The first years stood outside the juvenile center. Their teacher was on a business trip. There's a curse womb here, you can say that for sure. You can feel the curse energy in the surroundings. This feels like one of  your typical daily missions except for one thing. A team.

The mission will probably be over quickly since there's a group right? You glanced at your classmates seeing how they're holding up. Ijichi Kyotaka, the manager came to give details of the mission.

"At the inmates 2nd hospital lodge, 5 patients were left there with the curse womb. We predict that the curse womb will turn into a special grade"

You have done this several times before too. Dealing with special grade curses isn't that much of a hassle for you. Though your grade was never  promoted to special grade.

"Wait...I still don't get this grade stuff"
Itadori said to which in response Mr.Ijichi explained him about the grades of curses and sorcerers.

The mission was to confirm if there were any survivors and rescue them.
Just when all of you were about to leave a desperate feminine voice called out making all of you halt.

"Excuse me! Excuse me" the old woman ran but her way got blocked by the caution tape. "Is my son okay? Is tadashi okay?" She inquired ,worry evident in her tone.

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The dark haired woman took a seat on the couch. She ran her hand through her hair to calm down herself. She tried calling her son but he didn't answer her calls. When she called his son's academy, they told her he didn't came back to them from his mission.

Suguru was supposed to be back from his mission but he didn't came back yet. There is no word about him from the Jujutsu tech school . You glanced up at your worried mother.

You don't get why your parents make a big deal when they don't hear from your elder brother. Isn't suguru going to a normal high school? Or is it because he lives in the school dormitories and visits here very less?
You was ignorant of the dangerous world of Jujutsu he got himself into. You won't know after all you are just 3 .

The door bell rang and in an instant your mother rushed towards the door.  You followed behind her. She opened the door and saw her son.

"HAPPY BIR--..wait mom what's wrong" Suguru stopped midway, raised his both hands which were holding a box when his mother tackled him with a hug. You tilt your head.

"Thank god you are back . What took you so long?"

"Don't worry I just went to get a cake for your birthday on my way back. But your favorite flavor wasn't available at our nearest bakery. So I went to another one"

Your mother smiled and sigh in relief, letting go of the tight hug. You realized now that you didn't knew today was her birthday. You went over to her and hugged her,which was practically hugging her legs since you are short.

"Happy birthday mom" She smiled at you and ruffled both yours and Suguru's hair. "Now let's go inside and cut the cake" she said and you grinned from ear to ear. She turned to your elder brother who had one of his usual smile.

"Suguru, make sure you tell me next time. Because there's always someone waiting for you to return back"

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The void within you deepens , there's no one waiting for you to come back.  You was aware of it from the start yet, now when you see that the old lady asking about her son ,hoping he's safe. The feeling of grief and loneliness fills your heart.

Ijichi converse with the lady, telling that we can't be sure about survival of people inside. "Fushiguro, Kugisaki, Geto" you turned your head to Itadori who called out to all of you. "We are gonna save them" you gave him a nod in agreement.

There's no one for waiting for you to return back but it's your duty to make sure those who ate waiting for their loved ones to return ,they return back .

The four core of first years walked inside . The ten shadows user summoned his demon dog .
"Let us know If curses are near"
"Good boy! Good boy . We are counting on you" Yuji showered the white demon dog with affection.

When all of you were inside the building.  You felt something wrong. Disappearance of something due to cursed womb. Before you can process you instincts. It was too late.  You whipped your head back knowing if you spent your time on thinking , it's gonna be too late.

"THE DOOR. DAMN IT"

the three other turned towards you as  you yelled.  The door was replaced by the wall. The entrance which all of you used disappeared into thin air.  You was late at responding. 

Kugisaki and Itadori was clearly horrified by the disappearance of the entrance . "Don't worry the demon dog remembers the scent of entrance" fushiguro reassured. Both Kugisaki and Itadori once again started praising the demon dog.

When all of you went further, there
were corpses . "I doubt her son is alive" you said, your eyes scanning the massacred sight. Itadori went over to one of the corpses and crouched down to check the badge.

"Let's take his body back. His face is also in a good structure . We need proof so that his mother accept he is dead" Itadori said in a solemn tone.
"We have to verify more two bodies.  Leave that one behind" Fushiguro grabbed Itadori's collar. 

"What do you mean leave behind? We can't return back again to get this body . We just turned around and the door was gone" Itadori grabbed the ravenette's collar.

"Who the hell said that we are gonna return back to retrieve the body.  I don't plan on risking my life for someone I don't want to save" Fushiguro yelled. "You don't want to save him?" Itadori tightened his grip on his classmate's collar.

"This is a juvenile detention center. We are accessed to the information about the scene before hand.  This guy who's corpse you want to retrieve had  two criminal offense for driving without a license. He killed a girl with his car. I know you want to save people and let them have a proper death. But answer me . What if the person you save ,kill someone else in the future?"

Fushiguro's question really hit you and Itadori.  After all truth is never pleasant to hear. "Then why did you went as far as saving me?" Itadori glared.

"Stop both of you" you butted into their arguement in attempt to stop them. But things were about to get worse.

"Don't bother to pretend Geto. I know you asked Gojo-sensei when I would be executed" the boy who always smiled genuinely, now had a wry expression. He seems unsure of why he was saved? Just like you.

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Chapter 6 completed