Hokkaido, the Seal of the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Ootengu.
A team of Jujutsu Sorcerers cautiously entered the shrine where Ootengu was Sealed.
Three days prior, the individuals who came to inspect the Seal's condition failed to report its status to the local Jujutsu department on time.
Since the Seal had remained problem-free for hundreds of years, the local Jujutsu department initially assumed the two had simply forgotten and only sent messages to urge them.
However, they realized something was wrong when they couldn't reach them.
They then reported the situation upwards and organized a second team to investigate.
Yet, these two also quickly became unreachable.
At this point, the local Jujutsu department finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
That was a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, one that the local area had failed to exorcise after several attempts hundreds of years ago, ultimately resorting to Sealing it.
An investigation team, led by a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, was quickly assembled and dispatched to the mountain where the Seal was located.
However, by the time they arrived, Dhruv had already left.
All they saw were blood-soaked stone bricks and shattered warding stones.
The Seal of the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Ootengu had been broken.
The local Jujutsu department's first reaction was to suppress the incident, as it was a failure of their guardianship.
But after half a day of bickering, they still reported the matter.
On one hand, exorcising Ootengu would inevitably require mobilizing powerful individuals of Grade 1 or higher.
There were not many such powerful individuals nationwide, so it would definitely attract attention.
On the other hand, they couldn't find any trace of Ootengu.
Realizing they couldn't handle the matter quietly, the local high-ranking officials could only try to embellish the report before submitting it to the Jujutsu Headquarters.
Actually, for Dhruv, breaking Ootengu's Seal wouldn't have taken that long.
Although Ootengu's Seal was powerful, it wasn't difficult for him, a Special Grade Jujutsu Sorcerer, to break the Seal from the outside.
Moreover, after Tamamo-no-Mae died, she Incarnated as the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Nine-tailed Fox.
Therefore, she understood the intelligence level of Special Grade Cursed Spirits.
The reason it took two days was because Dhruv had his own ulterior motives.
In the Binding Vow established with Ootengu, in addition to the terms Tamamo-no-Mae requested, he also added conditions beneficial to himself.
That's why Dhruv didn't break Ootengu's Seal on the same day.
Instead, he waited until the next day to persuade Ootengu to enter the Binding Vow.
This also led to them encountering the second team that came to investigate the situation... Miyamoto Prefecture, Isayama Family Dojo.
Isayama Naraku, whose body had recovered, was undergoing sword training.
Eichi, with nothing to do, also found a wooden sword and sparred with Isayama Naraku.
Although Eichi's swordsmanship was not top-tier, even Artoria would take a long time to defeat him.
Eichi's swordsmanship had already achieved some success.
Clang, clang.
The two wooden swords engaged in a fierce exchange.
Eichi's gaze became increasingly serious.
'His sword moves are somewhat restrained, but it's still clear that every move aims for a vital point.'
After all, he was a renowned powerful individual.
There were many aspects of Isayama Naraku's sword moves that benefited Eichi.
The two became more and more engrossed in their fight until they were interrupted.
"Family Head."
Seeing the arrival, the two simultaneously sheathed their swords in tacit understanding.
"What is it?"
Although Isayama Naraku was displeased, he did not reprimand the servant.
He knew that if no major event had occurred, no one would casually disturb their leader.
The servant bowed, offering several reports with both hands.
Isayama Naraku cast an apologetic look towards Eichi.
Eichi smiled and nodded, then went to the side to drink tea with Artoria.
Isayama Naraku took the thick stack of reports, and a frown creased his brow at a glance.
The report contained the Assistant Supervisor's investigation results of the battle on the beach, with accompanying on-site photos.
Several keywords caught Isayama Naraku's attention.
Flame Technique.
Grade 1 or higher, suspected Special Grade.
Northern Sendai.
The Flame Technique and the suspected Special Grade content reminded Isayama Naraku of the Curse User who had bewitched Isayama Mei, which he had learned about from an old friend a few days prior.
Northern Sendai made him worry whether this Curse User would cause a major disturbance in Sendai.
It should be known that Sendai, as the most prosperous city in the Tohoku Region, held numerous properties for their Jujutsu Sorcerer Families.
Moreover, this Curse User had a history of luring Cursed Spirits into cities multiple times.
If he weren't so elusive, he would likely have been hunted down by the organization by now.
If this Curse User truly acted recklessly… a chilling killing intent flashed in Isayama Naraku's eyes.
Isayama Naraku then turned to the next report.
This was a report on missing persons, including speculation about Incarnations.
Finally, there was an investigation report released by the Hokkaido regional Jujutsu department regarding the Special Grade Cursed Spirit Ootengu moving south after its Seal was broken.
"Special Grade Cursed Spirit?"
Isayama Naraku was somewhat surprised.
Could it be that the Curse User intended to use the Special Grade Cursed Spirit to seize the sesshoseki this time?
"Special Grade Cursed Spirit?"
This time, it was Eichi who asked the question.
"If it's a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, could you leave it to me? One of my classmates has Cursed Spirit Manipulation; he would definitely be interested in a Special Grade Cursed Spirit."
Eichi planned to clarify the situation and then see if he needed to call Suguru Geto over.
"In that case, I thank you, young friend Eichi."
Isayama Naraku showed a gentle smile towards Eichi.
"Young friend, you should take a look too."
Isayama Naraku handed the report in his hand to Eichi.
Eichi didn't stand on ceremony, taking the report and beginning to read it.
"Special Grade Cursed Spirit Ootengu."
Following this report was the publicly available information from Hokkaido regarding past attempts to subdue Ootengu.
"A bit interesting. It seems Suguru Geto will have to come here."
Eichi flipped to the next report.
Just as he turned the page, Eichi had a very familiar feeling.
Eichi spread out the reports, carefully comparing the photos in several of them.
"What is it? Young friend Eichi, do you know this woman?"
Knowing more information about the enemy would undoubtedly be a good thing for Isayama Naraku.
"...I actually do know her."
Seeing the blurry, unclothed back in the first picture, Eichi finally confirmed who this person was.
Uro Takako, a powerful individual from a thousand years ago whom Yuta Okkotsu defeated 1-on-4 in Sendai.
There were many aspects of the Battle of Sendai that left a deep impression on Eichi.
For example, the Special Grade Cockroach that Yuta Okkotsu kissed passionately to hide his Reverse Cursed Technique, but still couldn't hide it.
Ryu Ishigori, who piqued Yuta's interest and ate him like a dessert until full.
And then there was Uro Takako, who left the deepest impression.
This woman, Uro Takako, was even more open than Yorozu. At least Yorozu wore clothes after her resurrection.
Uro Takako never wore a single piece of clothing from beginning to end.
(Except for the cover, where not wearing clothes wouldn't pass censorship.)
Moreover, Uro Takako was also a powerful elbow Technique user, enthusiastically inviting Yuta to exchange elbow Techniques.
Unfortunately, with his wife right beside him, the Pure Love Jujutsu Sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu chose to use his feet instead.
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