With Dhruv Lakdawalla's request for reconciliation rejected,
Dhruv Lakdawalla, one of the Sendai Four Heavenly Kings, officially left the Culling Game!
And somewhere Okkotsu knew nothing about, at that very moment, a deceased member of the Sendai Four Heavenly Kings was being reborn.
Outside the Sendai Colony.
The assistant supervisor's soles nearly struck sparks against the paved road of modern civilization.
He sprinted while shouting at the top of his lungs, his voice exploding through the streets at dusk.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Everyone, leave immediately! Don't stay here! A cursed spirit is coming! Run east! East! East!"
He waved his arms, herding the survivors who had escaped the barrier farther away like a flock of sheep.
The task Okkotsu had entrusted to him before leaving marked the first time anyone had treated him with such solemn respect since he became an assistant supervisor.
It made him feel as though he had become a jujutsu sorcerer himself.
Even though he had no jujutsu at all, only a little cursed energy, barely enough to see cursed spirits.
Under the assistant supervisor's direction, the survivors began evacuating rapidly.
The assistant supervisor shouted himself hoarse. He knew he shouldn't be shouting about "cursed spirits." Hearing terms like that would only confuse ordinary people further.
But he couldn't worry about that now!
The words Okkotsu had spoken before going inside still echoed in his mind.
Kurourushi could revive at any moment.
Half an hour, a few minutes... or even less.
He had to carry out Okkotsu's request. He couldn't let anyone else die here.
The assistant supervisor stopped at an intersection and reported the situation to Jujutsu High.
He told them that the special grade curse Kurourushi might revive in Sendai and asked them to help evacuate civilians farther away.
But the instant he