"That was disgusting. Since I've seen it already, I'll make it disappear."
With that, black-red cursed energy covered the cursed energy remnants in the corner of the room, and moments later, they vanished without a trace.
"An Xiu-ge is just an ordinary person right now. It's far too dangerous for him to be unable to see Cursed Spirits."
"But it's okay. Seele... will help An Xiu-ge."
While Black Seele erased the Cursed Spirit, Seele at An Xiu's side was not idle either.
The cursed energy containing the Power of Creation that had entered An Xiu's body did not dissipate over time. Instead, under Seele's control and with the aid of the Power of Creation, it completely merged into and transformed his body.
An Xiu could feel his body constantly growing stronger, while a special kind of power gradually became perceptible to him.
This was... cursed energy!
With Seele's help, An Xiu successfully sensed and gained cursed energy, and the amount of it... was considerable.
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Seele's Strength, Clearing Out Cursed Spirits
A few minutes later, An Xiu felt the cursed energy within him gradually settle down.
According to the worldview of Jujutsu Kaisen, he could now be considered a jujutsu sorcerer. He simply had no cursed technique, and he did not know what grade of jujutsu sorcerer he would specifically be considered.
That was not quite right either. By the Jujutsu World's standards, a newly awakened wild jujutsu sorcerer like him, who had not displayed any strength and had not received any certification, would probably be no more than a Grade 4 jujutsu sorcerer even if he entered the Jujutsu World.
Although An Xiu felt that his current strength should not be limited to that of a Grade 4 jujutsu sorcerer, it was not because he had confidence in himself. He simply had confidence in the results of Seele strengthening him with the Herrscher of Life and Death's authority.
"Ding! It has been detected that the host awakened cursed energy and became a jujutsu sorcerer with Seele's help. Reward: 500 points."
"Ding! It has been detected that Seele eliminated a Grade 3 cursed spirit in order to protect the host. Reward: 20 points."
The two system notifications sounded by his ear, bringing An Xiu back to his senses.
"According to the original plot, although jujutsu sorcerers are relatively scarce overall, Cursed Spirits should not normally be appearing in residential areas. So why was it that right after I gave Seele the Herrscher of Life and Death's authority, a Cursed Spirit attracted by it came running over?"
It was not that Cursed Spirits would absolutely never enter residential areas. As mentioned, jujutsu sorcerers were rather scarce overall, so it was perfectly normal for oversights and accidents to happen from time to time. But for him to run into one right after transmigrating here, was his luck not a little too bad?
"Seele thinks... maybe the place where An Xiu-ge lives is unusual to begin with..."
Hearing An Xiu's doubts, Seele hesitantly spoke up from beside him.
"The place I live is unusual to begin with?"
Hearing that, An Xiu suddenly remembered that after being forcibly transmigrated into the Jujutsu Kaisen world by the system, he seemed not to have had the time to understand his identity in this world.
His body... was still his own, with no changes whatsoever from before his transmigration. The only difference was that after arriving in this world, Seele had transformed it with the Power of Creation, making it far healthier than before.
As for his memories, An Xiu thought carefully and did indeed find memories of his identity in this world, along with some related memories. However, considering that neither his body nor name had changed, they had most likely been directly inserted by the system, much like how the system gave clones plausible identities.
"No father or mother, raised in an orphanage, dropped out after finishing high school to work..."
Ignoring those classic settings, An Xiu quickly found the memories concerning the apartment where he lived.
It had to be said that the location of this apartment was truly terrible. No wonder Seele had looked as if she wanted to say something earlier.
It was located in the suburbs, remote enough that even birds would not bother to shit there. Nearby was an Abandoned Construction Site that was somewhat famous online as a Suicide Holy Land. A few kilometers away stood an abandoned cemetery. Several nearby Apartments had seen deaths and were frequently rumored to be haunted. Even the nearest subway station was a half-hour bike ride away.
Thanks to that, although the nearby Apartments were nicely decorated, the rent had plummeted to rock bottom. Water and electricity were half price, short-term rentals were allowed, and renting for more than a year came with additional discounts.
An Xiu's original self had been a staunch atheist. Since his online job did not require him to go out often, he had moved here with the mindset of snagging a bargain.
All that could be said was that such thinking would indeed have been fine in an ordinary world, but this was Jujutsu Kaisen. Emotions like fear could genuinely give birth to Cursed Spirits that killed people.
"Looks like if I want to live peacefully, I'll have to clear out all the Cursed Spirits nearby."
An Xiu sighed.
"Isn't that perfect? Killing Cursed Spirits earns us points. Things like the one from earlier—even if dozens more came, even if they were dozens of times stronger—they still would not be a match for Seele and me."
Black Seele, who had drifted back at some point, spoke calmly.
Clearly, she did not regard the Cursed Spirits outside as a threat at all and was extremely confident in her own strength.
That was only natural. With Quantization, the Herrscher of Life and Death's authority, and bottomless reserves of cursed energy, both Seele and Black Seele started at Special Grade strength in this world.
With the memories of their corresponding character, there was no possibility that they would not know how to use their abilities. On top of that, they knew the original plot...
An Xiu felt that he could already mourn for the nearby Cursed Spirits for three seconds.
However, when he thought of how those Cursed Spirits might all be gleaming white points, An Xiu immediately grabbed Seele and eagerly prepared to head out.
"Come to think of it, what identity did the system arrange for Seele?"
"An orphan from the same orphanage as An Xiu-ge. After the orphanage was demolished, Seele came to live with An Xiu-ge."
Seele answered.
There was nothing much to say about that identity. After all, An Xiu had not spent additional points to arrange any special identity for Seele. The plausible identities automatically generated by the system for free were generally very ordinary.
When materializing Seele, however, he had spent an additional thousand points to arrange the Stigmata and Black Seele, the Stigma Consciousness and second personality. That had been counted as a special talent.
After leaving the apartment, it was currently evening. Due to years of disrepair, only a handful of the streetlights on both sides of the road were lit. Beneath the dim light, insect calls occasionally sounded from the darkness.
Fortunately, An Xiu did not find any Cursed Spirits near the apartment. It seemed that the earlier Cursed Spirit had most likely wandered here by chance.
"Most of the nearby cursed energy is gathering in that area. That should be where the Cursed Spirits are concentrated."
Black Seele's voice sounded beside An Xiu's ear, pointing out the direction for him as well.
"Seele senses it too. The Cursed Spirits are gathered at that Abandoned Construction Site over there."
Seele nodded as well, her gaze turning toward the Abandoned Construction Site west of the apartment, some distance away.
It was the somewhat famous Suicide Holy Land nearby that An Xiu had mentioned earlier.
"Alright, let's hurry over."
Having confirmed the direction, An Xiu and Seele quickly arrived at the entrance of the Abandoned Construction Site.
Feeling the cursed energy rushing toward them, it was certain that Cursed Spirits would be born in such an environment, and there would be quite a few of them.
Therefore...
"Do it."
An Xiu spoke decisively, then slowly retreated behind Seele.
Although An Xiu could now be considered a jujutsu sorcerer, and not one at the very bottom of the ladder either, why should he make a move when Seele was here?
"Leave it to Seele."
Hearing that, Seele raised a hand, and a scythe appeared in her grasp. It was Nursery Rhyme, Seele's signature weapon from her Sea of Butterflies period in the game.
Then, Seele lightly pushed off with the tips of her feet. Her petite figure, carrying that enormous scythe, instantly vanished from An Xiu's sight.
PS: Although she drew the Herrscher of Life and Death's authority, Seele's appearance normally defaulted to her Sea of Butterflies period. When she truly transformed, it would be specifically described what form she had taken. Or it could be understood simply as:
Everyday situations or normal attacks: Sea of Butterflies
Getting serious but still not using her full strength: Twin Flames of the Other Shore
Going all out: Herrscher of Life and Death
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Crushing a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit
In the evening, within the Abandoned Building at the center of the pitch-black Abandoned Construction Site.
The corridor, which should have been silent, now echoed with chilling roars and whimpers. A three-meter-tall, grotesquely bloated Cursed Spirit suddenly charged out from around the corner, only to be ripped in half like a rag by a dark-blue scythe the very next second. Its intestines, organs, and brains, mixed with foul-smelling pus and blood, splattered across the ground.
But before those impurities could hit the floor, black-red cursed energy flashed past and erased both the filth and the Cursed Spirit's corpse.
Seele now moved lightly through the building. Whenever the scythe in her hand swung, any Cursed Spirit that dared show itself was instantly cut in two like wheat beneath a sickle, then immediately erased by Black Seele, who had returned to the Stigmata on Seele's chest and wielded cursed energy containing the Power of Withering.
Behind her, An Xiu followed at an unhurried pace, while system notifications continually rang in his ears.
"Ding! It has been detected that Seele eliminated a Grade 4 cursed spirit in order to protect the host. Reward: 5 points."
"Ding! It has been detected that Seele eliminated a Grade 3 cursed spirit in order to protect the host. Reward: 20 points."
"Ding! It has been detected that Seele eliminated a Grade 2 cursed spirit in order to protect the host. Reward: 100 points."
One notification after another made the Cursed Spirits in this Abandoned Construction Site, which should have been terrifying and eerie, seem adorable instead. An Xiu even wished that more would come.
Unfortunately, the number of Cursed Spirits was ultimately limited. The instant they entered the Abandoned Construction Site, Seele had swept away all the Cursed Spirits on the outskirts at incredible speed before arriving in the central area.
The Abandoned Building at the very center of the construction site was now the last remaining place. The Cursed Spirits elsewhere had all been thoroughly eliminated by Seele.
And judging by the looks of it, the Cursed Spirits here would probably not last much longer either.
Just as An Xiu was thinking that, his footsteps abruptly stopped.
Boom!
The ceiling in front of An Xiu suddenly shattered. A Cursed Spirit covered in arms and eyes, its entire body resembling an irregular lump of flesh forcibly stitched together, crashed down in front of him.
An aura several times more powerful than that of the other Cursed Spirits rushed toward him.
There was no doubt that this Cursed Spirit was strong. It was very likely the strongest Cursed Spirit in this Abandoned Building, and the pressure it gave off was far beyond that of the others.
Of course, this so-called strength was relative. Compared to the other Cursed Spirits in the Abandoned Construction Site, the Cursed Spirit before him was naturally powerful. But compared to Seele and An Xiu...
"It doesn't seem much stronger than me."
At least in An Xiu's perception, this Cursed Spirit should have been about as strong as him. Forget compared to Seele—even if he fought it himself, he might not necessarily lose.
However, considering that he had neither a cursed technique nor combat experience, his chances of winning probably would not be high in a real fight.
Therefore, when he saw the Cursed Spirit before him raise an abnormally muscular arm, preparing to smash it down at him, An Xiu decisively took two steps back.
Bang!
Amid scattered blue motes of light, Seele, who had been in the distance moments ago, instantly appeared before An Xiu as though she had teleported. The scythe in her hand blocked the Cursed Spirit's thick arm. The terrifying force at the point of impact stirred up a burst of air that swept up clouds of dust.
Yet Seele's scythe did not move in the slightest. With a gentle lift, she forced the Cursed Spirit's arm upward. Then the scythe swept around, severing a thick arm along with the wall behind it.
"Ahhhhhhhh—!!!"
Seemingly provoked by the pain, the Cursed Spirit before them let out a piercing howl. The remaining arms on its stitched-together body moved, and chains formed from cursed energy immediately locked down Seele's scythe. At the same time, another muscular arm slammed into the ground, sending spiderweb-like cracks spreading beneath Seele and An Xiu's feet, accompanied by surging violent cursed energy.
"An Xiu-ge, please step back a little farther."
Faced with that situation, Seele did not panic at all. She turned and spoke to An Xiu behind her, then lightly stomped her foot.
Rumble!!!
The cursed energy surging toward them through the cracks was instantly crushed by an even more powerful wave of cursed energy. The entire building shook along with it. Seele swung her scythe, and the weapon, which had been tightly bound by chains, now seemed to become a phantom, passing through the chains and vanishing with Seele. The next second, she appeared before the Cursed Spirit like an illusion.
Slash!
As the scythe swept past, the Cursed Spirit was beheaded on the spot, its massive body crashing to the ground with a boom.
At the same time, the system notification rang beside An Xiu's ear.
"Ding! It has been detected that Seele eliminated a grade 1 cursed spirit in order to protect the host. Reward: 500 points."
"A grade 1 cursed spirit is worth five hundred points? Then wouldn't a Special Grade cursed spirit be worth at least a thousand?"
Hearing the system notification, An Xiu was somewhat surprised. After all, the Herrscher of Life and Death's authority in the shop only cost ten thousand points at full price, or five thousand when discounted.
If a Special Grade cursed spirit was worth more than one thousand, or even over two thousand points, then all he needed was for Seele to kill a few Special Grade cursed spirits to buy a Herrscher authority at full price, or another item of equal value.
Thinking of that, An Xiu recalled the plot and discovered that there did not seem to be many Special Grade cursed spirits in the original story.
There were only Leaking Pot's group, the Cursed Womb Death Paintings, and Ryomen Sukuna. At most, he could add places like the Reform School that had related plotlines, and then there was nothing else.
No wonder Special Grade cursed spirits were valuable. There were not many of them in total.
The main source of points from killing Cursed Spirits still lay in the numerous low-grade Cursed Spirits, especially Grade 1 cursed spirits. They gave plenty of points, and their overall numbers were nowhere near as rare as Special Grade cursed spirits.
"That Cursed Spirit just now was somewhat interesting. There should be another one upstairs. Leave it to me."
After eliminating the grade 1 cursed spirit before them, Seele's eyes changed from azure blue to blood red. Clearly, Black Seele had taken over.
Black Seele lightly leaped up through the ceiling that the grade 1 cursed spirit had smashed through when it appeared, moving swiftly toward the rooftop.
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