The next day, after the group returned to Jujutsu High, they were met with wave after wave of investigations and inquiries.
After all, a Curse User had attacked Jujutsu High with multiple Special Grade Cursed Spirits, threatening Master Tengen, the pillar of the Jujutsu World.
Furthermore, Master Tengen, who had not assimilated with the Star Plasma Vessel the previous night, had lost contact by morning.
The only communication from Jujutsu High and Master Tengen was Master Tengen stating that he needed to go into seclusion for a while.
This caused immense worry for many who understood Master Tengen's situation.
They intensified surveillance on Master Tengen while simultaneously tracking the Curse User who dared to invade Jujutsu High.
The Star Religious Cult, being the apparent mastermind, was immediately apprehended and purged by the Jujutsu World.
Kong Shiyu, having made a swift escape, was temporarily safe.
Toji Fushiguro was being temporarily detained by the Gojo Family.
The investigation results were quickly in the hands of the Jujutsu Headquarters' higher-ups.
Since then, high-level meetings had been non-stop.
The purpose of these meetings was simple: blame shifting.
The Zenin Family launched a furious barrage at the Kamo Family.
This was because the investigation results showed that most of the mission assignments given to Eiji and the others were issued by individuals belonging to the Kamo Family.
They were the ones who caused the shortage of defensive forces at Jujutsu High.
Therefore, the Zenin Family demanded that the Kamo Family bear the primary responsibility for this incident.
Naturally, the Kamo Family did not want to take the blame.
Firstly, their actions were reasonable and compliant with regulations. Secondly, this was caused by an unavoidable force of nature, something no one could have prevented.
The two sides began to bicker.
The Gojo Family sat on the sidelines, drinking tea and watching the show.
In the end, the Kamo Family lost several positions within Jujutsu Headquarters to the Zenin and Gojo Families. The Star Religious Cult, unable to speak for themselves, took the fall.
Strictly speaking, they weren't entirely taking the blame, as they had indeed been involved.
In a room in Miyagi Prefecture, Kenjaku was excitedly looking at the news on his phone.
It was a photo of the "corpse" of the Star Plasma Vessel Riko Amanai, along with the news of Master Tengen's seclusion.
"Finally, success."
Kenjaku was extremely thrilled at this moment.
500 years ago, her attempt to prevent Master Tengen's assimilation had ended in failure.
500 years later, she had finally succeeded.
"I'll need to lay low for a while now."
Kenjaku looked at the message on his phone.
The photo contained a sketch of a person, very similar to her current appearance.
This was drawn by Jujutsu Headquarters investigators based on Eiji's description.
Now, Jujutsu Headquarters was using this sketch to search for the Curse User's whereabouts nationwide.
"This body is no longer usable. Which body should I use next?"
Kenjaku began to mentally sift through the backup bodies she had her eye on.
For a thousand years, Kenjaku had been observing powerful Jujutsu Sorcerers and talented individuals.
On one hand, it was for stockpiling resources to recreate the golden age of Jujutsu.
On the other hand, Kenjaku also intended to use them as backup bodies.
Among these backup bodies, there were only three that Kenjaku could not replace.
The first two were easy to understand: Satoru Gojo and Sukuna.
She couldn't defeat them, absolutely couldn't.
The third was Toji Fushiguro.
Toji Fushiguro's characteristic of having zero Cursed Energy was contrary to Kenjaku's desire to explore the possibilities of Cursed Energy. Furthermore, if Kenjaku were to enter Toji Fushiguro's body, she would lose her Cursed Energy and be unable to use Jujutsu.
"Is Suguru Geto still the best choice?"
Cursed Spirit Manipulation had too good of a compatibility with Kenjaku.
"No, it's still too difficult for me, in my current state, to possess Suguru Geto's body."
Strength was one aspect, but Suguru Geto's companions were what Kenjaku found troublesome.
Moreover, Suguru Geto was too conspicuous.
Kenjaku, who had always operated in the shadows, would not step into the spotlight unless absolutely necessary.
The reason for wanting to change bodies this time was not because Kaori Itadori's body was no longer usable.
Instead, Kaori Itadori's appearance had already drawn the attention of the Jujutsu World, which was not conducive to her making arrangements in secret.
And Suguru Geto, who was watched by countless people, especially by Six Eyes, violated this point.
Even if the Jujutsu World wasn't focused on Suguru Geto, Six Eyes would still see through Kenjaku's disguise, right?
"Is Suguru Geto someone I can only deal with slowly..."
An identity with some strength, not too conspicuous, and convenient for me to act in secret.
Finally, Kenjaku set his sights on the Kamo Family again.
The Jujutsu Sorcerers of the Kamo Family held status, which was convenient for her plans.
At the same time, they weren't too conspicuous; the most active people in Jujutsu Headquarters were from the Zenin Family.
The Kamo Family, which relied mainly on political maneuvering and lacked outstanding strength, was indeed not very conspicuous.
After all, although the Kamo Family boasted loudly about Blood Manipulation, it truly couldn't compare to the Ten Shadows Technique and Six Eyes.
Therefore, the Kamo Family placed great importance on power struggles, which led the Zenin Family to rarely take members of the Kamo Family seriously.
This was because the Zenin Family believed in powerful Jujutsu.
"At this point, I can only trouble the Kamo Family a bit more."
Having made up her mind, Kenjaku stood up and went to the Itadori residence.
A barrier was silently erected, and everything that happened inside the house afterward would not be perceived by others.
Kenjaku looked at Yuji Itadori sleeping on the bed.
This was the vessel she had meticulously prepared for Ryomen Sukuna.
This child embodied her thousand years of knowledge, capable of even restraining the King of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna.
Ryomen Sukuna was too dangerous, a man even Kenjaku wasn't confident she could control.
For this reason, she had to ensure she had a method to constrain Ryomen Sukuna.
This was Yuji Itadori, an excellent vessel Kenjaku had prepared for Ryomen Sukuna.
And it was Kenjaku's final trump card to counter Six Eyes before she obtained the Prison Realm.
Kenjaku had personally witnessed the Jujutsu World's encirclement of Ryomen Sukuna that time.
The Jujutsu World, which had gathered almost all its strength at the time, had lost, defeated by Ryomen Sukuna alone.
Therefore, Kenjaku was extremely fascinated by Ryomen Sukuna.
Unfortunately, Ryomen Sukuna was not a man she could handle.
Kenjaku had once found Ryomen Sukuna, wanting to establish a binding vow with him as before.
And then turn Ryomen Sukuna into a Cursed Object to become her own power.
However, Ryomen Sukuna's powerful talent made her scalp tingle.
After just one look, Ryomen Sukuna learned her method of creating Cursed Objects.
Then Ryomen Sukuna turned himself into a Cursed Object, leaving her no opportunity to intervene.
In the end, Kenjaku only gained Rime.
Although Rime was not weak, the gap between the expected gains and reality was too large, and Kenjaku couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
But fortunately, Rime was indeed a very useful Chess Piece.
As long as she said, "This is all for Sukuna."
Rime would follow Kenjaku's instructions, no matter how displeased he looked.
Kenjaku reached out and touched Yuji Itadori's face.
Yuji Itadori on the bed sleepily opened his eyes.
Yuji Itadori's eyes widened as he looked at the woman in front of him.
He felt that this woman looked familiar but couldn't remember who she was.
Kenjaku reached out and touched Yuji Itadori's pink hair, smiling as she spoke.
"Listen, Yuji, you need to..."
Young Yuji Itadori looked at Kenjaku blankly.
Soon, Kenjaku finished saying everything she wanted to say.
"...Finally, forget me, and forget our meeting today."
The binding vow was established.
Yuji Itadori felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him, and he fell into a deep sleep again.
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