"So..."
"What exactly did you barge into my room so early this morning for?"
Akutagawa Shang hesitated, but decided to ask what Yuki Tsukumo's real purpose was in suddenly showing up today.
At Akutagawa Shang's question, Yuki Tsukumo snapped out of her low-frame-rate state and turned to look at him huddled against the wall.
"Well, here's the thing. I was abroad, but then I suddenly got word that Suguru Geto had been taken out by a few new students. The last time I saw him was ten years ago, so I wanted to come see-just what a first-year student who could take out Suguru Geto, one of the four Special Grades, looked like."
"I wanted to see Yuta Okkotsu too, but unfortunately, I came too late. He's already gone to Africa, so I could only come find you first."
"So... now that you've seen me, can you leave? This is my room, after all." Akutagawa Shang buried his face in his pillow and coldly told her to leave.
"No..." Yuki Tsukumo immediately turned her head and refused.
"Why..." Akutagawa Shang was almost speechless.
"I haven't studied you yet. Wouldn't leaving now mean I came here for nothing...?" Yuki Tsukumo waved a hand.
"What exactly do you want...?"
"Your constitution is very unusual. If my information is correct, you should have the ability to absorb cursed energy, right?"
Her gaze lingered on Akutagawa Shang for a moment, as though she were examining a newly unearthed specimen.
"That's right, but so what...?"
Yuki Tsukumo fell silent for a moment, then slowly began speaking, launching into her explanation on her own.
"You should know Jujutsu High's policy toward cursed spirits, right? Once they learn where a cursed spirit will appear, they send jujutsu sorcerers to exorcise it."
"That's precisely what I disagree with