Vessel // Jujutsu Kaisen x reader

17. Killing Intent

A/n; this chapter is a bit longer than normal, so pls enjoy to the fullest:)
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"Are we that much of a hindrance, Nanamin?" I asked as I bit my lip.
"Take us with you next time."

"'My comrade died. But I wasn't there.'" Yuuji continued.
"'Because I'm a child.' I'd feel bad saying that."

Nanami leaned against the wall with crossed arms.
"That's out of the question. As you both know, the enemy uses restructured humans."
He looked at the two of us.
"Some people cannot be helped. As long as you two are in this business, there will come a day when you will also have to kill someone. But today is not that day. Please understand."

Yuuji and I looked at the ground frustrated.
Nanamin got hurt because we didn't go with him.
I knew what was happening and I still decided to not tag along.
I should've been more stubborn and gone with him!

"Being a child is by no means a crime." Nanami said seriously.

It doesn't matter! I've already killed one of those humans! It doesn't matter if I kill more of those deformed humans! If I can't bring them back to how they were, it doesn't matter what they were!
So take me with you!

All those words got stuck in my throat.
How could I think that way?
Just because they were deformed and had no way to get back to their old ways doesn't mean they aren't humans anymore!
When did I start thinking this way!?

They died from the shock of getting their body tempered with.

Ieiri's words rang in my head.

"from today onwards... I'll have you two observe Yoshino Junpei." Nanami's words pulled me back to reality.
My frown deepened, but I had no right to refuse.

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"We'll go, Nanamin." Yuuji and I spoke to the phone.

"You can't. I told you the reason why this morning as well. If he even put up a 'screen' on top of being alive, the probability of him being at Satosakura High school is high." Nanami's voice sounded from the phone as we listened.
"I'll go back immediately. Please stand by, Itadori-kun, L/n-kun."

He hung up and Yuuji and I shared a look.
No, this time we both weren't going to listen.

"Please get out of our way, Ijichi-san." Yuuji turned to the man standing in the hallway.

"Our job is to save people. Among those people... Are you students as well." the man responded.
"You can't go... Itadori-kun, L/n-San."

We glared each other down before Yuuji and I ran past him.
"Sorry... Ijichi-san."
I mumbled before we were gone.

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"There's the screen!" I yelled as we made it to the school.

"Let's go, N/n!" Yuuji yelled as we both went through the screen without problem.
"Where to now?"

"The gym!" I yelled as I changed my direction. We ran through the courtyard before we slammed open the gym doors.

We stopped in shock at what we saw.
All students passed out on the floor.
Junpei having beaten up one of the students.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, JUNPEI!?!" We yelled as the boy turned to us with the utmost indifference.

Eyes looking at us with disgust.
"Stay back... Shamans."

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"Moon dregs!" Yoshino yelled as Yuuji was about to punch him.
A weird jellyfish looking shikigami came out and shealded him.