Zen'in Ming was filled with surprise, completely ignoring his still-bleeding wound.
Although he didn't know how to manipulate these blood beads, he realized this was likely the result of the Brain using Kamo Noritoshi's body to leave genes that took effect within him.
He could actually use Red Blood Manipulation?
This was a technique that the Kamo clan, one of the three great families, rarely produced, and now it had appeared in him.
In other words, Kamo Noritoshi's genes could also work in him?
His current body contained what seemed to be the Six Eyes from the Gojo clan's genes and Red Blood Manipulation from the Kamo clan's genes…
How was it that he had the least mastery over the abilities of his own Zen'in clan?
Could it be that the Zen'in clan's Shadow Technique was really weak?
That shouldn't be the case; if it were truly weak, why would Ryomen Sukuna choose Megumi Fushiguro as his vessel in the future?
Clearly, Sukuna also coveted the power of the Ten Shadows Technique.
He couldn't figure it out, he just couldn't.
Zen'in Ming felt his body needed more time and effort to study.
After all, after his genetic modification, he couldn't even tell which family he belonged to…
Currently, his body seemed like a hybrid of various abilities.
Curse Manipulation!
Cursed Spirit Protection!
Celestial Eyes!
Red Blood Manipulation!
Any one of these abilities, if mastered by someone, would make them a formidable individual in this era.
Now, Zen'in Ming possibly possessed all four; as long as he recovered, dominating the entire Meiji Era shouldn't be a problem, right?
Zen'in Ming barely managed to use his unmastered blood manipulation to seal the wound on his foot and silently crawled out of the basement.
"The curtain was broken not long ago, so, did those guys from the Sorcerer Association find this place? But if they found it, why didn't they come in and look for me?"
Zen'in Ming murmured to himself.
Meanwhile, Rika, behind him, responded with a roar.
"Hmm? Rika! Are you saying someone whose scent was very similar to mine appeared here earlier and then broke the curtain?"
Zen'in Ming rubbed his chin, his expression falling into deep thought.
A scent similar to his own? Could it be someone from the Zen'in clan?
Zen'in Ming pondered as he looked around, and when he saw the dilapidated and decaying temple, he was utterly shocked.
— "What the hell? I only slept for a few months, so how did this temple decay to this extent?!"
A sudden doubt appeared in Zen'in Ming's mind.
— "Could it be that I didn't just sleep for a few months? But for a very long time? Is it no longer the Meiji Era now?"
Zen'in Ming's face changed, as if he realized something, and he quickly ran to the edge of the cliff.
Looking at the brightly lit city in the distance, he realized he had been unconscious from the Meiji Era until the modern day…
Given the scale of the city, he strongly suspected it was already the 21st century.
"Rika, how many years have we been in there?"
Zen'in Ming mumbled to himself, not really asking Rika a question.
"We need to go see what this new world is like…"
Zen'in Ming had a guess in his heart.
The idea of ruling in the Meiji Era had completely fallen through. In this unknown modern era, Zen'in Ming suspected he had awakened in the most unpredictable period of the original story.
And so, Zen'in Ming, dressed in a Meiji Era kimono, descended the mountain with Rika under the stars and moon.
Behind him, his elongated shadow constantly shifted shapes in places Zen'in Ming couldn't see.
Dog, rabbit, elephant, bird, snake…
The shapes of many animals flowed within his shadow.
…
"150 years have passed…"
Finding a random convenience store, Zen'in Ming asked about the current era amidst the strange looks from others.
Tokyo in the 21st century.
150 years had passed just like that; he had truly been unconscious from the Meiji Era until the modern day.
Therefore, the current environment was no longer the one Zen'in Ming had known before.
Zen'in Ming, nearly fainting from hunger, used Rika to "zero-yuan purchase" some food from the convenience store and then returned to the temple ruins.
He didn't belong to this era at all now, and he was completely homeless.
Although this place was abandoned, it was still his dwelling for one hundred and fifty years.
Moreover, besides this dilapidated temple, he seemed to have nowhere else to go.
Although he had read the original story, having transmigrated for such a long time, he didn't know what point in the original story the current time corresponded to.
Had Yuji Itadori already joined Tokyo Jujutsu High?
Had Ryomen Sukuna already reached an agreement with Yuji Itadori?
Had the Brain already occupied Suguru Geto's body?
These were all things he would have to explore slowly in the future. However, for Zen'in Ming, the most urgent matter at hand was to find Kenjaku.
He had signed a contract with Kenjaku when he was his assistant.
Now, Kenjaku was unaware of his current situation. Once he realized that he was Zen'in Ming from 150 years ago, then, under this contract, he would be unable to do anything unfavorable to Kenjaku.
He was going to get revenge on Kenjaku.
This genetic modification plan, which arbitrarily added other materials, completely disregarded his life and death.
If it weren't for a stroke of opportunity, he wouldn't have survived until now.
He was alive, so it was time to get revenge on Kenjaku.
He was a transmigrator, not a native!
Perhaps, in Kenjaku's eyes, he would mistakenly believe his contract partner was Kamo Noritoshi, and would think that Kamo Noritoshi had died and the contract was dissolved.
But, unfortunately, he knew very well.
His true contract partner was the Brain; as long as the contract wasn't dissolved, he wouldn't be able to harm the Brain in the future.
In that case, he wouldn't be able to exact revenge on the Brain at all.
This was quite frustrating for him.
He had been tricked into dying by the Brain once 150 years ago; now that he was alive 150 years later, shouldn't he repay the Brain properly?
"I guess I don't need the name Zen'in Ming anymore. After all, I'm just an illegitimate child of the Zen'in clan, and this name is familiar to Kenjaku. I should go back to my original name."
Zen'in Ming sat on the edge of the cliff, enjoying the moonlight, eating a sandwich heartily, and said to Rika, who was guarding him:
"Rika, from now on, call me Lu Ming! That's my original name."
"Hiss, hiss—"
Rika opened her mouth and responded hoarsely.
[Ming-kun…]
Listening to Rika's response, Lu Ming smiled. Oh right, for Rika, no matter what his name changed to, she would always call him that.
Being treated like a child by a special-grade cursed spirit, well, it really was a special feeling.
Yuta Okkotsu is the Pure Love Warrior?
Then what does that make him? The Maternal Love Warrior?