Ch. 22A conversation, a commission, and a breaking point
Kamo Xu arranged a mission that put Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki against a cursed spirit, hoping to provoke [Rika], while he watched with Suguru Geto and Toji Fushiguro. The students defeated the spirit without [Rika] appearing, leaving Kamo Xu disappointed and Suguru Geto furious about losing one of his few strong curses.
- Kamo Xu met Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki at the shopping street, and Ijichi explained Kamo Xu's reputation before leaving them to the mission.
- A hidden cursed spirit ambushed Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki with a crushing beam, breaking Toge Inumaki's finger and forcing them to retreat into a building.
- Suguru Geto and Toji Fushiguro watched from a rooftop as Kamo Xu revealed that he had hired Toji Fushiguro to protect Suguru Geto for four years in exchange for three hundred million a year.
- Yuta Okkotsu and Toge Inumaki returned to the fight and defeated the cursed spirit through clumsy teamwork without releasing [Rika].
- Kamo Xu showed disappointment that [Rika] had not appeared, and Suguru Geto angrily blamed him for preventing him from collecting cursed spirits.