Aikawa Kaze's painstaking efforts hadn't been wasted.
Suguru Geto was no bumbling teammate. He had prepared himself beforehand and instantly realized that Kaze wanted to put on an act.
Of course, even Suguru Geto would never have imagined someone being so shameless that he would put on an act for a cursed spirit. He assumed Aikawa Kaze was doing it for the other Jujutsu High students.
That was the reasonable explanation any normal person would arrive at.
Suguru Geto was currently Jujutsu Headquarters' most wanted fugitive. If the two of them seemed too close, it would cause trouble, so putting on a show in front of the other Jujutsu High students was necessary.
Before coming here, Suguru Geto had already known that Aikawa Kaze was with his classmates. Naturally, he had prepared an excuse.
"When I first heard there was a humanoid special grade cursed spirit here, I thought the report was exaggerated. I never expected it to be true."
Suguru Geto looked at the young jujutsu sorcerers with a gentle smile.
"I only came here to subjugate this special grade cursed spirit. I mean you no harm, so there's no need to be so wary of me."
"Absolutely not!"
"Oh? How strange. A jujutsu sorcerer actually wants to protect a cursed spirit?"
A flicker of surprise crossed Suguru Geto's eyes. He had thought Aikawa Kaze simply wanted to trade a few barbs with him to make it look as though they were on opposing sides.
But now, it seemed things weren't that simple.
"I won't let your scheme succeed, Suguru Geto!"
Aikawa Kaze refused with righteous conviction.
"Personally, Mahito is already my friend. He's also made a binding vow with me that he can only do good deeds. I won't let you hurt him!"
"And professionally, you're a special