On the highway.
A black sedan drove along, carrying Araki Itsuki and the other three.
"Although the deaths happened some time apart, all three victims died the same way: stabbed by a cursed spirit at the entrance to their own apartments."
"And several weeks before their deaths, all of them complained to their building managers about the same problem."
Akari Nitta, an assistant supervisor from Jujutsu High, briefed Araki Itsuki and the others.
Araki Itsuki sat in the front passenger seat, admiring the scenery outside as he listened.
"They said the security doors fitted with automatic locks were always open, but none of the other residents remembered anything like that."
Fushiguro flipped through the documents.
"But the dates and locations were different. Were they killed by the same cursed spirit?"
Yuji Itadori voiced a question of his own.
"Hey, were the automatic doors open because of the cursed spirit? Can cursed spirits trigger sensors?"
Kugisaki explained, "It wasn't the sensors. The cursed spirit's influence caused the control system to malfunction."
Yuji Itadori gave an understanding nod. "What's a control system?"
Araki Itsuki covered his face and sighed helplessly. "Itadori, do you know what's bad about Jujutsu High?"
"Every day is nothing but fighting and training."
"It doesn't give you any free time to experience an ordinary person's life or learn basic things about society."
"Once all this is over, you'll be able to live the life you want, Itadori."
Yuji Itadori wanted to ask, Won't I be executed then?
But seeing the earnest look on Araki Itsuki's face, he understood that his friend was looking out for him. He nodded without saying anything more.
They continued analyzing the information.
"As for whether a single cursed spirit was responsible, we can't determine that from the cursed residue alone.
"But we looked