Chapter 102: The Number One Fan of the Two-Headed Ogre

"Yes, yes, yes—your school doesn’t only admit boys, does it?"

Although Sugimura had little interest in romance, a school that admitted only males seemed bizarre to him—he wasn’t attracted to women, but that didn’t mean he was attracted to men.

Hearing the concerns of Shengzai and Sugimura, even Gojo Satoru couldn’t help but have a few black lines appear on his forehead.

These two bastards think I, Gojo Satoru, am gay too!

If the principal of Tokyo Jujutsu High, Yaga Masamichi, heard this, these two would surely be severely disciplined.

"Of course, although Tokyo Jujutsu High differs from ordinary high schools, we do admit female students."

"And I can guarantee that our female students are beautiful, our female teachers are excellent, and if you’re lucky, you might even spot a female celebrity alumna."

Upon hearing Gojo’s words, Higurashi Megumi’s expression twitched involuntarily.

Although Gojo’s statements were technically true, Megumi felt the beautiful female students and teachers at Tokyo Jujutsu High certainly weren’t the kind Shengzai and Sugimura imagined.

"Compared to me, your looks are slightly inferior, but since your jujutsu high school only wants good-looking guys, I suppose I have no choice but to step forward."

"Since Shengzai has agreed and will go to Tokyo to study, I naturally won’t refuse."

In the end, both Shengzai and Sugimura agreed to enroll at Tokyo Jujutsu High.

Enrolling in Jujutsu High was one of Shengzai’s goals—he currently possessed immense cursed energy but lacked any method to use it.

The techniques he knew were almost entirely from the Yin-Yang Master tradition of the Tokyo Dark Crow world; though similar in many ways, replicating powers from other worlds in this one required understanding and mastery of cursed energy.

Jujutsu High was precisely such an institution—systematic training and guidance, far more efficient than fumbling along alone.

Hearing Shengzai and Sugimura agreed to enroll, Gojo Satoru was extremely pleased.

He hadn’t even expected that on this outing, he’d find two such promising talents.

But before taking them to Tokyo Jujutsu High, Gojo needed to verify something, so he asked Sugimura to release the Two-Headed Ogre within him.

In fact, when the Two-Headed Ogre had fought Shengzai earlier, Gojo had already been nearby.

At first, seeing the Two-Headed Ogre awaken, he’d considered intervening to suppress it.

But after observing Shengzai’s skill and strength, Gojo, while delighted, became curious—how far could Shengzai push the Two-Headed Ogre? So he chose to stand by and watch.

The outcome surprised Gojo as well: before the Two-Headed Ogre and Shengzai had settled their victory, the vessel, Sugimura, had somehow suppressed the Two-Headed Ogre’s consciousness.

That was the Two-Headed Ogre! Ordinary people who swallowed cursed objects instantly went berserk and became curses; Sugimura had swallowed the Two-Headed Ogre’s finger—a cursed object more dangerous than a regular Grade One—and yet he was perfectly fine. That was absurd.

Shengzai was a genius—Gojo didn’t deny that—but Sugimura Yuji, in his view, was rarer than even a jujutsu genius like Shengzai.

The Two-Headed Ogre’s finger had long been a nightmare for jujutsu authorities; if Sugimura Yuji truly could suppress the Two-Headed Ogre’s consciousness as Gojo suspected, his value was self-evident.

Inside Sugimura’s mind, the Two-Headed Ogre, trapped in his mental prison, was now seething with rage.

He’d been about to kill that insolent brat who mocked him, but at the critical moment, this vessel named Sugimura had somehow suppressed his consciousness.

He was just an ordinary brat, merely his vessel—and yet he could suppress the Two-Headed Ogre’s consciousness? Where the hell was he supposed to take this grievance?

In his thousand years of existence, he’d never felt so humiliated.

Just after awakening, he’d been beaten senseless by that brat named Wenren Shengzai, and now his consciousness was imprisoned in this cage-like place.

In all his years as the Cursed King, when had he ever suffered such an insult!

As he was forced back into Sugimura’s body, the Two-Headed Ogre had already planned: when he regained freedom, the first to die would be Shengzai, the second, Sugimura.

Yet as the Two-Headed Ogre silently compiled his kill list, he overheard the conversation outside between Gojo and Sugimura.

He was thrilled by the idiots’ reckless behavior—he never imagined his chance to reclaim his body would come so soon.

Sugimura Yuji had just regained control of his body; the Two-Headed Ogre believed it was pure luck or coincidence.

If he got another chance to emerge, he’d give Sugimura no opportunity whatsoever.

Once free, he’d first use his domain, “Fumo Yushu,” to kill Gojo Satoru, then crush Wenren Shengzai to death with his fists, and finally rip out Sugimura’s heart so he could never rise again.

Outside, under Gojo’s confident assurance, Sugimura slowly closed his eyes; as he calmed his spirit, the black tattoos on his face and arms reappeared.

Clearly, as Sugimura lowered his guard, the Two-Headed Ogre within him once again seized control of his body.

"Mortals, this great one..."

As he appeared, the Two-Headed Ogre was ecstatic, ready to unleash his fury and slaughter—but before he could finish his entrance line, Gojo punched him clean across the room, then proceeded to beat him mercilessly for the next ten seconds with no chance to retaliate.

Only now did the Two-Headed Ogre realize belatedly that the silver-haired jujutsu sorcerer before him was far more dangerous than he’d assumed.

"Student Sugimura, that’s enough. Can you still reclaim control of your body?"

As Gojo asked this, those nearby could sense that if Sugimura failed to regain control, Gojo’s treatment of him would differ drastically from before.

Gojo and Sugimura were still strangers; no deep bond had formed. Gojo was a Grade One jujutsu sorcerer, not a novice.

If the Two-Headed Ogre’s consciousness truly awakened and could not be suppressed, to prevent potential disaster, Gojo would at the very least detain Sugimura temporarily until a solution was found.

Fortunately, the scenario Shengzai feared did not occur—moments after Gojo finished speaking, Sugimura effortlessly suppressed the Two-Headed Ogre and reclaimed control of his body.

The humiliated Two-Headed Ogre, returned to Sugimura’s body, etched this disgrace into his memory and added Gojo Satoru to his kill list—ranking him above Shengzai, now topping the list as Number One.

(End of Chapter)