[Sunset on December 24 drew steadily closer.]
[The setting sun was blood-red, coating the towering steel jungle of Tokyo's Shinjuku in an oppressive layer of dark crimson.]
[You stood with everyone from Jujutsu High in the heart of this modern city, its ordinary residents already evacuated, silently awaiting the arrival of the "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons" Suguru Geto had announced.]
[With you and Satoru Gojo, two formidable figures, stationed on Tokyo's main battlefield, Masamichi Yaga had finally agreed, at your extremely firm insistence, to send the second-years Kinji Hakari and Kirara Hoshi, along with Grade 1 Sorcerer Atsuya Kusakabe, to reinforce Kyoto.]
[Of course, Jujutsu High's elite jujutsu sorcerers were not the only ones taking part this time. In the shadows of the streets and beneath the pedestrian bridges, independent low-grade jujutsu sorcerers temporarily called up for the occasion could be seen everywhere.]
[Large numbers of assistant supervisors had already spread out across key points throughout Shinjuku. With grave expressions, they formed hand signs, ready to deploy enormous Curtains at any moment.]
[After all, even with the crowds evacuated in advance, an all-out battle against cursed spirits in such a densely built city center would still cause devastating physical destruction if cursed energy ran wild. The Curtains could minimize that impact.]
[Although your insight into the situation made it very clear to you that the main event of Suguru Geto's extravagant operation would undoubtedly take place in Tokyo, precautions were necessary to guard against any unexpected developments that might cause civilian casualties.]
[In Kyoto, Kyoto Jujutsu High already had deeply intertwined ties with the Kamo Clan, and the Zenin Clan, another of the Three Great Families, also had its headquarters there. As such, Kyoto had no shortage of high-end combat power in the form of Special Grade 1