With Gojo Satoru handling the higher-ups, Amber had enjoyed quite a few leisurely days.
Not that she skipped out on missions—in fact, even during this period, she was exorcising at least four or five cursed spirits a day.
For a jujutsu sorcerer, that was practically workaholic behavior.
Normally, exorcising one cursed spirit a day was already considered exhausting work.
The last ones capable of pulling off something like this were Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru.
As the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, Gojo used to zip all over Japan eliminating curses.
Geto, though slightly less efficient, found himself desperately needing distractions due to Gojo's absence and his own inner turmoil at the time.
Even Gojo had joked that Amber's dedication to exorcising curses was downright unreal.
He'd been on the trail of the mole for days and had finally caught a glimpse of them recently.
While Jogo had long given up hope of being rescued, that didn't mean he'd willingly spill the beans about their insider.
Besides, there was a lot he didn't even know the specifics about—much of it had been handled by 'that guy.' And that, of course, made Gojo's job a whole lot trickier.
Thankfully, with Meimei and Utahime's all-out search efforts, they eventually found him—Mechamaru, or rather, Kokichi.
Truth was, Kokichi had long wanted out of his dealings with those cursed spirits.
He'd become the mole in hopes of living freely, no longer tormented by the Heavenly Restriction that even prevented him from embracing the girl he loved.
In his mind, with Gojo Satoru around, what did it matter if he leaked intel about the Jujutsu High barrier?
It's not like anyone could actually beat Gojo, right?
But the chain of events that followed had clearly spiraled beyond his expectations, leaving him rattled and full of regret.
Yet, no amount of complicated feelings could change the fact that they'd formed a binding vow. He couldn't explain any of it to Jujutsu High, and he couldn't just jump ship midway.
When he learned that Gojo had rooted him out, Kokichi didn't feel fear—instead, it was a wave of relief, like he could finally breathe again.
Naturally, 'that guy' also knew Amber's true identity had been uncovered. Because of their teacher-student relationship, Satoru's actions were far more cautious than in the original timeline.
He hadn't used Geto Suguru's body to meet Kokichi, so all Kokichi knew was that some 'unknown curse user' and cursed spirits had approached him for a deal.
Gojo Satoru was the strongest in the jujutsu world, but that didn't mean he was ignorant of the struggles and pain of the weak.
In fact, even as the strongest, his own life hadn't been smooth sailing.
He was all too familiar with students going astray for one reason or another—the memory of his once gentle, justice-driven best friend was a lifelong ache.
Because of that, he didn't immediately punish Kokichi for his actions.
It wasn't that he was letting it slide—it's just that any meaningful punishment required the person to be alive and well. If Kokichi were half-dead, even wanting to atone would be pointless.
"And so, I brought him along!"
Gojo cheerfully pushed the wheelchair and flashed a peace sign at Amber.
Kokichi's gaze toward Amber was blazing with unmistakable longing and hope.
"Reverse Cursed Technique can't heal Heavenly Restriction—it's not an injury. Plus, RCT can't heal burns."
"If there's a severed limb, it can restore that, but it can't regenerate a missing one," Gojo explained.
"That tool little Seele-chan's other self created before can restore severed limbs, which is quite different from RCT. It was based on Seele-chan's technique, right? So if anyone can heal Kokichi-kun, it's probably only Seele-chan."
Here, Gojo's smile turned serious as he added, "But even if you can't heal him, don't overthink it."
"Seele understands."
Amber nodded, though her expression was troubled. "However, Seele has never tried using her technique this way before. The process might be very painful…"
"Painful?" Kokichi was taken aback.
"Mm. Because Heavenly Restriction is special—a binding born with the body—Seele needs to use both the powers of Creation and Decay at the same time," Amber explained, thinking he didn't understand.
In reality, Kokichi had already braced himself for this.
In fact, when he learned that Amber's Creation involved genetic manipulation, both he and Gojo had figured it out.
Kokichi had even considered slicing himself to pieces and having her rebuild him bit by bit.
Of course, such a gruesome scene would likely terrify the young girl.
But both also knew that the girl before them possessed the power of Decay alongside Creation.
That meant he wouldn't have to slowly carve himself up for her to replace piece by piece—she could simply decay a path forward and then fill it in with creation.
As for the pain?
He'd been living with it every moment of every day. He'd long since stopped caring.
When the treatment began, it took all three by surprise—being touched by the power of Decay didn't hurt at all.
While the idea of losing a part of your body without any sensation sounded eerie, Kokichi found it strangely pleasant.
His entire body was usually in agony, but wherever the withering energy passed, the pain vanished, leaving behind a sense of relief.
The treatment didn't take as long as expected.
In less than five minutes, Kokichi was staring in disbelief at his own body—once covered in scars, now fair and healthy.
Despite not having stood on his own for over a decade, he effortlessly rose from the wheelchair.
With the former mole now healed, the next step was naturally to question him.
Even though the binding vow prevented Kokichi from explaining directly, as they say, the Gojo clan had no shortage of ways to extract information from someone's mind.
As for the side effects of such methods… well, they had Seele-chan, so it'd be fine.
With that matter temporarily resolved, Amber slipped right back into her workaholic routine.
The others at Jujutsu High were also spurred on by Amber's drive.
Plus, they'd just received the totem curse tools she'd generously provided, boosting their strength significantly—perfect for testing out on some cursed spirits.
Thanks to their greatly enhanced physical defense, attacks that would've pierced their bodies before now only caused minor injuries.
With their recovery abilities, they'd be back to normal in minutes—like having a healer on standby. Yuji and Maki, already physically robust, now barely treated injuries as injuries.
Ordinary cursed spirits couldn't even break their defenses.
Even peak Grade 2 curses could only manage superficial cuts—not even enough to qualify as minor injuries—so they completely ignored the attacks.
They only bothered dodging when facing Grade 1 curses. Seeing Yuji's reckless style, Kugisaki even wondered if his intelligence had degraded along with the curse tool's usage.
While Maki had to conserve and manage her Stigmata usage, Yuji, fueled by Sukuna's cursed energy, had it flooding into his Stigmata nonstop like an endless supply.
It granted him terrifying regeneration, capable of regrowing a limb in mere seconds.
Amid this frenzy of curse exorcism, Jujutsu High became a hive of activity.
It wasn't until October 17th that everyone finally wrapped up their tasks. Thanks to their efforts, Tokyo had almost become a ghost town for cursed spirits.
Gojo Satoru, too, finally finished his work and returned to Jujutsu High, grinning cheerfully.
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