ほろ苦い . [g. satoru x reader]

十三

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(A/N): YUKATAA !! OMFG YOU GUYS !! WE MADE IT TO 10.2K READS, AND TRUST ME, I FEEL HAPPY RN OKE ENJOY THE CHAPTER !!!

(note) - sorry if I haven't published in a while, my exams were a few days ago and this is really long

"Minato," I dazed over the dark horizon and sighed.

"What do you want?" she asks by the couch and ate her ramen slowly.

"Leave. Go to the Jujutsu High. I need you to get a few documents for me," I requested and put down my mug.

"The ones in your old room?" Minato bobbed her head.

"I think Nobara's room by the second floor. Two steps in front of you, there's a lid you can open. Some of my classified files are there," I informed her.

"A first year's room? No good in hiding it in someone's room," Minato grumbled.

"Anyway, after getting those, watch over Maki Zen'in. Whatever racket she'll cause, keep her out of trouble. Tell her you're working with me," I closed my eyes and stared at nothing.

"Roger that. What's wrong with you? Are you okay?" Minato asked as she put some papers and food in her bag.

"Headache. Hurts really. Now go," I waved my hand.

"Before that, I forgot to tell you, Yaga's dead," Minato uttered.

"Yes, I'm aware while you were sleeping like a log," I rolled my eyes. Minato cursed and disappeared.

The door creaked open and Itadori's head popped behind it. "Ichimiya-san? They're looking for you."

"Yeah, yeah. I'll be there soon," I rubbed my temples and headed for the door.

"Seriously?! Gojo-san was sealed?" Hakari gasped.

"If you hadn't been angry as hell, you would have known long ago," I shoved my hands in my pockets.

"Shut up, old lady!" Hakari groaned.

"What old lady? I'm only in my twenties," I removed my glasses and rubbed my eyes. In a distance, something moved and disappeared.

"Anyway, Panda, you saw it, right?" I tilted my head as I spoke.

"Which exactly?"

"Yaga's death."

"He's dead?" the others repeated while watching Panda.

"God, you didn't tell them while I was busy with something?" I clicked my tongue in disappointment.

"Trust me, I was already getting into that," Panda said. "But Yaga-sensei died due to the higher-up's circumstances. Meaning he didn't die here, somewhere around Shibuya."

"Good, you mentioned it for me."

"What's with the mood?" Panda's face crunched.

"You're lucky I can't kill anyone part of the Jujutsu society," I crunched my pen in my hand.

We heard Hakari groan. "I haven't been this depressed ever since Yakul got hit by an arrow in his butt."

"You're seriously living the best of your life amidst war and chaos? Classic," I smirked.

An irk mark grew on Hakari's forehead. "Alright. I'll help you guys suppress the culling game. But don't get me wrong, I haven't let my feelings get the best of me. Cooperate with me after all this."

"You're taking advantage of the revisions to the Jujutsu Law, right? What exactly are you trying to do?" Panda asked.

"Whatever it is, I doubt it'll all be difficult," Fushiguro sided with Panda.

"Ah? What do you know, sea urchin head?" Hakari spat.

"You're calling the Head of the Zen'in Clan a sea urchin head? Well, I'm not surprised you still don't know what's happening outside your puny thrones," I told him.

Hakari and Kirara's eyes widened at the news.

"Sea urchin head!" Hakari called.

"It's Fushiguro," he corrected.

"Let's get along," Hakari said with a weird face. "...Okay," he responded.

"I can't imagine you two becoming friends," I slammed my head on my palm and turned away to take a short nap.

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Something rang violently and I sprinted outside the roof. "What the heck is that?!" I growled. In front of me looked like a harmless cursed thing that could talk and act like a phone.

"A player has added a new rule to the culling game!" the thing shrieked. "Rule Nine! Players can view information of other players such as 'name,' 'points,' 'number of times they've added rules,' and 'residing colony!'"

"Is anyone going to make that thing shut up for a sec?" I asked while gritting my teeth.

"I'm Kogane! The point of contact that connects players to the culling game!" the thing, Kogane, introduced itself.

"Why are you talking differently than before?" Hakari asked Kogane.

"Earlier, I was making an announcement! Right now, I'm speaking for the player 'Itadori Yuuji,'" Kogane responded.

"Oh, yeah. Tengen-sama was saying..." Itadori pondered.

"No, that's strange," Fushiguro interrupted. "Why is Itadori being considered as a player already? You can only become a player once you've infiltrated a colony."

Itadori thought for a second, "It's Sukuna. Maybe Sukuna was one of the sorcerers that made a contract with Kenjaku."

"It's still rather strange. You consumed Sukuna's finger out of your will. And I'm the witness," Fushiguro answered back.

"Must be disgusting to see it for yourself, huh..." I muttered.

"Itadori, have Kogane display the information of players," he requested. Itadori looked at Kogane.

Kogane showed a screen full of players.

Fushiguro pointed at a player named Kashimo Hajime. "This guy originally had two hundred points. What does he have to gain by changing the rules?"

"He's killed at least forty people in the past few days. I'm guessing these guy doesn't change these rules to be nice." Itadori gasped.

"We might be able to take part in the culling game without having to kill people thanks to this new rule," Fushiguro added.

"I have at least forty-five points. You can make me some hitman if you want," I sighed with a small smile on my face.

Fushiguro shoved my face away. "Kogane, can you make a list of players with one hundred points?"

"I'm possessed by Yuji Itadori," it responded blatantly.

"Follow him for now," Itadori told Kogane.

A list was shown in front of us, showing one more person. Fushiguro's face lit up suddenly. "Alright."

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