sorcerers that I attend", Megumi explained to the soon to be new student of Jujutsu Tech, they planned to enroll him since he made the decision to become the vessel of Ryomen Sukuna, but the pink haired boy was only intrigued as he listened in further.

"Tokyo Jujutsu High School. By the way, you'll be one of the only five first-years there", Satoru Gojo explained, holding up all five fingers in his hand to emphasize his point.

"Only five?", Yuji's eyes widened, the shock but also confusion on why there were such little students for a high school.

"Well, two are coming tomorrow and the fifth, he's been having trouble with his technique for a while so he's going to be coming a bit later on", Akina explained to Yuji the situation on one student, a twin of one of the female students who were coming tomorrow to Tokyo. An interesting journey for all the students who have signed up for this course, especially for Yuji himself.

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At the cemetery, Yuji knelt at his grandfathers grave sight before saying an official goodbye, the reality of his death truthfully hitting him as he left the shrine. His bags packed for his new life and living quarters at a high school for jujutsu sorcerers in training while his sensei's walked with him.

Hours passed as Satoru Gojo and Akina Tengan had taken him on a path to the school through cement and brick path surrounded by greenery first. "This is really deep in the mountains! Are we still even in Tokyo?", the teenage boy asked curiously, his eyes staring towards the forest sprouting with green leaves unlike the city that was littered with buildings all over.

"This is what the outskirts of Tokyo looks like", Satoru answered him shortly, answering any questions Yuji had without any complaint or annoyance alongside his coworker.

"Where's Fushiguro?", Yuji asked again, wondering where the dark haired male sorcerer was.

"He's been treated by a friend and fellow sorcerer", Akina answered him this time, "and right now he should be fast asleep resting"

As time passed within their short and leisurely walk, the two adults and their new student who asked questions (and the adults answered for him), soon reached the school all together and walked in through the entrance, the setting was of a traditional Japanese buildings surrounding each other with fields for combat and physical training as it seemed to Yuji, there would be more to it that meets the eye for the vessel as soon as he was accepted.

"Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu Technical High School. It's one of only two jujutsu educational facilities", Satoru explained to the new student.

"And as a sort of cover up to the normal people of the public, it's known as a private religious school", the sorceress added on.

"And also many sorcerers continue to use it as a base after graduation. So it's a pillar of the jujutsu community. Not just an education but for support and mediation in missions", the blindfolded man continued explaining to Yuji, who walked alongside him and Akina throughout the gardens and the scenery until they eventually reached the main building of the school and they climbed up the stairs first.

"Well first of all, you going to be interviewed by the principal of this school", Akina mentioned to Yuji, knowing well her father wouldn't be pleased about their late arrival.

"The principal", Yuji in return asked curiously.

"Screw this up and he could turn you down for admission, just like that", the ivory haired and blindfolded man mentioned a little too casually for it to be a warning to the teenage vessel who just yelped out in shock and anger.

"Huh?! And what happens then?! Immediate execution?!", the previous normal high school shouted to the white haired teacher as he pointed to himself.

"Hey, stop scaring him Satoru", Akina scolded her coworker, rolling her eyes before she was going to give a few words of wisdom and confidence but something a little unexpected stopped her before she could even start.

"What's this? So you're both not the boss?", a voice with a familiarly haunting and sinister atmosphere and tone to it spoke, catching both the sorcerer and the sorceress's attention as they turned their attention towards Yuji.

An uncanny sight of Ryomen Sukuna's mouth with sharp canines and a creepy smirk appeared on Yuji's cheek and started to speak with blatant confidence and malice, "Any hierarchy other than strength is worthless! Isn't that right, Ayaka Amamiya? Or wait, should I say, Akina Tengan right?"

Hearing the voice coming from Ryomen Sukuna speaking on his cheek, Yuji let out a yelp as he raised his hand to his cheek, attempting to slap his the king's arrogant mouth to keep it shut.

"I'm sorry about that. Sometimes he just does that?", Yuji apologized, he attempted to keep the cursed spirits voice down but it was often useless as the cursed spirit often loved to boast (which Yuji found annoying).

Satoru kept his finger over his mouth as his fist held his chin thoughtfully, "What an amusing body you have now", he pondered to himself.

"Oh who is this Ayaka Amamiya?", Yuji asked curiously as he looked at the two teachers, but mainly Akina whom the king of curses had mistaken to be Ayaka Amamiya.

Akina looked at Yuji with her sharp yet soft amethyst hues, "Ayaka Amamiya was an ancestor of mine from the Heian Era, she was an immensely powerful and feared jujutsu sorceress like myself could conjure Magic and she was known for her powers related to the red spider lily flower. Rumors said she could scare a whole nation and every jujutsu family clan wanted her dead, but she skilled them before they could. She defeated a lot of curses when she was alive but when she sealed Sukuna, that's what caused her death"

As Akina told the story to Yuji, the boy listened in fascination about this Ayaka Amamiya woman that was related to the woman in front of him.

"Yes, she quite a formidable foe and someone I will fight against again when the time comes", Sukuna's mouth appeared this time on the back of Yuji's hand in an arrogant smirk.

"Not again!", Yuji exclaimed in irritation at this as he started to speak to both Satoru and Akina, wanting to battle them again after his humiliating defeat from the night before.

"Once I make this punks body my own, you'll be the first one I kill", the cursed spirit declared rather confidently, in an attitude that was way too overconfident.

However in return, Satoru didn't seem even one bit swayed or intimidated in the slightest by the kings threat, keeping his casual and laidback attitude and personality in display, "It's my honor to be targeted by Sukuna himself", he bragged confidently.

Akina Tengan more so, held an attitude of annoyance of the kings arrogance she found rather insufferable. "Yeah, good luck with that Sukuna", the ebony haired and caramel skinned woman rolled her eyes and replied sarcastically.

Yuji slapped his opposite hand over the back of his hand which Sukuna's mouth and one eye was present over. "This guy is really that famous?", he asked his two teachers.

"Well, more of famously infamous if you want me to be honest", Akina answered in return.

"Ryomen Sukuna is an imaginary fierce god with four arms and two faces, but he once existed as an actual human being although it was over a thousand years ago. In the golden age of jujutsu, sorcerers gathered all their might to challenge him and failed", Satoru started first in telling the tale of Ryomen Sukuna.

"And it wasn't until, Ayaka Amamiya, the jujutsu sorceresses of that time and the only one back then everyone feared and ostracized because of her power and abilities was the only who could seal him but unfortunately after succeeding, she was still slaughtered in her victory against him", Akina implored as she continued to speak of the story. "Crowned with the title of Sukuna, we couldn't even destroy his grave wax as he traversed the ages after death and even jujutsu sorceresses throughout the ages struggled in truly destroying him and his cursed energy as a cursed object. Without a doubt he is the king of curses"

Yuji listened carefully to the story. "Who's stronger? Him or the both of you?", he asked the pair curiously.

"Well, if Sukuna regained all his power, he might caught me a little trouble", Satoru admitted with a little bit more of a laidback attitude than he should've possessed and even the sorceress didn't say it but she knew it was true.

"To me, he would be a nuisance as well, to destroy him with all the fingers in your digestive system and going back for power but I'll be prepared", Akina's expression was neutral yet her voice held confidence.

"But would you two lose?", the pink haired vessel asked them with a slightly more serious tone.

The confident smirk stayed on his face as his eyes covered by his blindfold gazed at his coworker he has worked alongside for years been in love with for a very long time, "We would both win", he assured the vessel, his hands suddenly slipping in and sneaking to Akina's hand. Their hands still together in a soft hold that sealed their bond furthermore as they walked behind Yuji, letting the boy first enter forward reaching the main building of the school.

A traditional Japanese decorated room dimly lit with a few candles in each corner and pillar, the room was glowing gold of the flames dancing on the tips of the candles. "You're late Satoru and Akina", a deep voice that belonged to a man sitting in the middle of the room, this startled the vessel as he witnessed the metal doors of the room starting to automatically close behind him.

"Eight minutes late", the deep voice continued to speak as it belonged to a man who seemed to be stabbing a needle into a doll multiple times, he was big and burly in build black leather jacket closed up and matching black pants, his total appearance consisted of short dark brown spiky hair slicked back slightly with the back and sides of his head being shaven with sunglasses covering his eyes, his thick lips holding a stern frown.

Yuji's face contorted in suspense how this burly and intimidating looking man was sitting down, surrounded by cute dolls and even creating them as his fingers meticulously stabbed a needle into the doll to finish hai creation. "As usual not quite enough to chastise either of you for. I told mainly you Satoru, fix that habit", the man who lectured the two, mainly the carefree and laidback ivory haired sorcerer who was well known for his tardiness.

'That old dude's making cute things?' Yuji exclaimed in his head, not expecting a principal of this school for sorcerers to be sitting around making dolls.

"If it's not enough to chastise me for then don't chastise, besides you're just sitting around making dolls anyway. So what's eight minutes?", Satoru retorted in a partially sassy manner as he was seemingly unbothered by the principals short lecture.

Akina refrained herself from doing another eye roll at the behavior of her coworker, instead releasing a short sigh as she looked at the older man. "Sorry we're late dad, we had a few errands to run but we're here at least", the ebony haired and caramel skin colored woman apologized, her voice was soft and sweet towards the older man.

'Wait! Dad?' He's her father?' Yuji's mouth almost dropped at hearing the words Akina spoke to the man. They did almost look alike, so it wouldn't be too outlandish and even seeing how the older man didn't lecture the woman but simple stayed silent as if he had understood their excuse much better, he could see it.

Satoru turned to Yuji with a small confident smile, "Principal Masamichi Yaga", he introduced the principal to the vessel.

The older man turned his attention to Yuji with a slight disinterested expression as he held a small white and chartreuse doll in his hand, "This is the boy?", he asked casually.

Yuji bowed to the principal and closed his eyes as he greeted him, "Yuji Itadori! I'm into girls like Jennifer Lawrence and Megan Thee Stallion! This is an honor!", the student loudly proclaimed rather boldly and proudly.

Akina couldn't help but stifle a snigger and giggle hearing how the pink haired boy introduced himself to her father. 'Well that's bold way to introduce yourself'

"What're you here for?", the principal seemingly uninterested and unbothered at Yuji's introduction asked the vessel of the king of curses.

Yuji opened his eyes and stared at the principal dumbfounded for a moment at the principal's first question. "An interview?", he answered, being obviously not completely sure what to say.

"But why Jujutsu Tech?", Masamichi Yaga asked him, showing stubbornness in his question.

"To learn jujutsu", Yuji answered again, his voice dragging slowly in confusion as he not too sure how to answer the older man.

"I mean beyond that", the principal interjected. "What do you hope to find once you've studied curses? And learn the art of exorcising them?", he elaborated, his questions becoming even more serious with every new question he asked.

"Well, I suppose", Yuji stopped speaking for a moment as he was trying to find a way how to answer him. "I'm going to collect all the fingers of Sukuna, can't just leave them all out there", Yuji answered as he gestured his hands and fingers.

"But why not?", the older man asked again and this made Yuji furrow his eyebrows and his face started to straighten in annoyance, however he stopped himself in his tracks of speaking out in irritation.

'Oh no. I know dad is gonna get a bit too serious' Akina knew where this was gonna go, but often times it was better to step back and let her father handle his job for administration. Often times he went too far, but at the end of the day he knew what he was doing, even if his attitude was overly serious at times.

The principals eyes covered by his sunglasses glared sharply at the current vessel of Ryomen Sukuna, "People you'll never know die everyday due to crime, accidents and diseases. It's just the natural course of life", a natural mix of serious and sternly attitude as the man looked up at the boy who wanted to administer himself into their school.

"Here he goes again", Satoru muttered to himself as he started to listen to his old teachers and current boss's long lectures and speeches, just like his old high school days.

"But you're telling me you can't overlook it when that death is caused by a curse?", the principal asked the vessel who furrowed his golden eyes at the older man.

,It was someone's dying request of me; and I don't care about the details. I just wanna save who I can", Yuji stated to him, attempting to defend his answer.

"Dying wish?", Yaga scoffed at hearing his answer. "You're saying you'll fight curses because someone else told you to do that?", he accused the normal high school student, standing up as his body was once relaxed was now standing and tense to show his authority as the principal.

"Insufficient" was all the principal answered and Yuji's eyes widened in shock and frustration as the principal denied his answer.

The older man reached out his hand, leaving it open over the head of a green stuffed doll letting stand up while it growled viciously at the teenage boy.

"That's not a doll, it's alive!", Yuji stated as he watched it rise up.

"In a way", Masamichi Yaga answered. "They're corpses, dolls that I've infused with my curse", the man motioned his hand forward and it soon started to run in Yuji's direction before suddenly disappearing and then jumping in front of him to attack him.

Using his backpack as a shield, the cursed corpse punched it and it landed a rather harsh hit on the previously normal high school student as his body body flew back due to the impact on a wooden pillar of the building.

"That's one hell of a doll", Yuji grimaced as he watched it move, making rather possess childish qualities and making tauntingly playful motions.

"A person's true nature reveals itself during a crisis", Masamichi Yaga quoted as Yuji only gave him a disinterested and annoyed expression as the stoic and somewhat grumpy older man explained. "I'll keep attacking you until I get an acceptable answer".

Yuji groaned out irritably as he stood up from the ground while the cursed corpse kept on jumping up and down as if it were taunting him, driving him to the edge of frustration. "Look man, it wasn't just someone else! It was my grandfathers dying request!", the vessel argued back to the principal as he started to run after the doll, landing a a rather powerful punch on its face.

However, the doll was not phased by the physical attack and it bounced back and forth all around the room until it started to bounce everywhere along the walls and pillars of the small building. The principal seemed unfazed, not even flinching once as the doll bounced alongside the wall close to his face. The building grew darker as all the candles were extinguished one by one as the cursed corpses movements and bouncing around.

Yuji kept himself on high alert as his eyes scanned nervously around the room of darkness, trying to find the cursed doll that could attack him at any given moment.

"Where is it?", he muttered softly to himself as he tried to scan the room to find it, suddenly feeling something coming in his direction and turned to find it attacking him but was too late when it attacked him with a head butt. The impact pushed his body and caused it to roll and tumble across the building before his back hit a pillar making him grunt and groan out in pain.

"Family's still just someone else", the man answered in return, evidently not phased by Yuji's answer for his family member's request while the cursed corpse continued to dance and walk around.

Yuji groaned and growling softly to himself in frustration as he held sore part of the back of his head. The corpse was still dancing in front of Yuji as he groaned out frustratedly to himself, realizing that the creature couldn't experience fear or pain which was even more annoying as it rather jeered pointing towards it buttocks in a rather rude manner.

Whilst Masamichi Yaga ignited a match and used it to light one of the candles in the room, "A jujutsu sorcerer constantly faces death, and not just their own death. Sometimes you must ignore the victims and render the flesh from those who the curses murdered. It's an unpleasant job. You have to be highly motivated and perhaps a little crazy to handle it", the man continued to speak with a hushed tone before his sharp eyes covered with his glasses took a quick towards Yuji. "You do this because someone else told you too? Don't make me laugh! It'd be more believable if you said you were doing this to postpone your execution!", the man scoffed at the teenager who gave him answers he deemed only unfit for his enrollment.

"Oh screw you! I-", Yuji attempted to bark back, but it was futile as the principal continued speaking in his harsh and brutal yet realistic discourse of their world.

"And tell me this!", the older man pointed his finger towards the vessel accusingly, "Are you going to blame your poor grandfather when you get killed by a curse, too?"

The question had caught Yuji off guard, his eyes widening at the truth of the principals words. He stopped speaking for only a moment before he commented back, "Damn, old man, you say some pretty harsh things".

"Teaching is making people realize truths", the man surmised, using the pad of his thumb and index finger to stroke his bearded chin.

Yuji held his chin with his hand and pondered, "That's right. I guess".

Suddenly out of the vessel's surprise, the cursed corpse attacked Yuji with a powerful uppercut punch underneath on his chin. The vessel released a strained grunt as his body was thrown in the air from the impact while the doll continuously attacked him.

"It's not easy to imagine how you'll feel on the verge of death. However I can say one thing for certain, at the rate you're going you might end up cursing your beloved grandfather for his dying wish. Jujutsu sorcerers never die without regret. So I'll ask you just once more. Why have you come here to Jujutsu Tech?"

As Masamichi Yaga asked the question one more time, Yuji was silent but he was focused. He knew what to do, he knew what he was capable in doing now. The pink haired teenage boy managed to dodge a punch from the doll that was aimed for his face, and in return he exchanged a head but to the dolls stomach sending it flying back. His fists grabbing it and Yuji rolled on the ground, holding it tightly in its grip so the creature would be apprehended.

"Consuming Sukuna is something only I can do!", Yuji argued back to the principal, now knowing his true answer.

"So even if I could escape my death sentence and run away from this responsibility, then someday I'd be eating food, taking a bath or reading manga. And the moment I stop to think I'd go "Oh I bet that right now somewhere out there someone is dying because of Sukuna. But that doesn't concern me, it's certainly not my fault" You expect me to tell myself that? Well I refuse to do that!"

Hearing those words coming from the vessel of Ryomen Sukuna who had already chosen his fate, Satoru Gojo and Akina Tengan couldn't help but feel a proud smile find their way on their faces as they continued watching him, knowing well that he made the choice he wanted.

"I don't know how I'll feel when I'm dying but, I won't regret the way I've lived!", those last words echoed throughout the room, his heart holding true to his wish of wanting to live a life with no regrets.

After a moment of silence, the principal pivoted his heel and stood where the student was now facing his side profile, "Satoru, Akina, show him to his dorm room. Be sure to explain the security arrangements to him as well", the principal asked his former student and his daughter with a small smile of approval visible on his face.

This took the pink haired male by surprise as his brown eyes widened slightly. The principal turned to face him again, his face straightened but more relaxed than before. "You're admitted. Welcome to Jujutsu Tech", the older man did a proper greeting for Yuji in a friendlier tone than previously and this in return, caused the teenager to smile softly in relief and optimism.

"Um dad", Akina interjected as she noticed the cursed corpse still struggling free from Yuji's strong grip now loosening, "Maybe you should-"

But it was too late as the cursed corpse broke out of the teenager's loosened hold and punched him in the face making him groan out in pain as he fell to the floor from the impact.

'Release the curse' Akina internally finished her sentence as she watched the scene unfold in front of her, wincing slightly for Yuji from the necessary attack he received.

"Oh right, thanks Akina. Sorry Itadori, I forgot to release the curse", he apologized to the teenager as the bright green doll continued dancing in a childish carefree manner.

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With the succession of his admission to Jujutsu High, Yuji Itadori was taken to the student dorm buildings and his assigned room by Satoru Gojo and Akina Tengan where he would be allowed to unpack his stuff and settle down for the day.

"Whoa! This place is huge!", the vessel exclaimed in excitement, beaming with energy as he ran around his room, plopping on his new bed, shouting outside his window, peering curiously in his new wooden closet and shortly decorating his bedroom.

"All the second and third-years are out at the moment. You'll meet them all soon. There aren't many of them", Satoru started to mention to Yuji, both him and his coworker watching how the new boy had gotten himself used to his new living arrangements and started to decorate his room by taking out his rolled out posters, his books and manga too.

The boy was about to unroll his poster and put it up on the wall, but realizing it was one of a blonde woman as a bikini model the boy rolled it closed realizing his hot female sensei was watching. He internally panicked, what would happen if she found the kind of posters on his wall?

So instead Yuji took out a collection of books that were recommended by his friends from the occult club, true horror written by an author who has been known for her talent since a young age.

"You know, there's no real reason for you to go fight at all", a mischievous smile crawled over Satoru's face as he started to assure the boy. "Fushiguro, Aki and I could retrieve Sukuna's fingers while you just stay here and chill out", in return Akina and Yuji Itadori (who was stacking his books on the side of his table, the one he was currently reading).

"Satoru, what are you planning?", Akina scolded, her voice sharp as her narrowed gaze and her arms folded in her chest.

"Yes, nice try, guy. I said I'd do it and I will", he was true to his words and his declaration. "Though, I gotta saw, hanging out until Fushiguro comes back all beat up just to bring me a finger? That'd be funny", the mere thought of the dark haired student coming back, his uniform tattered and him showing visible injuries holding a finger of Ryomen Sukuna while Yuji would lay down in his bed, reading manga, it would be slightly comical if their situation wasn't too dire.

"Oh Megumi would not enjoy that at all", Akina laughed slightly, imagining her stoic and more serious student's reaction at the very thought of the request.

Even Satoru could barely hold back a snigger from the thought as Akina commented. "Yeah, but you wouldn't have refused a fight. I already knew that", the ivory haired sorcerer commented, his attitude still laid back as usual.

"Huh? That was a test?", Yuji reacted with anger momentarily, yet as Satoru walked up to him, the older man placed his index finger close to Yuji's lips to silence him.

"If the fingers were that easy to find, don't you think we'd have collected them all already?", Satoru asked Yuji, before explaining to him fully."Some have a presence that's overwhelming. Some keep very quiet", as he explained, it was almost a match of him and the woman in the room, curiously looking at the books on his desks as she saw a title of a book that was all too familiar. "And some have already been absorbed by a cursed spirit. These are the challenges we've dealt with when it comes to searching for them"

As Satoru continued explaining, Akina peered her amethyst colored hues away from the collection of books and looked at her new student. "And as you can see, even Satoru and myself have struggled in finding the fingers, we hold not even ten of them in our possession but we are getting closer to collecting them all. Now the difference is Yuji", the woman stepped closer to Yuji, in daylight the teenage boy could clearly see more of her beauty, "that with Sukuna inside of you, he is a greedy bastard for power but luckily that will leave us at an advantage to lead us to the fingers"

"You're both vessel and locator, our very own radar. So, you see? We won't get very far without you", Satoru agreed with Akina, speaking in his own words for his possible current abilities that Yuji would likely to possess.

"Are you sure he's gonna be that co-operative?", Yuji asked curiously, his hand planted on his stomach as he clutched his slightly.

"Well, you do have a point, but if we can come to a win-win agreement with him, then we'll find a chance to move forward", Akina answered, stepping away slightly before turning her heel to walk out of the bedroom.

On the side of the table, Satoru's eyes turned to Yuji's bedside table noticing a book that's title read "Red Tokyo", his grin only widened. "Oooh, hey Aki. I think we got a fan of your books as our student", the carefree and laidback sorcerer playfully hollered.

Akina turned her head around, looking at Yuji's jaw as it dropped from shock and excitement. "Wait a minute! You're not Akina Tengan as the strongest jujutsu sorceress but also the very horror author writer everyone raves about?", his soft colored brown eyes widened in excitement as he excitedly rambled on.

"Oh yes, that is me", Akina answered as she chuckled softly, soft hints of heat rushed to her face as her hand touched her cheek in pride and happiness of a student who enjoyed her novel.

"Yes, we also have her title as one of talented novel writers in Japan since the age of seventeen! Her books are absolutely amazing and always keep me on the edge of my seat, if you want I can even recommend you some Yuji!", Satoru Gojo even joined in on the excitement, standing next to his coworker as he put his on her waist and pulled her closer in to his own body.

Akina's face felt slightly flushed as she felt Satoru pull her in closer, her heart pounding and her becoming hotter at the words of praise. "Oh Satoru, stop you're flattering me too much", she shyly chuckled. No matter how many times her novels have praised by the public or adored by others, it always made her flustered and happy when someone complimented them to her face.

His voice lowered, leaning closer to her face, "Oh come on, Aki you know I'm telling the truth", his voice was soft but lower.

Yuji's face straightened as he witnessed the two teachers getting closer to each other, how Satoru Gojo was obviously flirting with Akina Tengan and the two didn't even stop as Satoru walked out of the room, still holding her close to him with a soft yet strong grip on her waist and she didn't protest to take it off as she felt her heart pound within her chest.

As the two walked out and Yuji followed them closely behind, once the two teachers stepped out of the room and were slightly out of the vessel's range, "Of course, I won't tell him about the naughty books you've written and I've enjoyed and helped you write too, Akina", Satoru's whisper was low along with his voice, sending a shiver down Akina's spine as her face became even more flustered.

His arm didn't even release Akina once Yuji stepped out of his room and as if on perfect timing, Megumi Fushiguro's bedroom door opened revealing himself to be one room closer to Yuji's dorm room. "You're next door?", his deep voice asked, his darkened hues looking at his teachers and his new classmate in disapproval.

"Hey, Fushiguro!", Yuji enthusiastically greeted his new classmate/friend. "Wow. You're looking a lot better now" the pink haired boy observed him, seeing how his bandages were completely gone and he looked a lot more well rested as he wore his set of dark colored pajamas and his dark colored hair was tied up into a low ponytail hairstyle.

Megumi however didn't even answer Yuji, bit his attention was panned onto his annoying white haired sensei. "There's lots of other empty rooms, you know?", the dark haired student mentioned to his sensei who bared an extroverted personality, unlike himself and his coworker.

"Sure. But isn't it better to have some company? Aki and I thought it would be good for you to have a friend", the white haired teacher grinned, trying to help Megumi socialize more and have new friends around him.

"Classes and missions are enough. This is not welcome", Megumi retorted, folding his arms and grimacing in disapproval.

"Now now Megumi, at least try to talk to Yuji and give him a chance. He's a really nice boy and he just became your classmate and teammate", Akina lectured her student gently like a mother would to a child. The dark haired student despite his eyes closed and his face turned away from Gojo, listened to Akina clearly.

Yuji taking this chance to slip through, having his head peering into Megumi Fushiguro's dorm room. "Whoa, it's so organized in here", Yuji praised the work of Megumi's meticulous decoration of his dorm room.

However this only seemed to tick off the dark haired male, "Back off. I just told you you're not welcome!", the prodigy student grunted disapprovingly, showing in actions how he slammed the door into Yuji's head that was still peering in his bedroom without his permission.

The pink haired boy winced and grunted loudly in pain while the white haired male was elated watching the two first years interacting together. "Hah! Friends already!", the silver haired sensei had his arm still wrapped Akina, giving the two students a thumbs up.

"And together, we're heading out tomorrow! We're going to pick up two of our next first-years!", Satoru excitedly announced, as Megumi only stared at him in disinterest while Yuji was still holding his cheek from being slammed by his new classmates door.

Suddenly a growl was heard with a soft low sounding roar, turning their heads at the sound, Yuji Itadori jumped in fear and jumped from seeing a big white tiger walking into the room. "Oh fuck! Akina! Gojo!There's a tiger!", the boy was paralyzed in fear as he watched the tiger suddenly walking in their direction.

Akina chuckled softly, as she walked away from Gojo and started to walk towards the tiger. "Akina sensei no it will kill you!", the pink haired boy panicked, his body trembling in fear as he tried to warn his sensei but noticing how Satoru Gojo and Megumi Fushiguro were acting a little too calm almost sent the boy into a panic overdrive.

He however watched how the Tiger let out a chuff as it nudged its head against Akina's leg and the woman's gloved hands started gently rub and scratch her head. "Sorry Yuji for scaring you, this is Maaya. She's like a guardian and a little support animal, she looks scary at first glance but she's a sweetheart I promise you", the woman praised her tiger companion of tears, the giving multiple kisses as she cooed compliments to Maaya and the Siberian Tiger in return was happily giving into Akina's attention, who she saw as a mother.

Yuji witnessing how his teacher was giving love and attention so casually to the tiger, his eyes widened in shock but his body started to relax slightly.

"Yeah, she's a sweetheart to you but she attacks me all the time", Satoru pouted, folding his arms as he turned his head to the side in a huff.

"Yeah I wonder why", Megumi grumbled as he gently walked forward, petting Maaya's head in return. The tiger pulled away from Akina and nudged her head into Megumi's hand, showing that she was comfortable in the prodigy student's presence.

"If you want too, Yuji, you and Megumi can play with her and she'lol give you a tour of the school. I've got some work I need to finish first, but I'll make you guys dinner for Yuji's welcoming. How does that sound?", Akina proposed, looking at the two boys who shared the same age and now were in the same classroom.

"That sounds good!", Yuji approved, holding a thumbs up as he followed his sensei Satoru Gojo, his new classmate Megumi Fushiguro and the white siberian tiger Maaya around the school grounds, happy to have found a place to smile freely and that the weight of the world could disappear from his shoulders for now.

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QUESTION FOR CHAPTER:

QUESTION FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER, SHOULD I DO AN NSFW CHAPTER OF SATORU X AKINA OR NOT?

OR SHOULD I HAVE A SLIGHTLY MORE VULNERABLE CHAPTER OF AKINA?

ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED TO SOON MEET MY BABY GIRL ICHIKA AGAIN?

AND WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE FOR A 900 VOTES OR A 30K SPECIAL AFTER NOBARA AND ICHIKA'S APPEARANCE AS A LITTLE THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS?❤️❤️❤️

EXTRA NOTES ON THE CHAPTER (ANA RANTS):

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY TO AKINA TENGAN!🎉💖

I'M SO HAPPY I COULD GET THIS CHAPTER OUT FOR HER BIRTHDAY!💃🏼

DID YOU GUYS ENJOY IT?

ALSO LITTLE SHOUTOUT TO OLIVIA'S (hearts4yuji) BOOK "ONLY ANGEL" AS THE PROLOGUE JUST RELEASED SO GO AND READ IT NOW!😤🫡

NEXT CHAPTER IS GONNA BE A SATORU X AKINA CHAPTER (MAYBE IT WILL BE NAFW OR NOT, IDK YET) AND THEN WE WILL MEET BOTH NOBARA AND ICHIKA!💓💗💞

SEE YOU GUYS IN THE NEXT CHAPTER MY DARLING!

BYE FOR NOW! MWAH MWAH!💋🫶🏻

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