"No problem, it's safe now!"
Gojo held the child who had just escaped danger in his arms, waved his hand at the surrounding people, and maintained a relaxed, effortless posture.
The surrounding crowd had originally been full of worry, but seeing that the child was now out of danger, they immediately burst into cheers.
They didn't expect that this strangely dressed white-haired boy was actually so amazing.
"Thank you so much!"
At this moment, a figure squeezed out from the crowd, came before Gojo, and bowed repeatedly to thank him.
"Mommy."
Hearing the child's call from his arms, Gojo handed the child over.
"It's a small matter."
Gojo waved his hand and said.
Amidst the child's mother's repeated thanks and the approving gazes of the surrounding crowd, Gojo took the still stunned Subaru and left the place.
After the two had walked some distance away, Subaru was still looking at his palm in a daze, his expression of disappointment obvious.
"What's wrong, Subaru? You don't seem to be in a very good mood."
"Could it be that you're unhappy because you didn't successfully trigger magic just now, and then I stole the spotlight?"
Gojo leaned over slightly, looking at Subaru from the side and saying with a grin.
It would have been better if he hadn't said that; saying it was like stabbing a knife into Subaru's heart.
"Ha?"
"What are you talking about, you guy? Who would care about such a thing, such a thing, such a thing..."
Subaru was still preparing to pretend he didn't care, trying to force an explanation for himself.
But seeing Gojo's gaze as if he were watching a joke, and thinking of his cool and dashing appearance from before, he really couldn't continue.
Subaru let out an "ah," clutched his head, and then, without hesitation, bowed sharply at a ninety-degree angle.
"Please, teach me."
"Eh."
"Didn't someone just say they didn't care?"
"I'm sorry, an evil spirit must have possessed me just now for me to say something like that."
"Evil spirit? Speaking of that, I'm actually quite good at exorcising them."
"That's such an awkward change of subject, Gojo-san, please teach me!"
Subaru stared at Gojo with incredibly eager eyes.
"Well, let's talk while we walk."
Gojo shrugged.
"Gojo, did you just awaken your ability?"
"No, I've been learning since I was a child."
"Huh?"
"Then when you asked me before, why didn't you say you had superpowers?"
"You didn't ask me either."
Gojo spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.
But this look made one's teeth itch.
Subaru's mouth twitched, "Wait, you said you've been learning since you were a child, are you some kind of guy hidden in the city, like a superhero?"
"Or are you like a ninja with a family legacy..."
"Pretty much, though strictly speaking, I'm a Sorcerer."
Gojo said, holding up a finger, looking slightly serious.
"Sorcerer?"
"It's about the same as an exorcist, responsible for eliminating things like evil spirits that ordinary people can't see."
"Wow, that sounds really impressive. I never expected that the place I live in would actually have things like evil spirits..."
Subaru said with some excitement. Whether it was his transmigration today or the special abilities Gojo possessed, he had been shown a completely different world.
"I guess I finally understand why you said you were the protagonist."
"Compared to a supporting character like me who can't do anything, it really is necessary to have abilities."
After the excitement faded, Subaru had to face one thing: the cruel reality.
Given the current situation, Gojo had transmigrated with his own abilities, whereas the transmigration hadn't brought him any special abilities. Put that way, if there really weren't any special events, he would likely be an ordinary person for the rest of his life.
Thinking about it this way.
He had managed to transmigrate, yet he encountered this situation; it was truly frustrating.
Beside him, Gojo watched the kid Subaru oscillating between excitement and negativity, easily guessing what he was thinking.
"Oh right, Gojo."
"What is your ability?"
"Is it like summoning shikigami from legends, or maybe talismans?"
"Neither."
Gojo held up a finger and shook it.
"Simply put, it's a power called a Forbidden Technique."
"That sounds really impressive."
"Can you show me?"
"Let's go, let's find a place with no one around."
The two talked as they turned directly into a small alley at the street corner.
"It's actually quite simple. You just need to understand it in terms of gravity or repulsion."
In the empty alley, Gojo said to Subaru, then reached out his hand.
Without any special movements or light effects, the stones on the ground seemed to be attracted by some force and flew toward Gojo's hand.
"Is this how you saved that child before?"
"Yeah, that's about right."
"Then... can I learn it?"
Subaru looked at Gojo with burning eyes, full of anticipation.
"Well."
"That's hard to say."
Gojo tilted his head and smiled.
"It depends on whether you have the aptitude for it."
"It's like how some people are born tall with great proportions, making them suitable to be models, while others are born short, making it completely impossible."
This explanation was easy to understand, and Subaru nodded in understanding.
"Then do you think I have this aptitude? After all, I'm your companion, so I should be a little different, right?"
Gojo rubbed his chin.
Take the protagonist as his apprentice?
Although he wasn't sure if he could learn Jujutsu, it seemed quite interesting if he could.
"I'll have to confirm that first..."
As Gojo was speaking, the sound of footsteps rang out from the other end of the alley.
Three figures walked slowly toward them, interrupting their conversation.
"Hey, if you don't want to die, hurry up and hand over the valuables you have."
Subaru looked at the newcomers with a strange expression.
The three people opposite them were quite distinctive, both in appearance and build.
The one in the middle, the one threatening them for money.
Was a rather thin young man, about the same height as Subaru, with silver-gray hair and wearing thin clothing.
He looked quite delicate, but he had lip piercings and tongue piercings on his face.
He even stuck his tongue out while speaking, looking very gloomy.
To his left was a burly, tall guy, close to Gojo's height, roughly around 1.8 to 1.9 meters tall.
And on the far right was a short person.