Tsunemiki's Coma, Searching for Tengen

"Sigh, Uncle, what's the meaning of life?"

At the dinner table, Tainai was a bit absent-minded and suddenly asked a deeply philosophical question.

The Maki and Mai sisters were shoveling food into their mouths, their minds solely focused on eating.

Zen'in Shinsuke froze for a moment, his gaze towards Tainai becoming strange. "What got into you? You... you're not going to turn dark, are you?"

"What are you talking about? I'm just asking casually."

Tainai propped her chin on her hand and rolled her eyes at him.

It was just that with all the things she'd been through recently, coupled with how people tend to ponder such things when they're bored, she felt moved to ask.

"Hmm... that's a profound question, and one you need to figure out for yourself."

He didn't have the time to provide psychological counseling for someone who was just bored.

"Uncle, you're so disciplined every day. You must have already figured out the meaning of life, right?"

Tainai stared curiously at Zen'in Shinsuke, wanting to understand the reason why he lived such a relaxed life every day.

Ever since she became a jujutsu sorcerer, she'd spent most of her time exorcising curses, and she finally understood why Geto Suguru had become a curse user.

Although she wouldn't go as far as Geto Suguru in wanting to destroy non-sorcerers, she did feel weary.

Students and teachers really couldn't be treated the same.

She preferred her days as a student.

"I don't know the meaning of life. I only know how to eat well, drink well, and have fun."

Zen'in Shinsuke leaned back in his chair, looking completely relaxed.

What kind of meaning was there? Was it that important?

Just do what you want to do, wasn't that enough?

As for things you can't do just because you want to, that just means you're not strong enough.

"Ew~, Uncle, your meaning is too trivial."

Tainai's expression was one of disdain. With such strength, his goals were too easily achievable.

"Are you expecting me to be like that Geto kid, worrying about world peace all day?"

"Hey, hey, hey, Uncle, that's not fair to say!"

Tainai heard Zen'in Shinsuke use Geto's name as an example and felt a prickle of annoyance.

No matter what, she couldn't be as extreme as Geto.

"Hurry up and eat. Can't all this food shut you up?"

"Exactly, exactly! Sister Tainai talks too much. Cousin said no talking while eating."

Mai chimed in from the side.

"Hmph! Little Mai, you dare scold your big sister? Do you want to be dealt with by me?"

"Nyah nyah nyah~, I'm not scared!"

Seeing the two, one big and one small, start to bicker, Zen'in Shinsuke's forehead broke out in goosebumps.

Things were really getting livelier and livelier...

"Ring ring ring..."

Just then, Zen'in Shinsuke's phone rang. He glanced at it; it was Toji calling.

"What is it?"

"Tsumiki is in trouble."

Hearing this, Zen'in Shinsuke's brow furrowed, and his expression darkened.

Even with Toji watching, she still managed to do something?

"You guys eat. I have something to take care of and need to go out. Just leave the bowls after you're done; don't go into the kitchen."

After giving instructions, Zen'in Shinsuke left.

Tainai and the others didn't pay it any mind.

Not long after, Zen'in Shinsuke arrived at Toji's house.

"What happened?"

Zen'in Shinsuke looked at Tsumiki, who was lying motionless on the bed as if in a coma, and asked.

Toji's expression was grim. "It happened not long after she got back from school. The hospital checked her vitals, and everything is normal."

"I went to the school too. The teachers said nothing unusual happened there."

Clearly, Toji had already ruled out all possible causes and contacted Zen'in Shinsuke out of desperation.

"Dad, Uncle, is Tsumiki going to be okay?"

Megumi Fushiguro looked at his motionless sister, his eyes full of worry.

"Don't worry, Tsumiki won't be in any danger,"

Keisuke Zenin comforted him.

He then looked at Toji, "Did you have a sorcerer look at her?"

The other party nodded, clearly having already sought professional help.

"I suspect she's been hit by some kind of cursed technique. Don't worry too much, I'll go ask around."

Keisuke Zenin naturally knew that Tsumiki had been marked by Kenjaku as a vessel for reincarnation.

But whether it was a cursed technique or some kind of mark, he couldn't figure it out.

He also didn't know how the other party had marked her.

Things involving the soul were not his area of expertise.

The only thing he could be sure of was that, at least for a short period, Tsumiki wouldn't be possessed.

After leaving Toji's house, Keisuke Zenin headed in the direction of Jujutsu High.

If there was anyone in this world who understood Kenjaku better than him, it should currently be the one at Jujutsu High.

"What a tragic girl!"

"Quick, call the police!"

Just as Keisuke Zenin was pondering Kenjaku's current whereabouts, he heard a commotion ahead.

A crowd had gathered.

It seemed to be a car accident.

"Yuta... Yuta... Yuta!"

Through a gap in the crowd, Keisuke Zenin saw the tragically dead girl on the ground, who had turned into a vengeful spirit in mere seconds.

Standing before her was a child with vacant, bewildered eyes, estimated to be around the same age as Maki and Mai.

Keisuke Zenin subconsciously touched his waist, only to realize he hadn't brought Yorozu with him.

"Never mind, considering your current pure love, I won't take advantage of this."

When he saw Rika become a special-grade vengeful spirit, his immediate reaction was to kill her.

But he reconsidered; it wasn't necessary.

There would be plenty of cursed spirits in the future; they wouldn't be short of one special-grade.

Furthermore, this special-grade wouldn't be easy to deal with, and there was no need to cause a huge disturbance in this busy area for a little bit of power.

Ignoring what was happening, he continued on his way to Jujutsu High.

Unnoticed by everyone, Keisuke Zenin, like an invisible person, entered the depths of the Tombs of the Star Corridor.

Looking at the various gates floating in the air, he calmed himself and prepared to sense Tengen's location.

But the next second, he abandoned that idea and directly shouted, "Old hag! A guest has arrived, aren't you going to welcome them?"

Sensing each gate would take too long; it was better to just call her out directly.

"Who are you calling an old hag? Young man, you have no manners."

Countless doors floated in the air, and one of them opened, emitting a voice that was neither male nor female, with a hint of displeasure.

How did another impolite person like Yuki Tsukumo show up?

As Keisuke Zenin entered through the gate, he saw Tengen's figure, seated cross-legged on a cushion with a tea set in front of them.

Looking at Tengen's non-human appearance, Keisuke Zenin knew that she had already begun to evolve.

"So this is what the famous Master Tengen looks like?"

Tengen glanced at the rude young man before them. "You have no cursed energy. You must be one of those two brothers from the Zenin family, right?"

Tengen had heard from the higher-ups about the two oddities of the Zenin family.

"What business do you have with me?"

Tengen calmly brewed tea, not worried that the other party would harm her.

"My niece has been marked by Kenjaku. Can you look into this and see if the mark can be removed and she can be restored to normal?"

Keisuke Zenin didn't bother being polite with this old woman who had lived for a thousand years.