Brutus (Demon! Reader x Reverse Harem) {JJK}

Chapter 2

3rd pov

"But the end result is still your execution." Gojo concluded, finishing his reiteration of the events before Yuji woke up, tied to a chair, in a room full of talesmen.

Many things were running through Yuji's head:

What?

Is he serious?

I'm being executed?!

And so on and so forth.

"Your recap doesn't match with the current events." Yuji argued. "Hey, sorry, I did my best. You still have to die, but I got your sentence suspended." Gojo explained. "What's 'suspended' mean? You'll wait until later to kill me?" Yuji asked, like this whole thing is ludicrous- and it might as well be. "Yup. I'll just explain from the top." Satoru started, pulling something out from his back pocket, holding up a finger of Sukuna.

"This is the same kind of thing as the cursed object you ate. There are 20 of these in total; we possess six of them." Satoru informed. "Twenty? Oh, each finger and toe?" Yuji guessed. "No, Sukuna has four arms." Gojo corrected. The blindfolded man tossed it in the air before he sent it blasting into a wall, and yet, it remained intact.

"As you can see, we can't destroy them. The curse is just that powerful." Gojo stated, plucking the finger from the crater in the wall. "Yeah, the curse grows stronger everyday. So, our modern-day Jujutsu seals just aren't keeping up. That's where you come in." Gojo explained. "Huh?"

"When you die, the curse inside you will die as well. You see, our elders are cowards. They're demanding we kill you right away. But that would be a waste, wouldn't you say?" Satoru explained. "A waste?" Yuji questioned. "See, there's no assurance another vessel capable of handling Sukuna will ever be born again. So, here's what I proposed to them: since they've already decided to execute you, why not wait until after you've absorbed all of Sukuna to do it? And the higher-ups agreed." Gojo continued. "So, now, you have two options before you. You can die here and now, or gather all the parts of Sukuna, absorb them and then die." He concluded.

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After visiting the hospital, he went to the crematorium to have his grandfather cremated and gather his ashes to put in a vase; Gojo even tagged along.

"Who passed away?" He asked. "My grandpa. Although he was more like a father to me." Itadori informed. "I see. Sorry it had to happen at a time like this."

"So, have you decided what you want to do?" Gojo asked. "...Are casualties like these from curses pretty common?" The boy asked. "This one was a rather exceptional case, but in terms of damage, it happens all the time." Gojo answered. "It's a good night when someone dies a normal death after encountering a curse. Find a body that's torn to pieces is actually one of the better outcomes." Satoru added. Yuji had a look of horror at that information before turning his head down to look at the pavement.

"If you plan to hunt down Sukuna, you're going to witness some gruesome stuff, ...and I can't guarantee you won't end up that way yourself. So, I guess you can choose which hell you want." Satoru informed. The images of his two occult friends and Megumi flashed in his mind at what Gojo said.

When the cremating was complete, Yuji started picking up piece of ashes and cremains that was left behind, delicately dropping them in the jar. "If all the parts of Sukuna were gone, would it really help? Would there be fewer people getting harmed by curses?" Yuji asked, never once did he stop what he was doing. "Yes, of course." Gojo confirmed.