"Fushiguro!!!"
"Fushiguro!!!!!"
After landing, Itadori immediately realized that Fushiguro had vanished from his side—after shouting several times, Itadori became certain Fushiguro was not nearby—because he had not even caught sight of Nue.
It was now the seventh day of the Culling Game, so Itadori was not too anxious. He first looked around, confirmed that no one was nearby, then switched on his earpiece and activated its contact function.
"Hello? Fushiguro? Hakari-senpai? Okkotsu-senpai?"
Unfortunately, none of them could reply to his message for the time being.
Fushiguro was currently thinking about how to find Hiromi Higuruma, heading toward the center of Tokyo No. 1 Colony with Rin, the underling from the flying duo. The instant Kinji Hakari fell into Tokyo No. 2 Colony, he encountered Hajime Kashimo. As Dhruv left the gymnasium, Kurourushi, which had once been sealed underground by Dhruv's shikigami, had also been released.
"Hey, Itadori, did something happen?"
"Yeah, just like Okkotsu-senpai said before, entering a colony randomly teleports you somewhere within it. Fushiguro and I got separated."
"I see... I was teleported too when I entered Sakurajima Colony, but I wasn't far from the barrier, so I didn't pay much attention to it."
"Maki-senpai, do you have any ideas?"
"I don't... There are too many cursed spirits over here. I need to deal with them first!"
The connection cut off.
Just how many cursed spirits were in Sakurajima Colony...?
Itadori scratched his head, growing somewhat restless—
"There's no point just standing here thinking. I should check the area first..."
Having made up his mind, Itadori began to move. First came cursed energy sensing—it allowed him to see traces left behind by nearby sorcerers. Xuan and Okkotsu had taught both of them this technique, and after teaching Itadori and Fushiguro, the two had almost simultaneously complained about Satoru