As they carried out task after task, big and small, time flew by.
Over the past few months, several people had died in quick succession under mysterious circumstances, and the manner of their deaths had been eerily similar.
Jujutsu High's assistant supervisor, Akari Nitta, gave them a detailed introduction to the case and its victims.
They had all died at the entrances of their apartment buildings, brutally killed by cursed spirits.
Moreover, for some time before their deaths, they had all reported the same problem: the automatic doors to their apartment buildings were malfunctioning!
Yet strangely, none of the other residents had encountered such an issue. It seemed that only the victims had noticed it.
Aside from that, the three had one more thing in common: they had attended the same junior high school.
"So that means all three of them were likely afflicted by the same curse, which activated as time passed?" Kugisaki judged, resting a hand beneath her chin.
Akari Nitta agreed. She believed Kugisaki's guess was very accurate; otherwise, there was no way to explain why the three had died in such similar ways.
"You're right. Next, we'll go to the junior high school the victims attended and look for clues."
"Then we'll ask around among people who knew them all."
Itadori clapped in praise. "As expected of Kugisaki! That was amazing!"
Kugisaki's face reddened slightly as she cursed, "Idiot, what's so amazing about that?!"
"Instead of praising me, why don't you ask why someone like Lin Mu got sent on a mission of this level?!"
The three in the back seat suddenly turned their eyes toward Lin Mu, who was seated in the front passenger seat.
Lin Mu had his arms crossed and his eyes closed, resting.
"You're clearly already special grade. Why aren't you out