Our Eyes | Gojo Satoru

11

A new day dawned. 

I stood in front of the mirror, changing into more comfortable combat attire—compression shirt, jogging pants. 

I tied my hair up, looked at myself in the mirror, and said, "Yn, you can do this!"

 Heading outside, I saw everyone else already geared up for battle.

 Yuta approached me, serious, "Something new has been added." 

Confused, I asked, "What do you mean?" 

Yuki turned to me and said, "The Culling Games." 

Above us, a tiny monster floated, speaking through the radio, "Welcome to the Culling Games! All players are automatically part of it once they're in the third Shibuya Barrier."

 Annoyed, I addressed the monster, "What does this mean!?"

 The creature hovered around me. 

I tried to swat it away, but it eluded me. 

The monster continued, "In this game, you earn points by eliminating opponents. The stronger the opponent, the more points you get!" 

Yuji, shocked, questioned, "How do we know who's currently strong or weak according to your rules?"

 The monster laughed and declared, "Rank 1: Yn." 

We all stared in shock. 

Megumi turned to me, surprised, "This means they will all target you!"

 Frustrated, I bit my lip. This complication added another layer of difficulty. 

The monster continued, "Rank 2: Kashimoto."

 Confused, we looked around. 

Choso mumbled, "Kashimoto?"

 The creature revealed, "Rank 3: Higurama."

 Another unknown. 

It added, "Rank 4: Yuji."

 I was annoyed, muttering, "Kenjaku, that dirty bastard, knows exactly what he's doing!" 

Yuki, visibly frustrated, bit her fingers, "This complicates everything.They will all come after you, and we also don't know if the two unknowns are on our side," 

The monster continued "Of course, points serve as rewards. Once you reach a certain score, you can add a rule, and you also get points from opponents you eliminate."

 Taking a deep breath, I suggested, "How about you and Yuki focus on protecting Tengen because of Kenjaku."

 Choso, without much hesitation, declared, "I won't leave my little brother alone!"

 Yuji looked somewhat annoyed but also pleased.

 He responded, "Trust your little brother; nothing will happen to me." 

Megumi chimed in, "I'll go with Yuji." 

I nodded in agreement. 

"I'll go alone and approach the situation cautiously," I said. 

Yuki expressed concern, "That's too dangerous!" 

I replied, "There's no better plan. If you stay with me, you'll be attacked, and no one knows how strong the opponents are." 

She scratched her head, seemingly contemplating her response.

 Finally, she sighed and said seriously, "Take care of yourself."

 I nodded solemnly. 

Yuji and Megumi placed their hands on my shoulders. "Sensei, we believe in you," they said.

 I smiled at them, "Come back safely." 

They nodded, and with that, I activated my ice from the ground, lifting off into the air. 

With joy, I exclaimed, "Let the Culling Games begin!"

With that, I soared into the air, taking a brief overview of Shibuya. 

However, I saw nothing extraordinary.

 I teleported to various locations to see if there was anything interesting for me.

 Still, no sign of Kenjaku.

 What will happen in the future?

 I scratched my head in frustration. 

My stupid clan doesn't even bother to participate in the fight. 

It would be a great help if the Akita Clan and Zenin Clan joined forces to at least help the people here in Shibuya! 

I took a deep breath. 

Well, it doesn't make much of a difference. 

It's only a matter of time until they put a bounty on me to kill me. 

I unwrapped the bandage covering my left eye, feeling its sensitivity and pain. 

I squinted my eye.

 Indeed, my vision had changed.

 I threw the bandage frustratedly into the air.

That means I shouldn't activate it so often in the future. 

How annoying. 

But how else am I supposed to fight seriously in battles?

 I felt the change in Yuji's presence. Should I help him?

 He probably doesn't need my help. 

However, as soon as I sense a change in Yuki and Choso's presence, I'll hurry to them. 

Either Kenjaku will be there, or someone else.

I felt a dark and dangerous presence touching my face from above, like a ghost. 

I dared not to move.

 My eyes activated on their own without me doing anything! 

A heavy heartbeat felt as if that certain person controlled my heart.

 Breathing became difficult, and I trembled. 

I fell to my knees out of fear, and suddenly everything stopped. 

I breathed deeply and turned around hysterically. 

But there was nothing, just me and nothing more.

 What the hell was that? 

It even had control over my eyes and heart!

POV Gojo:

I played with my eye mask, lifting it up and then pulling it back down. 

I lay on the skeletons. 

When suddenly, I felt something and stopped playing with the mask.

 Was that Yn? 

No, it was something even more creepy. 

I sat up, looking serious.

 Even my Six Eyes showed a reaction to it.

 What the hell was that?!

It didn't take long for me to notice a rift in the prison realm and I stood up immediately. 

However, the rift wasn't strong enough to set me free. 

Was it because of this dangerous aura? 

My eyebrows furrowed as I pondered further. Was she alright?