Chapter 93: You're the Tiger of West Middle?!
Before anyone realized it, Renner had already been in the Chat Group for some time.
She was full of interest in matters concerning Isekai, whether history or politics.
However, this behavior seemed relatively normal in the eyes of the others. After all, most people were interested in the unknown.
As for Yuji Itadori, an important day was gradually approaching.
It was the day Mahito first committed an atrocity.
Yuji Itadori clearly remembered that he and Nanami Kento had gone to investigate a massacre that occurred inside a Movie Theater.
Several audience members had been killed by Mahito and transformed into inhuman creatures.
Mahito had been testing his abilities.
Even after such a long time had passed, Yuji Itadori still remembered the date of that day.
"Yuuji, you said before that you were preparing to go to another world, I suppose?"
At that moment, Beatrice raised her head and looked at Yuji Itadori as she asked.
She had already heard from Yuji Itadori about the other timeline.
"Yeah. There's a really, really bad guy, and I can't let him continue hurting other people."
Yuji Itadori reached out and gently stroked Beatrice's head as he spoke in a tender voice.
Even though he had already exorcised Hanami and Jogo, Yuji Itadori knew that Mahito and Kenjaku would never let things end there.
Kenjaku would undoubtedly continue scheming in the shadows, engineering various incidents and accumulating power.
Mahito would also continue testing his abilities—
By using Yoshino Junpei as his pawn.
Yuji Itadori could never forget everything Mahito had done to Yoshino Junpei. He had deliberately approached him and lured Yoshino Junpei down the wrong path.
In the end, he used Idle Transfiguration on Yoshino Junpei and transformed him into a monster.
Yuji Itadori would never forget that day, when he had wanted to save Yoshino Junpei but had been powerless to do so.
Nor could he forget how Mahito and Sukuna had mocked his helpless self with utter contempt.
Not only that, Mahito had previously deliberately left a Sukuna's Finger marked with his Cursed Technique inside Yoshino Junpei's home, causing his Mother to meet a cruel fate.
After Jujutsu High School recovered the Finger, Mahito used the lingering traces of his Cursed Technique to steal the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings and the remaining Fingers from the Cursed Warehouse.
Although Yuji Itadori's intervention had allowed him to take those Cursed Objects away, Kenjaku probably still didn't know about it.
"Wherever Yuuji goes, Betty will definitely stay by Yuuji's side, I suppose! Betty will teach those people a harsh lesson too!"
Beatrice raised her head and looked at Yuji Itadori with incomparable seriousness.
Yuji Itadori smiled, then opened the Chat Group.
At that moment, Renner was still discussing matters concerning Isekai with the other group members.
[Witch Who Destroyed a Country: I truly would love to invite all of you to visit me, but unfortunately, I cannot casually leave the royal palace. If I invited you here directly and the palace guards discovered you, it might instead cause considerable trouble.]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: That's fine! We'll find an opportunity to invite you to visit our worlds instead! You'll finally be able to see the outside world! As long as you're willing, we can invite you at any time!]
[Only Love White-Haired Elves: Mm, you're very welcome to visit our world!]
[Witch Who Destroyed a Country: But wouldn't that cost you Points?!]
[Witch of Envy's Runaway Fugitive: You don't need to worry about Points! Everyone has a relatively comfortable supply of them now!]
Natsuki Subaru replied in the group.
As the number of group members increased, the Points everyone received from their daily Check-in also increased. After accumulating them for some time, Natsuki Subaru now had a fairly considerable number of Points himself.
However, he intended to continue saving a little more.
In Natsuki Subaru's world, everyone needed an organ known as a Gate to use Magic. However, Natsuki Subaru's Gate was defective, and his efficiency at mastering the Magic of his world was extremely poor. He could only use a Yin Magic spell known as Shamak, and using it caused him intense discomfort.
Therefore, Natsuki Subaru wanted to become stronger and capable of standing on his own. He needed to accumulate Points to obtain power from other worlds.
[Witch Who Destroyed a Country: Thank you very much! Should the opportunity arise, I'll be sure to bring gifts!]
Although she hadn't been in the Chat Group for very long, Renner had already established a relatively close relationship with its members.
[Unsurrounded One: Jujutsu's Top PE Student, would it be convenient for me to come over now?]
Yuji Itadori then sent a message in the group.
By now, his younger self had already learned part of the situation from Yuji Itadori and Satoru Gojo.
He knew that Yuji Itadori had come to his world because there was something extremely important he needed to handle.
Although he didn't know exactly what it was, Young Itadori naturally trusted the Group Leader unconditionally.
[Jujutsu's Top PE Student: Yeah! Now is perfect! Nanami-senpai isn't here yet! I'm the only one here, so I'll invite you right now!]
[Unsurrounded One: Sorry to trouble you.]
[Jujutsu's Top PE Student: It's no trouble. We're bro—We're the same person!]
Young Itadori smiled and then sent Yuji Itadori an invitation.
With a flash of light, Yuji Itadori appeared before him while holding Beatrice's hand.
Having already experienced traveling between worlds once, Beatrice wasn't particularly surprised.
However, her gaze immediately locked onto Young Itadori.
"Oh, it really is another, younger Yuuji, I suppose! You really do look almost exactly the same!"
Young Itadori possessed a face almost completely identical to Yuji Itadori's.
However, Young Itadori's body was more intact, and there were no scars on his face. His clear eyes seemed filled with enthusiasm, making him resemble the former Natsuki Subaru somewhat. In terms of temperament, there was still a considerable difference between him and the other Yuji Itadori.
'Yuuji must have gone through many painful things too, I suppose.'
As Beatrice held Yuji Itadori's hand, her grip seemed to tighten slightly.
"After all, we're the same person. You must be Betty, right? It's nice to meet you!"
Young Itadori smiled and greeted Beatrice.
"Little Tiger, I brought Sukuna's Fingers back."
Yuji Itadori opened the Group Inventory and handed several of Sukuna's Fingers to him.
"Aqua successfully purified them. She removed their negative aspects while preserving their power, so they won't attract Cursed Spirits or anything like that anymore."
Yuji Itadori knew that his other self also needed power.
Deep within his heart, he also longed to help more people.
"Thank you very much, senpai! But why are you calling me that too?"
Young Itadori accepted Sukuna's Fingers.
After receiving Nanami Kento's guidance, Young Itadori could now sense lingering Cursed Energy.
He could perceive that Sukuna's Fingers no longer radiated the same aggressive aura as before.
"After all, that's what everyone else in the group calls you, right? Constantly calling you 'the other me' or something feels strange—and besides, you aren't 'the other me.' You're yourself."
Yuji Itadori nodded to Young Itadori.
"I understand. Thank you very much, senpai! But I still have one question."
"What is it?"
"Well... Is Sukuna's soul still there?"
"I asked Aqua afterward. Theoretically, it should be."
Yuji Itadori's gaze fell upon the Fingers.
"However, all the hostility and hatred within his heart should have been erased. He probably isn't the King of Curses anymore—but he has likely buried his soul somewhere even deeper and won't reveal himself."
"Huh? Why?"
"That... might be a little difficult to explain."
Yuji Itadori involuntarily recalled what had happened before.
Sukuna had attempted to control Darkness's body, but in the end, he...
Perhaps Sukuna's heart had suffered psychological trauma that would be difficult to repair.
"Anyway, that's what happened."
"I understand."
"How have Gojo-sensei and the others been lately?"
Yuji Itadori asked.
"Gojo-sensei has been very busy recently. He's been involved in many affairs within the Jujutsu World."
Young Itadori recounted some of the things that had happened recently.
Ever since the members of Jujutsu Headquarters had been nearly wiped out, Satoru Gojo had taken the initiative to participate in reconstructing the power structure.
The headquarters had already been replaced by a new group of people. It included not only several highly experienced Jujutsu Sorcerers but also a fair number of relatively young faces.
Yaga Masamichi had now also become part of the administration.
After Young Itadori's death sentence was abolished, the allocation of resources within the Jujutsu World also became more reasonable. Situations involving severe personnel shortages no longer occurred as frequently as before, and the benefits and treatment provided to Jujutsu Sorcerers were gradually improving.
At least for now, the Jujutsu World was moving in a better direction.
Yuji Itadori nodded.
Gojo-sensei was also actively trying to change things.
This way, neither Principal Yaga nor the other people within the Jujutsu World would have to continue suffering under the oppression of the former headquarters.
"You've worked hard."
"Not at all! You're the one who's worked hard, senpai!"
"Then I should get going."
Yuji Itadori said.
There was still something he absolutely had to deal with.
Although Yuji Itadori truly wanted to meet Nanami Kento again and have a conversation with him, there were other things he needed to do now.
Furthermore, it wasn't appropriate for him to reveal his identity at present.
At least, not yet.
However, judging from the current situation, Nanami Kento should now be one step closer to achieving his goal.
Going to the seaside and living a peaceful life.
"Okay! Tell me if anything happens, Itadori-senpai!"
Meanwhile, in a deserted corner of a high school...
"Hey, hey, look at how pathetic he is!"
"Seriously, let's take a picture!"
"A gloomy freak like you deserves this! Who told you to keep staring at Tsubasa-san's chest?!"
"Look at him! Look at him! How pathetic!"
Three boys and one girl dressed in school uniforms were currently wearing disdainful smiles as they mocked the battered boy before them.
Yoshino Junpei—that was the name of the boy being bullied.
Yoshino Junpei had grown up in a single-parent household and was raised by his Mother. Because of his timid and introverted personality, he was frequently bullied by his classmates at school.
After being bullied several times, a scar had been left on his forehead, so he used his bangs to cover half his face.
Yoshino Junpei had gradually grown accustomed to this kind of bullying, which had also caused his heart to become increasingly pessimistic.
If there were a button that could kill everyone he hated, he wouldn't press it. However, if there were a button that could kill everyone who hated him, he would press it without hesitation.
He was indifferent toward other people, even toward their deaths. After enduring school violence for so long, Yoshino Junpei firmly believed that human nature was inherently evil and that everyone else was no different.
Just as the bullies prepared to continue amusing themselves at Yoshino Junpei's expense, a voice came from behind them.
"Stop."
"Huh? Who's the idiot with a death wish?"
The leader of the four, a boy named Ito Shota, looked unhappily at the person who had interrupted them.
The person was wearing a hood, and his entire face was hidden in shadow. His physique was also nowhere near as large as Ito Shota's.
Yuji Itadori.
"I'm warning you, don't stick your nose into other people's business! Otherwise, we'll beat you up too! You can keep this gloomy bastard company."
"Other people's lives belong to them. That isn't an excuse for you to bully them."
Yuji Itadori merely looked expressionlessly at the bullies.
He had seen enough of things like this.
"You've got a death wish!"
Two of Ito Shota's lackeys charged toward Yuji Itadori with their fists raised.
Back in middle school, Yuji Itadori had already encountered situations like this many times.
Even before he swallowed Sukuna's Finger, he could easily handle people like them.
Much less now, when he had already become a Special Grade Sorcerer.
Yuji Itadori hadn't become a Special Grade Sorcerer because his abilities were merely at the level of a Special Grade—
It was simply because Special Grade was the highest rank that existed.
The two moved incomparably slowly in Yuji Itadori's eyes. He caught one of their fists and gently pressed downward.
"Ahhh! It hurts!!!"
A heart-rending scream erupted from the bully's mouth. Yuji Itadori had already used the lightest amount of force possible, yet the bully still felt as though his bones were about to shatter.
The intense pain quickly caused him to nearly lose consciousness.
The other person rushed to Yuji Itadori's side and was just about to attack.
However, Yuji Itadori's fist had already arrived before his face at an even greater speed, stopping only a few centimeters away.
The wind pressure from the punch alone distorted the other boy's expression. He instantly lost all will to fight and collapsed onto the ground as warm liquid streamed through the crotch of his pants.
"Wh-What are you doing?!"
Ito Shota shouted the question sharply. His voice trembled slightly, and he hadn't even processed what had just happened.
When Yuji Itadori removed his hood, Ito Shota's previously vicious expression instantly transformed into one of horror.
He knew who the other party was—
"Y-You're the Tiger of West Middle?!"
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T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me.
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