Chapter 143
: Su Nuo's Departure
The great serpent died. In the battle against Sukuna's domain, Sukuna achieved the victory conditions before him. At the moment the sealed outer shell of the domain shattered, he saw Gojo Gosho, who had formed the Indra's Seal.
[Boundless Void] Endless junk information instantly invaded the serpent's mind. In order to process this useless and complicated information, he froze on the spot, completely losing all ability to resist.
The crows circling in the sky transmitted this scene to the monitor. The students of the high school looked at the scene on the monitor and were so surprised that it was as if the time had been frozen. Natsumi Eri repeatedly checked the authenticity of the scene before finally coming to the conclusion that Gojo Satoru had won.
The next moment, cheers erupted throughout the venue. The students of the high school were cheering for Gojo's victory and for themselves for escaping a disaster. In this lively atmosphere, only Kimoto Rika stayed alone in a corner. Her face, which was usually full of gentle smiles, was now tinged with unease.
[Gojo won? If that's the case, does that mean I'll have to keep a pretense under Gojo's nose forever, and if I slip up even slightly, Gojo will kill me instantly?]
Thinking of this, Rika felt a chill run down her spine. If Orochi was the victor, she could use [Delusion Creation] to disguise herself as a level 2 mage and evade capture. Once she got through this ordeal, she could regain her freedom.
But the situation was completely beyond her expectations. In a brief moment of panic, she made a decision: to leave Japan, go abroad and live in an assumed name, and never come back.
After having this idea, Qi Benli took advantage of the moment when everyone at the high school was cheering and secretly left, heading towards the exit of the high school's barrier.
She deliberately walked in the opposite direction of the battleground of Gojo, Sukuna, and Orochi, just in case she accidentally bumped into Gojo and Sukuna.
But what you fear most is what happens most often. As she was walking quickly through the forest, she saw two figures in the distance, one in pink and one in white. They were Gojo Satoru and Sukuna.
[What?! It's them! What are they doing there?!]
Upon seeing these two living devils, Qi Benlixiang shuddered and immediately stopped in her tracks. She turned around and pretended to take a walk back, hoping not to be discovered.
"Huh? Isn't this Rika? Where are you going?" Gojou Satoru's voice came from behind, and the next second, her arm was on Rika's shoulder.
Rika shuddered, stiffly turned around, and met Gojo Satoru's questioning gaze.
"Ah, Gojo-sensei, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here, I, I..."
Rika tried her best to appear natural, but after witnessing Gojo Satoru's terrifying power through the monitor, she couldn't even look the other person in the eye when she lied.
As she felt the total amount of curse power within her body begin to plummet, Rika understood that [Delusion Creation] would soon become ineffective under Gojo Satoru's questioning. At that time... Rika recalled Gojo's battle with Orochi, and the scene of herself being instantly killed by a single Azure Fist flashed in her mind.
Just as she closed her eyes, preparing to fight to the death before her magical power was exhausted, another voice rang out:
"Oh, what a coincidence, you're here to buy ice cream too?"
"Ice cream?"
Upon hearing those three words, Rika blinked and looked at Gojo, only to realize that she was holding an ice cream in her hand, while the pink-haired boy behind Gojo was also holding a vanilla ice cream.
Rika immediately realized that this was a golden opportunity to dispel the five suspicions, and quickly forced a smile:
"Yeah, I saw everyone was having so much fun, so I thought I'd buy some ice cream and join in the fun... So what are you guys doing here? Logically speaking, you shouldn't be here..."
As her curse energy began to dissipate, Rika finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, she wondered why Gojo and Sukuna had suddenly come to buy ice cream after finishing their battle.
Sukuna didn't intend to hide this from him:
"Why buy ice cream? You should ask your talkative teacher first. I really don't understand how she could have so much to say during a battle, and then she said she was thirsty afterward and dragged me to buy ice cream. The worst part is that she didn't bring any money..."
As she spoke, Sukuna gave Gojo a resentful look. Gojo quickly finished her ice cream and then changed the subject:
"Hey, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's hurry up and buy ice cream for everyone while the ice cream truck is still here!"
After she finished speaking, she pushed the reluctant Rika back. When they returned, Gojo was holding several large boxes of ice cream, which, of course, came from Rika's wallet.
At this point, Rika's escape plan not only completely failed, but her wallet was also emptied. Looking at the white-haired woman beside her, Rika had no way to express her bitterness, and she had to put on a smiling face when facing Gojo.
The world where only Rika is injured has been achieved...
After defeating the giant serpent, Gojo and her friends held a party, where she specially invited Sukuna and introduced him to Natsuyu Eri and others.
However, Natsumi Eri's gaze towards Sukuna was very strange, as if she were looking at a rival. Sukuna couldn't bear such a gaze, and returned home halfway through the party.
After this battle, Sukuna had the idea of training Itadori Yuujin. He wanted to use his relationship with Gojo Satoru to send Itadori Yuujin to study at the Jujutsu High School.
This method is highly feasible. Sukuna even asked Gojo for his opinion beforehand, and Gojo agreed. The only obstacle is Rōsaku.
Rōsō absolutely disagreed with sending Itadori Hisahito to the Jujutsu High School. After all, it was tantamount to a murderer sending his son to a police academy. How could he be a jujutsu master? He was clearly being sent as a hostage!
However, in the end, Itadori still went to study at the Jujutsu High School. The reason was simple: Sukuna threatened Ryosaku with "If you don't agree, I'll tell Itadori Yuujin about your dark history," forcing her to nod.
As for why Itadori Yuujin had to become a sorcerer, it was because Sukuna wanted Itadori to be able to protect himself in his absence.
Yes, he's leaving.
He had already discussed it with Gojo Satoru, asking her to use her family's resources to create a clone of Itadori. Afterward, he would transfer his consciousness into the clone and no longer interfere with Itadori Yuujin's life.
He planned to travel to the country his students had established in the Ryukyu Islands to see for himself whether it had become the country he envisioned.
Of course, Gojo Satoru wouldn't help for nothing. Her condition was that Sukuna had to have a serious fight with her after he returned from the Ryukyu Islands. Sukuna agreed.
On the day I left, the airport was surrounded by a lot of people, including Ryosaku, Khajiitsu, Gojo, Rime, and even the old otaku Hebi came over.
Su Nuo stood on tiptoe and looked through the crowd for a long time, but still couldn't see those two familiar figures.
[Perhaps something's happened.]
Su Nuo didn't let his mind wander. He waved to the few people who came to see him off, and then resolutely boarded the plane...