Heavenly Restriction User of the Gojo Clan: I Refuse to Be Cut in Half

"Young Master Satoru, Young Master Satoshi! For the time being, I have to cooperate with a Grade 1 sorcerer from the association to carry out missions."

"I may not be able to protect you anymore."

After confirming the news from Kumaen, Shunichi had no choice but to comply with the association's orders.

After all, while the Gojo family was one of the Three Great Families, the authority of the Jujutsu Sorcerers' Association was absolute.

Since the Gojo family had submitted the application, Shunichi had no choice but to undergo the promotion assessment.

This was part of the contingency plan Kumaen had prepared as soon as he sensed Shunichi's potential defiance. The moment Shunichi showed any inclination to challenge him, Kumaen had been ready to remove him from the Gojo family temporarily, at least.

Initially, he hadn't intended to use this measure so soon.

But Shunichi's overwhelming victory over Yagyū Saemon using his Zanpakutō had changed everything.

As a rising master of kendo, Shunichi's status within the Twin Curse Faction was bound to skyrocket. And with Satoshi proving the power of his second Zanpakutō, his growing influence could destabilize the internal unity of the Twin Curse Faction.

Thus, when sending off Yagyū Yusuke, they coordinated with the Yagyū family, using their influence within the association to ensure that the sorcerer assigned to assess Shunichi's promotion would be from the Yagyū family.

This meant that, when the time came, the Grade 1 sorcerer overseeing the assessment would take Shunichi away from Tokyo, effectively removing an unpredictable element from the Twin Curse Faction's internal power balance.