The Plan

[Author Note]

Disc: HrPrTeam

Yuta sucks.

He might've had HIS permission, but he didn't have my permission

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Naohiro

They have started.

Since I felt Tengen's presence disappear, I shot toward Jujutsu High.

It was the weekend, so I planned on going out, but it looks like I'll be busy for a little while.

I narrow my eyes as a little Shikigami speaks up. "RING, RING, RING!"

However, I ignore it to search for Tengen.

...

It blinks and screams. "RING, RING, RING!"

I send it a glare. "Shut up, I'm busy!"

It looks a little offended but follows me in my sprint. "Welcome to the Culling Games! I'm your personal assistant, Kogane!"

I don't respond.

He has a tick mark on his head. "WOULD YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CULLING GAMES!?"

*Grab*

I pull back my fist. "I told you I'm busy."

It squirms in my grip. "*Ack* I-I just wanted to tell you the rules."

I move closer to it. "So you scream in my ear?"

It starts to sweat. "It's mandatory for joining players to enter the barrier."

I scratch the back of my head. "*Sigh* I know the rules. Give me the list of players."

It blinks. "Since you aren't a current player, you don't have points and can not create a rule. Henceforth, you can't enter the barrier."

However, I smile as I grip harder. "If you're going to be a useless assistant, you aren't needed."

Kogane's eyes widened, and he sweated more. "Wait, wait, wait. Since you asked nicely, I'll do it for you, haha."

A menu appeared.

...

1. Dhruv Lakdawalla: 25 Points

2. Hajime Kashimo: 15 Points

3. Takako Uro: 10 Points

3. Ryu Ishigori: 10 Points

4. Reggie Star: 5 Points

5. Iori Hazenoki: 5 Points

6. Hiromi Higaruma: 2 Points

7. Hagane Daido: 1 Point

8. Others: 0 Points

...

After reading them, I narrow my eyes at Kogane. "Who are the others?"

He hastily speaks. "If they have zero points, they aren't recognized or shown!"

I let go of him. "Useless."

If the games have already started, then Kenjaku has taken Tengen.

Since her tracking has been removed, I will likely need to clear out the Culling Games first.

Instead of blindly rushing into this thing, I will throw everything we have at Kenjaku.

Some stupid sealing plan or random bullshit that might appear needs to be avoided at this point.

He speaks up again. "WOULD. YOU. LIKE. TO. PART-IC-I-PATE!?"

*Slap*

*BOOM*

He goes flying into a building. "No."

Walking over to the debris, he can be seen with blood and cuts on him.

I grab my chin. "Then again, you would be useful in explaining the rules to people."

Even while injured, Kogane looked like he wanted to strangle me.

Well, let's get everybody together and take over this thing.

Zenin Compound: 3rd P.O.V.

A group of this era's strongest sorcerers...and Yuta can be seen sitting around in the Zenin clan's main hall.

Yuta will be doing his best.

Shoko is the support healer.

The main forces are Naoya, the lead, Hakari, Megumi, and Maki.

Then, there are the era's strongest: Satoru Gojo and Naohiro Zenin.

The forces are much stronger than their other timelines...aside from Yuta, with Gojo surpassing his Shinjuku self to keep up with Naohiro.

One of the teenagers raised his hand. "Maki and I were supposed to deal with a curse. What exactly am I doing here?"

Naohiro smirked. "Combat training."

Maki facepalmed. "He's not going to tell us much, is he?"

He gave her a closed-eye smile as he pointed at Kogane. "Nope, but this guy will!"

Shoko could be seen holding Kogane, which had bandages all over it.

She spoke up with an eyebrow raised. "What the hell did he do?"

Naohiro smiled. "His job."

Shoko pet Kogane. "Naohiro's just like that."

Yuta spoke. "Will Panda and Inumaki be joining us?"

Naohiro shook his head. "They will get one shot, so they shouldn't bother."

The teenage gambler spoke up with Kirara lying on his lap. "What did you bring us here for, old man?"

Unbothered by his comment, Naohiro spoke. "If you haven't noticed, a lot of sorcerers and military personnel are running around."

He threw his head back. "Then do it yourself."

*Bonk*

Hakari rubbed his head as Naohiro appeared a few inches from him. "Get off your ass and be useful. You're one of the only people we have."

Harkari sounded out his displeasure. "*Tch*"

Megumi spoke. "Can I be useful without having Mahoraga?"

Naohiro raised an eyebrow. "Not against the highest level sorcerers, but most of them are going to be at or below grade one, so you shouldn't have a problem unless you encounter someone like Kashimo."

He raises his own eyebrow. "Who?"

Naohiro laughed. "HAHA, EXACTLY!"

*Ahem*

Naohiro cleared his throat. "It's time to tame him. After we finish this conference, you will be joined by Maki to tame Mahoraga. This time, it's now or never. I'm not going to be joining you in the ritual."

Judging by the look on his face, everyone could tell that he was extremely nervous. It might seem unusual, but sorcerers grow the most in dire combat. If Megumi doesn't have Naohiro to lean on, he can pull out his latent potential.

Jumping Mahoraga with Maki will ensure that they will tame him.

He isn't as strong as Sukuna's Mahoraga, after all.

Naohiro turned serious. "Even with all of our training, you're still fourteen and not ready to tame him. However, circumstances make it so we need him on our side ASAP."

Maki raised her hand. "Can I use your cursed tools? Playful Cloud won't be enough."

Naohiro reached back and grabbed the sheathed soul splitter.

*Toss*

As Maki grabbed it out of the air, Naohiro spoke. "Use Playful Cloud and work with Megumi to weaken him as much as possible and then hit him with a final strike using this. Mahoraga must be dealt with using a single large-scale attack, which neither of you has."

Maki narrowed her eyes but nodded.

Naohiro turned to the crowd. "Now then, this gremlin right here is Kogane. He's annoying but knows everything about the event that Kenjaku called the Culling Games."

Gojo raised an eyebrow. "Isn't he in Tengen's barrier?"

He sighed. "*Sigh* He somehow escaped and took Tengen with him. It's why I can't clear out this whole thing myself since I need help with whatever he's got planned with her."

That got everyone to widen their eyes aside from Gojo.

Ever since that day, Gojo has seen Tengen as nothing more than another one of the disgusting higher-ups who should be dead.

Hakari spoke up. "What will you and Gojo be doing since you both are freaks?"

Naohiro turned slightly serious. "We will be going after Kenjaku."

Megumi's mouth dropped. "Oh my god, I pray for him."

Gojo tilts his head back. "Obviously, both of us are overkill, so I'm assuming Naohiro has a reason since he isn't stupid."

Naoya spoke up. "Ryomen Sukuna, right?"

Naohiro nodded. "If he has a chance of showing up, we both need to go. It would be a rough fight individually, but we can deal with him if we jump him together."

Naoya returned the nod. "What about Choso?"

Suddenly, Gojo and Naohiro's eyes snapped to the compound's entrance.

Choso stood at the front and looked at Naohiro. "I'm joining. I'm going to kill the ice lady and find Yuji."

Naohiro's eyes widened for a moment but turned back to normal. "Of course, Uraume is alive. I'm unsure how, but she's most likely the cause."

Choso walked over and sat down. "What is the plan?"

Naohiro pondered for a moment. "Uraume will likely be near Sukuna if he is incarnated, so you might not get the opportunity, but you can come with Gojo and me to remove her from the picture if she shows up. Kogane will explain the rules first."

Naoya pondered for a moment. "I'm assuming the Shikigami can tell us everything?"

Kogane spoke. "Will I die if I speak?"

Naohiro gave him a small smile. "You have permission to speak."

A Short Explanation Later:

Yuta spoke up first. "Sendai Colony!? That's where Rika is!"

Naoya narrowed his eyes. "We become players and kill each other for points, creating rules during the event."

Yuta stood up. "I'm going to Sendai."

Naohiro facepalmed. "Stop acting like a Shounen protagonist and sit down."

His face reddened, and he hid his face in embarrassment.

Naohiro spoke up. "In conclusion, we will split up in the colonies after joining. We get randomly teleported, so if you want to go to a certain colony, you will need to go there yourself."

Yuta started sweating.

Naohiro raised an eyebrow. "If you're that nervous, use the power of friendship."

He looked defeated but turned serious. "I don't care what I have to do. I'll ensure that she is alright."

Everyone felt second-hand cringe but ignored it.

Naohiro turned to Kogane. "Kogane, we would like to participate in the Culling Games."

Kogane mumbled but complied. "Make your way to the barrier, and then you will be transported."

Naohiro turned to Maki and Megumi. "You both will join us after taming Mahoraga. Shoko will be here to heal the both of you after you fight him."

...

Sakurajima Colony

"Five Points have been Added!"

The pink-haired teenager spoke up. "What a waste of time. All of this era's sorcerers are trash. I came here to find the brat, but he was nowhere to be found. Shikigami, add a rule that allows players to see faces and locations of players."

Kogane spoke up. "You don't have enou-"

*slice*

One of Kogane's wings got slashed off.

He smirked. "What was that?"

Kogane bleeds on the ground. "A Rule has been Added! Players can now see the faces of others and their Colony locations!"

Sukuna grabs Kogane and heals him using reverse cursed technique. "Give me the list."

Kogane rapidly nods as a menu appears in front of him.

Sukuna put a hand on his chin. "Not here. Well, he will be joining eventually...wait, is that Uraume!?"

A wide smile shows on his face.