As You Can See, I Am a Jujutsu Sorcerer

Night, Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Shinjuku Ward, Kabukicho 1-chome.

A great many bars, clubs, cinemas, and love hotels were concentrated here.

This was a place for young men and women of the city, as well as yakuza members.

Lin Yi stood on the rooftop of a mixed residential-commercial building, tactical goggles over his eyes as he looked down at another such building several dozen meters away. Inside was a bathhouse.

Several beautiful women in skimpy clothes walked laughing through the corridor. The flashes of skin revealed amid their playful roughhousing gave Lin Yi quite an eyeful.

Lin Yi was muttering to himself as well.

"Tokyo really is Tokyo. The quality here is excellent. Huh, the one in black is a little more voluptuous—just my type."

Then a voice came through Lin Yi's earpiece.

"Hey, Mr. Lin Ichiro, are you listening?"

"As a private detective, you should be handling matters for me, your client!"

The suddenly raised voice interrupted Lin Yi's appreciation of the scenery, making him sigh.

"Let me reiterate, Lawyer Hiromi Higuruma. Just call me Lin Yi. There's no need to be so formal."

"I don't recall us being close enough for that, Mr. Lin Ichiro. Focus on the matter I hired you for."

"Yes, yes."

As Lin Yi perfunctorily responded to the client on the other end of the earpiece, his gaze shifted from the bathhouse to another mixed-use building nearby. Under the cool-toned lights, several dyed-haired, heavily tattooed men were crammed into a room, apparently discussing something.

"Mr. Higuruma, let me confirm this again. I only need to make sure they can't appear in court tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Lin Ichiro. As long as they don't appear in court tomorrow. I don't want to wait too long."

"Don't worry. I won't waste much of your time."

Lin Yi ended the call, visually measured the distance between himself and the building under surveillance, then slowly stepped back, leaving himself a runway for a running jump.

Taking a deep breath, he began adjusting the cursed energy surging through his body. The tactical goggles on his face vanished the instant he mobilized his cursed energy, revealing a roguishly handsome face.

Sharp brows, deep-set eyes, and a hint of frivolity in his gaze without losing its seriousness. He had a high nose bridge, a teasing smile at the corner of his lips, short dark-brown hair slightly tousled on top, stood around 185 centimeters tall, and had a strong build.

He wore a khaki trench coat over a red crew-neck T-shirt, along with slim black dress pants and black leather ankle boots.

Lin Yi rolled up his trench coat sleeves, exposing forearms with clearly defined muscles. He lowered his body slightly, took a running start, and jumped!

With cursed energy reinforcing his body, Lin Yi leaped from the rooftop. Without any tools, he easily crossed the gap between the buildings. After several jumps, he arrived at the floor where the target building was located.

The glass window shattered with a crash.

A flying kick through the window struck a yakuza member squarely on the chin, sending him flying into the wall. He bounced off it, hit the ground, and lost consciousness.

"Oh dear, are you okay?"

Lin Yi brushed the remaining glass shards off himself and looked at the man he had knocked out with a flying kick, his voice filled with utterly insincere concern. Only then did he turn to the others in the room, his gaze locking onto the seated man with one hand beneath the table. That was his target.

"Who the hell are you?!"

Lin Yi's entrance made the yakuza members in the room wary of making any rash moves, leaving them only able to demand his identity loudly.

Lin Yi did not answer that question. He merely gave them an ill-intentioned smile.

The next second, Lin Yi moved.

His superhuman speed and strength made him seem like a phantom. He needed no fighting techniques at all; simple speed and strength were enough to effortlessly crush the yakuza members in the room.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang!

Six rapid gunshots rang out. The man stared at Lin Yi in terror, the small revolver in his hand clicking empty.

Lin Yi stood where he was and opened his raised left hand. Six deformed bullets dropped to the floor with crisp clinks.

"Who the hell are you?"

"As you can see, I'm a jujutsu sorcerer."

Half an hour later.

Several police cars gathered beneath the mixed-use building after receiving the report. Inside the room cordoned off with police tape, Kiyotaka Ijichi, an assistant supervisor from Tokyo Jujutsu High, entered the crime scene with a deeply troubled expression.

After examining the signs of fighting at the scene, he made a call.

"Yes, this is Kiyotaka Ijichi. Based on the victims' descriptions, the attacker was a tall man who called himself a jujutsu sorcerer. Faint residuals of a cursed technique have been confirmed at the scene. It has been confirmed that there are no active jujutsu sorcerers on Kabukicho First Avenue. He is an unregistered jujutsu sorcerer. Target? Mm, further investigation is needed to identify the suspect. It is uncertain whether he is a jujutsu sorcerer or a curse user."

"Yes, I'll continue investigating. Please rest assured."

Elsewhere, Lin Yi stood beside his client, Hiromi Higuruma. Together, they watched the yakuza members Lin Yi had thoroughly beaten get loaded into ambulances and driven away. Only then did he say, "You can relax now, can't you, great lawyer? I put a lot of effort into completing your commission."

Hiromi Higuruma wore a black suit and ignored Lin Yi's question. Watching the ambulances' taillights disappear into the distance, he turned and walked away.

"I will transfer the remaining payment into your account before noon tomorrow, Mr. Lin Ichiro. I hope we never meet again."

Seeing the man's unapproachable attitude, Lin Yi jogged after him and slung an arm over Hiromi Higuruma's shoulder.

"Hey, great lawyer, don't be so cold. Lawyers like you, who truly uphold justice, are rare animals in the legal world. I think we could work together. You provide the targets, I handle them. You get to uphold justice, I get paid, and then you can help me manage my assets. We'll work together, grow bigger and stronger, and create new glory!"

"Sorry, but I have no intention of working with a potential criminal. This was merely a transaction."

"A transaction for justice. Look, my rates are so cheap, and I even helped you win the case. I really think we could cooperate more deeply, great lawyer."

"Who exactly are you, Mr. Lin Ichiro?"

"Hehe, just as you saw, I'm merely a City Hunter, Mr. Hiromi Higuruma. If you make up your mind, you know how to contact me. Just write XYZ on the blackboard at Shinjuku Station. I'll be waiting for your good news."

Lin Yi let go of Hiromi Higuruma's shoulder and watched his client merge into the crowd of pedestrians. Only then did he turn around, shove his hands into his pockets, hum a tune, and head back toward the scene.

When he saw the weary office worker Kiyotaka Ijichi appear, he simply brushed past him.

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