"Brrrbu, Yurayura, Yatsurugi, Ikai Shinsho, Mahoraga!"
As Eiji's voice fell, a towering figure emerged from the shadow cast by the lights.
The figure had a floating wheel above its head, no eyes on its face but four small wings on either side of its head, and a tail like an insect's abdomen at the back of its head.
It was incredibly tall and imposing. Eiji compared himself to it and realized Mahoraga might be four to five meters tall.
On its right arm was a simple arm blade, yet the aura it emanated carried an indescribable sense of divinity.
This was the Demon-Slaying Sword, specialized against Cursed Spirits.
Eiji leaped backward, hiding behind Mahoraga. At this moment, the half-body vengeful spirit, after Yota Zenin's death, now fixed its gaze on Mahoraga.
From his previous observations, Eiji had realized the half-body vengeful spirit chose its targets based on their distance from the center of the overpass. Therefore, by standing behind Mahoraga, he was no longer the target. Mahoraga, being closer to the center of the overpass, was now the focus.
A slightly manic grin spread across Eiji's lips.
He had noticed the half-body vengeful spirit trembling.
"Hahaha, so Cursed Spirits get scared too? Finish her, Mahoraga."
The second Command Spell on his hand disappeared.
Under the Command Spell's influence, Mahoraga first locked onto the half-body vengeful spirit crawling on the ground.
Mahoraga stomped its feet, shattering the ground instantly. Its massive body shot towards the half-body vengeful spirit like a cannonball.
The next moment, ropes appeared out of nowhere, wrapping around Mahoraga's neck and hanging it from the overpass.
"Wuuuh--"
A familiar sound echoed as a train, moving at extreme speed, hurtled towards Mahoraga, now suspended from the overpass.
*BOOM! SIZZLE!*
The train slammed violently into Mahoraga's colossal frame, turning the Domain into a car crash scene.
Mahoraga's formidable defense meant that while the train damaged it, it didn't completely shatter Mahoraga's body like it had Yota Zenin's.
Instead, the train itself became twisted and deformed from the impact before careening off the tracks.
The wheel above Mahoraga's head spun, and its injuries began to heal rapidly.
Simultaneously, two pieces of information appeared in Eiji's mind.
One was that Mahoraga was adapting to and deciphering the ropes around its neck. The other was that it was prioritizing adaptation and deciphering the train's impact during the collision.
While Eiji felt a surge of joy, a sliver of worry also crept into his heart.
He was happy because he knew this time it was a sure win; the half-body vengeful spirit was no match for Mahoraga.
He was worried because Mahoraga had also added the Command Spells to its list of things to adapt to, though they were a lower priority since it was currently in combat.
Mahoraga interpreted the command effect of the Command Spells as an attack from Eiji, its tamer.
Damn it, if only I had gotten the system earlier, I could have used three Command Spells to order Mahoraga to kill itself.
If he ordered Mahoraga to commit suicide now, during the brief period after Mahoraga's disappearance before it could be resummoned, the half-body vengeful spirit would immediately target him.
He couldn't withstand the half-body vengeful spirit's attacks.
Similar to Yuta Okkotsu, Eiji's external Cursed Technique was a summoning and commanding ability for Summoned Spirits, activated through the Holy Grail implanted within him.
However, the original Heroic Spirit summoning had transformed into summoning Imaginary Heroic Spirits after assimilation into this world.
Imaginary Cursed Spirits required a certain level of notoriety to manifest. This meant Eiji would need to ensure the Heroic Spirits he wished to summon gained sufficient fame before he could summon them as Imaginary Cursed Spirits.
This frustrated Eiji, who had initially wanted to summon Heroic Spirits to protect and care for him.
After localization, the Holy Grail's operation was linked to the Cursed Energy system, which was only active in Japan. Furthermore, the Heroic Spirit legends from the Type-Moon world differed from this world. Therefore, Eiji had to find a way to gather imaginings related to the Heroic Spirits from the Type-Moon world.
Fortunately, after the system's modifications, Command Spells could affect not only Heroic Spirits but also the Summoned Spirits he summoned using the Ten Shadows Technique.
After all, Command Spells evolved from the magic of commanding Familiars, and the Summoned Spirits summoned by the Ten Shadows Technique were also a type of Familiar.
*THUMP.*
Mahoraga, its body restored, grabbed the edge of the overpass for leverage and leaped heavily in front of the half-body vengeful spirit, only to be thrown off the overpass again by the ropes amidst the vengeful spirit's terrified screams.
"Wuuuh--"
The train approached again, but this time, it failed to inflict any damage on Mahoraga.
The wheel above its head rotated gently, and Mahoraga leaped in front of the half-body vengeful spirit once more.
Eiji knew that this time, Mahoraga had adapted to the ropes' restraint.
Indeed, when the ropes appeared again, they couldn't ensnare Mahoraga, merely slipping off a wing from its head.
This wasn't because Mahoraga lacked a better way to break free from the half-body vengeful spirit's rope attack without taking damage, but rather because this method was more efficient, neutralizing the attack with minimal cost.
A more sophisticated method of breaking free would require more time.
Besides, it was just a wing from its head, and it healed in less than a second.
Mahoraga walked up to the half-body vengeful spirit and raised the Demon-Slaying Sword in its right hand high.
"Aaaah!"
The half-bodied vengeful spirit let out a piercing scream, and cursed energy, like blood, gushed from its broken right arm, forming a giant blood scythe.
"Aaaaah!"
The half-bodied vengeful spirit thrust the blood scythe fiercely into Mahoraga's waist, intending to slice it in half. However, before the scythe could strike Mahoraga, the Demon-Slaying Sword in Mahoraga's right hand slashed across the half-bodied vengeful spirit.
The Demon-Slaying Sword in Mahoraga's right hand carried positive energy, similar to Reverse Cursed Technique. Even a Special Grade Disaster would die on the spot if directly hit.
With a scream, the body of the Special Grade Imaginary Cursed Spirit, the half-bodied vengeful spirit, began to turn to ash.
Clink. A dry, dark red finger fell to the ground under Eiji's bewildered gaze.
"Why is Sukuna's Finger here?"
Eiji picked up the finger on the ground, feeling a bit strange.
"So that's why this cursed spirit, despite being strong, doesn't seem very smart."
Eiji had been puzzled earlier. This cursed spirit was just too mindless. Although intelligent cursed spirits were rare, they usually possessed some level of intellect if they could manifest a Domain Expansion. After all, this half-bodied vengeful spirit hadn't had its intellect erased by Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
Even a Grade 3 cursed spirit in the story knew to threaten Nobara with a child. Some high-level cursed spirits, besides the Four Disasters, could also engage in simple communication.
Yet, this Special Grade half-bodied vengeful spirit seemed to have been just charging in blindly.
But upon seeing Sukuna's Finger, Eiji understood. This was a Special Grade cursed spirit that had been artificially grown after consuming Sukuna's Finger.
"Hey, tell me your name before you die."
While Eiji was lost in thought, Satoru Gojo, who had been standing at the edge of the overpass, walked up behind him.
"Eiji. And who said I was going to die?"
Eiji initially thought Satoru Gojo was going to eliminate his rival here, but then he felt that Gojo wasn't that kind of person.
"That thing is still here."
Satoru Gojo pointed at Mahoraga, who was watching them, and then at the two bodyguards behind him.
"I just asked them, and no one here can handle that thing. Or can you take it down?"
Satoru Gojo's face was full of curiosity.
As a child of the Six Eyes, raised amidst countless admirers, Satoru Gojo had been constantly studying and training his Six Eyes. Naturally, he knew about this Cursed Technique that had once killed a user of the Six Eyes.
The strongest Summoned Spirit of the Ten Shadows Technique, never tamed, always kept by the Zenin Family as a last resort for mutual destruction – Mahoraga.
Eiji's lips twitched.
"Don't worry."
A Command Spell flashed on his right hand, hidden behind his back, and Mahoraga began to disappear.
Sensing that Mahoraga's compatibility with the Command Spell had increased significantly again, Eiji felt a little helpless.
"Oh!"
Satoru Gojo's eyes widened, and the two bodyguards behind him were also full of surprise.
"You've already tamed Mahoraga?"
"Not completely yet."
"How did you do it?"
"... A secret."
Has Satoru Gojo been so boundaryless since he was young? No, this guy never seemed to understand what boundaries were.
Grumble~!
Just then, a sound came from Eiji's stomach.
He hadn't had dinner, and after running and fighting, Eiji felt like he could eat three large steamed buns right now.
Oh, wait, they have onigiri here.
"Let's go get something to eat together."
"Sure, but not in Kyoto."
"Why?"
"There are too many dogs from the Zenin Family there."
"No problem, follow me."
Shortly after they left, an old man with stitches on his head appeared in the center of the overpass.
"Interesting. Although it was just a hopeless attempt, I unexpectedly saw something interesting."
The old man cleaned up the residual cursed energy on the scene and then turned to leave.
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