Chapter 186 Little Ten

"Welcome back, was the curse successfully exor..."

Hearing the sound of the car door closing behind her, Akari Nitta asked subconsciously, never having worried for a moment that the mission might fail.

After all, Chen Nuo, who was still a First Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer in name, was already considered to have the strength of a Special Grade by most Jujutsu Sorcerers.

While speaking, she instinctively glanced at the rearview mirror, and her expression instantly froze.

How did two strange variants squeeze into the back seat?

Are these Cursed Spirits?

Why does their aura feel a bit different?

Never mind the perverted naked man with the aggrieved face—at least he looked human—but what on earth was that lump of a deformed giant meat-worm next to him?

Akari Nitta, not understanding what exactly had happened, grew a bit nervous, but the moment she heard a familiar voice, she relaxed again.

"You fatass, squeeze inside! I can't close the door!"

As Chen Nuo spoke, he raised his leg and kicked inward.

Then, a rhythmic series of thuds from the kicking rang out.

"It hurts, I'm so scared, Onii-chan~."

The meat-worm looked terrified as it kept squeezing inward, waves of flesh rolling across its body. The already cramped interior of the car shook from the pressure.

"Don't be afraid, little brother. Onii-chan is here, I will protect you! You despicable fellow, bring whatever tricks you have at me!"

The flamboyant, half-naked muscular man held his younger brother tightly in his arms, facing Chen Nuo with his chest out and head held high. To an outsider, it would look like he was heroically facing execution.

"Onii-chan, huh? At you, huh? You just have to disgust me, don't you?"

Chen Nuo repeated while increasing the force of his kicks.

Listening to the shrill cries coming from the back seat, Akari Nitta began to feel a bit guilty.

What was going on here?

Seeing these two mutants acting like loving, devoted brothers, why did it feel like her side were the villains?

"Drive!"

Chen Nuo slammed the door shut, sat in the passenger seat, and spoke to Akari Nitta beside him.

"Oh, okay."

Akari Nitta instinctively stepped on the gas, driving the car toward Jujutsu High.

At this time, faint sobbing continued to drift from the back seat. Just hearing the sound was enough to make one's heart ache with sorrow.

The emotion was truly too rich and full; if one ignored their bizarre appearances, it would be easy to be moved by them.

These two fellows were naturally Itadori Yuji's biological brothers by different parents: Eso and Kechizu.

The reason their appearances differed so drastically was that Kenjaku's hybridization techniques were not yet mature at the beginning; even the eldest brother among the cursed womb: death paintings was an imperfect prototype.

However, the higher the rank of the hybrid cursed womb, the more balanced the hybridization ratio in the body, and the more human-like they appeared after incarnating and reviving.

In other words, the lower the rank, the more non-human they looked after incarnation.

The third-ranked Kechizu already looked like this; it was hard to imagine what kind of bizarre shapes the remaining six brothers would take if they all truly incarnated and revived together.

As for why the two brothers were so obedient to Chen Nuo and didn't dare to harbor a hint of resistance...

The reason was quite simple.

One only needed to refer to abiko Naoya's baptism process to know: it was merely a matter of whether the output of force was sufficient.

Kechizu hadn't even endured two rounds of punches before Eso could no longer hold out, surrendering with tears and snot streaming down his face.

This was a true case of 'the blows fall on the brother's body, but the pain is in my heart.'

Since they were children who had only recently been 'born,' they were actually quite easy to train.

"Nuo... was the mission resolved this time?"

After a long while, Akari Nitta asked tentatively in a low voice.

"It's already been exorcised," Chen Nuo replied casually.

"Then what's the deal with them?"

"It's none of your business. As for the report, just write it however you usually do. I won't make things difficult for you."

Chen Nuo didn't intend to explain these matters to Akari Nitta.

Hearing this, Akari Nitta's expression relaxed significantly.

Chen Nuo thus brought Eso and Kechizu to Jujutsu High. The first one to run out of the dormitory building to greet him was Itadori Yuji.

"Big Brother~! Did you bring me any snacks?"

If the text message hadn't specified there were benefits, why would Itadori Yuji have left the comfort of his bed?

"These two guys don't look very human, do they?"

Itadori Yuji spotted Eso and Kechizu at first glance and instinctively gave his evaluation.

Although they looked a bit non-human, it wasn't technically wrong to call them human; after all, their status as hybrids was indeed difficult to define.

"Don't you think they look a bit like you?" Chen Nuo asked with a beaming smile.

"...Big Brother, stop joking with me."

Itadori Yuji instinctively retorted, but as he looked at Chen Nuo's eyes, the smile on his face gradually vanished.

"First, eat a Sukuna's Finger to calm your nerves."

As Chen Nuo spoke, he stuffed tonight's harvest into Itadori Yuji's mouth.

That familiar taste of soapy water.

"Gag—"

Itadori Yuji dry-heaved.

The power of Sukuna within his body surged once more.

"Don't plan on coming out to chat with me again?"

Chen Nuo reached out and poked the Sukuna markings on Itadori Yuji's face, but the consciousness residing within showed no reaction.

This old geezer has finally learned his lesson.

Knowing he couldn't break through Itadori Yuji's suppression, he usually deliberately hid his presence.

Of course, this thousand-year-old monster hadn't given up the struggle; he was simply waiting for an opportunity.

"Big Brother, can you give me a heads-up next time? You almost poked it down my throat just now."

Itadori Yuji's eyes were slightly resentful.

Big Brother was still so simple and crude when dealing with him.

"Alright, let's continue the introduction from before."

Chen Nuo reached out and pushed Itadori Yuji forward, continuing to Eso and Kechizu.

"Itadori Yuji, the tenth child of your family. Eso, Kechizu, meet your long-lost biological brother by different parents."

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

Three faces of utter confusion.

They understood every word, but when put together, it was completely baffling.

Chen Nuo grabbed Itadori Yuji's hand and made a shallow cut in his palm.

Better than a thousand words, it was best to let Eso and Kechizu feel this blood-linked kinship for themselves.

These two, who inherited the bloodline of the Kamo Clan, each possessed a certain degree of blood manipulation ability. Verifying a blood relationship was easy.

It's just that, who would have thought at the beginning that the cursed womb: death paintings actually had ten brothers?

"Brother!!"

"Brother!!"

Eso and Kechizu hugged Itadori Yuji tightly. This call from the bloodline spanned several hundred years.

One wonders which part of the process went wrong when Kenjaku was creating the cursed womb: death paintings, causing every single one of them to be born with a deep 'younger brother complex.'

As the tenth child, Itadori Yuji was undoubtedly the brother they were most obsessed with; currently, he was having a bit of trouble breathing.

"I can't... I can't breathe..."

Itadori Yuji struggled for a good while before breaking free and breathing fresh air again.

Looking at the teary-eyed Eso and Kechizu and feeling that incredibly sincere and pure emotion, he suddenly felt that maybe he could accept these two extra brothers.

But now, a question arose.

Did his father have an affair, or was he the one cheated on?

Itadori Yuji couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Not long after, the eldest of the ten brothers, Choso, found Jujutsu High by relying on his sensory connection with his younger brothers.

Although the process was a bit bumpy, the four brothers were finally reunited.

Consequently, three well-behaved auditors appeared in the back row of the first-year classroom.

They didn't listen to a single word of the lesson, instead staring intently at Itadori Yuji's back.

The sheer doting in their eyes was almost unbearable for onlookers.

...

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From Choso's mouth, Gojo Satoru and the others learned some information about Kenjaku. Looking at the description of Kenjaku's appearance, Gojo Satoru's first reaction was an inability to accept the fact.

After all, he had buried Geto Suguru with his own hands.

However, when Gojo Satoru went to verify it personally and saw the empty coffin, he could only temporarily accept the fact that 'Geto Suguru' had been revived.

Having identified the exact identity of the person behind the scenes, there was naturally a direction for the investigation.

No one knew Geto Suguru better than Gojo Satoru, and he was intimately familiar with the man's social network.

Back when they were both students at Jujutsu High, they were already collectively known as 'The Strongest' in the Jujutsu World.

However, after Toji Fushiguro killed Amanai Riko (the previous generation's Star Plasma Vessel), Geto Suguru gradually turned toward extremism, intending to create a world of only Jujutsu Sorcerers.

Eventually, he launched the 'Night Parade of a Hundred Demons' and was dubbed the 'Most Evil Jujutsu Sorcerer' by the Jujutsu World, following Kamo Noritoshi.

However, there were still many Jujutsu Sorcerers willing to follow Geto Suguru at the time, primarily centered around the Time Vessel Association.

That was a cult group that once intended to break the destiny between Tengen and the 'Star Plasma Vessel' to let Tengen lose control and evolve. It had significant influence on a secular level.

However, after suffering several major blows in succession, this sect should have been disbanded by now.

Thus, Gojo Satoru focused the investigation on several Jujutsu Sorcerers who had followed Geto Suguru in the past.

Among them were two who were Geto Suguru's adoptive daughters.

The twin sisters, Mimiko and Nanami.

The sisters came from a family of Jujutsu Sorcerers in a small mountain village.

After their parents died, they were persecuted by ordinary villagers who were ignorant of the existence of Cursed Spirits. They were locked in a cage and abused.

Geto Suguru, then a student at Jujutsu High, went to handle a Cursed Spirit and witnessed this tragedy. In a fit of rage, he slaughtered all 112 ordinary people in the village.

That was the event that marked the beginning of Geto Suguru's betrayal of the high school.

Following his best friend's final wishes, after Gojo Satoru killed Geto Suguru to end the 'Night Parade of a Hundred Demons,' he did not further pursue the responsibility of his followers.

Otherwise, how could these Jujutsu Sorcerers have lived peacefully until now without being purged by the higher-ups?

Occasionally, Gojo Satoru would check on the sisters' current situation, so confirming their residence was not difficult now.

"I'll leave the task of gathering information to you. I'll be waiting right here for your good news."

Gojo Satoru winked at Chen Nuo.

Having personally killed the sisters' most beloved adoptive father, he didn't think the pair would be able to communicate well with him. It was better to let Chen Nuo use his charms.

Chen Nuo rolled his eyes at Gojo Satoru, then cheerfully walked to the apartment door and rang the bell.

"Ding-dong—"

After a moment of silence, a young girl's inquiry came from inside.

"Who's outside?"

"Hello, community census. Please come out and sign."

Chen Nuo changed his excuse; he wasn't fixing the sewers this time.

After all, they were two high school girls; they wouldn't have experience with that.

"..."

Behind the door, a rustling sound was heard. A crack in the door slowly opened, revealing a bright, wary eye.

"It's someone from Jujutsu High!!"

Nanami, with short dyed blonde hair, cold features, and a slightly rebellious aura, shouted as she slammed the apartment door shut.

A flurry of panicked movement could be heard inside the room.

Chen Nuo looked down at his outfit and scratched his face awkwardly; he had forgotten to take off his school uniform before coming out.

The Tokyo Jujutsu High uniform was indeed too conspicuous in the Jujutsu World.

Since that was the case, there was no other way.

Chen Nuo placed his hand on the door and applied a slight force with his fingertips. The tightly closed apartment door flew inward.

Nanami, who had been prepared, was holding her phone toward the door and pressed the shutter button.

*Click!*

Chen Nuo's figure did not appear in the phone's photo.

Nanami's Cursed Technique was very functional; through the special cursed tool 'Cursed Technique Camera,' she could apply technique effects by taking photos of targets.

She could both launch attacks on enemies and apply defenses to allies.

Nanami's heart tightened, and she hurriedly turned to look beside her. Before she could even see Chen Nuo's figure, the hand holding the cursed tool went light—she had lost her phone.

"Come on, say cheese."

Chen Nuo's voice rang out between the two sisters, and a phone flash illuminated Nanami and Mimiko's terrified and shocked expressions.

"You blinked, Mimiko."

Chen Nuo glanced at the photo, his tone carrying a hint of regret.

"You bastards from Jujutsu High, you finally found us!"

Nanami sighed, her tone mixed with a sense of relief.

As accomplices of Geto Suguru, the warrants for the two were still active; one could imagine the constant fear these two girls lived in daily.

"That sentence includes Senior Geto Suguru as well."

Chen Nuo picked up the phone and lightly tapped Nanami on the head, treating it as a small lesson.

Without the cursed tool, Nanami's technique could not be performed.

Both sisters' techniques relied heavily on the use of cursed tools, which was why, as Jujutsu Sorcerers, they were once imprisoned by a group of ordinary villagers.

"Don't hurt Nanami!"

Mimiko shouted, pulling out a hemp rope. Just as she was about to perform the 'Binding Technique' on Chen Nuo, she suddenly realized that the Teru Teru Bozu doll she used for the technique was gone.

"It's right here."

Chen Nuo raised his other hand and gave it a shake.

Looking at her doll, Mimiko's breath hitched. A strong sense of powerlessness surged over her; the gap in strength was so vast that she didn't even need to experience it to see it.

"W-what exactly do you want to do?"

Nanami's face was pale as she forced herself to ask.

"What do I want to do?"

Hearing this, a mischievous smirk curled on Chen Nuo's lips. He leaned in and whispered a sentence into Nanami's ear. After hearing it, the girl couldn't help but sway slightly, took a deep breath, and an aura of 'going for broke' surged from her body.