Curse back: Gender-swapped cosplayers always meet the real person

Chapter 251: Zhang Xiang's Atonement

Here's the thing.

Due to the accumulation and congestion caused by heavy snow for several consecutive days, several streets were directly blocked with cordons.

The number of people in the snow-clearing team was drastically insufficient, and many shops were forced to close. The supplies stockpiled by the Panxing Sect finally ran out, and they had to go out and purchase more.

A while ago, Manami Suda and Lalu were in charge of this matter, while Jie and Riku Neki were the ones who cooked.

Even the task of washing the dishes was taken care of by Mimiko and Nanako, leaving me alone - lazy and gluttonous.

Even if no one complains, I still feel a little guilty for being idle for so long and even provoking Gojo Satoru to bully everyone every day.

So he simply volunteered to go and decided to take on the task by himself, and went to the shops that were open to buy ingredients.

A man walked out on the empty street.

He was wearing the same black shirt with a pile collar that I saw in Shibuya that day. His hair, which had been sticking up, bent down. He looked listless and depressed.

It is a swelling phase.

According to the original plot, after he beat Yuji half to death, triggered his passive ability, had non-existent memories, and remembered that Yuji was his real Ododo, he stayed in a corner and acted emo for a long time.

Moreover, Sukuna was not successfully released, and those cursed spirits died one after another, with no one surviving.

He neither went to the technical high school to look for Yuji nor left any trace, so how come he appeared here today?

"Gojo Wu, we meet again."

"It's you." I clasped my hands together, put the purchased ingredients on the ground, and asked, "Why did you appear in front of me? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

"Kill me if you want." He raised his head, looking haggard and tired, with no killing intent, and even the aggression in his eyes was almost gone. "I came here today because I have something to ask of you."

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Due to the snowstorm, 80% of the shops were closed and it was impossible to find a table.

Zhangxiang and I ended up sitting down at a bus stop near the intersection, each on each side, at a distance from each other.

Then the conversation took place.

"The first one," he said, "is about Kamo Kentoshi."

Picking up the noose, Zhang Xiang's eyes turned red, revealing resentment and anger, and his fists beside his legs were clenched tightly: "He deceived me and caused my brothers to kill each other. This is unforgivable."

"So, I thank you for killing him."

"No need." I said, "He and I are enemies, so killing him is a piece of cake. You don't need to thank me."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiang paused and did not respond.

"The second thing." He took out a few jars from his sleeves heavily and placed them in front of me carefully. "I ask you to hand over my brothers to Itadori Yuji, who is also my younger brothers."

It was the remaining six cursed fetuses that had not taken on flesh, another sin that Nozomi had committed in his thousand-year life.

Why...it feels like I'm entrusting someone to someone else?

I didn't take it over. After a brief silence, I asked, "Why give it to Yuji? What about you?"

"This is the last thing I ask of you." Zhang Xiang put down his hand completely, looked straight ahead, and said calmly, "I hope you can kill me here."

"............kill you?"

"Yes, that's right," he said. "If someone has to kill me, I think you're the best person to do it."

"How come I'm the best candidate?" I said in disbelief, "And why should I kill you? Did you get my consent?"

Swelling phase: "........."

"Because it was you who killed Kamo Kentoshi."

Is there any connection between the two?

"When I first took on the body, I had a choice," he explained to me, "to exist as a human being, or as a sorcerer."

"At that time, I thought that my brothers, whose appearances were different from those of ordinary humans, would definitely be excluded, expelled and suppressed by them."

Zhang Xiang lowered his head, pressed his hand to his forehead, and said painfully: "It's all my fault. I self-righteously led them to the so-called easier path, which led to the evil result of brothers killing each other."

“All this is the fault of that irresponsible [father], and also the fault of me, the eldest brother,” he said. “Since he has been killed by you, I should also atone for my sins.”

Damn it...it's really a trustworthy person.

"So you think you deserve to die?"

"This is the only way." Zhang Xiang raised his head, a look of melancholy on his face, "As a human, I have made an unforgivable mistake. But I don't want to return to the ranks of the cursed spirits."

“I have nowhere else to go.”

"Let me ask you a question." I didn't agree to his request immediately, but just asked, "Do you really think that death is the best way to atone for your sins?"

He remained silent.

"Death is the easiest and simplest thing to do," I said, "but it's not necessarily the best way."

"So what do you think is the best way?"

"I do not know either."

Zhang Xiang stopped talking again, but this time I was sure that he was speechless because of me.

Asking him not to die but not being able to give any good advice does sound... uh, pretty irresponsible.

"Although you don't plan to return to the team of cursed spirits, you probably won't kill innocent people again." I thought, "But the world of curses really can't tolerate you."

"Well," I said, "The Panxing Cult should be able to take you in for a while."

Zhang Xiang: "...Panxing Sect?"

"Yes." I said, "It was a former curse master group. I am now the deputy leader there."

"I know what the Panxing Sect is..." He looked even more speechless, "Why don't you just kill me? There's no need to go through so much trouble."

"I really don't want to kill anyone today." I shrugged, picked up the dozens of kilograms of food in my hand, and said, "It's already tiring to transport these back."

Swelling phase: “........”

"I'm not completely denying your idea of ​​atonement through death." After all, there are many evil people, such as Nosuke and Zhenren, who only deserve such an ending.

"But like I said, this isn't necessarily the only way." I said, "It's not a bad idea to give you a little more time to think."

"Besides, wouldn't you feel regretful if you died right now?"

He suddenly turned his head to look at me.

"The last time you saw Yuji, the brothers were fighting and almost killing each other."

I stood up and looked in the direction of the Jujutsu High School in the distance. “Do you really want to end with a scene like that?”

“........” Zhang Xiang didn’t say anything, but his fingers moved slightly and his eyes changed.

I knew he was probably convinced by me, so I picked up the ingredients, stretched, and then threw them all into his arms.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent." I said, "In that case, I'll make a phone call first."

".......Telephone?"

"Yes." I yawned and said, "Didn't I tell you that I am the deputy leader of the Panxing Sect?"

"For a fellow of your level, I must first discuss with the leader and obtain his consent before I can take him in."

"But don't worry, Jay won't object."

Zhang Xiang: "Wait.........The leader of the Panxing Sect, Xia Youjie?!"