Under Satoru Gojo's arrangements, Ronawa entered this haunted house together with Megumi Fushiguro.
Yes, she had not come alone to exorcise Cursed Spirits.
Megumi Fushiguro was with her.
Satoru Gojo had wanted Ronawa and Megumi Fushiguro to form a bond.
After all, bonds were the hardest things to break.
Like NaruSasu, or Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto.
Even if their ideals differed, as long as the bond remained, there would eventually be a day when they reconciled.
That was precisely why Satoru Gojo had arranged for Ronawa and Megumi Fushiguro to take this mission together.
Unfortunately, in Ronawa's eyes,
Megumi Fushiguro was completely holding her back!
It was not that Ronawa lacked tact; Megumi Fushiguro's track record was genuinely pathetic.
A Grade 2 Jujutsu Sorcerer had nearly been exorcised by a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit.
There was no defending that.
And that would not even happen until next year.
The current Megumi Fushiguro was only weaker.
It was strange when she thought about it. Logically, Megumi Fushiguro should not have been this weak.
After all, he had known Satoru Gojo from a very young age.
He had also spent plenty of time learning from Satoru Gojo.
No matter how one looked at it, his strength should not have been this disappointing.
After all, another person who had grown up learning under a Special Grade Sorcerer was Aoi Todo.
That guy had been fierce enough to exorcise a Special-Grade Curse as a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer.
Megumi Fushiguro had likewise studied under a Special Grade Sorcerer—indeed, under Satoru Gojo, the strongest of the modern era.
Yet he had nearly been beaten to death by a Grade 2 Cursed Spirit.
The more she compared them, the more Megumi Fushiguro seemed utterly hopeless.
Of course, perhaps Megumi Fushiguro was not the problem.
Maybe Satoru Gojo simply could not teach students, and Megumi Fushiguro had been completely led astray by him.
In any case, one of those two possibilities had to be true.
Or perhaps both Satoru Gojo and Megumi Fushiguro had problems.
Back to the matter at hand.
Led by Megumi Fushiguro, Ronawa entered the haunted house with him.
According to the information she had received on the way over, this haunted house had existed for more than twenty years.
Apparently, a woman had once been brutally murdered here by her husband.
Ever since then, strange things had often happened here.
As a result, it had become one of the sources of Tokyo's urban legends.
Quite a few thrill-seekers came here to explore and test their courage.
Nothing had happened for a long time, until the past few months.
Several "spirited away" incidents had occurred here in succession.
More than seven people had entered this haunted house and never come back out.
That was what drew the attention of Jujutsu Sorcerers.
After confirming that there truly was a Cursed Spirit inside,
Satoru Gojo had taken on the mission.
He intended to use it as training for Ronawa and Megumi Fushiguro.
"Megumi Fushiguro. That's my name."
As they cautiously entered the haunted house, Megumi Fushiguro spoke softly to Ronawa.
He had already recognized Ronawa as that Special-Grade Curse from before.
Although he did not know why Satoru Gojo had not exorcised this Cursed Spirit,
Megumi Fushiguro clearly trusted Satoru Gojo.
He believed Satoru Gojo must have had his reasons for doing this.
Therefore, his attitude toward Ronawa was fairly amicable.
He had even taken the initiative to tell her his name.
Ronawa paused for a moment before replying, "Ronawa."
Then Ronawa asked, "Did you often go out with Satoru Gojo to exorcise Cursed Spirits before?"
Megumi Fushiguro shook his head. "This is the third time!"
In fact, Megumi Fushiguro had only recently graduated from middle school.
He was preparing to attend Jujutsu High.
And it was precisely because Megumi Fushiguro was about to enter Jujutsu High
that Satoru Gojo had brought him out for practical combat, so he could gain some experience.
Before that, Megumi Fushiguro had just been attending school.
Apparently, he had even been the school bully.
"Then have you ever exorcised a Cursed Spirit by yourself?"
Ronawa asked Megumi Fushiguro again.
Megumi Fushiguro recalled his rather embarrassing performance when he had first faced a Cursed Spirit.
He shook his head somewhat stiffly.
Ronawa understood and nodded. "I see. No wonder you didn't notice anything."
"What?"
"Didn't you notice that you're already standing on a Cursed Spirit's face?"
Megumi Fushiguro froze, then immediately lowered his head.
Sure enough, at some point, a twisted Cursed Spirit had appeared beneath his feet.
A pale, fanged maw was staring up at him with a sinister grin.
That nearly made Megumi Fushiguro's heart stop from fright.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly, leaping back at once and activating his technique.
Ten Shadows Technique: Divine Dogs!
A majestic wolf-like dog emerged from the shadows and rapidly charged at the Cursed Spirit on the ground.
They soon began grappling and tearing at each other.
Megumi Fushiguro also prepared to help from the side.
But before he could act, two hands stretched out from the wall behind him and seized his arms.
Before Megumi Fushiguro could react, they dragged him straight into the wall.
Witnessing all of this, Ronawa did not panic in the slightest.
She even had the leisure to look around for snacks like chips or spicy strips.
So she could eat while watching.
Very quickly, the Divine Dogs tore the Cursed Spirit on the ground to pieces.
Megumi Fushiguro also burst out of the wall.
He looked far more disheveled.
But he was not injured, so he had clearly defeated the ghost in the wall.
However, when Megumi Fushiguro came out and saw Ronawa leisurely still looking for something to eat,
he felt rather dissatisfied.
Had she come here to exorcise Cursed Spirits, or to be a guest?
Why was she acting so at home here?
Although he was somewhat displeased, Megumi Fushiguro still said, "The Cursed Spirit has been exorcised. We can wrap things up."
Ronawa smiled. She had confirmed something once again.
The current Megumi Fushiguro really was a rookie.
For Satoru Gojo's sake, Ronawa said to Megumi Fushiguro, "Try sensing it carefully again."
"What's wrong with this place?"
Megumi Fushiguro was confused, but he still followed Ronawa's words and expanded his senses.
Then, he gradually realized that something was wrong.
"This is... a barrier?"
Megumi Fushiguro could clearly sense that this place differed from the outside.
The environment here was more suited to the survival of Cursed Spirits than humans.
"More or less."
From the instant Ronawa stepped into this haunted house, she had known something was wrong with it.
It was somewhat like a ghost domain; even the environment differed from the outside world.
And seeing that Megumi Fushiguro still had not grasped the seriousness of the situation,
Ronawa could only explain further. "A Cursed Spirit capable of setting up a barrier like this..."
"Do you think it could be exorcised so easily by you?"
In Jujutsu Society, Domain Expansion stood at the absolute pinnacle.
Before reaching a Domain, one generally started with semi-domains resembling barriers like this one.
In other words, a Cursed Spirit capable of creating an unusual environment like this, something akin to a ghost domain,
would be at least a Grade-One Cursed Spirit, even if it was not Special-Grade Rank.
How could Megumi Fushiguro possibly have exorcised it so easily?
Megumi Fushiguro understood that as well, but it was already a little too late.
Because in the next second, a round object flew toward him at high speed.
Megumi Fushiguro barely managed to catch it, but when he looked down,
he discovered that what he held in his hand was actually a dog's head.
The head of a Divine Dog!
The VIP reading experience has been optimized. Tap the middle of the screen to bring up the menu, where you can conveniently access "Settings," "Previous Page," "Next Page," and "Back to Top."
At the request of many readers, an ad-free feature for VIP members is now available.
Click to view
Before you continue