Chapter 153 - What If I Say No?
When he first learned that sentient cursed spirits had definitively emerged in the world, 'Geto Suguru' was actually quite surprised.
He was astonished that such filthy creatures as cursed spirits could develop intelligence, and he also looked down on these excrement-like beings from the bottom of his heart, mocking them for daring to contemplate something as ridiculous as the extinction of humanity.
Although it is highly likely that humans will be destroyed one day in the future if they continue to develop along their current trajectory—the cause will definitely not be these ludicrous cursed spirits, but more likely humanity itself.
But it didn't matter. In order to achieve the goal he had been anticipating for a thousand years, 'Geto Suguru' approached those cursed spirits with a smile, believing they felt the same way.
He looked down on cursed spirits, and those cursed spirits completely looked down on humans.
Harboring this healthy relationship, they successfully established a 'friendship' and formed a collaboration, with the primary goal being to destroy humanity's greatest line of defense against cursed spirits—the Jujutsu world.
And under the reasonable persuasion of 'Geto Suguru,' they successfully placed the first arduous task upon Gojo Satoru.
Because if they didn't find a way to dispose of this Strongest first, no matter how massive a disaster they caused, they couldn't truly shake the Jujutsu world as a whole.
Gojo Satoru alone could make the entire collective of Curse Users fear him into near disappearance, and no matter how powerful a cursed spirit was, it couldn't cause any real trouble; in any case, it wouldn't be a match for that person.
This decision was theoretically flawless, but it was merely a small part of 'Geto Suguru's' overall plan, and those cursed spirits were only within his calculations.
From the very first moment he learned of Mahito's Idle Transfiguration Cursed Technique, 'Geto Suguru' realized that the ability of this technique was absolutely crucial to him, as it could usher in the critical juncture he had been preparing for all along—
Most Special Grade Cursed Objects are the remains left behind by powerful ancient sorcerers after their deaths. Logically, they should all be able to achieve the same effect as Yuji Itadori, which is to allow the ancient sorcerers to incarnate and be resurrected.
But in reality, Yuji Itadori is the only person who has genuinely borne a Special Grade Cursed Object, why?
Forget about becoming an Incarnated Sorcerer and still retaining control of one's own soul; even Kechizu and Eso needed to be carefully selected to become qualified Incarnation
vessels, because an ordinary human body simply cannot withstand an excessive influx of foreign cursed energy.
The only significance of their existence in this world is to provide the existence of 'curses.'
Let alone ordinary non-sorcerers, forcibly accommodating a Special Grade Cursed Object in a sorcerer's body only leads to death under the counter-impact of the 'curse.'
Even those few Special Grade Cursed Spirits that accommodated Sukuna's fingers were carefully selected varieties among cursed spirits.
But after a series of experiments, 'Geto Suguru' had successfully proven one thing: that Idle Transfiguration can reform this innate deficiency in humans, allowing their bodies to become qualified containment vessels.
In fact, the Incarnation vessels for Kechizu and Eso were created under this effect.
This is why 'Geto Suguru' insisted on pursuing the highest precision of Idle Transfiguration and felt considerable anger when Emiya directly killed Mahito.
This special Cursed Technique could even elevate ordinary people who have Cursed Techniques etched into their bodies but cannot become sorcerers, allowing these useless monkeys to grasp the secrets of wielding cursed energy.
Using the power of Idle Transfiguration, 'Geto Suguru' could make most of the Special Grade Cursed Objects useful, truly resurrecting the ancient sorcerers with whom he had already made Binding Vows in the past.
Fushiguro Tsumiki was the person 'Geto Suguru' had designated a year ago. She and others like her had Cursed Objects within them, but their flesh lacked the strength to serve as a vessel, just waiting for him to harvest the fruit of Idle Transfiguration and then uniformly transform these humans—
The flaw that emerged in this plan was probably Emiya killing the underdeveloped Mahito before they had even managed to deal with Gojo Satoru.
This not only caused a temporal discrepancy in his plan, but the precision of the Idle Transfiguration technique was also half a step worse than anticipated.
The Special Grade Cursed Object preserved by 'Geto Suguru' inside Fushiguro Tsumiki came from an ancient sorcerer, Yorozu, who was contemporaneous with Ryomen Sukuna.
Her Construction Technique is very special. Her strength is decent but still far from Sukuna's level, and most importantly... that person's personality is difficult to control.
'Geto Suguru' knew without thinking who the person who released his Cursed Technique was, because in the entire modern Jujutsu Sorcerer world, only one person could do it—the accursed Emiya and his accursed dagger.
The moment the Cursed Technique was touched, he could have chosen to use a remote Idle Transfiguration to instantly transform Fushiguro Tsumiki's body into a perfect Incarnation state; a technique limited to a single person was absolutely no problem for him.
But even if he had done that, 'Yorozu,' with that kind of personality, would be no match for Emiya. It would be even worse luck if Gojo Satoru happened to be there, and he couldn't remotely warn her either.
So...
"Accept this belated gift from me, Emiya Shirou.
You'll love it, won't you?"
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Bang————!
The moment the blade of Rule Breaker came into contact with the mark, a crisp shattering sound followed, one that even Emiya himself could react to.
And most importantly, the sound of shattering did not come from Fushiguro Tsumiki, who was still unconscious on the bed, but from another part of the room—
"Who?!"
Emiya immediately turned his head to look, but what he saw was a strange, white-robed creature.
A human? Its appearance absolutely rules that out. But if it were a cursed spirit, its presence in this place would also be illogical, and he did not sense the flow of that sort of impure cursed energy.
So what kind of person is this?
"There's no need to be so tense. I am not here because of malice, because if I were, I wouldn't have let you see me at all.
If you must ask who I am, the Jujutsu world has a special title for me."
"Tengen."
This creature with a highly peculiar face introduced itself this way.
"....Tengen?"
"T-Tengen-sama?!"
The reactions of Emiya and Ijichi were completely different. The latter, as an ordinary Auxiliary Manager, naturally wouldn't doubt the identity of the person, but Emiya was filled with suspicion.
Didn't Gojo-sensei say long ago that for his own safety, Tengen never appears outside the Star Corridor Temple?
And he also said that the entity had found a new Star Plasma Vessel to complete assimilation and maintain its human form, but how does this appearance look like a normal human at all?
"Are you confused?
What you see is not my true body, but merely a form gathered by a barrier."
Tengen offered an explanation, but only briefly touched upon the subject, immediately fixing its gaze on Fushiguro Tsumiki on the sickbed.
"The reason I appeared here is simply because an unknown Special Grade Cursed Object was buried in this child's body, and although that Cursed Technique was a curse, it was also the reason why her body was not directly eroded by the Cursed Object.
Simultaneously with the release of the Cursed Technique, she was highly likely to be directly invaded and killed by the Cursed Object, which is why I wanted to try and stop you... but that weapon...."
He shifted his gaze back to the Rule Breaker in Emiya's hand.
"Is it the type that can erase Cursed Techniques? The barrier I used to stop you was also directly destroyed."
It is very simple for him to spontaneously generate a barrier to do certain things, but he hadn't anticipated that Emiya would possess such a Cursed Tool.
"Although she wasn't immediately eroded after the technique was released, this isn't entirely a good thing. It suggests that the sorcerer who did all this has noticed this place.
I likely know who that individual is, but I cannot tell you everything."
If he is not lying, and is indeed Tengen, who has lived for a thousand years, then he could genuinely claim to be 'omniscient.'
Both in realizing Fushiguro Tsumiki's condition and knowing the source of this curse.
"You can't tell me... why?"
Emiya asked, temporarily uncertain of the entity's true intentions.
"Because I cannot yet trust you, outsider.
Also, to ensure the safety of the majority, I must take her away."
Tengen was, of course, referring to Fushiguro Tsumiki, who was still unconscious on the sickbed.
"....Then, what if I say no?"
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