The radiance of Excalibur shone in the cave.
Eiji had predicted that this strike would shatter the earth and break through the dome.
With Qiongqi's help, the two of them burst out from underground and flew towards the sky.
But reality was different.
"Gulp~"
A strange, loud noise echoed from all directions.
The immense sound forced Eiji to cover his ears with both hands.
The ground vibrated violently.
However, the tremor didn't feel like the earth shattering, as Eiji had expected.
It was more like a large ship breaking in half and sinking into the sea.
"Riya."
Qiongqi flew past Eiji and, leaping onto it, Eiji pulled Altoria onto Qiongqi's back as well.
Once they reached high altitude, Eiji finally saw the Cursed Spirit's true form.
It was a Turtle Cursed Spirit, tens of meters large.
"So small?"
Eiji recalled that the Dragon Palace City they had explored earlier was hundreds of meters in diameter, and with the cave included, the diameter must have been at least two kilometers.
"A Barrier that can affect spatial dimensions? Did it withstand Riya's Noble Phantasm thanks to the Barrier's properties?"
Looking at the Turtle Cursed Spirit, whose body had already disappeared for the most part and was struggling to recover, Eiji drew a conclusion.
"If Excalibur had been released from the outside, this Cursed Spirit would be dead by now."
"Mahoraga!"
Mahoraga emerged from Eiji's shadow.
Dropping from the sky, Mahoraga rapidly charged towards the Turtle Cursed Spirit's head.
The Demon-Slaying Sword pierced the Turtle Cursed Spirit's head without resistance.
The Turtle Cursed Spirit's massive body dissipated.
"It only took two hours?"
Eiji found the ease of this mission strange.
Could it be that Kenjaku wasn't involved, and it was just an accident?
While thinking, Eiji took out his phone.
14:05.
Why was the time even earlier?
Did the phone get water damaged?
Eiji's gaze shifted slightly, and the next moment, his eyes widened in disbelief.
The date on his phone had advanced by two days.
A turtle, the Dragon Palace City, the goddess within the city, and this abnormal flow of time.
Urashima Taro?
At this moment, Eiji finally realized the true nature of this incident.
Urashima Taro is a figure from Japanese mythology.
Legend has it that a long time ago, a man named Urashima Taro lived by the sea, making a living by fishing.
Urashima Taro possessed the protagonist's template, being poor yet kind and brave.
One day, on his way back from fishing, Urashima Taro saw some children on the shore teasing a turtle.
Upon seeing this, Urashima Taro immediately drove away the children bullying the turtle.
Perhaps due to something that had happened with a turtle before, Urashima Taro, who made his living by fishing, didn't take the turtle home to cook. Instead, he offered it a Blessing and let it go.
A few years later, this turtle found Urashima Taro while he was out at sea fishing.
The turtle then spoke like a human, expressing its desire to repay Urashima Taro's kindness.
Thus, the turtle carried Urashima Taro, who possessed extraordinary talent and could breathe underwater, to the Dragon Palace City.
There, accompanied by the goddess of the Dragon Palace City, Urashima Taro lived a dream life of eating seafood every day, enjoying the sea view, and sleeping... and playing with the goddess.
However, not long after, a feeling of homesickness arose in Urashima Taro's heart, and he decided to return to his village.
He wanted to see his mother, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and see if the village had changed.
Seeing Urashima Taro's longing for home, the goddess had a sea turtle escort him back.
But before he left, the goddess gave Urashima Taro a box.
The key was that the goddess who gave the box to Urashima Taro demanded that he never open it, no matter what.
Urashima Taro returned to his village after a long absence.
But upon arriving, Urashima Taro found that everything had changed.
The houses were gone, his mother was gone, and the village was unrecognizable.
To uncover the truth, Urashima Taro opened the box the goddess had given him, and he instantly turned into an old man.
It turned out that several hundred years had passed.
This story was very popular in the Island Nation, so upon seeing that turtle, Eiji immediately connected everything.
However, at this moment, Eiji felt no pride in witnessing the legend.
There was only a sense of impending doom.
Two days later!
Eiji's mind frantically searched for memories of the plot.
"Damn, it's going to be too late!"
"Riya, hold on tight. We're going to have to travel at full speed from now on."
"Don't worry about me, Eiji. I have a riding skill."
Altoria also sensed Eiji's urgency.
The next moment, Qiongqi began flying towards Jujutsu High at full speed.
Meanwhile, outside the barrier of Jujutsu High.
The radiance of the Sacred Sword shone upon the nameless island.
The person stationed there by Kenjaku to observe Eiji's actions immediately noticed this situation.
Upon seeing Qiongqi flying towards Jujutsu High, he immediately made a phone call.
On the other side, Kenjaku's good mood completely vanished at this moment.
Yesterday morning, Kenjaku received a report from Nagasaki stating that Heroic Spirit Emiya had successfully killed three Curse Users late at night, exorcised a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, and rescued all the hostages.
Heroic Spirit Emiya's whereabouts had been out of Kenjaku's sight for a day.
The only fortunate thing was that Heroic Spirit Emiya was not using any form of transportation and did not possess the ability to fly.
Now, even worse news reached Kenjaku's ears.
Dongfang Eiji was already on his way back to Jujutsu High.
'Should I give up?'
Kenjaku, deep in thought, began to ponder.
'Will I ever encounter such an opportunity again?'
Kenjaku was very hesitant.
On one hand, if he gave up this opportunity, Kenjaku would have to wait another 500 years.
On the other hand, he might not find another useful pawn like Toji Fushiguro next time.
"Useful" here didn't refer to strength, but to Toji Fushiguro's complete lack of Cursed Energy.
Heavenly Restriction wasn't uncommon in the Jujutsu World.
However, most Heavenly Restrictions involved sacrificing one thing to gain another.
The key word was "partially."
Situations like Mechamaru and Kōichi were rare even among those with Heavenly Restriction.
Let alone the extreme case of Toji Fushiguro's absolute zero Cursed Energy.
He was granted power by the Cursed Energy system, yet he was completely unbound by it.
Kenjaku could afford to wait 500 years.
But he didn't know if he would encounter someone capable of breaking the Causal Bond of the Cursed Energy system again.
'Toji Fushiguro can't be made into a Cursed Object.'
Kenjaku had previously turned many ancient powerhouses into Cursed Objects in preparation for their future revival.
However, an extreme case like Toji Fushiguro couldn't be made into a Cursed Object at all.
'I'll prepare for both scenarios.'
Kenjaku made his decision.
If Toji Fushiguro succeeded, he would simply help stall for time. If Toji Fushiguro failed, he could just escape.
Kenjaku stood up and went to his collection room in Tokyo.
Over the millennia, Kenjaku had collected and created countless Cursed Objects.
This led Kenjaku to prepare numerous secret rooms for storing his collections.
Even the cursed repositories of Jujutsu High and Jujutsu Headquarters contained many Cursed Objects made by Kenjaku.
Occasionally, if he encountered someone with very compatible compatibility, Kenjaku would place these Cursed Objects within them. If the time was right, they would reincarnate; if not, he would retrieve them.
This time, Kenjaku did not meticulously select from his collection.
Instead, he directly stuffed a large number of Cursed Objects into his robes.
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