Chapter 3 : Jujutsu Kaisen (2)

Zenin Hikaru. He was the prodigy upon whom the entire Zenin clan placed their hopes. He was predicted to surpass even the Ten Shadows Technique, the most powerful inherited technique of the Zenin clan.

A Cursed Technique was the general term for supernatural phenomena powered by cursed energy. There were two main types: innate techniques possessed from birth by those with sufficient cursed energy, and inherited techniques passed down through bloodlines.

Hikaru fell into the former category. He was born an angel.

The Zenin clan initially wanted to kill him. His inhuman appearance, resembling a cursed spirit, filled them with revulsion.

But their attitude changed drastically after a single incident.

“Mommy!”

His mother, dying after childbirth, was healed by the positive cursed energy flowing from him.

From then on, the Zenin clan observed Hikaru closely, suspecting he possessed the Reverse Cursed Technique, an extremely rare and powerful ability to manipulate cursed energy.

But the reality exceeded their expectations. Hikaru didn’t have the Reverse Cursed Technique. His cursed energy itself was positive, not negative. This was unprecedented in the history of the jujutsu world. A human with positive cursed energy? Moreover, he could manipulate light.

With his angelic appearance, positive cursed energy, and light manipulation, Hikaru naturally shook the jujutsu world. Despite not being the clan head’s direct offspring, he became the primary heir to the Zenin clan.

But there was something they didn’t know. Hikaru had no Cursed Technique. His angelic appearance and light manipulation came from Yoohyun’s Radiant Angel Trait. What they perceived as positive cursed energy was actually Radiant Mana.

Hikaru had no Cursed Technique. Until now.

“Ah.” Gazing at Naoya sleeping peacefully in his lap, Yoohyun felt it. The manifestation of a Cursed Technique. Information about it flowed into his mind.

But the flow abruptly stopped, replaced by a message in his vision.

[Cursed Technique: Adaptation manifested.]

[Trait: Radiant Angel is attempting to absorb Cursed Technique: Adaptation.]

[Do you consent?]

[Y/N]

“Absorb?” Yoohyun tilted his head. A message appearing right after the Cursed Technique information cut off. His Radiant Angel Trait wanted to absorb the Adaptation Cursed Technique.

‘What is this…’ He was more bewildered than when he realized Naoya was a girl.

“…” He hesitated. Should he allow the absorption? Would it corrupt his Trait or erase the Cursed Technique?

And that Cursed Technique, Adaptation…

‘Isn’t that his ability?’

The worst, most evil, and strongest Shikigami. The ultimate technique of the Zenin clan, adapting to all phenomena. This Adaptation Cursed Technique was definitely his ability.

That made him even more hesitant.

Mahoraga, the Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General. Its ability was one of the top ten most broken powers in the Jujutsu Kaisen world. He coveted it, which made him reluctant to absorb it.

But…

‘My gut tells me to absorb it.’

Yoohyun had always trusted his instincts. They had saved his life countless times, from the Gate Break that took his parents to the villains who targeted him as an orphan. His intuition was almost a superpower, and the path it presented was as precious as his life.

He couldn’t ignore it.

“Yes.”

After a long deliberation, he consented to the absorption. He would trust the instincts that had kept him alive.

And that decision…

[Radiant Angel is absorbing Adaptation.]

[Radiant Angel evolves into Radiant and Adaptive Angel!]

[Radiant Halo is influenced by Adaptation and evolves into Radiant and Adaptive Halo!]

[Radiant Wings are influenced by Adaptation and evolves into Radiant and Adaptive Wings!]

<Trait: Radiant and Adaptive Angel (F, Growth-type)>

The power of an angel who adapts to all phenomena and wields light.

Abilities:

• Radiant and Adaptive Halo

• Radiant and Adaptive Wings

“Ha.”

Click.

His Trait, already incredibly overpowered, became even more so.

Zenin Naoya observed a young boy.

‘Zenin Hikaru.’ Her cousin. But that wasn’t why she was watching him. To Naoya, anyone who didn’t meet her standards, even blood relatives, were trash.

She was interested in Hikaru for one reason: his ability.

He possessed positive cursed energy, had an angelic appearance, and wielded a light-based Cursed Technique unlike any seen before in the jujutsu world.

She followed him constantly, observing his every move, learning his likes, dislikes, and personality.

She discovered two things.

‘His touch is gentle. And his wings are fluffy.’

Hikaru, or rather, Yoohyun, didn’t reject her. While a villain in the original story, here, Naoya was just his cute cousin. So, Yoohyun treated her like a younger sibling, patting her head, letting her touch his wings, even enveloping her in them.

Naoya loved it. His touch was comforting, and his wings were as soft as clouds.

Unintentionally, Yoohyun had tamed Naoya. She became completely infatuated with him.

And her father, Zenin Naobito, the clan head, was pleased.

“Go ahead and get his seed too,” he’d suggested.

“Hmm. I’ll think about it,” Naoya replied.

“Yes, yes. If you like him, get knocked up by him.”

“Okay!”

Naobito wanted to see the child born from Naoya and Hikaru. It was morally questionable, but when had sorcerers cared about such things? He simply desired a more powerful Cursed Technique, one that would solidify the Zenin clan’s dominance.

‘His Cursed Technique might even surpass the Ten Shadows Technique.’ Naobito was certain. An angelic Cursed Technique wielding positive cursed energy and light had the potential to surpass the Zenin clan’s most powerful inherited technique.

‘Let’s see how Naoya is doing.’ Grabbing his sake bottle, Naobito left his room, heading towards Hikaru and Naoya. Known as the Fastest Sorcerer, he arrived in an instant.

And froze.

Click.

Click.

He had seen it.

“Ha, hahaha!”

Hikaru’s halo was spinning as he looked at Naoya sleeping in his lap. Just like the secret technique of the Ten Shadows Technique. Like the ability of that worst, most evil, and strongest Shikigami!

“This is a joyous occasion. A truly joyous occasion.”

He finally understood Hikaru’s Cursed Technique. An angelic appearance, positive cursed energy, light manipulation, and now, that Shikigami’s adaptation.

‘Yes, with this, that Six-Eyes brat…’

The Gojo clan, one of the three great families alongside the Zenin. The Six-Eyes and Limitless brat born into that clan, hailed as the future strongest sorcerer.

Naobito was confident.

‘How laughable.’

The strongest wouldn’t be that brat, but them. Taking a swig from his sake bottle, Naobito returned to his room and sent a message to the Gojo clan. Flowered with pleasantries, the message’s core was simple:

[Six Eyes? Limitless? Bring him on. We’ll crush him.]

And the Gojo clan’s prodigy, the Six-Eyes brat hailed as the future strongest sorcerer, Gojo Satoru…

“Ha, Zenin. I’ll crush you.” Crumpling the message, he removed his blindfold. His Six Eyes, a unique trait passed down through the Gojo clan, glowed menacingly.

“Naoya, are you going to wake up soon?”

“Mmm… wanna sleep more…”

“Fine… just sleep all you want.”

And so, a major event began, entirely unbeknownst to those involved.