Kenjaku visited more than a dozen villages, recording the formation rate of Imaginary Cursed Spirits in each location.
Most of the Cursed Spirits were still in the Cursed Womb state.
However, the octopus Cursed Spirit was the first to fully hatch and reach Special Grade.
After a period of careful research, Kenjaku discovered that although these Cthulhu-like Cursed Spirits formed faster, they also rendered people useless.
Literally useless.
In most other villages, people affected by Cursed Spirits were at most frightened or fell ill.
But in the village where experiments based on the Cthulhu style were conducted, about half of the people had already gone insane.
Many others were mentally unstable and clearly on the verge of madness.
It could be said that in the entire village, the sane individuals were the anomalies.
Furthermore, the people in this village could no longer participate in other Imaginary experiments.
Because their minds already belonged to the great Cthulhu, there was no room left for anything else.
After confirming the situation in this village, Kenjaku stopped dwelling on it and designated it as the experimental site for Cthulhu-type Cursed Spirits. It would no longer be used for other Cursed Spirit research.
Amid a chorus of loud rooster crows, the sun slowly rose.
Warm sunlight covered the earth.
Yet it could not dispel the shadows within the hearts of the people inside the barrier.
Knock, knock, knock.
"Come in," Kenjaku said casually after hearing the knock.
"Lord Kamo, this is your package."
An old man, fear visible in his eyes, respectfully presented a box.
"Put it there, then leave."
"Yes."
The old man carefully placed the box on a nearby table and then exited the room.
Only after leaving did the old man let out a sigh of relief.
In the eyes of this superstitious Indian elder, his new employer was practically the Reincarnation of the Devil King.
Not only did many terrifying things happen wherever he went, but even they, the villagers, had their freedom taken away by the new employer through a witchcraft called "binding."
They could only carefully serve Kenjaku to avoid suddenly dying a strange death one day.
Inside the house, Kenjaku, who was feared by the villagers, had long grown accustomed to such reactions.
In ancient times, many people feared him as if he were a god or a demon.
Even in modern times, many still regarded Jujutsu Sorcerers as the reincarnation of deities or saints.
After organizing the latest experimental records, Kenjaku opened the box on the table.
Inside the box were several file folders.
On top was a summary.
This summary briefly described various major and minor events that had occurred in Japan over the past month, along with a table of contents.
"That guy also became a teacher?"
Kenjaku quickly found the section that interested him.
Following the guide in the table of contents, he located the file folder containing information about Eichi, Satoru, and other key individuals of interest.
Kenjaku pulled out the record of Eichi's movements over the past month.
The document described Eichi's whereabouts with unusual detail.
As one of the strongest Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerers, and with the financial resources he had accumulated by knowing the general direction of events, many people now followed Eichi.
Therefore, it was not easy for the Kamo Family to investigate his detailed movements.
At most, they could write a brief line such as, "On that day he did something in that location."
But this time was different.
Because Tokyo Jujutsu High was easier to enter and leave, and people from various factions were present, gathering information was much easier.
After all, the influential figures at Tokyo Jujutsu High might all belong to the Masamichi faction or the Eichi faction.
However, there were still many ordinary workers and teachers who held no real power.
"He really did become a teacher," Kenjaku said, looking at the description with curiosity. But after seeing the student list, he understood.
Eichi taught a total of six students.
Among them, Maki and Mai were personally trained by Eichi after he purged the Zen'in Family.
At first, many rumors circulated about Eichi and the two girls, but those rumors disappeared after the sisters displayed extraordinary talent.
Many people then began mocking Ogi, who had regarded his two daughters as useless.
Rika was adopted by Eichi.
Therefore, Rika and Yuta could also be considered part of Eichi's family.
Although Panda was a cursed corpse, Panda possessed self-awareness and was very familiar with Eichi and the four people mentioned earlier.
Looking at it this way, out of the six students this year, five were connected to Eichi.
Therefore, it was understandable that Eichi, who had previously only held a nominal position and never participated in teaching, suddenly returned to Tokyo Jujutsu High seriously as a teacher.
However, Kenjaku was not concerned with whether Eichi had become a teacher.
What he cared about was whether Eichi was permanently stationed at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Turning to the next page, Kenjaku received exciting news.
Over the past month, Eichi had spent twenty-seven days at Tokyo Jujutsu High and only three days on missions.
After confirming this, Kenjaku felt extremely pleased.
Because he could finally return to the country.
Did anyone really think he wanted to hide in foreign countries?
The reason was Eichi, who constantly moved around Japan, often visiting local Jujutsu management departments or Jujutsu Sorcerer families.
Then he would casually ask whether the Curse User with stitches on his forehead had been found.
The key point was that Eichi was also very generous.
When visiting Jujutsu Sorcerer families, he would give them experimental cursed tools created by Medea and Tamamo-no-Mae.
When visiting relevant departments, he would sponsor certain funds.
Otherwise, did anyone think the employees responsible for searching would truly spend several years chasing a stitched terrorist?
It was always because a superior would come to inspect and then ask, "Has that guy with stitches on his head been found?"
If not for this, Kenjaku would have returned to Japan long ago.
After confirming that Eichi was no longer relentlessly pursuing him, Kenjaku could finally return to the country with peace of mind.
Compared to that, Satoru's information was still a thin sheet of paper, just like before.
The content mostly recorded what missions Satoru had performed, where he bought sweets, and how many edamame cream kiku fuku he had eaten this month.
The missions were issued by Jujutsu Headquarters, so they could easily be found with a quick search.
Buying sweets was one of the few observable details about Satoru's movements.
The reason was simple.
Satoru was too fast.
In places with many obstacles, he used Blue to shorten the distance between himself and his destination, traveling through multiple instantaneous movements.
In places with fewer obstacles, he would directly use Red to launch himself forward like a cannon.
Occasionally, he even used Red in areas with many obstacles, enjoying both speed and excitement.
Sometimes, when traveling by car, he would ride in Ieiri Shoko's vehicle.
But no useful information could be obtained from Shoko.
Later, the Kamo Family members responsible for gathering intelligence simply gave up.
They occasionally copied the mission records from Jujutsu Headquarters.
If they felt it was insufficient, they would notify the Kamo Family dessert shop to offer discounts on edamame cream kiku fuku, then wait for Satoru to appear.
Once he showed up, they captured a photo from the surveillance camera, and another movement record was completed.
The remaining documents were similar to Satoru's records, with nothing particularly notable.
However, one piece of intelligence caught Kenjaku's attention.
Jujutsu Headquarters suspected the existence of a Special Grade Cursed Spirit with intelligence.
Because the target always disappeared whenever the subjugation team arrived, its specific identity could not yet be determined.
"After being away for so long, some interesting things have appeared in Japan."
(To be continued.)
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