Natsuki Subaru walked along, converting his surroundings into photos and sending them to the group.
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: This environnt looks a lot like my side? Is there an Adventurer's Guild or sothing? There should be plenty of beautiful girls there!]
[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: Eh, it looks pretty much like what you'd see in gas and ani.]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: This seems to be the town center; it's likely a place like the Royal Capital.]
[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: In a sense, does this count as a eting between internet friends?]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: You know, it actually kind of does.]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: Luckily we introduced ourselves earlier, otherwise it would be way too awkward to call out screen nas in person. Seriously, what logic was used to generate these group nicknas?]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: You've got so nerve saying that, considering you used a fake na at the start!]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: Hee-hee! No choice! You have to protect your privacy when chatting online!]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: Besides, your nickna isn't wrong at all.]
Natsuki Subaru pursed his lips. Since joining the group, Sato Kazuma had been cursing his goddess at a high frequency; this nickna perfectly matched his ntal state.
But what did his own nickna, Jealous Witch's Object of Escape, an?
Who was the Jealous Witch?
Did she have anything to do with him?
He had never heard of that term before.
[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: I'm also curious. Where do the nicknas co from? Why am I called a physical education student?]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: Maybe it's because your grades are terrible?]
[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: That's possible. Co to think of it, my exam scores were always pretty average. Were your grades good?]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: ...]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: ....]
Sato Kazuma and Natsuki Subaru didn't know what to say for a mont, because both of them were high school dropouts.
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: Ah, anyway, why is the Group Leader's nickna Unsurrounded One?]
Sato Kazuma shifted the topic incredibly stiffly, though he was indeed a bit curious.
The nicknas seed to reflect the group mbers' inner thoughts or characteristics.
But Group Leader Yuji Itadori's nickna seed sowhat baffling.
'Unsurrounded One'—what did that an?
[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: I might know what it ans.]
The Young Itadori looked at the chat interface, his eyes narrowing slightly.
'Die surrounded by others.'
Those were the words his grandpa had once said to him.
But why was the other version of himself the Unsurrounded One?
At that mont, Yuji Itadori, acting as the Group Leader, replied in the group:
[Unsurrounded One: I'm not sure either. It might have sothing to do with the current Jujutsu World.]
Yuji Itadori certainly knew what 'Unsurrounded One' ant.
After all, the people who were once by his side had departed one after another.
However, Yuji Itadori did not say it out loud.
At the very least, he shouldn't let the other version of himself know about this cruel future.
He was also unwilling to watch his other self experience such a future again.
"Senior Itadori, what do you Jujutsu Sorcerers usually do?"
Natsuki Subaru closed the chat interface and asked Yuji Itadori beside him with so curiosity.
Although he had just experienced death once, Subaru seed to have moved on quickly and was very interested in everything regarding Yuji Itadori.
"Exorcising Cursed Spirits," Yuji Itadori replied.
"Cursed Spirits? Are they like ghosts?"
"Exactly."
"Wow, there really are ghosts in this world!"
As the two of them chatted back and forth, looking at the boy before him whose eyes projected a burning gaze, Yuji Itadori couldn't help but think of his forr self.
His past self was sowhat similar to the Natsuki Subaru in front of him.
Yuji Itadori then asked about the general situation Subaru had experienced, and the latter poured out all the details in a non-stop flow.
"...and then I was suddenly ambushed. That's pretty much how it went!"
"I see."
Yuji Itadori nodded.
"So, if we keep walking forward, we'll run into three thugs looking to mug us, right?"
This feeling right now was a bit like accepting a mission back at Jujutsu High School.
"Yeah, in the alley up ahead... but that seems to be the only path to the Slums."
"I understand."
As Yuji Itadori spoke, his pace did not falter.
"Should we call the guards over?"
"No need. Besides, didn't you say we're short on ti? We need to reach that place before dark."
"Yeah..."
Natsuki Subaru looked at Yuji Itadori, whose expression appeared incredibly calm.
"Hand over the money!"
Before Yuji Itadori could finish his sentence, a shrill voice rang out from ahead.
Three thugs in eccentric clothing blocked their path.
"It's you three again, Chin, Kan, and Ton!"
Natsuki Subaru pointed at the three in front of him and shouted.
There was no mistake; ti really had started over!
"What are you babbling about? Hey, hey, hey! If you don't want to die, hand over everything valuable you've got!"
One of the lean young n spoke dismissively to Natsuki Subaru and Yuji Itadori.
"This kind of behavior isn't right. If you leave now and turn over a new leaf from today on, I can act as if nothing happened."
Yuji Itadori's gaze, calm as water, fell upon the three n. His tone was equally devoid of ripples.
He rembered back in middle school, he had encountered similar situations a few tis; when he saw upperclassn from other schools bullying or extorting younger students, he would always step in to stop it.
Because of his great strength, he would beat them to a pulp every ti, eventually earning the nickna 'The Tiger of West Junior High'.
If only he could persuade them to return to the right path.
But these people usually didn't seem very receptive to advice.
As soon as Yuji Itadori finished speaking, one mber of the trio walked up to him with a nacing look.
He was tall, nearly two ters in height, with a build larger than Natsuki Subaru and Yuji Itadori combined.
"You bastard, you looking to die?!"
The big man shouted angrily at Yuji Itadori, while simultaneously grabbing the latter's collar, intending to hoist him up—
However, Yuji Itadori didn't budge an inch.
"What?!"
He was utterly astonished, because the person in front of him was clearly much leaner than himself.
But why...
It felt as if he had just tried to lift a mountain.
In the mont of his shock, Yuji Itadori's fist slamd into his head.
Despite his robust build, he actually flew out like a small pebble, even knocking over the other two as he went, causing them all to lose consciousness instantly.
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