Yuta Okkotsu

Note: First, all characters are 18 or above. Second, this is an AU, so there will be differences.

"Konichiwa."

When Yuta Okkotsu opened his eyes, a man with snow-white hair and bandaged eyes greeted him.

"Where am I?"

"You are at the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College. I'm Satoru Gojo, one of the teachers."

Yuta tried to move but found out that he was tied to the chair. Looking around, he saw a chamber where the walls were entirely covered in talismans.

"What happened?"

"Well, let's begin with the most important news: You are going to be executed."

"What?!"

Gojo took out a crystal shard and held it in front of Yuta's eyes: "Do you know what is this?"

Seeing the shard, a memory resurfaced in Yuta's mind...

6 years ago.

"Yuta, happy birthday!"

"Thanks! Can I open it?"

"Sure."

"I can open it?"

"I said 'sure'."

Yuta opened the box and found a ring. There was a crystal shard embedded in the ring.

"What is this?"

"Don't you know? When a man and a woman are engaged, they give a diamond ring to each other."

"Hmm, but it doesn't look like a diamond..."

Then he got patted on the head.

"How can I have money to buy a real diamond? This is the best I can find! Baka Yuta!"

"Sorry, sorry."

"Okay, I forgive you. Hey, since this is your birthday, do you have any wishes?"

"My wishes... hmm, let's see... I want to find a beautiful girl, marry her, and have a lot of children."

Another heavy pat.

"Find?! Do you still need to 'find'?! Don't you see that there is... uhm, someone... right in front of you?"

"Rika-chan, you..."

"Be grateful! You can't find another beautiful girl who is willing to have a child with an idiot like you."

"But I don't want to have just one child, I want to have a lot of children."

"A LOT! WHO DO YOU THINK I AM, A BABY FACTORY? HENTAI!"

Rika continued to beat Yuta for a while. Then the two laughed and locked their pinky fingers.

"Let's get married when we grow up."

"This is the last gift Rika-chan gave to me. We promised to marry each other when they grow up. But..."

"I know. I have read the record. The next day, Rika Orimoto was killed in a car accident. You were there, witnessing it. From then, everyone who tried to bully you get injured. In the latest incident, four students were stuffed into a locker."

"I... I don't want to hurt anyone..."

"But the higher-ups still think of you as a threat. Let me explain from the top..."

Gojo threw the shard toward the wall. It slammed into the wall, making a rumbling sound and leaving a crater.

He pointed to the crystal shard: "This is a shard of an ancient cursed object. We don't know its real name, so in the record, it's called the Wishing Stone. It has the power to make any wish of the person who holds it come true."

"Sounds like a good thing."

"Sounds like a too-good thing. And if something is too good, it's not true. The more someone used it, the more they depended on it. And it will corrupt its user with each use, until there is nothing remaining of the person they used to be, except negative emotions. We, jujutsu sorcerers, refer to such a being by the name Cursed Spirit."

"What is jujutsu sorcerer?"

"Jujutsu Sorcerers are individuals trained to defend humanity from cursed spirits. This school is one of only two jujutsu educational institutions in Japan dedicated to fostering the next generation of jujutsu sorcerers. But let's get back to the main topic. As you can see, the shard of the Wishing Stone is indestructible. So normally, the way to deal with it is to kill the user."

"That's why you said I was going to be executed."

"But we're suspending the sentencing."

Yuta was surprised: "Why?"

"Because I believe that the curse you're afflicted with, depending on how it's used, can be used to save people too. You managed to keep this shard without being corrupted for six years, longer than anyone in the record.

So you have two choices: Die now, or learn how to harness that power. Of course, if you are corrupted, I'll execute you myself."

Gojo stood up and untied Yuta: "That's the whole story. Now, what do you want to do?"

Yuta raised his head:

"I want to become a jujutsu sorcerer."