"Get out of my way!"
Seeing Megumi Fushiguro battered and bruised, Itadori Yuji remembered his grandfather's dying words.
Without hesitation, he rushed in front of Megumi and threw a fierce punch at the Cursed Spirit before him.
Clang!!!
Itadori Yuji's face twitched. He yanked his hand back and shook it, wincing in pain.
It felt like he'd punched a steel plate.
The Cursed Spirit was completely unharmed. It looked at the "food" daring to challenge it, then lashed out with several whip-like tentacles.
Itadori Yuji was sent bouncing around, covered in blood.
"Idiot!"
Megumi cursed under his breath. His two Divine Dogs charged the Cursed Spirit from either side, their sharp claws carving gashes into its body.
The Cursed Spirit shrieked in pain and swept its limbs across the area, knocking both Divine Dogs and Yuji flying.
Megumi took the opportunity to slide under the sweeping attack and rush up to the Cursed Spirit. His fist, wrapped in Cursed Energy, slammed into it.
Thud!
His punch wasn't as powerful as Yuji's, but its effect on the Cursed Spirit was worlds apart.
The moment his fist connected, the Cursed Spirit's twisted body burst into pieces.
After dealing with the Cursed Spirit, Megumi turned to look at Itadori Yuji.
"Didn't I tell you to run away with those two? Why did you come back? That was way too reckless!"
"Cursed Spirits can only be exorcised with Cursed Energy. You can't hurt it at all. You almost died just now, do you know that?!"
"Hey! Aren't you still here? I can at least help a little!"
Itadori Yuji argued, then asked in confusion, "What were those things? Why were they at school?"
Megumi patiently explained, "They're Cursed Spirits. Just think of them as beings ordinary people normally can't see."
"Vengeful spirits?"
"...You could