As if responding to Makoto’s thoughts, Nanami Kento walked in through the doorway.
Looking at his muscular build and intimidating presence, Makoto finally realized just how wildly inaccurate his mental image of Nanami had been.
In his memory, Nanami was simply a tired office worker who’d grown sick of his job, always dressed neatly in a suit.
In reality, Nanami’s forearms looked almost thicker than everyone else’s thighs.
‘Yeah…
I should definitely stay away from Grade 1 Sorcerers and anyone stronger.’ ‘They’re not people I can deal with right now.’ “Nanami-san!
Why are you here?” Nobara visibly relaxed when she saw him.
Nanami first confirmed that Nobara and Supervisor Nitta weren’t in immediate danger before answering.
“I received requests for help from several other Assistant Managers and came over.” “Unfortunately, it seems I was still a step too late.” “The Curse Users deliberately sent someone to hunt Assistant Managers.
The enemies we’re facing this time are anything but ordinary.” Nanami looked toward Nobara and Nitta.
“You two stay here, recover, and wait for rescue.” Then he turned toward Makoto and Sakiko.
“As for you two…
come with me.” The fingers Sakiko had resting against Makoto’s wrist trembled slightly.
She could tell at a glance that Nanami was extraordinarily powerful.
If he decided to attack them, neither she nor Makoto possessed enough combat experience to survive.
Makoto gently stroked the back of her hand.
“Don’t worry.
I believe Nanami-san won’t hurt us.” Nobara also noticed the tense atmosphere and hurriedly spoke up.
“Nanami-san is reliable.
If he asks you anything, just answer honestly.” She currently lacked the strength to do much else, but one thing was obvious to her.
Makoto and Sakiko had killed someone for the first time while trying to save them.
People willing to do that couldn’t possibly have approached them with malicious intentions.
Makoto stood and looked toward the Hand Sword lying motionless nearby like a dead animal.
“Nanami-san, can I take that as spoils?” Nanami nodded.
A Cursed Tool of that level was little more than a toy in his eyes.
If Makoto wanted it, then it could serve as part of the compensation for saving Nobara and Nitta.
Seeing Nanami agree, Makoto snapped his fingers.
A Spatial Gate opened directly beneath the Hand Sword, causing the weapon to fall straight through and disappear.
Several people widened their eyes slightly.
‘So that’s the Spatial Manipulation he was talking about?’ Makoto had deliberately shown it off because he wanted to gamble on something.
His Spatial Manipulation development had already reached 42%.
If it crossed 50%, he suspected another significant change would occur.
Nobara and Nanami hadn’t trusted him much earlier.
But what Makoto planned to do next might rapidly raise their confidence in him.
He took out a Cursed Energy Crystal Fragment and displayed it on his palm.
“Thanks for being generous, Nanami-san.” “Let Kugisaki-san use this.
It should help her recover quickly.” “What is that?” Nobara curiously leaned forward.
Nanami frowned slightly as he sensed the Cursed Energy flowing within the crystal.
Makoto shrugged.
“Sakiko and I found these after killing Cursed Spirits.” “They can rapidly restore Cursed Energy.” “Though I doubt something like this would have much effect on a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer like you, Nanami-san.” Nanami rejected the offer without even thinking.
“No.” “Let those two rest here.” “If the item has value, keep it and use it yourself.” In Nanami’s eyes, Nobara and Supervisor Nitta were currently people who needed protection.
Their highest priority was simply staying alive.
Whether they could still fight didn’t matter.
More importantly, the world of jujutsu was filled with countless strange objects carrying curses.
Nanami had no way of knowing exactly what Makoto’s crystal did or whether using it might leave some hidden curse behind.
Nobara, however, immediately extended her hand.
“Give it to me.
I’ll test it.” “Kugisaki!” Nanami sharply reprimanded her.
Nobara hurriedly responded.
“Nanami-san, the fighting ahead is going to be brutal, right?” “If this works on me, then it means it can work on other people too.” “Having one more option means one more chance of winning.” Nobara had only just escaped danger, but there was no way she’d calmly sit somewhere safe while her teammates continued fighting.
Even if she knew her strength might no longer be enough to keep up, she still intended to do whatever she could.
Nanami stared at her.
“Are you certain this thing has no side effects?” Makoto deliberately backed off.
“If Nanami-san doesn’t approve, then forget it.” Nobara forced herself to stand, snatched the fragment from Makoto’s hand, and spoke casually.
“Enough talking.
How do I use it?” “Crush it.” Nobara immediately did so.
Pure Cursed Energy flowed from the shattered crystal into her body, causing a faint purple glow to spread across her entire figure.
“Kugisaki, how do you feel?” Nanami’s tone became noticeably gentler when speaking to his student.
Nobara flexed her fingers and grinned.
“Great!” “It really did nothing except restore my Cursed Energy.
No weird side effects at all.” “How does something like this even exist?
You’ve got more, right?” Makoto pulled out another two fragments.
“I don’t really understand why they appear either, but I’m glad they’re useful.” “Hopefully Jujutsu High wins this battle.
Otherwise, who knows when Sakiko will be able to escape.” Makoto took Sakiko’s hand and gazed at her with deep affection.
Sakiko’s eyes trembled slightly.
She understood that Makoto was only using her situation as justification for his actions.
Even so, a powerful tremor still rose from somewhere deep inside her heart.
“Oh, right!
Togawa-san is an ordinary person, so she can’t leave the barrier…” Nobara’s fighting spirit immediately surged.
“Nanami-san, then we need to work even harder!” “We can’t let ordinary people keep getting hurt!” Nanami showed absolutely no mercy toward her enthusiasm.
“You stay here and protect Supervisor Nitta.” “Once she’s safe, then you can think about fighting again.” He turned toward Makoto and Sakiko.
“You two, keep following me.” A faint smile appeared on Makoto’s lips.
He flipped his palm, allowing the two remaining crystal fragments to fall into his Storage Space.
Then he pulled Sakiko along after Nanami.
“Nanami-san, you’re a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer.” “In your opinion, how should I continue training Spatial Manipulation if I want to improve it?” [Ding!
Making Fake Become Real has activated…] [Kugisaki Nobara: Fate Value 30.
Trust increased by 20%…] [Supervisor Nitta: Fate Value 5.
Trust increased by 20%…] [Nanami Kento: Fate Value 25.
Trust increased by 20%…] [Manifestation result: Spatial Manipulation development increased from 42% to 54%…] … Read 10+ chapters here!