On the High School track in May, three vibrant young men were sprinting at speeds that pushed human limits.
Even more astonishingly, there were quite a few obstacles on the track where they were running.
Yet, despite this, Yu Haibara, Kento Nanami, and Ieiri Kiyotaka still ran at unimaginable speeds.
Was it because the three of them were exceptionally gifted?
No.
The reason was that a colorful fierce Tiger Burial was behind them, its mouth wide open, trying to bite their rear.
"Keep it up ~ You still have two more laps for today's training."
By the side of the track, Toji Fushiguro, Eichi, and Shoko Ieiri were sitting on the steps at the entrance to the track.
"Why, huff huff, do we have to, huff, Senior?"
Ieiri Kiyotaka, the weakest of the three in terms of stamina, was already panting and could barely speak clearly.
But he was still persisting in his run.
Because the Tiger Burial behind him was truly going for the bite.
In its most recent lunge, Ieiri Kiyotaka could even feel the Tiger Burial's breath.
"Speed and agility are very important for combat, oh, don't worry, even if your rear gets bitten off, Shoko will heal you all, guaranteed to be soft and smooth ~"
Eichi cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone and shouted.
"Ugh, how disgusting, I definitely don't want to heal a boy's rear."
Shoko Ieiri waved her hand dismissively, as if shooing away flies.
However, her voice wasn't loud, and the three people running laps on the track didn't hear her.
'Young Miss Shoko placing her hands on my...'
A scene suddenly appeared in Ieiri Kiyotaka's mind.
Shoko Ieiri, dressed in a nurse's uniform, stood by the bed, gently applying Reverse Cursed Technique with her hands to heal the bite marks on his rear.
"Does it still hurt, Ieiri-kun?"
"Not at all."
...As he thought, Ieiri Kiyotaka let out an inexplicable laugh, and then his fantasy shattered.
"Wah-ooh."
Thud.
As mentioned before, various obstacles were set up on the track, and Ieiri Kiyotaka, lost in his fantasy, tripped over an obstacle due to his decreased attention.
"Ah, Ieiri-kun!"
Yu Haibara immediately wanted to turn around to help.
"Don't look back!"
Kento Nanami grabbed Yu Haibara's hand.
"Ieiri-kun will be fine."
Kento Nanami's words were strangely convincing; at that moment, Yu Haibara felt he wasn't facing a classmate but a calm and reliable adult.
"Compared to him, our situation is more dangerous; if we stop, we will definitely be taken out by Senior!"
Although Kento Nanami didn't know why Senior Eichi would suddenly give them special training.
But he had a hunch that this special training was aimed at the two of them, and Ieiri Kiyotaka was just caught in the crossfire.
"One person out."
Eichi pulled out a sign from who knows where.
It had a big 'OUT' written on it.
The shadow beneath Ieiri Kiyotaka began to flow, carrying the heavily panting and immobile Ieiri Kiyotaka to Shoko Ieiri's side.
"Since you've already made a move, why not just use Enka directly?"
Shoko Ieiri complained, but her hands didn't stop moving.
Her pristine hands were placed on Ieiri Kiyotaka's sweat-drenched clothes, and the Reverse Cursed Technique began to heal Ieiri Kiyotaka's body.
'Ah, it's Young Miss Shoko, how blissful.'
Instantly, Ieiri Kiyotaka felt that all his previous hard work was worth it.
Eichi looked at Ieiri Kiyotaka, whose face showed a blissful expression, and nodded.
His goal was to give his juniors hellish training to strengthen their abilities, not to bully them, so the necessary care and rewards had to be there.
And for Ieiri Kiyotaka, who secretly admired Shoko Ieiri, receiving Shoko Ieiri's care after the devilish training was the best reward.
"Huff, huff, done, done."
Yu Haibara and Kento Nanami collapsed onto the ground in a spread-eagle pose after finishing the last two laps.
Eichi also summoned Enka immediately to heal the two of them.
"Toji, I'll leave Enka here. Remember to give them good training in their martial arts."
Kento Nanami:... Yu Haibara:!!!
Ieiri Kiyotaka:???
At this moment, they really wanted to shout 'Murder!' and 'Help!'
The three of them really wanted to give up, but Toji Fushiguro had ways to make them take it seriously.
"Why the sudden special training for them?"
Shoko Ieiri sat on the steps, wiping her sweaty hands with a tissue.
"Ieiri Kiyotaka is just a bonus; the important ones are Kento Nanami and Yu Haibara. I want them to reach a level where they can deal with Grade 1 Cursed Spirits as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Shoko Ieiri's movements stopped.
"That's impossible, making them capable of exorcising a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit in such a short time."
Shoko Ieiri looked at Eichi with some surprise.
"Indeed, but I don't intend for them to be able to exorcise a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit on their own like Grade 2 Jujutsu Sorcerers; I just want them to have the power to protect themselves even when facing a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit."
Eichi explained with a smile.
"For this, I've also prepared some trump cards for them, oh."
"What, cursed tools?"
Shoko Ieiri was a bit curious.
"Mm, I've had the lab order some equipment for them. If they hit, even a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit won't have an easy time."
"Is that so."
Shoko Ieiri understood something.
Regarding the future sight, Eichi had Gojo Satoru and Suguru Geto keep it a secret, not to let the Jujutsu World know.
However, the secrecy did not include Shoko Ieiri.
Therefore, Shoko Ieiri also realized something.
'Will the two of them encounter a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit this year...'
Shoko Ieiri, who had originally been wondering if Eichi was being a bit excessive, no longer objected at this moment.
Compared to life, what was a little pain in training?
Eichi saw the change in Shoko Ieiri's expression.
He also knew in his heart that Shoko Ieiri already understood what he wanted to convey.
Because he didn't know the exact time, Eichi couldn't always stay by their side as a bodyguard.
Therefore, Eichi planned to directly give the two of them the ability to contend with a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit.
For this, Eichi made preparations in three aspects.
First was weapons that could harm Cursed Spirits.
Eichi had the lab manufacture a box of weapons capable of harming Grade 1 Cursed Spirits, regardless of cost.
As Jujutsu Sorcerers, the two of them could react effectively under the attack of a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit, but the power gap was too large, so reacting wouldn't help.
But with weapons that could harm Cursed Spirits, it was different; this would give them a chance to escape or even win.
Second was to enhance their combat power.
Life-and-death struggles make people progress rapidly.
Toji Fushiguro's killing intent and punches that made one not want to take a second hit would make their bodies remember the feeling of life-and-death combat and take the most correct actions.
Finally, it was escape.
That's right, it was escape. If things became impossible, escaping was fine, after all, life was important.
Eichi referred to an anecdote from his previous life, whose authenticity was unknown.
It said that in a cycling race in Canada, a young man won first place with an excellent performance.
But because the young man's previous results were very poor, the organizers suspected cheating.
The young man was subjected to various checks by the organizers, who wanted to find evidence of illegal drug use.
Finally, the young man, unable to bear it any longer, told the organizers to check the race surveillance themselves.
It turned out that along the way, the young man was targeted by a bear and chased for half the route.
This not only made the young man break his limits to survive but also made the second-place rider afraid to cycle fast, fearing the bear would turn back.
The young man, fighting for his life, not only took first place but also broke multiple world records.
Although the truth of the incident was unknown, Eichi drew inspiration from it.
Thus, Eichi's escape training involved having Tiger Burial relentlessly chase the three of them from behind.
If they could escape from Tiger Burial's pursuit, then escaping the pursuit of a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit would naturally be no problem.
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