Once again, in a dark room filled with paper doors, Satoru was surrounded by them in the center.
"What! Sukuna's vessel? Exorcise him! He must be exorcised! We cannot tolerate such an unstable factor in this world! This is far too dangerous for the entire world! Gojo, do you intend to put all of humanity at risk?"
Satoru stood in the center of the room, impatiently listening to the Higher-Up's speech. He picked his ear and blew on his finger before speaking, "I've already said, Yuji can control Sukuna's soul. He isn't Sukuna's vessel. Rather, Sukuna is the nourishment for Yuji to grow stronger."
"How can you guarantee that? If Sukuna can't be suppressed and a disaster occurs, can you take responsibility? Even if you do, the losses caused by the disaster would be irreparable! I absolutely do not agree with your proposal!"
Simultaneously, various voices of denial erupted in the room, not a single person agreed with Satoru's coexistence plan.
Satoru's proposal was for the Jujutsu World not to sentence Yuji to death, but instead to have Yuji absorb as many fingers as possible while training him to slowly master Sukuna's power. This way, the Jujutsu World would gain a super-powerful asset.
But the proposal was rejected. However, Satoru hadn't expected the first proposal to pass anyway. His true goal was simply to save Yuji's life in a reasonable manner.
"Fine, since you don't agree with my first plan, I'll take a step back. We can change Yuji's death sentence to a suspended death sentence, let him absorb as many of Sukuna's fingers as possible, and then execute him. That way, the absorbed fingers will disappear entirely along with Yuji's death."
"This proposal is quite good, isn't it? It eliminates Special Grade Cursed Objects that were originally indestructible without violating the rules of the Jujutsu World, it only postpones the execution time."
Actually, upon hearing the second proposal, a few of the Higher-Ups were indeed tempted, but they quickly suppressed the thought. They realized that Satoru was just using flowery words, and the second plan had no practical difference from the first.
The main conflict now was that Sukuna was an unstable factor who could cause a disaster at any time, so the Higher-Ups wanted to deal with Yuji right here and now.
The room fell into chaos again.
Satoru scanned all the Higher-Ups present. His Six Eyes, which could see through human hearts, only saw fear of strength and a thirst for power and status. They were so anxious to execute Yuji just to ensure their own status remained unaffected.
Satoru raised his hand and released a Red toward the ceiling, forcibly interrupting the noisy arguments of the Higher-Ups and allowing the bright sunlight from outside to shine into the dark room.
"Alright, I've given you the right to speak freely. Now, the right to decide on the proposal should finally be in my hands. I'm going to let Yuji live. Who's in favor, and who's against?"
Silence.
The only sounds were the rustling of leaves outside and the sound of wooden debris from the ceiling hitting the floor.
One or two Higher-Ups were hit on the head by small wooden blocks but didn't even dare to cry out in pain, fearing that Satoru would unreasonably kill them on the spot.
After a long time, one Higher-Up finally spoke, "I agree to the second plan. Sentence Itadori Yuji to a suspended death sentence. However, as soon as Sukuna goes out of control, Itadori Yuji must be executed immediately."
Once one person spoke up to yield, the other Higher-Ups also found a way out and immediately expressed their agreement with the second plan.
Looking at the nauseating faces of these Higher-Ups who bullied the weak but feared the strong, Satoru couldn't help but sigh in his heart about how correct his decision to become a teacher was. If such Higher-Ups continued to control the supreme power of the Jujutsu World, then the Jujutsu World would have no future.
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After Satoru returned to Jujutsu High, he told everyone about the final decision regarding Yuji.
Yuji breathed a sigh of relief. Although he would still die in the end, at least it would be in the right way.
Meanwhile, Megumi, Junpei, and Nobara were filled with self-reproach. They all believed that the reason Yuji ate the cursed object was that the three of them were too weak, forcing him to take the risk of eating it.
After Satoru finished explaining Yuji's treatment plan, he immediately called Shin aside.
"Shin, regarding the Cursed Womb: Death Painting, aren't you going to explain? That cursed object was supposed to be in your hands, right?"
"Because... uh... Gojo-sensei, you might not believe me if I say it, but I actually know that Itadori and the Death Paintings are brothers. That's why I gave the Death Painting to him. Even if Itadori eats it, there won't be any rejection or negative reaction."
"As for how I know... could you please not ask?"
Satoru stared at him for a while. The Six Eyes told him that Shin wasn't lying, but the absurd brotherhood Shin mentioned felt incredibly melodramatic to him.
A boy less than twenty years old being brothers with a group of hundred-year-old half-Cursed Spirits? Even novels wouldn't dare to write it like that.
Besides, Satoru knew the origin of the Death Paintings, which made it even more ridiculous.
"Fine, I don't want to pry into your little secrets, nor is there a need to, because I know you treat everyone at Jujutsu High with sincerity. I'll believe your words for now. However, if you do something similar next time, I hope you can discuss it with me. You can trust me completely, just as I trust you completely, Shin."
Shin lowered his head and stopped speaking.
After a long while, he looked up at Satoru. "Sorry, Gojo-sensei. It was my fault for not discussing this with you. From today on, I will try to trust you completely. I also have some important things to tell you. I hope you can find some time..."
(End of Chapter)
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