Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1396 - 985: Familiar Faces and Strangers (Part 2)
Yuji Itadori, taken away by Li Mei, ultimately became Sukuna’s abandoned pawn under her interference.
Sukuna abandoned the body he couldn’t control, choosing instead to occupy Fushiguro Megumi’s body, reviving on Megumi.
Now, Yuji Itadori is in a state of uncertainty regarding his life or death.
"What about Mr. Nanami?"
Reiger asked this question tentatively.
"..."
Shinseki Kikyo did not respond.
"...Is that so?"
Reiger closed his eyes, and after a while, opened them again.
"Was the corpse retrieved?"
Reiger’s inquiry was met by Shinseki Kikyo silently nodding.
"That’s good."
Reiger also nodded lightly.
Though not familiar with Nanami Kento, the other party had once unreservedly demonstrated his technique to Reiger during Gojo Satoru’s training sessions, allowing Reiger to learn the [Ten-stroke Curse Technique] himself.
Given this, Reiger naturally wouldn’t be indifferent to his death.
If he could worry about Gojo Satoru and Fushiguro Megumi for teaching him techniques, he’d similarly be concerned for Nanami’s safety.
Thus, he was determined to revive Nanami Kento.
Still, there’s no rush for now.
"Let’s go meet everyone first."
Reiger spoke to Shinseki Kikyo with a blank expression, prompting Shinseki to nod quietly once more. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Soon after, the two ascended in an elevator, stopping at the 22nd floor.
Once the elevator doors opened, Shinseki Kikyo led the way, guiding Reiger into a spacious meeting room.
Once the door to the meeting room opened, a heavy atmosphere immediately wafted out.
Reiger focused his gaze and found the room crowded with people.
"Reiger!"
Aoi Okkotsu, arms crossed, was quietly conversing with a seemingly delinquent blonde man. He was the first to notice Reiger entering and called out.
Instantly, the entire meeting room, filled with people either quietly conversing, sitting in silence, or leaning against the wall with eyes closed, turned their heads in unison to look at Reiger.
Among these people were some Reiger was familiar with, like Zenin Maki, Inumaki Toge, and Panda.
Additionally, there were several people Reiger had never seen before, such as the delinquent-looking blonde man speaking with Aoi Okkotsu, and three others.
One was a tall, shapely woman with long blonde hair.
Another was a girl dressed exquisitely with a short bob and bangs.
The last was a boy dressed as a martial artist, unlike Todo Aoi who was tall and muscular; he was petite and wore training clothes.
Upon seeing Reiger, the reactions of these three were entirely different.
The tall blonde woman cast a curious gaze toward Reiger, showing interest.
The bob-haired girl glanced at Reiger disinterestedly, in contrast to the previous woman.
Meanwhile, the martial artist boy eyed Reiger and, with squinted eyes, emitted an astonishing aura that only Reiger could perceive.
This aura was reminiscent of the one possessed by Upper Moon Three Akaza from the Demon Slayer World, signaling to Reiger that this was an extremely combative individual.
The only difference was that the aura from this person was several times stronger than Akaza’s, indicating that their strength far surpassed Akaza.
For now, Reiger chose not to interact with these unfamiliar people, focusing instead on Aoi Okkotsu and the others.
"It seems you’re all alright."
Reiger smiled at Aoi Okkotsu, Zenin Maki, Inumaki Toge, Panda, and others.
"You’re quite lively yourself, it seems worrying about you was unnecessary."
Zenin Maki’s tone remained as sharp as ever.
"Salmon."
Inumaki Toge tugged on his collar, covering his mouth, and uttered an ambiguous phrase.
"Toge is saying, ’It’s good you’re okay too, Reiger.’"
Panda grinned at Reiger, although the previous bubbly energy seemed diminished.
Unfortunately, Panda’s creator was Yaga Masamichi, who had already been executed, which for Panda, was akin to losing his father.
With the death of one’s father, it’s natural for some change to occur within oneself.
"I’ve heard about everything." Reiger patted Panda’s shoulder, saying, "Regarding what happened to Itadori, I’ll explain everything to you."
Immediately, everyone’s attention shifted to Reiger.
"What’s the situation now?"
The delinquent-looking blonde man with his hands in his pockets approached Reiger, standing shoulder to shoulder with Aoi Okkotsu.
"Let me introduce you." Aoi Okkotsu intervened at the right moment, offering an introduction to Reiger, "This is Hakari Kinji, a third-year student at Jujutsu High, and our senior."
Reiger had heard of Tokyo Jujutsu High’s third-year students multiple times before.
Gojo Satoru had mentioned him to Reiger, stating that Kinji was equivalent to Aoi Okkotsu, both worth watching and potentially worthy of comparison with him in the future.
Fushiguro Megumi and others had also spoken of him, letting Reiger and the first-year students know that Kinji had clashed with conservatives during the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, beating them up, resulting in his suspension, and thus preventing him from attending the exchange event with the sister school in Capital City.
Even Aoi Okkotsu had mentioned him to Reiger, stating that Kinji, when in good condition, could be even stronger than himself.
Hakari Kinji, Tokyo Jujutsu High’s third-year student, had finally appeared before Reiger.
