Chapter 92: Becoming a Jujutsu Sorcerer, Shengzai

In the Jujutsu Kaisen world, Sugi Forest Third High School in Miyagi Prefecture.

“Your Paranormal Phenomena Research Club is being disbanded for failing to meet the minimum requirement of three members, and this classroom will be reassigned to those who need it.”

The one who spoke these words was a member of Sugi Forest Third High’s student council, and their sole purpose in coming here was to announce the dissolution of the Paranormal Phenomena Research Club.

Facing the aggressive student council member, Sasaki, the club president with short black hair and an unremarkable face, frowned in confusion and asked: “Not enough three? What nonsense are you spouting—do you have bad eyesight, or are you not even treating us as human beings?”

“We’re right here: one, two, three, four—we’ve got four people! We’re one over the minimum! How could we possibly be under three?!”

“Exactly! Even if the student council has always had it out for our club, you can’t bully us just because we’re a small group with no advisor!”

Hearing their club president speak, the plain-looking Ikuchi, the senior beside her, also chimed in.

“Um… Sasaki senior, Ikuchi senior, I’m from the Homecoming Club—I’m only here because Tachibana dragged me here by force.”

Hearing the seniors count him as a club member, Shengzai, who had been dozing off beside them, quickly raised his hand to clarify he was just along for the ride.

“But even if you don’t count Shengzai, there’s still me, plus Senior Ikuchi and Senior Sasaki—we still meet the minimum of three!”

Tachibana Yūjin, with his brown-gold hair and brown eyes, immediately spoke up upon hearing his club was being disbanded.

Watching the confused Tachibana and the clueless Sasaki and Ikuchi, Shengzai silently sighed.

The plot had finally begun, but unfortunately, no new big shots had arrived in Xinmeng Between.

Though his current strength isn’t weak, it’s still insufficient to survive the turbulent plot.

The next moment, as Shengzai expected, a middle-aged teacher in sportswear appeared and declared that Tachibana’s talent was being wasted in a pathetic club like the Paranormal Phenomena Research Club, then challenged him to a duel.

The plot unfolded exactly as predicted, and Shengzai made no move to stop it—including the recent incident where Tachibana brought the finger of Ryo Menma into the Paranormal Phenomena Research Club.

In this world, Shengzai is Tachibana’s childhood friend, and because Tachibana attracts misfortune, they’ve constantly encountered random side characters or thugs looking for trouble since childhood.

If not for Shengzai’s background in an ancient martial arts family and Tachibana’s own abnormal physique, Shengzai would’ve been dead long ago just by being near him.

Tachibana finding Ryo Menma’s finger may seem like chance, but it was inevitable.

Even if Shengzai had intervened, Ryo Menma’s finger would’ve appeared before Tachibana in some other form.

So rather than altering the plot and making things uncontrollable, it’s better to let nature take its course—first, get Sasaki and Ikuchi out of danger.

If Shengzai had sufficient power now, he’d fear nothing and could eliminate all unstable factors before they even formed.

But the problem now is he doesn’t yet have the strength to roam freely.

Even without watching, Shengzai knew the outcome of Tachibana Yūjin’s shot put match against Teacher Takagi.

As everyone knows, ordinary high schoolers in Japanese anime aren’t ordinary at all—and Tachibana is no exception.

His seemingly slender arms easily shattered the world record with the shot put, and this was without any special training.

After effortlessly crushing Teacher Takagi and leaving him questioning his life, Tachibana glanced at Shengzai beside him and asked: “Shengzai, are you coming with me to visit Grandpa today?”

Because misfortune always follows Tachibana, he’s had many friends over the years—but only Shengzai has stayed by his side.

Tachibana’s grandfather, Tachibana Waosuke, is someone Shengzai frequently visits as Tachibana’s friend.

At first, when Tachibana introduced Shengzai to his grandfather, the old man showed little favor toward him.

Tachibana always assumed this was just his grandfather’s eccentric personality, and even told Shengzai that his grandfather remained alone because of his odd nature.

Shengzai, however, didn’t buy it. He didn’t deny that Tachibana Waosuke was stubborn and eccentric.

But Shengzai sensed that Waosuke’s dislike wasn’t rooted in hatred—it was more like he believed Shengzai staying near Tachibana might not be a good thing.

This attitude persisted until the last time Shengzai accompanied Tachibana to visit Waosuke in the hospital, when the old man’s gaze toward Shengzai suddenly changed.

After making up an excuse to send his foolish grandson out of the room, Waosuke turned to Shengzai with a serious expression and said: “I didn’t expect you’d become a jujutsu sorcerer too—were you finally affected by Tachibana’s curse?”

“I wonder whether gaining this power is a blessing or a curse for you.”

When he heard Waosuke’s words, Shengzai in the hospital room froze.

Because the first time he visited Waosuke with Tachibana, Shengzai hadn’t yet shared the powers of other Shengzais in Xinmeng Between.

Back then, though he was skilled in ancient martial arts and had an abnormal physique like Tachibana’s, he carried no trace of cursed energy.

This time, however, Shengzai had already shared abilities from other Shengzais—the spiritual energy from Tokyo Ghoul had been converted into equivalent cursed energy in this world.

As Tachibana’s grandfather, Waosuke received little background in the original plot, and initially, Shengzai had simply assumed he was an ordinary old man who knew a few things.

But now it was clear—the seemingly frail old man was anything but ordinary!

Come on—if he were just an ordinary old man, how could he detect Shengzai’s deeply hidden cursed energy?

“Curse? What curse is on Tachibana, Grandpa Waosuke?”

Shengzai didn’t know the full plot of Jujutsu Kaisen—he knew only fragments.

He’d only just arrived when Season One had just aired, and now that he realized this old man might be a hidden powerhouse, he tried to extract more useful information from him.

“With your current strength, knowing too much would only harm you.”

“Earlier, I treated you poorly because I didn’t want an ordinary person like you to get entangled with Tachibana and draw misfortune.”

“But now it seems you’ve already been affected—otherwise, you wouldn’t have become a jujutsu sorcerer from an ordinary person.”

(End of Chapter)