While checking Gojo Satoru's body, Mei Mei felt an unimaginable shock in her heart.
'Even if he's a Shinigami, even if he's the Great King of Souls who rules the world after death, to take down Gojo Satoru so easily… is just too absurd.'
This completely exceeded her expectations.
In her prediction, Gojo Satoru's technique was overpowered. Even if he couldn't defeat the two Shinigami, he should have had no problem putting up a simple resistance.
But the reality was that in front of a Shinigami, Gojo Satoru couldn't even last an instant.
While shocked, she also felt a trace of relief.
'This is the divine power of a Shinigami!'
'This is the divine might of the ruler of the Pure Land!'
'It's absolutely not something a mortal can contend with, not even Gojo Satoru!'
Fortunately, she had been tactful from the beginning and hadn't recklessly provoked the other party like Gojo Satoru.
Otherwise…
She wasn't as resilient as Gojo Satoru; she feared her fate would have been even worse.
After a simple check, seeing that Gojo Satoru's basic vital signs were still present, she suppressed the multitude of emotions in her heart and forced her mind to remain calm.
"It seems Gojo-kun has only passed out for now. It's unclear when he will wake up."
"Mei Mei, is he…"
Geto Suguru knew Mei Mei couldn't tell much and could only look at the Shinigami sitting there, as stable as Mount Tai.
"What did you do to him? What's wrong with Satoru?"
"Young man, your companion deserved this."
Kenma looked at the flustered Geto Suguru, waved his hand, and spoke to appease him.
"As you can see, I've been sitting here the whole time and haven't made a move. I just taught your arrogant companion a small lesson."
He held out his hand, bringing his index finger and thumb close together to make a 'small' gesture.
"But this companion of yours is indeed a bit weak. He couldn't even withstand a bit of my aura. From the looks of it, the only strong thing about him is his mouth."
What Kenma did was simple: he just unleashed his spiritual pressure.
Although he said this, he was also relieved in his heart.
'Focusing the burst of spiritual pressure on only one person, without leaking any of it or affecting anyone else, and with the intensity only enough to make him fall unconscious.'
'Such a relatively refined operation would have been easy for the old Kenma.'
'But now, his spiritual pressure had grown by leaps and bounds in just over a month, and it was inevitable that his control would be lacking.'
He was truly afraid of accidentally crushing the other party to death with his spiritual pressure, or even implicating the others around.
Fortunately, this small inadequacy was not enough to affect his precise operation.
The whole action was completed without a hitch, not even giving Gojo Satoru time to say any crap like 'I'm sorry.'
Hearing his friend being belittled so terribly, Geto Suguru's face darkened, and his expression instantly became incredibly ugly.
But when he thought of the other party's unknown attack method that had instantly knocked Gojo Satoru unconscious, and his gaze fell on his best friend's unconscious face, reason ultimately regained the upper hand.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he forcibly suppressed the complex emotions.
He couldn't understand how the other party had attacked his best friend, nor did he understand what the 'spiritual pressure' and 'aura' the other party spoke of were.
He also didn't know if the other party's methods would leave any negative effects on his best friend.
But no matter what, his side was ultimately the weaker party.
And they were the ones who had started the trouble, so they were in the wrong.
With this in mind, Geto Suguru had already made a decision. He bowed his head to the Shinigami before him, who claimed to be Great King Enma.
"Regarding Satoru's arrogance and offense just now, I apologize to you on his behalf."
"I'm sorry, we were wrong. Please, let him go."
Right now, apart from apologizing in a timely manner, showing his remorse, and trying to gain the other party's forgiveness, he could find no other solution.
"It's fine. I didn't take it to heart to begin with, and I wouldn't go so far as to get angry with children like you," Kenma said with a wave of his hand.
Geto Suguru raised his head, his eyes shining as he looked at the Great King Enma before him, a trace of hope in his eyes.
"Is Satoru alright? When will he wake up? Will there be any after-effects in the future?"
The series of questions showed the worry in Geto Suguru's heart.
Kenma said, "Your companion's willpower is decent, and I held back. I don't think anything bad will happen."
"At most, he'll be unconscious for a while. He'll wake up on his own when the time comes. He might feel a little uncomfortable after waking up, but it will pass after a while."
Learning that Gojo Satoru was fine, Geto Suguru immediately let out a sigh of relief and looked at his best friend's face in his arms with a relieved expression.
'It's good that he's fine, good that he's fine.'
He held Gojo Satoru and bowed to Kenma, his tone solemn. "Thank you for your magnanimity and for showing mercy and sparing Satoru."
"It is not your time to die yet."
Kenma pointed to the seat in front of him.
"Sit down. I still have questions for you."
Geto Suguru and Mei Mei exchanged a glance, seeing the helplessness and gravity in each other's eyes.
After placing the unconscious Gojo Satoru in a nearby seat, the two of them seemed to become reserved. Their movements became rather stiff as they sat down in front of Kenma.
It was clear that after the demonstration of power just now, the two of them had become much more sensible when facing Kenma.
Even Mei Mei, whom he had met first, was even more cautious than before.
Kenma reassured them, "Relax, I'm not going to eat you."
"Ye… yes."
"We understand."
Without paying too much attention to their attitudes, Kenma looked at Geto Suguru. "I heard from Mei Mei just now that you and this 'ambitious' classmate Gojo are both second-year high school students, is that right?"
Geto Suguru nodded and said, "Miss Mei Mei is correct. Satoru and I are both second-year students at Tokyo Jujutsu High."
After hearing the confirmation, Kenma paused, then his brow furrowed.
"I heard that Tengen's body has fallen into senescence during this time and needs to merge with someone to prolong his life. Is that right?"
Geto Suguru's eyes shrank slightly, and a clear look of strangeness appeared on his face.
"You even know about something like this?"
Mei Mei glanced sideways.
She knew who the 'Tengen' Kenma spoke of was.
She also knew that Tengen needed to prolong his life.
But the details, be it the time or the place, the specific information about this matter, were a high-level secret in the Jujutsu world.
A mere Grade 1 Sorcerer like her was not qualified to know too much.
This was the first time she had heard it mentioned so clearly.
Kenma observed the expression on Geto Suguru's face, not missing a single detail.
"It seems you have received a related mission?"
Geto Suguru's expression was complicated. He gritted his teeth and said, "Satoru and I did receive a mission to protect the Star Plasma Vessel."
"Just now, we received a notification from our teacher at school. After accepting the mission, we heard about Miss Mei Mei's situation, so Satoru and I rushed over."
'Considering the other party's powerful ability to knock Gojo Satoru unconscious so easily, and the fact that he's a 'god'… with such a high perspective, he probably wouldn't be interested in the petty squabbles of the Jujutsu world.'
'It shouldn't hurt to say it.'
'As for Tengen's mission…'
'He and Satoru had already agreed that if the girl who was the Star Plasma Vessel opposed the merger, they would stop the girl's sacrifice, even if it meant making an enemy of the entire Jujutsu world.'
"In that case, your mission is just for these next two days."
Kenma nodded slowly, a thoughtful look on his face.
If he remembered correctly, the 'Sorcerer Killer' died in this very battle.
'This is really… how strange.'
'He had just arrived, and he had come at such a good time.'
'To think he would run into such a fortunate event.'
'In that case, he would gladly take that 'Sorcerer Killer's' soul.'
'If he could obtain Fushiguro Toji, this trip would be a massive gain.'
Kenma's gaze passed over the two before him and landed on Gojo Satoru.
'The spiritual pressure he had released just now was under his deliberate control. It shouldn't cause too much of a negative impact on Gojo Satoru.'
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