In the blink of an eye, six years passed.
Gojo Family mansion.
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Blue!"
In the vast open space of the mansion, as the six-year-old Gojo Satoru chanted the incantation with a tender yet serious voice, a blue-black sphere, completely condensed from cursed energy, appeared out of thin air in his palm.
The blue-black sphere erupted with a strong gravitational field like a black hole, as if it wanted to attract and devour everything around it, turning it into Hollow.
Then, under Gojo Satoru's control, "Blue" flew out of his hand in a circular path around him, and its volume also expanded.
In an instant, the plants and even the ground around Gojo Satoru were all destroyed by "Blue's" gravity.
After the smoke and dust cleared, a deep pit several meters in diameter appeared out of nowhere, with only the ground Gojo Satoru stood on remaining perfectly intact.
Clap clap clap!
"At only six years old, not only has he mastered Limitless, but he can also skillfully use Cursed Technique Reversal: Blue! He truly lives up to his name as the Gojo Family's Six Eyes child prodigy, a rarity in a thousand years. I'm afraid even I wouldn't be your match, Satoru!"
Hazome Sosuke, who had been sitting by and watching, walked over, clapping and praising him.
Over the past six years, Hazome Sosuke had already graduated from Gojo Tech and successfully passed the Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer assessment, forming the Gojo Tech trio with Gojo Shino and Masamichi Yaga.
These six years, they had exorcised Curse Spirits together, forging an unshakeable and profound friendship.
The three of them trusted each other immensely and cooperated tacitly in Curse Spirit exorcism missions, almost inseparable except for sleeping hours.
And during these six years, Hazome Sosuke was invited to Gojo Shino's home every other day.
As a result, everyone in the family, even the Gojo Family's pet dog, would wag its tail and come up to fawn when Hazome Sosuke arrived.
This led to Hazome Sosuke being almost more familiar with the Gojo Family than his own home.
Hearing Hazome Sosuke's praise, the young Gojo Satoru, who was susceptible to such flattery, leaped out of the deep pit and landed in front of Hazome Sosuke, raising his proud little face and saying, "How about it, Uncle Hazome? Am I amazing? I've learned Limitless's absolute defense and Blue. Once I learn Red, I'll be invincible! Hehe!"
Hazome Sosuke squatted down, lovingly rubbing Gojo Satoru's cheek, and said, "That's right, Satoru will be the undisputed strongest in the Jujutsu World then."
Upon hearing this, Gojo Satoru put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily, already showing the Prototype of his future arrogant and stubborn "Human Oil Satoru."
Meanwhile, his father, Gojo Shino, who knew the reason of pride leading to defeat, stepped forward and said, "Hazome, don't spoil Satoru too much."
"And you, you brat, don't get carried away by a little progress, understand? There's always someone better, and if the Zen'in Family produces a child who awakens the Ten Shadows Technique, he will be your greatest opponent in the future."
"Yes, yes, Zen'in Family, Ten Shadows Technique... Dad, you and the Elder haven't said enough, but I've heard enough. My ears are practically calloused."
Gojo Satoru scratched his ear, then spread his hands, "You've been talking about it for so long, but where's the Zen'in Family's Ten Shadows Technique child? Haven't they been born yet?"
Seeing Gojo Satoru's smug expression, Gojo Shino raised his hand to scare him, "You brat, you've learned to talk back. Looks like I need to teach you a lesson."
Upon seeing this, Gojo Satoru quickly hid behind Hazome Sosuke, peeking his head out, "Stupid Dad, you resort to violence when you can't win. Cheater."
"Oh, right, Uncle Hazome, my birthday is in two days. Have you thought about what birthday present to get me?"
Gojo Satoru changed the subject and asked, looking up.
Hazome Sosuke stroked his head and smiled, "I've already prepared it. I secretly put it in your room when I came today. Go see if you like it."
"Really? Yay! Woohoo!"
Gojo Satoru was overjoyed and ran off in a flash.
Gojo Shino shook his head helplessly, watching Gojo Satoru's retreating back. "This brat..."
"Hazome, you too. You bring him a gift every time you come. It's too much."
Gojo Shino appeared strict on the surface, but in his heart, he deeply loved his mischievous son, Gojo Satoru.
Hazome Sosuke smiled, "It's a birthday present I prepared in advance. It's not worth much."
Subsequently.
The three of them went to Gojo Shino's courtyard and leisurely enjoyed the fine tea the servants had just brought.
...
A shop specializing in high-end women's clothing.
A young girl opened the fitting room curtain and said to the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa, "Dad, how is it? Does it look good?"
The man looked her up and down, gave a thumbs up, and said, "As expected of my daughter, everything looks good on you."
The girl giggled, happily sat next to the man, "Dad, SMAP (an idol group with Takuya Kimura as a member) is coming for a concert next week, I want to go, can you help me buy tickets?"
"SMAP concert? Oh, their tickets are hellishly hard to get, and they're not cheap. What a headache."
The man's words implied he was unwilling to help his daughter get tickets.
The girl immediately used her trump card: the art of acting spoiled.
She pitched her voice, making it as sweet as possible, then sat on her father's lap, shaking his shoulders with both hands, "Oh, Dad, SMAP rarely comes, I really want to see Takuya Kimura, he's my favorite idol."
"So, please, Dad, please, okay?"
"Okay? Okay, please?…"
Facing his daughter's spoiled act, the man, gradually being persuaded, helplessly and awkwardly picked up his water glass to drink.
"Okay, please? Da… Dad."
Pfft!
Just then, the girl, who was hugging him with both hands, somehow produced a sharp spike and plunged it into the back of his neck.
The man instantly lost his life, slumping onto the sofa.
And the girl's originally young face transformed into an old, wrinkled face.
She was the very active Curse User, Granny Ogami.
Just then, Granny Ogami's phone rang.
Seeing who the caller was, Granny Ogami said impatiently, "Spit it out, whatever it is."
Then, she slowly widened her eyes, revealing a look of surprise, after hearing what the other party on the phone said.
...
...
Bustling Akihabara.
A handsome man wearing black-rimmed glasses was walking on the crowded street with a child whose hair and even eyelashes were snow-white.
They were Hazome Sosuke and Gojo Satoru.
Because the Great Elder had always restricted his outings, Gojo Satoru was practically molding in the Gojo Family, so he threw a tantrum and insisted on going out to play.
But because Tokyo Jujutsu High and Kyoto Jujutsu High had an important seminar to attend in the afternoon.
Masamichi Yaga and Gojo Shino had to attend.
So the burden of taking Gojo Satoru out to play suddenly fell on Hazome Sosuke.
He naturally didn't refuse, and the Great Elder was also very relieved about it.
Thus, the scene of the two of them shopping came to be.
"Hazome Uncle, this looks delicious."
Gojo Satoru pointed to the kikufuku dessert shop by the roadside.
It turned out that at this time, kikufuku had already become Gojo Satoru's trap.
Hazome Sosuke immediately bought him a portion.
"Gojo! Gojo!"
Gojo Satoru, with a look of bliss, took one bite after another, unable to swallow fast enough, and his stuffed mouth kept exclaiming in praise.
"Hazome Uncle, have one too."
Gojo Satoru grabbed a kikufuku almost as big as his hand and handed it over.
Hazome Sosuke accepted it without refusal.
He also wanted to taste what Gojo Satoru's favorite food tasted like.
He took a bite, and for him, it was a bit too sweet.
But Gojo Satoru was eating it with great relish.
Indeed, those with bitter lives need to consume more sugar than ordinary people.
At the same time.
A cafe in a tall building nearby.
"Is that the Gojo Family's Six Eyes Divine Child?"
"The one next to him is Hazome Sosuke, the Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer of Tokyo Jujutsu High, who is rumored to have used Reverse Stroke to save Gojo Satoru at his hundred-day banquet."
"Speaking of which, his Reverse Stroke is somewhat similar to your Inversion. If you were to face him, how much chance of winning do you think you have?" Granny Ogami took a sip of coffee and said.
And Sukasaka Niryo, sitting opposite her, heard this and said with a solemn expression, "It's only superficially similar. My Inversion is limited to strength conversion, but if his Reverse Stroke is truly, as rumored, controlling the enemy's visual nerves and completely reversing the opponent's sense of direction, then my chances of winning are probably only about 40%."
Granny Ogami was slightly surprised, "Oh, I didn't expect you, old stubborn, to have a humble side. That's rare."
At this taunt, Sukasaka Niryo immediately spat, "I'm just stubborn, not stupid. Otherwise, how could I, as a Curse User, have lived until now?"
"Stop with the nonsense. When we start, you need to quickly deal with the Gojo Family brat and then come help me. Not only will there be a 100 million bounty to share, but we'll also be able to return to our former easy and free lives."
Hearing this, Granny Ogami put down her coffee cup, her eyes sinister.
Because Gojo Satoru's appearance disrupted the balance of the Jujutsu World, not only did the Jujutsu Sorcerer side's strength increase, but the strength of Curse Spirits also increased by several levels recently.
It was like a long-sealed world record, constantly being broken and refreshed by newcomers.
And precisely because of this, it directly led to a large number of Curse Users, who were originally living comfortable and free lives, going into hiding, and their easy money-making and enjoyable lives became a thing of the past.
As the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality.
Curse Users who were used to easy lives hated Gojo Satoru immensely.
Therefore, even without the dark web bounty, they wished they could kill Gojo Satoru with their own hands.
Just as the two conspired and decided to make their move.
Gojo Satoru on the street suddenly stopped.
Then he looked up towards the window where Granny Ogami and Sukasaka Niryo were sitting.
Just one glance, and those brilliant blue eyes made Granny Ogami and Sukasaka Niryo's hearts tremble, leaving them unsettled.
Their entire bodies shivered like wild beasts encountering a hunter with a shotgun, sweating profusely from fear.
"Tch, two rats in a gutter." Gojo Satoru said disdainfully.
And Hazome Sosuke also followed Gojo Satoru's gaze and discovered Granny Ogami and Sukasaka Niryo.
The two would cause a big ruckus in the Shibuya Incident in the future, and would also be an experience pack for the protagonist group later on.
Hazome Sosuke said to Gojo Satoru, "Let's go. It's not convenient to fight in a busy area; the commotion would be too big. Besides, they've already been scared out of their wits by you and won't dare to act rashly."
Hearing this, Gojo Satoru nodded and withdrew his gaze.
Granny Ogami and Sukasaka Niryo immediately felt as if they had escaped from a tiger's mouth, and without prior agreement, they both gasped for air.
Even though it was spring and the temperature was pleasant, their clothes were soaked with cold sweat from fear in a few breaths.
Being disturbed by small fry during a meal.
Requires more favorite food to compensate.
So, Gojo Satoru almost stopped at every sweet shop he saw and had Hazome Sosuke buy him something.
Unconsciously, his stomach was already filled with kikufuku, ice cream, hot cocoa, egg tarts...
It wasn't until dusk that Gojo Satoru was finally satisfied.
Just as the two were talking.
Hazome Sosuke suddenly noticed a familiar figure passing by.
He immediately turned around and stared at that somewhat familiar back.
The other party also noticed Hazome's gaze and turned back to look at him.
Hazome Sosuke had indeed not mistaken her.
The other party was Itadori's mother, Kaori Itadori.
However, the distinct stitching mark on her forehead indicated her true identity at this moment.
—Kenjaku!
Hazome Sosuke didn't expect Kenjaku to have already parasitized Kaori Itadori so early.
According to the timeline, Itadori Yuji's birth was still several years away.
"Hazome Uncle, is that someone you know?"
Gojo Satoru's voice broke the almost stagnant eye-to-eye probing between Hazome Sosuke and Kenjaku.
Hazome Sosuke immediately turned and withdrew his gaze, shaking his head, "No."
Gojo Satoru: "But she has traces of cursed energy flowing through her. She should also be a Jujutsu Sorcerer, or possibly a Curse User."
At this moment, Kenjaku, who had parasitized Kaori Itadori, gazed at the receding figures of Hazome Sosuke and the other person.
For some reason, even after living for a thousand years.
Just from that brief eye contact he felt as if he had been completely seen through by this stranger he had never met, with no privacy whatsoever.
This eerie feeling lingered in his heart, refusing to dissipate.
...
Night fell.
After sending Gojo Satoru home, Hazome Sosuke returned to his suburban detached house.
He suddenly found a package inexplicably placed on his table.
Hazome Sosuke stepped forward and opened it, and a wooden box came into view.
And when he opened the box, a purplish-red, black-nailed, ugly finger with two small faces was exposed to the air.
Looking at the Sukuna's finger in the box.
Hazome Sosuke's lips curved into a playful smile, and he pushed up his black-rimmed glasses, which glinted like moonlight.
"Interest +1+1... Expectation +1+1..."