"Welcome back home, darling~"
"Dinner first, a bath, or me~"
*Kringggggg*
The sound of the alarm woke Eiji from his sleep.
"It was just a dream after all."
Turning off his phone alarm, he sat there slightly dazed, rubbing his eyes.
"This puberty phase is really annoying..."
Opening the blanket, he paused when he saw his pants soaked, and there was a somewhat distinct but not too strong scent in the air.
No genius was needed to guess what happened.
A wet dream!
"Can't let Satoru Nii-san find out about this. If he knows, I'm afraid he'll tease me all day."
Recalling past experiences, Eiji quickly destroyed the evidence.
He even used Scarlet to burn his sleepwear and mattress. Then, he opened the window to let in fresh air.
After that, he went to take a shower to get rid of the scent on his body.
After the shower, he stood in front of the mirror, contemplating his previous dream.
"Why do the women who always appear in my dreams have pinkish-red hair? Is it just a coincidence, or is there a hidden implication?"
Eiji frowned, not liking the feeling of helplessness.
This wasn't the first time he had a wet dream. Besides, he was only 14 years old with two more months until he turned 15.
What puzzled him was that every time he had a wet dream, the woman who appeared in the dream would have one common characteristic: pink hair!
Eiji had never seen a woman with reddish-pink hair in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen. Moreover, every time he woke up from sleep, except for the hair color, he couldn't remember her face, no matter how hard he tried.
"No use thinking too much about it. Romance is still too early for me. My priorities are getting stronger and surviving the future challenges."
Patting his cheek, he pushed aside the woman in his dream. Without clues, he couldn't do anything.
...
9:22 AM, Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu High, first-year students' classroom.
Eiji and the others sat in their respective seats, waiting for the teacher to arrive.
"Good morning, everyone! Did you sleep well last night? By the way, I overslept and woke up late~ You won't blame me for that, right?"
Satoru burst through the door, walked to the podium, and explained his tardiness.
"That's normal. Anyway, let's start the class immediately!" Maki said without changing her expression.
After a month of school, she had already gotten used to the carefree attitude of The Strongest Jujutsu Sorcerer.
"Salmon." Toge said, nodding his head.
"Alright, since you're all looking forward to Gojo-sensei's teachings, let's begin."
Satoru wrote on the blackboard, then clapped his hands with a carefree smile.
"Today is a practical class. You will be divided into two teams and face Cursed Spirits directly."
"Finally, a lesson for Jujutsu Sorcerers. I'm tired of just studying theories; practice suits me better." Maki clenched her fists, looking excited. After all, her strength lay in her supernatural physique. She was more suited to fighting enemies rather than just sitting and listening to lectures.
"Gojo-sensei, how do we determine the team formation?" Panda raised his hand and asked.
"Good question, Panda. Team members will be chosen randomly; isn't that more interesting? Come, take the draw papers. The same pattern means you're on the same team. By the way, after taking the draw papers, don't open them immediately. Open them simultaneously."
Taking a box from his Storage Cursed Object, Satoru let the students take the draw papers one by one.
"Too much stalling. You just want to see our reactions, right?" Maki complained, but still obeyed, not immediately opening the draw papper.
"Well, don't be too harsh, Maki. Gojo-sensei means no harm... Maybe." Panda himself didn't believe his own words.
"Kelp." Toge's words were still hard to understand.
"..."
Eiji was the last one to draw, he reached into the box and took a slip of paper.
"You can open them now."
After getting Satoru's permission, they opened the draw papers.
"I got a triangular pattern. Who's on my team?" Maki asked, looking at two guys and a panda.
"It's me."
Showing his draw paper, Eiji didn't care who his teammates were.
"Listen, Kamiki. Just leave the Cursed Spirits to me. Don't take any action unless I can't defeat them. You understand?"
Knowing how strong Eiji was, Maki gave a serious reminder.
She wanted to experience fighting Cursed Spirits. So, he shouldn't interfere. If not, she wouldn't get a chance. Besides, being a Grade Special Jujutsu Sorcerer wasn't just a title.
Maki was confident that once Eiji acted, the Cursed Spirit they would face would be defeated in just a few moves.
"I understand."
Eiji had no problem with her proposal.
Since Maki could endure up to the Culling Game arc, it meant she wouldn't die in this practical class.
On the other hand, Panda and Toge applauded because they were teammates.
"Um. Let's go. There's a manager under the hill who will take you to the practice location." Satoru said, preparing to leave the classroom.
"Gojo-sensei isn't coming?" Maki wondered.
Shouldn't the teacher be responsible for supervising when students have practical classes outside the school environment?
"Me? I have something to do. So, I won't accompany you. Do your best, I have high expectations for all of you."
Leaving those words, Satoru left without turning back.
"Let's go. I can't wait to test my abilities against Cursed Spirits." Maki said excitedly.
Among the first-year students, she was the only one who hadn't fought Cursed Spirits before. In fact, she couldn't even see Cursed Spirits if not for her glasses, which were a Cursed Tool that allowed non-Jujutsu Sorcerers to see Cursed Spirits.
Toge came from the Inumaki Family and inherited the Inumaki Family's Inherited Technique. Of course, the Inumaki Family would train him seriously. So, he had faced weak Cursed Spirits.
Panda was a Cursed Corpse created by Masamichi Yaga and had received his training. He had quite a bit of experience dealing with Cursed Spirits.
No need to talk about Eiji. Although the Cursed Spirits he eradicated weren't as many as Panda's, each Cursed Spirit was very strong, and the weakest was a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit. Occasionally, he would fight Special Grade Cursed Spirits, while fighting Grade 1 Cursed Spirits was routine.
After all, Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers would only eliminate strong Cursed Spirits, while weak Cursed Spirits would be left to other Jujutsu Sorcerers.
...
Eiji waited in front of the women's dormitory. Before leaving, Maki needed to retrieve her weapon.
Because Maki could not control her very little Cursed Energy, she could not use the Storage Ring to store the weapons she was carrying.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting. Let's go."
Seeing the spear on Maki's back, Eiji just nodded and walked down the stairs with her.
Arriving at the foot of the hill, there was only one black car parked. Toge and Panda had probably already left.
"Long time no see, Kamiki-san."
The manager was an old acquaintance, Ijichi Kiyotaka.
"Um." Eiji nodded in greeting.
The two of them indeed hadn't met for a long time. Since he became a high school student, he rarely carried out tasks to exterminate Cursed Spirits.
"Please get in the car; I'll take you to the location."
Accustomed to his cold demeanor, after introducing himself to Maki, Ijichi got into the car.
"Let me store your weapon."
Seeing Maki puzzled about where to put her weapon, Eiji offered assistance.
"Thank you."
Maki didn't refuse, handed him the weapon, and got into the car.
Storing the cursed tool, which was the spear, into the Storage Ring, Eiji then got into the car.
The car drove away, leaving the mountainous area.