"Yamamoto, this is a new Cursed Tool submitted today. Please register it and put it in the warehouse."
"What is this, a tree branch?"
At the Kyoto Jujutsu Headquarters, a Cursed Tool submitted by a frontline Jujutsu Sorcerer today was placed in the hands of the person in charge of managing the Cursed Tool warehouse.
"Who knows? It doesn't look very dangerous. Just find any warehouse and put it there," the staff member who submitted the Cursed Tool said.
"You're right. Although the Cursed Energy on this branch is immense, it doesn't have a dangerous cursed aura. Otherwise, it would have to be sent to the sealing room and wrapped in talismans like a zongzi."
Yamamoto held the branch and played with it for a while, then took out the warehouse ledger to register it. Finally, he placed it in a warehouse with a low danger rating.
As per custom, such Cursed Tools with high Cursed Energy but low danger levels would mostly be taken by large families.
They could be used by themselves, fed to Shikigami, or used for crafting Cursed Tools.
Cursed Tools that had not reached Special Grade were not difficult to destroy.
So, Yamamoto did not do much processing.
After all, they would eventually disappear, both from the ledger and from the warehouse.
Late that night, after all the staff had left and only the night watchmen were on patrol, the tree branch began to change form.
The already immense Cursed Energy began to grow, but in a warehouse full of Cursed Tools, this Cursed Energy did not cause any noticeable changes.
Moreover, to prevent the Cursed Energy of the Cursed Tools from leaking too quickly and losing their effectiveness, a barrier that ensured no Cursed Energy could escape had been set up inside the warehouse.
New shoots first grew from the branch, and soon a fresh flower bloomed on one of the shoots.
Hanami's figure emerged from the flower.
If his appearance were changed, this scene would undoubtedly resemble a fairy.
Crack.
As Hanami appeared, the branch quickly withered and broke.
Hanami carefully surveyed the surroundings, then pulled several daggers out of his body.
These were given to him by Kenjaku. They were disposable Cursed Tools used to open barriers.
Thus, without anyone noticing, Hanami successfully infiltrated the underground of the Jujutsu Headquarters.
The earth provided him with the best protection.
"Haaah."
"You can't be so spiritless. The captain will scold you."
In the back mountains of the Jujutsu Headquarters, two guards were listlessly guarding a seal whose purpose they knew nothing about.
At this moment, the two were trying to stay awake by chatting, getting through this long and boring night.
"Whatever, the captain is probably already asleep in the lounge."
"That's true. Sigh, I wonder when we'll be able to live as freely as him."
"At least another twenty years."
In Japan's workplace, status and age are closely related. Therefore, most young men who want to gain status must endure, even if they face unfair treatment, salary cuts, or transfers. They must endure.
Because if you change companies, everything resets, and you have to start enduring again.
The probability of a young man rising through ability is comparable to winning the lottery.
These guards were just ordinary people, at most able to see Cursed Spirits, but unable to become Jujutsu Sorcerers, so they could not escape this rule.
This was also why countless people envied Jujutsu Sorcerers, because for a Jujutsu Sorcerer, as long as you were strong enough and talented enough, then rules were meant to be broken.
"Speaking of which, do you know what's sealed here? Do we really need to watch it every day?"
"I only know that this seal has existed for at least a thousand years."
"Huh? What kind of thing needs to be watched every day for a thousand years?"
"Who knows?"
As the two chatted, a pleasant floral scent imperceptibly enveloped them, and they soon fell into a deep sleep.
Hanami removed the talisman on the door, cut an opening in the barrier with a dagger, and entered the cave.
In the depths of the cave, Hanami saw a withered giant tree. After carefully sensing it, he found Abe no Seimei, wrapped in strange crystals, within the giant tree.
Abe no Seimei looked as if he was asleep, or like a fetus preparing for rebirth.
Hanami began to prepare to awaken him according to Kenjaku's arrangements.
According to the plan, they would awaken Abe no Seimei, but would not allow him to update his physical information according to his own plan and gain a new life.
Even if Abe no Seimei awakened and his strength reached his former peak, he would soon pass away due to lifespan issues.
Kenjaku was confident that he could keep an eye on him during this period, preventing Abe no Seimei from stopping him from creating a one-hundred-million-person Special Grade Cursed Spirit after the plan was completed, and preventing the descent of that chaos.
Crack, crack, crack...
The crystals in the giant tree began to shatter continuously. The Cursed Tools Hanami had placed in the giant tree were greedily absorbed by Abe no Seimei within the crystal.
Bang.
The crystal shattered, and the giant tree was also burst open by the suddenly released Cursed Energy.
"A Cursed Spirit?"
Abe no Seimei frowned, looking at Hanami in front of him. According to the plan, the one who should awaken him should have been Tamamo-no-Mae, who could constantly reincarnate, or another Shikigami or Divine General under his command.
But now, a Cursed Spirit appeared before him?
"The nature of a Cursed Spirit, yet close to an elemental spirit..."
Abe no Seimei quickly saw through Hanami's essence, then felt a little sad.
He felt gentleness and inclusiveness in Hanami's Cursed Energy. He should have descended as a gentle and benevolent spirit, but had been twisted into a Cursed Spirit by curses.
This also showed how degenerate current humans were. Even nature suffered such curses.
"¥*&#..." (Your subordinates have been betrayed. Some of them have been sealed, and the rest have been killed.)
Hanami handed Abe no Seimei a Kyoto map full of markings.
"What is your purpose?"
Abe no Seimei frowned. This feeling of something suddenly being shoved into his brain, even though he did not understand it, was indeed uncomfortable.
"#@&￥%^,/" (Our goal is the same as yours. After the new world arrives, we hope to become true humans as the chosen ones.)
If Mahito and Jogo had said such words in front of Abe no Seimei, he would probably have laughed until his abs hurt.
You defiled beings want to become true humans? Don't make people laugh their heads off.
Kenjaku was also unsuitable. Not to mention how many lies he had told over a thousand years, he could not completely hide himself in front of someone like Abe no Seimei.
His body full of malicious curses and his direct interference a thousand years ago to destroy Abe no Seimei's plan made it difficult for him to succeed.
The biggest insurance in Abe no Seimei's plan was Tamamo-no-Mae, whose soul could constantly reincarnate and be reborn through flesh.
Kenjaku had no choice but to personally intervene to deal with it.
There was no other way. Tamamo-no-Mae's characteristic of constant reincarnation and rebirth through flesh was too troublesome, and the people below could not handle it.
Moreover, Tamamo-no-Mae grew stronger with each reincarnation, and there was no time to delay, so Kenjaku personally took action.
But it was Hanami who appeared here. The gentlest Cursed Spirit in this world greatly reduced Abe no Seimei's hostility.
Hanami began to explain their plan to Abe no Seimei.
Of course, this plan was fabricated by Kenjaku according to the wishes of Jogo and the other spirits. He had not told Hanami and the other Cursed Spirits about his own one-hundred-million-person Special Grade Cursed Spirit plan.
Therefore, Abe no Seimei did not detect the slightest hint of lies in Hanami's language or Cursed Energy.
Similarly, the enemies standing in the way of their plan were also revealed to Abe no Seimei.
"The strongest Shikigami user of modern times, huh? I will go see him."
(To be continued.)