"Has it started?"
Shinsuke Zenin hung up and continued eating the ramen in his bowl, not the least bit worried.
With Fushiguro's abilities, plus that hotheaded jock, they were more than capable of dealing with this trouble.
After leisurely finishing his noodles, Shinsuke waited until the sky had grown completely dark before making his unhurried way to the school where the incident had occurred.
Meanwhile,
Megumi Fushiguro and Yuji Itadori were locked in a fierce battle with a Cursed Spirit.
"Itadori! Get them out of here! Cursed Spirits can only be dealt with using curses! Ordinary people can't fight them!"
On the school's open-air walkway, Megumi saw Itadori charge toward the Grade 2 Cursed Spirit and hurriedly shouted a warning.
The jock was certainly capable—he was agile and strong—but without the ability to use cursed energy, he couldn't exorcise a Cursed Spirit.
Itadori kept dodging, using his quick reflexes to fend off the Cursed Spirit. His expression was serious. "If I run away now, I won't be able to live with myself."
"Besides, my grandpa told me to save people!"
As he spoke, Yuji Itadori was seized by the Cursed Spirit, and the Special Grade Cursed Object in his hand was flung into the air.
The Cursed Spirit and Itadori both looked up, each trying to get the finger.
In the end, the Cursed Spirit lifted Itadori up, and he caught the finger in his mouth.
"You seem pretty eager to eat this finger. Is it really that tasty?"
Itadori planted both feet against the Cursed Spirit's enormous maw, holding it back with all his strength. The strange finger at the corner of his mouth swayed as his body moved. The sight of the boy and the Cursed Spirit locked together was bizarre.
"Of course. Eating this finger gives a