On the desolate battlefield formed by Chinatsu and Sukuna's fight, or rather, in the skies across the entire country, strange phenomena appeared, causing both previously tense individuals to involuntarily tremble.
The figure of Kenjaku, lurking in the shadows and developing stealthily, immediately appeared in both their minds, with Sukuna even showing an expression of disgust.
"Kenjaku? What he's doing is truly sickening," Sukuna said in a low voice, looking up at the anomalous sky.
If the Cursed Energy emanating from Sukuna was one of absolute evil and overwhelming crisis.
Then the Cursed Energy emanating from the sky was more akin to a feeling of unease and heaviness in one's heart, as if witnessing a fuse being lit on a bomb, making one feel heavy-hearted and a rolling sense of oppression.
At the same time, because Chinatsu also knew Kenjaku's original plan, she found the anomaly in the sky even more unbelievable, struggling to connect it with Kenjaku.
Because she was certain that Tengen, who possessed an immortal Cursed Technique, could not be in Kenjaku's hands, and Tengen's existence should have been the most indispensable part of Kenjaku's plan.
Could it be that this plan could be executed even without Tengen? Yes, if his plan couldn't be implemented, then it wouldn't be possible to turn the entire country into a scenario like the Culling Game in the original work, but how exactly was this achieved... National chaos, early stages.
At that time, Chinatsu, upon learning of this news, did not immediately choose to use her high mobility from teleportation to save ordinary people; instead, she rushed to Tengen's side as if going to meet a sworn enemy.
Tengen was still in a state of confusion then; she had set up various barriers throughout the country, so she was undoubtedly the first to discover any trouble.
Before she could even react, Chinatsu teleported in front of her, giving her a big fright.
"Chi... Chinatsu... *cough*, it seems you also know what's happening in the country. I believe this must be Kenjaku's scheme, and we need to act immediately and formulate a plan."
Looking at the rushing Chinatsu, Tengen quickly adjusted her demeanor. However, Chinatsu raised a hand, signaling to Tengen that she needn't worry.
"I've already thought of a solution."
"Ah? What solu—"
Whoosh!
Chinatsu's swift, precise, and forceful hand chop landed directly on Tengen's neck. Chinatsu had studied this method of stunning with a hand chop for a long time.
It could stun the opponent with almost no pain, and all of this was for this very moment.
Tengen's eyes rolled back, her pupils instantly lost their light, and she collapsed, losing consciousness, her body slumping onto Chinatsu.
"Sorry."
After Chinatsu's soft whisper, Chinatsu, like a demon, pulled out a large burlap sack from who knows where and, with a thud, shoved the entire living person into it.
Sack on, rope tightened.
The normally angelic Chinatsu now resembled a demon crawled out of hell. She deftly lifted the sack, hoisted Tengen onto her shoulder, and then activated her teleportation once more.
"Blue!"
Through a pre-calculated optimal flight path, Chinatsu moved from Tengen's residence deep within Jujutsu High to the Gojo Family mansion in just a few seconds.
At this moment, the combat-capable members of the Gojo Family, one of The Big Three Families of the Jujutsu World, were on high alert, and the elders of the clan had all come out to the outside of the mansion.
"Here she comes."
The next moment after the Grand Elder's low utterance, Chinatsu, carrying a large burlap sack, suddenly appeared like a ghost before the elders.
"Everyone, I'm counting on you."
"Don't worry, we're not so old that we can't get things done."
Like an important handover ceremony, Chinatsu passed the large burlap sack from her shoulder into the hands of the elders. They felt the heavy sack and then solemnly nodded to each other.
In silent agreement, the elders lifted the sack high and transported it towards the depths of the Gojo Family mansion.
As one of The Big Three Families of the Jujutsu World, the history of its mansion's architecture far surpasses that of Jujutsu High, with many hidden structures known only to those with family lineage.
For instance, the Zen'in Family, one of The Big Three Families, has a special structure within it that imprisons a large number of Cursed Spirits. Fushiguro Toji's scar on his lip was formed from an injury sustained there as a child.
This special architectural structure can be called a natural "bathhouse." In the original work, Sukuna chose to perform the Incarnation Ritual here to completely take over Fushiguro Megumi's body, ultimately causing Fushiguro Megumi's soul to fall completely into the abyss.
And the Gojo Family naturally also has such a special building, but it is not a forbidden area for imprisoning Cursed Spirits, but a prison specifically for confining criminals.
Not only had Tengen once set up her barrier Cursed Technique within it, but for many years, the Gojo Family had also continuously invited various excellent Barrier Jujutsu Sorcerers to set up barriers for it, making it an absolute domain that internal members of the Gojo Family were proud of.
However, due to the changing times, and the establishment and authority of the Jujutsu World Higher-Ups, this absolute domain of the Gojo Family, used for interrogating and convicting criminals, had fallen into disuse for a long time.
Now, the elders, with grunts and heaves, carried Tengen in the sack and tossed her inside. Although this might be somewhat unfair to Tengen, her existence was too important. Apologies could wait until after this incident was over.
Outside, utter chaos.
Inside the clan, on high alert.
In the prison, the sack wriggled.
When she vaguely awoke from the coma caused by Chinatsu's hand chop, she first exerted all her strength, almost crawling on the ground, to break free from the sack.
"Oh dear... what exactly happened...?" Tengen mumbled, raising a hand to touch her neck where Chinatsu's hand chop had landed.
She looked around vaguely but found there was truly no light at all. Even after a few minutes, allowing her eyes to adjust to the surrounding brightness was useless.
Having no choice, Tengen finally closed her eyes, preparing to use the most basic Cursed Energy perception of a Jujutsu Sorcerer to compensate for her unfamiliarity with the surrounding space.
But the moment she did so, in the perception of her, the strongest Barrier Jujutsu Sorcerer, one high-level barrier after another emerged, forcing Tengen's perception back.
Because some of them were domains she had once set up for the Gojo Family, Tengen immediately understood where she was, and beads of sweat involuntarily trickled down her face.
Tengen, feeling quite helpless, opened her eyes in the darkness. She stared blankly at the endless darkness around her, her lips twitching slightly.
"At least... turn on a light for me..."
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