Zen'in Naobito recently discovered that his son was acting very strangely.
He didn't drink, didn't smoke, didn't visit nightclubs. Every day, he only knew to run to the dojo and hole up there to study jujutsu. The other night, when Naobito woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, he could see the lights on inside from far away.
This left the old man completely baffled.
A perfectly fine child, suddenly stimulated by something?
Is this my biological son?
One must know that when Zen'in Naobito was young, he played super crazy, fooling around in bars all day. Although it didn't reach the point of "baby hold on to the umbilical cord, mommy is about to start shaking," the romantic debts he incurred were countless. At Naoya's age, his children could probably already go out and buy soy sauce.
Sigh, everything else about this youngest son is fine, but his dislike for women is a bit annoying!
He's already in his twenties!
Let alone getting married! He hasn't even seen a single girlfriend!
And now he's started staying at home all day without going out.
Isn't he becoming an otaku?!
Isn't he becoming the Beat Generation?!
But...
Heaven rewards the diligent; it's a good thing after all, right?
"—Your fearless youngest son, what is he up to now?"
However, such a lucky thought was instantly shattered into ashes during an ordinary breakfast.
Zen'in Ogi couldn't bear it anymore and directly snitched to Zen'in Naobito.
According to the complaint from this second-in-command of the Zen'in clan, recently there were always servants who were listless and drowsy during the day, which greatly affected the face of the Zen'in clan. But even after Zen'in Ogi strictly reprimanded them multiple times, he couldn't stop this phenomenon from happening.
He originally thought the servants' wings had grown hard and they didn't take this second-in-command seriously.
But after Zen'in Ogi's detailed investigation, he discovered that the truth was entirely Zen'in Naoya's doing!
Have you seen the Zen'in clan at 4:30 AM?
Zen'in Naoya was now doing extra training until midnight every day. His young body could handle the wear and tear, and he would often train in the dojo forgetting to eat and sleep.
But the servants responsible for taking care of him couldn't hold on one by one.
Because Zen'in Naoya was the young master. When he was tired, he could sleep as long as he wanted and wake up whenever he wanted.
But this group of servants had to go to work on time?!
They had to participate in the Zen'in clan's morning exercises on time?!
Which iron man could withstand this kind of bottomless overtime with Young Master Naoya?!
"Naoya, recently he..."
Even the usually taciturn Zen'in Jin'ichi rarely sought out Zen'in Naobito and spoke slowly.
"Is something on his mind? He hasn't worked this hard since he was a child. Clan Head, I know a good brain doctor. How about we find some time to take Naoya to see him?"
According to Zen'in Jin'ichi, this younger cousin was now using Projection Sorcery even in his daily life, always teleporting to the other end of the corridor at the drop of a hat. Even someone like Zen'in Jin'ichi, who had seen strong winds and big waves, would occasionally be startled when Naoya suddenly spoke to him from behind out of nowhere. Not to mention others; it was simply no different from seeing a ghost in broad daylight.
Only then did Zen'in Naobito profoundly understand one thing—
So, his son suddenly turning into an involution king didn't mean it was a good thing.
On the contrary, it meant Naoya might have a physical problem!
Could it be...?!
This fashionable old man immediately associated it with the widely circulated plots in current TV dramas—
"Naoya."
Zen'in Naobito patted his son's shoulder and said with a solemn face.
"Do you have any last wishes? Tell Dad. Dad will definitely help you fulfill them no matter what."
Zen'in Naoya turned his head speechlessly to look at this incredibly serious old man.
Where did this cheap dad come from?
Are you that eager for your son to get a terminal illness?
Getting depression is more like it!
Why don't you go kill Ryomen Sukuna?
But now that he mentioned it, the transmigrator did indeed have a wish he wanted this cheap dad to help with—
"Old man, can you teach me Falling Blossom Emotion?"
Falling Blossom Emotion.
That belonged to the secret absolute arts of the Zen'in clan.
Passed down over thousands of years, the members of the Zen'in clan researched an automatic counter-attack technique to face Domain Expansions.
During these many days of training, Zen'in Naoya had devoted himself entirely to understanding jujutsu and the physical body.
Indeed, compared to the beginning, he had a qualitative leap in proficiency with Projection Sorcery.
The transmigrator could now maintain Projection Sorcery to the limit of half a minute.
That is, continuously and successfully releasing Projection Sorcery 30 times.
He could instantly complete 720 frames of preset movements in his brain on the basis of continuous acceleration.
Although it was far from reaching the limit of the technique, it was a fairly satisfactory level.
However, what disappointed Zen'in Naoya quite a bit was that even with this level of proficiency, he still hadn't touched the edge of a Domain.
No wonder Gojo once said that innate talent accounts for eighty percent of a jujutsu sorcerer's strength.
In the cruel jujutsu world, no matter how hard you work later on, you cannot change your strength as a jujutsu sorcerer.
Domain Expansion is the pinnacle for a sorcerer.
To reach this realm, one often needs a bit of an opportunity.
This kind of opportunity could be the accumulation of hard work over time, or an inspiration like a sudden epiphany, or even an overwhelming despair when facing danger...
Regardless, Zen'in Naoya burying his head in bitter training like this was tantamount to waiting for a group of monkeys to type out a Shakespearean play on a typewriter.
He didn't have that much time left to squander.
So the transmigrator decided to settle for the next best thing and started preparing to expand his technique pool.
Falling Blossom Emotion.
A purely self-defense technique.
Its effect was equivalent to Simple Domain and Hollow Wicker Basket. It could neutralize the enemy's sure-hit technique within a Domain, thereby at least giving him the power to put up a fight.
That is to say, assuming Ryomen Sukuna suddenly resurrected right now and started casting Malevolent Shrine.
Facing those endless slashes, Zen'in Naoya could use Falling Blossom Emotion to at least ensure he wouldn't die on the spot.
"Teaching you Falling Blossom Emotion is fine..."
Zen'in Naobito stroked his beard, sizing up his son, but suddenly a wicked idea popped into his head.
"But Naoya, since you've been training jujutsu so hard recently, how about going to Jujutsu High to temper yourself?"
Facing his dad's proposal, Zen'in Naoya's eyebrows instantly twitched.
Jujutsu High?
This indeed played right into the transmigrator's hands.
After all, as long as he entered Jujutsu High, he could escape the fate of being a villain and connect with Gojo Satoru and the protagonist's group.
According to his understanding of the original plot, it wasn't even impossible to preemptively contact Itadori and stop him from swallowing Sukuna's finger.
He also genuinely had a need to go to Jujutsu High.
After all, as a transmigrator, Zen'in Naoya possessed a wealth of precious intelligence about jujutsu, but he had absolutely zero basic knowledge of jujutsu.
For example, he knew about Reverse Cursed Technique, Cursed Technique Reversal, and these high-level jujutsu skills, and he also knew their operating principles.
But he had absolutely no idea how cursed energy operated, nor how to rationally manipulate cursed energy so that this invisible power could be completely used by him.
Just like magic in a game requires mana consumption. Even if you know many forbidden spells, if you don't know how to refine and use mana, everything is useless.
For these basic knowledges, Zen'in Naoya indeed needed to enter Jujutsu High as a new student to systematically learn them properly.
"Just right. I've been really frustrated staying at home recently. Going to tease those small fries at Jujutsu High for entertainment is good."
Zen'in Naoya agreed to his dad's proposal without even thinking.
However, the transmigrator did not notice the mysterious and wicked smile that appeared on the corner of Zen'in Naobito's mouth—
Hehe, just as planned.
Finally tricked this brat out of the house!
Hurry up and go out to find a girlfriend for me! Don't stay at home all day torturing us!!!
Thus, a few days later, when Zen'in Naoya reported to Jujutsu High for the first time, he was completely silent.
"...Shouldn't I be going to Tokyo Jujutsu High?"
This young master of the Zen'in clan looked up at the school's sign.
Written impressively on it was—
Kyoto Metropolitan Curse Technical College!!!
Damn it.
In the end, am I still staying far away from the protagonist's group?!