"Does it suit me?"
"You manage to pull off an outfit that isn't easy to wear."
I looked at the mirror placed in the Reward Room.
The appearance of Gojo Satoru wearing the Jujutsu High uniform.
His physical age is that of Satoru at 29... but seeing him in the uniform, it's fascinating that he looks no different from Satoru in the Hidden Inventory Arc.
I'd believe it if someone said he hasn't aged.
"It's a uniform from a school in Japan."
"More than that, I'm more concerned about the clothes hanging on your arm."
I looked at the clothes hanging on my arm.
An outfit entirely black.
Clothes that someone might mistake for a plastic bag were in my hand.
"They have a story."
"Though it's a replica."
"So what. Clothes are all like that."
I tied the clothes to Playful Cloud and turned my gaze to the stairs leading up.
"Seems everyone has picked what they needed, shall we go up?"
"Yes. Time is limited."
We climbed towards the 6th floor, clutching our items.
In my memory, the 6th floor was a place where only insignificant movies remained.
In short, it means Yoo Joonghyuk has already swept away anything useful.
"There's one here."
"Let's see."
I stood in front of the lone remaining poster.
According to my memory, the movie to clear on the 6th floor is a thriller.
"This is..."
However, the movie poster in front of me wasn't a thriller.
Against a backdrop of bright sky-blue scenery and collapsing buildings, on the left were two women falling, and on the right, a man standing upside down.
And in the center. A black-haired man with his eyes closed. Right next to him...
"Why is this..."
The figure of Gojo Satoru, my current appearance, was visible.
Before I could say anything, a spotlight turned on above us.
I must say this.
This movie is more dangerous than you think.
"You have to be careful of the man with a scar on his lip! Somehow I will go...!!"
Did my words get through?
I don't know.
Soon, the scenery before my eyes changed to a shrine in Japan.
Wounds all over my body, a physical condition hastily treated with the Reverse Cursed Technique.
"You say it's already late?"
I immediately got up and scanned far into the distance with the Six Eyes.
"I have to save him."
Even as I say it, I don't know what I have to save.
However, a regret I never wanted to feel again filled my chest.
...
A place that looked like an underground area.
Lee Jihye, Gilyoung, Jung Heewon, and I fell into what seemed like an underground cave.
...Is Gang-hoon-ssi not here?
"I don't see Gang-hoon-ssi?"
"Huh? You're right. Where did Ajussi go?"
"Strange. When entering a Theater Dungeon, the group usually enters together..."
I looked around.
The white-haired man was nowhere to be seen.
It feels empty. Without the companion who had been by my side since the start of the scenario, the empty space felt quite large.
Just as I was feeling it was strange, a message appeared in front of us.
[A character has entered the movie. Dungeon difficulty increases.]
"This is..."
A character entered the movie?
A message I haven't seen before appeared.
Gang-hoon-ssi who is currently absent... Don't tell me, is this character Gang-hoon-ssi?
If so, the current situation makes sense.
Right. That's why he warned us to be careful of the man with a scar on his lip.
Since he knew the story, he knew who was dangerous.
"You people, who are you?"
We all turned our heads at the voice.
There stood a man with long hair tied back.
"Not enemies."
I glanced behind him.
Definitely a female student. And wearing a uniform that looks like a Japanese school uniform.
The background is Japan.
Beware of the man with a scar on his lip.
The man in front of me... has no scar and wears the same uniform as Gang-hoon-ssi's clothes.
In the past, the Japanese name Gang-hoon-ssi jokingly threw out.
"We came here at Gojo-ssi's request."
"Gojo? Gojo Satoru? Satoru sent people?"
This is it.
"Yes. He sent us with a request to be careful of a man with a scar on his lip."
"A man with a scar on his lip... He must mean him."
"Yes. Maybe we should introduce ourselves..."
A presence approaching from afar.
The group didn't seem to sense it and started introducing themselves.
If he's approaching while intentionally suppressing his presence as much as possible.
"Danger!"
Bang.
I deflected the incoming gunshot by drawing Unbroken Faith.
"Hoh, didn't see you guys earlier."
A man.
An impression that looks somewhat nasty, and a scar on his lip.
Even without anyone saying it, I could instinctively tell.
That the man Gang-hoon-ssi warned us about was definitely this man.
"Why are you here?"
"Haah? Why, you ask... Ah, that's what you mean."
The man scratched his head and smirked.
"I killed Gojo Satoru."
"Is that so?"
Then, space tore open behind the long-haired man, and things that looked like monsters began to crawl out from within.
Tamed monsters... maybe?
"Die."
"Calm down!"
Ignoring my words, he started attacking the man by controlling the things that looked like monsters.
No.
That won't even leave a scratch.
More than that... I think I just heard a name I shouldn't have heard.
"Clearly, Gojo Satoru is Gang-hoon-ssi's other name..."
"Then what! Does that mean this movie is about that Ajussi?!"
"I don't know that far. But it might be."
It seemed there would be many things to ask.
Gang-hoon-ssi himself didn't seem to realize it, but when he saw the poster for this movie, he had a very complex expression. Definitely, Gang-hoon-ssi and this movie are related.
[Character 'Jung Heewon' uses 'Demon Slaying Lv.2'!]
I don't know when the man took it out, but he had something resembling a grotesque monster wrapped around his neck.
And pulling a sword from its mouth, he immediately blocked Jung Heewon's sword, twisted his body, and kicked Jung Heewon, sending her flying.
"...!"
Dangerous.
At this point, Jung Heewon isn't weak, even if not exactly strong.
It wasn't just a casual swing either; it was a sword strike using her exclusive skill 'Demon Slaying'.
Yet he blocked it nonchalantly and sent her flying with a single kick?
"Hm?"
Jung Heewon, who was sent flying, immediately exchanged glances with Lee Jihye and charged again.
A combo of Kendo and Sword Training.
But their attacks were blocked by the man's hand as if it were nothing.
"Unbelievable physical specs..."
In the current reality, probably only Yoo Joonghyuk could block those sword strikes so nonchalantly.
But he shook off those two sword strikes as if they were nothing and kicked both women far away.
Are they... knocked out?
"Gilyoung-ah. Get away."
"I can fight too..."
"That man is dangerous. Listen to me."
['Blade of Faith' activates!]
[The special option of 'Unbroken Faith' activates.]
[Ether attribute converts to 'Fire'.]
"Hmm?"
The man with the scar on his lip looked at me.
His gaze was solely on my sword.
Vwoooom!
Ether Blade.
Ether of fire blossoming in the air dug towards him.
However, even that attack didn't reach the man.
The moment a peculiarly shaped dagger touched Unbroken Faith, the Blade of Faith fizzled out and disappeared.
"Kuh, ugh...!"
[External Reinforced Suit has been damaged.]
[Defense decreases partially.]
Speed so fast I didn't even know when I was hit.
My body had already flown far away.
Gang-hoon-ssi... I think I understand painfully well why that insanely strong guy told us to be careful.
"When is he coming..."
"Waiting for someone? If it's Gojo Satoru, as I said earlier, he's dead."
"He's not dead. That man... will definitely come."
It hasn't been long since I've been with him, but for some reason, he's a trustworthy person.
And this man. He's strong... but not the Strongest.
Such a man couldn't have been killed by a man like this.
Clutching my aching stomach with trembling hands, I grasped Unbroken Faith and stood up.
"Hoh, still standing?"
"Haven't even started yet."
[Exclusive skill, 'Bookmark' activates.]
[ 'Character Bookmark' is activated. ]
[ Available Bookmark Slots: 3 ]
[ Loading list of available Bookmarks. ]
< List of Characters Registered in Bookmark >
Delusion Demon Kim Namwoon (Understanding 35)
Steel Sword Emperor Lee Hyunsung (Understanding 65)
Agitator Cheon Inho (Understanding 20)
Activate Bookmark number 2.
[Bookmark number 2 has been activated.]
[Due to low level of Bookmark skill, activation time is shortened.]
[Activation Time: 5 minutes]
[Due to low understanding of the character, only a part of the character's skill is activated.]
[Weapon Training Lv. 2 has been activated.]
Should I use an ampoule?
No, no matter what, I must save that.
I don't know what will happen at the top, so I must save it.
Ultimately, the goal right now is just to endure.
[Exclusive skill, 'White Pure Star Energy Lv. 1' activates!]
[Proficiency has accumulated, White Pure Star Energy level increases!]
[White Pure Star Energy Lv. 1 -> White Pure Star Energy Lv. 2]
Checking the skill upgraded with perfect timing, I aimed my sword at the enemy in front of me.
The feeling of magic power wrapping around my fingertips changed noticeably.
At this level, at least I won't be helpless like before.
"Hold him!"
From the opposite side, a dragon-shaped monster rushed at the man.
He immediately swung a massive sword at the monster.
Only now.
The only opening I can aim for is now...!
However.
Ting.
The sword tip thrust aiming for the opening bounced off nonchalantly.
"Annoying..."
The man kicked me away casually and slashed the man who seemed related to Gang-hoon-ssi with the massive sword in his hand.
"Since you're a Jujutsu Sorcerer, I cut you just enough not to kill you. If you were a Shikigami User, I would have killed you, but since it's Cursed Spirit Manipulation. Who knows what happens to the absorbed Cursed Spirits after you die? I want to avoid troublesome things."
The man immediately took a gun out of his pocket and aimed it at the female student.
No. Definitely, if I don't stop that, the ending of this movie won't change.
Move.
Move, damn it.
"Mo...!!"
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Red."
A sphere emitting red light passed by my side and accurately blew away the man holding the gun.
I know this technique.
Cursed Technique Reversal: Red.
This is a technique my companion uses.
"You've been through a lot. Dokja-ssi."
I barely turned my head to look beside me.
Seeing the man who was always standing there whenever I looked, the emptiness that felt bitter just moments ago seemed to disappear.
"Yo~ Suguru. You alive?"
"Cough... Haa... You're late. Satoru."
Gang-hoon-ssi laughed.
As if he met someone he was extremely happy to see. As if his body was smiling on its own, he smiled brightly.
"You can relax. Because I'm here."
"Don't let your guard down! That man is...!"
"Trust me. Trust your friend."
Laughing for a while, perhaps satisfied, he wiped the smile from his face and turned back to the enemy.
"Cursed Technique Reversal: Red."
Gang-hoon-ssi muttered the skill name once more and sent a red sphere flying toward the scarred man. The man, who had been blown away once already, barely managed to block it with his dagger, but was sent flying far away just like the first time.
"...Ha, no bones broken."
"I suppose so. For you, gifted with a Heavenly Restriction (Physical Gift), it wouldn't even be a fatal wound."
"Applying the Reverse Cursed Technique as soon as you get it, are you a monster?"
"The monster would be you."
Gang-hoon-ssi floated into the air just like that.
Ha, could he fly too?
It's definitely the first time I'm seeing it, but it wasn't that surprising.
Because he was that kind of man from the start.
A man who makes the impossible look natural.
"Suguru. Take 'my companions' and leave the area. You'll get swept up."
"Satoru. What are you planning..."
Gang-hoon-ssi bent his fingers as if to flick something and aimed at the man.
"I'm going to pour out my everything."
And he murmured quietly.
Hollow Technique: Purple (Murasaki).
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