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'[Binding Vow: Blood Sacrifice!]'

Automatically the face of Oiketsu got covered in blood, then what he did was to bite on the tip of his finger and let the blood get sucked out of his body for the blood sacrifice to work. The blood started burning in red flame, with this the Binding Vow was finalized and Oiketsu could feel his connection to the blood of Gojo Satoru…

'It works!' The young sorcerer was ecstatic. Not even Gojo was left unsurprised as both had the same thought at that moment. Oiketsu stepped to a whole new level of power, with this he was guaranteed to become much stronger. 

Soon the blood in Gojo's fingers became stuck, it didn't allow for further circulation of blood and the fingers became numb. This was only an early thing though, little by little, as Oiketsu's own blood continued to burn he would get more control over Gojo's. It so happened a few seconds later, that the blood burst out of Gojo's finger and he instantly had to apply reverse cursed technique on them. 

'Fabulous…' White haired teacher was impressed and amazed, this happened for the first time in a year that someone could bypass his infinity. While infinity remained untouched and technique was still being used, Gojo Satoru's fingers were still damaged as the blood was not in his control anymore. 

Unless constantly applying RCT, the blood could never be turned into its normal condition and remained in control of Oiketsu. This was even more advantageous for the sorcerer, since there were barely a few people who could use the RCT, while the technique's potential is almost unmatched if Oiketsu is to sacrifice a third of his blood to the binding vow. 

Satoru found out the weakness of the binding vow, and his RCT could negate the effect but it also created a nuisance that couldn't be overlooked. Whilst applying cursed technique to a whole body, his brain would be strained more than ever.

'But the fact that his technique reversal is also similar, though more dependent on the cursed energy levels is also amazing.' Gojo Satoru already placed Oiketsu on a similar level of potential like Hakari and Okkotsu. While both of them held an upper hand, with the binding vow of Oiketsu their potential clash could be turned upside down. 

'Higher ups won't like the idea of a Kamo with serious technique being against them, but that makes it funnier!' 

… 

"Utahime-san!" The blue-haired girl knocked on the door of one of the faculty rooms where Utahime Iori was seated. She was always welcoming of the sweetest student in the school in her room, but she usually comes with questions. This could probably be about Oiketsu.

"You can enter." 

The door was opened by Miwa who politely entered, with quiet steps, but still confidently since this was Utahime and not the principal Gakuganji. Both of them smiled at each other as Miwa got in front of Utahime's desk. 

"So, is there something that bothered you today, Miwa?" 

Miwa nodded her head, "The semester has already started and Oiketsu-kun hasn't been in the school since the first day. Did he already receive multiple missions?" Her face was filled with worry, she was quite stressed about the fact that Oiketsu was gone for so long, would they have similar jobs?

Just as Utahime predicted, "Oh, I see Miwa…Oiketsu is well. Can't say that he has any missions, we are not in charge of him anymore." Her answer to the question was more mysterious, birthing even more questions in the girl's head. 

"What do you mean by that?" 

Utahime pondered about how to answer the girl without upsetting her. Or would she be upset about this matter at all? Oiketsu would be painted as a traitor either way, the transfer meant going against the clan, but also coming under the tutelage of Gojo meant facing higher ups as well. 

In the near future, considering the fact that an unregistered special curse appeared out of nowhere, higher ups would start scheming against the Tokyo branch. Their clear provocation meanwhile won't be left unanswered by Satoru. Not only that, but the prominent members of great clans are also in support of him. 

'Why now out of all times…' "Well, Miwa, Oiketsu transferred to Tokyo Jujutsu High at the start of the new semester, so he is no longer a student here." She said it as naturally as she could, trying to make it sound like it's not that bothersome. Though, it was bothersome for everyone. 

Miwa was baffled, left speechless by her words. "Oiketsu transferred to Tokyo?" She couldn't believe it, that's why she asked the second time, to which she again received the nod. Miwa became angry that they were learning about this only now, but she was confused as to why Oiketsu transferred in the first place. 

'Wait…' Though one thing in particular was that.

In reality, none of them really had any idea what was going on in Oiketsu's mind. His transfer was simply out of place, he didn't seem too displeased about being in this school and Miwa couldn't understand what could be another reason. Firstly, her mentor was a teacher in Tokyo and from his words, the Jujutsu schools don't differ much from each other. 'What would others think?' 

"Miwa, I know what you are thinking, so, please don't tell others about this matter for now. In due time, everything will be told."

…

"Father, have you called me?" Noritoshi kneeled in front of a man in his fifties. For why he was called by a clan head, his father, was unknown, but it couldn't be a good reason as the good reasons would be done more openly. 

At the time he would be called to those types of meetings before Oiketsu, but today and for the past weeks he hasn't seen his relatives in school nor in the clan mansions. The so-called father, who is the clan head, usually informed both of them since most of the affairs associated with Jujutsu schools were done through them, while other matters were not of their concern. 

"That's right, Noritoshi. Why I called you today is a matter of urgency, Oiketsu has officially transferred to the Tokyo Jujutsu High and infiltrated the clan grounds at night multiple weeks ago, attacking two clan members and knocking them out. He has not stolen anything, but this is a hostile act, which we will condemn in any way possible." He spoke so casually that it was disturbing to Noritoshi. Both were still his sons. 

Though the news of Oiketsu's transfer came out to be a surprising matter. Noritoshi hasn't seen him on the school grounds at all for the past week and thought he had missions piled up, probably as a test for the promotion. Now he understands what really happened. He was simply not in Kyoto anymore and made the decision to change schools, by joining sides with Gojo Satoru.

Though why?

Oiketsu was never that much of a side picker in any types of conflicts. Before making any decisions though, Noritoshi wanted to learn about the reasons first. Currently the clan heads are becoming more and more lenient, for example Zenin's let their strongest asset of the future leave their clan, Megumi Fushiguro. 

Same exact thing happened right now with them, though, not exactly the most potent but still with reverse cursed technique, they almost allowed Oiketsu to leave the clan without doing much. Either way, if Oiketsu managed to transfer that makes it clear who he contacted. Only ones who had authority to make decisions regarding Jujutsu schools were the elders and principals. 

Oiketsu must've been in contact with Gojo Satoru and Masamichi Yaga for quite some time if they executed it so quickly, that even the clan learned it late and couldn't do anything for its prevention. 

Suddenly, Noritoshi had an idea, "Clan head, if it's in the realm of possibility, can the clan abstain from any kinds of decisions about Oiketsu?" 

The man in his late sixties was stunned. When he inquired about why Noritoshi asked him for that, the simple explanation that followed was to wait for the Kyoto Goodwill Event and learn everything from that point. If Oiketsu left the clan, it must be for a serious reason rather than simply not agreeing with the clan's ideals.

"I've observed my half-brother for a long time, and I can confidently say that he never even cared about clan rules in the first place. He allowed himself to do anything, at least secretly and never felt pressured about it." Noritoshi explained. 

"What reason might Oiketsu have?" 

Noritoshi kept silent, keeping his eyes narrowed in usual manner. "I could not tell it so easily, unless I personally learn it from Oiketsu himself. If the clan allows me to do it, then the exchange event will serve as the best place to do that." 

…

"Oiketsu, while you have an abundant amount of cursed energy, you haven't trained with those techniques to utilize them for a prolonged amount of time… To simply say it, you are wasting energy!" Gojo was nodding to his own explanations. 

Oiketsu narrowed his eyes skeptically, 'Why is he so proud?' Gojo was acting a bit too childish to be honest. But weirdly, he was rather comfortable to be around. 

"Well, the more you keep using those techniques, the more you'll master them and lower the expenditure little by little. Until then, keep training your way of controlling the emotions." 

Oiketsu's experimentation with the binding vow's came out to be successful. Only thing left was utilizing much bigger capacities and probably trying to use RCT alongside his CT. Gojo mentioned that he used two techniques at the same time, but limiting RCT to his brain as it gets strained by constant usage of the limitless. 

'Binding vows are pacts, as I make it with myself I'm supposed to uphold the condition of which I impose for a thing that I gain in return. I'm sure I can utilize the reverse cursed technique after the pact's conditions were upheld, but during it… kind of out of possibility at the moment.' 

Either way, getting the hang of his techniques is more important right now than experimenting. Oiketsu was never the type to dwell on things too much. He even hesitated to make a binding vow for the first time, thinking that the payment would be too much. Though he gained confidence, it was never bad to have limits, after all, he is not crazy enough to accidentally cause some disaster. 

'I am definitely a semi-grade one, at least, but it seems like my techniques are mostly concentrated on killing other sorcerers instead of curses. I need to try if my binding vows also work on curses, they do have blood, though it doesn't function in a similar way.' 

… 

[Unknown Time - Unknown Location in Tokyo] 

Swing

Swoosh 

Bits and pieces of concrete flew upwards to the ceiling as a cursed spirit attacked the silhouette, with a sorcerer avoiding the blow easily. The loud bangs echoed in the corridors of the building where humans were still present. Multiple screams could also be heard, but the sorcerer paid no mind as they weren't distracting to his ears anymore. 

Waiting for the cursed spirit to get closer, the sorcerer activated his technique. The blood quickly covered the upper side of his face. "Time to put it to the test, [Binding Vow: Blood Sacrifice!]"