Kyoto, on another street.
"Special Grade curses really are a pain to deal with."
"Seriously, just how many did that bastard Suguru Geto release?"
"These old bones can't take much more of this."
Yoshinobu Gakuganji had just finished dealing with the last Special Grade curse before him.
He was about to straighten up and check his surroundings.
Hurried footsteps came from a street corner in the distance.
A supervisor ran over, clutching a communicator and panting as though he had just run two kilometers.
"P-Principal Gakuganji!"
"Utahime Iori sent word that Wangchuan is back! He's fighting the two Special Grade curses Aoi Todo encountered earlier!"
"She told us to retreat, to get everyone and the Jujutsu Sorcerers from Jujutsu High out of that area!"
Gakuganji's brow twitched at the news.
He raised his clouded old eyes and looked toward the distant sky.
The clouds there were churning, with dark purple light occasionally rising from the ground.
Another blaze of searing red light erupted.
It was as though two entirely different powers were tearing into each other.
He fell silent for two seconds, then let out a low sigh, raspy with age.
"That brat."
He shook his head.
"He makes such a huge commotion every time he comes back."
"And with his strength, exorcising a Special Grade should take no effort at all, shouldn't it?"
"What is he up to? Don't tell me he's gotten the urge again."
"To use Domain Expansion?"
"Honestly!"
He turned to the supervisor, his voice regaining the steadiness and brevity characteristic of an elder.
"Pass down the order."
"Have every Jujutsu Sorcerer and assistant supervisor fighting in Kyoto withdraw from sectors A, B, and C."
"Tell Jujutsu High not to dawdle either, and not to even think about turning back to watch."
"That fellow... isn't exactly