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"Nanami, let me come with you," Gojo pesters the blond omega who just walked out of his office this morning. He was given another task to investigate and exorcise a group of cursed users running amok in Shizouka prefecture for a couple of months now. This mission was initially assigned to another Grade 1 sorcerer, but they didn't provide any update for weeks now, and the higher-ups are getting impatient. So, they decided it may be more beneficial to give this mission to another grade 1 sorcerer who happens to be the best in the slot for investigation. Nanami is meticulous and detail-oriented. He had already been able to locate the group in under a month, and now he was prepared to confront them.
"No, you have your own mission Gojo-san," Nanami buttons his blazer and make sure that his blunt sword is already strapped on his back. Ijichi was already waiting for him in the school parking lot, ready to take him to Shizouka. Gojo pouts but still follows his mate.
"I already finished mine; please let me go with you," Now, the alpha clings to Nanami's arm, which the blond did not immediately brush away. Nanami sighs and continues to walk.
"No," Gojo did not flatter at the word. This was their day-to-day bicker about whether Nanami would let him stick with his mate during the mission or not. Usually, Gojo wins, and Nanami reluctantly lets him go with him. But then again, he only pesters him like this if he is against a curse user. Then again, a curse user is more dangerous than a curse.
"Pretty please? I'll go as a backup! I'll wait outside until you need my help!" Nanami was about to deny it again, but he stopped. The idea of Gojo being a backup is pretty logical. If he couldn't exorcise these curse users, he assumes there would be more than one of them, then the only one who could is Gojo. The group already costs a grade 1 sorcerer life hypothetically, so if they are going to send another grade 1 sorcerer or even grade 2 if they are desperate enough, it'll be a waste of life.
"Fine, but you have to wait outside," Gojo immediately let go of his hands and gave him his typical grins.
"Deal!"
They arrived at their hotel today. He will face the cursed users tomorrow since it's not good to go up against them after a long drive here. They were departing from Tokyo around lunchtime; now it's almost sunset here. Initially, they only booked one twin room for Nanami and Ijichi, consisting of two single beds inside, but now they had to rent another room for Gojo. But the only room available is a deluxe king room.
"We'll take it!" Gojo answers the receptionist happily. Nanami flinched at the sudden answer and wanted to protest. They don't have the budget for that kind of room.
"Don't worry; I'll pay for it," Gojo grins at him and pulls out his wallet before giving the receptionist his card. Ijichi almost dropped his jaw when he saw Gojo giving the receptionist a black card. Nanami, already knowing well that his mate is richer than all sorcerer compensation, merges into one together and can only sigh before following him when they have already received their room keys.
"Ijichi, Nanami will be sleeping with me tonight so that you can get the room all by yourself," Gojo winked at Ijichi even though he was still wearing his blindfold. Ijichi just nodded and prayed for Nanami's safety. The blond sorcerer sighs once again before carrying his suitcase. They walked towards their room in peace which kind of surprised Nanami since this is Gojo. The silver-haired alpha usually is very hard to keep his mouth shut even when they are having sex. Ijichi already went to his room since they were on a different floor. Ijichi is on the third floor, while Gojo and Nanami are on the fifth floor. Gojo unlocked the room and let Nanami walk inside first. It's been his habit of checking if there are any low-level curses inside the room for his safety. When he deems already is cleared, he can let his guard down and relaxes.
"Satoru, what do you want to eat tonight?" Gojo ponders as he lays down on the soft mattress of the bed; he has already switched his blindfold to more comfortable sunglasses. Usually, he is still out on his mission at times like this, so it's rare to hear Nanami ask him what he wants to eat for the night. The latter uses his given name when only two of us; it makes Gojo excited.
"You," Gojo grins when Nanami stops hanging his blazer. He turns around to look at him and glares.
"What I meant is food. Do I look like food to you?" Nanami hissed and untied his tie, he wanted to have a rest here, but with Gojo here, it seemed like it was not going to happen.
"Awww... but we haven't done it in a while," Gojo whines, but he does not press on. If this task was given to him, the alpha probably has enough stamina to have sex right now and fight that curse user. But for Nanami, he probably won't be able to walk tomorrow.
"Not a chance. So, I'll ask you again, what food do you want to eat for dinner?" Nanami is always good at staying on the line of conversation; most of the time, he'll be the one who brings the conversation back on track. This is why Gojo loves to tease him; he's so serious.
"Hmmm... if the food you ask, I'm in the mood for ramen perhaps, sushi also sounds good," Gojo hummed as he pulled himself up before reaching for his phone; he wanted to see if there's any good restaurant nearby. Nanami went into the bathroom for a while to change his clothes; he soon came out with more comfortable clothes.
"Kento, what do you think about Sukiyaki?" Nanami looked at Gojo after he hung his clothes for tomorrow. He took a seat beside Gojo as the alpha showed him the restaurant.
"I thought you want ramen or sushi?" The blond omega scrolls through the menu online; it's too expensive for his liking.
"Well, you need more energy for tomorrow, so I thought maybe we could go for a heavier meal," Gojo grins when Nanami nods.
"Fine by me. Is there any less fancy restaurant than this?" Gojo scrolls through his phone again; he understands that Nanami probably doesn't want to eat in his formal clothes. He perks up when he finds a more casual restaurant nearby.
"Yup! Shall we go now?" Gojo raises; he's ready for the trip.
"I'll call Ijichi to meet us in the lobby," Nanami stands up before calling the beta. Gojo wants it just for both of them, but excluding Ijichi, who already drives them here, is inappropriate. Usually, Nanami would go alone on a mission like this, or one Jujutsu manager in the area would accompany him. Still, Ijichi was tasked to go with him to confirm the condition of the other sorcerer. He would also provide a vehicle to bring him to the hospital if the latter is still alive while Nanami fights against the curse user.
"He'll meet us in five minutes," Nanami hangs up and turns to Gojo, who was already handing him the alpha hoodie.
"It's cold outside; wear this," Nanami takes the hoodie; thankfully, they had enough time to stop at their apartment first to grab some clothes for Gojo. He sniffs the hoodie. It smells like their usual detergent with a mixture of Gojo's scent.
"Thank you," The blond omega murmured before putting on the hoodie. It's warm and smells like Gojo; he likes it. The silver-haired alpha couldn't help but feel proud, and his alpha instinct went crazy when he saw how happy his omega was to use his clothes.
"C'mere," Gojo pulls Nanami into a hug before he starts to scent-marked the omega.
"Satoru- wait- oi!" Nanami struggles against the silver-haired alpha, but he doesn't even budge. When the alpha has done scent-marked him, he grins at Nanami proudly.
"Now everyone knows that you're mine," Gojo grins from ear to ear; the way Nanami flustered at the word 'you're mine' it's put Gojo's patience to the test.
"You don't have to do that; we just went out to have some dinner!" Nanami hissed but didn't change his clothes. Before walking out of the hotel room, he grabbed his phone and wallet, not even bothering to wait for Gojo.
"Kento, wait for me!"
They arrived at the location at 8 AM. It was relatively early for Gojo's preference, but Nanami wanted to finish this as soon as possible so they could go home for the night. From the outside, it's just an ordinary abandoned building. There are some leftover police lines on the entrance and overgrown bushes and vines.
"Ijichi, If I don't come back in an hour, send Gojo in," Nanami got out of the car, and he took a look at the abandoned building in front of them.
"You sure I shouldn't come with you? Maybe more than five cursed users inside," Gojo stands beside Nanami; he could see at least two people patrolling around the courtyard. He predicted that there were more than ten cursed users inside, he might need to convince Nanami to let him go with him, but he decided against it.
"If you are that worried, you can clear out the courtyard," Nanami walked inside, Gojo already following him close behind. The silver-haired alpha wants to venture with Nanami inside, but he stops himself. Maybe he worried too much. Nanami is strong; there's no doubt about it. He was the first sorcerer in his family, yet he could reach Grade 1 sorcerer at such a young age. Not to mention he's the first omega who is still allowed to do fieldwork after mated. In Jujutsu Tech, some rules stipulate whether an omega sorcerer is mated with an alpha sorcerer or not; they are prohibited from doing fieldwork and encouraged to make more sorcerers.
"Alright, I'll be outside if you need me," Gojo waves at Nanami before teleporting toward his target. Nanami just kept silent as he walked inside. Gojo quickly finished the two cursed users outside even before Ijichi's curtain finished. He couldn't make a scene until Nanami finished what he was doing inside. He does hear a lot of curses and screaming inside. Presumably, it's the cursed user that unfortunately met the blond omega. Gojo grins at the thought of his mate fighting the unfortunate cursed user. He must look hot while doing it. He quickly pulled out his phone, took a photo of the unconscious cursed user, and sent it to Nanami to tell him that the courtyard was cleared.
Then, everything fell silent. At first, Gojo thought that Nanami had finished his job inside, but the curtain was still there, and he didn't receive any text messages. It's been their unspoken agreement that if they were separated on the same mission, they would message each other if they were done with their task. Then a loud crash comes from the third floor. Gojo looked up and immediately caught the falling body from the window; it was Nanami.
"Nanami! Oi Nanami!" Gojo teleported them back to the ground and tried to wake the omega, but the blond didn't move. He immediately put his two fingers on the blond's carotid artery to see if he is still alive. Thankfully Ieiri teaches him how to palpate the pulse for an emergency, so he can sigh in relief when he finds a pulse. Weak, but still there. It seems like Nanami is just unconscious from the impact. But usually, Nanami had high durability. He wouldn't pass out just because his head hit something.
Behind him, his attacker landed. It was a female cursed user, just one person. Gojo frowned. Did Nanami lose against a woman? But it's not likely. The blond omega never differentiates a woman or a man in battle. If they pose any danger to him, he will not hesitate to defend himself. Maybe it's because of the cursed technique, but he couldn't be sure.
"Oho? You have some backup-" the curse user almost chokes on her word when she realises who the backup is. It's the infamous Gojo Satoru that her group has been talking about. She was new to the whole cursed world thing; all she knows is that Gojo was extremely dangerous.
The silver-haired alpha laid Nanami down gently and wiped off the blood on the omega's lips. Gojo gritted his teeth; how could he let something like this happens? He knows that this building is a cursed user base; why did he let Nanami go inside alone?
"You," Gojo growls as he looks at his mate attacker. At first, she frowns; why did Gojo be that mad to see his co-workers injured like that, until it hits her. Gojo is an alpha, while the blond sorcerer is an omega. Standing a couple of meters away from Gojo, she could smell how pissed he was.
"Well, well well, what should I do to you?" Gojo slowly grins as he slightly tilts his head as pulls off his blindfold. A sudden change of tone made alarms ring inside her head; she had just made a huge mistake. She just hurt Gojo Satoru's mate.
"I- shit!" The curse user almost lost her life when a sudden blast of raw cursed energy barely hit her body. She dodges a couple of times as more and more attacks almost hit her body. It seems like Gojo purposefully missed her. The curse user knew she was at the strongest sorcerer's mercy, yet he was just toying with her.
"You're good! Keep it up!" Gojo grins wider when the curse user attempts to attack him, but he is faster. Nobody ever outpaced Gojo before, so this curse user isn't going to be the first. This time, Gojo did not play any games anymore as a blast of raw cursed energy hits the female cursed user's body. The blast is so strong that she is probably already thrown 500 or 600 meters away if there's no building behind her.
"That's too bad, But we're running out of time," Gojo's face did not show any disappointment. Instead, an unhinged smile spread across his lips. The alpha loses his moral compass when he sees that his mate is hurt. Gojo wonders how Nanami could lose against this weak curse user. The blond is strong; even if he wants to, he can hurt Gojo.
But then he saw with his six eyes that this lady had a group more than he thought. He counts; there is at least five more curse user. If Nanami had already exorcised some inside, maybe this group would be more extensive than he thought. They're hiding, probably waiting for an opening to strike him down. Gojo chuckles at the thought that these groups believe that they could hide from his all-seeing eyes.
"Lady, you may want to tell your friends to come out before I finish you off," Gojo chuckles, his electric blue eyes pierce through her. The cursed user pales; she can barely move after such a powerful impact. She gritted her teeth before signalling a whistle, but no one was coming. Curtains cover the area, but the group has already moved on to save themselves—what a selfish bastard.
"Oh, look at you, being abandoned by your comrades. It seems like you are expendable," Gojo chuckles darkly, ready to flick his middle finger to finish her off. The curse user could only look defeated; she had already accepted her faith that she would die today.
"W-Wait... I can give you some intel," The curse user tried; maybe she could save her life with this.
"Oya? An intel, you say?" Gojo stopped; she might be lying, but who lies when their lives are at stake?
"Y-yes! You guys were looking for another sorcerer, right? He's inside!" Gojo retreats his hand; maybe this lady might be useful after all. The alpha was about to say something when he saw that the group came back, probably aware that destroying the curtains would expose their movement. Now they were targeting Nanami, who had been unconscious for some time now. They probably see Nanami as his weakness. He quickly teleported beside Nanami, and he was mere seconds away before the group attacked the unconscious sorcerer. The alpha grins, it'll take a while if he deals with them one by one, but now that they are all in range, he could do it.
"Domain expansion: Unlimited void," Gojo opens his domain for a split second, not forgetting to touch Nanami so the blond omega would not suffer the damage from his domain. As soon as he closes his domain, all their attacker falls to the ground. Some of them are already dead from the effects of the domain, some still breathing but paralysed before taking their last breath.
The female cursed user looks terrified. She heard the rumours about Gojo being able to open a domain for just a split second, but she didn't expect it to be the truth. Opening a domain is already hard enough, but exactly open it for a split second? It'll take other sorcerers a hundred or a thousand years to master, maybe even impossible. Gojo fished out his phone and called Ijichi.
"Ijichi, I'm coming out, Nanami needs treatment immediately, I'll continue the search," Gojo easily lifts the unconscious sorcerer, carrying him as he holds his phone using his shoulder. The silver-haired alpha ignores the female cursed user for now since she couldn't move anywhere. His top priorities are to send Nanami to a nearby hospital.
"Understood, I'll open the curtain," Ijichi answered from the other end of the call. Soon, the curtain disappeared. Gojo brings his hurt omega to Ijichi's car; he puts him down in the back seat as Ijichi sits behind the wheels.
"As soon as the doctor finished, let me know about his condition," Gojo slightly bowed down to see Ijichi's face, who nodded before speeding up to the hospital. Gojo straightened himself before teleporting back to the female curse user.
"So tell me everything you know," The female cursed user immediately tells everything. He quickly gathers some intel about the group and their operation. After she was done explaining everything to him, he did not finish her. He just let another sorcerer that was called later escort her back to Jujutsu High; they will question her again there. After he made sure that the other sorcerer had her in their custody, he walked inside the building and quickly located the body of the deceased Grade 1 sorcerer in the basement, which turned into a makeshift prison cell. The alpha's face crunched in disgust when the foul smell of decomposed human body hit his nose.
He walked around for a bit after confirming the identity of the now-deceased sorcerer. He found out that they also had a makeshift observation chamber connected to a homemade laboratory. It seems like this group does experiments on humans. Gojo can't confirm it's an experiment strictly for people who can see or even use curse energy or just humans in general, but this is a pretty disturbing finding at the end of the day. He immediately called in about his findings and handed things over to a more appropriate person for this case. Nothing else to do on the scene; Gojo teleported himself to the nearby hospital roof before looking for Ijichi.
"Ijichi, how is he?" Gojo finally found Ijichi as the doctor came out of one of a room that the beta himself had guarded. Ijichi stands up straight as he hears Gojo before introducing Gojo to the doctor as Nanami's mate. The doctor then updated Gojo on his mate's condition and told him that Nanami should be awake soon.
On the other side, Nanami slowly opens his eyes, and his body feels sore. The blond looked to his left, no one there, but he could hear Gojo talking outside. He sighs as he determines from an IV line on his left hand that he's in hospital now. He was lost in thought. Maybe a stay-at-home omega doesn't sound so bad right now. He's tired of all this pain. He tried to close his eyes again, but someone entered his room.
"Kento, baby, are you awake?" Gojo moves to his right side and holds his hand. Nanami slowly opens his eyes before smiling at his alpha. He could see Gojo visibly relaxed.
"How are you feeling right now?" Gojo smiled as he gently brushed Nanami's hair that covered his eyes.
"Been better," Nanami chuckled before raising his hands to touch his alpha's cheek, sighing softly when Gojo covered his hands.
"Thank you," The blond murmured, earning a genuine smile from Gojo.
"Anytime, anywhere, I will always protect you my love,"