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Chapter 49 - Chapter 39: Whispers in the Veins

Location: Jujutsu High – Rooftop, Nightfall

Rain pattered gently on the tiled roof of Jujutsu High, a rare moment of calm before the next cursed storm. Leon stood alone beneath the gray sky, arms folded, eyes half-lidded as if watching the world dream beneath him.

But he wasn't idle.

Inside him, power moved—elegant and violent. The Abyssborn Seraph bloodline, now fully synchronized, flowed through every fiber of his clone's form. But it wasn't the kind of power that begged to be unleashed.

It was patient. Endless.And dangerous for those who couldn't handle its silence.

"Control," he muttered to himself. "Not domination. That's the difference."

He exhaled, allowing that immense energy to compress into a steady rhythm. The clone's body had now fully stabilized—no longer a simple projection. It was Leon in every sense. Every thought. Every ounce of will.

His real body?Safe and still. Meditating in the dimension he forged alone—suspended in eternity, where time bent and bent again.

"This world… It's not as primitive as I expected."

He looked toward the school's lower courtyard.

Maki was training again. Her strikes sharp, raw with frustration. That same defiance she wore in battle—against enemies, against herself.

He watched her in silence.

And somewhere within him… something stirred.

Elsewhere – Deep Within the Prison Realm

Dark laughter echoed.

Sukuna's grin widened as he sat atop a mountain of bones, his form relaxed—but his eyes glinting with excitement.

"That presence…""A cursed soul cloaked in something that does not belong here.""Heh... Not a sorcerer. Not a curse.""But something ancient. Something I could devour."

The bones cracked beneath his claws.

"Come find me, Silver Blade. Let's see who bleeds first."

Back at Jujutsu High – Infirmary

Maki wiped the sweat from her brow, heart still hammering after training.

She didn't know why—but she kept thinking about him. That man. The one who stepped in without warning. The one who didn't speak, didn't stay, didn't even act like a hero.

"Why did he save me?" she whispered.

She reached into her uniform pocket and pulled out the shard he left behind—the cursed metal fragment still faintly glowing violet. She hadn't told anyone. Not Gojo, not the staff. It was hers.

Because a part of her wanted to find him again.

And know why.

Leon's Status – Clone (JJK Instance)

Body Type: Full-Presence Clone

Soul Sync: 100%

Bloodline Active: Abyssborn Seraph

Sacred Gear Core: [Evolved] Boosted Gear: Silent Fang Variant

Abilities:

Clone Authority (Transfer Skills Between Real and Clone Bodies)

Voidstep (Localized Teleportation via Leyline Threads)

Yamato (Ethereal Variant – Phantom Edge Mode)

Passive: Leyline Perception

Passive: Soul Anchor – cannot be forcefully severed from host body

Current Objective: Monitor cursed energy balance. Build world tether. Observe Maki Zenin.

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