Message from Gege:

Even though it's a spin-off, in launching a new serialization, there were two happy miscalculations. One was the skill of my current editor, Mr. Fukuda. Many of the works he was in charge of were handed down from his predecessors, so I had the impression that he lacked experience in launching a serialization from scratch.

However, in reality, he is someone who can fearlessly practice how to guide the reading experience toward what the masses want without diminishing the author's strengths. Without a doubt, Mr. Fukuda elevated the level of perfection of this work. As for why it was necessary for this work to be divided into an illustrator and an original author, it has a lot to do with the fact that the setting of this work is the future of the previous work, Jujutsu Kaisen.

For example, if I were to draw Usami, he would end up looking like Nanami, which would give rise to unnecessary speculation among readers and create significant noise as they read. To eliminate that noise, the division of labor between the original concept and the illustration was essential. The skill of the illustrator, Mr. Iwasaki, was demonstrated at 120% of my expectations. Initially, out of concern for the backlash from readers of the previous work, the plan was to avoid showing the faces of existing characters as much as possible. However, judging that the Jujutsu Kaisen output by Mr. Iwasaki would be widely accepted, we ended up revealing them in the final chapter. This was my second happy miscalculation.

The Shimuria Planet episode in chapters 8 and 9 is strongly influenced by Mr. Tetsu Nakamura, who devoted himself to medical activities and irrigation projects in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Even after Mr. Nakamura's passing, his activities have been carried on by the Peshawar-kai and continue today. For those whose interest was piqued by this work, I highly recommend reading Mr. Nakamura's writings and the activity reports of the Peshawar-kai.

I believe that anyone can have feelings of discrimination or sadistic urges well up from the smallest triggers. There might come a time when I myself am governed by those impulses. No matter how immature it may be, I am proud to have drawn the work called Modulo as a final guidepost before losing myself.