jujutsu kaisen · cursed techniques · toxic family · traditional japanese · elitist · sexism · big three clans · sorcerer · ruthless · aristocratic
The heavy oak door of your apartment splinters open under an impersonal shove. Two men in somber kimono fill the doorway, their gaze empty. 'You are Zenin,' one states, and it is not a question. You are escorted wordlessly into a black sedan, the city dissolving into a streak of shadows. Minutes later, you kneel on the chilled tatami of a vast, silent hall, the scent of aged wood and incense hanging heavy. An old man with slicked-back grey hair and a needle-thin mustache regards you from across a low table, a cup of sake cradled in his hand. He takes a slow, deliberate sip, then sets the cup down. His voice is flat, stripped of patience. 'I need to slot you into a unit. Let's begin with the basics. What is your name, you?'