Choso

"What mysterious hooded man?"

Jie Jian's reaction struck Hajime Kashimo as odd.

The last time he had seen Jie Jian this shocked was when he first saw him.

Although that young man seemed to have decent cursed energy, that was all.

Could that young man have been some kind of powerhouse?

Realizing his form of address was off, Jie Jian hurriedly explained to Hajime Kashimo:

"Kashimo, that was Yuji. Didn't you hear it just now?"

"Yuji?"

Hajime Kashimo repeated the name in confusion. He had never heard it before.

He spoke unhurriedly. "Oh, is he some powerful modern sorcerer?"

Seeing that Hajime Kashimo still had not caught on, Jie Jian shouted:

"Yuji! Yuji! Yuji Itadori!"

Yuji Itadori?

Hajime Kashimo finally realized!

Wasn't that the name of Sukuna's vessel?!

He slammed on the brakes and stopped on the spot, then whipped his head around to look back.

Since they had been driving for over ten seconds, they were now nearly a hundred meters away from Yuji Itadori, and could only vaguely make out his figure.

The anxiety on Hajime Kashimo's face vanished completely.

He had not expected to run into Sukuna's vessel here.

Compared to Sukuna, the Sendai Four Heavenly Kings were nothing but crap!

Who would want to fight them when Sukuna was right here?

Without the slightest hesitation, he kicked the supercar door off. He did not even have time to unfasten his seat belt before leaping out and forcibly tearing it apart.

Jie Jian watched from the side with aching heart.

"Damn! It's still a supercar. At least treat it a little better. If you don't want it, give it to me."

In the distance, Choso's expression abruptly changed as he was standing up for Yuji.

"Yuji, watch out! An enemy!"

He immediately shielded Yuji behind him and stared gravely in Hajime Kashimo's direction.

Choso did not need to warn him. Hajime Kashimo's surging cursed energy in the distance had swollen to the point of nearly exploding!

It was impossible for Yuji not to notice it.

He looked at the office worker still frozen in fear behind him and said solemnly:

"Sir, leave quickly. It might be dangerous here."

The office worker froze for a moment, then nodded frantically and fled into the distance in a panic.

After sending the bystander away, Yuji turned his gaze back.

A distance of less than a hundred meters was nothing to sorcerers. By the time they had exchanged a few words, Hajime Kashimo had already arrived three meters in front of Yuji and Choso.

Hajime Kashimo's gaze passed over Choso and fixed on the protected Yuji, his fighting spirit blazing.

"You're Sukuna's vessel?"

Yuji's heart sank. Was this man after the Sukuna inside him too?

Silence was as good as an admission, and Yuji's reaction thrilled Hajime Kashimo.

This man really was Sukuna's vessel!

He looked at Yuji and shouted impatiently:

"Hurry up, let Sukuna out! Let me duel him!"

Yuji's face darkened instantly upon hearing that.

The memory of Sukuna using his body to slaughter countless ordinary people in Shibuya yesterday was still fresh in his mind.

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Hearing Hajime Kashimo's words, Yuji was instantly furious!

What did he take Sukuna for? A game boss he could challenge whenever he wanted?

Just as Yuji was about to lose control, a dark figure stepped in front of him.

It was none other than Choso.

He stood before Yuji, glaring furiously at Hajime Kashimo.

"Who are you? Leave now, and I can pretend none of this happened."

Hajime Kashimo looked at Choso in surprise.

At first, he truly had not noticed Choso, but the powerful cursed energy erupting from Choso's body suddenly sparked his interest.

Hajime Kashimo tilted his head slightly and called out.

"Hey, who is he?"

Choso was slightly stunned. Who was this man talking to?

Was he asking him?

But the "he" in his words did not seem to be directed at him.

As Choso wondered, a complaining voice came from behind Hajime Kashimo.

"Kashimo, you ran way too fast. I can't keep up with you."

Jie Jian ran over, panting. He was not Hajime Kashimo and could not cross a hundred meters in a few breaths. He had run the whole way here.

Hajime Kashimo did not care whether Jie Jian was tired. He impatiently looked at Choso again and asked:

"Isn't your intelligence network supposed to be impressive? Who is this guy?"

Jie Jian looked at Choso ahead with great interest. This was his first time seeing this big brother in person. He had always liked Choso as a character.

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network! Of course I know who he is."

Jie Jian patted his chest and immediately introduced Choso.

"This man has an extraordinary origin. He's one of the Special-Grade Cursed Objects, the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings, created when that old bastard Kenjaku used Noritoshi Kamo to mix his own blood with ordinary humans!"

"Though he looks human now, he is actually like you, resurrected through incarnation via a cursed object. Not only did he inherit the Kamo Family's ancestral technique, Blood Manipulation, he also possesses a cursed spirit's constitution!"

"His cursed spirit constitution lets him convert cursed energy into blood, so he never suffers excessive blood loss from using his technique. His combat strength is terrifying!"

Hearing that, Hajime Kashimo looked at Choso in surprise as well.

He had thought Choso was merely an ordinary Grade 1 Sorcerer, but he had not expected him to have such an impressive background!

As one of the Three Great Families, the Kamo Family's ancestral Blood Manipulation had been passed down for a thousand years. Even Hajime Kashimo had heard of the technique's reputation.

Its flaws were simply too obvious, which was why its combat effectiveness had always fallen short of the Gojo Family and Zenin Family.

But that did not mean Blood Manipulation was weak. The technique was not the problem—the people were!

Choso, meanwhile, stared at Jie Jian with utter astonishment.

He had assumed that Jie Jian, who only appeared to be at the level of a Grade 4 Sorcerer, was a follower. He had not expected his intelligence network to be this terrifying!

Hajime Kashimo's lips curled into a broad grin as he looked at Choso with interest.

"A Kamo Family heir? Looks worth killing!"

Yet Hajime Kashimo's words struck precisely at Choso's sore spot.

"Don't mention 'Kamo' to me! My name is Choso!"

Hajime Kashimo paused, then glanced at Jie Jian.

Knowing what had happened, Jie Jian immediately explained:

"Kashimo, although Choso was created by that old bastard Kenjaku, he hates Kenjaku deeply and has never considered himself part of the Kamo Family."

Understanding flashed through Hajime Kashimo's eyes. He shook his head with a mocking smile, clearly having no interest in such messy matters.

Jie Jian continued, adding regretfully:

"Since his birth, Choso has lived with the other two Cursed Womb: Death Paintings, so he never received the Kamo Family's orthodox education.

"He explored and taught himself Blood Manipulation, so his mastery cannot compare to the Kamo Family's thousand years of accumulated results.

"That leaves Choso at only the level of a Grade 1 Sorcerer for now. However, his half-cursed-spirit constitution grants him a much longer lifespan than humans. Given enough time, he still has a chance to advance to Special Grade!"

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