After confirming the Cursed Spirits' locations, the two split up; Eichi went to the office building, while Geto headed to the dining area.
Upon arriving at the office building, scattered newspapers and documents caught Eichi's attention.
"Shocking: Killer Dolls in the Amusement Park!"
"Vengeful Spirit-Possessed Dolls Bite Tourists!"
After a quick review of the news, Eichi understood the Cursed Spirits' intel.
A few years ago, an incident occurred at this amusement park where a mechanical doll in the dining area's pizza shop suddenly bit a tourist.
After police investigation, the bodies of a security guard and five children were found nearby, leading to the park's closure due to sparse crowds.
Eichi recalled seeing this news a few years ago; it was widely circulated then but quickly overshadowed by celebrity and gossip news.
Imaginary Cursed Spirit?
Eichi quickly dismissed this idea.
Although the news had been a sensation for a while, its popularity faded too quickly to generate enough negative emotions to manifest five Cursed Spirits of Grade 2 or higher.
"Possessed Vengeful Spirits, then."
Eichi quickly found the answer.
Imaginary Cursed Spirits are formed from the accumulation of imagination imbued with negative emotions like fear and resentment; they are, in essence, monsters of imagination.
Possessed Vengeful Spirits, on the other hand, are Cursed Spirits born from the intense resentment of a cursed or high-Cursed Energy individual at the time of their death.
Examples include Rika Orimoto and Naoya .
Rika Orimoto was naturally highly gifted and became a Special Grade Possessed Vengeful Spirit after being cursed by Yuta upon her death.
Naoya 's case was different.
Cursed Spirits are formed from the solidified Cursed Energy generated by human negative emotions.
Jujutsu Sorcerers, due to their use of Cursed Energy, have a chance of becoming Cursed Spirits after death if their bodies are not properly handled.
The Cursed Energy used by Jujutsu Sorcerers is extracted and accumulated from negative emotions, so it's easy to understand why Jujutsu Sorcerers are prone to becoming Cursed Spirits after death.
Naoya was already a capable Jujutsu Sorcerer, and he was killed by a non-Jujutsu Sorcerer.
His internal Cursed Energy was not dispersed by other Jujutsu Sorcerers, and under its influence, Naoya eventually became a Cursed Spirit.
However, becoming a Special Grade Cursed Spirit is an exception among exceptions.
Rabbit Escape had detected five Cursed Spirits during reconnaissance, and the news reported that the security guard killed five children, so the answer became clear.
These five Cursed Spirits were Possessed Vengeful Spirits born from the children's deaths, afflicted by a curse.
However, this curser couldn't compare to the Blind-Eyed Cat's favorite son, Yuta .
He was probably an ordinary person with good Cursed Energy talent.
"Awoo!"
"They're here!"
Upon hearing the Jade Hounds' warning, Eichi immediately turned to face the enemy.
Three tall mechanical dolls entered his view.
"A bear, a fox, and is that a chicken?"
"Wouldn't these dolls scare children in an amusement park?"
After seeing the Cursed Spirits' appearances, Eichi couldn't help but complain.
Boom!
A reddish-brown mechanical bear punched towards Eichi.
Eichi dodged sideways, then kicked the bear's leg, simultaneously noticing the name printed on the bear's body.
Freddy.
Thud!
"Hiss! It really is a machine."
Feeling the pain in his foot, Eichi immediately hopped back on one leg, retreating to the office building's entrance.
As Eichi regained his balance, Foxy the fox raised the hook in his hand and charged at Eichi.
"An eye patch and a hook? Did you work as a pirate before becoming a fox?"
Perhaps it was from spending too much time with Gojo Satoru, but Eichi felt he was complaining more and more.
He thought anyone who could resist complaining about Gojo Satoru wasn't normal.
Leaning forward, his Cursed Energy-covered left hand bypassed the hook and grabbed Foxy's forearm.
Then, Eichi used the momentum to adjust his stance and kicked Foxy away.
"Orochi!"
Eichi was currently standing with his back to the main door at the office entrance, his shadow stretched long by the moonlight streaming in from the doorway.
Orochi appeared from the shadow as Eichi intended, its maw biting Foxy and then slamming its body wildly through the building, shattering wall after wall.
Sharp-eyed Eichi saw many parts burst from Foxy's body.
After Orochi smashed Foxy out of the office building, Eichi canceled Orochi's summoning, and White Jade Hound continued the attack.
On the other side, Chica the mechanical chicken was repeatedly smashing a cake-shaped model at Black Divine Dog.
Perhaps because it wasn't a meat bun, Black Divine Dog wasn't falling for it, engaging Chica in a tangled fight with agile movements.
Seeing his companions tied up, Freddy could only swing the microphone in his hand and attack Eichi alone.
Eichi dodged Freddy's attacks while retreating towards the door.
"Nue."
The moment Eichi rushed out the door, Nue soared from Eichi's shadow.
Eichi turned to face the enemy, constantly attacking Freddy's joints with agile movements.
The unbalanced Freddy was met by Nue, who had been waiting, as it swooped down, its talons fiercely piercing Freddy's body.
While Nue released lightning, its wings continuously flapped, carrying Freddy into the air.
Freddy, carried into the air by Nue, struggled constantly, but Nue, with its raptor instincts, was equally skilled in hunting techniques, firmly gripping Freddy's back with its talons from behind, making it difficult for Freddy's attacks to interfere with Nue.
After flying into the air, Nue adjusted its posture and rapidly descended towards the ground, performing an "Earth Throw" that slammed Freddy heavily into the ground.
With a loud crash, Freddy's mechanical body instantly shattered into pieces, and a black Cursed Spirit slowly emerged from a box inside the doll's body.
"This thing has a cockpit?"
Eichi's first thought was, do Cursed Spirits pilot Gundams these days?
However, now that the Cursed Spirit's main body had appeared, the rest would be easy.
"Nue, Thunderbolt."
Lightning continuously struck, and the black Qi on the Cursed Spirit's body grew fainter and fainter, until Nue stopped the electrocution when the Cursed Spirit was on its last breath.
Then, under Eichi's command, Nue went to the battlefield where White Jade Hound was.
He, himself, entered the building to help Black Divine Dog, who was still entangled with Chica.
After Eichi joined the battle, Chica found it hard to resist and was eventually torn into pieces by the two Jade Hounds.
Soon after, Eichi, carrying the two Jade Hounds with Cursed Spirits in their mouths and Nue, found Geto in the dining area.
The battle here also ended quickly.
"A total of five Grade 2 Cursed Spirits, a good haul."
Geto tossed a Cursed Spirit to the Jade Hounds, then turned and swallowed the remaining four Cursed Spirit Orbs one by one.
"Here, you must be thirsty after all that work."
After Geto finished swallowing the Cursed Spirit Orbs, Eichi stepped forward and offered him a bottle of honey tea.
Eichi had heard that this tea was good at removing peculiar tastes from the mouth, and the subtle sweetness from the honey could relieve stress and relax the mind.
"Why don't you want that Cursed Spirit?"
Pointing to the rabbit Cursed Spirit being shared by the two Jade Hounds, Eichi was a bit curious.
"Forget that one; it had no respect for music."
"Cursed Spirits understand music?"
Looking at the rabbit-shaped doll remains and the matching electronic guitar beside it, Eichi found his answer.
This rabbit wouldn't have smashed Geto with the guitar, would it?
The current Geto was a chuunibyou and a rock fan; if this Cursed Spirit really used an instrument as a club to hit Geto, it certainly wouldn't have a good end.
On the other side, Geto's mood improved considerably as he watched the two Jade Hounds happily eating.
The first time Geto saw the Jade Hounds eat Cursed Spirits, a strange thought emerged in his mind: was he fighting with dogs for food?
It wasn't until Eichi mentioned that every household feeds its dogs leftovers that he recovered.
Eichi was right; he was feeding the Jade Hounds leftovers, not fighting with them for food.
The two left the amusement park, chatting and laughing.
The commission fee was split three-seven, with Eichi taking seven because Geto felt that Eichi had found someone to take the commission, and Eichi also had to hold back to help him catch Cursed Spirits during the mission, so he firmly refused a fifty-fifty split.
Finally, after discussion, the two decided on the three-seven split.