Kamo Shizumi arrived in Kyoto right on schedule in the middle of the night.
Although there would have been no problem with acting during the day…
the quiet environment of the dead of night was obviously more advantageous for someone on the villainous side.
Since he had already joined Kenjaku’s faction, Kamo Shizumi still possessed a certain degree of “self-control.”
Of course, before beginning his operation, he did not forget to grab a meal first.
The same familiar twenty-four-hour fast-food restaurant.
While eating, Kamo Shizumi also contacted Kenjaku through text messages.
[I have arrived in Kyoto.]
[A little faster than expected. That is pretty good too. Remember not to forget what I told you to do… Finally, I look forward to seeing how you perform.]
[Understood.]
Even though he had crossed into another world, why did this still feel so much like communicating with his boss?
It could only be said that no matter where a corporate slave went, they could never escape the fate of working like a beast for someone else.
After briefly organizing the information he had, Kamo Shizumi rubbed his chin with a thoughtful expression.
He had come here carrying a mission from Kenjaku…
Of course, in essence, this was also an “opportunity” that he had personally sought out.
After all, knowing how the plot would develop, there was no reason for him not to make preparations and cause some trouble ahead of time.
“Sorry to keep you waiting… Large serving of rice, double beef yakiniku set meal. Enjoy.”
Although he was half human and half cursed spirit, he still needed to obtain nutrients through eating.
He quickly replenished his energy, paid the bill…
and then took a car to a location more than five kilometers away from his destination.
Getting off early was also part of his preparations.
Since his destination was the Cursed Warehouse, he naturally had to make all sorts of preparations in advance.
Standing beside the road, Kamo Shizumi went through a brief warm-up routine, then softly exhaled and brought his palms together, giving them a light clap.
Clap.
“Born in darkness, hidden within chaos…”
Accompanied by his low chant, strands of outlines resembling underground currents slowly emerged, rising from below and completely “covering” Kamo Shizumi’s figure.
A Curtain.
Judging from its description, this was essentially an isolation barrier designed to block ordinary people’s perception.
Even people without an innate technique could learn it simply through practice and a certain degree of talent.
In the original story, the supervisors basically all knew how to use it.
However, the Curtain’s effects were not limited to this.
A specially modified Curtain could accurately exclude Gojo Satoru as a target.
Based on this principle, the barrier technique itself possessed considerable flexibility.
And now, Kamo Shizumi was making some modifications based on that foundation.
He compressed and adjusted the Curtain’s size and strength, ultimately turning it into something that was literally a “physical object.”
‘Wrap it around my body and create an isolated state that can almost completely block perception…’
This created a camouflage effect in both terms of cursed energy and physical reality.
Of course, that was only the theoretical limit.
In reality, maintaining a barrier technique itself required a continuous output of cursed energy, so this could only compress the range within which he could be “observed.”
At present, Kamo Shizumi could conceal not only his appearance but even his presence to an extremely high degree.
According to Kenjaku’s observations and analysis, even a Special Grade powerhouse would have difficulty detecting his existence unless they came within ten meters of him.
—You really seem to have been born with a talent for being a rat.
Although that evaluation was not particularly pleasant to hear, it could also be considered another way of describing the extent of Kamo Shizumi’s talent.
Only after reaching this level did Kamo Shizumi slowly begin his operation.
As for his first destination…
He chose the Kamo clan’s Cursed Warehouse.
For one thing, Kenjaku already controlled the Kamo clan, so he had a concrete understanding of its internal defenses, maps, and other information.
All of that could be shared with Kamo Shizumi.
As long as he did not consider the possibility of being exposed, it was basically no different from returning home…
‘First, I will use the Kamo clan for practice, then I will make a trip to Jujutsu High.’
While making his way there, Kamo Shizumi took the opportunity to glance at his current stats.
[Kamo Shizumi]
[Total Cursed Energy: 45 (+5 from Cursed Tool)]
[Cursed Energy Efficiency: 29]
[Cursed Energy Output: 28]
[Innate Technique: Blood Manipulation (Modified)]
[Physical Ability and Cursed Energy Manipulation: 37]
[Derived Abilities: Barrier Techniques (Advanced), Flight (Cursed Tool)]
Over the past half month, Kamo Shizumi had not only followed Kenjaku and learned barrier techniques, but had also found time to complete several miscellaneous side quests.
Although none of them were anything particularly impressive, the accumulated rewards were not insignificant.
As a result, his current level of strength had changed noticeably.
‘Compared to when I first crossed over, I should probably be around the average level of Grade 2 or higher now…’
Just as mentioned before, a jujutsu sorcerer’s strength was not something that could be represented by a single statistic.
After all, this was a PvP game, not a comparison of numbers…
Whether your overall level was actually good enough could only be determined once you fought.
While thinking about this, Kamo Shizumi quietly slipped into the Kamo clan’s territory.
Although the original story never really showed or described it in detail, as one of the Three Great Families, the Kamo clan’s territory was certainly not small.
He quietly made his way through the area, avoiding the night patrols and shikigami.
With the patrol information provided by Kenjaku, Kamo Shizumi easily made his way into the Cursed Warehouse.
In terms of appearance, the entire Cursed Warehouse looked like a traditional medicine shop that had been enlarged several times over.
Each wooden compartment was roughly the width and length of a forearm.
Under the dim candlelight, Kamo Shizumi briefly scanned the area.
‘Only the compartments marked with sealing talismans can be confirmed to contain Cursed Tools…’
They probably made up only about one-third of the entire place.
Kamo Shizumi revealed a troubled expression…
Is your inventory a little lacking?
After a simple search, he quickly reached a conclusion:
There was one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.
The bad news was that through his senses, he discovered that the remaining five of his Six Paths were not in the Kamo clan’s Cursed Warehouse…
The good news was that he had found an unexpected bonus.
In the innermost area of the Cursed Warehouse, Kamo Shizumi discovered a special “display cabinet” that had been sealed off independently.
If this had been somewhere else, he definitely would not have dared to mess around recklessly.
He did not know what kind of restrictions had been placed on it, and one wrong move could easily cause a major incident.
But what kind of place was the Kamo clan’s territory?
Prison Mom’s backyard!
He could do whatever he wanted…
Furthermore, with his Advanced Barrier Techniques, Kamo Shizumi could easily evade the monitoring and observation of the various barriers and restrictions.
According to Kenjaku’s own account, the last time he had returned to the Kamo clan to deal with matters had been more than fifty years ago.
Therefore, even he did not have a particularly clear understanding of the current situation.
So even Prison Mom did not know what was inside this display cabinet.
Time to open a mystery box~
Kamo Shizumi happily pried it open.
The very first thing that came into view made him pause slightly.
“…Huh?”
He reached out and picked it up.
After casually weighing it in his hand, his eyebrows immediately rose.
Sukuna’s finger was actually sealed here in the Kamo clan as well?