Jujutsu Kaisen: Nah I'd Adapt

Modulo: Chapter 1

It's been 69 years since the terrorist attack on Japan and the reveal of Jujutsu. The unfortunate incident caused 6,746 casualties, becoming the largest and first Jujutsu terrorist attack Japan has faced. 'The Culling Games,' as it was called, represented a new era. An era where superpowers were no longer mere fiction.

The broadcast drew the attention of passersby walking through Tokyo. Although this was not the most tragic event in Japan's history, it was the one that brought Jujutsu into the public eye and revealed that the world contained individuals capable of destroying entire countries on their own.

So while the number of casualties wasn't the highest Japan has faced, it was the most impactful event in its recent publicly known history. There have been past Jujutsu incidents, such as the King of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna, in the Heian era, but his tales were passed down only within the Jujutsu society.

While the Shibuya incident never happened in this timeline, the mass death and destruction of the Culling Games made it impossible for Jujutsu society to hide the existence of Jujutsu any longer.

Despite the conclusion of the Culling Games, widespread panic occurred since the general public's power position flipped on its head.

Even the strongest military forces on the planet couldn't take down some of the stronger sorcerers, let alone those who stood at the peak of sorcery.

The Heisei era became the most dangerous era since the Heian era. Two sorcerers with unimaginable power rose and became unstoppable forces. Ruling the planet or killing all life was a matter of their whim.

Although the Reiwa era retained remnants of the Hesei era, with many sorcerers dying, the level of sorcery from the new Golden Age rapidly declined.

Certain circumstances made it so curses have also been born weaker—weaker enemies, weaker sorcerers. Without Kenjaku, Uraume, Ryomen Sukuna, and other Heisei sorcerers, the balance has been returned to a 'mostly' stable state.

Since the Heisei era, no new special-grade sorcerers have emerged. Additionally, old traditions have resurfaced. Centuries of Jujutsu politics and tradition wouldn't simply disappear with a single era.

Without the Heisei-era sorcerers, the strict policy of old would naturally return, just with slight modifications to fit the current era.

"Jujutsu," a young boy mumbled while glancing to his left at the broadcast. "Sigh, can't leave it even if I'm out to clear my head." The boy stuck his hands in his pockets and kept walking. 'Although given the day, it makes sense. I forgot today was the 69th year since the Culling Games incident.'

The broadcast continued. Furthermore, all practicing Jujutsu sorcerers will now need to be licensed under the New Jujutsu Age bill. Any attempt to use Jujutsu in public without being licensed is grounds for someone to be labeled a curse user.

Naoto Zenin, a 17-year-old boy who stands 6 feet tall, has a medium build, shaggy brown hair, and naturally tired eyes, is lost in thought. 'Now they're announcing new laws that forbid sorcerers from practicing Jujutsu unless they get a license. What a joke.' The sheer absurdity of such a bill seemed laughable.

After all, would anyone attempt to arrest Ryomen Sukuna if he didn't have a license? In the past, immediate execution would be given, but since the treaty, the police and government have been involved in prosecuting Jujutsu sorcerers. Execution still exists, but the power dynamic has changed.

Anyone with half a brain could tell that it was politicians and the higher-ups working together to gain more control over who can and can't practice Jujutsu.

The problem is that nearly all Jujutsu sorcerers can't oppose the higher-ups with the deaths of previous special-grade and high-grade-one sorcerers. None of the new era sorcerers can do anything about it.