Chapter 152 - Geto: This Might Not Be a Good Thing, You Know
It is a very normal outpouring of emotion for an older brother to want to protect his younger brother.
Emiya himself is an older brother, and he can completely understand this feeling; at the same time, he would pay any price for his sister, and he has already done so.
The willingness to accept all the Binding Vows proposed by the School is tantamount to handing over one's life and all one's freedom, with the only request being a safe environment for his younger brother.
From the perspective of many individuals, this kind of selfless, non-self-serving behavior is probably something they would never do.
But from Emiya's perspective, it was something he couldn't refuse, both emotionally and rationally. Who would refuse an opportunity to weaken the enemy's strength without bloodshed and simultaneously gain useful combat power for one's own side?
After leaving the dungeon, he immediately called Gojo Satoru to ask for his opinion, and the answer he got was still "I don't care," telling him to communicate with Principal Yaga, and then everything would be left for them to decide.
Emiya then went to ask Masamichi Yaga for his opinion. The relatively strict principal is actually a genuinely good person. After long deliberation, he also decided to give them a chance to turn over a new leaf.
However, Principal Yaga's requirement was that he would formulate the content of the Binding Vow, not necessarily to exploit Kechizu completely, but simply to prevent the possibility of them betraying them again.
If everything went smoothly, perhaps in a few days, Kechizu, who should have been an enemy, might even be able to join the students in training?
After all, this matter should be told to Itadori and the others, otherwise, it would be bad if they accidentally ended up fighting each other on the battlefield.
After asking Principal Yaga for his thoughts on this matter, Emiya also took the opportunity to inquire about the specific condition of Fushiguro Megumi's sister, Fushiguro Tsumiki.
According to Masamichi Yaga, her condition did not look like she was under a curse. There was no particularly obvious cursed energy leakage from her body, and her physical activity was quite stable.
Back then, the School had invited several sorcerers specialized in resolving curses but failed to find the cause. Examination using modern medical equipment could only prove that her brain was still active and she had not yet entered a state of brain death.
In short—no one could be certain what kind of situation this was.
The latter point was easier to understand, as there are many patients in a vegetative state across the country, and modern medical technology simply cannot detect or resolve the true cause of this phenomenon.
As for the former...
The inability to determine the type of curse was already an unsolvable problem for Jujutsu Sorcerers.
Under the influence of the system, modern Jujutsu Sorcerers have mostly shifted to a type where combat power is the primary key, and few people delve into research that offers little benefit to increasing fighting strength.
Because Jujutsu Sorcerers, due to the self-circulating nature of cursed energy within their bodies, are difficult to be affected by ordinary curses, and if non-sorcerers are accidentally tainted by a curse, they don't need to specifically consider the individual; they only need to directly resolve the source.
Not only the ordinary sorcerers who unexpectedly awakened, but even members of the Big Three Clans have gradually stopped pondering the essence of cursed energy and cursed techniques, and are instead moving towards how to make themselves stronger.
Is this a good thing?
However, simply asking was certainly not enough. Since he couldn't directly obtain useful information, Emiya had no choice but to witness it with his own eyes before he could judge whether he could solve the problem.
Fearing that he would give Fushiguro Megumi hope only to disappoint him later, Emiya did not notify him to come along, but instead had Ijichi take him to the ward where Fushiguro Tsumiki was being cared for.
"Emiya-san, this is the place."
After a long corridor, Ijichi gently pushed open the door and led Emiya inside.
According to modern medicine, patients in a long-term coma or vegetative state must be equipped with a series of facilities to maintain and monitor vital signs. After all, if they suddenly fall critically ill in this state, they cannot perceive it themselves, and a slight delay could lead to serious consequences.
Yet, there was only a single machine for monitoring the heartbeat standing lonely there, appearing very out of place compared to the clean white room.
Ijichi noticed the confusion in Emiya's mind and proactively explained: "Well, the curse Tsumiki-san received is a bit strange, it has almost kept her physical state exactly as it was at the moment of coma, and since she is constantly supervised here, not much equipment was configured."
In terms of nursing conditions alone, the School, with specialized personnel caring for this patient, is undoubtedly far better than the outside world.
"...Is that so?"
Emiya walked up for a close inspection of Fushiguro Tsumiki's condition and found that her complexion and physical state were both quite healthy, looking just like she had fallen asleep not long ago.
It was this appearance, seemingly ready to wake up at any moment, that had kept her asleep for a full year.
"What is this...?"
Emiya noticed the bandage tied to her forehead. After turning to Ijichi and receiving the affirmative answer that he could untie it, he gently lifted it.
When the bandage was removed, a strange blood-red rune could be clearly seen on her forehead, firmly etched into the flesh.
"This is why we concluded that Tsumiki-san was affected by a curse... this mark is only the superficial manifestation of the curse, while the truly effective part is imprinted within her body.
Even Gojo-sensei can't find and eliminate the core of a curse that hasn't fully activated. Directly exorcising the core is often the method used by sorcerers, but this time..."
It is very difficult to find the core of a curse unexpectedly contracted by a non-sorcerer before it truly activates. The previous Eighty-Eight Bridges Incident perfectly proved this point.
That curse even brewed inside the afflicted individuals for more than ten years before finally entering a state of eruption. Before that, no sorcerer could detect any anomaly, neither at the curse's original site nor on the people who contracted the curse.
Even Fushiguro Tsumiki was tainted by that curse, yet no one noticed, right?
"Hmm...
If it's a cursed technique's form, then this should work."
Rule Breaker, which Emiya modified to adapt to Cursed Energy, can absolutely clear away all curses and cursed techniques.
After re-confirming that there was nothing wrong with Fushiguro Tsumiki's body, Emiya projected the short dagger and slowly tried to move it closer to the mark on her forehead...
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"Oh?!"
On an unknown beach somewhere, 'Geto Suguru', who was leisurely basking in the sun, suddenly opened his eyes.
"What's going on? The Cursed Technique and Cursed Energy barrier on that vessel for Yorozu has been dispelled?
How troublesome... But I wonder if they considered."
'Geto Suguru', the instigator of everything, didn't feel angry; instead, he slightly curled his lips.
"This might not necessarily be a good thing, you know...."
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