That day, Kagura Shin received a designated mission to resolve a Cursed Spirit in a certain location, and the Assistant Supervisor who came to handle the handover was Kiyotaka Ijiichi.
As Kiyotaka Ijiichi drove Kagura Shin, he introduced the mission to him.
"This mission is to handle an incompletely developed Cursed Womb. It was first observed in a small coastal village. Before the Cursed Womb had fully hatched, it had already enveloped part of the village within its Innate Domain. The observation level is [Special Grade]."
"Originally, it was supposed to be assigned to the Special Grade Sorcerer Satoru Gojo, but Teacher Gojo went on a business trip. After Teacher Gojo's recommendation, you were ultimately designated."
Kagura Shin sat in the back seat of the car, flipping through the mission details. In reality, the few pieces of paper in his hand didn't contain much information; after all, the people from [Window] lacked the ability to enter an Innate Domain to observe closely, and Kagura Shin didn't force them to.
"Alright, I understand, Mr. Ijichi. In short, my current task is to dispose of the Cursed Womb and rescue any villagers who might still be alive, right? However, I'll say this upfront: I estimate that the villagers probably can't be saved."
"If their remains are intact, I will try to preserve them, provided it doesn't affect my exorcism of the Cursed Spirit."
"That is only natural..."
After the two arrived at the destination and got out of the car, Kagura Shin discovered that the village had already been cordoned off with caution tape. Some villagers were gathered around the perimeter, and several staff members from [Window] were continuously trying to persuade them.
"Everyone, please calm down. A group of terrorists has infiltrated the village and is currently inside the cordoned area. Our professionals will arrive shortly, so please, everyone, stay calm..."
Watching the noisy crowd, Kagura Shin helplessly raised his index and middle fingers and chanted:
"Born from darkness, darker than darkness, purify all impurities and filth!"
It was as if a large basin of ink had been splashed onto a glass dome in the sky; a black [Curtain] slowly descended. Kagura Shin had added a [Binding Vow] to the Curtain, which would cause ordinary people with low resistance to Cursed Energy to involuntarily leave the area.
Kiyotaka Ijiichi said somewhat awkwardly:
"Many people in [Window] have only reached the bare minimum threshold to see Cursed Spirits. Even releasing simple [Curtains] requires several of them to work together, let alone one with a Binding Vow attached, which is why a [Curtain] hadn't been set up..."
Kagura Shin nodded to show he understood. After all, the people from [Window] were truly risking their lives and charging to the front lines. Although their strength wasn't high, the danger of their work was certainly not low.
Kagura Shin's eyes looked directly at the foggy Innate Domain that occupied nearly a quarter of the small village. Although the Innate Domain looked quite large now, once it truly learned how to use Domain Expansion, the coverage area would naturally decrease.
After all, if a domain is even slightly larger, the consumption of Cursed Energy will rise linearly. Considering Cursed Energy consumption and the duration of the domain, everyone controls their domain to a size they feel is appropriate.
However, Kagura Shin's pre-fabricated domain clearly didn't need to consider this. His domain... was super large, and it possessed every function it should have.
If Kagura Shin were forced to perform an expansion on the spot without prior preparation, even ten of him would be powerless.
"Alright, Mr. Ijichi, please take the [Window] staff and leave for a moment. I won't take too long."
Kiyotaka Ijiichi knew that he would only be a hindrance here, so he very sensibly gathered the [Window] staff and led them away immediately.
After confirming that no one else was around, Kagura Shin approached the Cursed Spirit's Innate Domain. Naturally, he wouldn't go inside; who knew if this Cursed Spirit might be pretending to be unable to use Domain Expansion, waiting for Kagura Shin to enter to give him a surprise.
And who knew, if this Cursed Spirit could perform a Domain Expansion, whether the attributes of the domain wouldn't be the type that kills instantly?
Therefore, to ensure his own safety, Kagura Shin chose...
[Maximum Radius—Domain Expansion: Genesis!]
Kagura Shin's out-of-spec domain directly enveloped the area covered by the Cursed Spirit's Innate Domain. The high concentration of Cursed Energy within the domain directly neutralized the Cursed Spirit's Innate Domain, revealing its true form.
The Cursed Spirit was crimson all over, tall and large, with a long, high nose. It had a pair of huge, strong wings on its back, held a feather fan, wore a large katana at its waist, and stood on geta sandals, revealing its identity as a Great Tengu.
"That's not right... Why would this kind of Special Grade Imaginary Cursed Spirit appear in this small village? It should appear in a location that matches its legend! Unless a cursed object related to a Tengu appeared, and it was born based on that cursed object!"
However, regardless of the situation, the Tengu now had no ability to fight back within Kagura Shin's domain!
Dozens of tridents emitting purple light floated in mid-air, aimed at it. Feeling the threat of death, the Tengu Cursed Spirit bared its fangs at Kagura Shin and violently waved the feather fan in its hand.
A violent hurricane, carrying powerful lightning, rushed toward Kagura Shin, but it was directly neutralized by the domain in mid-air. Subsequently, it was poked into a sieve by countless tridents.
A crimson, long-nosed Tengu mask fell directly to the ground. Kagura Shin walked over, picked it up, brushed off the dust, and put it away.
"special grade cursed object retrieval successful! If this Cursed Spirit had been allowed to develop for a while longer, it might have been a bit troublesome, but fortunately, I'm still a little stronger for now..."
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