How are You Satoru

Pushing off with one hand I slowly balanced my body while pushing up.

"15, 16, 17..."

I steadily keep counting until pushing off onto my feet and sitting down in a near chair. Wiping the sweat off my body with a towel I looked at my phone looking at the date.

'It should've been some days since Gojo and Toji's fight. hmm should I check up on him.'

I sat there thinking until getting up and walking out of the hotel.

'Maybe after I finish this first.'

I walked out of a hotel before walking to a random forest housing a mansion like building in the middle. Looking at the huge building a few words came to my mind.

"Old man, you hound has come back."

[That day a big strike was thrown at the jujutsu world. A higher up was killed in his own home. A total of 1 special grade sorcerers and 10 other lower grader sorcerers were killed. In the office of the higher up his body was found laid across the ground while his head was nowhere to be found. After looking around they found his head in another room adjacent to his. The head was on display with red lettering the wall.

"Sincerely, The Hound."

After since that day, Kota Yoshida was outlawed by all off the jujutsu world. With a kill on sight order for any special grade sorcerer and flee on sight from any lower.]

I walked to a staircase looking up at it.

'So, I guess my knowledge before reincarnation counts as knowing where it is.'

I walked up the stairs hiding my presence and sneaking around. I snuck around many sorcerers noting the increased security. I made way into jujutsu high looking around for one person before giving up. He probably wasn't here right now. I made my way through the facility, thinking about the reason for the increased security.

'Seems like Gojo still failed.'

Finding a building that looked unused I sat down looking out the window waiting for the night to come.

[Kota stayed like this for a total of 3 hours waiting for the night to come. As the sun went down, he felt like he was in his element as he left the building.]

I jumped up onto the top of a building masking my steps. Running along the buildings I found the Dormitory. looking into the windows I looked around for a particular room.

Looking into one I finally found who I was looking for. Touching the window, I opened it noting that it was unlocked.

'Rookie mistake.'

Entering the room, I sat down in a chair looking at the person laying on the bed.

Sitting there I rested my elbow on the armrest before leaning my head against my fist.

"I know you're awake Satoru Gojo."

[Gojo who had been sleeping for a little awoken slightly after hearing someone open his window. Thinking that he was just shaken from his encounter with Toji he dismissed it. But after hearing someone sitting in his chair, he was fully awake.]

I looked at Gojo lifted up out of his sleeping position Irritated. he met my gaze before sitting down.

'I'm surprised I thought he would at least throw a punch first. I really didn't mind fighting in the first place.'

"What do you want."

With a stern gaze he didn't show any sign of attacking but still had his guard up.

"Well, I just wanted to make sure you hadn't been killed of course. I heard of that encounter with that assassin and how you failed to protect the Star Plasma Vessel."

He simply narrowed his eyes not responding to my words.

"Where there any other causalities besides her."

"No."

Answering with one word, he peered at me still wondering why I was here.

'Don't get to mad, I had to make sure the cannon was still going.'

"What's your goal."

[Gojo looking at Kota asked a question that had been on his mind since they had meet. Kota had first come off like a friend of Utahime, but after bringing up the curse he had at the time he performed a 180. Attacking Gojo and Geto like some kind of wild dog. From how he fought he wasn't trying to kill Gojo but trying to push him like it was a train session. This made the interaction even strange as it was the first-time meeting. The oddities keep stacking up especially one fact, he hadn't once attacked Utahime going out of his way to warn her. Kota was dangerous not because of his strength but because of his nonexistent goal.]

"My goal huh, what do you want it to be."

From Gojo's face, I could tell he was confused by the question. Chuckling I looked at him.

"Don't think I'm some unhinged person with a lot of power. A person who could go insane and murder innocents at any moment. Gojo, unlike you I taught to kill others. I didn't live for others or to protect the innocent. I killed those who I was ordered to kill with no second thoughts. Ever since the day I officially became a part of the Jujutsu society I had no goals. I had no space for something as useless as dreams I only keep completing any new mission I was given."

Gojo listened to me intently, his stare showed that he was thinking on every part of my words.

"The day I met you, Utahime, and Geto, although I lifted my own curse you guys lifted a curse deeper than any before. That curse was the curse of going throughout life without truly living. After our fight I wanted to live a life full of experiences that I could be proud of."

getting up from my seat and walking towards the window I turned around before leaving.

"The Blood hound is long dead, so is anything associated with that old name."

I exited through the window before searching the dorm for one more room.

[Looking at Kota leave Gojo felt a since of relief at his exit. Gojo sat there thinking about his words before laying back down to get sleep.]

As I searched, I guess I got lucky, but I found the next room easily. As I entered, I closed the window behind me. I looked at the person sleeping calming on the bed.

'Do you people just not lock your windows.'

Softly shaking the person under neath the cover I softly whispered their name.

"Utahime, wake up."

Utahime slowly stirred awake looking up at the person waking her up. Her eyes suddenly widened before I put my hand on her mouth.

"Shh, I just wanted to talk to you. I swear I'm not here to hurt you or anyone."

As I let go of her mouth I stepped back before her eyebrows fell. She grabbed her pillow and throw it at my head.

"You liar, you tried to kill my junior."

I shacked my hands while responding.

"No, I didn't I had no intention of killing him."

Her face turned red before instantly speaking a rebuttal.

"Your exact words were that you were sent to kill him."

"That's right but I didn't."

I pointed out hopping that would calm her down.

Her face turned a deeper level of red which completely surprised me as I didn't know this was possible.

'Well at least she wasn't yelling. That was a good sign.'

"What are you even here for. Do you plan to use me again to try to attack someone."

"No, I just wanted to talk."

She crossed her arms before leaning back on her wall turning her face from me.

"Well, I don't have any plans to talk to a killer like you."

A small smile formed on my face until I sat down on her bed.

"Fine don't talk, just listen and let me talk."

[Kota sat down telling his whole story ever since he figured out he could use cursed energy to the point he was at now. As he told the story he didn't look at Utahime the whole time. After he finished, she was sitting on the bed with him]

"Why are you even telling me this."

Utahime softly said while looking away from me. I got up walking to her window and opening it back up. I scratched my chin thinking of the answer before responding.

"I don't know. Maybe because I always wanted to tell that to someone, maybe because you were the only person that saw me as a friend, I saw you as one too. But does it really matter, just let me at least have this one wish."

Since I was facing away from her, I couldn't tell the expression she had and all I heard was from her was a "Shut up."

Exiting from her room I made my way through the facility before going to the exit. I looked back at it before walking away.

'Maybe next time I'll come with a student of my own. That'll be funny can't let Gojo have all the good talent.'

[After leaving a few weeks later a body with similar standings was found burned, supposed to be Kota Yoshida. A Grade 1 sorcerer said that he found Kota while out on patrol and was able to sneak attack him killing him. After his death, the sorcerer was rewarded with many medals for killing such a big enemy of the Jujutsu world. Evidence of corruption for the late higher up that Kota worked under was found. Such as things like murder, blackmail, and other heinous crimes. Higher ups seeing this evidence decide to cover it up and so as the person who carried out such killings. This caused Kota's entire identity to be erased from any records to turn Kota into simple nightmare for upcoming sorcerers.

The Black-Haired Hound was dead.]

- Cursed Hound arc ended -