Staring at the severed head tossed before her, Amber really wanted to say, "Just exorcise him already." But considering how wildly things had diverged from the original storyline, she swallowed those words.
"You could ask Mr. Gojo to interrogate him," Amber suggested.
"Fine by me."
In that short span of time, Dark Amber had thoroughly indulged in tormenting Jogo.
Dismemberment, the Iron Maiden—had she not been worried about keeping Amber waiting, she would've loved to try out all the other creative tortures she'd been curious about.
"Since you already have an idea, I'll leave it to you. But don't make a habit of relying on me for small fry like this. It won't happen again."
Out of the corner of her eye, Dark Amber noticed the humans staring at her with curiosity but no fear.
It annoyed her. She'd considered putting on a show to scare them, but remembering Amber's already sour mood, she decided against it.
With only a disgruntled remark, she vanished on the spot.
Even so, her brief appearance was enough to make the trio exchange glances. They'd now formed a rough impression of the curse dwelling within the girl—an entity whose true nature remained unknown.
Honestly… it was far stronger than they'd imagined, yet also far less threatening.
It hardly seemed like a curse at all. Though its methods were brutal, for jujutsu sorcerers, how one dealt with cursed spirits wasn't even worth discussing.
After all, cursed spirits couldn't feel pain. Or so they say.
To them, Dark Amber came across as a powerful, somewhat haughty girl.
Except for Fushiguro.
Though Fushiguro felt a little guilty for his earlier suspicions, he knew he'd keep his guard up. She was still a curse, an amalgamation of negative energy. Someone had to stay vigilant.
If everyone else trusted her, then he'd take on the role of the skeptic.
Just then, the dark shroud in the sky slowly faded. Gojo Satoru stood mid-air, surveying the scene below. Nearby, Kugisaki, who'd received treatment first, let out a low groan.
"Nobara-senpai?!"
Amber rushed to her side.
"I... I'm actually alive? Looks like Seele-chan made it in time."
As Amber had guessed, the body and mind influenced each other.
With her body restored to peak condition, her spirits lifted almost instantly. The moment she woke, Kugisaki shook off her daze and immediately checked her wounds.
"Ah, damn it! This uniform cost good money!"
Seeing the gaping hole over her chest, Kugisaki's face darkened. The exposed skin hinted at a slight curve, which only fueled her anger. "Hey! You boys better watch your eyes!"
"It's not a big deal, is it, Kugisaki?" Yuji and Todo both preferred more voluptuous figures. Kugisaki wasn't exactly flat, but she was far from busty.
Yuji didn't see what the fuss was about—her chest might not even be bigger than his.
Besides, she was showing less skin than in a swimsuit. There was hardly anything to see.
Kugisaki's response was to hurl a hammer at him.
The relief of surviving had left Yuji completely relaxed, and he failed to dodge in time. His forehead reddened where it struck.
"What was that for?!"
"Shut up! Stop looking over here! If you keep staring, I'll charge you!"
"Come on, it's not that serious...!"
Though feeling wronged, Yuji turned his back.
Just then, Gojo descended from the sky.
After another careful scan of the area, Gojo's anger spiked, though his expression remained light and cheerful.
"Aside from this volcano head, there are traces of another special-grade curse. Did Seele-chan handle it? Seems like your other self made an appearance?"
"Yeah... I needed to focus on healing, so I asked my other self for help."
Amber nodded.
"I see. But this goes way beyond healing."
With his Six Eyes, Gojo could easily reconstruct the scene from the residual energy, even though only minutes had passed.
That was precisely why his rage had surged. Had he not seen Kugisaki alive and well, he wouldn't be wearing such a gentle expression.
Turning back to Amber, his smile now held a note of awe. "But who would've thought 'Creation' could not only heal the body but also resurrect the dead? 'Creation'... the name of this technique is as terrifyingly literal as it gets~"
He couldn't help but marvel at the endless stream of talents emerging in this world. Tsukumo and Yuta were already heavyweights, but this girl surpassed even them.
Her own cursed energy was pitifully low.
Normally, awakening such a fearsome technique would be useless without the energy to wield it.
Yet, as if blessed by heaven, she'd been granted a curse residing within her, guided by her will, supplying her with an endless stream of cursed energy.
And as if worried she might die young, this curse's technique was the nearly invincible 'Quantumization.'
Honestly, without an open-domain battle, Gojo wasn't sure he could even capture Seele in her quantum form and drag her into his domain.
She was already formidable, but now, in Gojo's eyes, she'd become even more fearsome.
It seemed the shock of her friend's death had jolted her cursed energy reserves—once ordinary, they'd now surged to nearly second-grade sorcerer levels.
Jujutsu sorcerers grew stronger through near-death experiences because such crises stimulated their cursed energy output. But he'd never seen anyone improve so much, so fast.
"You're truly gifted, Seele-chan~"
Gojo's smile widened.
"Not really..."
Amber didn't know how to respond, assuming he was praising her technique's power.
But she'd basically won the lottery with this ability—it had nothing to do with her own talent. Eager to change the subject and address more pressing matters, she briefed him on what had happened.
Still, she was more concerned about the others. "Mr. Gojo, how are the other seniors? What about everyone at Kyoto Jujutsu High?"
"Don't worry~"
Gojo's voice was as breezy as ever, his calm demeanor putting everyone at ease. "They're all fine. The injured are being treated by Shoko. And Gakuganji's group even captured a curse user."
"But..."
As he spoke, Gojo walked over to Jogo's head and planted a foot squarely on its face.
"Who would've thought this wasn't just the curse users' plot? A talking special-grade curse, far stronger than any special-grade that's consumed Sukuna's fingers... I'm curious why a curse like you even exists, but why don't you start by explaining something?"
"Why are curses collaborating with curse users?"
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