Now, at around the same time Principal Yaga was having one of his sideburns shaved completely smooth by a malfunctioning electric shaver.
Led by Nanami, who had obtained a streak of good luck at the cost of a noble sacrifice, the members of the Elite Trio were currently tailing an entity that was almost certainly the Lord of Sendai... however.
"Is it really that child?"
"Seems so. He's definitely concealing his cursed energy. But even so, I can hardly believe my eyes."
"He looks like a genuine kindergartner no matter how you look at him... If I hadn't seen him release flies from his fingertips with my own eyes, I would never have believed it either."
Thus, the person they had found was Yuji Itadori, a five-year-old boy living in Sendai City. He concealed his cursed energy with a precision unthinkable for a five-year-old. Furthermore, based on Nanami's investigation into the 'flies' after discovering him, it was almost certain that he was 'exterminating cursed spirits with a mysterious technique that employs flies.' He was a pink-haired boy who, by any standard, was undoubtedly Special Grade.
Today, for the final confirmation, the plan was to observe him for the day. Once all three had reached the conclusion that 'it's hard to believe, but he is definitely a sorcerer,' they intended to visit his home. They had already confirmed through Ijichi's inquiries to the administration that the boy lived with his biological grandfather, and they planned to explain the situation to both the guardian and the boy himself.
"He's returned home."
"The fact that he bought a massive amount of bagged snacks makes him seem appropriate for his age."
"Even so, isn't that a few too many bags?"
"Perhaps... he eats them with his grandfather?"
The three of them watched over young Yuji, who was returning from the local supermarket, while keeping themselves hidden using an application of barrier techniques. Suddenly, right before their eyes, young Yuji shouted, "I'm home! Gramps, tea!"
Realizing that their tailing had been completely compromised, the three looked at each other and let out a collective sigh. They then began walking toward Yuji, who was waving his hand at them.
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"——And for those reasons, we are active as sorcerers belonging to Jujutsu High. We have come here today because we believe Yuji Itadori is a sorcerer just like us."
"Jujutsu, huh..."
"Yes. I'm sure it's hard to believe, but..."
"No. I believe you."
"That was quick!"
"Wasuke, do you have some idea of why this is happening?"
Inside the living room of the Itadori house where they had been invited, Nanami was holding a teacup while explaining Jujutsu High to both Wasuke Itadori and Yuji. Surprisingly, the reaction from Wasuke, the guardian, was not bad at all.
'Is this also the power of my luck?' Nanami wondered to himself. However, sensing from the old man's dead-serious expression that the situation was far from simple, the three of them decided to listen to what Wasuke had to say.
"Yuji. Since things have turned out like this, it can't be helped. I'm going to tell you the things I needed to tell you eventually. This is the honest truth. ——Listen, Yuji. You were born from a dead woman. Your father was my son, Jin Itadori. He paid the price for getting involved in something dangerous and died... you probably remember a little of that, right? And then your mother——Kaori Itadori... no, it wasn't Kaori. The Kaori who became my daughter-in-law died. She died, but before we could even put her in a grave, she came back from the morgue with stitches on her head. After that, you were conceived and born, Yuji. I saw the doctor stamp the death certificate with my own two eyes... but because his wife returned from the dead, Jin lost his mind. It was too painful for him, so he must have wiped the fact that Kaori died from his memory. But facts don't change. Yuji, you were born from a monster's womb. Still, it's also a fact that you're Jin's son. That's why, Yuji... I know your body is strong to the point of being inhuman, and I know you're 'harboring something in your gut.' Knowing all that, I'm still your grandpa. That's all there is to it."
Wasuke Itadori downed his tea in one gulp after finishing his story. Based on the content of his tale, the three students from the college reached a unanimous conclusion: 'This is undoubtedly the work of some curse user.'
However, they worried that this story might be too much for young Yuji, no matter how talented a sorcerer he might be. They watched his face closely, but the boy's expression remained perfectly calm. Yet, beneath that expression, the three who lived on the battlefield could see a certain resolve beginning to take root.
"I don't know much about Dad... but I also knew my Mom was strange. So you knew too, Grandpa."
"Brothers...?"
In response to his grandfather's questioning look, young Yuji Itadori made up his mind and spoke. It was a shocking truth that made the Jujutsu High students instinctively leap back and take a combat stance.
"My Mom... or rather, the person who took her over? Well, I guess the one who took her over is my Mom. Anyway, my Mom's name is Noritoshi Kamo... my brothers told me that if I wanted to explain myself to sorcerers in the easiest way, I should say this. ——I am the 10th Cursed Womb: Death Painting, the Living Image, Yuji Itadori. Inside me, I have taken in every single one of the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings that went missing from Jujutsu High two years ago."
It goes without saying that immediately after that statement, the Elite Trio contacted Principal Yaga at once.
The two members of the Itadori family were then immediately escorted to Jujutsu High.
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