NOVEL NEXT Chapter 353: Toji’s New Mission
Under the pressure of Choso's overwhelming bloodlust, the leader of the Time Vessel Association was utterly terrified. Soon, only Choso and Uraume remained in the square.
"It seems even trash has its uses. I didn't expect a Star Plasma Vessel to be discovered by such a worthless man."
Uraume extended her right hand, examining her slender fingers.
It feels like I haven't cooked in a long time. I wonder if my skills have dulled.
Choso's brows furrowed slightly, his expression dark.
Although the information on the Star Plasma Vessel was now confirmed, he knew finding her would be no simple task.
The Gojo family had already been searching, and now the entire General Directorate was involved. While the Time Vessel Association held great influence among the common people, they were at a clear disadvantage compared to the Three Great Sorcerer Families.
The core problem was that the Time Vessel Association was made up entirely of ordinary believers of Tengen. Not a single one of them was a sorcerer.
That meant, in terms of high-level combat power, they had no one to rely on but himself and Uraume.
I don't know if I can find the Star Plasma Vessel before then.
If I can locate her before the Gojo family does, this mission might be much easier to complete.
Choso understood his own growth, but he was far from arrogant. If possible, he had no desire to clash with the Gojo family.
Not for any personal fear, but because of that mysterious Gojo Satoshi.
Satoshi's existence had completely overturned the jujutsu world. In Choso's eyes, his own strength was already top-tier, but if he were to face Satoshi wielding a Zanpakutō, the result would be a one-sided defeat.
Unless he fought Satoshi with the intention of mutual destruction, the outcome would never change.
However, Choso had no intention of throwing his life away in a fight against Satoshi. He had his own objectives, and above all, he had to find his younger brothers.
Better to let Uraume make the first move. With her strength, aside from Yuki and Satoru, she could handle just about anyone else.
Choso's gaze shifted to Uraume. Right now, she was his most capable assistant, more than able to operate independently.
…
Meanwhile, at the Yorozuya.
Toji looked at Jogo, Satoru, Suguru, and Shoko with a helpless expression.
I'm just a guy who does odd jobs here. With a lineup this stacked, is there anything I can even help with?
Even Yuto was already swamped.
He was already giving Jogo enough face by letting him act as an assistant instructor in the Gojo family for this long.
Megumi and Yuta were not easy kids to deal with…
"Toji, this task was given to us by Satoshi before he went into seclusion."
Satoru explained the importance of finding Amanai Riko, stating that the Gojo family currently had no specific leads.
Satoshi had asked him to seek out Toji, which Satoru found irritating, but knowing Riko's importance to both the Gojo family and the entire jujutsu world, he had come to the Yorozuya with the others without protest.
"Honestly, I don't know what Satoshi's thinking. This is the Yorozuya, not an intelligence agency. Giving me just a name and telling me to find her? Isn't that asking a bit much? The Gojo family should be far more capable than a small Yorozuya like mine."
Toji shrugged. If it had been Satoru's idea, he might have refused outright. But the fact that it came from Satoshi made him curious.
Shoko and Suguru nodded in agreement. The Gojo family's intelligence network was certainly more extensive than the Yorozuya's.
So why had Satoshi specifically asked them to come to Toji?
In the jujutsu world, the only networks that could possibly rival the Gojo family's were those of the other two Great Sorcerer Families.
And the Zenin clan, in this regard, had its own edge.
Shoko and Suguru exchanged a glance as the realization struck them.
So, he wants me to go to the Zenin clan for information on Amanai Riko…
Toji patted the sleeping Megumi in his arms and nodded.
"I get it. But don't expect too much. The Zenin clan might not even bother to acknowledge me."
…
Why must Amanai Riko be killed?
In truth, Uraume cared little about the Star Plasma Vessel herself. To her, Sukuna was the only true priority.
Although Kenjaku had gained Sukuna's recognition, Uraume still believed that trusting him was dangerous. Kenjaku was a schemer, not to be trusted completely.
As for Choso, because he possessed a part of Sukuna's power, Uraume regarded him as Sukuna's vessel.
Now, Choso might be stronger than her, but so what?
He was still a pitiful man.
Uraume shook her head, turning her gaze toward the Zenin clan's estate.
From the current situation, all valuable information on Amanai Riko was concentrated in the Zenin and Kamo families.
The Gojo family would not waste time crying wolf endlessly.
After all, together with the Yagyū family, they had been searching for Riko for some time.
If they had known from the start that Riko was the Star Plasma Vessel, they would not have made such a spectacle of it.
Therefore, while the Time Vessel Association's followers searched the entire country for Riko, she and Choso would target the other two Great Sorcerer Families.
She would handle the Zenin clan, and Choso would deal with the Kamo clan.
These two places were where the Star Plasma Vessel was most likely to be hiding…
(To be continued.)
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