Don't Let Love-Brains Rule the World of Jujutsu

(Victim's Perspective):

Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College, 2005. This year's class had gathered a rare Curse Manipulation Technique, the precious Reverse Cursed Technique, the once-in-several-centuries Six Eyes... and the childhood friend who enrolled alongside him to keep him company.

The homeroom teacher, who had originally been enthusiastic about his future teaching career, looked at the three children in the classroom, who had already revealed their respective personality issues. Then he remembered that the class even had a well-connected student who was only on the roster and never attended class. Yaga had made his peace with it completely.

Meanwhile, two months after the start of term, one student found himself lost in contemplation about life as he faced a school life that could not be called even slightly similar to his holiday daydreams, but was instead entirely different:

His clueless buddy (Satoru), the girl who stood by and watched (Shoko), and the mysterious classmate with an inexplicably bizarre attitude (Geto) all seemed to be targeting him, leaving him walking on eggshells.

"The three of you getting along is more important than anything else, Geto." The tear-mole beauty, who had seen through it all, gazed at him with pity.

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One day at the Jujutsu Headquarters:

Feeling that he had made it safely through every storm, the Curse Manipulation user, then a teacher at Kyoto Jujutsu High and bodyguard to the head of the Headquarters (pretending to be cheerful) (kidding), said, "So, Tsukimi, do you really hate me so much that even the curses are planning to team up with you to take me out? Hahaha..."

Ten seconds later, he watched Tsukimi Geto give him a familiar, meaningful smile.

Geto, who still could only address her by her surname and had become her direct subordinate:

?!!!

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(Extremely Concise Romance Version):

Human greed, suspicion, hatred, arrogance, and ignorance are themselves an incurable poison in this world.

The young priestess sat silently upon the raised platform, her gaze reflecting the candlelight. Winter jasmine was tucked at an angle into her hair, her lips were like a pingpo fruit, and her eyes resembled those of a startled deer.

All she had to do was...

She looked toward the eyes concealed beneath the dove's feathers.

Tsukimi Geto: ...Satoru-gate!

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Reader's Guide:

* Also known as: "You're Sweating Bullets Now, Geto!", "How to Enjoy a Substitute the Right Way", and "Please, Lord ■■"

* Features extensive fictionalized alternate takes on Japanese myths and legends, and related material.

* Pairing: 5. "Burning Winter" is just a joke. There is an unrequited arrow that will make your stomach hurt, but it won't form a closed loop (highlighted).

* The female lead isn't normal. She's a landmine girl with a knack for psychological manipulation and an astounding moral compass.

* Keywords: Childhood friends, married first and fallen in love later (?), past and present lives (??), substitute romance (???).

* I hereby declare that I am cutting ties with JJXX. I've already put it up for sale. Anyone who makes tired jokes under this novel is getting put up for sale too. Every last one of you.

* I'm an extreme fan of 5, so cut me some slack.

Theme: Let's become better people together.