"Duanmu Ai, sixteen years old, attends Yōtō High School. She has appeared in several films and won Best Actress awards. She rarely appears in public and does not even have an INS account. She is a household-name film actress in Japan..."
As the hoarse voice faded, the white-haired old man sitting in the chair coughed and looked toward the blue-haired girl standing respectfully before him.
"Are you sure there's no mistake?"
"Y-yes!"
Facing the old man's question, the blue-haired girl—Miwa Kasumi—hurriedly straightened and answered.
"I'm certain. Her appearance is extremely distinctive, after all. No one else could imitate it."
"Hmm..."
It was no wonder Miwa Kasumi respected the old man so deeply. He was the principal of Kyoto Prefectural Jujutsu High School. To deal with Curse Spirits, the Curse Masters had established schools to train Curse Masters. Since Miwa Kasumi possessed talent in jujutsu, she had been chosen to join and receive education and training there.
"Is she a Curse Master?"
"That... I don't think so."
"A curse user?"
"I-I don't know..."
Faced with the old man's series of questions, Miwa Kasumi appeared somewhat tense.
"Ah, but I don't think she's a curse user or a Curse Master. She asked me a lot of basic questions, like what Curse Spirits are, what jujutsu is, and what Curse Masters are... It was obvious that she truly knew nothing about our existence."
"Then how did she defeat the Curse Spirit? Could she have done it without using jujutsu?"
Ordinary people could not see Curse Spirits at all. Even Curse Masters needed either jujutsu or a Cursed Object to defeat them.
"No... Well, she used a sword."
"A sword?"
"Yes, a sword that was entirely red, as though dyed in blood..."
"Oh?!"
At this, the old man suddenly raised his brows.
"Are you