Future Yuji Itadori Joins the Chat Group Chapter 81: Is There Anyone in the Witch Cult Who Can Speak

Louis had already lost consciousness, and she would be unable to use her Authority for so ti, so Yuji Itadori could safely let Rem and Natsuki Subaru take her back first.

Besides—

Dealing with the remaining Witch Cultists wouldn't take much ti.

"Yeah! I'm counting on you, Itadori-senpai!"

Natsuki Subaru nodded firmly at Yuji Itadori, then hurried toward the Mansion with Rem at top speed.

Yuji Itadori turned his gaze toward Elsa.

"Please lead the way. We caused quite a commotion here just now, so we may have already alerted them. We need to act as quickly as possible."

"I get to spend ti alone with Itadori-sama~ How wonderful~"

Elsa's eyes were filled with anticipation as she set off with light steps, leading Yuji Itadori deeper into the forest.

"Elsa, how much do you know about the Witch Cult?"

Yuji Itadori asked along the way.

"The Witch Cult is quite a vile organization~ Especially from your perspective, Itadori-sama."

Elsa replied with a smile.

"Compared to them, our Assassin Organization is nothing much~ At least most of the ti, our Assassin Organization only acts after accepting a commission. The Witch Cultists, on the other hand, behave in ways that are completely incomprehensible. No one knows what they're trying to accomplish, yet they've caused far more tragedies than the Assassin Organization ever has—at least the Assassin Organization still operates in secret, while the Witch Cult acts as though they want everyone to know what they're doing~"

"Is it because of this?"

As Yuji Itadori spoke, he pulled a book out from beneath his clothes.

An ominous aura emanated from its black cover.

A Gospel.

Yuji Itadori had obtained it from Louis, and it bore so similarities to Roswaal's Book of Wisdom.

"This is a Gospel. I've heard that every Witch Cultist has their own Gospel and acts according to what is written inside, but I never expected it to be true~ I've never had the chance to kill a Witch Cultist before, so I wanted to find out what their intestines were like—"

Noticing Yuji Itadori's gaze falling on her, Elsa promptly changed the subject.

"Those Witch Cultists can hardly be considered human anymore."

"They act according to the contents of their Gospels."

Yuji Itadori carefully examined the book in his hands.

Regulus should theoretically have possessed one as well.

However, it had probably been reduced to dust along with his body.

Roswaal acted according to the contents of his book, and the Witch Cult did the sa.

It was almost as though an invisible person was manipulating everything from behind the scenes.

However, Yuji Itadori knew he wouldn't find the answer anyti soon. For now, the most important thing was eliminating the threat posed by the Witch Cultists in the area.

"You said your Assassin Organization acts according to commissions most of the ti. What about the rest of the ti?"

"That depends on Mother's wishes. Sotis, she issues orders without giving us a reason. For example, ili's previous visit to your place was carried out under Mother-sama's orders. We don't know the specific reason either."

Hearing Elsa's words, a certain possibility occurred to Yuji Itadori, and he asked another question.

"Then is there any connection between your organization and the Witch Cult?"

"As far as Mother is concerned, the information I know is extrely limited. We don't know much about the other mbers either—but it seems there really is a Witch Cultist in our organization. I haven't interacted with him much, though. I only know that his na seems to be Roy."

"I understand."

Yuji Itadori nodded. A suspicion in his heart seed to be drawing ever closer to the truth.

At that mont, Yuji Itadori sensed an abnormal presence in the surroundings.

It was the scent of Witch Cultists.

Almost simultaneously, Elsa stopped walking.

"This is the place, Itadori-sama~"

Yuji Itadori looked ahead with his Enhanced Vision. It was a place that should have been beyond the reach of ordinary human sight, but Yuji Itadori could see it with perfect clarity.

Dozens of black-robed people were lingering outside the entrance of a cave. Their hoods concealed their faces, and they carried all manner of weapons, seemingly standing guard against sothing.

"Not long ago, I noticed a large number of footprints appearing in the forest, along with strangely mutilated animal corpses, so I began investigating in secret. I only managed to find this place just now."

As Elsa spoke, her gaze repeatedly drifted toward the Witch Cultists, as though she were anticipating sothing.

"It would be extrely dangerous if these people approached the Mansion or the village~ I can't allow that to happen, especially since ili is living at the Mansion now."

"Yeah. I'll stop them—"

At that mont, Yuji Itadori noticed soone erging from the cave entrance.

He hadn't covered his head with a hood, leaving his corpse-pale face exposed. His gaunt cheeks resembled a skeleton's, with especially prominent cheekbones, while the green bowl cut atop his head looked utterly incongruous.

"Trials, trials, trials! This is a trial of love!! The silver-haired half-devil wishes to participate in this country's Royal Selection, and that is the perfect opportunity for us!! It is a trial! To allow her to return once more!! We shall offer this half-devil as her vessel! Romantic love, friendship, compassion! This is love, love, love, love!!"

The man muttered incomprehensible words to himself in a shrill, grating voice.

The nearby Witch Cultists treated him with imnse respect. Yuji Itadori knew that his status couldn't be low and suspected that he was another Sin Archbishop.

"Is there no one in the Witch Cult who can speak normally?"

Yuji Itadori shook his head. Including the man before him, he had encountered three—no, four Sin Archbishops in total, yet not a single one of them spoke normally.

Regulus constantly went on about others 'trampling upon my rights.'

Louis and Lye referred to themselves as 'we,' and everything they said was related to eating.

As for the man in the distance, both his manner of speaking and his tone were even more extre than those of the previous Sin Archbishops.

The Sin Archbishops he had previously encountered represented Greed and Gluttony. Combined with the existence of the Witch of Envy, perhaps their titles were related to the seven deadly sins.

In that case, which one was this man?

"Sloth-sama, there seed to be an unusual disturbance in the distance. Should we investigate?"

A Witch Cultist approached the man known as Sloth and imdiately asked.

The Sin Archbishop of Sloth—Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti. That was his na.

"No, no, no! The most important thing right now is the trial! Trials, trials, trials! We must verify whether that vessel is qualified! This is a trial of love!! Nothing can be allowed to interfere with us! Otherwise, we would be far too slothful!!!"

Petelgeuse let out a frenzied cry.

"We must test whether the vessel is qualified! As for everyone else, regardless of whether they are n, won, old, or young, they are all sacrifices. We shall offer them all—"

Petelgeuse's voice abruptly stopped.

Yuji Itadori's Dismantle had already struck him.

It wasn't only Petelgeuse. Nearly every Witch Cultist was attacked by Yuji Itadori at the exact sa mont.

Invisible slashes rampaged through the air, leaving only the continuous sound of blades tearing through the wind echoing throughout the surroundings.

In less than a second, every Witch Cultist had been dealt with.

Elsa's eyebrows rose slightly.

Was this how Yuji Itadori had disposed of the Witchbeasts in the forest earlier?

"As expected of Itadori-sama. You're remarkably efficient."

Yuji Itadori erged from the forest, walked past the fallen Witch Cultists, and approached the similarly collapsed Petelgeuse.

Yuji Itadori hadn't dealt them fatal blows. He might be able to obtain information from them, and he couldn't be certain whether so of them had been forced into this against their will.

However, to prevent any unexpected accidents, Yuji Itadori had ensured that every single one of them had lost consciousness—even if they awakened, they would be incapable of moving.

Just as he reached Petelgeuse's fallen body, he seed to notice sothing and narrowed his eyes.

At that instant, a trendous crash suddenly erupted behind Yuji Itadori, as though two incomparably solid objects had collided.

Elsa looked toward the source of the sound, but there was clearly nothing in midair.

"Who are you? You can see it, can't you, can't you, can't you?!"

At that mont, a figure erged from the shadows of the forest.

It was the body of a young woman, but her face bore a deford and twisted expression.

She looked exactly like Petelgeuse had monts earlier.

"Is it so kind of Soul Transference ability?"

Yuji Itadori directed his gaze toward her.

He could perceive the shape of souls. After fighting Mahito in the past and obtaining Yuki Tsukumo's research materials concerning the soul, Yuji Itadori had beco capable of doing so.

When he had approached Petelgeuse's body just now, Yuji Itadori had already noticed that no soul remained within it.

Afterward, Yuji Itadori saw a purple limb emanating an eerie aura attacking him from behind, so he directly neutralized the attack with a slash.

Yuji Itadori glanced at Elsa from the corner of his eye. That tentacle-like limb was composed of a substance resembling a soul, and Elsa apparently couldn't see it.

"You're Petelgeuse, aren't you?"

Yuji Itadori returned his gaze to the unfamiliar woman before him.

He had already arrived at the answer.

"Correct! I am the Witch Cult's Sin Archbishop representing Sloth—Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti, indeed!!!"

As he spoke, Petelgeuse's head bent at an impossible angle. The expression on his face grew increasingly distorted as he stared fixedly at Yuji Itadori.

"Why can you see it? Why can you see it?! That is clearly proof of being favored by the Witch—why can you see it?! Could it be that she favors you as well? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! You don't carry the scent of her favor! You are not favored! Why can you see it?!!"

Petelgeuse unleashed a hysterical roar.

The Unseen Hand was his Authority, allowing him to wield limbs that couldn't be perceived by the naked eye.

Yet Yuji Itadori could see them.

Why, why, why?

"Perhaps it's because I'm a Jujutsu Sorcerer."

Yuji Itadori rely gave a casual reply.

He could sense that the aura emanating from Petelgeuse was sowhat unusual.

It was completely different from Regulus and Lye, and unlike Louis as well. Instead, the aura emanating from Petelgeuse bore so resemblance to a Cursed Spirit.

No, not an ordinary Cursed Spirit.

Rather...

A Spirit?

The aura emanating from Petelgeuse was more similar to Hanami, one of the four Special Grade Cursed Spirits.

In the past, Hanami had used its unique aura to pass silently through the Barrier during the school's Goodwill Event, causing a horrifying tragedy.

Hanami from the other world had already been exorcised by Yuji Itadori.

Petelgeuse, however, was extrely similar to Hanami.

He wasn't human.

In truth, just as Yuji Itadori had guessed, Petelgeuse's true form was a minor Spirit. He possessed no genuine body of his own and could only act by taking over others.

That was why Petelgeuse could change bodies.

Petelgeuse simply hadn't expected his sneak attack after switching bodies to be anticipated by Yuji Itadori.

'Who is this man?'

While Petelgeuse was still bewildered, Yuji Itadori took the initiative to ask a question.

"Why has the Witch Cult co here?"

"For the trial, the trial! A trial of love!"

Faced with Yuji Itadori's question, Petelgeuse made no attempt to hide anything and directly revealed his intentions.

"A trial?"

"To verify whether that half-devil possesses the qualifications to beco a vessel! Diligence, diligence, diligence! You cannot understand, can you?! The weight of being favored, the weight of being chosen! I must diligently complete this trial! This isn't rely a trial for the vessel! It is also a trial for ! My brain trembles!!!"

Petelgeuse wildly waved his arms and legs.

"What does the trial involve?"

Yuji Itadori's gaze gradually sharpened.

"The details?! If the half-devil survives, that proves she possesses the qualifications! If she cannot survive, then she is slothful, slothful, slothful!!!"

"What about everyone else?"

"Everyone else? Those slothful people? Their existence has no aning, so they shall all be offered as sacrifices—"

Before Petelgeuse could finish speaking, he felt a terrifying gale sweep toward him in an instant.

He didn't even have ti to unleash the Unseen Hand.

Yuji Itadori appeared before him like a malevolent demon.

He was faster than the wind.

Yuji Itadori already knew that Petelgeuse possessed the ability to transfer his soul.

But he wouldn't give Petelgeuse another chance.

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T/N: I'm finally caving in, I'll start using japanese honorifics for all you weebs out there.

I'll edit the releases before this. Unfortunately, a lot of comnts will get wiped out. RIP.