Looking at the wound on Nanami’s shoulder that had already begun to freeze, Mikako’s mouth split open.
“Prey, die!”
Swish—
She swung her left hand up violently, and the iron chain flew in at an extremely tricky angle, attacking the wounded part of Nanami’s shoulder.
‘As long as it inflicts damage, it can create a tracking effect!’ Tokiwa understood in an instant.
He lunged forward and parried the blow.
At the same time, Nanami gathered Cursed Energy and smashed his dull blade toward the ceiling of the tunnel.
Ratio Technique: Collapse!
By injecting rushing Cursed Energy into the destroyed object, he created a larger range of destruction and damage!
Boom!!
The tunnel ceiling suddenly collapsed, and concrete and rocks imbued with Cursed Energy fell, burying Mikako underneath.
Tokiwa’s palms moved swiftly, and with a string of hand seals—Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger—a full-powered Fireball Jutsu erupted.
At the same time, Lord Flame used high heat to compress the air in front of him!
The fireball was compressed to the extreme, now the size of a walnut.
It shot toward the ruins with extreme momentum and power.
Boom—
The two did not turn back to look at the explosion, but tacitly turned and ran.
[Jointly eliminated Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, Points +80]
‘As expected, the points have decreased.’
‘But this is normal; most of the damage was dealt by Nanami, and I can only count as having stolen the kill…’
‘It’s fine, at least I’ve gathered enough for another ten-pull.
The harvest is plentiful.’
Thinking of this, Tokiwa stepped forward and asked with concern: “Nanami-san, are you alright?”
All this harvest was thanks to this salaryman who says one thing and means another.
Nanami nodded: “Minor injury. Mikako has been exorcised, so the curse attached here will naturally dissipate.”
“However, Tokiwa-kun.” Nanami’s expression turned serious.
“When I was holding back the Cursed Spirit, you should have used your Cursed Technique to inflict damage on it, instead of helping me defend against attacks.”
Tokiwa smiled: “But the result is acceptable, isn’t it?”
Nanami sighed helplessly: “I am a Grade 1 Sorcerer and an adult; I have an obligation to prioritize your safety.”
To Nanami’s surprise, Tokiwa spoke again:
“No, that’s not the case.”
“Jujutsu Sorcerers don’t need that kind of coddling… Only through constant trials can a Jujutsu Sorcerer truly grow.”
“I will keep getting stronger, until… I become the strongest after Gojo-sensei!”
Nanami was speechless.
Later, he heard the news from Gojo and learned that the newly enrolled Tokiwa had already successfully exorcised a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit.
Now, he was actually able to eliminate a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit with his own cooperation.
Judging from the observation just now, his Cursed Technique is definitely not just simple Flame Manipulation.
Moreover, it seems to be able to grow.
This point, I’m afraid that guy Gojo Satoru has known for a long time.
If information about this Cursed Technique were leaked to the Jujutsu High Higher-Ups, it would surely cause panic among those old fogeys again.
“It’s too dangerous, this kind of Cursed Technique!” “It’s heresy!” “He will destroy the order governed by Jujutsu High and The Big Three Families!”
Just thinking about such rhetoric is enough to know what it would be like.
However, as for “growable Cursed Technique” or whatever, I shouldn’t jump to conclusions.
It’s better to just pretend I don’t know.
Nanami’s mouth curled up: “I will report your situation truthfully to Gojo-sensei, especially the parts where you disobeyed orders.”
Tokiwa’s confident expression instantly collapsed: ‘Damn, snitching is too despicable.’
Watching Tokiwa running in front, Nanami had a lot on his mind.
Surpass Gojo Satoru, huh…
Nanami is the person who most deeply understands Gojo Satoru’s strength and status.
But when he saw the disdainful look in Tokiwa’s eyes just now, his heart actually wavered slightly.
It seems…
it might not be impossible.
“Let’s return to the city first and report the situation here to the Higher-Ups.” Calming his mood, Nanami said in a deep voice.
“Although I really want to rescue the Assistant Supervisor as soon as possible, the situation here is too complex. Let’s deliberate on it tomorrow.”
Tokiwa nodded.
While the two were talking, a point of light gradually lit up in the distance of the tunnel.
Subsequently, the scene of Inunaki Village slowly appeared.
It was not the deserted Inunaki Village from before, nor was it the Inunaki Village filled with Cursed Spirits at the end of the tunnel.
Instead, it was Inunaki Village with villagers in twos and threes on the road, not very lively, but not desolate either.
“What’s going on?” The two were dumbfounded.
Beep, beep, beep.
Beep, beep, beep.
At this moment, Nanami’s phone seemed to have gone crazy, constantly receiving text message notifications.
So, it was actually us who lost contact…
In the distance, the patch-faced disaster Cursed Spirit Mahito sat on the cliff, saying boredly:
“Hey, Geto, are we really going to let them go back?”
“Geto Suguru” smiled slightly and turned to walk away:
“Nanami Kento is a Grade 1 Sorcerer, and also Gojo Satoru’s junior.”
“That freshman is also Gojo Satoru’s student.”
“If we kill them, it will certainly make Gojo angry, but it will also make him more vigilant.”
“For the sake of the plan, it’s best if we do nothing.” Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
“Fine, fine, fine~~” Mahito stared at the two, Tokiwa and Nanami, who were walking away.
“What a pity.” Mahito sighed, revealing a regretful smile.
“I really wanted to play with them, the new toys…”
…
Tokiwa woke up in the hotel.
Yesterday, the two met up with the Assistant Supervisor, Mr. Fujita, who had stayed in the village.
Having seen the overwhelming number of Cursed Spirits on the other side of the tunnel, the three did not dare to delay for a moment and drove away from Inunaki Village.
Mr. Fujita, who had no combat ability, also returned to Jujutsu High under Nanami’s orders.
Next, it was waiting for instructions from Jujutsu High.
“Jujutsu High called back, telling us to go to Inunaki Village again to clear out any Cursed Spirits that might have leaked out.”
Nanami hung up the phone, his face looking ugly.
Such a scale of Cursed Spirit tide is no longer a category that a Grade 1 Sorcerer can solve.
And among the three Special Grade sorcerers of Jujutsu High, the only one in the country who can work is Gojo Satoru; it’s understandable that they didn’t send him.
But not even sending a single Grade 1 Sorcerer as reinforcement is too unreasonable.
Nanami pinched the bridge of his nose.
As expected.
Work is shit.
Being a Jujutsu Sorcerer is shit.
“Nanami-san, what do we do now?”
Tokiwa said, taking out his phone and tapping on the contact named “Gojo Satoru”, humming in his heart:
‘Come back, Gojo-sensei, my proudest belief, I forgot the rest, anyway, just beat back all the Cursed Spirits.’
Nanami saw it but didn’t stop him: “Let’s go to Inunaki Village again to take a look. If there really are leaked Cursed Spirits, we will solve them as much as possible.”
“Of course.” Nanami added.
“But it must be based on our own safety.”
After Tokiwa sent the message, he said seriously: “Nanami-san, there is a Barrier Technique in Inunaki Village, right?”
“Yes.” Nanami nodded.
With all the anomalies, it was impossible for a seasoned Grade 1 Sorcerer like him not to understand.
Tokiwa tapped the table with his knuckles: “I think this Barrier Technique might be divided into three layers.”
“The first layer contains all non-sorcerers.”
“The second layer contains Jujutsu Sorcerers and a small number of Cursed Spirits that leaked from the third layer.”
“The third layer is the Cursed Spirit paradise we saw earlier.”
“Moreover, for Jujutsu Sorcerers, as soon as they step into the range of the Barrier Technique, they will be transported to the second layer. Only by fulfilling a certain condition can they return to the first layer and the real world.”
Nanami nodded: “A very rigorous deduction.”
“Such superb application of Barrier Technique, coupled with the huge number of Cursed Spirits… It can be seen that the scale of this incident may far exceed our imagination.”
“What exactly does the mastermind behind the scenes want to do?”