The King of Curses Can't Stop Me from Becoming an Idol Ch. 49

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"Got it," he said, mentally exhausted. "You're off the Jujutsu High infiltration mission. I'll make other arrangements. From now on, your job is to keep an eye on Sukuna's vessel."

"If you notice anything, report it to me right away. Try to find out that sibling duo's weaknesses too—and why they're so strong."

"If Sukuna's decided to make Saki his vessel, then our plan has to change. We'll need to help Sukuna take over her body."

...

Both Mahito and Uraume wanted to find Saki's weakness and the reason behind her strength, so the two of them started seriously observing her every move.

Uraume's daily routine included waking up early to shop for groceries, then cooking all three meals. If the girl was going out that day, he'd follow her around carrying an umbrella, holding her bags, and running errands. If she stayed home, he'd tidy up the house, clean every room, and polish the floors until they sparkled.

Mahito's daily life wasn't much different—except he did his chores at Gojo's place. He didn't have to cook, but every now and then he had to play cards with Saki and Sukuna.

Every time they played, he ended up caught in the crossfire, covered in blood. It was the kind of tragedy that made people cry just hearing about it.

So while the two of them worked hard without complaint, doing all the chores and errands, they also kept a close eye on everything Saki did.

And then...

They found no weaknesses. No special reason for her strength either. The only result was that they completely upgraded the quality of life for both Saki and Gojo Satoru.

Their mental states were starting to crack.

Luckily, September arrived, and Kenjaku's plan to infiltrate Jujutsu High was about to go into action. At least there was finally something to look forward to.

The date was set to coincide with the Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event, an annual match between the only two jujutsu schools in Japan.

The night before the exchange event, Gojo showed up at Saki's place to mooch dinner again. Uraume's cooking was just that good—he had no shame about freeloading anymore.

At the dinner table, he suddenly smiled and said, "Kiki-chan, if you're free tomorrow, want to come to Jujutsu High and watch the exchange battles?"

Mahito and Uraume both froze.

It was already hard enough dealing with Gojo Satoru. If Saki showed up too, they might as well cancel the infiltration plan altogether.

"What's so fun about an exchange event?" Saki asked curiously.

"You get to watch students fight. If you watch closely, you might figure out how to use cursed energy," Gojo said—this was his real motive.

Saki had no innate talent, and with her own lack of motivation, she still hadn't figured out how to use cursed energy.

Mahito and Uraume stared at her, tense.

If she really agreed to go, they'd need to find a way to notify Kenjaku tonight.

"I'll have to check with Kinoshita-san about tomorrow's schedule," Saki said, not giving an immediate answer.

"Go ahead," Gojo replied casually.

Saki immediately messaged Kinoshita, who replied quickly—she had a radio show to attend tomorrow.

"Nope, can't go. I've got a radio program to attend tomorrow," she said, turning Gojo down with a hint of regret.

"Then come the day after tomorrow," Gojo suggested. "Tomorrow's the team battle, and the day after is the individual match."

"Sure," Saki agreed.

Mahito and Uraume both quietly let out a breath of relief.

Thank god. The infiltration plan was set for the first day of the exchange event. As long as the girl didn't go to Jujutsu High tomorrow, everything would be fine.

The next morning, Saki followed her schedule and headed to the radio station for the program.

Uraume and Mahito both went with her, but the whole way there, they looked like their souls had left their bodies. They'd had a bad feeling ever since they woke up.

Probably because nothing had gone according to plan since Saki entered their lives, they had this sinking sense that today would be no different.

And sure enough—it wasn't.

The radio show was meant to be a two-person appearance, with another popular girl idol joining Saki. But after Saki arrived, the other girl never showed up.

She waited for quite a while, but eventually got the news—the other idol had gotten into a car accident on the way there. It wasn't serious, but she wasn't in any shape to perform, so the program had to be postponed by two days.

Uraume and Mahito felt their hearts drop to the floor when they heard this.

"In that case, since there's no show today, I'll go watch the match at Jujutsu High," Saki said, exactly as they feared she would.

The two of them tried to stop her, but they couldn't come up with a single excuse that would make sense. In the end, they could only stand by helplessly as the girl called Gojo to tell him she was coming.

Because Uraume and Mahito had sensitive identities and couldn't exactly enter Jujutsu High, Saki had them take a taxi home while she headed off to Jujutsu High in her manager's car.

Gojo had already sent her the address.

But no sooner had she left than Mahito bolted toward the hidden base of the Star Religious Group, sprinting at full speed—hoping he wasn't too late to stop Kenjaku.

Jujutsu High, being a special institution for jujutsu education, publicly claimed to be a private religious school. The school was built on a mountain far from the city.

Because it was pretty far out, Saki didn't arrive until after noon. Gojo personally came down to the foot of the mountain to meet her.

They were already within the school's barrier zone, so outside vehicles weren't allowed in. The two of them had to walk up the winding mountain path on foot.

"The match has already started. I'll take you straight to the monitoring room to watch it."

"Too bad. Yuji and Nobara were super excited when they found out you were coming, but there's no time to let you meet them now."

"It's fine. I can see them after the match ends anyway."

"What about Mahito and Uraume? You didn't bring them with you today?"

"Isn't Jujutsu High a school for jujutsu sorcerers? I figured it'd be inappropriate to bring them along, so I sent them home."

"Eh? I thought with your personality, you wouldn't care about stuff like that."

"Then what did you think I'd do?"

"Obviously you'd bring them anyway, and if anyone tried to call you out on it, you'd just beat them up."

Saki: "......"

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