Chapter 122

It was just that what Ryomen Sukuna didn't expect was that Shengzai was even more capable of fighting than he imagined. Without using a domain to counter Shengzai's Simple Domain, even though he, Ryomen Sukuna, finally beat Shengzai down, it took quite a bit of time.

However, just as Shengzai's cursed energy was completely exhausted and the Simple Domain was torn apart by himself, Gojo Satoru and the others arrived in time.

Ryomen Sukuna had already fully experienced Gojo Satoru's strength last time. Although looking at Shengzai lying in front of him, Ryomen Sukuna was extremely unwilling, he could only choose to stop here at this moment.

Although Shengzai, who was lying in front of him, had no power to fight back now and was within his reach.

But Ryomen Sukuna was quite clear that once he chose to make a move, Gojo Satoru would kill him without hesitation!

After all, if he didn't make a move, then the one who would die would be Shengzai.

Itadori and Shengzai were both Gojo Satoru's students, but compared to Itadori, who had already been occupied by Ryomen Sukuna, if he really had to choose one of two, Gojo Satoru would naturally choose the latter from a rational perspective.

Ryomen Sukuna also understood this truth, and he also knew that he, with three fingers, could not possibly be Gojo Satoru's opponent.

So rather than staying and letting the other party beat him up, it was better to simply return the body to Itadori.

Because as long as Itadori regained consciousness, Gojo Satoru would have no reason to kill him.

Before finding a vessel that could replace Itadori, Ryomen Sukuna didn't want to fall into a deep sleep again because of Itadori's death.

And now Itadori's body already possessed the cursed energy of his three fingers. If he were killed by Gojo Satoru here and lost this part of his power, Ryomen Sukuna himself wouldn't be willing.

So after a brief thought, Ryomen Sukuna soon made a trade-off.

When Shengzai woke up again, it was already the next morning.

Because he used the Simple Domain to fight Ryomen Sukuna, his cursed energy was exhausted and his whole body was fractured, so he was sent to the best hospital in downtown Tokyo for recuperation.

Although most of the injuries on his body were treated by Ieiri Shoko using the reverse cursed technique, due to the excessive consumption of cursed energy, he was in a coma for a full day and night.

"Seeing you wake up, we are relieved. I really didn't expect that last time I saw your strength had reached the level of a Grade 1 sorcerer, so I explained some domain knowledge to you.

And not long after that, you were already able to use a Simple Domain. It's truly remarkable."

When seeing Shengzai wake up, the three people in the ward, Gojo Satoru, were also greatly relieved.

And when seeing Gojo Satoru in front of him, Shengzai also understood instantly that he must have been saved by the other party's move in the end.

"It's good that you woke up. How is it? Do you feel any discomfort anywhere in your body?"

Hearing Kugisaki's concerned words, Shengzai also examined his current situation.

The broken bones from the battle with Ryomen Sukuna before had all recovered, and there were no other abnormalities in his spirit and soul, which meant that the "Damage Nullification" that consumed lifespan hadn't been triggered.

"Except for the fact that my cursed energy hasn't fully recovered, I feel that I should be completely fine in other aspects.

By the way, why are there only you three teachers? What about that guy Itadori? That guy made me so miserable, and now he hasn't even come to visit me. Isn't that going too far!

Or is it that guy is more heavily injured than me, so he is sleeping in the intensive care unit now?"

Hearing Shengzai's slightly teasing inquiry, Gojo Satoru and the others fell silent instantly, and the original laughter and joy became exceptionally lonely at this moment.

After all, Gojo Satoru and Fushiguro Megumi and the others were quite clear that compared to the three of them, Shengzai and Itadori had a better relationship.

No one understood the feeling of a best friend's death better than Gojo Satoru, after all, he had also experienced the pain of a best friend's death before.

Compared to Geto Suguru, they at least collected Itadori's corpse, so as a teacher, Gojo Satoru also walked up like a comfort and patted Shengzai on the shoulder: "When we decided to become sorcerers, we had already made the corresponding resolve.

Fighting and struggling with cursed spirits was never a safe job, whether it was dying in battle oneself, or one's relatives and friends dying in battle, this had already become the norm in the jujutsu world.

You have done well enough this time. If it weren't for you, Megumi and Kugisaki might not have been able to survive this time, so you don't need to blame yourself too much."

That's right, yesterday when Gojo Satoru and the others arrived at the battle scene, Shengzai's situation was just cursed energy exhaustion, so he was carried into the hospital.

However, Itadori's body at that time had no signs of life at all.

Because his heart was dug out by Ryomen Sukuna, so when Ryomen Sukuna returned the body to Itadori, Itadori also lost his breath because of his heavy injuries.

Regarding Itadori's situation, even Gojo Satoru was powerless, so Itadori had now been pulled back to the morgue of Jujutsu High.

Regarding the news of Itadori's death, Gojo Satoru and Principal Yaga had also been hesitating about how to inform Shengzai.

In this battle with Ryomen Sukuna, Shengzai once again proved his strength and talent.

Less than a week after enrollment, he mastered the Simple Domain relying on theoretical knowledge, and before Gojo Satoru arrived, he forcibly fought a three-finger Ryomen Sukuna to a draw.

Such strength and talent, even among Grade 1 sorcerers, were absolutely outstanding.

Even Gojo Satoru and Principal Yaga predicted that with the talent and strength Shengzai displayed, he would be able to become the fifth "Special Grade sorcerer" before long.

Shengzai's talent and strength were impeccable, but he was still just a child of high school age. Suddenly experiencing the tragic death of his best friend at such an age, Gojo Satoru and Principal Yaga couldn't judge what changes would happen to his state of mind.

After all, there were no shortage of people in history who were brilliant but fell from sorcerers to curse users because of great ups and downs.

Principal Yaga's previous idea was to temporarily hide the fact of Itadori's death from Shengzai, or use a technique to temporarily seal this memory of Shengzai, and wait until he had enough experience before telling him everything that happened.

And Principal Yaga wanting to do this was actually for Shengzai's consideration, after all, the former Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru...

However, regarding Principal Yaga's proposal, Gojo Satoru chose to refuse, and stated that Shengzai had the right to know everything.

So at this moment, he would directly inform Shengzai of the truth that Itadori had died.

"That guy Itadori is dead? That's impossible. Gojo-sensei, you guys should go back and look at his corpse... wait, you guys wouldn't do anything special to a sorcerer's corpse, right!

That guy Itadori isn't dead yet! If you guys really dispose of his corpse, then he's really gone!"

Shengzai said while anxiously climbing out of the hospital bed, and without stopping, intended to head to the morgue.

(End of chapter)