Multivers, Leveling Up in the World I Created

Chapter 344: 344 Jujutsu Kaisen 9

When I finished my business and came out of the Sorcerer Association, I saw Tsukumo speeding toward me on her bike like crazy. It seemed the rotten oranges had called her.

Skrrrt!

"Haah... looks like things are already over. I knew it would come to this someday..."

Tsukumo stopped her bike in front of me and spoke with a sigh. She must have already foreseen something like this happening.

"Let’s go for a ride."

Tsukumo rummaged through the bag attached to her bike, took out a helmet, and tossed it to me. I caught it, chuckled, and climbed on behind Tsukumo. I had given people rides on a bike before, but this was my first time riding on the back. So I hesitated for a moment, then just grabbed Tsukumo’s waist.

"Bold."

"There was nothing else to hold."

"True, this bike has a two-seat setup for show, but it’s practically a single-seater. This is my first time carrying a passenger too."

"But you still carry a spare helmet?"

"Of course. You never know what might happen. Anyway, hold on tight."

Tsukumo started off like that, drove for a while, then stopped in front of a burger joint.

"Let’s grab something to eat. I was about to eat when I got the call and rushed over."

"Really? Then eat as much as you want. I’ll pay."

"You’d better. I came all the way here because of you."

I was about to say ’because of the rotten oranges,’ but just didn’t say anything. Tsukumo ordered burgers with me and asked.

"So how much of a mess did you make before coming out?"

"Well, I lightly knocked out the ones who attacked, and only dealt with three of the rotten oranges."

"That’s a relief. ’Rotten oranges’... that’s an apt title. So what are you going to do now?"

"What do you mean? Nothing will happen. I’ll just live as I have."

Tsukumo looked incredulous at that.

"What? You think that’s possible after making such a mess?"

"It’s possible. Why do you think I left two of them alive?"

"So you threatened them?"

"No, I formed a binding with them. So there won’t be any issues."

"Ha, really... Those guys must have been terrified. Forming a binding just to survive..."

"So, are you going to fight me now?"

"I came to stop it. If things are already over, I don’t plan to get involved."

Even though she belonged to the same Sorcerer Association, seeing her say that, it seemed Tsukumo also strongly disliked them.

"Good. Then let’s go on a date today. I was thinking of buying a bike anyway."

"Oh~ really? Sure. Harley, right?"

"Yeah."

"Great. Then I’ll help you pick out a good one."

So Tsukumo and I went to a bike dealership together. She arrived at the Harley-Davidson dealership and explained this and that about each bike. Seeing her like this, she really seemed to love bikes. I bought three: a Street Glide, a Fat Boy, and a Breakout. The store staff said they would set them up and deliver them to the mansion.

"Wow, you really are rich. I didn’t expect you to buy three at once."

Tsukumo seemed a bit surprised that I bought three at once. I chuckled at that.

After finishing buying the bikes, we went to look at bike gear. The Harley-Davidson dealership sold not only bikes but also various gear, clothes, and helmets.

"If you want anything, buy it. You helped me buy the bikes, so I’ll give you a gift."

"Really? Then buy me a jacket. The one I’m wearing is old, so I was thinking of replacing it."

I immediately called a staff member and spoke. The staff brought her the right size.

Tsukumo put on the leather jacket and looked at herself in the full-length mirror to see if it suited her.

"How is it? Suits me?"

"Yeah, it suits you. But now that I think about it, why did you ask ’what’s your type of woman’ back at the mansion?"

"Ah, that. It breaks the ice, and I can get a rough idea of the other person’s preferences. I started doing it for that reason, and now it’s become a habit."

I had been curious about that for a while but couldn’t ask because of the atmosphere, so I finally asked now.

"I see. Then I should buy a helmet too."

Tsukumo and I looked around the store and bought bike gear, then asked the staff to deliver them together with the bikes. By then it was already evening, so we ate together at a nearby restaurant. Tsukumo offered to give me a ride home on her bike, so I rode back with her.

"Thanks for the meal. I’ll contact you when the bikes arrive. We can go for a ride together."

"Okay."

I sent Tsukumo off and entered the mansion.

Then suddenly I heard a rrrrr sound from Uraume’s room, so I went to check. This one was in her room, busily making something with a sewing machine.

It was my first time entering Uraume’s room. In a glass display case were all kinds of figures, and the empty walls were plastered with anime posters. Moreover, her blanket and pillow were anime character goods, and he even had several dakimakura. I had only seen rooms like this on the internet; I never thought I’d see one in person.

I looked around Uraume’s room for a bit, then asked what she was doing.

"What are you making?"

"Ah, well... I’m planning to participate in the upcoming cosplay festival..."

"Is that so?"

Since she said that, I looked at what she was making. He was in the middle of making Konpaku Youmu’s outfit from Touhou Project.

"Youmu, huh."

"Oh~ you know it. The people I talk anime with recommended this character enthusiastically. So I’m making it. But a problem came up. I couldn’t find a sword. They said some kind of permit was required, so they wouldn’t sell me one..."

"Did you go to a real sword shop?"

"Yes, I did."

Hearing what Uraume said, it seemed she still had more to learn. So I needed to teach her about modern weapon-related laws and people’s perceptions.

"Is that so? I suppose in such a peaceful era, that makes sense. Then should I give up on the sword..."

"Wait, I’ll give you a replica sword."

"Really? That’s a relief. One problem solved."

"Huh? There’s another problem?"

"Well... you see... this is my first time making clothes... the measurements keep being wrong... and I don’t know what fabric to use..."

Now that I looked, the floor was piled with quite a few failed garments.

"Really? Then I’ll take care of that too. But you do the decorations."

"Oh~ thank you."

I had nothing better to do anyway, so I decided to help. And I wanted to see Uraume cosplay as Youmu too. Seeing this, I realized that I also had a fairly high level of otaku tendencies.

I went to my room and used [Matter Creation] to make Youmu’s outfit and a replica sword—exactly to Uraume’s measurements. Of course, including the undershorts. Then I handed them to Uraume.

"Wow~ as expected of brother. I didn’t know you could make them so perfectly. Then I’ll add the decorations and finish it."

Seeing this one run off with a bright face and start adding decorations, she must have struggled a lot making the clothes.

A few days later, the bikes and bike gear arrived at the mansion. I had them placed in the parking lot. Just then, Tsukumo Yuki came to the mansion.

"I came on Association business, but the bikes arrived too. Good timing, huh?"

"Really? What did the Association say this time?"

"There was a lot of talk from the higher-ups, but the conclusion is to not fight and get along. They said they won’t touch Taijin-kyo or the Hisakawa family no matter what."

"They should have done that from the start."

The two I had formed bindings with had probably used their influence to make that decision. But from what Tsukumo said, the rotten oranges had already been replenished right after that incident. How long those two would be able to exert influence was uncertain.

"Anyway, get ready and come out. Since the new bikes are here, we should ride them."

"Yeah, let’s do that."

I took the Breakout from the new bikes and enjoyed a ride along the coastal road with Tsukumo.

The next day was Uraume’s cosplay festival. I went along to watch. To perfectly portray Youmu, this one even used her own technique, the Frost Breath Technique, to create the half-spirit—the white ghost floating beside Youmu.

"Gasp! It’s Konpaku Youmu!!"

"Whoa, really! Youmu actually exists!!"

"How did he make the half-spirit?"

"It’s exactly the same."

Whether Uraume was delighted by the people’s reactions or not, she raised the replica sword, struck a cool pose, and said.

"There’s not much that this Roukanken, forged by youkai, cannot cut!"

Ooooh~~~!!!

Gasps of admiration poured from the crowd, and camera shutters clicked continuously. I felt a bit awkward being too close, so I kept my distance and watched. Uraume was certainly good-looking and had a nice figure. When someone like that cosplays as a popular character who resembles her, it’s only natural for people to go wild.

Anyway, Uraume enjoyed the cosplay festival, even won an award for his cosplay, and came home with me. Seeing that she couldn’t stop smiling even after returning home, it seemed she had genuinely enjoyed himself today.

One year passed after that. It had been two years since I came here. The Sorcerer Association kept their promise not to bother us, and the Taijin-kyo gatherings proceeded without incident. I also enjoyed occasional rides with Tsukumo and lived happily. But then a problem arose: Uraume stopped coming out of her room entirely. When I checked, this one had become deeply addicted to games as well as anime. Probably recommended by her otaku friends.

"Ah... I’m losing it, Gandhi! You corn motherfucker!!!"

From what I heard her shouting in her room, she seemed to be playing Civilization.

I was worried because she wasn’t coming out at all, so I went into her room to check if he was eating properly. The room was so uncleaned that various trash had piled up, and it even smelled musty. Moreover, it seemed she hadn’t washed in a while.

"Good grief... This isn’t working. Go to school."

"Huh? No way! World conquest is right in front of me..."

I immediately gave Uraume a fist thump on the head.

Knock!

"Ugh!"

"If you don’t go to school, I’ll ban you from games entirely, understand?"

When I announced that, Uraume assumed the OTL pose and despaired greatly. But thinking about it, even though her loyalty should be 100% because of [Taming], she still slightly opposed my opinion. Civilization addiction really was something else.

The next day, I took Uraume to Jujutsu High. I couldn’t enroll Uraume in a regular school.

Jujutsu High is an affiliate organization of the Sorcerer Association—short for Jujutsu High School. It is a school that trains and manages sorcerers, and there are two in Japan: one in Tokyo and one in Kyoto. On the outside, it looks like a private religious school, but in reality, it arranges and supports missions for graduated sorcerers, and holds records and artifacts related to curses, making it a key place for sorcerers.

I thought this was a good thing. It could cure Uraume’s game addiction and also create a connection with the original characters. But Uraume’s face was dark the whole way there. It seemed she really disliked the fact that he had to go to school and not play games. Still, thanks to playing various games, she had a rough idea of how schools worked, so explaining school to her was easy.

We arrived at Jujutsu High and met Yaga Masamichi, the first-year homeroom teacher. When he saw us, he seemed very surprised. Yaga had a face like a yakuza, short sports-style hair, and a beard that made him look quite fierce. But I knew: despite his appearance, this man was a very good person.

"Hmm... You don’t seem to have come to fight. What business do you have at the school, Head Priest?"

I told him the truth.

"My younger sibling here has a severe game addiction lately. So I thought I’d send her to school."

"I-is that so. But I’ll need to contact the higher-ups..."

"I already got permission beforehand. I got it on the way here, so they probably haven’t contacted you yet."

"Is that so? Well, it looks like we’re getting another headache of a student. Hisakawa Uraume... Fine, understood."

Yaga guided us to the dormitory. It seemed to be the girls’ dormitory.

"This room is empty, so you can use it. You can commute from home too. But given the nature of the school, there’s a lot of work, so you’ll probably end up using the dormitory a lot."

While Yaga was explaining, the door of the next room opened and a female student came out and looked at us. She was a girl with short brown hair and a cute impression.

"Huh? Who’re you?"

"A new transfer student. This is Ieiri Shoko, and this is Hisakawa Uraume. They’re classmates who will be living together from now on, so you show them around."

This girl was Ieiri Shoko. She was a sorcerer who skillfully used Reverse Cursed Technique—unlike most Reverse Cursed Technique users who can only heal themselves, she was a rare individual who could also heal others. Because of that, she was considered an important asset at Jujutsu High and was one of the unfortunate people who got called out on many missions even as a student.

"Oh~ it was full of dull guys, so this is good. Nice to meet you, Ieiri Shoko. But you have a tremendous amount of cursed energy."

Ieiri seemed a bit surprised by Uraume’s enormous cursed energy. But Uraume, without even greeting her, just glanced at Ieiri and then turned his head away. So I gave Uraume a fist thump on the head.

Knock!

"Ugh!"

"You! They’re your classmate you’ll be spending time with. At least greet them properly."

Then Uraume reluctantly greeted Ieiri Shoko.

"Hisakawa Uraume. Pleased."

"Oh, come to think of it, I’ve seen someone a lot on TV... Who was it?"

Then Yaga gave Ieiri a fist thump on the head.

Knock!

"Ugh!"

"You! How can you not know the Head Priest even as a sorcerer?"

Then Ieiri immediately used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal her own head and looked at me.

"Ah! The Head Priest who they say might be the strongest sorcerer. Satoru said he wanted to fight you once."

At the mention of Satoru, Yaga let out a deep sigh and said.

"Haah, that Satoru... Anyway, Uraume is the Head Priest’s younger sibling."

"I see."

"Lunch break will be over soon, so I’ll guide you to the classroom. The school will provide the uniform, so don’t worry."

Yaga guided us to the classroom. Ieiri followed us too.

When we arrived at the classroom, there were two people there. One was tall and handsome, with long hair tied back despite being male. The other had white hair and wore sunglasses. From a glance, it was Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru.

"Oh! The Head Priest! I’ve been wanting to meet you. But what is this... are you human? How can you look so empty, like there’s nothing?"

As expected, Satoru was delighted to see me and started to approach, but when even his Six Eyes saw nothing, he took off his sunglasses and began observing me all over.

"Hmm... hmm... Strange... Did such a technique exist?"

When he kept doing this, I was about to say something, but Yaga gave Satoru a fist thump on the head first.

Knock!

"Ugh!"

"You! Sit down. Class is about to start. Anyway, we have a transfer student today. She’s the Head Priest’s younger sibling, so get along."

"Hisakawa Uraume. Don’t bother me."

As expected, Uraume didn’t greet properly. Satoru looked dumbfounded.

"Uwa... what a greeting. Anyway, that’s a tremendous amount of cursed energy. The Head Priest is strange enough, but this one’s also no joke. I’ve never seen anyone with this much cursed energy. Actually, is it even possible for a person to have that much cursed energy?"

When Satoru said that, Suguru told him to stop.

"Enough, Satoru. They’re right here. It’s rude."

It was true that Uraume’s cursed energy volume had grown to exceed the common sense of ordinary sorcerers.

"I think the first impression has become a bit strange, but it seems you’ll get along. I’ll be going now. If you want to come home, contact the driver. He’ll come pick you up."

"Understood, brother."

As I was about to leave, Satoru raised his hand and quickly said to Yaga.

"Sensei! I think this is a good opportunity! A chance to see how strong the sorcerer who might be the strongest in the sorcerer world really is! It would give us a goal to strive for and clearly show us the path we should take!"

Yaga, as if he had expected this, frowned and said.

"I knew you were going to say that. You’re talking in circles, but you just want to fight the Head Priest, don’t you?"

"Oh~! As expected of sensei! You’d make a great fortune teller!"

"You brat! Huh... No, as a teacher, I can’t set up a fight between a guardian and a student."

"Aww~ don’t be like that..."

Then I spoke.

"Well, I don’t mind. It won’t take long anyway."

Then Satoru, overjoyed, said to Yaga.

"You heard him! He said he’d do it!"

"Ha... really... Fine! I’ll give you exactly ten minutes. If you haven’t finished by then, we’ll step in and stop it. Understand?"

In the end, Yaga allowed it. He was probably curious too. Who would win between me and Satoru, who had the Limitless technique? Anyway, we all went out to the field.

Satoru and I stood facing each other in the middle of the field. The others watched from under a tree at the edge of the field.

"Go for it, Satoru."

When Suguru cheered for Satoru, Uraume sneered and said.

"You have no idea how terrifying my brother is. I don’t know what technique that Satoru guy has, but he can never defeat my brother."

"Really? Then I’d be surprised. Satoru is no pusho—"

Slap!

Thud!

While they were saying that, I slowly approached Satoru, raised my hand, and slapped his cheek. Satoru immediately collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness.

"Ehhhh~~~???!!!!"