Rainbow Dragon

Another day passed by the sea. After several days of investigation, Suguru Geto finally found the target of this commission—Rainbow Dragon.

Come to think of it, Satoru Gojo had taken this commission for Suguru Geto.

After learning that the Gojo Family possessed a Cursed Tool suitable for him, Suguru Geto began working to earn money.

Along the way, he made sure to confirm the details of the Cursed Tool with Satoru Gojo.

Satoru Gojo usually paid little attention to matters at home. In his eyes, those rotten old fools who were practically decaying were nowhere near as interesting as Eiji or Suguru Geto.

But he happened to know about Playful Cloud. After all, it was a rare Special Grade Cursed Tool, and Satoru Gojo had even borrowed it to play with for a while.

But he stopped because he kept hitting himself in the head while swinging it around.

And it was not cool at all. He had swung it around for ages without getting even a single special effect.

Once he remembered that such a thing did exist, Satoru Gojo gave him an affirmative answer.

As a result, Suguru Geto worked even harder.

Under those circumstances, when Satoru Gojo came to play with Eiji, he remembered a huge commission and asked Suguru Geto whether he wanted it. Suguru Geto accepted without hesitation.

It was a nine-figure job.

Satoru Gojo knew about this commission because it had been issued by Jujutsu Headquarters, and the Gojo Family had discussed it internally as well.

But they later decided the risk was too high and wanted more compensation, so they never replied.

After all, the enemy they had to deal with for this commission was a Special Grade Cursed Spirit.

Special Grade Cursed Spirit: Rainbow Dragon. A Special Grade Cursed Spirit born from humanity's fear of dragons and snakes, with a body that even Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerers found difficult to harm, immense speed and strength, and combat capabilities across land, sea, and air.

Jujutsu Headquarters had organized two extermination operations, neither of which succeeded, and several Grade 1 and Grade 2 Jujutsu Sorcerers had been injured.

Unlike other Cursed Spirits, whose areas of activity were limited and relatively fixed,

Rainbow Dragon's range was far too broad, covering nearly half of the Island Nation.

This gave Jujutsu Headquarters a terrible headache.

When exorcising Cursed Spirits in the past, the Cursed Spirits would obediently remain at their places of birth. All they had to do was send a few Jujutsu Sorcerers of civilian origin to assess the situation, then gather people to subjugate them based on the Cursed Spirit's circumstances.

But Rainbow Dragon's range was too vast, so they could only search and fight at the same time.

But Rainbow Dragon would fly for a while, then swim for a while. They simply could not keep up.

They could not just leave it alone, either. Rainbow Dragon was too dangerous and had even affected the Island Nation's fishing industry to some extent.

To resolve Rainbow Dragon as quickly as possible, Jujutsu Headquarters simply put out a bounty.

There was no helping it. Before Satoru Gojo had entered the Jujutsu World, the strongest powers in the Jujutsu World were actually controlled by The Three Great Families. Nearly all of Jujutsu Headquarters' higher-ups came from those families, and mobilizing enough powerful sorcerers for a mission required their approval.

But The Three Great Families would not act without sufficient profit. If the rewards were not generous enough, they were unwilling to move, so Jujutsu Headquarters ultimately made this decision.

On one hand, they asked The Three Great Families to assemble a Cursed Spirit Extermination team as soon as possible. On the other, they offered a bounty to see whether they could lure out a few brave souls to deal with Rainbow Dragon.

Thus, through Satoru Gojo's introduction, this commission fell into Suguru Geto's hands.

The weather after the rain was exceptionally clear. A dragon-shaped Cursed Spirit, silver-white all over and dreamlike beneath the rainbow, appeared on the sea's surface.

In the air, Suguru Geto stood atop the Manta Ray Cursed Spirit, his gaze burning as he stared at Rainbow Dragon.

Not only was it going to be his second Special Grade Pokémon, it was also the remaining payment for his dream weapon, Playful Cloud.

The more Suguru Geto looked at Rainbow Dragon, the more pleasing it seemed.

Unfortunately, unlike divine dragons that could summon clouds and rain, dispel calamities, and bestow blessings,

Rainbow Dragon, born from fear of dragons and snakes, would only bring disaster upon the land.

"Vultures."

Dozens of Vulture Cursed Spirits appeared and flew toward Rainbow Dragon.

Rainbow Dragon, which had been flying toward a fishing ground, seemed to sense something.

It turned and looked toward Suguru Geto in the sky and the flock of vultures flying toward it.

"Roar!"

A terrifying roar erupted from Rainbow Dragon's mouth.

Its body swayed as it flew toward Suguru Geto.

Suguru Geto controlled the manta ray to evade while directing the vultures to obstruct Rainbow Dragon's vision.

In an instant, several grotesque Cursed Spirits appeared on Rainbow Dragon's body.

These Cursed Spirits were generally Grade 2 or above, including one Grade 1 Cursed Spirit.

A Mantis Cursed Spirit swung its twin blades at Rainbow Dragon, but the attacks only threw off a few sparks. They did not even leave a mark.

Fish with mouths full of sharp fangs bit down on Rainbow Dragon as well, yet they likewise failed to break through its defenses.

The Grade 1 Cursed Spirit that Suguru Geto had placed high hopes on also opened its huge maw. Unfortunately, one bite only managed to break a little skin.

"What terrifying hardness."

With that, Suguru Geto turned and flew toward the shore.

Rainbow Dragon pursued closely behind him.

Before long, the battlefield descended to the sea's surface.

"Kraken!"

More than a dozen enormous tentacles shot up from the seabed and tightly wrapped around Rainbow Dragon's body.

"Roar!"

Rainbow Dragon let out a furious roar, then twisted its body in an attempt to break free.

Its sharp teeth were like divine weapons, biting through Kraken's tentacles.

But Kraken had already completed its task. The constantly high-speed Rainbow Dragon had been successfully stopped and dragged into the sea.

"Sea Monk! Great Sea Monster! Rain Woman! Fishman! Bottle-Nose..."

Dozens of Cursed Spirits skilled in underwater combat appeared around Rainbow Dragon, including several Grade 1 Cursed Spirits.

Thanks to Eiji's help, the number and strength of the Cursed Spirits Suguru Geto possessed at this point far exceeded those in the original story.

Although Rainbow Dragon was the strongest on the battlefield in strength, speed, and defense,

as the saying went, two fists could not beat four hands. Faced with dozens of Cursed Spirits taking turns beating it in an orderly assault, Rainbow Dragon could not cope at all.

Rainbow Dragon's attacks either missed or were blocked by the Grade 1 Cursed Spirits, while the other Cursed Spirits' attacks continuously landed on its body.

Even if the injuries were minor, they accumulated until Rainbow Dragon could no longer endure them easily.

Upon the churning sea, a massive Sea Turtle Cursed Spirit moved slowly.

On the turtle's back, a huge figure stretched its long neck into the water. Black Mist surged forth, enveloping Rainbow Dragon's body.

It was the Special Grade Demon Cursed Spirit.

Illusions interfered with Rainbow Dragon's judgment, and its movements gradually became distorted.

Suddenly, several Pufferfish-like Cursed Spirits burrowed into Rainbow Dragon's stomach and exploded.

Rainbow Dragon's body swelled in an instant, then swiftly returned to its original slender form.

But Suguru Geto knew Rainbow Dragon had been injured.

Sensing danger, Rainbow Dragon began struggling with all its strength, trying to escape the battlefield and regroup.

"Is it here?"

Suguru Geto looked into the distance. A black dot was flying toward them at an ever-increasing speed.

Rainbow Dragon finally broke through the Cursed Spirits' encirclement and burst out of the sea. Under Suguru Geto's control, the Special Grade Demon Cursed Spirit leaped from the turtle's back, clamped its huge jaws around Rainbow Dragon's middle, and used all four limbs to cling tightly to it and drag it toward the sea.

"It is a little off."

He looked at the black dot's trajectory, then at Rainbow Dragon as it struggled ceaselessly.

A black rift appeared behind it, and a massive Worm Cursed Spirit burst out, slamming viciously into Rainbow Dragon.

"Snow Woman."

A figure appeared behind Suguru Geto, dressed in a kimono but with fur growing from its face, blue skin, and fangs like an evil demon.

A bone-piercing gale mixed with snow howled past, temporarily freezing Rainbow Dragon's body.

Several more tentacles appeared and pulled Rainbow Dragon's body slightly toward the black dot's path.

"That is more like it."

At that moment, the black dot that had been flying for so long finally appeared before Rainbow Dragon.

A tiger's body packed with explosive muscles, enormous wings, and massive horns rising skyward from its head.

This figure, resembling the legendary ferocious beast Qiongqi, was the Chimera Beast Qiongqi that Eiji had fused from Tiger Funeral, Nue, and Piercing Bull.