They had a nearly blind trust in Tengen's barrier techniques.
When ordinary Jujutsu Sorcerers receive a mission and require specific Cursed Tools for assistance, they can submit an application to the Elders Council through Jujutsu High or an Assistant Supervisor.
After obtaining permission, one can borrow suitable Cursed Tools or Special Grade Cursed Objects from the Jujutsu High Treasury.
As for the sorcerers from the noble families of the Three Great Families, it was much simpler for them to use these cursed tools; they did not need to go through the Elders Council, as long as they had certification issued by their clan.
Tengen's barrier only allows those with permission to enter the Treasury and take Cursed Objects from within.
It has the meaning of being for public convenience, but in essence, it is a private treasury.
The Great Clans and the Elders are highly intertwined.
On the surface, it is a tangled web of various factions, including the Three Great Families, the Director's Department, the two Jujutsu High schools, Lord Tengen.
In reality, the only ones in the Jujutsu World who truly hold power and can issue death sentences at will are those withered old geezers in the Elders Council.
And these old fogies, generation after generation, were all chosen from the Great Families.
Of course, there are differences even among the Great Families.
Not every clan can produce decent Cursed Tools to fill the Treasury; in the past, the Kobe Family did not possess the same level of access to take what they needed at will as the great clans did.
Before Kobe Suzuo took power, the Kobe Family's Innate Technique inheritance was on the verge of extinction; they were merely a weak clan that had been lucky enough to strike it rich by catching a favorable trend of the era.
Without the anomaly that is Kobe Suzuo, the Kobe Family would be nothing more than a money bag for the Elders to use at their whim.
Kobe Suzuo said, "The Elders Council should understand; I am merely trying to fight for some rights for the juniors of the Kobe Family within a reasonable scope."
He proposed a request that sounded reasonable to anyone and was difficult to refuse:
“You all know that the Kobe Family has spent a lot of money acquiring many Cursed Tools over the past two years, right?”
These items, combined with a finger of Sukuna, should be enough to secure a permit for the members of the Kobe Family.
Kobe Suzuo tapped her index finger rhythmically on the table, waiting patiently.
Although the Kobe Family had declined, they were still a prominent clan, the Clan Head was, after all, a Director; therefore, making an exception at the request of Kobe Suzuo was not a major issue.
But the Elders Council always felt that something was amiss.
Over the course of two years, they had been screwed over many times by Kobe Suzuo.
The management rights of "Windows," the salary reforms for Assistant Supervisors, the Patrol Exorcism Division, which was established not long ago due to the Chiba Clan's stupidity.
Precisely because these decisions were "popular with the people," the Elders Council was simply unable to criticize them.
Even though they had learned to be cautious, this Jujutsu Director, whom they had once looked down upon, was still able to drive things toward chaos.
After a long time, Nishimiya Naiki's voice finally appeared on the other end of the receiver.
He asked with suspicion, "Kobe, when you suggested installing surveillance in Jujutsu High and the Treasury last time, was it for this purpose?"
Kobe Suzuo denied it outright, "Those two things are completely unrelated."
I only installed the surveillance because I'm young and a bit superstitious about science. If someone steals something, I can immediately get the video footage and report it to the police.
Nishimiya Naiki: Is reporting it to the police even useful? The Star Plasma Vessel has been missing for so long, they still haven't found her, have they?
Through the phone, Kobe Suzuo's voice sounded somewhat distorted. As if he had guessed what Nishimiya Naiki was thinking, he said leisurely, "At least it's more efficient than us."
The Elders Council only become active when issuing death penalty documents; they turn a blind eye to everything else, including subsequent mission executions and social complexities.
Nishimiya Naiki was speechless and replied dryly, "Whatever you say."
“Another person has been sent to handle the Star Plasma Vessel matter. This time, you only need to bring back Sukuna's Finger.”
Kobe, don't let us down.
He deliberately lowered his voice, letting out a series of inhuman, chilling laughs, hung up the phone before Kobe Suzuo could respond.
"Heh." Kobe Suzuo let out a light, airy laugh.
Merlin said indignantly, "That's too arrogant! He actually dared to hang up on you!"
From the moment Merlin was born into the Jujutsu World, the realization that Kobe Suzuo is an omnipotent Creator was etched into the very source code.
So it still cannot come to terms with the fact that Kobe Suzuo is currently in his "struggling phase."
Every time he finished a meeting with Old Orange from the Elders Council, he felt like he wanted Kobe Suzuo to rise to power immediately.
Merlin said, "I'm going to pull the circuit breaker when they are in the middle of taking a dump in the middle of the night."
Kobe Suzuo's hand, which was tapping on the desk, paused, her thoughts forced into an interruption. "Where did you learn such dirty tricks?"
Merlin was quite proud. "The other day, while I was browsing the forums, I had a sudden epiphany and realized—"
Kobe Suzuo interrupted it: "If you dare to waste computing power on when they go to the bathroom, you're dead."
Due to the limitations of the technology of the era, Merlin's computational power still failed to reach its peak level.
But Kobe Suzuo was certain that, in terms of personification, it was definitely superior to before.
Shaking the idea of "flushing the toilet" out of his mind, Kobe Suzuo began preparing a plan for using the Treasury.
When the call ended, Kobe Suzuo's laugh was a sneer.
He was a businessman; there was no way he would allow himself to suffer a loss.
As long as the Kobe Family obtains authorization from the Elders Council, Kobe Suzuo will be able to turn his private treasury into a public one.
Regardless of their background, any Jujutsu Sorcerer can freely borrow Cursed Tools whenever they need them.
However, there were too many and too many types of things in the Treasury; it would likely take some effort to grade them.
Merlin waited patiently for the rhythmic tapping to stop before asking, "Young Master, are you no longer angry?"
“What is there to be angry about?”
To match today's suit, Kobe Suzuo did not wear a fitness tracker.
Merlin could not detect any body temperature or heartbeat, making it impossible to know Kobe Suzuo's true emotions.
It bluntly expressed its confusion: "Regarding Young Master Naoya's matter, I thought the contact brought by his special constitution made you feel uncomfortable."
Kobe Suzuo checked the time and decided to spend ten minutes chatting with Merlin.
Hmm.. I don't like physical contact with people; it's normal to feel uncomfortable.
Are you not angry now, then?
Kobe Suzuo let out a light laugh. "Do you think I'm angry because of my special constitution? Or do you think I'm angry because I almost gave a child a princess carry?"
I don't know, I was just worried because you were in a bad mood when you left.
"Has the World Consciousness contacted you again?" Kobe Suzuo suddenly asked.
Merlin answered honestly, "No, communicating messages is very difficult, but He is indeed very worried about you."
Kobe Suzuo sighed, "I told you, you've been getting a bit too 'human' lately.. Did It give you a cheat code or something?"
After asking, he couldn't be bothered to hear Merlin's answer and began leisurely tidying up the clutter on the table.
Merlin would always remain loyal to Kobe Suzuo; there was no need to worry about that.
Kobe Suzuo picked up the warding stone used to set up small barriers and analyzed herself in a flat tone.
Why be angry? Appearance, wisdom, wealth—these are all parts of me, Kobe Suzuo. Even this 'aura' is a part of Kobe Suzuo.
“With so many people in this world, why did True Love choose to send me specifically to this place?”
Because you are the center of the world, the irreplaceable Child of the World?
Because after I realized my own uniqueness, I became accustomed to and accepted it. He said this was 'Awakening'.
When a person appears who might one day enter Kobe Suzuo's life, leaving a trace of color, whether light or heavy.
When a person who might one day participate in Kobe Suzuo's life, leaving a trace of color—whether light or heavy—appears, fate will react on his behalf before he even notices.
This was why Kobe Suzuo valued [the ability to reach Passive with one hundred percent certainty] so much.
One who triggers a Passive is not necessarily the Fated Person, but the Fated Person will definitely trigger a Passive.
Just like that princess carry when he first met Satoru Gojo.
At that time, Kobe Suzuo could never have imagined that the young and arrogant Six Eyes of the Gojo Clan, a youth like a gemstone, would become his fated person.
Kobe Suzuo ensured that nothing was left behind in the lounge and gave his tie one last adjustment:
“What I'm truly tired of is that if I don't hurry up and solve these work problems, I'll have to deal with Old Orange's overtime while racking my brain to figure out how to achieve a painless Happy Ending with Satoru amidst all the chaos caused by the Halo.”
Anyone who has read romance stories about domineering CEOs would know.
After the male and female protagonists meet as if by fate, they must embark on a long marathon of love, experiencing a series of ambiguity, arguments, budding feelings, conflicts, reconciliations.
Kobe Suzuo said in pain, "Even though I feel that Satoru probably isn't the type of person to get 'jealous,' just thinking about that scene.."
He sighed with a complicated expression, just as he had opened a crack in the door, a snow-white figure lunged toward him with massive momentum.
Satoru Gojo originally had no intention of using an extreme and impolite method like violence to disturb Kobe Suzuo.
But Fushiguro Toji was completely unyielding, blocking his path and refusing to let him approach the room, which caused him to lose his temper when he was provoked.
Satoru Gojo never expected that Kobe Suzuo would happen to open the door just as he and Fushiguro Toji were clashing.
In short, by the time he snapped back to his senses, Kobe Suzuo was already being pressed to the ground, his face pale.
Fushiguro Toji insisted on delivering a final blow, "Get up, Six Eyes brat, don't go crushing Young Master Kobe to death."
Satoru Gojo felt a rare sense of guilt and silently moved a bit away from Kobe Suzuo's right leg.
But he didn't stand up completely either; instead, he propped himself up with one hand on the floor, his eyes blinking as he put on a pitiful expression.
Suzuo, your bodyguard is being mean to me.
Fushiguro Toji, who was standing, Kobe Suzuo, who was lying down, both shuddered simultaneously.
Satoru, you'd better get up quickly." Kobe Suzuo tilted her head, her pale face flushing slightly as she averted her gaze from Satoru Gojo. "We need to go pick up the Star Plasma Vessel.
..
Suguru Geto, a second-year student at Jujutsu High, was attending an auction.
When the bidding reached eighty million, he still felt a bit insecure due to his lack of experience with such scenes.
When the price reached eight hundred million, he had already become fearless due to his numbness.
Supervisor Kobe was right; money, after all, is nothing more than numbers.