Mei Mei could be considered an outlier in the Jujutsu world.
She did not possess a particularly strong sense of justice, and she was not interested in people or things outside of money.
As long as you paid, she would do any mission.
So when she was found and heard what had happened, she did not react much.
She only asked one question.
“How much will you pay?” The other party promised a very high fee.
That was enough.
At this time, Mei Mei had already left Jujutsu High and had only recently begun working independently as a sorcerer.
She was still young, and she had not yet tied her hair into the later style that covered one eye.
Five o’clock in the afternoon.
Two people wearing hoods were escorted by Jujutsu High personnel into two cars.
“The protection work is rather thorough.” “This is to prevent information from leaking.
The victim’s family isn’t ordinary either.” The person in charge of the mission spoke to Mei Mei somewhat apologetically.
“Please be prepared.
We may encounter an attack from curse users this time.” Mei Mei had not left Jujutsu High long ago, and she was only around nineteen.
Letting her come into contact with such a dangerous mission so early was honestly too risky.
She lacked a guide.
Mei Mei, however, did not care at all.
She herself came from a Jujutsu family.
Though it was not as strong as the Three Great Families, it was still a sorcerer family with a certain amount of history.
She had received training as a Jujutsu sorcerer since childhood.
She could not be treated like an ordinary sorcerer.
The best proof was that she had become a Grade 1 sorcerer at such a young age.
“Then I’ll choose this car.
I like this seat.” She waved her hand, smiling, and entered one of the cars.
“Have a safe trip.
If you encounter an attack, remember to contact us immediately.” The man still did not feel at ease.
Only after giving that reminder did he enter the other car.
Almost at the same time, Makoto’s and Toji Fushiguro’s phones rang.
“The target has set off.” “Do you know which route they’re taking?” “Sorry.
Their secrecy is excellent.
Even my informant inside the police station couldn’t see which car the target entered.” Informant.
In the broker business, one had to maintain a group of informants to collect intelligence.
“Got it.” Makoto hung up, sorted out his thoughts, pulled the Heavenly Imperial Sword from the ground, and stood up.
“Begin.” …
After leaving the police station, Mei Mei seemed quite relaxed.
She even looked out at the scenery along the road with interest.
The route they took was comparatively long.
Because it went through the mountain road, they had to circle far around before entering Jujutsu High.
The trip would take at least more than three hours.
“Miss Mei Mei, a curse user could attack at any moment.” The driver accompanying her was cautious.
While driving, he did not forget to pay attention to all the places around them where an enemy might hide.
“Don’t be so nervous.
You looked at the route map, didn’t you?” “Yes.” “Since you looked at it, you should know that the most suitable place for an ambush is not here.” Naturally, Mei Mei was not alone on this escort mission.
Traveling with her was a Jujutsu High student who was about to graduate.
Perhaps because she was bored, Mei Mei took the initiative to explain a lot of mission knowledge to him.
Under her guidance, the other person benefited greatly.
But before long, Mei Mei stopped speaking.
“Miss Mei Mei?” “Don’t talk.
From now on, we need to focus.” At this moment, the vehicle had already entered the mountain road.
On this winding road, like something out of Mount Akina, they could suffer an attack at any moment.
And this was one of the places Mei Mei had mentioned earlier as most likely for the enemy to launch an ambush.
One minute.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
The sorcerer driving concentrated fully, eyes bright, not daring to be careless in the slightest as he prepared to face an enemy attack at any moment.
But after a full twenty minutes, they were about to leave the mountain road, and there was still no sign of the enemy.
“Miss Mei Mei, we’re about to drive out of the mountain road.” They were nearly out.
The rookie, whose nerves had been tense the whole time, inevitably relaxed a little.
Once they left the mountain road, their safety would rise sharply.
Almost at the same time, Mei Mei’s pupils shrank slightly.
She quickly reached out, grabbed the steering wheel, and jerked it hard.
The next second, with a rumbling crash, a huge tree weighing at least several hundred jin smashed down.
If Mei Mei’s reaction had not been fast, their car would have been smashed into the mountain road, raising dust and broken debris everywhere.
“When you go on missions by yourself in the future, remember this, Yamazaki.
The more you feel like you can relax, the less you should relax.” Without waiting for a response, she had already opened the car door and leapt out, because another attack was coming.
Facing several giant logs tearing through the air, she opened her cello case and pulled out a huge battle-axe.
“How crude.” After softly complaining, she spun her body and swung the battle-axe, chopping apart every huge tree aimed at the vehicle.
When she landed again, she was already standing on the roof of the car.
Her gaze looked into the distance and saw Makoto.
“A paper bag over the head.
No wonder Shiu Kong couldn’t confirm which route the target took.” Makoto lowered the binoculars.
He did not look at Mei Mei.
Instead, he immediately observed the target in the car.
Because of the paper bag, he could not see the face.
Judging from body shape, however, it was about eighty or ninety percent likely.
“But since they can even hire Jujutsu sorcerers, finding a substitute with a similar build would be too easy.” Makoto jumped down from above and slowly walked toward the target.
“Miss Mei Mei.” The driver had already gotten out of the car.
He walked to the front and looked at Makoto.
“He’s actually this young?” He was shocked, because the attacker really was young, even younger than him.
He was probably a young man who had wandered onto the wrong path.
He wanted to persuade Makoto to leave.
“Brat, leave here immediately, and I can pretend I never saw-” Whoosh.
Before he could say you, Makoto suddenly vanished from in front of him and crossed nearly a hundred meters in one step.
“He disappeared?
Could it be…” He immediately turned back toward the vehicle, only to find that the person they were escorting was completely unharmed.
He also could not see Makoto.
Only when he looked farther away did he discover that Makoto had somehow moved behind the car, about fifty meters away from them.
“That fast?!” Judging by the distance, Makoto had moved at least one hundred meters just now.
Yet he had not sensed anything before the other party reached behind them.
“A cursed technique?” “No.
The cursed energy fluctuations on his body are extremely faint.
That was pure physical movement.” Mei Mei was more experienced.
She immediately noticed the ring in Makoto’s hand, because the only cursed energy fluctuations on Makoto came from the ring and the long sword.
“Complete zero cursed energy, something I’ve never seen before.
Is he that Heavenly-Restricted Tyrant, the Sorcerer Killer Toji Fushiguro?” “No.
Toji Fushiguro has been famous in the underworld for years.
He shouldn’t be younger than me.
This is another Heavenly-Restricted Tyrant.” With a simple observation, Mei Mei analyzed a great deal.
The other party was not a Jujutsu sorcerer.
He was Heavenly Restricted.
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“RoseWhisky”