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II: Lily of the Valley
Chapter 80: Floating Clouds
The gorilla fights back.

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Regarding Nobara, this girl was definitely a wild girl.

Wild and sassy, unrestrained, and as wanton as her name, Nobara, wild rose. When in full bloom, flamboyant and free, bright and brilliant, nothing could make her heart surrender.

After the three first-year students gathered together in Harajuku, this free-spirited girl first sighed deeply at the faces of her two classmates, showing undisguised disgust.

Yuji: ???
Why are you sighing in other people's faces?!

Her eyes stayed on Yayoi's face. After Nobara looked Yayoi up and down several times, she took a deep breath.

Yayoi's skin was of the cold white type. Her hair, which was as red as a red flame, made her skin even whiter. It's not only white but also looked very soft, smooth and white, giving people a soft touch when you poke it gently. It felt like you could squeeze out water when you pinched it.

…was this the skin of a girl who grew up in the city?!

Chikuso, I’m so jealous!

Nobara focused on Yayoi's slender arms and waist. The wrists were slender, as if they could be broken with just a little force, and the arms didn't look like they had much flesh. Just looking at the appearance, compared to the sorcerer, she more like a young lady who was raised carefully.

Speaking of which, could she really exorcise the curse? Nobara frowned.

The gaze of the little girl who had just arrived in Tokyo was so intense that Yayoi felt as if she was being targeted by some incredible large carnivore. Goosebumps all over her body trembled, and she silently took a step back.

When Nobara was about to put the 'eldest lady' label on Yayoi, she discovered that the style of her uniform was different from that of the student uniforms. Although they were generally black, the style was closer to Satoru's.

In terms of age, she didn't look much older than her.

Nobara's brows raised, "Aren't you... a student?"

Yayoi's appearance was too young, and her facial features were somewhere between the beauty of an adult woman and the childishness of a girl, so Nobara subconsciously thought that she was also a student.

"I'm just a teaching assistant." Yayoi said calmly, "There are only three people in the first grade, two boys and one girl. I'm not included."

Nobara once again cast her eyes full of visible disgust on the sea urchin head that she had labeled as "setting oil-slicked gulls o fire" and the little tiger that "eat his own boogers when he was a child", she took a breath sighed deeply.

"Hah, I'm really in a mess." Life was not easy, Nobara sighed, then stared at Yayoi's face, looking back and forth several times, showing a thoughtful expression.

Yayoi: "..."
This girl is really ‘wild’ O.O

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After getting to know each other, Yuji and Nobara, who had never been to Tokyo before, were tricked by Satoru into an abandoned building full of curses.

Megumi stood expressionlessly in front of the abandoned building with his hands in his pockets. The sea urchin head, who had been wasted by Satoru for a long time, had no hope for Satoru's "Tokyo sightseeing". Based on the tragic experience of being deceived by Satoru for nearly ten years, he was sure that this guy was deceiving people.

But the two children next to them were different. Nobara, who had never been deceived by Satoru before, and Yuji, who had only been exposed to the curse for a short time, both protested against Satoru, a terrible adult who deceived children, and shouted "big liar" in unison.

Yayoi took a cursory look at the building's exterior. Compared with other surrounding buildings, this cursed building was exceptionally undersized. It gave the impression of a short old man standing among a group of young and strong young people. The rolling shutter door at the entrance was tightly closed, and the outer wall of the building were peeled off, revealing the scars of the sky.

Even if the windows and doors were tightly closed, it was difficult to hide the strong and overflowing cursed atmosphere inside.

"It's a curse." Yayoi, who could feel the curse inside from afar, stood in front of the building, her expression was calm, not having any big emotional fluctuations because of being fooled.

Yayoi, who had been deceived by Satoru for nearly three years, had some experience, so naturally there was no big psychological gap. She was used to being deceived.

Megumi, who was familiar with this matter, understands, "There is indeed a curse here."

There was a large cemetery near this building. Death, which corresponds to life, was always regarded as ominous and filthy by people. They avoid it and were afraid of it. In people's minds, the cemetery where the dead were buried should be taken for granted. It was an ominous place of fear, where negative emotions flow out of people's hearts and take concrete form in this abandoned building.

So this is not Roppongi at all, but Roppon Tomb. Two silly kids. Do you believe Satoru’s words?

Megumi's eyes were fixed on the two silly children who had a huge gap in their hearts.

"Sure enough, places like cemeteries are more likely to produce curses." Yuji looked at the building with stains of time and quickly got into working mode.

"The problem is not the cemetery, but the heart of the person who thinks the cemetery is scary." Megumi slowly explained to him that this person had plunged into the world of curses for no reason, so it would be better to explain more about curses to him, "Such things as curses have their roots in people's hearts."

Nobara was a little surprised. People who could enter the Jujutsu High were basically familiar with curses, because their vision was different from ordinary people, and they could always catch the ugly appearance of curses. Even if he was a wild sorcerer who suddenly appeared from nowhere, he should not be unfamiliar with curses.

Nobara raised her eyebrows and spoke bluntly about what was going on. Megumi briefly explained the heroic scene of Yuji swallowing the cursed object alive, which made the girl take notice of Yuji. She originally thought he was just an ordinary bumpkin, didn’t expect you to be a werewolf.

"Your sense of hygiene is terrible!" Nobara took several big steps back, expressing her dislike for Yuji with practical actions.

Yuji deeply rejected the comment that "hygienic awareness was terrible".

Yayoi nodded, "I agree."

Megumi agreed expressionlessly.

The little tiger expressed that he was very hurt, "Why do you even say that too, sister?"

"Not being picky about food is an advantage." Yayoi told Yuji seriously, "But you really can't eat randomly."
Because you ate something you shouldn't have eaten, there was now a thousand-year-old overlord living in your body who wanted to kill with you every day.

Yayoi was very worried, when would her brother grow up?

Yuji, who had been taught by his sister professionally for more than ten years: "..."
You should have to work on yourself first, sister. Gojo-sensei’s intention is known to everyone, but you are the only one who doesn’t know it. Do you know?

"Sumimasen, sister?!" Nobara looked at Yuji and then at the red-haired Yayoi, "You..."

"We are siblings." Yayoi said, "I am the elder sister."

"Huh? You two look nothing alike!" Nobara expressed doubts about his strength.

"Because there is no blood relationship." Yuji said calmly.

In fact, they didn't have much entanglement on the question of whether they were related by blood. Even if they were not related by blood, it did not affect that they were siblings.

From the first time he called her sister, Yayoi was already Yuji's sister. It didn't matter if they didn't struggle with things like blood. Just like many things, you didn't need to struggle too much. It's better to just let things take their own course.

"Ha?"
Can siblings who are not related by blood still be called siblings?

As if he knew what she was thinking, Yuji said unhappily, "Why can't we be siblings just because we are not related by blood? We are siblings who can run fifty meters in three seconds."

Nobara: "..."
I don’t know where to start from. If you can run 50 meters in three seconds, do you two belong to cars?

"Hai, hai, hai." Satoru clapped his hands, interrupted the conversation and moved on, "This is a basic test. The main reason is that the sensei wants to see what you can do. Nobara, Yuji, you go and exorcise the curse."

"What, you are actually our teacher?" Nobara looked at this white-haired guy wearing a blindfold and wandering around on the street in shock without bumping into anyone.jpg

Gojo the Cat had a hurt expression on his face: "...didn't I tell you? I am the person in charge of the first grade, and I am also your homeroom teacher~"

"No!" The three children united and condemned the unreliable white-haired class teacher in unison.

The belt was pulled open, and the metal buckle made a crisp clanging sound after being buckled. The brown-haired girl hung the small bag full of nails on her waist. Nobara, who was fully equipped, suddenly turned around and said to Yayoi menacingly, " When I come out, remember to tell me the secret to taking care of your skin!"

Yayoi: redhead confused.jpg
There's no secret, I don't have one, I really don't have one.

This girl was really wild.

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Yuji's fighting ability, if it came to pure taijutsu, there were probably very few people who could beat him.

Considering that Yuji was not familiar with curses, had not yet learned how to control cursed energy, and did not possess any cursed technique himself. Before he went in, Satoru specially lent him the cursed weapon 'Slaughter Demon' and also specifically told him not to release Sukuna.

This was a small test for themselves. If Sukuna was released, the purpose of the test would not be achieved.

Curses could only be exorcised with curses, so the world of curses always placed more emphasis on cursed technique than physical art. Satoru's students were all good at physical art. This was partly because Satoru was beaten by two Heavenly Restriction people when he was a student. However, one of them almost killed him. While he valued his own physical skills, he also valued his students' physical skills.

Satoru became quite interested when he discovered Maki Zenin, a young girl. There was no cursed technique, and the power of the curse was so low that it was not as good as an ordinary person. However, instead of it, she had super resistance to curses and had a ridiculously strong physique.

There were very few records of cases related to Heavenly Restriction in the jujutsu society, especially for cases like Toji Fushiguro and Maki Zenin, who exchanged cursed energy for powerful bodies. In the final analysis, curses must be exorcised with curses. Heavenly Restriction have no cursed energy and no cursed technique. Curse users families in this world generally attach great importance to the inheritance of cursed techniques. For Heavenly Restriction without cursed energy and no cursed technique, they were treated as useless waste, and naturally they would not observe or record more.

Among the few recorded cases of Heavenly Restriction, there was only one conclusion that could be clearly summarized. Heavenly Restriction were natural bonds. In the concept of curses, the binding of powerful relationships was a very important concept. If you gain one, you would definitely lose the other. The Heavenly Restriction with zero cursed energy were equivalent to exchanging powerful cursed energy and techniques for a strong body.

Yuji was a special case. Although his body was not bound by Heavenly Restriction, it was quite close to Heavenly Restriction. After swallowing Sukuna's finger, he inherited Sukuna's cursed power, even if it was only one tenth. Nothing should be underestimated. If Sukuna's technique was imprinted on his physical body over time, he would be equivalent to an existence that possessed both excellent technique and a powerful physical body.

But—

Satoru held his chin in one hand and put the other hand on his knee. He tapped his knee with his fingers and his eyes fell on Yayoi.

He couldn't figure out what was going on with Yayoi for the time being.

As far as he knew, there had never been an example like Yayoi. The chain that could bind Sukuna proved that she had powerful cursed technique. Not only that, but she also had the ability to be infinitely close to that of Toji Fushiguro. She had a body as powerful as him, and the sensitivity of her five senses was even better than that of Toji.

It was neither bound by Heavenly Restriction, nor was it a case like Yuji.

"Sure enough, I'd better go in." Megumi's words interrupted Satoru's thoughts.

"Your injury is just right, don't force it." Satoru paused in his movements.

"But, Itadori needs someone to keep an eye on him, right?" After all, he was a novice with only one foot in the game.

"Yes." Satoru smiled and held his chin, "But the main test this time is Nobara, and... Yayoi also knows what's going on inside, right?"

Megumi paused, hid eyes falling on the exterior of the building with thick walls, and then on Yayoi, who had been staring at the building.

"There's a limit to joking." Megumi said numbly.

"Can't see, but can hear." Yayoi said, "Yuji was kicked down the stairs by Nobara."

Satoru: ???

Megumi: ???

What were you doing? Internal strife?

The first one and the second one saw Yayoi's thoughtful expression, "How strange, how did Nobara know that Yuji is not very popular with women?"

Yayoi was shocked. Her brother's body fat percentage was only in single digits and he weighed 80kg. She couldn't see what was going on inside but could hear the sound. After several powerful and swift footsteps passed by, Yayoi heard a kicked sound, followed by a scream from her brother, and then Nobara's merciless diss.

What the hell, she could actually kick her 80kg brother over with one kick. This girl was not easy.

Yuji, Yuji, were you okay, Yuji?

Satoru sighed, "Wow, it turns out that Yuji's luck with women is so bad."

Megumi: "..."
How much better do you think you can be?

"Can you see what's going on inside?" Megumi couldn't help but ask.

Yayoi shook her head, "No."

She pointed to her ears, "But I can hear it."

"I amplified my five senses." Yayoi said.

The sharp blade was pierced into the muscle, and then there was the sound of a heavy object falling. Shortly after the twisted sound of the curse, the sound of the blade cutting through the muscle was heard again. Then there was the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. After a few sharp and blunt sounds, the distorted sound disappeared.

"Yuji killed one." Yayoi said.

Megumi was stunned for a moment, "Really?"

"It's true." Satoru put his hands on the back of his head, "Yayoi's five senses are naturally very developed, and she usually just consciously restrains them, right?"

"Hearing too much sound will make you uncomfortable." Yayoi blinked, "It will also make you unable to sleep."

"Speaking of which, this kid Yuji is very crazy..." Satoru looked at the building stained by time and smiled, "He looks a bit like you."

There were two of them, one was a descendant of sorcerers who had been living in ordinary society for many years, and the other was an ordinary high school student living in ordinary society. Whether they were descendants of sorcerers or ordinary people, they were not interested in curses. Everything had a kind of disgust and fear that could not be given up. If you could not give up these two, even if you had talent, it would be useless.

There were many sorcerers who had been exposed to curses since childhood and give up on themselves in the process. However, these two guys who know little about curses would not hesitate to kill alien creatures that want to kill them or their family members.

It's so... crazy.

Yayoi: "We are siblings, it's normal to be similar."

Satoru raised his lips, "What about Nobara?"

"Killed one." Yayoi said.

"Are there any more?" Megumi paused. The number of curses in this building was beyond his expectation.

"There are three." Yayoi said, "Two are on Nobara's side. Nobara only found one, and there was... a child inside."

"Oh, that's great." Satoru rolled his eyes.

"...what's great?" Megumi just wanted to kick this unscrupulous teacher. How could a teacher who saw a student suffer would say "that's great"?

"Didn't I say that the main target of this test is Nobara." Satoru didn't feel guilty at all about cheating his students. "The number of curses is directly proportional to the growth of the population. In a city like Tokyo with a large flow of people, the breeds of curses are not only more numerous, but also stronger."

"The curses of countryside and Tokyo are different. The curse of Tokyo is stronger and more cunning." Satoru held his chin and smiled softly. "Even if they can't speak and their level is low, it doesn't hinder their cunning."

"And cunning curses usually set a cruel balance." Satoru continued, "Put your life on the scale, your own or others', it's up to you to weigh it, but no matter which one you choose, it will affect the sorcerers themselves."

"So, if the sorcerer is not crazy, it can be fatal." Satoru laughed softly, and Yayoi suddenly felt that he was the biggest villain in the show.

"Then... Kugisaki..." Don't you have to face two cunning curses alone?

Megumi suddenly stood up from the ground.

"Don't worry, Yuji passed." Yayoi said, "He kicked down a wall and the hostages were rescued."

Megumi: "..."
Okay, just you two, stay calm.

Yuji, you were a gorilla.

The sea urchin head's was numb, and the broken jar fell down and he sat down.

Under the gray sky, in the old building exuding a strong curse, the ugly curse crawled out of the wall with a whimpering sound, jumped out, and tried desperately to escape from the building.

Megumi sat calmly, he was worrying so much, neither the teacher nor the teaching assistant were worried, but he was worried.

The corners of his mouth slowly raised in an arc. Satoru put his hands in his pockets. He was calmly watching the curse jumping out of the window, with no intention of taking action. The next moment, as he expected, the curse body was pierced by sharp metal nails that suddenly appeared, after the hysterical scream, it rolled and fell in the air, and finally turned into a ball of embers and dissipated in the air.

Megumi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the two people next to him. These two, one with Six Eyes and one with enhanced five senses, the situation was all under control.

"Yes, it's pretty crazy." Satoru, the crooked teacher dedicated to teaching crooked students, smiled with satisfaction.

Megumi: "..."
Very unhappy.

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Regarding Satoru's assistant teacher, Yayoi Amamiya, Megumi's impression of 'somewhat familiar', 'strong in physical skills', 'not very smart', and 'a poor person who was often harassed by Gojo-sensei' added 'well-developed five senses'.

Nobara had not had much contact with Yayoi for the time being. After getting the first impression of 'a young lady who seems to be well-bred' and 'very good skin', she added an item to the freshman dinner party, 'eat without getting fat' up there.

Nobara, who was also a woman, expressed her jealousy.

A week after that, Satoru, who had a teaching assistant, skipped class. Yes, as a teacher, he skipped class.

The big cat came back from a business trip in the middle of the night and huddled in the bed, his restless hair sticking out from the soft bed. The morning sunlight poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and his long white eyelashes contained a faint golden glow.

After muttering, "I don't want to go to class," Satoru turned over in bed, revealing his smooth neck from the bed. His long eyelashes trembled slightly, and then he went back to sleep.

When he came back, the door wasn't closed yet. No worries at all about the risk of being robbed.

Yayoi decided to be considerate of the most powerful cat who was working relentlessly, tuck the quilt for him, tighten the curtains for him, and then carefully exited.

Everything was quiet except for the faint chirping of cicadas outside the window. In the dim room, the big white cat slowly opened his eyes. His pale blue eyes were beautiful and clear. After rubbing the soft fabric, he felt satisfied. He buried his face in the quilt.

So the class that day was changed to a physical arts class, and the three children were taken to the playground and beaten by Yayoi.

After finishing the beating, Yayoi looked at the three children lying on the ground, her face not red and out of breath, and she summed it up, "Megumi and Nobara, your physical skills are not good."

Yuji: "..."
Sister, sister, don’t you love me anymore, sister?

Megumi: "..."

Nobara: "..."

It's still a gorilla!

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• Omake •

#After the goodwill event
Everyone in Kyoto School: What happened to your Tokyo School? The gorillas are so common!


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