After saying goodbye to Itadori and the others, Lin Mu packed up a few things and boarded the Shinkansen to Nara.
The main reason Lin Mu had chosen to accept this special-grade mission was that there was really nothing for him to do on Itadori's side.
In the original story, the investigation into the Cursed Womb: Death Painting took place around September. There were still several months until then, and Lin Mu had nothing better to do.
He might as well take on some missions and exorcise a few more cursed spirits.
If he stayed at Jujutsu High, he would probably only be doing boring training, learning the basic applications of cursed energy and such.
Besides, there was more than enough time for Lin Mu to settle matters here and make it back.
Compared with the major event that would take place in October, this little special-grade mission was hardly worth mentioning.
If this mission caused him to miss what happened in Shibuya, it would truly be like picking up sesame seeds and losing a watermelon.
Lin Mu planned to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Even if many Grade 1 sorcerers had already failed, he was Lin Mu—how could those grains of sand possibly compare to him?
"Hungry—! So hungry—!"
In a vast, dim underground space, something resembling a beating heart hung suspended in the middle of four enormous stone pillars plastered with talismans, held up by four thick iron chains.
Every beat of the massive heart stirred up a faint breeze, and the mumbling voice from earlier had come from it as well.
"Hungry—! So hungry—!"
Beneath the enormous heart, a figure dressed in a black robe wore an entranced expression. After performing a deep kneeling bow, he spoke respectfully.
"King—please forgive me. The sorcerers have