Hikaru Kuganami was just driven crazy by anger, not stupid.
Although he wished he could kill everyone who wanted to get rid of him the next second, since he couldn't do that now, his top priority was to buy some time. That way, he would have room to maneuver.
Especially since he had suffered a loss due to lack of information this time. It was also important to quickly fill in the gaps in his knowledge…
"Sorry, I was rude just now. I have a few questions for you. I hope you can answer them truthfully."
Gojo Satoru knew that Hikaru Kuganami's temper wasn't directed at him… Okay, maybe a little, but the main target was definitely the rotten oranges, so he wasn't angry at all. He generously said that he would cooperate this time.
However, he was still quite self-aware, "You actually still trust me? Just because of that intuition you mentioned?"
When it came to this, Hikaru Kuganami's expression became complicated, "...Your soul feels very pure to me. I didn't expect your personality to be so bad, but now that I know why you were hiding it from me, I can continue to trust you."
Gojo Satoru was surprised, "Your eyes have that function?"
"...It's just a metaphor. I can't actually see souls, so intuition is a better way to understand it."
Hikaru Kuganami was not only very sensitive to other people's emotions, but he had even felt a person's essence since he was a child. Whether the other person was trustworthy, he could tell at a glance, like seeing through their soul. He had never been wrong in over ten years.
This was also the reason why he had chosen to believe Gojo Satoru even though he felt something was wrong before. Because it was actually trusting himself… Who knew he had encountered someone who, although not malicious, could cause trouble and watch the fun when others cared deeply about something… Sigh, just consider it an increase in social experience.
Gojo Satoru, "Oh, a low-end version of Hyper Intuition! So if you hide part of the truth and use the truth to deceive him, he'll fall for it? You're very easy to fool."
Hikaru Kuganami, "Is that something you should be saying? Answer my questions first!"
After a few questions and answers, Hikaru Kuganami understood the situation.
So there were two groups investigating him at the same time. Gojo Satoru had started yesterday, and the other group had been investigating for over a week. Gojo Satoru's people had discovered the other group by chance while investigating him…
And Gojo Satoru's action of bringing him back yesterday had inadvertently saved him from the other group.
"If this were a spy movie, the atmosphere would be even more intense." Hikaru Kuganami said softly.
Gojo Satoru said objectively, "You're worth it. If you could only petrify curses, the people above might be very optimistic about you and recommend you to enroll because this ability is rare, useful, and not very threatening. But being able to use the Six Eyes is a completely different story."
Hikaru Kuganami lamented, "That curse was so ugly. After I petrified it, I didn't want to touch it at all, so I just left it there. If I had known it would be investigated, I would have ground that thing into powder!"
"It's fine, it's done now. You don't have to worry about it anymore. Just leave it there… By the way, are there any other questions? Can we start the transfer procedures?"
Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High—
Receiving an alert about unregistered cursed energy entering the barrier, a middle-aged man hurried out of the door, only to see Gojo Satoru blocking the entrance.
The white-haired young man wearing an eye patch greeted him enthusiastically, "Principal Yaga! I brought you a new student!"
Principal Yaga looked at Gojo Satoru with a tired expression, then at Hikaru Kuganami, as if he wanted to say something, but finally got straight to the point, "Is this the Six Eyes?"
"It's kind of novel that the Six Eyes isn't specifically referring to me… Yes, a new student I found! Let's get the enrollment procedures done."
Gojo Satoru pushed Hikaru Kuganami forward, pushing Principal Yaga into the room as well as he passed him, "Hurry, hurry, once we're done here, I still have to go to his old school to handle the procedures."
"...Then you're late." Principal Yaga didn't even bother to complain about the chaotic transfer procedures. He straightened his face and said, "The order came down this morning, saying that 'Six Eyes are prohibited from enrolling.' They want to transfer him to Kyoto School. Your pattern of action has been completely guessed, Gojo."
Hearing this, Hikaru Kuganami became a little anxious and wanted to speak, but before he could open his mouth, he started coughing.
Gojo Satoru's hand was still on his back, so he casually patted him, "It's okay, it's okay, leave it to me." Then he turned to Principal Yaga and said, "Didn't I enroll properly back then?"
"Don't play dumb, is this the same situation?" Principal Yaga said impatiently, "A second pair of Six Eyes has appeared. You still don't understand how the higher-ups will react? It's impossible for two pairs of Six Eyes to appear in the same era. He's an anomaly among anomalies!"
Gojo Satoru looked indifferent, "He's does not really have the Six Eyes, so this order doesn't apply, right?"
Principal Yaga, "Ah???"
Principal Yaga stared intently at Hikaru Kuganami, even wanting Gojo Satoru to take off his eye patch so he could compare them—although the Six Eyes' abilities couldn't be seen with the naked eye, their appearance was quite distinctive.
Knowing that this was his future principal, Hikaru Kuganami habitually put on his professional smile.
Seeing Hikaru Kuganami instantly transform back into the extremely deceptive, docile lop-eared rabbit, even Principal Yaga's tough-guy face softened a little. Gojo Satoru, who knew that the first trick this person learned was self-destruction, couldn't help but feel a little schadenfreude for the principal who had misplaced his trust.
Actually, Principal Yaga also wanted to help Hikaru Kuganami. As long as he could find a reason to let him enroll first, many things would become easier later.
But he looked left and right and could only hesitantly say, "...Is this really not the Six Eyes? It looks like it to me… Isn't it easy to expose you if you use this excuse to deceive the higher-ups?"
"It's really not!" Gojo Satoru, who had gotten used to patting him, couldn't help but pat Hikaru Kuganami hard, emphasizing, "It might change back tomorrow or the day after. It's a problem with his technique—Whoa! Again?"
Principal Yaga was also startled by Hikaru Kuganami, who suddenly coughed up blood, and looked at Gojo Satoru with condemnation and suspicion.
Gojo Satoru quickly looked around, but couldn't find anything useful, so he casually used his sleeve to wipe Hikaru Kuganami's mouth to cover up the evidence.
"I'll take him to see Shoko later… Why are you looking at me like that? He's always been in poor health!"
Principal Yaga, "...Even if he's always been in poor health, if you hadn't been so rough, nothing would have happened… Forget it, you said this was the effect of his technique?"
Gojo Satoru, "As for evidence, the reason he's being targeted is because he petrified a curse with his Petrification Eye."
Principal Yaga shook his head, "Whether he's born with the Six Eyes or not isn't important. The important thing is that he can use the Six Eyes. That's the root of the problem. According to you, they might even suspect that the Six Eyes aren't his limit…"
The special nature of the Six Eyes is not as simple as it seems. It shouldn't even exist, even in simulation. So, a technique that can simulate it is even more problematic. It's normal for the higher-ups to be wary, given their usual behavior.
Gojo Satoru looked indifferent, "As long as there's an excuse, if the higher-ups ask, just say you didn't refuse because it's not the Six Eyes. If they ask again, tell them to find me."
Gojo Satoru had said everything he needed to say, and Principal Yaga understood his determination. He ran through the responses to the higher-ups' questioning in his head and nodded in agreement.
Hikaru Kuganami's situation was very special. If he couldn't become a student at Jujutsu High, it would be too easy for the higher-ups to find trouble.
To put it bluntly, if Hikaru Kuganami didn't enroll, even if he died outside, Gojo Satoru wouldn't be able to find a legitimate identity or reason to stand up for him. He couldn't just say, "He had dinner at my house, so I'm his creditor…" Although Gojo Satoru could do it without a reason if he wanted to, but it was better to have the title of Gojo Satoru's student to deter those who wanted to make a move before he died, rather than finding a reason to avenge a dead person.
"This is someone I want to protect."
This was basically what Gojo Satoru's actions were trying to convey. It might not seem like much, and those who wanted to make a move wouldn't give up, but the difference between Gojo Satoru doing it and not doing it was huge.
But even though he agreed, Principal Yaga still had to remind him, "You know this operation is not official. If someone wants to pick a fight…"
"We'll deal with it then."
Principal Yaga, feeling exhausted, began to handle some paperwork, "Kuganami-kun, how do you write your name?"
Hikaru Kuganami found a blank piece of paper and wrote it for him.
"...It's actually these characters." Principal Yaga was a little surprised.
Hikaru Kuganami's given name was fine, but his surname was truly rare, and even the format was quite mysterious.
"It's a surname that makes you think of someone strong, but the person himself keeps coughing up blood. It's such a bummer…" Gojo Satoru couldn't help but express his thoughts.
Principal Yaga, "...Shut up, Gojo."
Hikaru Kuganami was quite calm, "It'll be fine once I learn the Reverse Curse Technique."
"Then you have to work hard." Principal Yaga frowned, stamping several documents, "The Reverse Curse Technique is not easy to learn… Okay, you're enrolled."
Principal Yaga was about to shoo him away after stamping the documents, but Gojo Satoru still looked puzzled, "Principal, aren't you going to do that thing? You know, that thing!"
"That thing?" Principal Yaga was stunned for a moment, then realized that Gojo Satoru was referring to the questions and tests he would ask every new student…
"...What this and that, speak properly!" Principal Yaga scolded him, then turned to ask as usual, "Hikaru Kuganami, why do you want to become a jujutsu sorcerer?"
Hikaru Kuganami thought for a moment, "To live a little longer."
"...No, that's not what I asked." Principal Yaga was silent for a moment because of this overly realistic reason, "Jujutsu sorcerers are very easy to die. The Reverse Curse Technique is not easy to learn. You probably will be disappointed if you come to Jujutsu High for that reason."
Hikaru Kuganami, who had been triggered by the keyword "die," smiled shyly.
"If I don't come here, I can only die for those who want to kill me. But if I come here, maybe I can fight back. If I'm lucky, I can nip the danger in the bud, which is equivalent to extending my lifespan. I'm very satisfied."
In the midst of Gojo Satoru's sudden burst of laughter, Principal Yaga, who understood the logic of this "satisfaction" and what "dangerous buds" referred to, felt like he was in a whirlwind.
… The reason why Kyoto School students seem so normal is because all the problem children are brought here by Gojo Satoru, isn't it?! He seemed pretty normal just now…
Gojo Satoru couldn't stop smiling, "Principal, I think that counts as passing. I'll take Hikaru to see Shoko first. The other students are all here today too. Let's all meet…"
Before he could finish, the door was opened from the outside, and a black and white figure walked in.
Hikaru Kuganami subconsciously turned his head and met the visitor's gaze. Both of them were startled.
Hikaru Kuganami, "Panda?!"
The black and white visitor, "Six Eyes?!"
Hikaru Kuganami was even more shocked, "Panda can talk… ! Uh!"
He couldn't catch his breath and coughed twice, covering his mouth. Blood seeped out from between his fingers.
Panda, "......???!!!"
Gojo Satoru immediately turned to the principal and said, "See, I didn't touch him this time. I told you he's always been in poor health!"
Principal Yaga, "...Is this the time for that? Take him to Shoko's place!"
—I have a feeling the higher-ups don't need to worry. This kid is going to die on the spot any minute, even if he's left alone.
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