Ethereal Connection ♡ ⌇ Sukuna x Reader ⌇ ♡

Chapter 8

After Gojo finished speaking, he walked over to Y/N, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Let's go, Y/N!" he exclaimed.

"Where?" she asked, curiously.

"Just follow me."

As they walked, Gojo unravelled the mysteries of curses, the existence of sorcerers, and the purpose of schools like theirs.

"So, we sorcerers exorcise curses to save people, and I've chosen you. I can see you becoming a powerful sorcerer if you work hard enough."

Y/N thought about what Gojo said, did she truly want to get herself into something like this? She could still back out.

The idea of facing curses and risking her life was frightening, but perhaps it held more significance than her just merely existing.

Her mind began to get filled with thoughts.

"Do I want to do this?"

"Fight curses? Would I be able to do that?"

"I mean it would have a lot more meaning than my boring life of just working and living all alone. Meaningless life, hah besides even if i die, nobody would even care. haha."

Gojo interrupted her thoughts.
"Is there anything you are good at that would help you fight curses?"

After thinking for a while she responded,
"My agility, I remember when I was younger my teachers mentioned about how i was really fast, not just at running but there was this time when our sports teacher was teaching us basic fighting techniques and i was able to react and dodge very quickly even against elderly people. She was quite impressed. She even suggested me to take part in such activities but I never did." she let out a chuckle.

Gojo, taken aback, inquired with a smirk, "Anything else, Miss Speedster?"

"Don't call me that, you blindfolded snowman!" she roared.

"I know basic fighting and escaping techniques. My guardian taught me since I started working, wanting me to defend myself.", she continued as smiled sadly recalling about Hana, oh she missed her so much. She wondered where she is and how she's doing after the orphanage shut down.

Gojo smirked he noticed the expression on her face but he didn't comment. He was pleased that she possessed some skills.

After walking with complete silence for a while Gojo spoke,
"We are going to see the principle, you need a reason on why you want to become a sorcerer."

"Reason? You already know why I am here." Y/N answered.

"Yes. I suggest you to think more while we are on the way." Gojo answered.

"More." Y/N thought.

While walking she thought about the reason of why she's here, of course she's here because she didn't find another job. And besides she's already feeling way better here than working.

But was it merely unemployment that brought her here, or was there a another reason? The prospect of continuing her job search lingered, but something about being here felt right.

She thought.

"Why would I want to protect people from curses?"

Pausing, memories of her close ones flooded her mind.

"Mitsuki."
"Hana."

The memories, the feeling of loosing a loved one, something she couldn't ignore.

After walking for a while, both of them entered a space dimly lit by candles.

After walking further she sees a man sitting, there was a doll in his hand and he was surrounded by more dolls.

She looked at the man, he was a tall and muscular. He had short, spiky, black hair on top with the rest of his head shaved. He has thick eyebrows and his facial hair consisted of a mustache and goatee.

"You're late, Satoru!"
"You're 18 minutes late, way more than usual!" he remarked.

In reality, Gojo hadn't intended to be that late. He aimed for Y/N to grasp the importance of her decision before facing the man before them.

"He is the principal, Mr. Masamichi Yaga." Gojo introduced glancing over at her.

"Is that her?" the principal inquired.

Gojo nodded and looked over at Y/N.

"I am Y/N L/N, nice to meet you! I-" she began but before she could continue the principle cut her off by his question
"Why are you here?"

"Actually I am here because I couldn't find a job but-" before she could finish he cut her off again.

"So you're just going to fight curses because you didn't find a job?"

"Let me-" she attempted to explain but suddenly she felt a presence near her, the doll, one of the principal's creations. She realised it was going to attack her, but before it even landed a hit on her she dodged it.

She jumped and landed on her feet.
"Let me complete!" she insisted.

Gojo looked at her, impressed by her reaction speed to the attack. She was indeed extremely swift as she mentioned earlier.

"I am here be-" again, before she could continue the doll charged towards her aiming at her face, yet again she swiftly moved in another direction landing safely and the doll punched nothing but thin air.

"It's a Cursed Corpse. They are dolls with my curse in them." he informed.

"I see! May I now state my reason?" as soon as she completed her her request she sensed a presence behind her, of course it was the doll, and again she swiftly evaded and moved to a place farther away.

The principal and Gojo stared at her as she spoke,
"I am not here just because I couldn't find a job. Having experienced the pain of losing someone dear, I can't bear the thought of others going through that anguish. And after discovering that the curses kill humans, I don't want anybody dying to something like a curse. Each life taken would hold a place in someone's heart, leaving them shattered. If I can help in preventing even one person from that heartache, I'm committed to doing so and it is something I would never regret even on the verge of death."

The principle spoke with a faint smile on his face,
"Satoru, take her to the dorm. Also explain the various security measures to her."

Y/N glanced over at Mr. Yaga as he looked at her and continued,
"You've passed, Welcome to Jujutsu High School."