The next day, at Jujutsu High.
Masamichi Yaga was on the podium, assigning new missions to a few people.
"The Jujutsu Management Council previously received several disappearance cases suspected to be caused by Cursed Spirits. Later investigations by The Window confirmed that these cases were indeed caused by Cursed Spirits."
The Window are people who can observe Cursed Spirits but are not Jujutsu Sorcerers. They report observed Cursed Spirits to the Jujutsu Director's Bureau for a certain reward.
Masamichi Yaga turned a laptop towards the group.
"Mothman Cursed Spirit Sighting Report, Sea Monster Cursed Spirit Sighting Report..."
"Due to a shortage of personnel, the Jujutsu Management Council had only been queuing these as ordinary Cursed Spirit Extermination missions. However, a major casualty incident two days ago forced the Management Council to dispatch more personnel."
Masamichi Yaga quickly tapped the laptop, switching the screen to another page.
On it was a mission report detailing how the Mothman Cursed Spirit killed a large number of civilians before being captured by Jujutsu Sorcerers.
"Hey, Sensei, I don't think you need to explain so much. Just tell us the mission location directly."
Satoru Gojo, who had been listening for a while, couldn't help but raise his hand to interrupt.
He was met with the elective techniques of every teacher: chalk projectiles.
"It's precisely because this mission is unusual that I need to explain more. However, given your strength, there shouldn't be any problems.
Now, Shoko Ieiri, you'll be speaking next."
"Okay."
Shoko Ieiri, with dark circles under her eyes, stretched and walked onto the podium.
"This Cursed Spirit has a common characteristic: they were all born under the same curse."
"Curse?"
Eiji sounded puzzled.
"Could someone be deliberately creating Cursed Spirits?"
"Most likely."
Shoko Ieiri produced an experimental report with photos of the Mothman and a giant toad attached.
Everyone present had excellent eyesight, and since there were few of them, they were all sitting at the front of the podium.
Thus, they could all see the photos in Shoko Ieiri's hand clearly.
It was a distorted, deformed corpse. The head was gone, the body was bloated, and the arms seemed to be transforming into wings.
"The Jujutsu Management Council captured the Mothman Cursed Spirit and investigated it, discovering this corpse.
The deceased had received some kind of curse before death. Their body mutated, and they died to become the Mothman Cursed Spirit."
Shoko Ieiri's words immediately drew the attention of those present.
"Is it a Curse User?"
This kind of thing looked exactly like a Curse User conducting twisted experiments.
"We don't know yet. That still needs to be investigated."
Shoko Ieiri replied immediately.
"Why don't you know anything?"
Satoru Gojo sounded exasperated.
"I'm not omniscient."
Shoko Ieiri shot Satoru Gojo a glare.
"Simply put, these strange Cursed Spirits were specially created. After becoming Cursed Spirits, they will continuously prey on humans to accumulate more Cursed Energy.
The most troublesome part is that this curse can spread through infecting others. One of the Jujutsu Sorcerers sent to exterminate the Mothman was injured by it and also became infected with the curse. They are currently receiving treatment at the Jujutsu Management Council."
Sensing that Satoru Gojo and the others were not interested in lengthy research results, Shoko Ieiri began to speed up her explanation.
"Teacher Ieiri, since they kill people to accumulate Cursed Energy, what happens after they accumulate enough?"
Looking at Shoko Ieiri, who was lecturing like a teacher on the podium, Eiji raised his hand to ask.
"The Jujutsu Management Council is currently conducting experiments on that. They captured a Cursed Spirit that was transformed by a curse. They've assigned a Jujutsu Sorcerer to continuously supply Cursed Energy to the Cursed Spirit, intending to see what it will do after accumulating enough."
"So what do we need to do now?"
"Of course, we need to exterminate these Cursed Spirits and investigate the purpose of their accumulation of Cursed Energy."
Masamichi Yaga tapped the laptop screen with his finger.
"These are all mission locations that the Jujutsu Management Council locked onto through The Window and then had Assistant Supervisors confirm."
"Satoru, with your Infinity Cursed Technique, you don't need to worry about being injured by Cursed Spirits. You two can also summon powerful Summoned Spirits, so you don't need to worry about injuries or curses. You are the best candidates for this mission."
As he spoke, Masamichi Yaga crouched down, clenched his left fist upwards, and extended his right index finger, striking a cool, forceful pose of designation.
To avoid causing widespread panic, they would act separately. Satoru Gojo was dispatched to the uninhabited island where the sea monster was suspected to be.
Suguru Geto was sent to the seaside. If underwater combat were necessary, Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirits would undoubtedly be the best choice.
Eiji headed to a school where, according to reports, a large fish-like Cursed Spirit that caused intense ground vibrations during attacks had been preying on it.
The Cursed Spirit located its targets by tracking the vibrations in the ground. The school's teachers, keenly aware that any ground that vibrated was suddenly attacked, had the students take cover in places that didn't directly touch the ground, like the flagpole and horizontal bars, and remain perfectly still to survive.
"Doesn't that sound a lot like that old movie, The Monolith Monsters?"
Eiji glanced out the car window.
They should be there soon after passing through this tunnel.
However, just a few seconds after entering the tunnel, an unexpected situation arose.
Mahoraga's Wheel, which Eiji had placed in his shadow, quietly spun, transmitting new adaptation information.
Hallucinations.
Eiji immediately turned his head to look behind the car. A severed pipe was continuously spewing a gas containing Cursed Energy.
Turning again, the tunnel's appearance had changed.
It still looked like a tunnel, but the walls felt as if they were made of flesh, painted to disguise themselves.
"Stop the car!"
Eiji shouted at Shuji Zenin, who was driving.
Had it moved, or was this another Cursed Spirit?
Just then, about a dozen Grade 3 Cursed Spirits, resembling large fleas, appeared around the two of them.
"Divine Dogs."
Eiji formed a hand seal. After Kuro appeared, he took down the fleas with one swipe each, eliminating them cleanly.
The Cursed Spirits eliminated by Kuro dissipated into Cursed Energy within the tunnel.
"Drive back, let's get out of the tunnel first."
"Yes, Young Master Eiji."
Shuji Zenin nodded and immediately reversed the car.
Kuro stayed by the car's side, protecting its safety.
Rumble.
After the flea-like Cursed Spirits dissipated into Cursed Energy, the entire tunnel seemed to come alive. The light at the tunnel's entrance grew dimmer and dimmer until it vanished.
Eiji canceled Kuro's summon and formed another hand seal to summon Qiongqi.
Qiongqi immediately charged towards the tunnel entrance where the light had just disappeared.
Bang!
If there's no exit, then create one.
Qiongqi did just that.
Shuji Zenin also maneuvered the sedan out of the tunnel.
After bursting out of the tunnel, the two of them saw the true form of the tunnel.
A giant fish-shaped Cursed Spirit, but its tail wasn't like a fish's; it resembled a large pincer instead.
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