The next day, at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
Yaga Masamichi was on the podium, handing out new assignments to a few people.
"Jujutsu Headquarters previously received some missing person cases suspected to be the work of Cursed Spirits. Later, after an investigation by the 'Window,' it was confirmed that these cases were indeed caused by Cursed Spirits."
A Window is a person who can observe Cursed Spirits but is not a Jujutsu Sorcerer. They report the Cursed Spirits they observe to Jujutsu Headquarters and receive a certain reward.
Yaga Masamichi turned a laptop towards them.
"Uninhabited island Cursed Spirit sighting report, sea monster Cursed Spirit sighting report... Due to insufficient manpower, Jujutsu Headquarters had simply queued these as regular Cursed Spirit extermination missions. However, a major casualty incident two days ago forced Jujutsu Headquarters to dispatch more personnel."
Yaga Masamichi quickly pressed a finger on the laptop, and the interface switched to another screen.
It was a mission report detailing how a Mothman Cursed Spirit killed a large number of civilians before being captured by Jujutsu Sorcerers.
"Hey, Sensei (teacher), I don't think it's necessary to say so much. Just tell us the mission location."
Gojo Satoru, who had been listening for a long time, couldn't help but raise his hand to interrupt.
What greeted him was every teacher's elective Cultivation Technique: chalk projectile.
"It's precisely because this mission is unusual that I need to elaborate. However, given your strength, there shouldn't be any problems.
Now, Ieiri-san, it's your turn to speak."
"Alright."
Shoko Ieiri, with dark circles under her eyes, stretched and then walked to the podium.
"These Cursed Spirits share a common characteristic: they are all Cursed Spirits born under the same type of curse."
"Curse?"
Eichi was a little surprised.
"Is someone deliberately creating Cursed Spirits?"
"Most likely."
Shoko Ieiri took out an experiment report with photos of a Mothman and a large toad attached.
Everyone present had good eyesight, and because there were few people, they were all sitting in front of the podium.
So they all clearly saw the photos in Shoko Ieiri's hand.
It was a twisted, deformed corpse. Its head was gone, its body was bloated, and its arms seemed to be transforming into wings.
"Jujutsu Headquarters captured the Mothman Cursed Spirit and launched an investigation, then discovered this corpse.
The deceased was afflicted by some kind of curse before death; their flesh mutated, and after dying, they became the Mothman Cursed Spirit."
Shoko Ieiri's words immediately caught the attention of several people present.
"Is it a Curse User?"
This kind of thing immediately looked like a Curse User conducting twisted experiments.
"I don't know; this point still needs to be investigated."
Shoko Ieiri immediately replied.
"How can you not know anything?"
Gojo Satoru was a bit speechless.
"I'm not omniscient and omnipotent."
Shoko Ieiri gave Gojo Satoru a glare.
"Simply put, these strange Cursed Spirits are specially created. After becoming Cursed Spirits, they will continuously prey on humans to accumulate more Cursed Energy.
The most troublesome thing is that this curse can spread secondarily by infecting other people. One of the Jujutsu Sorcerers who went to exorcise the Mothman was also infected with the curse after being injured by the Mothman and is currently receiving treatment at Jujutsu Headquarters."
Seeing that Gojo Satoru and the others were not interested in lengthy research findings, Shoko Ieiri began to speed up her explanation.
"Teacher Ieiri, if they kill people to accumulate Cursed Energy, what happens when the Cursed Energy accumulation is complete?"
Looking at Shoko Ieiri, who was lecturing like a teacher on the podium, Eichi raised his hand to ask a question.
"Regarding this, Jujutsu Headquarters is currently conducting experiments. They captured a Cursed Spirit converted by the curse and have arranged for a Jujutsu Sorcerer to continuously supply Cursed Energy to the Cursed Spirit, intending to see what it will do after accumulating enough Cursed Energy."
"So what do we do now?"
"Of course, it's to exorcise these Cursed Spirits and investigate the purpose of their Cursed Energy accumulation."
Yaga Masamichi tapped his finger on the laptop screen.
"These are all mission locations that Jujutsu Headquarters confirmed through their 'Window' and then had Assistant Supervisors verify."
"Gojo, with your Limitless, you don't have to worry about being injured by Cursed Spirits. Both of you are also capable of wielding powerful Shikigami, so you don't have to worry about getting injured and cursed. You are the best candidates for this mission."
Saying this, Yaga Masamichi squatted down, clenched his left hand into a fist upwards, and extended his right index finger, striking a cool and forceful pointing pose.
To avoid causing widespread panic, the few people split up. Gojo Satoru was dispatched to an uninhabited island where a sea monster was suspected to exist.
Suguru Geto was sent to the seaside. If underwater combat was required, Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirits were undoubtedly the best choice.
Eichi, on the other hand, went to a school. According to the report, a large fish Cursed Spirit that caused strong ground vibrations during its attacks had assaulted the school.
That Cursed Spirit determined its target's location based on ground vibrations. The school's teachers keenly noticed that areas of the ground that vibrated were suddenly attacked, so they led the students to hide in places that didn't directly touch the ground, such as the flagpole platform and horizontal bars, staying still to escape danger.
"Why does that sound so much like the old movie 'Tremors'?"
Eichi looked out the car window.
After passing through this tunnel, we should be almost there, right?
However, just a few seconds after entering the tunnel, an unexpected situation occurred.
Mahoraga's wheel, placed in Eichi's shadow, quietly rotated, transmitting new adaptation information.
Illusion.
Eichi immediately turned his head to look behind the car. A broken pipe was continuously spewing a gas containing Cursed Energy.
Turning his head again, the appearance of the tunnel had changed.
The tunnel still looked like a tunnel, but the walls felt as if they had been painted and disguised over flesh walls.
"Stop the car!"
Eichi shouted at Zenin Shuji, who was driving.
Had it moved, or was it another Cursed Spirit?
Just then, more than a dozen large flea-like Third-Grade Cursed Spiritss appeared around the two of them.
"Jade Hounds."
Eichi formed a hand sign. Little Black appeared and, with one claw per flea, cleanly and decisively exorcised all of them.
The Cursed Spirits exorcised by Little Black transformed into Cursed Energy and dissipated in the tunnel.
"Drive back. Let's leave the tunnel first."
"Yes, Young Master Eichi."
Zenin Shuji nodded, then immediately reversed the car.
Little Black stayed by the car, protecting its safety.
Rumble.
After the flea Cursed Spirits dissipated into Cursed Energy, the entire tunnel seemed to come alive, and the light at the tunnel entrance grew dimmer and dimmer until it disappeared.
Eichi canceled Little Black's summoning, then formed hand signs again to summon Qiongqi.
Qiongqi then immediately charged towards the recently disappeared tunnel entrance.
Bang!
If there was no exit, then create one.
Qiongqi did this very well.
Zenin Shuji also maneuvered the car out of the tunnel.
After exiting the tunnel, the two also saw the tunnel's true form.
A giant fish-shaped Cursed Spirit, but its tail was not like a fish's tail; instead, it resembled a large pincer.