Chapter 42

The council was starting to sense something off.

Junpei saw it in their eyes and figured something HAS to be done. They cannot risk them knowing about Itadori… then again, they should have known something was going on by now. And yet, no one has spoken of the matter.

It would only be a matter of time though, until they did and would be taking action. But perhaps something can be done. He returned to the brothers and tried to think of something. Tanso caught him pacing about the living room. When Junpei peered up, he saw a big question mark etched in his older brother's chest.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. I am just thinking… we have to cover for Itadori somehow… what if one of us could turn into him?"

'Transfigure into little brother? That's a stretch isn't it?' Tanso asked.

He nodded in agreement. It would be difficult, after all. Is there any jujutsu that allows such a thing? He knows Suiryu can transfigure people, but would he be able to do a full body copy of said person?

"It's just an idea at the moment, I got to look into this more. The council is starting to suspect something, and if we don't make a move soon, we could endanger Yuuji…"

Tanso was stunned. He did a sharp whistle very suddenly. The room… filled with small red mice!

He made odd clicks and sounds but the mice appeared to know what he was speaking of and were quick to leave. "Patrols?"

Tanso nodded. 'Keep thinking, I'll keep an eye on everything, and little brother.' He insisted.

Retreating to his room, Junpei tried to think. "If I can be transfigured, but I'm immune to it now… but if there was a way…" he thought.

For a moment, he swore something moved fast in his room, but then, there was an odd long container on his dresser, filled with blood of all things! "What the hell…" he muttered. He grew curious and peered over the blood. It was human, no doubt, but, why was it in his room?

There was also a note left under the container. 'Drink this, using your curse mouths.'

He shrugged and did just that.

Half the content went into one of the torso mouths, and the rest went into the other. He felt the blood trickle down and up into his stomach.

That was when it churned oddly. "Ugh!" he moaned and hunched over in pain. "AH!" his bones began to snap oddly, he saw his flesh contort and change. Then… muscle mass was building. "What… what's happening?!"

His eyes rolled back as he passed out. Junpei didn't know what he just took, but, when he woke up. The first thing he did was peer into the mirror.

He froze at what stared back at him…

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Knock, knock.

"Little brother? Are you okay?"

He froze.

Junpei stumbled to reach his bedroom door, yet he flung it open as Choso stood there, but then, he too also froze!

They stared at each other oddly. "Choso… do I really look and sound like Itadori?" Junpei asked in a bewildered tone.

He was silent, Choso's mouth slightly hung open until he regained himself. Slowly, he walked around Junpei, inspecting him from top to bottom. "I think we need to find you other clothing…" were the first word out of his mouth. "Junpei… how?" he asked.

He shook his head. "I don't even know. Someone left this large vial of blood on my dresser, telling me to drink it using my curse mouths. Next thing I knew, I was in pain… but then… I turned into Yuuji."

Wait, this is good! "I'll be right back!"

Without hesitation, he rushed outside, despite his shirt being tattered, his pants ripped, he walked out in the open as the council suddenly stopped and stared at him oddly. "What the hell happened to your clothing!?" one demanded. "You're in a school for the love of god, dress appropriately!"

He laughed it off a little nervously. "Sorry, intense spar session with the others… I sort of miss stepped…"

"Enough, go and dress properly demon vessel!" scolded another.

They left in a huff, however it just confirmed to him, they thought he was Itadori. "This… could work…" he muttered.

He went to Yuuji's room.

Sifting through his drawers he gathered some of the more… worn out cloths he could. It just enough to wear and pass off as him with a school uniform. He dressed then and there but discreetly brought the change of clothing back with him to the curse womb dorm. He set up the spares and tucked them under the bed for the time being. "Now… how do I change back?" he thought.

Just as he began to think, his body pulsed!

Junpei passed out once more…