Choso

What mysterious hooded man?

Jie Jian's reaction struck Hajime Kashimo as odd.

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

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

Could that young man just now have been some kind of powerhouse?

At that moment, Jie Jian realized he had used the wrong form of address and hurriedly explained to Hajime Kashimo:

"Little Deer, 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 it!

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

He slammed on the brakes and stopped where he was, then sharply turned to look behind him.

Since they had already been driving for over ten seconds, they were now nearly a hundred meters away from Yuji. He could only vaguely make out Yuji Itadori's 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 so-called Sendai Four Heavenly Kings were shit!

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

Without a moment's hesitation, he kicked the supercar's door clean off. He did not even have time to unbuckle his seat belt before jumping out and forcibly tearing it apart.

Jie Jian, beside him, watched with aching heart.

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

In the distance, Choso, who had been standing up for Yuji, suddenly changed expression.

"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 already swollen to the point of exploding!

There was no way Yuji could fail to notice it.

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

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

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

After seeing the bystander off, Yuji turned his gaze back.

A distance of less than a hundred meters was not far for sorcerers. By the time they had finished speaking, Hajime Kashimo had already arrived three meters in front of Yuji and Choso.

Hajime Kashimo's gaze passed over Choso and settled on Yuji, who was being protected behind him, his fighting spirit blazing.

"You're Sukuna's vessel?"

Yuji's heart sank. Was this man also after Sukuna within him?

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

This guy really was Sukuna's vessel!

He anxiously looked at Yuji and shouted:

"Quick, let Sukuna out! Let me duel him!"

Yuji's expression darkened instantly at those words.

The memory of Sukuna using his body to slaughter countless ordinary people in Shibuya yesterday remained vivid in his mind.

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

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

Just as he was about to lose his temper, a dark figure stepped in front of him.

It was none other than Choso.

He stood before Yuji and glared furiously at Hajime Kashimo.

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

Hajime Kashimo looked at Choso in some surprise.

At first, he had not even noticed Choso's presence. But the powerful cursed energy erupting from Choso's body now suddenly piqued his interest.

Hajime Kashimo tilted his head slightly and called out.

"Hey, who's 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 was puzzled, a complaining voice came from behind Hajime Kashimo.

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

Jie Jian ran over, panting. Unlike Hajime Kashimo, he could not cross a distance of a hundred meters in just a few breaths. He had run all the 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, and 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 began introducing Choso.

"This man has quite the background. He's a Special-Grade Cursed Object, the Cursed Womb: Death Paintings, created by that old bastard Kenjaku using Noritoshi Kamo's blood to mix with ordinary humans!"

"Though he looks human now, he is actually like you—a reincarnated being resurrected through 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 allows him to convert cursed energy into blood, so he never has to worry about excessive blood loss from using his technique. His combat ability 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 a background!

As one of the Big Three Families, the Kamo Family's hereditary Blood Manipulation had been passed down for a thousand years. Even he had heard of this technique's reputation.

However, the technique's flaw was too obvious, so its combat ability had always lagged behind the Gojo Family and Zenin Family.

But that did not mean Blood Manipulation was weak. It was not the technique that was weak, but the person!

Choso, meanwhile, stared at Jie Jian in astonishment.

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

A broad smile spread across Hajime Kashimo's lips as he looked at Choso with great interest.

"A successor of the Kamo Family? 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 and glanced at Jie Jian.

Knowing what had happened, Jie Jian immediately explained:

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

Understanding flashed through Hajime Kashimo's eyes. He shook his head with a sneer, clearly uninterested in such messy matters.

Jie Jian continued, adding regretfully:

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

"He figured out and learned Blood Manipulation entirely on his own, so his development of it cannot compare to the Kamo Family's achievements over a thousand years.

"This leaves Choso only at the level of a Grade 1 Sorcerer for now. But with his half-cursed-spirit constitution, his lifespan is far longer than a human's. Given enough time, he still has a chance of advancing to Special Grade!"

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