Chapter 117: Half a Year Later.
Half a year later...
Mid-June 2018.
Sugisawa Third High School, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
"Junior Megumi, I didn't expect that the first mission you'd undertake after enrolling would be under my command."
"Mm."
Fushiguro Megumi held his phone and asked, "But what exactly are you having me retrieve so late at night? It's all so mysterious."
"According to Gojo-sensei, who's on a business trip, it seems to be a special grade cursed object, placed in the louvered box at Sugisawa Third High School."
"Placing a special grade cursed object in a school's louvered box?! What kind of idiot thought of that?" Fushiguro Megumi said, walking towards the extremely conspicuous louvered box on the grass.
"Hahaha, how would I know? I only received the order yesterday. Gojo-sensei just dumped this mess on me and ran off."
"..."
Fushiguro Megumi opened the louvered box, saw it was empty, and said, "The louvered box is empty."
"What? Are there other louvered boxes at the school?"
Fushiguro Megumi retorted, "A school only has one louvered box. That's common sense, isn't it?"
"..."
"I still have things to do right now. I'll go over and take a look tomorrow. Sorry to trouble you to keep looking, Megumi."
"Mm, I understand. Goodbye, Brother Tatsuro."
Fushiguro Megumi looked at the disconnected call on his phone and said, "Which idiot put a special grade cursed object in a louvered box?! And it's missing!?"
...
On a street, Tatsuro was currently sitting by the roadside, drinking milk tea. Today, he also had to pick up a transfer student. He just didn't know why this transfer student was arriving so late at night.
He was now 16 years old. His once-immature face had become more mature, and his height, originally 170cm, had now grown to 175cm. It was just that in the past six months, he hadn't received any decent missions, though he had traveled all over Japan.
After all, after spring began, people also became more irritable. The frequency of strange incidents appearing was simply overwhelming. The system, having no enemies worthy of its notice, also remained silent.
Ten minutes later.
A girl dressed in the Tokyo Jujutsu High uniform stood beside him and said, "Hello, senior Tatsuro. I am this year's first-year transfer student, Kurosaki Mafuyu. It's a pleasure to meet you for the first time."
"Hello."
Tatsuro put away his phone and glanced at the girl, who was only about 160-something centimeters tall. He asked, "Why do you want to join Jujutsu High? Didn't Principal Yaga tell you that you might die during a mission?"
"Mm, I already knew that last year." Kurosaki Mafuyu asked with a slight blush, "Then, senior Tatsuro, why did you want to join Jujutsu High before?"
"Hmm..."
Tatsuro thought for a moment and said, "Because I could see curses, so I had no choice but to join. If you don't have the strength to exorcise cursed spirits, then we ourselves are just ants, to be crushed at will by curses. I initially joined just to survive."
"And now?" Kurosaki Mafuyu asked, puzzled.
"Now, of course, it's to become stronger to protect my comrades."
Tatsuro rubbed Kurosaki Mafuyu's head and said, "Alright, I'll take you back to school today to report in. I have other matters to handle tomorrow."
"What matters? Can I go and watch?" The girl's face became even redder from the rubbing.
"Uhh..."
Tatsuro sank into thought. He still remembered this part of the plot. It seemed to be the plot where someone named Itadori ate that special grade cursed object and was then sentenced to death.
Fighting him would definitely trigger a system mission; he was sure of that. But he didn't know if he could win. That fellow Megumi could still run away, but this girl...
Tatsuro glanced at her slender arms and legs and immediately rejected the idea. He said, "No, that mission is very dangerous. I don't want you to die just as you've arrived."
"Is that so..."
Kurosaki Mafuyu's expression fell, hearing she couldn't go on a mission with her benefactor.
"..."
"Why do I feel like I'm the guilty one..."
Tatsuro held his forehead. Getting used to being around Maki had made him think all girls were like her – straightforward and carefree in personality. This sudden appearance of a girl who could act coquettishly made him feel guilty for refusing.
Forget it, I'll just have Shura watch over her. It would be good for her to witness the kind of battles she'll face in the future, to reduce the mortality rate of first-year juniors.
He then changed his tune, "You can watch, but you have to be obedient. Otherwise, I can't guarantee your safety."
"Okay, thank you, senior Tatsuro."
As if changing face, Kurosaki Mafuyu, whose expression had been downcast, instantly became elated.
"It's nothing. I'll introduce you to your classmates tomorrow. For today, let's just head back." Tatsuro stood up, picked up Kurosaki Mafuyu's suitcase, and set off back to school.
"Okay."
Kurosaki Mafuyu looked at the sturdy muscles on Tatsuro's hands and shouted internally, "Wow! Those muscles are so firm!"
Tatsuro asked, "By the way, can you ride a dog?"
"Ride a dog?" Kurosaki Mafuyu asked in confusion, "Shouldn't we be taking a taxi?"
"My mode of transportation is a dog. I find cars too slow."
"..."
As expected of a jujutsu sorcerer, truly bizarre. Kurosaki Mafuyu thought for a moment and said, "Although I don't know how, I can learn."
"That's good then."
The two walked out of the city. After glancing around to make sure no one was there, Tatsuro began to summon Shura. He bit his index finger, his hands quickly forming seals, and said:
"Summoning Technique."
Poof!
As a cloud of white smoke dissipated, Shura, who had now grown to 1.2 meters at the shoulder, 2.1 meters long, and weighed over a ton, appeared before them.
"Master, are we going home?"
Shura spoke in human language, rubbing its forehead against Tatsuro's right hand, its tail wagging furiously at this moment.
"The dog... talked?"
Kurosaki Mafuyu's eyes were full of doubt at this moment. Then she thought, they're jujutsu sorcerers, a talking dog should... be quite common, right?
Tatsuro couldn't be bothered to explain; after all, she would get used to it in the future. Anyway, Maki and the others had gotten used to it just like that. When they learned Shura could talk, they didn't even show surprise, as if it were commonplace...
He said, "Do you want to sit in front, or should I? I suggest you sit in front; I'm afraid you'll be thrown off when Shura speeds up later."
"Oh, okay. Then I'll sit in front."
It was Kurosaki Mafuyu's first time seeing such a large canine; she was even a bit timid getting on. But after getting on, she discovered a new world. She was so high up now!
"Don't sit so far forward; you're almost riding on Shura's neck. Sit back a bit, lean your body down against Shura's back. Form a buffer space under your hips with cursed energy, and just hold onto the dog collar on his neck."
"Oh, okay."
After Kurosaki Mafuyu did as she was told, Tatsuro shouted, "Take her back first, Shura. Be careful. I'll run back myself."
"Okay, goodbye, Master." Receiving the command, cursed energy enveloped Shura's body.
"Eh? Senior Tatsuro, you're not riding with us? My suitcase is very heavy."
Just as Kurosaki Mafuyu finished asking, Shura, beneath her, stood up and began to move forward at a slow pace. This was to prevent cracks from appearing on the ground from a too-abrupt start. Then, it began to move forward at a speed of fifty meters per second.
The speed was so fast it looked like teleportation.
Tatsuro muttered, "Shura under 'Sage Mode' is really fast."
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