Jujutsu High — Training Field.
Maki, Inumaki, Panda, White Zetsu, and the somewhat gloomy Yuta Okkotsu stood together.
"Everyone! Eyes on me!"
Under the speechless gazes of the others, White Zetsu suddenly ripped open the upper half of his black robe with red clouds.
"This is the newest little brother I've recruited!"
"You can call him Caterpillar."
White Zetsu proudly showed off the wriggling curse spirit coiled around his waist.
"White Zetsu, what the hell are you doing?!"
"At Jujutsu High, the rule is clear — all curses must be exorcised!"
Holding a wooden training staff, Maki strode forward angrily.
"The only reason you're allowed to stay at the school must be because Brother Mirai made guarantees to the higher-ups!"
"And instead of behaving yourself, you dare bring another curse spirit here?! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
Just as Maki was about to swing her staff and eliminate him herself, Panda quickly stepped in to stop her.
"That's right, White Zetsu. Maki's not wrong."
"If you keep acting like this, the school's higher-ups won't just sit back and ignore it."
After spending many days together, Panda actually had a fairly good impression of White Zetsu.
Aside from being a little chuunibyou… loving to brag… show off… and act cool…
At least he wasn't like other curses that hated humans.
Panda himself was a Cursed Corpse created by Masamichi Yaga.
If Gojo hadn't intervened back then, not only Panda but even Yaga himself…
would probably have already been secretly dealt with by Jujutsu High.
White Zetsu's situation was somewhat similar.
The only difference was who stood behind him.
Inumaki nodded in agreement.
"Salmon roe."
Yuta glanced nervously between the furious Maki and the grinning White Zetsu, raising both hands awkwardly.
Family matters…
Would it be inappropriate for an outsider to interfere…?
"Relax, relax~"
White Zetsu patted the wriggling curse spirit on the head.
"This is the trophy Mirai got after killing Suguru Geto."
"The group of old fossils among the higher-ups already knew about it yesterday."
Looking at the shocked crowd, White Zetsu continued casually.
"This thing's cursed energy doesn't even reach Grade Four."
"Forget hurting anyone — if you leave it on the ground, a sorcerer might accidentally step on it and kill it."
"So vulgar!"
Raising his head proudly, White Zetsu declared,
"Don't look down on my little brother just because he's weak. His ability is actually incredible!"
As he spoke, the crimson caterpillar curse opened its mouth wide.
White Zetsu stuck his hand straight inside.
"This guy's stomach is basically a pocket dimension."
"Perfect for storage."
Clang.
From the mouth of the curse — which was less than half a meter long — White Zetsu pulled out a nearly two-meter-long three-section staff.
"Look!"
"This is the Special Grade Cursed Tool — Playful Cloud that Geto used yesterday!"
Holding the staff in his left hand, White Zetsu squeezed the caterpillar curse's head with his right.
The wriggling curse visibly shrank.
Then White Zetsu swallowed it in one gulp.
"My little brother can also shrink his body!"
"Very convenient for carrying!"
White Zetsu grinned widely, showing jagged teeth.
"So what do you think?"
"Isn't my little brother awesome?!"
Just as he was proudly showing off—
A tremendous force suddenly yanked his left hand.
White Zetsu stumbled forward and nearly fell.
After all, White Zetsu himself was only Grade Four.
When Maki moved, he didn't even have time to react.
"Nice."
"This cursed tool belongs to me now."
Maki swung Playful Cloud happily like a prized possession, completely ignoring White Zetsu's furious shouting.
Since the higher-ups already knew about it, she no longer had any concerns.
"You thief! Maki, you bandit!"
"Careful, or I'll curse you!"
White Zetsu struggled desperately against Panda's thick arms.
"Panda, let go of me!"
"Today I, White Zetsu-sama, will carry out justice within the family!"
Panda wrapped an arm around White Zetsu's shoulders and tried to calm him.
"Don't be impulsive, White Zetsu. It's just a cursed tool — just give it to your niece."
Glancing at Maki, who had already begun practicing with Playful Cloud, Panda lowered his voice.
"More importantly… even if we let you go…"
"You still couldn't beat that scary woman."
While White Zetsu continued messing around with the others, he didn't notice the phone vibrating inside his discarded uniform pocket.
"Mirai-sensei,are you really that afraid of dying?"
Gojo Satoru looked at Mirai and laughed.
"I already agreed, but you still insisted on establishing a binding vow."
"Looks like you're really worried something might happen inside my Domain."
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Mirai stood up and straightened his black robe.
"I don't have to worry about you pulling anything inside the domain."
"And you don't have to worry about me bringing up Megumi again afterward."
Once a Binding Vow is established, breaking it results in terrifying consequences.
Just like the vow made between Ryomen Sukuna and Yuji Itadori in Sukuna's innate domain.
Any vow mutually agreed upon must be honored.
Sukuna couldn't break it.
Neither could Gojo.
Mirai wasn't truly afraid of death.
But to achieve his goal, he needed to not resist inside the Domain and passively endure the effects.
With the Domain's guaranteed-hit rule in effect—
If Gojo suddenly decided to do something unpredictable…
Mirai would be finished.
After the binding vow was completed, a mischievous grin immediately appeared on Gojo's face.
And when Gojo pulled down the bandage covering his eyes—
Mirai's lips twitched.
His black pupils instantly transformed into blood-red patterned eyes.
This guy really holds grudges…
Gojo raised two fingers before his chest, a teasing glint in his eyes.
"Domain Expansion."
"Unlimited Void."
In an instant—
An overwhelming surge of cursed energy exploded outward.
A black spherical barrier rapidly expanded, engulfing both Gojo and Mirai.
Mirai's house collapsed like a pile of rotten tofu, crumbling into powder in the blink of an eye.
Undulating black-and-white piano keys.
Shattered light bulbs.
A speeding subway train.
A burning forest.
A thunderstorm-filled night.
A brilliant starry sky.
Countless fragments of information surged like a flood released from a broken dam, rushing violently into Mirai's mind and taking root.
Impossible to refuse.
Impossible to evade.
The fragmented information poured into his brain with brutal force, endlessly flooding in.
Inside the Domain, Mirai's body couldn't move.
His pupils trembled violently.
"What's going on?!"
The people training on the field suddenly turned their heads.
The sudden explosion.
The terrifying cursed energy that appeared for a moment and vanished.
After yesterday's battle, everyone immediately tensed up.
"That direction… Brother Mirai?!"
Seeing the rising cloud of dust in the distance, Maki's expression tightened as she grabbed Playful Cloud and dashed off.
Panda and the others quickly followed.
"Maki! Can Mirai-sensei use Domain Expansion?"
Panda asked anxiously.
Although Maki and the others had never seen it since enrolling, Panda — who had spent a long time beside Yaga — immediately recognized it.
It was Gojo Satoru's Domain.
If Maki's brother hadn't mastered Domain Expansion…
or couldn't escape from it…
Then by the time they arrived—
it might already be too late.
Running at full speed, Maki hesitated for a moment.
She didn't want to casually reveal Mirai's information.
But seeing the seriousness on Panda's face, she paused before speaking.
"A few years ago, a strangely shaped ancient tree suddenly appeared at the Zen'in clan estate."
"It was enormous, like it connected heaven and earth."
"But it only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing."
Panda nodded.
"That was probably when Mirai-sensei first awakened his Domain."
"That's why you were able to see the manifestation inside it."
"Wait for me!"
White Zetsu hurriedly grabbed his clothes from the ground and chased after them.
He absolutely loved watching excitement unfold.
While running, he glanced briefly at the phone in his pocket.
Just as White Zetsu ran out of the training field gate—
His vision suddenly went black.