Jujutsu Kaisen: The Traveler

Chapter 5

Be it the Anime or the Movie, Hiroyuki hasn't watched any show related to JJK yet.

The reason? Well, he doesn't know. At that point in his life, he simply doesn't want to watch it despite its popularity, no other reason. Even he himself can't explain it.

But that doesn't mean he has zero knowledge of the world.

If it helps, well, he had read the first 15 or so chapters of the manga when the series first came out. But, other than that, that's pretty much it.

But still, JJK is a pretty popular show and has a massive following so even if he did not indulge himself in it, he would be aware of it one way or another. Additional to that is the fact that JJK has one of the most toxic fanbases on the internet. Not only do they like to argue about how JJK is the best anime ever, but they also like to spoil every little thing that is happening within the show for everyone to see.

And Hiroyuki, who pretty much lives inside a room, surfing through forums every day arguing with this kind of people, was extremely exposed to this kind of thing. In the first place, to argue about JJK, one must know what it is.

But, despite finding himself browsing through the JJK fandom due to some meaningless argument on the internet from time to time, it doesn't change the fact that he was no expert on the series. At least, it is not comparable to his knowledge about the other shows he truly likes.

A fact that is really unfortunate.

In any case, making sense of everything here is easy now. For example, there's that one moment when he heard the word Curse Energy for the first time. At that point, thanks to those kinds of happenings in the past, everything just clicked.

No more is needed.

Talking about Energies though, on another topic, at the current time, Hiroyuki is finally sure that other than his fully intact memories, nothing more came through from his past life. Specifically speaking, his Aura.

In his past life, Hiroyuki mastered and used Aura so much that it is already considered as another part of his identity. It's not even an exaggeration to say that he uses it as much as he breathes. That's how natural it became for him.

That's why after repeated cycles of trying to call out his Aura, and constantly finding no answer, he finally accepted the fact that in this life, his beloved Partner wasn't here anymore to accompany him. He did not even consider the idea that it was just not responding to him or any ridiculous thoughts like that.

It will answer his call if it is there. Period.

A pretty saddening fact indeed. But that doesn't mean it's all gloomy. Cause in search for a diamond, he found... well, something that is not as good as the latter but still precious nonetheless.

To make the long story short, in the middle of him calling out his Aura, Hiroyuki was made aware of another foreign energy, the so-called "Curse Energy".

He wasn't so surprised about it though cause apparently, according to what he's been hearing so far, although manipulating it is a whole other matter, it exists within everyone. Besides, he already expected its appearance soon as he is currently living in a house filled with beings capable of harnessing it. It's simply a matter of time.

So, he ignored it at first. Not because it's unimpressive, but because back then, he was still focused on trying to make his Aura come out.

But, as time went on, it kinda grew into him. He even found it cute and adorable at some point. As weird of a phrase that is.

Well, in Hiroyuki's defense, how could he not find it as such? Whenever he's calling his Aura to come out, Curse Energy is always the one that bursts out of him instead, constantly wriggling around his entire body.