Future Yuji Itadori Joins the Chat Group

An hour later, inside a restaurant.

Miyaguni Chiharu had changed into a more casual short-sleeved shirt and long skirt and was sitting on a sofa.

Miyaguni Chiharu was usually a complete workaholic who devoted all her attention to Jujutsu-related matters. Especially after the earth-shaking battle between Mahoraga and Dabura, the aftermath and the handling of relations between the two races had kept her overwhelmingly busy. It was only during the past few days that she had finally been able to catch her breath.

She basically never had time to pay attention to her appearance.

However, before meeting Yuji Itadori today, Miyaguni Chiharu had taken some time to dress herself up.

After all, aside from when Yuji Itadori had appeared earlier and forcibly put an end to the conflict between the two sides, the two of them hadn't seen each other for a very long time.

However, after seeing Yuji Itadori, a surprised expression appeared on Miyaguni Chiharu's face.

It wasn't because Yuji Itadori's appearance had barely changed at all—Miyaguni Chiharu had long known that her master wouldn't age—although Miyaguni Chiharu was still slightly bothered by the fact that Yuji Itadori looked even younger than she did.

The most important thing was Beatrice, who was beside Yuji Itadori.

'What's going on? Why did Master Itadori bring a little girl with him?'

'Could it be... she's Master's—'

'Daughter!'

'But Master already has a daughter?! He doesn't look like it at all...'

'Could she have been adopted?'

In that instant, countless possibilities surfaced in Miyaguni Chiharu's mind.

"It's been a long time, Miyaguni."

Yuji Itadori sat on the sofa, while Beatrice naturally seated herself on his lap.

They looked exactly like a father and daughter!

Miyaguni Chiharu's thoughts became even more chaotic.

"Miyaguni?"

"Oh, Master! It's been a long time!"

Only after Yuji Itadori softly called to her did Miyaguni Chiharu's thoughts abruptly return to reality.

"It should've been more than twenty years already. Back then, you were still only a—"

"Master! Let's not talk about that for now!!"

Miyaguni Chiharu's cheeks instantly turned red as she shook her head in embarrassment.

Matters concerning her age were absolutely taboo for Miyaguni.

Although her Cursed Technique and proper maintenance made her look like an ordinary young woman...

Yuji Itadori, who was standing before her, looked even younger!

"Master... who is this...?"

Miyaguni Chiharu's intense curiosity still made her turn her gaze toward Beatrice.

"Beatrice is Beatrice, and Beatrice belongs to Yuji!"

Beatrice raised her head and spoke, a somewhat smug smile seemingly appearing on her face.

Wasn't Master spoiling this child a little too much?

Miyaguni Chiharu couldn't help complaining inwardly.

Yuji Itadori thought for a moment, considering how to explain Beatrice's identity without causing too much trouble.

After all, nobody else would believe anything about a Chat Group.

No, Miyaguni Chiharu would believe him.

Yuji Itadori remembered that Miyaguni Chiharu had absolute faith in anything he or Todo Aoi said.

"I brought Beatrice back from a very distant place..."

Yuji Itadori wasn't good at explaining such things.

However, Miyaguni Chiharu seemed to understand something and nodded firmly.

"I understand."

Miyaguni Chiharu looked at Beatrice, and her past self gradually overlapped with the girl in her mind.

Hadn't she also been around the same age when Todo Aoi adopted her?

This girl named Beatrice must also have a past that she couldn't possibly imagine.

That was precisely why Yuji Itadori had taken the initiative to adopt her and appeared to cherish her so dearly.

"Little Sister Beatrice! Tell your big sister whenever you need anything from now on!"

Miyaguni Chiharu said with a smile, looking incomparably friendly.

"A little girl like you dares to call herself a big sister?"

Beatrice crossed her arms over her chest and stared at Miyaguni Chiharu with an unconvinced expression.

However, when Miyaguni Chiharu saw her reaction, the smile on her face became even gentler.

She had once been just as ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth~

Meanwhile, Yuka and Tsurugi were watching everything from a distant corner of the restaurant.

"Honestly! It'll be terrible if we're discovered!"

Yuka looked worriedly at Yuji Itadori and the others in the distance while lowering her voice.

To avoid being recognized, they had even gone home and changed into casual clothes.

"The main reason is that it's rare to see Miyaguni-san acting like this. She even specially changed her clothes!"

Tsurugi tilted his head and whispered,

"She was furious just now, but the moment she saw Itadori-senpai, Miyaguni-san became like a completely different person!"

"I never expected Miyaguni-san to be the disciple of Itadori-senpai and Todo-senpai..."

"I'm really curious about what Itadori-senpai and Miyaguni-san are talking about—and who exactly is that little girl Itadori-senpai brought with him?"

On the other side, Miyaguni Chiharu looked thoughtfully at Yuji Itadori. After remaining silent for a moment, she finally spoke:

"Master, why did you decide to come and see me today?"

Miyaguni Chiharu asked.

Ever since Yuji Itadori left, the two of them had practically never seen each other again.

Although Miyaguni Chiharu had seen Yuji Itadori during the previous alien incident, the two hadn't exchanged a single word.

According to the Assistant Supervisors present at the time, Yuji Itadori had only said one sentence—

"Yuji Itadori doesn't matter anymore, does he?"

Miyaguni Chiharu had originally thought that she would never see Yuji Itadori again, but she hadn't expected him to take the initiative to find her.

"Because it's been a long time since we last met."

Yuji Itadori's expression became serious.

"Because of certain things, I previously wanted to avoid forming any more connections with others, so I deliberately distanced myself from them—"

Yuji Itadori shook his head.

"But now, I've realized that it wasn't the right choice. Meeting others and forming bonds with them is the most precious treasure in life, far more important than the differences in the lengths of our lives."

Yuji Itadori paused, his gaze focusing on Miyaguni Chiharu's face.

"I'm sorry, Miyaguni. These past years must have been difficult."

The instant she heard Yuji Itadori's words, Miyaguni Chiharu's eyes grew slightly moist.

However, she quickly blinked and revealed a smile.

"No, it wasn't difficult! Master Itadori! I've lived a fulfilling life during this time, and I also have extremely dependable subordinates!"

"That's right. Before I knew it, Miyaguni had already become an extremely dependable adult."

A faint smile appeared on Yuji Itadori's face.

This left Miyaguni Chiharu momentarily astonished.

In her memories, Yuji Itadori had never smiled. His face was always expressionlessly hidden beneath his hood, as though he didn't care about anything.

But now, something else had appeared in Yuji Itadori's eyes.

Miyaguni Chiharu smiled again.

"Master Itadori."

"What is it?"

"You've also worked hard during this time."

Meanwhile, in another world.

"Crusch-sama, I didn't expect you to honor us with your presence at such a late hour."

A smile appeared on Roswaal's clown-painted face as he politely greeted the young woman before him.

The sky had already grown somewhat dark. Roswaal also hadn't expected Crusch to bring Wilhelm and Felix here for a visit.

"Crusch, you're here!"

Emilia, who was beside him, was also somewhat surprised by Crusch's visit.

"My apologies. Please forgive my sudden visit. I simply have far too many questions that I wish to ask, so I hurried here."

Crusch spoke somewhat rapidly, and sweat still clung to her forehead.

Although the incident had already ended, Crusch still desperately wanted to know the answer.

"On the way here, I saw the corpse of an enormous Witchbeast—was that the White Whale?"

"That's right!"

Natsuki Subaru, who was beside them, immediately nodded.

"So it truly was... Then do you know who defeated the White Whale?"

Crusch already had an answer in her heart, and now she longed to confirm it.

Natsuki Subaru was just about to say Yuji Itadori's name, but he worried that doing so might cause trouble for him, so he opened the Chat Group.

[Witch of Envy's Runaway Fugitive: Unsurrounded One, is Itadori-senpai there?]

[Unsurrounded One: I'm eating right now. What's the matter?]

[Witch of Envy's Runaway Fugitive: Crusch seems to have come to ask about the White Whale. Should I tell her your name?]

[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: That White Whale is a Witchbeast, right? It isn't some protected animal or anything, is it? This isn't the kind of situation where killing it makes an entire city hunt you down, right?]

[Witch of Envy's Runaway Fugitive: Of course not!]

[Unsurrounded One: No problem. But why is Crusch looking for me?]

Although he had never met her, Yuji Itadori had still learned a few things about Crusch from Natsuki Subaru.

[Witch of Envy's Runaway Fugitive: I don't know either. I'll ask her first.]

Natsuki Subaru closed the chat interface and turned to look at Crusch.

"It was Itadori-senpai—"

"Was it Yuji Itadori?"

Crusch immediately spoke the name.

"That's right. Huh? Crusch, how did you know Itadori-senpai's name?"

Sir Wilhelm told me that he was the one who captured Elsa Granhiert, The Bowel Hunter, in the Royal Capital."

"That's right."

Natsuki Subaru smiled awkwardly.

After all, Elsa was now already considered part of their faction.

"Remarkable... Then were those Witch Cultists also defeated by Itadori-dono?"

"That's right."

Roswaal nodded beside them.

Although Crusch had already guessed the answer, she was still incomparably shocked after receiving confirmation from Roswaal.

Just how powerful was that man named Yuji Itadori?

"May I ask whether Itadori-dono is currently in the Mansion? I would like to meet him with my own eyes, if possible!"

Crusch's tone became somewhat excited.

"Killing the White Whale and defeating a Sin Archbishop... Either one of these deeds would be an enormous achievement for Lugnica. Therefore, I wish to meet him personally and grant him the reward he deserves on behalf of Lugnica. Whether it is wealth or a noble title, I believe the Council of Sages will be able to satisfy Itadori-dono after I report these matters to them—he is a hero of Lugnica."

As she spoke, Crusch gently placed one hand over her chest, and her tone became even more serious.

Crusch desperately wanted to see for herself just what kind of person Yuji Itadori was.

A powerful individual like him actually existed within Lugnica.

Yet she had never heard of him before.

"Um, Itadori-senpai has already left."

Natsuki Subaru said while scratching his head.

"He has already left? Then may I ask whether you know where he went?"

Crusch hurriedly pressed for an answer.

"Well, we don't know either."

"I understand."

Crusch sighed. She had originally wanted to meet Yuji Itadori in person, but unfortunately, her wish couldn't be fulfilled.

Even so, Crusch had already obtained the answer she wanted.

Yuji Itadori was the person who had created all these miracles.

Her desire to meet him grew even stronger.

"I apologize for disturbing all of you. Should Itadori-dono return, please tell him that he is welcome to visit the Karsten family at any time. We will certainly receive him as an honored guest. The same applies to everyone in the Mansion."

Crusch spoke with incomparable politeness.

Before anyone realized it, several days quietly passed.

All the group members enjoyed a relatively peaceful period.

Natsuki Subaru spent every day in the Mansion playing with Meili, Rui, and the others.

Although Natsuki Subaru knew just how dangerous those two had once been, after spending time with them, he discovered that they were essentially just ordinary little girls at heart.

It was only because they couldn't choose the environment into which they were born that their personalities had gradually become twisted.

While Yuji Itadori was away, Natsuki Subaru took on the role of an older brother and even personally made clothes and toys for them.

Young Itadori was training in the basic manipulation of Jujutsu with Nanami Kento—he had also tried spending Points to purchase skills from Group Leader Yuji Itadori, raising his control over Cursed Energy to another level.

Himmel and Sato Kazuma were both adventuring with their respective companions.

Purge King still rarely spoke in the group.

As for Yuji Itadori, he took Beatrice around shopping every day and tried delicacies from all kinds of places. The only unfortunate thing was that because of Beatrice, they still couldn't enter an arcade.

After today's Check-in, the New Member Recruitment Function was activated again.

Nobody hesitated, and they unanimously decided to recruit a New Group Member.

The more group members they had, the more Points they would receive from their daily Check-in. None of them possessed only a small number of Points anymore.

Everyone transferred a portion of their Points to Yuji Itadori, and he immediately pressed the recruitment button.

[Searching for a suitable target]

[Search complete]

[Waiting for the other party to accept the invitation]

[The other party has accepted]

[Joining in progress]

[Group member 'Witch Who Destroyed a Country' has joined the Chat Group.]

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T/N: I was too lazy to upload chapters on NovelFire.

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