On a spring morning, when Sakurai Hoshi opened her eyes, the room was still dim.
She met the gaze of a pair of cold eyes in the shadows.
In the indistinct darkness at the junction of the curtains and the table corner, Fushiguro Toji sat on the floor, holding a knife in one hand and resting the other on his leg, like a leopard waiting to pounce, quietly lurking.
Sakurai Hoshi rose from the warm bedding and moved from the faint dawn light to the shadows beside him, quietly observing the bloodstains on him.
Although Fushiguro Toji’s actions in dealing with the rats made almost no sound, after more than two years of exorcism, Sakurai Hoshi’s perception had reached a somewhat terrifying level.
Fushiguro Toji’s HP was full.
The blood on his weapon and clothes wasn’t his.
The beast nurtured by warmth now exposed its cruel and violent claws, seemingly untouched by the warmth of the firelight.
“It’s good you’re not hurt… but Toji,” the young divine child, not yet five years old, had a rather serious expression on her face.
“You didn’t do anything that would require me to call the police, did you?”
Fushiguro Toji: …
Sakurai Hoshi collapsed in an instant: “Quick, say you didn’t! I don’t want to find a body buried in my backyard!! If, if Zero finds out! This time it won’t be as simple as confiscating the tools of the crime!”
Help! What should she use to save this family about to be completely taken away!!
Mr. Sled and Mr. Tricycle! Could it be that this time… Toji will join you too…?!
“Tsk. Stop crying.”
He knew it would be like this.
Having been a law-abiding citizen (speeding, gambling, drinking, and outsmarting Officer Furuya every day), the sorcerer shark reluctantly admitted defeat.
“Didn’t kill, threw them next door.”
The Sakurai family had already bought the neighboring house, planning to connect the two houses for use. Currently, only part of the rooms next door had been renovated, and no one had started living there yet.
“Re-really? Not buried under the hydrangeas Megumi planted?”
“…No.” Fushiguro Toji felt a bit of an itch in his teeth, “What kind of person do you think I am?”
Would he be scummy enough to bury bodies under the flowers his son planted? Huh?
“Haha, of course, you’re a good father.”
Sakurai Hoshi showed a fake smile and quickly changed the subject, “Remember to clean up before breakfast. Otherwise, everyone will worry about you.”
“Ah.” Fushiguro Toji’s voice was a bit hoarse, and he responded faintly.
He glanced at the slightly breaking dawn, his expression somewhat cold and lonely, “…Young Miss, from today, don’t go to school anymore.”
“That’s true.” The divine child nodded her chin, seemingly thinking, “From today, Toji, you should come live with me next door. It’s convenient since it’s not in use yet.”
Fushiguro Toji let out a short laugh and didn’t ask what she meant by “convenient.”
Most of the time, he and the Young Miss had a good understanding.
…
“I won’t be going to school anymore.”
At the dining table, after finishing her strawberry milk, Sakurai Hoshi announced her decision.
“The church has encountered some minor troubles. Toji will help me handle it, and we’ll be staying next door for a few days.”
“…Not going to school?” Okkotsu Yuta’s expression changed suddenly, as if realizing something from her sudden decision, “Hoshi… can I help you?”
“…Maybe when you grow up a bit more, Yuta.”
Sakurai Hoshi smiled apologetically but didn’t want to deceive Okkotsu with excuses, “For now, can you help me by protecting yourself, Yuta?”
“…Hoshi, come back safely, okay?”
“Mm, it’s a promise.”
Sakurai’s dad put down the newspaper, showing a rare serious expression, “Hoshi-chan will stay here, Megumi-chan, Tsumiki-chan, Mom, and I will go live next door.”
“Dad, but…”
“It’s okay if blood splatters in the house.” This was the first time Dad opposed his daughter’s decision. He resumed reading the newspaper and said something terrifying without room for doubt, “This house can protect Hoshi-chan, don’t be afraid.”
“Hehe, darling, just listen to Dad this time.” Sakurai’s mom showed a girlish smile, “No matter where or when, even in a world where Mom and Dad can’t see, we’ll protect Hoshi-chan.”
“Don’t worry, Big Sister Hoshi.” Even little Megumi said, “I’ll protect everyone.”
Tsumiki hugged her with a smile, “I’ll protect myself too~ Hoshi, just do what you want to do!”
“Really…” The divine child pouted, “Don’t make me cry…”
“Oh my~ Although darling is super cute usually, sometimes I want to see Hoshi-chan crying and acting spoiled, hehe~”
“Mom, that’s so mean—”
…
While waiting for Fushiguro Toji to move people, the player rubbed her eyes and yawned, casually opening her attribute interface to take a look.
Age: 5+ (Almost 5 years old, juvenile form.)
Strength: 8 (Barely at a normal level… but still slightly below average.)
Constitution: 9 (Please live carefully, even a bad mood might make you sick.)
Agility: 8 (Occasionally breaks things. At least you don’t have to worry about tripping over your own feet.)
Intelligence: 15 (Congratulations! You’ve become the king of hackers of this era. Please use your wisdom carefully.)
Perception: 35 (+1) (You can see non-human entities. With the blessing of certain powers, you might observe the enemy’s weaknesses…)
Charm: 20 (+1) (You are a favored child of the gods.)
Total Attribute Points: 84 (+2)
Reputation: 378 [Chaotic·Good] (You have gained some fame among the local population, and are a mascot of the police department. Restaurant owners will give you discounts. Lacks a bit of self-awareness.)
The player stared at the “Chaotic” alignment classification, incredulous: She was clearly a law-abiding citizen, she should be in the lawful alignment! The system was simply talking nonsense!
A certain player had obviously forgotten about the sled team and the 100 km/h tricycle.
Overall, the attribute growth was still acceptable. The higher the attribute value, the harder it is to increase. Over the past two years, Sakurai Hoshi had been continuously eliminating curses, barely increasing her perception to 35 points. With the boost from the “Eyes of Shadow” title, her perception reached 24, just one point shy of the maximum value.
But theoretically, she could brush her perception to 25.
If, on this basis, she added the 1-point additional attribute from the “Eyes of Shadow”… what would happen if she broke through the human limit of perception…?
On the other side, Fushiguro Toji had already tied up the bloodied assassin tightly. He even had the spare energy to prevent bloodstains from dirtying the carpet, clearly a seasoned expert.
Sakurai Hoshi: …Why is the law-abiding divine child pleased with such a skill!
“So… why exactly are they targeting me? The Eternal Bliss Cult hasn’t threatened anyone…”
She squatted in front of the bruised and battered assassin, puzzled, trying to analyze something with her 15 intelligence.
“…If I had to say, it would only be the Panxing Cult.” Fushiguro Toji lazily leaned on the sofa, his muscular arms resting on the back, exuding a sense of power. “This guy was sent by the jujutsu world—they shouldn’t have noticed you yet. Probably remnants of the Panxing Cult, they have some ties with the jujutsu world… Tsk, something feels off.”
The jujutsu world.
Toji had told her about it. About cursed energy, Tengen and the Star Plasma Vessel, the Three Great Families, the curse users… all bedtime stories for children.
Negative emotions of ordinary people give rise to curses, while jujutsu sorcerers generate cursed energy, thus having the ability to see and eliminate curses.
Theoretically, everything in the world should possess cursed energy, just varying in strength.
And Sakurai Hoshi and Fushiguro Toji were the only known exceptions—zero cursed energy individuals.
Fushiguro Toji was bound by Heaven and Cursed Energy, his zero cursed energy granting him immense physical strength.
As for Sakurai Hoshi herself… she guessed it might be the result of her player identity.
From the start of brushing attribute values, the system didn’t provide a cursed energy column. This might be a result of cross-dimensional world effects, or perhaps due to her innate skill “Eliminate All Negative Emotions.”
When she first discovered this, the player had cried and complained to customer service—why did the noble player not even have the attribute column everyone else had! Why!!
After an emergency investigation, the alliance could only apologize and inform the player: they really couldn’t add cursed energy for her, so to compensate for the player’s loss, they gave her the title “Transcender of Causality.”
…It sounded pretty impressive.
[Title: “Transcender of Causality”]
[Description: With zero cursed energy, you are not bound by the causality of the jujutsu world. Since your birth, the fate of the world has fallen into the unknown. Hope or destruction may lie in a single thought of yours.
Effect: Charm +1, skill breakthrough probability up]
Tsk tsk tsk, this description sounds like a child of prophecy, worthy of being a player exclusive, let’s wear it.
What, Toji is also zero cursed energy, so he’s also a “Transcender of Causality”?
…Isn’t that even better!
This guy is the Sakurai family’s mascot! With this, doesn’t the Eternal Bliss Cult have the only two children of prophecy in the world? Who else can stop the Eternal Bliss Cult! Hahaha—
Back to the point, currently in front of the two children of prophecy, was the barely alive assassin.
After Fushiguro Toji pointed out the connection between the jujutsu world and the Panxing Cult, a flash of insight crossed the mind of the little genius player with 15 intelligence.
Speaking of which, the task Toji received this time was to intercept the Star Plasma Vessel needed for Tengen’s assimilation.
The Panxing Cult had been around for a thousand years, Tengen needed the Star Plasma Vessel every few hundred years, what was the point of stopping the assimilation now? …Unless their goal wasn’t the Star Plasma Vessel at all, and the people behind it were just playing a diversionary tactic.
Moreover, for the jujutsu world, assigning two students to protect such an important Star Plasma Vessel was very suspicious…
“Toji, those two students escorting the Star Plasma Vessel,” the divine child asked thoughtfully, “is there anything special about them?”
“Special? …Those two brats are special in every way.” Fushiguro Toji seemed to recall something unpleasant, a faint mockery in his eyes, “They’re considered the strongest jujutsu sorcerers now, after all, they’re special grade. One is a curse manipulator, the other has the Six Eyes…”
At this, he showed a hint of a smile: “Speaking of which, that Six Eyes brat is also called a ‘divine child’… What do you think, Young Miss?”
Divine child? So what, who isn’t a divine child!
Just a divine child relying on the Six Eyes trait, how can they compare to the divine child of the Eternal Bliss Cult who worked hard to build their reputation!
It’s just perception 25, with a built-in golden rule, and can see through all skills, speeding up jujutsu skill upgrades!
She, Sakurai Hoshi, now has perception 24, a system task version of the golden rule, “Eyes of Shadow” with a chance to see through true names, and is a “Transcender of Causality” with skill breakthrough probability up!!
This is all her own achievement!
…
…Damn it! The player is so jealous!!
Sakurai Hoshi sourly thought to herself that the Six Eyes must be ugly, how good can someone with six eyes look! Can they compare to the player with charm 20+1!
This round, the adorable Sakurai Hoshi wins!
But…
“Curse manipulator? What’s so great about controlling ant-level small monsters… can that really be the strongest?”
Sakurai Hoshi was puzzled.
…Maybe his physical skills are strong, perhaps he’s a gorilla with a chest bigger than Toji’s.
“…What kind of misunderstanding do you have about curses?” Fushiguro Toji looked speechless, “Curses only seem weak because of your ability, for others, those things are nightmares. If that curse manipulator is killed, a horde of curses going berserk is no joke.”
“…I see.” Sakurai Hoshi was filled with respect.
As expected of her! She’s so strong!
But these things aren’t important now.
“…The strongest jujutsu sorcerer.” The divine child asked, “Toji, besides you, is there anyone else with such ability? The ability to kill the Star Plasma Vessel under the protection of those two, or the ability to kill them.”
Fushiguro Toji quietly met her gaze, as if reading something in her eyes, suddenly grinning a terrifying smile: “…At that time, only me.”
What’s going on, got played.
The Panxing Cult had no reason to stop Tengen’s assimilation after thousands of years, intercepting the Star Plasma Vessel was completely unnecessary.
However, after the jujutsu higher-ups sent the Six Eyes and the curse manipulator for the task, they just happened to issue this commission seemingly tailor-made for Fushiguro Toji.
…As if it was aimed at Fushiguro Toji and the two students.
Not to mention the Six Eyes and the curse manipulator, if there’s someone behind this incident… does he know Toji is a “Transcender of Causality”…?
If he knows… if Mom hadn’t accidentally intervened…
Sakurai Hoshi felt a bit uneasy about her assumptions.
“Toji, if the Panxing Cult hadn’t been caught at that time, what would you have done?”
“Kill the Six Eyes, then severely injure the curse manipulator, kill the Star Plasma Vessel and take the body to complete the task.” Fushiguro Toji answered without much thought, “The order might change, but the result would basically be the same. Well, but I heard the Six Eyes revived and got stronger… maybe I’d be killed too.”
“Why take the body back? Generally, hiring a killer wouldn’t have them bring the body to their own home, right?” Sakurai Hoshi hesitated, was this to avoid suspicion of being the crime scene?
“The commission required it, who knows what perverts think, the jujutsu world is full of crazies.”
There were still too few clues.
Sakurai Hoshi exhaled, but there was one thing she could confirm before.
After the entire Panxing Cult was caught by the police, someone still hired a jujutsu sorcerer to assassinate her…
Perhaps, among the jujutsu sorcerers, or rather the higher-ups of the jujutsu world, there was someone originally connected to the Panxing Cult.
The mastermind hid among them, manipulating everything. Unfortunately, his plan was inadvertently disrupted by the Eternal Bliss Cult, so he went to great lengths to make the disruptor pay.
The simplest way was to make the “divine child” of the Eternal Bliss Cult disappear.
And the reason it took so long to come after her might be because they were busy covering their tracks while being chased by the police.
Hiro and Zero are really amazing.
But for them to find the Eternal Bliss Cult and not discover the “divine child’s” talent was truly arrogant.
…Not taking ordinary people seriously.
Whether it’s the Star Plasma Vessel, the ignorant followers of the Panxing Cult, or herself now… they all seemed like things that could be manipulated at will. Such disregard for human life, casually toying with others, made her very… angry.
What do these people take life for?
“Arrogance…”
Sakurai Hoshi murmured softly.
“Since he looks down on non-jujutsu sorcerers… then I’ll use my non-jujutsu sorcerer identity to trample him underfoot. …Don’t you want to see that day, Toji?”
Fushiguro Toji stared at her, his dark green eyes in the dim room seemed to be tinged with a hint of madness.
…
A bloodied human body was roughly thrown into the shoji door, and the people who had been sitting upright screamed in terror.
“Who! Who are you! What do you want?!”
“No cursed energy…! An ordinary person? No, you, you’re… Zen’in Toji?!”
“What is this guy doing here! Where is everyone?? A bunch of useless—”
“Haven’t heard that surname in a while—still makes me want to puke.”
Fushiguro Toji stabbed the person who called him “Zen’in” in the thigh, cruelly smiling amidst the screams, dark red blood staining his face, like a demon in ecstasy.
“Your dog came to bite my master, so of course, a mad dog like me has to bite back—”
“Stop it ahh—stop—”
“What do you want! Is it, is it the Eternal Bliss Cult? Did they hire you?! I’ll pay double, no, ten times! Just stop—”
“Ten times? Sure.” Fushiguro Toji rubbed his chin, his blood-stained hand dyeing his face red, his eyes narrowing dangerously, as if happily considering how to slaughter the fat sheep, or evaluating where to strike for a quick kill, “Ten billion, transfer it now—”
“Ten billion?!” The person slumped on the ground almost cursed, the next second the knife in his thigh mercilessly twisted.
“Ahhh—stop, stop… I’ll give it, I’ll give it now…”
“Should’ve done that from the start, right?” Fushiguro Toji stepped on his chest, smiling as he ground his foot, “The Young Miss’s life is very expensive.”
Amidst the chaos, a phone rang with a notification of the transfer.
“It’s been transferred… now, go kill everyone in the Eternal Bliss Cult—”
The command that hadn’t been spoken was thus ended.
The last image in his sight was the devil’s mocking joke.
“Hehe hahaha—” The devil laughed as he stabbed the knife into his chest, his blood-covered face, eyes shining with endless heat and joy.
“Sorry, I’ve already made a deal with the Young Miss—immortal, human, jump… your money will be gladly accepted by me and the Young Miss.”
“Stop… Zen’, Fushiguro Toji! Are you doing this for the divine child of the Eternal Bliss Cult? She’ll burn herself out if she keeps eliminating curses—killing everyone here will only bring disaster upon yourself!”
Someone who knew the inside story finally shouted in fear, only to be stabbed through the abdomen.
“Ah… before that day comes, let the master’s mad dog tear apart everyone who stands in her way.”
The Young Miss should just do what she wants, even if it means burning herself out—let this watchdog devour all the dirty, vile, disgusting things.
“This is true ‘Eternal Bliss.'”
Under the endless blood-red moonlit night, Fushiguro Toji sat on the piled-up bodies, holding a knife, laughing madly.
Author’s Note: Law-abiding Sakurai Hoshi
Well-behaved Toji-kun
This family is beyond saving, let’s wait for pork cutlet rice (not really)
Finally got this out today, about to open a new map, I’m so excited! You definitely can’t guess what strange developments are coming next! Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or watered me with nutrient solution between 2022-11-05 13:21:44~2022-11-05 21:05:45~
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