9 Chapter 9

(A/N: I'll give a hint for MC's domain, it will be more of a Horizon of the Captivating Skandha instead of an Unlimited Void or Malevolent Shrine. Also, it won't have anything to do with the opponent's technique.

Also, I added +1% range to Cleave/Dismantle's bonuses too)

I grinned broadly as I looked at my new technique. I could resist testing it out as soon as I was on my way back to my home. "Dismantle," I announced quietly as flicked my finger out and pointed at a rock along the side of the path. I felt a minuscule amount of cursed energy, almost unnoticeable in my sea of energy, lash out from my finger and slash the rock. I quickly ran over and found a small but fine groove on the surface of the rock. The rock wasn't big, it could fit in my five-year-old fist easily, but that didn't change the fact that it was a rock.

Even though it wasn't impressive yet, I knew what the technique would look like in the future. I pocketed the rock to keep as a memento to commemorate my first-ever replicated technique in this world. I continued to spam Dismantle the entire walk home, aiding at nothing in particular. Just as I reached home, everyone got to work quickly, preparing for the festivities. Invitations were hastily sent out, but only to trusted friends and allies of the clan. The few tourists at this hour were no doubt wondering what was going on.

I walked inside and headed straight for the bathroom. I would be the one getting celebrated, and clan traditions were very strict about how I should look and act today. Now, normally I would say the hell to all but the most important clan traditions, but today was different. I would have no choice in the matter, but despite normally disliking tradition, I found myself genuinely excited about the festival. The last one had been when I was still less than a year old, so I couldn't properly participate in it, but this time would be different. Of course, there would be some boring ceremonies I would have to sit through, but most of it would just be music, dancing, and games.

As I entered the bathroom, I found that the tub was already full, and my mother was waiting there. I knew I was in trouble as soon as I saw her waiting there. She had learned early that I was capable of bathing myself and was happy enough to let me bathe myself, but on certain occasions, such as my birthday and hers, she would bathe me herself. Most of the time, I felt varying degrees of affection for my mother, and if I was being truthful, more than a bit of pity, but not during bathtime. When she bathed me, it was like my kind mother was possessed by a demon that was intent on torturing me.

I tried to run, but it was already too late for me to save myself. A while later, I was out of the bathroom, my skin basically glowing red and feeling like it had been scraped off of my bones. Next up, I was wrapped in a tight blue and white Kimono that actually looked pretty impressive on me. It also complimented my white hair and pale complexion quite well. The entire time this was happening, my mother never brought up the situation with the clan head. Which was fine with me because I had no great desire to talk about the events of earlier today.

I sat inside, waiting for the festival to begin. As I sat, I continuously used Dismantle, slowly but surely creating a small tunnel like a prisoner would dig to try and escape prison. I laid at the top of the hole, an opening I had carved over about 30 minutes into the floorboards of our house. This leveled up, not only Cleave/Dismantle a few times but Replication as well. I noticed that it seemed that every two levels gained in the replicated technique gave me one level in my innate technique. 'So, I'll have to get Cleave/Dismantle to level 50 before I can unlock my next technique,' I thought to myself.

As I worked with my technique, I also began to notice my Cursed Energy Manipulation skill level rising too. I would have continued at it, but it wasn't too much longer until my mother came into my room to collect me. She looked at the hole in the ground but made no comment about it. She merely raised an eyebrow and looked down into it, and gave a sigh of relief. The hole wasn't too deep since there was nowhere for the dirt to go. I had basically just been cutting the dirt into smaller and smaller chunks. By this time, it was well on its way to becoming a pile of extremely fine dirt.

My mother quickly led me out of the house, which gave me a chance to look at all the decorations and people dressed in festival clothing that didn't look too dissimilar to my own. The crowd cheered for me as I emerged, moving aside to create a path for me to reach the clan head's house. There were a ton of people in attendance, it was the most people I had seen all at once since my reincarnation. I only saw a blur of faces pass as my mother walked beside me, holding my hand and leading me toward the big house.

There, standing just out front of the house on a raised platform, was the clan head. There was also another, much younger person standing beside him, Satoru. I nodded to the latter and bowed to the former as I reached the raised platform and took the steps onto it. Satoru was dressed in his Tokyo Jujustsu High uniform, and it was easy to see that he had decided to invite some guests over. Two teenagers stood out like sore thumbs since they were dressed in the same uniform as Satoru and stood in the first row of the crowd nearest to him. I could instantly tell who the two of them were, Suguru Geto and Shoko Ieiri. They looked at me curiously as I made my way to stand before the clan head and Satoru.

"I am proud to announce the newest fully-fledged member of the Gojo clan, Arima Gojo." The clan head said, clearly proud of the clan.

The crowd roared in approval which grew louder as I gave a little wave, "I am pleased to see our newest generations with such talents, such as my own son, Satoru, and now with Arima." The clan head continued, becoming for me to give a little demonstration.

I quickly let the immense aura of my cursed energy roll off of me, surprising only those in the crowd who hadn't been in the compound this morning. I could see Satoru raise his dark glasses for a moment to fully take me in with his Six Eyes. Everyone went silent for a moment. Everyone except for Satoru that is. His voice seemed to cut and then fill the silence of its own volition, ringing clearly in everyone's ears no matter how far away they were.

"Not bad for a snot-nosed brat," He said with a laugh, which was followed by the sound of many people in the crowd facepalming.

I could see a strained smile on the clan head's face, but he kept it together long enough to speak one final time, "With that out of the way, Let's party,"

With one last cheer, everything broke up, heading in every which way. Dozens of stalls and food caterers lined what seemed like every path within the compound. They had only been allowed into the inner sanctum after the clan head had finished addressing the sorcerers and sorcerer-aware members of the clan as well as the guests. They ran to man their carts in time for the flood to hit them and begin to take food. Even the outer areas of the clan, where tourists gathered, were full of festival goers. The guards to the inner sanctum remained fully alert as some of the bolder tourists tried to make their way in.

I myself went to one of the stands and got a candy apple. By the time I turned away, many people were coming up to congratulate me and my mother. Usually, they gave a quick congratulations to me, spoke a little to my mother, and left. Nearing me through the crowd, I could see the small group from Jujutsu High approaching, leading them was Yaga, but he was dressed in festival clothes too, so it wasn't surprising I hadn't spotted him earlier.

Soon they made it to the front of the line to greet me and Geto spoke first.

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I'm curious, write 1 in the comments for which one applies to you.

- I've only seen the JJK anime

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- I only have seen the anime, but I know what happens later in the story

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- I have read the JJK Manga at least a little

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- I am caught up to the current chapter in the Manga (299 as of me writing this)