"You three, reflect on yourselves properly."
"Yes, Teacher Yaga." x3
Why did it turn out like this?
Because the three of them had partied a little too hard last night, transforming into outlaws and playing real-life CS all over the campus.
The result was a multitude of bullet holes on the school walls and traces of explosions from numerous grenades and rocket launchers on the sports field.
Good news: The students of this school received a three-day holiday.
This was because the cleanup crew needed to collect shell casings and repair the school's sports field and outer walls.
Bad news: Eiji, Satoru Gojo, and Suguru Geto received the reward of standing at attention for an entire day. Altoria, who had been protecting the Assistant Supervisor from behind and enjoying a late-night snack, received no punishment.
Standing at attention is an interesting thing.
And different people have different views on standing at attention.
For instance, in Shoko Ieiri's eyes, the three boys outside deserved it and had disgraced themselves.
But in the eyes of Eiji and the other two, they were like superheroes on stage, the center of attention.
Isn't there a saying?
One person standing at attention: eyes darting, silent.
Two people standing at attention: Today, heroes gather, only you and I!
Three people standing at attention: The Oath of the Peach Garden, not seeking to be born in the same year, month, or day, but only to die in the same year, month, or day.
A group of boys standing at attention: Outside the classroom is this Mount Liang.
Simply put, it's one sentence.
Once a second boy joined the line of those standing at attention outside the classroom, the meaning of standing at attention changed, especially if one of his good brothers was in the line.
"Causing destruction when exorcising Cursed Spirits is normal, Teacher Yaga is making a mountain out of a molehill."
Satoru Gojo lazily gazed at the sky.
"Satoru, we really did go too far this time."
Suguru Geto stood relatively straight, but his back was already leaning against the wall.
"Speaking of which, Xiu'er's investigation results for this exorcism mission are out, want to hear them?"
Eiji, who was squatting on the ground, was idly drawing circles.
"Mhm, I want to hear."
Satoru Gojo agreed without hesitation, and Suguru Geto also turned his gaze to Eiji.
"That school had a student with decent Cursed Energy but no Cursed Technique. His family collected an ancient book from an antique market, which recorded methods for Cursed Sorcerers to lure and control Cursed Spirits as Summoned Spirits."
"So that student tried it?"
Suguru Geto had already seen the truth.
"That's right. That school is one with immense academic pressure, and the teachers manage their students very strictly. That student, because he liked ghost stories and such, didn't have good grades.
Later, harboring resentment towards the teachers, he remembered the contents of the ancient book. He disguised the method of luring and controlling Cursed Spirits as the Mr. Dog Fox Game, promoting it within the school, intending to have the evil spirits described in the book take revenge on the teachers.
However, because they couldn't see the Cursed Spirits, after attracting them, they didn't complete the control step.
The result was that all those Cursed Spirits gathered there, not knowing what to do, could only wander around."
By the way, that book is now Eiji's collection.
"What a nuisance. Fortunately, no one in the school was injured."
"Yeah."
If there had been casualties, the Jujutsu World would have intervened, and the student's punishment would not have been merely for promoting the Mr. Dog Fox Game.
Bored, Eiji began to study his own shadow.
Since researching the Cursed Technique of controlling Summoned Spirits a while ago, Eiji had made a new discovery.
The engraving on the toad's belly, symbolizing the Eito Mirror, had a close connection with the depths of his own shadow.
This gave Eiji new conjectures about his Cursed Technique, the Ten Shadows Technique.
Initially, due to the 10 Summoned Spirits, Eiji thought the Ten Shadows Technique was about summoning 10 shadow-based Summoned Spirits.
But after using the shadow storage, moving through shadows, and now sensing the same aura in the shadows as the Eito Mirror engraving on the toad, Eiji realized the Ten Shadows Technique was far more complex.
Ten Shadows Technique, the last two words are "Technique," not "Summoned Spirits."
Eiji reached his hand into the shadow on the wall behind him, then gradually deepened it.
Soon, Eiji was completely engulfed by the shadow.
A minute later, Eiji emerged from the shadow due to lack of oxygen.
"Gasp, huff, gasp, huff."
"What's wrong, Eiji?" Suguru Geto asked with concern.
"N-nothing, I just got a little out of breath. Haa, hoo."
"What's it like inside the shadow?" Satoru Gojo walked behind Eiji and placed his right hand on Eiji's shadow.
"Eiji, let me come in and play too."
Eiji didn't refuse. Soon, Satoru Gojo slowly sank into Eiji's shadow.
"Pfft, huh? There's no oxygen in here at all." Satoru Gojo quickly emerged from the shadow.
Just as Eiji was about to say something, the classroom door was yanked open, hitting the doorframe with a loud bang.
"You brats! You're supposed to be standing in detention! Not playing outside!"
"Yes, Teacher Yaga!"
The three of them immediately stood up and bowed 90 degrees in apology.
"Go run 100 laps on the field!"
"Yes!"
The three of them quickly fled the classroom.
While they were enjoying their happy high school life, let's turn our attention to a year ago.
On a remote island off the coast of Ota City, Island Nation.
"Hey, hurry up and tell us, what's the method for controlling Kageoni?"
In a dimly lit cave, several Curse Users were brutally interrogating a man who was completely bound.
"There's nothing, there really isn't."
Crack!
Another whip struck the man. The curse attached to the cursed tool whip caused the man unbearable pain.
"Still playing tough? Are you going to talk or not, are you going to talk or not?"
"Alright, you'll kill him if you keep hitting him."
The Curse User's companion grabbed his arm, stopping him from whipping the man further.
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
"Throw him in. If there really is a method for controlling Kageoni, he'll use it naturally. If not, we'll just run."
After speaking, his gaze shifted to the distance.
The Curse User's gaze fell upon something that resembled a well. However, this well was covered in countless talismans and bound by a large amount of shimenawa.
Shimenawa, a rope used in rituals to signify sacred objects, adorned with white gohei, often appears on torii gates, sacred trees, sacred stones, and other items with auspicious meanings.
A torii gate is that red gate-like structure at the entrance of a shrine; passing through it signifies entering the domain of the gods.
Upon hearing his companion's words, the Curse User nodded. This was indeed the most effective method.
The group worked together to remove the talismans and shimenawa, then opened the well cover and threw the bound man into it.
The moment the man landed, the Curse User waved their hand, and the ropes binding him snapped.
They watched as the man struggled at the bottom of the well. However, to their surprise, the man did not die.
"Do you think the well opening has turned black?" one Curse User asked their companion.
"Has it? It's so dark in the cave, you must be mistaken."
However, behind them, a terrifying entity, incomprehensible to normal humans, had silently opened its massive maw.
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