He had no suitable weapon either.
Although he had temporarily suppressed the spider Cursed Spirit, he could not deal any fatal damage in such a short time. "I see it. The seven-to-three dividing line."
A gleam flashed through Kento Nanami's eyes as deep blue Cursed Energy gradually flowed from his palm into his blunt blade. "Ratio Technique: Collapse."
A brilliant arc of blade light flashed.
At that moment, Yu Haibara felt as though a crescent moon were slowly rising before his eyes. Thud.
The blunt blade cleanly split the spider Cursed Spirit's body in two. It fell limply to the ground.
"Nanami, I had no idea you were this strong!"
Countless little stars sparkled in Yu Haibara's eyes.
"You actually-you actually took down something that big in one hit!" Yu Haibara grew more excited as he spoke.
His excitement even made his speech somewhat incoherent. The spider Cursed Spirit's body gradually dissipated.
But...
The shock still lingered in the eyes of the other three.
They had planned to wait until that reckless fool Yu Haibara and the spider Cursed Spirit had worn each other down, then step in and claim the spoils.
They would reap the rewards without lifting a finger.
But this sickly-looking fellow with bandages still wrapped around his hand had actually killed the spider Cursed Spirit in a single blow.
The only girl among the three quietly left her original group and edged closer to Kento Nanami. In a selection test like this...
Latching onto someone powerful would make the whole process much easier. "Um, Cursed Spirits are really terrifying. Could you protect me?"
Mist clouded the girl's eyes, and her delicate, vulnerable appearance invited sympathy. "Kana, how could you act like this!"
"Exactly! Aren't we teammates?"
Seeing the girl in their group begin showering Kento Nanami with attention, the two boys found it hard to save face.
But Kana turned a deaf ear to her teammates' objections.
Judging by the strength this boy had shown in killing the spider Cursed Spirit with one strike, he was practically certain to pass the assessment.
Kana believed that, with her beauty, getting Kento Nanami infatuated with her would be a simple matter. Beauty was a weapon too.
She had wrapped those other two boys around her little finger as well. Kana believed...
Kento Nanami would be no exception. But...
She was wrong. From beginning to end...
Kento Nanami had not looked at her once.
It was as though he had completely ignored her existence. Under Kana's bewildered gaze...
Kento Nanami helped up Yu Haibara, whom the spider Cursed Spirit had knocked to the ground earlier. He would rather choose a reckless idiot than lend me a hand? Kana's pretty face began to twist.
And the Cursed Spirit controlled by Suguru Geto saw all of it clearly.
Chapter 50: A choice
"Oh, the spider Cursed Spirit's been dealt with.
"Geto, hurry and check who took that thing down."
Satoru Gojo sensed the dissipation of the Cursed Energy he had left on the spider Cursed Spirit. That meant the spider Cursed Spirit had been destroyed.
Although it was only a Semi-Grade 3 Cursed Spirit...
It still posed a moderate challenge to these rookies. Anyone who could exorcise the spider Cursed Spirit in such a short time...
Already possessed enough strength to meet Jujutsu High's recruitment standards for admission. Suguru Geto described what he had seen.
As Satoru Gojo listened to Suguru Geto's description, a look of confirmation appeared on his face. "Satoru, do you know this person?"
Suguru Geto casually pulled up Kento Nanami's information on his phone. Kento Nanami, seventeen years old.
One-quarter Danish, with a Danish grandfather. The only Jujutsu Sorcerer in his family.
Currently settled in Fusang. A freelancer. "You mean Nanami?"
"You call him that?"
"Not everyone does. Only Chingetsu and I call him that." "Chingetsu... Gojo Chingetsu?"
Something seemed to occur to Suguru Geto, and he said no more. Meanwhile, inside the abandoned apartment building...
The five youths had already reached the fifth floor of the stairwell. Apart from the Semi-Grade 3 spider Cursed Spirit that had initially blocked their way...
They had only seen a few low-level Fly Head Cursed Spirits in the apartment building. These low-level Cursed Spirits could not stop the five youths at all. With Yu Haibara charging in the lead...
The group cut through them as easily as chopping vegetables, reaching the eleventh floor. They only had one more floor to climb before reaching the rooftop.
Then they would complete this entrance assessment.
"Wait!"
Kento Nanami grabbed Yu Haibara, who was recklessly charging ahead. "Huh?"
Yu Haibara looked at Kento Nanami in confusion.
The iron door leading to the rooftop was right before them. Yu Haibara did not understand why Kento Nanami had suddenly stopped him. As Yu Haibara scratched his head in confusion...
Kana's group of three had already overtaken the two of them from behind.
"So what if you're strong? We still reached the rooftop before you." A trace of mockery appeared on Kana's face.
But in the next instant...
That mockery turned into profound terror.
A cold feeler coiled around her neck and dragged her by it. Outside...
Before Kana could even cry out, the feeler bound her tightly like a mummy, leaving only her eyes exposed. Everyone was stunned by the sudden turn of events.
The owner of the appendage revealed itself: a Cursed Spirit resembling a cockroach. Yu Haibara broke out in a cold sweat.
If Kento Nanami had not stopped him just now, he would probably have been the one caught by the Cursed Spirit. "Th-thank you."
Yu Haibara swallowed with difficulty. He might have been straightforward, but he was not stupid.
Being caught by a Cursed Spirit like that would most likely end badly.
A cockroach-like Cursed Spirit had suddenly appeared, blocking the iron door leading to the rooftop. Worse still, the cockroach Cursed Spirit was holding a girl taking the assessment hostage. "So it's here. The final test."
Kento Nanami tightened his grip on the short blade in his hand.
This Cursed Spirit's presence far surpassed that of the spider Cursed Spirit they had encountered earlier. What was more...
Its glossy, pitch-black carapace made it obvious that it was an insect-type Cursed Spirit specializing in defense. Kento Nanami had no confidence that his blade could break through its defenses.
But they had already come this far. Kento Nanami did not want to give up so easily.
Kento Nanami took an attacking stance, while Yu Haibara subtly positioned himself in front of him. Yu Haibara's reasoning was simple.
His Cursed Technique was ordinary. He could not deal fatal damage in an instant the way Kento Nanami could.
Then he would use his own body to shield Kento Nanami from any attack the cockroach Cursed Spirit might launch. But unexpectedly...
The cockroach Cursed Spirit did not attack immediately.
Instead, it shoved open the iron door leading to the rooftop with its head.
A humanlike trace of mockery appeared in the cockroach Cursed Spirit's eyes as it slowly shifted its body aside, clearing a path. "That bastard!"
A cold glint flashed through Kento Nanami's eyes. How could he fail to see it?
It was trying to sow discord.
Would they ignore their companion, pass through the iron door, and complete the entrance assessment? Or would they choose to stay and fight a powerful Cursed Spirit? It had laid both paths before them.
And left them to choose.
The two boys accompanying Kana exchanged a glance and instantly made their choice.
They would never stay and risk their lives against a Cursed Spirit stronger than themselves for a girl they had known for less than half a day.
Their purpose in taking the assessment was to join Jujutsu High. To become Jujutsu Sorcerers who stood above others.
The two boys gritted their teeth, ignored Kana's pleading gaze, and walked straight through the iron door.
Chapter 51: The roster is confirmed
"You should go ahead too, Haibara."
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